[MOD 0.13] Megamind - control alien brains !

[binbinhfr]

Infos

• Type: Mod
• Name: Megamind
• Description: Now you can control alien brains ! And force them to fight for you ! Well at least some of them, and for a limited time...
• Tested-With-Factorio-Version: 0.13.0
• Locale: english, french, german
• Multiplayer compatible: tested on a headless server...
• Tags: Aliens, Combat, Defence, Military
• License: You are free to use and distribute this mod and also to modify it for personal use, but not to release a modified version without permission (unless visibly not maintained anymore).
• Portal download : https://mods.factorio.com/mods/binbinhfr/Megamind

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Description

Description
Before travelling into space and landing on this awfull planet, you had a long time on Earth to prepare your exploration mission.

During this training, you intended a lot of meetings with the company psychiatrist, who thought that it was not the best idea to let you go alone in space driving a 15.000 tons ship at half ligh-speed ; but this is another problem.

The fact is that you learnt a lot from these conversations with the brain doctor ! Especially about mind control... Quite enough to build a new technology that would give you the opportunity to control alien's mind !

Well this technology is not 100% guaranteed but these new devices should turn quite a few aliens friendly for a moment, and even make them attack their brothers and sisters ! So maybe if you built enough of these mind-controllers, you can save a few lasers or gun turrets...

A controller works on a recharge/emission cycle of 12 seconds. Every cycle, it tams 3-5 aliens in a 25 meters radius.

When iddle, these controllers drain the same power as a laser turret (25kW), but in function, they work on a recharge/emission cycle, needing 10MJ to release a blast, with a smoother consumption than the lasers : they consume less on peak, but take more time to "erase" aliens because they have to kill each others.
So it could be a good solution to smooth your electricity consumption. And it's so much fun to watch those monsters fighting each others !!!

You could even organize bets and become a bookmaker. But alas, once again, you forgot that you were alone on this planet and that there is not a lot of gamblers in the area !...

Notes :
Controled aliens become pink (obviously because they are ashamed of being tamed by a stupid human ).
Mind control slowly destroys the brain of the aliens. So if, at the end of a large fight, there are a few aliens left and chained-controled, they will slowly die of brain disease.
Mind control sometimes breaks and releases the tamed alien, that becomes uncontrolable for 12 seconds.
When an alien becomes controled, a pink "@" appears on his head. When he is released, a red "x" appears. When he dies of brain disease, a pink "+" appears.
Every important parameter can be tweaked in the config.lua file. I made a lot of testings at end-game to balance this the best I can (using AlienEggs mod !).

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Download
For Factorio 0.13.X :
Please now use the portal for downloads (see link above or use ingame mod install/update), as I won't update both downloads links here anymore.

[binbinhfr]

oooops, sorry, a little bug on some fresh installs.
go on v1.0.1

[binbinhfr]

Note : for those who want to make tests with this new Mind Controller, you can spawn aliens where you want using the AlienEggs mod.

[Qon]

I'm not sure yet if I want to try this mod, but I enjoy reading about your mods at least just for the creativity in your creations. I might come back for it later if I find a use case though. It does seem like a fun way to defend if the balance is right.

[binbinhfr]

I'm not sure yet if I want to try this mod, but I enjoy reading about your mods at least just for the creativity in your creations. I might come back for it later if I find a use case though. It does seem like a fun way to defend if the balance is right.

Well it's a funny mod to see aliens turning friendly and then ennemy again and fighting each others, but it is also useful in the sense that it allows you to replace laser-turrets that have a very high peak consumption by devices that are more smooth in their consumption. And you don't kill aliens with your own hands anymore ! So it's really easier to find sleep when night comes

[apcnc]

german locale

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[item-group-name]
alien-mind-control = Alien Gedankenkontrolle

[technology-name]
alien-mind-control = Alien Gedankenkontrolle

[item-name]
mind-controller = Gedankenkontrolleinheit
mind-controller-charge-empty = Gedankenkontrolleinheit Ladung (leer)
mind-controller-charge-full = Gedankenkontrolleinheit Ladung (voll)

[recipe-name]
mind-controller = Gedankenkontrolleinheit
mind-controller-charge = Gedankenkontrolleinheit Ladung
mind-controller-emission = Gedankenkontrolleinheit Emission

[entity-name]
mind-controller = Gedankenkontrolleinheit
mind-controller-invisible = Gedankenkontrolleinheit
mind-controller-charging = Gedankenkontrolleinheit
mind-controller-scanning = Gedankenkontrolleinheit
mind-controller-emitting = Gedankenkontrolleinheit

controled-small-biter = Kleiner Beißer (Kontrolliert)
controled-medium-biter = Mittlerer Beißer (Kontrolliert)
controled-big-biter = Großer Beißer (Kontrolliert)
controled-behemoth-biter = Behemoth Beißer (Kontrolliert)

controled-small-spitter = kleiner Speier (Kontrolliert)
controled-medium-spitter = Mittlerer Speier (Kontrolliert)
controled-big-spitter = Großer Speier (Kontrolliert)
controled-behemoth-spitter = Behemoth Speier (Kontrolliert)

controled-small-worm-turret = kleiner Wurm (Kontrolliert)
controled-medium-worm-turret = Mittlerer Wurm (Kontrolliert)
controled-big-worm-turret = Großer Wurm (Kontrolliert)

