[0.11.22] Automated Red Alert harvesters 0.1.0

[DusoMR]

Thx!! But found a new bug -_-

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Error while running the event handler: __Harvester-mod__/harvester.lua:346: attempt to index upvalue '_ENV' (a nil value)

Enjoy it ^^

[ThaPear]

Thx!! But found a new bug -_-

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Error while running the event handler: __Harvester-mod__/harvester.lua:346: attempt to index upvalue '_ENV' (a nil value)

Enjoy it ^^

That's odd... Should be fixed now though.

Updated to 0.0.5

[DusoMR]

Thx!! But found a new bug -_-

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Error while running the event handler: __Harvester-mod__/harvester.lua:346: attempt to index upvalue '_ENV' (a nil value)

Enjoy it ^^

That's odd... Should be fixed now though.

Updated to 0.0.5

hahahaha Take it easy!! xDD

It works

[Degraine]

I'm curious, is there a limit on the maximum range of this thing? If you leave a refinery and some harvesters running by themselves will they start travelling massive distances to find remote ore deposits? And if you're using a mod that changes basic ores into infinite fields (like the option in Bob's Ores) how does that affect their behaviour?

[vampiricdust]

The only thing that is missing is a way to refuel the harvesters without having to chase them down manually. I've gotten inserters to load them with fuel, but it also loads their cargo and they can sit there forever emptying coal back into the refinery. Normal inserters or burner inserters are ideal as they are slow enough that they won't always get stuck unloading. Adding in a Service Depot where if they're under a certain fuel amount they'll go refuel would be awesome.

[ThaPear]

I'm curious, is there a limit on the maximum range of this thing? If you leave a refinery and some harvesters running by themselves will they start travelling massive distances to find remote ore deposits? And if you're using a mod that changes basic ores into infinite fields (like the option in Bob's Ores) how does that affect their behaviour?

There's no maximum range, as there was none in Red Alert, should I add one?
As for infinite ores, it currently does nothing different. Do infinite ores slow down over time like oil does?
I've made them account for infinite ores and minimum resource values in 0.0.6.

Updated to 0.0.6
- This is an update for infinite ores. It doesn't have any noticeable changes otherwise.

The only thing that is missing is a way to refuel the harvesters without having to chase them down manually. I've gotten inserters to load them with fuel, but it also loads their cargo and they can sit there forever emptying coal back into the refinery. Normal inserters or burner inserters are ideal as they are slow enough that they won't always get stuck unloading. Adding in a Service Depot where if they're under a certain fuel amount they'll go refuel would be awesome.

They already go to refuel at the nearest refinery that has their fuel in it. If you're running them on coal, simply make sure there's a stack of coal available at the refinery. The refinery always keeps 1 stack of fuel-containing item. Above 1 stack it'll start outputting it on the belts.

[vampiricdust]

I feel a little foolish now x.x My failures to read. I've also noticed it hooks up to logistic wire.

[Degraine]

I'm curious, is there a limit on the maximum range of this thing? If you leave a refinery and some harvesters running by themselves will they start travelling massive distances to find remote ore deposits? And if you're using a mod that changes basic ores into infinite fields (like the option in Bob's Ores) how does that affect their behaviour?

There's no maximum range, as there was none in Red Alert, should I add one?
As for infinite ores, it currently does nothing different. Do infinite ores slow down over time like oil does?
I've made them account for infinite ores and minimum resource values in 0.0.6.

I'm just expecting the script will eventually break people's games when it starts hunting further and further away, slowing games down to the point of unplayability. Plus the potential for pathfinding issues.

[KrzysD]

This brings back so many memories! Thank you!

This mod makes me think of a suggestion i had for the Devs, mining bots, you specify with deconstruct blue print, and bots mine and insert into either requestor chests or storage chests.

[Foxy_Boxes]

Any plans for the cool man's version?

[Cordylus]

What do you think about the alternative RA2 textures for miner and refinery? They are much more Factorio fitting!

[ThaPear]

Any plans for the cool man's version?

I believe that one doesn't fit the factorio theme quite as well as the older one. The teleportation is quite easy to do (as that's all they do), but I do not think it's fitting.

What do you think about the alternative RA2 textures for miner and refinery? They are much more Factorio fitting!

I looked at them but I found the animations much less appealing. Also, I could not find the sprites for the harvester in the RA2 game files.
You are right about them being more fitting though.

I'm planning a grand optimization to allow for more harvesters before the game slows to a crawl. I'll also take another look at the RA2 harvester. (Maybe make it as an alternative, with a turret)

[Foxy_Boxes]

The RA2 harvesters are voxels unfortunately, not sprites.
Also teleportation is easy to explain: Aliens!
Just shove some alien tech into the research, heck branch off into a chrono-mod why not?

[Airat9000]

Any plans for the cool man's version?

I believe that one doesn't fit the factorio theme quite as well as the older one. The teleportation is quite easy to do (as that's all they do), but I do not think it's fitting.

What do you think about the alternative RA2 textures for miner and refinery? They are much more Factorio fitting!

I looked at them but I found the animations much less appealing. Also, I could not find the sprites for the harvester in the RA2 game files.
You are right about them being more fitting though.

I'm planning a grand optimization to allow for more harvesters before the game slows to a crawl. I'll also take another look at the RA2 harvester. (Maybe make it as an alternative, with a turret)

Autor you cool and genius.

i like it auto mining))
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and idea 2 factory in refinery Oil and liquids mining
comfortabilty in replicators mod dytech and oil

[Airat9000]

bug in
silica mod

dytech

[ThaPear]

bug in
silica mod

dytech

Thanks for the report, but I can't find the dytech download with lava, I've tried all downloads in DyTech Downloads.
The silica is due to the creator of the silica mod naming his ore and its item differently ("silica" and "raw-silica" respectively). I've fixed it but I'd like to fix the Dytech problem as well before releasing.

[Zerias]

Thanks for the report, but I can't find the dytech download with lava, I've tried all downloads in DyTech Downloads.

Did some digging, lava can be found in Metallurgy [inside the Dytech-machines zip]. I'm not a modder, so I don't know specifically where in the zip is the data you need, but I know lava's somewhere in there because it has the graphics for that and all the machines and molten metals it's used with.

[orzelek]

Dy-Tech has 3 types of lava in machines part - "lava-600", "lava-1400", "lava-2800". It's a fluid so item with this name does not exist.

[ThaPear]

Thanks for the help guys, the errors should be fixed. I'm relying on you to test it here as I won't be at my home computer for a while.

Updated to 0.0.7

[jayckob11]

I get an issue when using rare earth with either dytech or replication mod(don't know which) is it the same issue as the silica problem? if so I can just look at the lua file myself but I think this might be something different. is there a way to just ignore whether it's positive or not? or just ignore it completely AKA treat it as infinite ore?