I have written the Time Series Graphs mod which adds combinators which can record and plot data received from a circuit network. See the mod page (or reddit post ) for more details. I'm still calling this an alpha, but I think it's already useful. Notably, the mod combines the 0.17 shape-rendering A...

At a minimum, this function seems under-documented, but it may be that some of its behavior constitutes a bug. The function is given the index of a "screen page," and the documentation doesn't give a clear explanation of what this means. It appears to correspond to the (1-indexed) quick ba...

Confirmed that LuaPlayer::get_quick_bar_slot() returns nil when a blueprint is in the slot. This is inconvenient, since I'm trying to make a mod that adds an item to the first empty quickbar slot. As-is, it will overwrite any blueprints.

That first post was made before I overhauled the UI. It's much better now.

I've been working on a web-based calculator for some time now, and I recently finished a fairly substantial re-write. You can find it here. Some notable features include: Proper handling of oil products. It can accurately tell you how many oil refineries and cracking plants you will require. Support...

LuaEntityPrototype.resource_categories -- The list of resource categories that can be mined by a mining entity (burner miner, electric miner, pumpjack). LuaEntityPrototype.fluid -- Only appears to be used by the offshore-pump. The fluid that the entity produces. LuaEntityPrototype.pumping_speed -- ...

game.entity_prototypes["nuclear-reactor"].burner_prototype is nil. However, its entry in the game data files does have a "burner" entry, so this seems to be wrong.

All depends on your map settings. Aliens still hold the most important resource of all. That is terrain. Terrain contains all other resources except for daylight. You need terrain to build your base on. Everything except oil runs dry eventually, so you need to secure more space before you run out. ...