Right now it doesn't support shapes other than squares. However, I can see how to do circles quite easily (oblong shapes might be harder... how to determine which way should be up?).ssilk wrote:Like. Yesterday I saw this https://forums.factorio.com/forum/vie ... 73#p121673
Looks so beautiful. And I thought: it might be easy, if I have some kind of blueprint for each type of building. And a algorithm that finds a path with a minimum width through the factory to make a road around it...
... Btw: I would largely increase the area of this hub. 100x100 or so
Is there any reason not to use the color-coding mod? It does not alter the balance of gameplay in any meaningful way. It seemed better to re-use the mod that already added the colored concrete than re-implement it and possibly introduce incompatibilities. I do agree that dependencies suck, especially given that Factorio doesn't have any means of finding / downloading them automatically. If you have more reasons for not wanting to use it, I'm open to hearing them.Peter34 wrote:I don't use the Color Coding mod, so it would be really nice to see a stand-alone version of Concrete Logistics.
Yes, this happens by default. Any concrete or brick tile that does not match what the logistics hub expects will be replaced.Peter34 wrote:Also, it seems to me that some players might pave parts of their factory with Brick paths initially, because automated Concrete placement is a long way away, and so it would be super nice if this auto-concrete-placer thingie could not only auto-place Concrete blueprint within its radius but also auto-remove already laid down Brick and then later when those Bricks are removed place down Concrete BP on the now empty spots.
Really? I obviously tested, but haven't seen this particular issue. I'll grab a clean, new copy of factorio w/o any mods, and try installing this fresh, and see what happens. Sorry you encountered this.capthavic wrote:Weird...downloaded mod and dependencies, start game and mods load fine until it gets to loading sprites (89%) gives an error message
Missing specification of font with name: "font-lb"
Never seen that before and not sure how to fix that
Edit: Looks like issue with color coding mod. Deleted it but kept wrench and this mod and game loaded fine. Of course now I can't research the concrete hub.
Sorry about this! The issue was that I was using a font I copied from advanced logistics systems mod, and forgot to declare the font type in my mod! I have corrected this in 1.0.1 - try redownloading 1.0.1, and the dependencies.capthavic wrote:Weird...downloaded mod and dependencies, start game and mods load fine until it gets to loading sprites (89%) gives an error message
Missing specification of font with name: "font-lb"
Never seen that before and not sure how to fix that
Edit: Looks like issue with color coding mod. Deleted it but kept wrench and this mod and game loaded fine. Of course now I can't research the concrete hub.
Dang! I can't believe I didn't see that in testing. That's what I get for testing in an existing save and not a new world.capthavic wrote:Thanks for quick response! The game loaded fine now but now I'm getting a notice while in game:
Notice
Error while running the event handler:
_ _ ConcreteLogistics _ _/control.lua:69:bad
argument #1 to 'pairs' (table expected, got nil)
Not sure if I'm doing something to trigger it, happened while waiting for research to complete so I hadn't tried placing anything yet.
Edit: Seems doing just about anything makes it happen. Even tried fresh world, couldn't get even a single tree chopped before I got the error again and booted back to main menu.
You have to open the GUI by crafting the wrench and right clicking with that in your hand - there is no way for mods to detect a right click w/o a special object in the players hands. This is an annoying limitation that hopefully 0.13. will fix.capthavic wrote:Well the game doesn't crash now but I'm still having issues. It will queue concrete to be placed but no bots will place them under some structures. Started a sandbox map, using base game structures only but it wouldn't place concrete under basic stone furnace. They did under regular inserters and conveyors and open ground beside them, but not under the furnace. Also idk how to open that menu for the hub, clicking on it does nothing.
Sorry for all this trouble v.v
Just crafted wrench but it didn't work and just gave me this error: https://www.dropbox.com/s/orkrrrgltl3vh ... r.png?dl=0Afforess wrote:You have to open the GUI by crafting the wrench and right clicking with that in your hand - there is no way for mods to detect a right click w/o a special object in the players hands. This is an annoying limitation that hopefully 0.13. will fix.capthavic wrote:Well the game doesn't crash now but I'm still having issues. It will queue concrete to be placed but no bots will place them under some structures. Started a sandbox map, using base game structures only but it wouldn't place concrete under basic stone furnace. They did under regular inserters and conveyors and open ground beside them, but not under the furnace. Also idk how to open that menu for the hub, clicking on it does nothing.
Sorry for all this trouble v.v
Stone furnaces might not be in the list of entities that receive concrete, I will take a look. It's possible that was accidentally left out.
I'll take a look at that error, I am pretty sure I know why it happens. As for extra mod objects, it should recognize them. Concrete Logistics detects items by the category they are in (all assembling machines) not by name. It's possible I left out a few early categories (I am not sure if stone-furnaces are categorized differently due to being in the demo game).capthavic wrote:Just crafted wrench but it didn't work and just gave me this error: https://www.dropbox.com/s/orkrrrgltl3vh ... r.png?dl=0Afforess wrote:You have to open the GUI by crafting the wrench and right clicking with that in your hand - there is no way for mods to detect a right click w/o a special object in the players hands. This is an annoying limitation that hopefully 0.13. will fix.capthavic wrote:Well the game doesn't crash now but I'm still having issues. It will queue concrete to be placed but no bots will place them under some structures. Started a sandbox map, using base game structures only but it wouldn't place concrete under basic stone furnace. They did under regular inserters and conveyors and open ground beside them, but not under the furnace. Also idk how to open that menu for the hub, clicking on it does nothing.
Sorry for all this trouble v.v
Stone furnaces might not be in the list of entities that receive concrete, I will take a look. It's possible that was accidentally left out.
Also it wasn't just stone furnaces, it also didn't work for other stuff on my other maps. I am using another mod for improved assemblers, inserters, etc. so I figured it just wasn't recognizing them, but it did the same thing for the normal furnace and idk what else. Maybe something in another mod is conflicting
If so then guess I'm sol either way. Thanks for your help anyway ^^
Alright, I fixed the issue that was causing the settings error when you used the wrench. Also, based on your experience, I wrote some code that will create a "tutorial" pop explanation when any player places their first concrete logistics hub. This should give new players a good introduction to how to use them. I made sure placing a hub also pops up their configuration GUI, to make it easier to access immediately.capthavic wrote: Just crafted wrench but it didn't work and just gave me this error: https://www.dropbox.com/s/orkrrrgltl3vh ... r.png?dl=0
Also it wasn't just stone furnaces, it also didn't work for other stuff on my other maps. I am using another mod for improved assemblers, inserters, etc. so I figured it just wasn't recognizing them, but it did the same thing for the normal furnace and idk what else. Maybe something in another mod is conflicting
If so then guess I'm sol either way. Thanks for your help anyway ^^
Thanks for being so patient and helpful ^w^Afforess wrote:Alright, I fixed the issue that was causing the settings error when you used the wrench. