A spider mod. The equipment is immediately inserted into the grid.

[flame_Sla]

I want to make a spider that immediately has equipment inserted into the grid
I understand how to set a new grid

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data:extend(
{
  {
    type = "equipment-grid",
    name = "spidertron-equipment-grid-locked",
    width = 10,
    height = 6,
    locked = true,
    equipment_categories = {"armor"}
  }
}
)
spider1.equipment_grid = "spidertron-equipment-grid-locked"

how to insert the equipment?

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spider1.grid.put({name = "battery-mk2-equipment"})
-- it doesn't work that way

[Xorimuth]

It sounds like might be confusing data and control stages. Your first bit of code is data stage, and your second goes in control. Read https://lua-api.factorio.com/latest/Data-Lifecycle.html if you are unsure.

If that wasn't your problem, then this probably was: newly created items don't get a grid until they have been placed and mined. You can add one yourself with https://lua-api.factorio.com/latest/Lua ... reate_grid

[flame_Sla]

It sounds like might be confusing data and control stages. Your first bit of code is data stage, and your second goes in control. Read https://lua-api.factorio.com/latest/Data-Lifecycle.html if you are unsure.

If that wasn't your problem, then this probably was: newly created items don't get a grid until they have been placed and mined. You can add one yourself with https://lua-api.factorio.com/latest/Lua ... reate_grid

the spider prototype doesn't have a "grid"
https://wiki.factorio.com/Prototype/SpiderVehicle

1) I can't install the equipment in the grid via 'data.lua' ?
2) how do I install the equipment in the grid for all new spiders via 'control.lua' ?

[DaveMcW]

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script.on_event(defines.events.on_built_entity, function(event)
  if event.created_entity.name == "spidertron" then
    event.created_entity.grid.put{name="battery-mk2-equipment", position={1,1}}
  end
end)

[flame_Sla]

that is, the "grid" is always created empty and it cannot be redefined?

[DaveMcW]

Yes, the grid is always created empty.

It is hard to catch items when they are created because there is no event for it. You could watch the player's inventory though.

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function set_spider_inventory(grid)
  grid.put{name="battery-mk2-equipment", position={1,1}}
end

script.on_event(defines.events.on_built_entity, function(event)
  if event.created_entity.name == "spidertron" then
    set_spider_inventory(event.created_entity.grid)
  end
end)

script.on_event(defines.events.on_player_main_inventory_changed, function(event)
  local inventory = game.get_player(event.player_index).get_main_inventory()
  for i = 1, #inventory do
    if inventory[i].valid_for_read and inventory[i].name == "spidertron" and not inventory[i].grid then
      inventory[i].create_grid()
      set_spider_inventory(inventory[i].grid)
    end
  end
end)

[flame_Sla]

Thank you very much!

[flame_Sla]

https://github.com/flameSla/equipped-spider