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EDIT: LuaGameScript.entity_prototypes

My mods remote interface allows other mods to register certain entities with it, but I need to validate their prototype values to ensure they are set correctly (otherwise throw an error so the mod author can make required changes).

Problem is, it appears that I can only access the prototype of entities already placed on map - I don't really want to place an entity just so I can read its prototype then destroy it.

Is there a way to access prototype for an entity by it's name, rather than an actual instance of it on the map?

I believe the table game.entity_prototypes is indexed by prototype name. So game.entity_prototypes["prototype-name"] should work for ya.

Yup, that's exactly what I want