Changing Build Distance from on_init

[utoxin]

I'm trying to help with some updates to the Long Reach mod, to make it use the new mod settings interface in the options screen. I've got the settings displaying, but I can't figure out how to affect the actual build distance or reach distance once outside the data-final-fixes stage.

Is there a way to affect these values during game create/load?

For clarity, the values being changed in data-final-fixes.lua are:

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data.raw.player.player.build_distance = 125
data.raw.player.player.reach_distance = 125

And my settings are set up as such:

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data:extend({
   {
      type = "int-setting",
      name = "long-reach-build-distance",
      setting_type = "runtime-global",
      default_value = 125,
      maximum_value = 10000,
      minimum_value = 1,
      per_user = false,
   },
   {
      type = "int-setting",
      name = "long-reach-reach-distance",
      setting_type = "runtime-global",
      default_value = 125,
      maximum_value = 10000,
      minimum_value = 1,
      per_user = false,
   },
})

[utoxin]

Okay, I kept plugging away at it, and checked the code from some other mods, and found a working solution. The only thing I'd like to improve is the 'magic number' in my final method here. Is there a way to access the actual build/reach distance values on the player object from both on_init and on_event? I bet I could do it in on_event, but in on_init, the only places I can think to look for it aren't set yet.

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-- Initialize the settings on world load
script.on_init(
	function ()
		sync_long_reach_settings()
	end
)

-- When mod settings are changed, go ahead and reload ours, just in case
-- Could optimize by checking if it's our setting, but it's probably not worth it
script.on_event({defines.events.on_runtime_mod_setting_changed},
	function (player_index, setting) 
		sync_long_reach_settings()
	end
)

function sync_long_reach_settings()
		local settings = settings.global
		
		-- Default build and reach distances are 6, so subtract that from the requested distance
		game.forces["player"].character_build_distance_bonus = settings["long-reach-build-distance"]["value"] - 6
		game.forces["player"].character_reach_distance_bonus = settings["long-reach-reach-distance"]["value"] - 6
end