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[Ranakastrasz]

Is it possible to display an image via script without making a dummy entity with that picture, and creating and destroying it as needed?

[DaveMcW]

http://lua-api.factorio.com/0.12.34/Lua ... age_dialog

[Ranakastrasz]

I meant like on a particular location on the ground, ideally overlaying the player itself.

[DedlySpyder]

I don't think so, but what are you trying to do? If you want to overlay the image over the player, maybe create a new player-typed entity (based entirely off the default) with a different picture. Otherwise, if you want it under them, I think you'd have to spawn in a dummy entity (try teleporting it though, that may be easier on performance)

[Ranakastrasz]

I am using the teleport method already. It works great in in single player, but in multiplayer the latency issue causes it to lag behind the player.

its a shield bubble animation that pulses when the player takes damage to their shield.

[DedlySpyder]

I am using the teleport method already. It works great in in single player, but in multiplayer the latency issue causes it to lag behind the player.

its a shield bubble animation that pulses when the player takes damage to their shield.

So the player will have it as long as they have a force shield equipped? 0.13 will add inventory events, so you could make a new player and swap them over when they equip or unequip a shield or power armor with a shield. I don't know exactly how animation layering works, but you could possibly work the force shield into the new player entity

[Ranakastrasz]

I am using the teleport method already. It works great in in single player, but in multiplayer the latency issue causes it to lag behind the player.

its a shield bubble animation that pulses when the player takes damage to their shield.

So the player will have it as long as they have a force shield equipped? 0.13 will add inventory events, so you could make a new player and swap them over when they equip or unequip a shield or power armor with a shield. I don't know exactly how animation layering works, but you could possibly work the force shield into the new player entity

New player and swap over? I have no idea how that would work. It would also be potentially happening every tick, so really would be a bad idea anyhow.
Its an animation based on current shield health and how recently it last took damage.

[DedlySpyder]

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New player and swap over? I have no idea how that would work. It would also be potentially happening every tick, so really would be a bad idea anyhow.
Its an animation based on current shield health and how recently it last took damage.

Hm, maybe not then, I was thinking like a more generic force field that just shimmered the whole time. I don't think there is a good way to handle it in multiplayer.

[Ranakastrasz]

Yea. It works fine already, but lags behind the player in multiplayer.

[Ranakastrasz]

Added the video for the existing mod. so the problem is obvious.