[outdated] Production tree

[sparr]

So, I've written a small lua program that takes all the recipe files and builds a production tree out of them (and gets item names from the locale files).

I'm still trying to get graphviz to render it nicely, but it's at least readable now.

http://i.imgur.com/1IPqTCl.png

[immibis]

I never realized wood only has 4 uses (plus fuel).

[ssilk]

Nice.

You know that: https://forums.factorio.com/wiki/inde ... tsheet.jpg ?
Immibis, anything against to put it also into the wiki?

Some suggestions also:
- I think it makes more sense to have it from the other directtion: For every item a small tree, which completely shows, what's needed to create that single item.
- Would you share the sourcecode how you generated it?

[immibis]

I think it's a bit pointless to put it in the wiki if it doesn't explain anything, but there's no reason not to put it there.

[Rens2Sea]

- I think it makes more sense to have it from the other directtion: For every item a small tree, which completely shows, what's needed to create that single item.

A bit like this?

Screenshot

It's something i've been working on.

[ssilk]

I think it's a bit pointless to put it in the wiki if it doesn't explain anything, but there's no reason not to put it there.

I think it is currently better than nothing. Remember, this is alpha. Anything, which helps is ok.

@Rens2Sea: exactly. I think this kind of description is much more useable, because you never look: oh, what can I do with iron, you always look: what do I need (not meet) to make that?

Its something I've been working on.

In the end this must be auto generated in the game or on a website, because it must work for mods, too.

[slpwnd]

It's something i've been working on.

Looks great!

[Rens2Sea]

In the end this must be auto generated in the game or on a website, because it must work for mods, too.

Yeah, right now they are all made with paint.
Would be nice to make it into a little tool that mod developers can use to create recipe images for their threads.

[ssilk]

What I wanted to say: Really very, very nice, but don't push too much effort in that, because the next release will come and then much things changes. I would make just a very provisional version.

[sparr]

I never realized wood only has 4 uses (plus fuel).

Ditto. Also, I did not expect to need coal in my production lines until I got to the point of making plastic. I'd have loved to have known about that in advance while planning my primary resource conveyor system.

You know that: https://forums.factorio.com/wiki/inde ... tsheet.jpg ?
- I think it makes more sense to have it from the other directtion: For every item a small tree, which completely shows, what's needed to create that single item.
- Would you share the sourcecode how you generated it?

I did see the cheatsheet in the Friday Facts a while back. I want to make mine more condensed like that.
I will see about generating an all-items recipe-page like you describe. It will be a little more complicated, but not much.
I will share my source code soon!

A bit like this?

Screenshot

It's something i've been working on.

This is exactly one of the sorts of views I want to generate automatically!

What I wanted to say: Really very, very nice, but don't push too much effort in that, because the next release will come and then much things changes. I would make just a very provisional version.

Changes and mods are why I want to automate this process. I just click a button when 0.9.1 comes out and this whole thing gets re-generated.

[Nemoder]

Looks like you are making some good progress on the automated system!
Here's my hand drawn one with the dia source if anyone wants to play with it too:
http://i.imgur.com/qrEpXjb.png

Source factorio-chart.zip

Dia http://dia-installer.de

[Pickle]

Looks like you are making some good progress on the automated system!
Here's my hand drawn one with the dia source if anyone wants to play with it too:

Your image looks awesome but you should definitely not be distributing the game's assets with your source. Users only need to put factorio.dia in [Installation_Directory]\data\base\graphics and it will load the icons from their installation.

[Nemoder]

Your image looks awesome but you should definitely not be distributing the game's assets with your source. Users only need to put factorio.dia in [Installation_Directory]\data\base\graphics and it will load the icons from their installation.

I wondered about that but I wasn't sure how well it would work across platforms and I figured it is only the icon files and they are publicly available on the wiki anyway.