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Description

When a ghost entity is placed on a space platform that does not match the space platform's force, the platform will keep "trying" to construct the said entity, including requesting the missing item for entity's construction. If the item is available, the platform will start the audio-visual cues for construction, but it will not be able to actually construct the entity.

Reproductions steps

1. Start a new game with Space Age expansions enabled.
2. Create additional force using the console (friend status helps for actually seeing the ghost created later on):

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   /c game.create_force("not-player")
   /c game.forces["not-player"].set_friend("player", true)
   /c game.forces["player"].set_friend("not-player", true)
   

3. Create the space platform itself:

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   /c game.player.force.create_space_platform{name = "test-platform", planet = "nauvis", starter_pack = "space-platform-starter-pack"}
   /c game.player.force.platforms[1].apply_starter_pack()
   

4. Switch to the platform remote view.
5. Order construction of a single belt entity on the platform surroundings:

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   /c game.player.force.platforms[1].surface.create_entity{name = "entity-ghost", position = {4.5, 4.5}, force = "not-player", inner_name = "transport-belt"}
   

6. Click on the space platform hub, and observe content of the Requests for constructions section.
7. Insert transport belts into space platform hub inventory:

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   /c game.player.force.platforms[1].hub.insert({name = "transport-belt", count=100})
   

8. Observe space platform hub behaviour.

Expected results

• In step (6), no items are requested for construction.
• In step (8), nothing happens on the platform.

Actual results

• In step (6), space platform requests a single transport belt.
• In step (8), space platform keeps producing audio-visual construction cues for the transport belt ghost entity.

Additional information

It does not seem to matter what the friend status of the ghost entity's force is. Same behaviour can be observed even if the force is not friendly. Similar behaviour can be observed even when placing tile ghosts that "belong" to a different force.

By "audio-visual cues", I mean you should take off your earphones and/or lower the volume.

Thanks for the report. This is now fixed for the next release.

Always a pleasure, thank you for addressing this one.

azaghal wrote: Fri Nov 01, 2024 4:43 pm

Description

When a ghost entity is placed on a space platform that does not match the space platform's force, the platform will keep "trying" to construct the said entity, including requesting the missing item for entity's construction. If the item is available, the platform will start the audio-visual cues for construction, but it will not be able to actually construct the entity.

Reproductions steps

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By "audio-visual cues", I mean you should take off your earphones and/or lower the volume.

Impressive work with all that code to reproduce the issue... can you help me do the same with a mod issue I have ?