[0.17.1] Inserters lose modified pickup/drop positions when upgraded with planner

[GotLag]

As per the title, when using the new upgrade planner to replace inserters that have had their pickup_position or drop_position changed by a mod, those changed positions are reset to default on the replacement entity.

Is this intended behaviour?

[Rseding91]

Thanks for the report however that's working correctly. Upgrading is the same as manually fast-replacing every entity which also loses modified pickup/drop positions.

[GotLag]

Is there anything in the API to let me detect this and handle it programmatically?

[Rseding91]

Not currently. There's just the "robot built entity" event. The same as when a player does it.

[orzelek]

Please reconsider this one.
It makes one of features incomplete - either the custom inserter positions or built in upgrade planner in game.

Or we should post this as an suggestion?

[bobingabout]

Not currently. There's just the "robot built entity" event. The same as when a player does it.

in that case. is there a way to detect what the positions were on the previous entity before the new one was placed?
if currently not, perhaps a new event could be added, on_upgrade or on_fast_replace that shows us the previous entity's information and also lets us edit the new one?

[GotLag]

Or we should post this as an suggestion?

Posted here

[kovarex]

@Rseding So, can't we just allow this? Both for fast-replace and upgrade planner, when both source and target of the upgrade has configurable locations, just copy it.

[nuhll]

Thanks for the report however that's working correctly. Upgrading is the same as manually fast-replacing every entity which also loses modified pickup/drop positions.

Then change this. If even an mod could do it before, why wouild u remove that feature when u add it to the game? ( )

[GotLag]

Then change this. If even an mod could do it before, why wouild u remove that feature when u add it to the game? ( )

This is not how you win friends and influence people.

@Rseding So, can't we just allow this? Both for fast-replace and upgrade planner, when both source and target of the upgrade has configurable locations, just copy it.

It would be very much appreciated if this could be done.

[nuhll]

Then change this. If even an mod could do it before, why wouild u remove that feature when u add it to the game? ( )

This is not how you win friends and influence people.

@Rseding So, can't we just allow this? Both for fast-replace and upgrade planner, when both source and target of the upgrade has configurable locations, just copy it.

It would be very much appreciated if this could be done.

I really like this game and most decicions from devs are awesome. But sometimes i dont understand it. Like you just do what other already figured out... theres no new invention behind this.

[Klonan]

This was fixed in 0.17.11

[GotLag]

Thanks, being that it wasn't in the changelog I might never have noticed

[nuhll]

THANKS!!!!

[Recon777]

Just noticed by accident yesterday that this was in the game!!
Wow! What a treat. Very much appreciated, thanks!