[binbinhfr]

here is v1.0.2
Corrected problem with the invisible recipe + German locale by apcnc

[tanuki_san]

Cool and unique mod, but aditional biters cause problem by mod loading order.
If this script creates controled-biters in data-update.lua.
This problem will be solved.
(note. I couldn't solve the problem in thint.)

[binbinhfr]

Cool and unique mod, but aditional biters cause problem by mod loading order.
If this script creates controled-biters in data-update.lua.
This problem will be solved.
(note. I couldn't solve the problem in thint.)

Could you be more precise and tell me the other mod that creates incompatibility and what kind of error message you got ?

If I create controlled bitter in data-update.lua, there will be other compatibility risk, to duplicate unit created by other mods which creates enemies.

So if you give me more clues, maybe I can find another way to solve the problem.

> I couldn't solve the problem in thint

"thint" ? I did not understand what you mean, can you reformulate ? (I am not english native )

EDIT : here is a temporary v1.0.6
please tell me if it solves your problems.

Megamind_1.0.6.zip

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[tanuki_san]

Cool and unique mod, but aditional biters cause problem by mod loading order.
If this script creates controled-biters in data-update.lua.
This problem will be solved.
(note. I couldn't solve the problem in thint.)

Could you be more precise and tell me the other mod that creates incompatibility and what kind of error message you got ?

Factorio cruched when a mind-controler targets "bob-leviathan-spitter"("Bob's Enemies") or "medium-vampire"("Vampire Bites(viewtopic.php?f=33&t=22453)").
Sry, i can't take precise messages already.
But, those messages means no prototype has the name "controled-(biter-name)".
(Probably, at the line "controller.surface.create_entity({name = enn_name, force = controller.force, position = enn_position})")

If I create controlled bitter in data-update.lua, there will be other compatibility risk, to duplicate unit created by other mods which creates enemies.

So if you give me more clues, maybe I can find another way to solve the problem.

> I couldn't solve the problem in thint

"thint" ? I did not understand what you mean, can you reformulate ? (I am not english native )

EDIT : here is a temporary v1.0.6
please tell me if it solves your problems.

Megamind_1.0.6.zip

Ah, "thint" is typically misstyping of "tint".
However, if run 1.0.6, you will found "thint" means "tint".
(Because, it crushes at the "line of tint".)

[binbinhfr]

ok i'll have a look at what happens with bob ennemies.

[binbinhfr]

I installed vampire and bob ennemies.
With the version 1.0.6 that is downloadable just in the post befoire, it works for me.
I can spawn vampires or bob bitters and they are controlled.
I even add their name in the locale so that they are recognize.
Do you still have problem with 1.0.6 ?
It must come from another mod incompatibility.
I do not have your "tint" error. Is it when you run factorio (when it load sprites, etc..) or when you load the map ?

In case, I added a test on the tint before changing it, so please test this new version :

Megamind_1.0.6.zip

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and tell me if it works.
If not, please give me a copy of your mod-list.json so that I can see the mods you are using and that may conflict.

[binbinhfr]

0.13 update

[Qon]

Installed from mod portal. When I tried to start Factorio 0.13.10 I got an error message:

[binbinhfr]

Installed from mod portal. When I tried to start Factorio 0.13.10 I got an error message:

Please update on portal
should be compatible with bob warfare now and other modded aliens

please confirm.

[Qon]

Please update on portal
should be compatible with bob warfare now and other modded aliens

please confirm.

Loads properly now with misanthrope, armageddon, emp biters.

[binbinhfr]

Nice !
If you have the opportunity to test if these new aliens are also properly controled by the controller.
They should...
But I am not sure that they will all be recolored in purple, because it seems that every modder chose his own graphical approach...

[Qon]

Nice !
If you have the opportunity to test if these new aliens are also properly controled by the controller.

When I get there, I will. Just started my Factorissimo playthrough where I try out some mods that seem fun but aren't allowed in my next big base q:
Not sure if factorissimo + armageddon is a stupid or awesome combination. Autosaves can save me in case I lose all of it at once I guess!

[binbinhfr]

yes Factorissimo seems great ! I have to try it

[Qon]

Nice !
But I am not sure that they will all be recolored in purple, because it seems that every modder chose his own graphical approach...

Mind control and purple color works on the modded enemies I have installed (I have Swarm too). It's a fun mod and useful with max biter settings and modded enemies. Behemoths might be a bit scary though when I get those. But megamind nullifies Swarm pretty well so I might survive.