Why is my resource not spawning?

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Why is my resource not spawning?

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I made a resource that has "autoplace = {probability_expression = 1}" so that it should spawn everywhere it can, just to test how autoplace works, but it is not being placed in the world at all.

The full code for my resource:
data:extend({
{
type = "resource",
name = "rubber-tree",
icon = "__Pid__/graphics/icons/rubber.png",
icon_size = 32,
infinite = true,
highlight = true,
minimum = 1,
normal = 10,
infinite_depletion_amount = 0,
resource_patch_search_radius = 15,
tree_removal_probability = 1,
tree_removal_max_distance = 1,
minable = {
mining_time = 1,
results = {
{
type = "fluid",
name = "rubber-sap",
amount_min = 10,
amount_max = 10,
probability = 1
}
}
},
collision_box = {{-1.5, -1.5}, {1.5, 1.5}},
selection_box = {{-1.5, -1.5}, {1.5, 1.5}},
autoplace = {probability_expression = 1},
stage_counts = {},
map_color = {r = 0.9, g = 0.9, b = 0.9},
map_grid = false
}
})
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Re: Why is my resource not spawning?

Post by Bilka »

You need to add it to the map_gen_settings.autoplace_settings in the nauvis planet prototype (or wherever else you want it to spawn).
I'm an admin over at https://wiki.factorio.com. Feel free to contact me if there's anything wrong (or right) with it.
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Re: Why is my resource not spawning?

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Bilka wrote: Wed Jun 03, 2026 8:15 pm You need to add it to the map_gen_settings.autoplace_settings in the nauvis planet prototype (or wherever else you want it to spawn).
I just tried it and it says it only works for tiles, entities, and decoratives.
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Re: Why is my resource not spawning?

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I eventually figured it out on my own by looking at another mod and trying many times.
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Re: Why is my resource not spawning?

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Pid wrote: Wed Jun 03, 2026 11:07 pm
Bilka wrote: Wed Jun 03, 2026 8:15 pm You need to add it to the map_gen_settings.autoplace_settings in the nauvis planet prototype (or wherever else you want it to spawn).
I just tried it and it says it only works for tiles, entities, and decoratives.
Resources are entities, they should be added to the list of entities.
I'm an admin over at https://wiki.factorio.com. Feel free to contact me if there's anything wrong (or right) with it.
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