[Rseding91] Rail Planner problems

[Regzzz]

Hi all, either I'm not doing it right and missing something or it's not working as intended:

1: I start a new rail. place 5 or 6 straight track down. Lets call each ends of this track point A and point B
2: I place the cursor on one of the track segments, (point A) I get a yellow highlight and a green arrow (pointing either directions depending on position of the cursor)
3: I left click and start building curved track from that point. Then I stop about 10 tracks down... (we'll call this end spot 1)
(all good until here)
4: I go back to the beginning of the track and place the cursor at the other end of the 5 or 6 track from step 1 (Point B). I get yellow highlight and green arrow. Then when i click the left mouse button, the track planner places a track way over at end spot 1 even if i am at point B... and this keeps on going until I exit the game... (that last point it remembers and always starts to built from there.. even if I try to build a new track kilometers away...

Am I doing something wrong or is there a key I should press? or is this a bug?

[Rseding91]

is there a key I should press?

"Q"

[Regzzz]

No, I have tried the Q key also. I can actually go to build something else and come back 1 hour later, and try to build a track and the planner is stuck at that last position.

[Klonan]

No, I have tried the Q key also. I can actually go to build something else and come back 1 hour later, and try to build a track and the planner is stuck at that last position.

Can you provide a screenshot or (ideally) a gif/video of the issue you're describing?
Also a save game with the issue would be really helpful

[Regzzz]

I'll sure try I'll do best I can.. Pictures, (video I'm not sure how..)

Save game? is this the zip file? in the save game directory?

[Loewchen]

I'll sure try I'll do best I can.. Pictures, (video I'm not sure how..)

Save game? is this the zip file? in the save game directory?

Yes, it has the same name as the save in the game.

[Regzzz]

I'll try to explain with these picture:

I created a new track here:

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See the yellow Highlight and green arrow..

Now I create track using planner:

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All done here:

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Now I go and create some other stuff.. transport belts,,

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Now, with track tool selected, I place the cursor at the other end of the track, see yellow highlight and green arrow:

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It place the next track at the last remembered position and not at the place I am at:

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NOTE that It works properly in ghost mode (ok if I am in logistic/construction area with robots, but does not help me if i am outside that area

Hope this helps understand..

I'll try and send the save game in the next post..


Cheers,
Reg

[Regzzz]

Here is the save game file.

[Loewchen]

I tried, but it worked flawless every time, even on your savegame, there has to be something else that I don't do the same way...

[Rseding91]

Something's screwy with that save file... I'm getting asserts when running it in debug mode.

[Smarty]

i might be related to this bug?
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=27446

[Regzzz]

Ok, now that! I completely do not understand what that means!.. hehehe

Let me try and see if I can find a file from back 0.12, and try and do the rail thing in 0.13...s

[Rseding91]

I wasn't able to reproduce the issue but I fixed an error which was closely related to the rail path builder so if you can reproduce this issue in 0.13.2 please make a new bug report

[Regzzz]

I wasn't able to reproduce the issue but I fixed an error which was closely related to the rail path builder so if you can reproduce this issue in 0.13.2 please make a new bug report

I thank you very much for you help, It is very much appreciated... I decided to do this and it fixed it and now works:

I uninstalled Factorio completely.
I saved my save files to a different folder.
I deleted Factorio directory completely in C:\User... (with all settings ect..)
re-installed the game as new...
loaded my last save in the "save" directory. (that same file I sent you)

So now it works.. I'll keep a close eye on it and will surely report if it happens again in the next update.

Thanks again and... GREAT Game!