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code:
https://github.com/ILLISIS/Constructron ... uctron.lua

issue:

You’ll need to report this to the mod author. We have no control of what the mod is doing.

Rseding91 wrote: Sun May 03, 2026 4:22 pm You’ll need to report this to the mod author. We have no control of what the mod is doing.

I am the mod author - request_from_buffers is a runtime parameter not being set on anything that uses the create_spidertron() function which is part of the core.

I'd expect that using the function makes a plain spidertron with the differing arguments as seen in the code which is why I consider this a bug.

At present, I have to create the Constructron prototype then use on_built events to set the request_from_buffers to true

That function simply makes the prototype definition. Nothing about it interacts with the entity runtime and the request from buffers value. In fact all spider vehicles are hard coded to request from buffers by default unless a mod specifically sets them not to after creation runtime.