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Hey everyone.

Got into Space exploration 2.0, and I really missed the old content reader (with surface support).
Content reader update was missing the to me crucial surfaces support.
So I started integrating features from several forks into a new version, adding some other functionality that I wanted as well.


Download: https://mods.factorio.com/mod/LTN_Content_Reader_Redux


Compared to Optera's last version of LTN content reader (1.0.3) and Content reader update, this version has:

Features:

• Updated for factorio 2.0
• Support placing reader on space platforms
• Surface filtering support
• (Re-)added HR graphics
• Added Exact mode for network ID.
  Normally, LTN networks function as a bitmask to determine if station requested/provided are visible.
  Exact mode only searches the exact same network ID.

Optimizations:

• Applied on_event filtering to decrease needless event evaluation

I have some more improvements planned for future versions, but what I have now is good enough as an initial release for those that want it.

Planed future improvements (the TODO list):

Features:

• Change way comtent reader settings are stored to support storing them in blueprints and entity settings copying.
• Add LTN combinator modernized style network ID select, hopefully compatible with its custom network icons as well.
• Update item icon and place in crafting list to be more in line with LTN combinator.
• Unify GUI icon style to LTN manager style.

Performance upgade:

• Building on the change in storing settings, making it so that all readers with the same settings are updated simultaniously withouth needing to re-gather info.