What version of Factorio are you running? There was a property added in 0.16.7 that tells a mod whether a blueprint was rotated before being placed, and which direction it was rotated to. Miniloader needs this information to fix the bug Pleauser described where dropping a blueprint over an already built miniloader results in broken circuit connections. Can you try updating to the latest version?scispeak wrote:I can't use blueprints since the last update. I get the message:
Error while running event miniloader::on_put_item (ID 9) __miniloader__/lualib/util.lua:65:invalid direction passed to rotate_box
Ah, it looks like I accidentally left some debug code in. I'll remove that and ship a new version. Thanks!This happens even if I try removing all of the miniloaders from the blueprint and also happened when I made a blueprint that had no miniloaders in it and set it down although it took a few times and did some d0.local..... messages.
Ah, so this is an full crash to desktop, where Factorio itself exits? You should probably report that as a bug in the Bug Reports forum, with your crash dump etc. There's little I can do as a mod author for a core engine crash. It may actually have already been fixed for 0.16.23: viewtopic.php?f=30&t=56701jamiechi1 wrote:Thanks. I added a link to the save and dump files for 16.21 in my last post. I will try to reproduce the crash in the current version. I included the mod-list.json file to show what mods were enabled.
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3236.302 Error MainLoop.cpp:1019: Exception at tick 11731303: Error while running event miniloader::on_tick (ID 0)
__miniloader__/lualib/event.lua:14: attempt to call field '?' (a nil value)Code: Select all
3517.103 Error MainLoop.cpp:1019: Exception at tick 6253688: Error while running event miniloader::on_put_item (ID 9)
__miniloader__/lualib/util.lua:65: invalid direction passed to rotate_boxThings I learned today: it is possible under certain circumstances to build more than one blueprint in a single game tick. Fixed in 1.5.10.Razunter wrote:I think it happens randomly when I place multi-width belt with Picker Extended and not doing anything Miniloader-related.
I've not been able to reproduce this in my tests. Does it seem completely random? Are there certain blueprints or patterns of existing entities you place blueprints over that cause this problem to occur? If so, could you post a save?Razunter wrote:Another annoying issue is that placing multiple wired filter miniloaders with bots is broken: some behave as there is no wire connection to them.
I wasn't handling diagonal entities properly, and only rails and signals can be diagonal. Fixed in 1.5.10.staviq wrote:The thing is, neither the blueprint i'm using, nor the area when i'm placing the blueprint contains any miniloaders whatsoever. The only thing the blueprint contains are rails and signals, and i'm just stamping my rail network, no boxes, no belts.
Looks like the game can't properly create blueprint, some connections get blueprinted, some don't.Therax wrote: I've not been able to reproduce this in my tests. Does it seem completely random? Are there certain blueprints or patterns of existing entities you place blueprints over that cause this problem to occur? If so, could you post a save?.
Thanks again !Therax wrote: I wasn't handling diagonal entities properly, and only rails and signals can be diagonal. Fixed in 1.5.10.
Do the loaders all look connected to each other in the blueprint configuration GUI? Could you post the blueprint string for that BP?Razunter wrote:Looks like the game can't properly create blueprint, some connections get blueprinted, some don't.
Screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/xeVzZ7R.jpg (blueprinted filters + original)
Nope, not connected in BP UI. BP String:Therax wrote: Do the loaders all look connected to each other in the blueprint configuration GUI? Could you post the blueprint string for that BP?
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I'm fairly sure this is the same core Factorio bug mentioned by other people in the thread, that is fixed in 0.16.23.London_ wrote:I got a crash when removing a T5 loader (purple belt, 66.666.. items/sec) that had tinned wire. Picture at the moment of the crash, arrow points to the tile where I removed the miniloader from:
Unfortunately, it is the limit I was referring to. Here's what it looks like when I create 20x express stack inserters on the same tile picking up from the same belt segment:doc776@gmail.com wrote:While testing i noticed both 'Faster' (green) and 'Extremely fast' (purple) mini loaders run at 60/s speed. Is it posible to fix them to run at 55.3 and 66.6 just like the belts? I dont think that goes past the yellow x5 that you mentioned in description
Seeing the speed limitation now, do you leave the idea on using loader entities for that ?Ultimate Belts Caveats and Warnings
Ultimate Belts support is in BETA state.
There appear to be Factorio core engine limitations when inserters pull from
belts faster than 5x yellow speed.
Miniloaders at "Ultra fast" and faster speeds use vanilla loader entities
to give full throughput when interacting with chests and other containers.
They will _not_ give full throughput when loading cargo wagons.
Filter miniloaders for these speeds are disabled, and circuit control is broken.
Do not upgrade miniloaders to these speeds if you are using circuit control.
Use with due caution and at your own risk to your factory.
Actual loader entities don't work with cargo wagons. Thats why they are listed as not loading those. I'm not sure why it says they don't give full throughput - vanilla loader doesn't react to wagons at all.hreintke wrote:In your description you mention :
Seeing the speed limitation now, do you leave the idea on using loader entities for that ?Ultimate Belts Caveats and Warnings
Ultimate Belts support is in BETA state.
There appear to be Factorio core engine limitations when inserters pull from
belts faster than 5x yellow speed.
Miniloaders at "Ultra fast" and faster speeds use vanilla loader entities
to give full throughput when interacting with chests and other containers.
They will _not_ give full throughput when loading cargo wagons.
Filter miniloaders for these speeds are disabled, and circuit control is broken.
Do not upgrade miniloaders to these speeds if you are using circuit control.
Use with due caution and at your own risk to your factory.
The Ultimate Belts miniloaders have both inserters and loader entities, so they get full throughput with containers and buildings, and much reduced throughput with cargo wagons using the inserters only. Circuit control is broken since loaders cannot be circuit controlled. I'll probably remove their ability to connect to the circuit network entirely in the next release, and make a pass at fixing filter support with additional scripting.orzelek wrote: Actual loader entities don't work with cargo wagons. Thats why they are listed as not loading those. I'm not sure why it says they don't give full throughput - vanilla loader doesn't react to wagons at all.
If you are not using the Ultimate Belts mod, Miniloaders creates vanilla loader entities purely to connect to your belts. The loader entities are configured not to move any items, and all item movement is handled by inserters.hreintke wrote: Am I correct in the understanding now that the miniloaders only work with inserters and not with vanilla loader entities ?