Add prototype definition?

[ss_Baum]

Just a short question.

Is it possible to add a prototype definition to a prototype like energy-usage to a belt?
Or do I have to create a ElectricEnergyInterface that is placed on the same position of the original entity, so that there are two entities placed.

[DaveMcW]

No.
Yes.

[ss_Baum]

Thank you for your fast reply.

[bormand]

Yes.

Are they optimized like solar panels or accumulators? Or every EEI is calculated separately?

[boskid]

Are they optimized like solar panels or accumulators? Or every EEI is calculated separately?

EEI works as normal active entity: they will take their time in entity update to refill/use their energy buffer, and they are visited one by one by electric network update when distributing energy. Solar panels and accumulators do not take time in entity update and in electric network update the whole group is taken as a single record (in case of accumulators there are extra group conditions like the same state of charge).

[ss_Baum]

Actually one more question,

because I can't place to entities at the same time (I think) I probably have to use create_entity in my control.lua.
Is there a special thing I have to consider?
Like should I use the target definition for the create entity?

API I used: https://lua-api.factorio.com/latest/Lua ... ate_entity

[darkfrei]

Just a short question.

Is it possible to add a prototype definition to a prototype like energy-usage to a belt?
Or do I have to create a ElectricEnergyInterface that is placed on the same position of the original entity, so that there are two entities placed.

See mod: https://mods.factorio.com/mod/PoweredBelts