find_entities_filtered question

[TheSAguy]

Hi,

Does the "area" on find_entities_filtered have to be a square or can I make it a circle?
I currently have:

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items = collector.surface.find_entities_filtered({area = {{x = collector.position.x - artifactCollectorRadius, y = collector.position.y - artifactCollectorRadius}, {x = collector.position.x + artifactCollectorRadius, y = collector.position.y + artifactCollectorRadius}}, name = "item-on-ground"})

But would like to make the area just the circle radius of artifactCollectorRadius.

Is that possible?

Thanks.

[Rseding91]

No, Factorio has no concept of circles.

You'd need to get everything in the square and then check yourself if it's within a specific radius.

[kinnom]

No, Factorio has no concept of circles.

cough cough turret range cough

[Rseding91]

No, Factorio has no concept of circles.

cough cough turret range cough

And internally they do just what I said

[TheSAguy]

Thanks for the response.