Hello,

as already described in https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=92143 , I want to restore the state of my custom entity, if it is recreated with undo after mining it.

I think an easy solution might be to extend the event table of the on_player_mined_entity and on_robot_mined_entity ...

Hello,

since the new upgrade system can change the direction of an entity, it would be nice if this information can be exposed by the LuaEntity API. Proposal:

extend order_upgrade argument table with direction
add a new function get_upgrade_direction()


Additionally, the event table of on ...

Hello,

is it possible to add information to the event table, if an entity is up-/downgraded/fast-replaced?
Something like this:


-- in on_destroy
event.reason = "fast_replace"
-- in on_create
event.replaced_unit_number = old_entity.unit_number


With this information custom entities, e.g. based ...

If you want to reserve a collision_mask layer dynamically, just copy a prototype and allocate an unused layer to its collision mask. During runtime, the layer can be retrieved by using the ingame prototype information system.

I attached some example code:

data.lua

local util = require("util ...

Can you post, which mod or the prototype definition?

Hello,

I have two prototype classes, basically markers for the floor, which might share the same position but should collide with other entities:


-- same "class"
-- should collide with objects, itself, proto_b, but not with proto_c, proto_d
proto_a.collision_mask = {"object-layer", "transport ...

Hello,

I have a custom entity, for which I store additional information in a global table referenced by unit_number. For copy/paste/blueprint I am able to save and restore these information using tags.

Now I also want to restore this information after I mined this entity and restore its ghost with ...