Simple Questions and Short Answers

[brunzenstein]

When someone posts a command block starting with "/c" like:

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/c
local reach = 1e6
game.player.force.character_build_distance_bonus = reach
game.player.force.character_reach_distance_bonus = reach

You just click "SELECT ALL" and copy/paste that into the game. Done. No need to manually add semicolons or whatever.

OK, with copy/paste it will work, but you can't directly type multi-line commands on the console as pressing <ENTER> will execute whatever was on the first line. (Also, while omitting the semicolon will work, I find it more intuitive to separate different commands visually.) So whenever I run commands in the game, I put the complete block on one line. For testing multi-line stuff, I either use a separate Lua installation outside of the game -- or I put the code somewhere in my mod where I know it will be run. Well, just a matter of personal preference, I guess …

Thanks - this works for entities but not for items like wood, mining or rocks thought -

[eradicator]

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/c 
local f = game.player.force
f.character_reach_distance_bonus          = 2000000
f.character_build_distance_bonus          = 2000000
f.character_resource_reach_distance_bonus = 2000000
f.character_item_drop_distance_bonus      = 2000000

[brunzenstein]

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/c 
local f = game.player.force
f.character_reach_distance_bonus          = 2000000
f.character_build_distance_bonus          = 2000000
f.character_resource_reach_distance_bonus = 2000000
f.character_item_drop_distance_bonus      = 2000000

Thank you indeed for helping a laymen!
It would be wonderful if you could shortly explain how this workes - I understand that f is defined in the first line - (what the local stands for= and then?

[<X>]

Im probably the 1000th guy who asks this, and its the same issue with every game I buy from steam: Where are my screenshots?

[EDIT} ok, got it. Took a while with windows search, but Ive got it.

[Jap2.0]

Im probably the 1000th guy who asks this, and its the same issue with every game I buy from steam: Where are my screenshots?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/427520/Factorio/
https://factorio.com/game/screenshots

Or even better, just download the demo.

[eradicator]

It would be wonderful if you could shortly explain how this workes

I'm not really sure what there is to explain. It just assigns a large number to each of the range bonusses? The local f is just to make it shorter.

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/c 
game.player.force.character_reach_distance_bonus          = 2000000
game.player.force.character_build_distance_bonus          = 2000000
game.player.force.character_resource_reach_distance_bonus = 2000000
game.player.force.character_item_drop_distance_bonus      = 2000000

[Impatient]

How do I place tags on the map in v1.1.1? Up until now it was RMB. Now it isn't anymore.

[ickputzdirwech]

How do I place tags on the map in v1.1.1? Up until now it was RMB. Now it isn't anymore.

When you are in map view, there is a button below the minimap „Add tag“ (or something similar). You can then add names and stuff and if you confirm you can place the tag wherever you want.

[Impatient]

How do I place tags on the map in v1.1.1? Up until now it was RMB. Now it isn't anymore.

When you are in map view, there is a button below the minimap „Add tag“ (or something similar). You can then add names and stuff and if you confirm you can place the tag wherever you want.

Ah, thanks. Too much change lately.

[Impatient]

Is there currently a way to fast find a spidertron that is connected to a remote?
I have the problem that I am playing on a huge map and sometimes I simply forget where the spidertrons are. Then I have to search.

Oh, well, if I have a connected remote, I can issue a move command and see where the line is drawn on the map. nvm

Any other ideas for not connected strons?

[burninghey]

https://mods.factorio.com/mod/car-finder

[Impatient]

https://mods.factorio.com/mod/car-finder

Oh that is cool. Thx

[Blue_thunder]

Hey, this might be a stupid question, but since updating (I think to 1.1, currently on 1.1.3), my amount of launched rockets window on the top left is gone.
I tried to google the problem, but I couldn't find anything about it. How do I turn it back on again?

[Ghoulish]

Blue_thunder, you can't they removed that GUI button in a recent update. I do hope they reimplement it with additional functionality to show rockets / min or hour however.

[Serenity]

How do I turn it back on again?

There are mods:

https://mods.factorio.com/mod/rocket-silo-stats
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/rocket_target

[Blue_thunder]

Okay thanks for the answers. I also hope they put it back in.

[<X>]

Not sure, if this is the right spot to ask this. But it's definitely answered quickly, I guess.

I want to update to 1.1 experimental version. I've bought the game on steam, and I've read I need to go the the "Beta-Tab". But I don't find that tab anywhere. Not in the shop, and not in my library. How do I update?

[Kahnugo]

It's a tab in the game properties (right click the game in your library).

[<X>]

It's a tab in the game properties (right click the game in your library).

oh right. must've been that easy^^

[niki_dev]

Quick question: Is there a mod or feature that allows you to FIND WHERE you are producing a certain item, on the map?
I use logistic bots, and I didn't label everything, so, for example: It's impossible to find the one Assembling Machine that is producing Chemical Plants, when I have over 1k Assembling Machines.


EDIT: Found a mod that does it! https://mods.factorio.com/mod/BeastFinder
Ty!