Example: roboport.surface.create_entity{name="entity-ghost", position=belts.position, inner_name=p.name, direction = belts.direction, force=roboport.force, fast_replace=true} Doing this under an existing entity already will summon a bot to try and fulfill the ghost, but the bot never place...

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ent is the entity as usual, item is the spill stack created by the fast_replace flag.

Made a huge update to Global Warming. Performance is greatly improved.

I just want to restate that the combat bonuses (increased bullet damage, increased turret damage, etc) should come from increased manufacturing rather than a one time cost. Tier 2+3 gun turrets, tier 2+3 laser turrets, possibly even combat modules to increase range, increase fire rate, or increased ...

Got a publishable version of Belt Upgrader done. Since publishing I worked out a method to simulate fast-replace with bots, allowing putting down an entity without stopping the old one and preserving circuit connections so I need to rewrite a decent chunk of it to use this new method. Oh, and I figu...

While trying to create a mod to search and auto-upgrade inserters, I ran into an error with ghosts causing errors. When I try to copy an inserter's pickup/dropoff locations onto a ghost, I get an error. Here is the specific code: roboport.surface.create_entity{name="entity-ghost", position...

Please add mining speed to construction bots.

This means they need to spend mining_time / mining_speed time to deconstruct or cut down trees. And maybe they need to spend the same amount of time placing an object.
Gotta keep those construction bots busy!

@theit8514:

Such a strange bug! Thanks for catching that.

I tried to copy an underground belt via this code: roboport.surface.create_entity{name="entity-ghost", position=belts.position, inner_name="fast-transport-belt", direction = belts.direction, force=roboport.force} But the underground belt is facing the wrong direction! Here is an ...

Doh, you're right. It must have been another mod using pallet swapped drills. Or maybe I'm confused and it wasn't drills.

Bob, do you mind if I use your icons/pictures for your higher tier mining drills in my upcoming Prospector mod? I figure I'd ask before I go fiddling for a couple hours trying to make pallet swaps look good.

Here's a general thread for my collection of mods to make it easier to keep track of feedback as well as what I'm working on. Assembler Assay Assemblers break down and require servicing. Take them to a refurbisher either to restore them to working order (easy mode) or disassemble them so their parts...

Spawners also have infinite ammo of bitters/spliters that can spawn out of thin air. Infinite spawning isn't the worst thing in the world. The only way to keep biters an ever present threat is to have them come from SOMEWHERE. Spawns makes that possible. What I'm talking about is more related to ho...

Currently inserting objects is a bit of a complicated process involving checking available space. It would be nice if insert had an optional flag that would drop items on the ground in the case of an overflow. Currently if there is no space for an insert call then the items are lost and this needs t...

Can't wait for 0.15!

You may want to look into my Global Warming mod for how I handle desertification. This way you can make deserts appear in places besides where biters die. And it would be relatively simple to reverse the process to turn desert into grass via the terraformer. Link: https://mods.factorio.com/mods/Mylo...

Two factors that make solar panels too easy: * More daytime than nighttime * No cloudy weather. Each would increase the need for both panels and accumulators. Also if biters were more aggressive to the point of holding the large amount of territory required for panels, they would also be less appeal...

aober93 wrote:According to nearly every response, the problem lies somewhere else.

Like with how frustratingly fast biters respawn. Oh wait, that's part of the problem of clearing biter infestations.

The most annoying factor of combat is how stupidly strong biters are on defense. Clearing nests feels like a chore. Biters should be stronger on offense and weaker on defense to make designing a biter-proof base an interesting challenge without making claiming land to do it a chore. I too use Robot ...

I was able to take the code in my concreep mod and changing just a couple lines turn it into a belt replacer. At the moment I have to deconstruct then place a ghost which is very disruptive.

I'm not quite sure how Klonan's mod works, but it let me know to replace both sides of the underground belt!