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Posted: **Wed May 20, 2026 4:29 am**

Hi, im new to factorio modding and modding in general, after reading the tutorial at https://wiki.factorio.com/Tutorial:Modd ... al/Gangsir I moved on to trying to add a second item, a modded assembler. Problem is, despite following the tutorial to the best of my ability, this new item's name refuses to change like the first. It is still stuck as "assembling-machine-1" when it should be "farm".

data.lua

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--data.lua

local farmBasic = table.deepcopy(data.raw["item"]["assembling-machine-1"])

farmBasic.name = "farm"
farmBasic.icons = {
  {
    icon = farmBasic.icon,
    icon_size = farmBasic.icon_size,
    tint = {r=0,g=.9,b=0,a=0.3}
  },
}



-- create the recipe prototype from scratch
local recipe = {
  type = "recipe",
  name = "farm",
  enabled = true,
  energy_required = 8, -- time to craft in seconds (at crafting speed 1)
  ingredients = {
    {type = "item", name = "wood", amount = 50},
    {type = "item", name = "stone", amount = 50}
  },
  results = {{type = "item", name = "farm", amount = 1}}
}

data:extend{farmBasic, recipe}

local fireArmor = table.deepcopy(data.raw["armor"]["heavy-armor"]) -- copy the table that defines the heavy armor item into the fireArmor variable

fireArmor.name = "fire-armor"
fireArmor.icons = {
  {
    icon = fireArmor.icon,
    icon_size = fireArmor.icon_size,
    tint = {r=1,g=0,b=0,a=0.3}
  },
}

fireArmor.resistances = {
  {
    type = "physical",
    decrease = 6,
    percent = 10
  },
  {
    type = "explosion",
    decrease = 10,
    percent = 30
  },
  {
    type = "acid",
    decrease = 5,
    percent = 30
  },
  {
    type = "fire",
    decrease = 0,
    percent = 100
  }
}

-- create the recipe prototype from scratch
local recipe = {
  type = "recipe",
  name = "fire-armor",
  enabled = true,
  energy_required = 8, -- time to craft in seconds (at crafting speed 1)
  ingredients = {
    {type = "item", name = "copper-plate", amount = 200},
    {type = "item", name = "steel-plate", amount = 50}
  },
  results = {{type = "item", name = "fire-armor", amount = 1}}
}

data:extend{fireArmor, recipe}

locale/en/words.cfg

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[item-name]
fire-armor=Fire armor
farm=Farm


[item-description]
fire-armor=An armor that seems to catch the ground itself on fire when you take a step. It's warm to the touch.
farm=A simple farm

tl;dr: how change green "assembling machine 1" to "farm"

~~(also, the new "farm" item loses its tint after being placed. Why does it do that and how do you get it to keep the tint)~~

Posted: **Wed May 20, 2026 9:03 am**

This is because the item places an assembling-machine-1, and items inherit names of the entities they place, unless localised_description is set on an item.
So if you create an entity named farm, make the item place it and create a locale for the farm entity, the item should have a correct name as well.
The locale would look like this:

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[entity-name]
farm=Farm
[entity-description]
farm=A simple farm.

Posted: **Fri May 22, 2026 12:37 am**

okay that worked, I also needed to make a custom entity

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