Undergroud belt input/output belt_to_ground_type

[hreintke]

Hi,'

Trying to create underground belts in a mod.

Right at the first I ran into the problem of setting the belt_to_ground_type of a belt.

For testing I run the following code

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/c
local p = {game.player.selected.position.x+1,game.player.selected.position.y+1}
local ne = game.player.surface.create_entity({name="underground-belt", force = "player", position=p , direction = 4, belt_to_ground_type = "output"})
game.player.print("ok..".. ne.name.." "..ne.belt_to_ground_type)

But when running this I try to create an "output" belt but the result is an "input".
For completeness.. Using belt_to_ground_type = "input" also creates an input.

Any hints on solving this ?

[prg]

LuaSurface.create_entity

It's just type, not belt_to_ground_type.

[hreintke]

Thanks.

Working now. Assuming to quickly. Expected to be able to set all properties of an entity at creation time. Need to read docs more carefully.

Also want to connect two underground belts that I create. Do you know how to achieve that ?

[prg]

If you create underground belts of the right type not too far apart and facing the right way, they should connect automatically.

[hreintke]

Hi,

Thanks again, Works like a charm.

Much easier than expected

[darkfrei]

Hi,

Thanks again, Works like a charm.

Much easier than expected

See also this autoreplacement mod
viewtopic.php?f=49&t=53580&start=20#p314979 (AutoUnderground_0.0.1.zip in attach)

[hreintke]

Not (yet) in a mod but as a command to upgrade all underground-belts to fast-underground-belts.
Making use of the fast-replaceble possibility.

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local surface = game.player.surface
local ent = "underground-belt"
local rep = "fast-underground-belt"
for c in surface.get_chunks() do
   for key, entity in pairs(surface.find_entities_filtered({area={{c.x * 32, c.y * 32}, {c.x * 32 + 32, c.y * 32 + 32}}, force = "player", name=ent})) do
			local d = entity.direction
			local p = entity.position
			local b = entity.belt_to_ground_type
			surface.create_entity({name=rep, force = "player", direction = d,  type = b, position=p, fast_replace=true, spill = false})
	end
end