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Delete everything at once

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 7:19 pm
by JohnnyGaloshes
If i want to totally delete and redo a large area is there a hotkey or something i can do to delete an entire area rather than right click on each item to recover it into my inventory? Thx!

Re: Delete everything at once

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 8:23 pm
by EustaceCS
[Control]+[Z] works now. It rolls back your last construction actions one by one, so if you've slammed some XLR sized blueprint at the wrong place - it'll undo exactly this blueprint and nothing else.

Second option is a big red button called Deconstruction planner.
It indiscriminately marks everything for deconstruction so your spare construction bots would wipe everything in an area.
More info about it: https://wiki.factorio.com/Deconstruction_planner

Re: Delete everything at once

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 8:25 pm
by jdrexler75
Or just Ctrl-X to initiate cut&paste, select the area, and don't paste the cut entities back by clearing the cursor (default shortcut 'Q').

Re: Delete everything at once

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 10:30 pm
by JohnnyGaloshes
jdrexler75 wrote: Sun Nov 17, 2024 8:25 pm Or just Ctrl-X to initiate cut&paste, select the area, and don't paste the cut entities back by clearing the cursor (default shortcut 'Q').
Does it put the items back in your inventory?

Re: Delete everything at once

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 10:31 pm
by JohnnyGaloshes
EustaceCS wrote: Sun Nov 17, 2024 8:23 pm [Control]+[Z] works now. It rolls back your last construction actions one by one, so if you've slammed some XLR sized blueprint at the wrong place - it'll undo exactly this blueprint and nothing else.

Second option is a big red button called Deconstruction planner.
It indiscriminately marks everything for deconstruction so your spare construction bots would wipe everything in an area.
More info about it: https://wiki.factorio.com/Deconstruction_planner
I haven't mastered bots yet but i really need to. Just can't seem to understand it, need some 1 on 1 help i think.

Re: Delete everything at once

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 11:22 pm
by jdrexler75
JohnnyGaloshes wrote: Sun Nov 17, 2024 10:30 pm
jdrexler75 wrote: Sun Nov 17, 2024 8:25 pm Or just Ctrl-X to initiate cut&paste, select the area, and don't paste the cut entities back by clearing the cursor (default shortcut 'Q').
Does it put the items back in your inventory?
If you have a personal roboport then yes, otherwise the bots put them in a storage chest.

Re: Delete everything at once

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 11:34 pm
by computeraddict
JohnnyGaloshes wrote: Sun Nov 17, 2024 7:19 pm If i want to totally delete and redo a large area is there a hotkey or something i can do to delete an entire area rather than right click on each item to recover it into my inventory? Thx!
Construction bots and a deconstruction planner. Nuclear bombs. Removing defenses and letting biters do the work.