LuaRendering.draw_on_map

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LuaRendering support for (mini-)map

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I would like the ability to draw shapes on the map, similar to what LuaRendering does for the normal view. Maybe via a draw_on_map flag specified at creation.

Why? To show info overlays on the map, for example average train speed on rails as color-coded lines.

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LuaRendering.draw_on_map

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What?
The ability to draw stuff onto the map instead of into the world.

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Currently all script interaction with the map is limited to LuaCustomChartTag, which is shared by the whole force and therefore can't be used to features that need player-specific visibility.

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  • "Ore finder" that lets player search for ore patches (i.e. by drawing a polygon over them).
  • Collaborative marking tools that allow players to draw lines/circles/squares onto the map.
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+1

I actually could use this for something I'm working on.

Pretty sure this is already in the engine as the Artillery targeting remote draws on the map AND the ground + all the mapview overlays that draw on the map.
A draw_on_map bool (default: false) on all the LuaRendering calls should be sufficient.

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+1

Because it looks like LuaForce.add_chart_tag to non-charted location won't be implemented, I could maybe use something like this as an alternative...

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I would use this instead of (or in addition to) chart tags to combine symbols and shapes at runtime rather than hard code them in numerous sprites.

Currently I only need 12 sprites to display required combinations, but adding one extra symbol would require ~60 sprites!

I think it would also be cool to highlight areas of the map.

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I'm here to advocate because I wanted "Chunk Boundaries Light" to draw the bounds on the map, as well as the world. :)

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I want my mod ChunkyChunks to be able to draw grids on the map so they are visible before zoom-to-world. Would be great together with the new blueprint placement from zoomed out map and blueprint snapping to absolute coordinates!

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+1 I'd like to be able to draw spidertron waypoint markers on the map alongside the autopilot_destination marker from the base game which is drawn on the map: https://mods.factorio.com/mod/SpidertronWaypoints
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+1 I'm here to advocate to see mods be able to use this.

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Here to give my enthusiastic +1.
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Yeah I give this a serious +10000000000 also

So I have a situation where I have a grid on the normal display/ground and use that to help decide where to turn a train while laying tracks with FARL.
It has a cruise mode so I don't have to hold W down to keep moving...
So in order to deal with possible obstacles before I turn I often switch to the full map to watch where I am
but unfortunately this doesn't have the grid on it that I have otherwise.
So I end up swapping back and forth between the map to get a zoomed our view and then out of the map just see where on the grid I actually am at.

It would great if they could add that same grid to the map so I only had to swap out of the map when I got to the right location or just before an obstacle.

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+1

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+1. I would like to simulate something not a million miles away from a train stop label, without having a train stop, or using chart tags (which can be messed with).
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+9001
Displaying custom grids from Qon's ChunkyChunks mod on the map would be extremely beneficial now that we can blueprint-build from the map.
I believe restricting drawing for mods to in-world surface makes no sense. Please, Wube, make it happen!

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+1. I would like to draw my own power lines in map view in my Fluidic Power mod, since I delete all the copper connections.
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I find it interesting that this already works perfectly fine, but only on sections that are not scanned by a radar. Then when you zoom out, it disappears on these sections as well.
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+1 from me as well, seems very useful.

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+1 seems very useful.

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+1

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+1 to this. Would be super useful to draw icons/shapes and text to the map.

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