[1.1.5] Loader recipe is set to hidden

[Jayefuu]

In Factorio 1.0.0 the loader recipe is set to disabled as default and it can be enabled with the following command:
/c game.player.force.recipes.loader.enabled=true

In 1.1.X the loader can still be enabled with the above command but the recipe property "hidden" has been set to true. "hidden" is read only and so the recipe cannot be unhidden. We cannot do this command:
/c game.player.force.recipes.loader.hidden=true

I couldn't find this change in the change logs for 1.1.0 onwards.

Please could hidden be set back to false so that we can continue to use loaders in our vanilla multiplayer scenario please? Or is there a different way to enable crafting of a loader?

[valneq]

While loaders are technically in the game, they are not really part of vanilla Factorio.
If you want to use loaders, why not use a mod that activates loaders properly, with graphics and everything, for example
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/vanilla-loaders-hd
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/LoaderRedux
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/deadlock- ... es-loaders
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/miniloader

[Rseding91]

Thanks for the report however that's intended. They were set to hidden so they wouldn't show up in the rich text icon selection GUI.

[Jayefuu]

Rseding91, could hidden be changed from read only so that we can enable if we want?

valneq, thanks but we host vanilla scenarios and don't want to add mods so that the barrier to entry is as low as possible.