[0.14+] Screenshot camera

[aaargha]

Info

• Name: Screenshot camera
• Version: 0.5.0
• Factorio-Version: 0.14.22, 0.15.1, 0.15.9, 0.16.0, 0.17.5, 0.18.0
• Description: Adds a camera item that takes a screenshot of the selected area.
• Multiplayer: untested, will at best not crash when running headless
• License: http://unlicense.org/
• Release: 2017-03-14
• Download-Url: https://mods.factorio.com/mod/SC_camera
• Website: viewtopic.php?f=92&t=42738
• Source: GitHub
• Category: Convenience
• Tags: User-Interface, screenshot

Details

The in-game screenshot command allows for taking high quality screenshots of large areas, unfortunately it's a hassle to use. The mods I've found make it better, but not really plug-and-play.

This mod ads a new item that allows the player to select an area (like with blueprints) and then takes a screenshot of that area. Using the alternative selection mode (shift) will makes the "alt-info" visible in the screenshot. The results are stored in "%factorio_dir%/script-output/Screenshot-camera". Other settings are currently accessed through config.lua, moved the settings menu as of 0.4.0.

Using the default settings (zoom=1 no AA) the resolution is limited to 16384 pixels in either direction (512 tiles) and this limit is imposed by Factorio.
See the Factorio API for more info on how the screenshot command works.

Changelog

0.1.0 Initial release
0.1.1 Fixed crash when selecting a too small area
0.2.0 Added support for the Larger screenshots mod.
0.3.0 New camera icon courtesy of YuokiTani. Fixed default zoom from 16 to 1, oops.
0.3.1 Updated of 0.15
0.4.0 Moved settings from config.lua in-game mod settings
0.4.1 Updated for 0.16
0.4.2 Updated for 0.17
0.5.0 Updated for 0.18, removed deprecated dependencies, updated to high-resolution icon

Planned features that I'll work on once .15 drops:

• GUI to change settings Added in 0.4.0, see changelog
• Snap to tile option
• Allow larger area by taking multiple pictures Added in 0.2.0, see changelog

A big thank you to YuokiTani for providing the new pretty icon.

I've tried to make it work in multiplayer so that only the one using the camera gets a picture. If anyone has a chance to test this please let me know if it works.

Should also be usable in earlier versions of Factorio.

Feedback, suggestions and bug reports welcome.

[Thordus]

Realy nice mod. But I found a Bug. When you only click without draging the mouse you get this Error.

[aaargha]

Thank you for the report. It should be fixed in 0.1.1, which should be available on the mod portal.

[abordoli]

Will this give a hi-rez sreenshot of sprites that are set to "Normal" due to graphic card limitations?
Regards,
~B

[aaargha]

Will this give a hi-rez sreenshot of sprites that are set to "Normal" due to graphic card limitations?
Regards,
~B

Not as far as I'm aware, though I will admit that I've not tested it. The mod uses the built-in take_screenshot command and, as there is no parameter for it, I'm guessing that it will use whatever setting you're using.