Type: Mod Name: Custom Grid Emitter Description: Adds a new entity that can be used to display multiple, customizable grids on the map. LIcense:Public Domain Version: 1.0.0 Release: 2016-02-12 Tested-With-Factorio-Version: 0.12.22 Category: Helper Tags: grid Download-Url:
I was playing Factorio yesterday and I was struggling with the design of one of parts of my factory. At one moment I thought that it would be cool to be able to display customizable grid on the map. Well, few minutes later I started working on this mod
The mod is very simple to use. First, you must research "Grid Emitter" technology (which is available after discovering Optics). Next, build a Grid Emitter, place it on the map and connect it to the electric grid (Grid Emitter requires electric energy to operate). Finally, click on a Grid Emitter and select type of the grid to be displayed.
There are three different ways to remove grid displayed by a Grid Emitter:
1. remove Grid Emitter from the map
2. click on Grid Emitter, click "change recipe" button but don't choose any recipe and simply leave menu
3. cut off supply of electric energy so Grid Emitter is no longer powered.
Color of the grid emitted by one Grid Emitter changes every time you change its type. There are 3 colors, so if you want to obtain specific color, you may have to change type of the grid few times.
You can see how does it work on images in the next section.
Images
1. Idle Grid Emitter placed on the map
2. Grid Emitter menu. Number in the top-left corner indicates how many lines will be drawn and number in the bottom-right corner indicates distance between lines
3. Single line mode (option 1/- from the Grid Emitter menu)
4. Smallest grid that can be emitted (option 3/1 from the Grid Emitter menu)
5. Largest grid that can be emitted (option 9/8 from the Grid Emitter menu)
6. Two overlapping grids with different settings
Changelog
v1.0.2
removed unnecessary debug message
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[b]v1.0.1[/b][list]
fixed a bug that would cause game to "forget" Grid Emitters placed on the map after loading saved game
v1.0.0
initial release
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Re: [MOD 0.12.22] Custom Grid Emitter
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 2:17 pm
by Alexs
Thanks for this mod. Is very useful for the construction, I'll try it.
Thank you also for the upgrade-planner!
Re: [MOD 0.12.22] Custom Grid Emitter
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 3:57 pm
by Peter34
In multiplayer, will both players see all emitted grids?
Re: [MOD 0.12.22] Custom Grid Emitter
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 4:02 pm
by kds71
Peter34 wrote:In multiplayer, will both players see all emitted grids?
I did not test it in multiplayer yet, but I'm rather sure that it will work exactly as you described.
Edit: I uploaded version 1.0.1 of this mod with a fix for a bug related to loading game with Grid Emitters placed on the map.
Edit 2: It appears that I didn't remove debug message before uploading v1.0.1. Please download v1.0.2.
Re: [MOD 0.12.22] Custom Grid Emitter v1.0.1
Posted: Sun May 15, 2016 2:38 pm
by steinio
:thumbs up: for this mod.
After my first use case i must say - simple but brilliant idea.
With this aligning my second reactor block was as easy as falling off a log.
Don't know if it's possible to stretch the grid to one side. Now i use two emitters to enlarge the grid, what is no problem.
Greetings steinio
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Re: [MOD 0.12.22] Custom Grid Emitter v1.0.1
Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 2:21 pm
by kds71
steinio wrote::thumbs up: for this mod.
After my first use case i must say - simple but brilliant idea.
With this aligning my second reactor block was as easy as falling off a log.
Don't know if it's possible to stretch the grid to one side. Now i use two emitters to enlarge the grid, what is no problem.
Greetings steinio
Thank you. I'm planning to update this mod (it is almost done), after update you will be able to make basically any grid that you want (including diagonal grids), so you will not have to place two grid emitters to achieve this effect. However, I'm rather busy nowadays so it may take some time.
