Check, if a ghost collides with a real entity

[jodokus31]

If I revive a ghost, it seems that colliding entities are deconstructed and returned.
https://lua-api.factorio.com/latest/Lua ... ity.revive

I want to ask, if I can determine before reviving, if it would collide with any real entities, that would be deconstructed
Maybe something like: ghost.collides_with_other_real_entities

If was unable to find anything myself, so far, but I'm probably just blind.

[Rseding91]

I think you might be misunderstanding what revive does. It won't mark anything for deconstruction when called.

Any items the new real entity collided with or nil if the ghost could not be revived.

This means any type="item-on-ground" entities that were in the way that it picks up off the ground as a result of reviving the entity. Those items never collide with built entities and are always picked up when something is built on top of them.

[jodokus31]

I think you might be misunderstanding what revive does. It won't mark anything for deconstruction when called.

Any items the new real entity collided with or nil if the ghost could not be revived.

This means any type="item-on-ground" entities that were in the way that it picks up off the ground as a result of reviving the entity. Those items never collide with built entities and are always picked up when something is built on top of them.

Yes, Indeed, I understood that wrong.
Items on the ground makes a lot more sense.
Thanks for clarifying.