it's possible Render an entity

[evandro1994]

it is possible to change
Render an entity during the game


for exemple https://lua-api.factorio.com/latest/Lua ... _animation

but I don't know how to do it

[Qon]

I haven't seen anyone using it. Though, if it is done right then in some cases you would just think that it's done with static file modifications so you wouldn't be able to tell how it is actually implemented by just looking at the result.

I haven't used it yet, but I'm thinking of doing it in the future for one of my mod ideas. So I can't really help you that much now since I don't have any code examples I can point to. What kind of modding experience do you have?

[DaveMcW]

You must define a special type called "animation" in data.lua. For example:

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data:extend{
  {
    type = "animation",
    name = "my-animation",
    filename = "__base__/graphics/entity/electric-furnace/electric-furnace-heater.png",
    width = 25,
    height = 15,
    frame_count = 12,
    animation_speed = 0.5,
  },
}

In control.lua you can then place the animation anywhere on the map. You cannot edit the animation in control.lua, but it does have some properties like scale and speed that you can adjust.

[evandro1994]

I haven't seen anyone using it. Though, if it is done right then in some cases you would just think that it's done with static file modifications so you wouldn't be able to tell how it is actually implemented by just looking at the result.

I haven't used it yet, but I'm thinking of doing it in the future for one of my mod ideas. So I can't really help you that much now since I don't have any code examples I can point to. What kind of modding experience do you have?

I have little experience.
I made a mod that allows you to recycle the remains of dead entities by returning parts of the recipes

[darkfrei]

I made a mod that allows you to recycle the remains of dead entities by returning parts of the recipes

Like this one?
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/LootingRemnants

[evandro1994]

I made a mod that allows you to recycle the remains of dead entities by returning parts of the recipes

Like this one?
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/LootingRemnants

is similar to that
then you have to mine the dead entity to get the items

[evandro1994]

You must define a special type called "animation" in data.lua. For example:

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data:extend{
  {
    type = "animation",
    name = "my-animation",
    filename = "__base__/graphics/entity/electric-furnace/electric-furnace-heater.png",
    width = 25,
    height = 15,
    frame_count = 12,
    animation_speed = 0.5,
  },
}

In control.lua you can then place the animation anywhere on the map. You cannot edit the animation in control.lua, but it does have some properties like scale and speed that you can adjust.

it is possible to hide an animation from a standard entity and overlay a temporary animation.