Bob mods for 0.12 General Topic.

[UberWaffe]

Hi, Bobingabout.

The following is somewhat off-topic, in that it is about modding your mods, rather than your mods themselves:

OffTopic

I have a small mod that I use to tweak some settings in your bob's mods.
In v0.12 it appears that some syntax is no longer valid, and searching both the web and the forums for it have turned up no specific help.

See the attached image for the error message "no such node (type)".

Factorio start-up error.

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The code it is complaining about is:

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-- Robotic Tank Drone
-- ===================================================================
data.raw.unit["bob-robot-tank"].max_health = 2000
data.raw.unit["bob-robot-tank"].resistances = 
    {
		{
			type = "fire",
			decrease = 10,
			percent = 50
		},
		{
			type = "physical",
			decrease = 6,
			percent = 30
		},
		{
			type = "impact",
			decrease = 10,
			percent = 50
		},
		{
			type = "explosion",
			decrease = 6,
			percent = 30
		},
		{
			type = "acid",
			decrease = 4,
			percent = 20
		},
    }
data.raw.unit["bob-robot-tank"].distraction_cooldown = 300
data.raw.unit["bob-robot-tank"].attack_parameters =
    {
		ammo_category = "combat-robot-laser",
		cooldown = 20, --45,
		damage_modifier = 1,
		projectile_center = {0, 0},
		projectile_creation_distance = 0.6,
		range = 40, --15,
		animation = tankdroneanimation(0.5),
		sound =
		{
			{
				filename = "__base__/sound/laser.ogg",
				volume = 0.4
			}
		},
		ammo_type = 
		{
			type = "projectile",
			category = "combat-robot-laser",
			action = 
			{
				type = "direct",
				action_delivery =
				{
					{
						type = "projectile",
						projectile = "laser", --"bob-laser-glass",
						starting_speed = 2.0
					},
				}
			}
		},
    }
data.raw.unit["bob-robot-tank"].vision_distance = 60
data.raw.unit["bob-robot-tank"].movement_speed = 0.16
data.raw.unit["bob-robot-tank"].distance_per_frame = 0.15
data.raw.unit["bob-robot-tank"].pollution_to_join_attack = 1250

Surely the type must still exist? (In this case "unit").
Using this pattern "data.raw.foo["bar"].blah = something" works fine for recipe and technology types.

Any possible idea why?

[rinaf]

Ty for the sneaky 0.12 release.

I downloaded the most recent dropbox version but the Solar Panels implemented by your mods seem to not give power to my power network.

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[bobingabout]

See the attached image for the error message "no such node (type)".

All attack_parameters now need a type tag.
add the line type = "projectile", imediately after the first { in your attack_parameters redefinition.

I presume it is to diferentiate the old attack perameters type from the new beam lasers that the combat drones are supposed to use, but I havn't looked at their code yet to know for sure.

I downloaded the most recent dropbox version but the Solar Panels implemented by your mods seem to not give power to my power network.

I guess I'll look into it, it is possible they made a sneaky change to solar panel definition that I missed.

[UberWaffe]

See the attached image for the error message "no such node (type)".

All attack_parameters now need a type tag.
add the line type = "projectile", imediately after the first { in your attack_parameters redefinition.

I presume it is to diferentiate the old attack perameters type from the new beam lasers that the combat drones are supposed to use, but I havn't looked at their code yet to know for sure.

Ah! Many many thanks! I had completely misunderstood that error message then.

EDIT:
@Bobingabout.

If you haven't already found the solar panel thing, it is this:

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energy_source =
    {
      type = "electric",
      usage_priority = "solar"
    },

Tested by updating it on your solar panels, and they then work.

[bobingabout]

I'll change solar priority for the next release then. Please report and other issues or problems you see.

[rinaf]

If you haven't already found the solar panel thing, it is this:

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energy_source =
    {
      type = "electric",
      usage_priority = "solar"
    },

Tested by updating it on your solar panels, and they then work.

Thank you! fixed it for me too and now i can actually use the 1k large solar panels i produced.

[callmewoof]

Winrar apears to have gone downhill since the release of the new rar5 format. as in, you get better results from the older rar software creating standard rar files than you do with the rar5 software, the new rar archives are bigger, like they're not compressed properly.

Oh, that explains it. My winrar version is a few years old. HAHA! Who knew.

[bobingabout]

Although I have fixed this in my working files, I broke something else, so It isn't in a state I'm comfortable releasing today. so, no new updates for today.

[phmarriel]

See the attached image for the error message "no such node (type)".

All attack_parameters now need a type tag.
add the line type = "projectile", imediately after the first { in your attack_parameters redefinition.

I presume it is to diferentiate the old attack perameters type from the new beam lasers that the combat drones are supposed to use, but I havn't looked at their code yet to know for sure.

Ah! Many many thanks! I had completely misunderstood that error message then.

EDIT:
@Bobingabout.

