- Install https://mods.factorio.com/mod/Tiny_Solar (version 1.0.8)
- /cheat all
- Place a 3x3 grid of tiny solar panels
- Force build (ctrl + shift + click) a regular solar panel in the middle
- When a robot builds it, the solar panel now overlaps the 8 tiny solar panels
[2.0.76] Solar panels can be fast replaced despite having different collision boxes
[2.0.76] Solar panels can be fast replaced despite having different collision boxes
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Re: [2.0.76] Solar panels can be fast replaced despite having different collision boxes
Confirmed this applies to any case of same type and matching fast replacement group, find attached two screenshots from the micro machines mod: (https://mods.factorio.com/mod/micro-machines)
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Re: [2.0.76] Solar panels can be fast replaced despite having different collision boxes
Its... weird. It allows fast replacing assemblers that'd collide when placing a foundry, but not when placing an oil refinery.
This is with a mod that just does this:
This is with a mod that just does this:
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for type, _ in pairs(defines.prototypes.entity) do
for _, prototype in pairs(data.raw[type] or {}) do
prototype.fast_replaceable_group = "all"
end
end
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Re: [2.0.76] Solar panels can be fast replaced despite having different collision boxes
I don't think it was ever specified that fast replace of different sizes or collision masks/boxes is disallowed, if you don't like the behavior don't configure the mod to have those entities in the same fast_replaceable_group
Re: [2.0.76] Solar panels can be fast replaced despite having different collision boxes
Note that on the other hand, the upgrade planner and next_upgrade have collision box and collision mask restrictions (and more, all documented at the respective links).
I'm an admin over at https://wiki.factorio.com. Feel free to contact me if there's anything wrong (or right) with it.
Re: [2.0.76] Solar panels can be fast replaced despite having different collision boxes
That's understandable, i thought since upgrade planner had the restriction, fast replacing had it too

