When one mouses over the gas-fired boiler entity from my gas-boiler mod, or, I assume, any other fluid-powered boiler, the tooltip includes the correct efficiency and the efficiency-based total power usage of the entity. Same with the vanilla boiler, fuel-powered. In the crafting menu, the vanilla boiler tooltip still includes the efficiency calculation, but the gas-boiler tooltip does not.
Neither of these things would be evident in the vanilla game, but one can see them by using these small mods, and then comparing the gas-boiler and vanilla boiler tooltips:
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/gas-boiler
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/adamo-physics
Thanks!
[0.17.76] Info in Crafting Menu Tooltip for Fluid-powered Boiler does not include Efficiency Calculation
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Re: [0.17.76] Info in Crafting Menu Tooltip for Fluid-powered Boiler does not include Efficiency Calculation
Well, I might mention that the `energy_source` for the vanilla entity `boiler` is `type="burner"` and has `effectivity=1` in its definition, while the `gas-boiler` from the first linked mod uses `type="fluid"` and doesn't specify `effectivity`.
Re: [0.17.76] Info in Crafting Menu Tooltip for Fluid-powered Boiler does not include Efficiency Calculation
The efficiencies will be applied if you also use the adamo-physics mod I posted in the original message. They will both be set to 0.85.TruePikachu wrote: ↑Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:59 amWell, I might mention that the `energy_source` for the vanilla entity `boiler` is `type="burner"` and has `effectivity=1` in its definition, while the `gas-boiler` from the first linked mod uses `type="fluid"` and doesn't specify `effectivity`.
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Re: [0.17.76] Info in Crafting Menu Tooltip for Fluid-powered Boiler does not include Efficiency Calculation
I stand corrected, looking at the final-fixes from that mod.
The different energy source is likely still relevant, however; the tooltip might not be implemented for fluid consumers.
The different energy source is likely still relevant, however; the tooltip might not be implemented for fluid consumers.
Re: [0.17.76] Info in Crafting Menu Tooltip for Fluid-powered Boiler does not include Efficiency Calculation
I suspect this is what is causing the bug, yes.TruePikachu wrote: ↑Mon Nov 11, 2019 1:36 amThe different energy source is likely still relevant, however; the tooltip might not be implemented for fluid consumers.
Re: [0.17.76] Info in Crafting Menu Tooltip for Fluid-powered Boiler does not include Efficiency Calculation
So, is there a bug or not? Can you attach some screenshots showing the problem?
Re: [0.17.76] Info in Crafting Menu Tooltip for Fluid-powered Boiler does not include Efficiency Calculation
There is a bug, yes, which is exactly as I've described. It will be easily seen if someone uses those two mods, or any other mod that has a fluid-powered entity with an effectivity setting, since that efficiency won't be shown in the crafting menu tooltip. I'll send a screenshot next time I can get into the game, but that won't be until next week. I wouldn't bring this up on trivial notions. It's there.
Re: [0.17.76] Info in Crafting Menu Tooltip for Fluid-powered Boiler does not include Efficiency Calculation
Thanks for the report, fixed for the next version.
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