[MOD 0.12.x] K&L Inserters

[lyravega]

1. Is v0.2.4 the version that has the fix you mentioned?

2. With v0.13 your mod will work better because of something the developers added?

1- Yep, 0.2.4 has that fix.

2- I heard inserters will get some love on v0.13, if they are getting what I expect then yes. Though I'm not exactly sure what the changes are, waiting for 0.13 to pop up on beta branch on Steam. But if it is what I am expecting, It will also probably fix the issues with blueprints, and hopefully make my workarounds no-longer-necessary!

[Derpdiherp]

Really awesome mod, I went ahead and made a spotlight on it if you'd like to have a look
https://youtu.be/l4rluKrowXA
I hope later down the line it becomes possible to make each inserter a single entity, since having so many candle inserters clogs up the test mode menu, but that's really my only complaint

[Mossarelli]

Bug:

If two players place K&L inserters at the same time, using the UI for pickup and insert, the two inserters will switch place, and then if you remove or edit the inserter the server will crash.

[aklesey1]

Hi lyravega
How to open K&L interface without removing inserter?

[lyravega]

Hi lyravega
How to open K&L interface without removing inserter?

Rotate it

Bug:

If two players place K&L inserters at the same time, using the UI for pickup and insert, the two inserters will switch place, and then if you remove or edit the inserter the server will crash.

Ok this is somewhat disturbing. I thought we've tested placing stuff at the same time with my friend. Are you using the last version? I think I may know what is causing the problem, but not sure. Will try to reproduce it

Really awesome mod, I went ahead and made a spotlight on it if you'd like to have a look
https://youtu.be/l4rluKrowXA
I hope later down the line it becomes possible to make each inserter a single entity, since having so many candle inserters clogs up the test mode menu, but that's really my only complaint

Thanks. Yeah, that's my only complaint too, and I hope something on the API allows me to make it just a single entity.

[tekbot]

First off thanks for the cool Mod.

A couple of friends and I started playing together and came across this error( /crash ):
1418.905 Error Util.cpp:58: Error while running the event handler: __K&L-Inserters__/control.lua:117: LuaEntity API call when LuaEntity was invalid.

Dedicated Server
Factorio 0.12.29
K%L Inserters 0.2.4

To produce it one player placed an Inserter and started configuring it, another player destroyed the placed inserter and the first player tried to accept the configuration dialog.

If youd like i could also post it on the Github Repo instead.

[lyravega]

To produce it one player placed an Inserter and started configuring it, another player destroyed the placed inserter and the first player tried to accept the configuration dialog

Hey tekbot. Thanks, and this can also be produced on single-player, I noticed it the other day; if you zoom in enough, you can destroy the inserter you are trying to reconfigure. Trying to find solutions for some other problems before I push an update.

[lyravega]

I've pushed the 0.2.5 to the github as I'm testing for some other bugs which I cannot seem to produce. I'd like to fix whatever I can before I upload it here because I think if I had uploaded a new version each day after each new addition/fix/etc... it'd be annoying for people. So you can grab it from there while I try to track down the other reported problem(s).

So far, there are just a few changes:
-Fixed "invalid entity" bug that occured whenever the inserter you were reconfiguring was removed by you/someone else. Need to test if someone replaces it with another inserter type though.
-Fixed a bug and an annoyance related to advanced inserters
-Increased advanced inserter speeds by 25%

You can grab it from https://github.com/lyravega/candleInser ... /wip-0.2.5 - download it as ZIP, extract it, then rename the folder to K&L-Inserters_0.2.5 and put it in your data folder. I wish I had some things on the API that I could use to avoid making my own workarounds Also, thanks for the bug reports!

By the way, I found a way to make construction robots work with candle inserter blueprints, but I think I won't be adding that. Because it is yet another workaround, and probably is prone to even more bugs.

And lastly, a question; should the rotation speeds be slower for a configuration that looks like an > / V / L instead of a vanilla I (for example)? Asking this question as you can make your candle inserters work faster by setting a > instead of a I when transporting items between two belts for example. To put my question in other words, should a > configuration work as fast as a I configuration? Or should the rotation speeds stay as they are, since there is no logic behind a different configuration causes an inserter to rotate slower aside from balance reasons?

[tekbot]

aaand were back.

Thanks for the quick response.

unfortunately i cannot send PM's (yet), so ill have to abuse this thread instead.

I dont run the dedicated server we play on, so that would have to wait until tonight/tomorrow. I would be happy to assist though, so if you want we could try it out.

I sent you a friend-request on steam (zoom), since a public thread is not the best place for direct communication or echanign ips
Otherwise well just have to wait and see.

[lyravega]

No problem, I think I'll be able to test some multiplayer stuff this evening with my friend. I tested it on solo as I've said, you could've removed the inserter you were configuring before you hit accept, and it'd result in the same bug - it is fixed now.

The other thing I need to test with my friend is, replacing an inserter while it is being configured by someone else. Three things may occur: if you replace it with a "different-handed" one, you'll see another bug. Or, if you replace it with another "same-handed" inserter, it'd be reconfigured instead. Or nothing will happen. I hope latter will happen... or nothing will happen, that is.

[lyravega]

Me and Kordy managed to track down and eliminate 4-5 different bugs successfully. Still testing for further bugs, but it seems the wip-0.2.5 build is as stable as 0.2.1 now. So far everything looks in order.

[dtoxic]

is there a way to get back the burner inserter with mod?

great mod btw keep it up

[lyravega]

Thanks!

Burner inserters, nah. I ignored them on purpose, since they're more of a starter tech and after placing 3-5 you probably won't place another ever again. I can always add them in, but they are more of a vanity after first few minutes of the game

[dtoxic]

Thanks!

Burner inserters, nah. I ignored them on purpose, since they're more of a starter tech and after placing 3-5 you probably won't place another ever again. I can always add them in, but they are more of a vanity after first few minutes of the game

well i do like using them a lot (burner addict i guess )

can you tell me how can i insert them on my own? no need to update or change the mod if you don't feel like it

it's just my personal preference

[lyravega]

I'll make another branch on github and link you there later on

[dtoxic]

I'll make another branch on github and link you there later on

hey man, appreciate it thx

[lyravega]

Alright 0.2.5 out. Mostly includes multiplayer fixes, may have desync issues but it should be much more stable. Work isn't finished yet though, as I've learned a few stuff related to the API, but haven't implemented them yet. Anyway, have fun!

[Kigo]

not loaded on the version 0.12.29

[_cdecl]

Rename the zip file from K%26L-Inserters_0.2.5.zip to K&L-Inserters_0.2.5.zip

[steinio]

What does K&L stand for?