If you haven't already found the solar panel thing, it is this:

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energy_source =
    {
      type = "electric",
      usage_priority = "solar"
    },

Tested by updating it on your solar panels, and they then work.

where should i enter these lines for the solar tech?
really dont know much about modding

[UberWaffe]

EDITED:

Here is a link to a hotfix. Just add this mod to your mods folder, and it will fix the solar panels in bobpower.
*EDITED: This is no longer needed. Bob has released a new version that renders this hotfix obsolete.*

Once Bobingabout releases his official updated version, this hotfix should no longer be needed. But keeping it in your mods folder shouldn't break anything either.

*Note: If anyone has downloaded the previous fix I put up (an entire zip of an updated bobpower), rather get this hotfix instead.

@Bobingabout: If this is not acceptable, I apologize and will remove it. I will also remove the link once an official version is out.

[CorrettoSambuca]

I know this is not directly related with bob's mods, but...
What are the priorities for electric generators? I want to "mod" my accumulators to produce with a higher priority than steam engines, but lower than solar panels... Any ideas?

[UberWaffe]

I know this is not directly related with bob's mods, but...
What are the priorities for electric generators? I want to "mod" my accumulators to produce with a higher priority than steam engines, but lower than solar panels... Any ideas?

Off Topic

You will have to edit the entities for all steam engines and all accumulators.

You will note that accumulators currently have this:

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usage_priority = "terciary"

while steam engines have this:

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usage_priority = "secondary-output"

You will need to swap the two.

HOWEVER! Keep in mind that doing this means your steam engines will only turn on once accumulators run dry entirely! This could result in periods of black-out, until steam engines kick in.

[bobingabout]

Changing accumulators to anything toher than terciary means they can either never charge, or never discharge, because every other setting specifies either input or output, which means it only does one or the other, not both.

And yes, Although your little fix won't be needed for long, it is acceptable, even welcomed that people create little mods that mod my mods like that. I do prefer them over people posting modded versions of my mod.

[cpy]

Actually you can do that, you need custom steam engines on priority 3 (2->3), Solars are 1 no change and accumulators priority 2 (3->2) so you charge them with solar panels and discharge when solar power is low, and if they are depleted or insufficient, steam engines kick in.

[SHiRKiT]

Just waiting for your mods to be updated so I can start a 0.12 playthrough.

[cpy]

0.12 is good without mods too. 0.13 will be even better.

[SHiRKiT]

0.12 is good without mods too. 0.13 will be even better.

Bah, once I tried Bob's I can't play without it. I'll try some other mods this time (nope, I'll stay wait for Bob's). There are quite a few vanilla things I'd love changed xD

[CorrettoSambuca]

I'll be honest.
I started a playthrough with the .12 Bob's Mods version posted earlier in this thread, and I hit a huge difficulty spike when I needed to produce the advanced circuits... The white, annoying-to-produce ones.
It took me two hours to get them running, not counting all the bits and bobs I got sidetracked in, and I still have a non-expandable 4 assemblers line for them, that really looks like it won't support much production at all.
My question is this: Am I doing something wrong? Is it intended?

more blabber

I run a few smaller mods besides Bob's, namely RSO, Landfill, FAT (the remote trains one) but nothing really gamechanging, crafting-wise.
I saw no sulfur fields, but that might just be bad luck, since I don't know if they are force-spawned in the starting area, or maybe sulfur fields are disabled.
I have one iron train, a main bus with wood circuits, iron, gears, and copper, a parallel bus with steel and carbon (is carbon worth a bus belt? It felt like it but I still have doubts) and a side bus that I plan to dump plates on. For now it holds copper, iron, lead and tin.

[SHiRKiT]

I'll be honest.
I started a playthrough with the .12 Bob's Mods version posted earlier in this thread, and I hit a huge difficulty spike when I needed to produce the advanced circuits... The white, annoying-to-produce ones.
It took me two hours to get them running, not counting all the bits and bobs I got sidetracked in, and I still have a non-expandable 4 assemblers line for them, that really looks like it won't support much production at all.
My question is this: Am I doing something wrong? Is it intended?

more blabber

I run a few smaller mods besides Bob's, namely RSO, Landfill, FAT (the remote trains one) but nothing really gamechanging, crafting-wise.
I saw no sulfur fields, but that might just be bad luck, since I don't know if they are force-spawned in the starting area, or maybe sulfur fields are disabled.
I have one iron train, a main bus with wood circuits, iron, gears, and copper, a parallel bus with steel and carbon (is carbon worth a bus belt? It felt like it but I still have doubts) and a side bus that I plan to dump plates on. For now it holds copper, iron, lead and tin.

You sir are not alone in this. It's really hard to get the circuits to be made and expandable. What I've found out in 0.11 after 80hours of gameplay is that robots are better to produce bob's circuits than belts.

[cpy]

That's why you play bob remember?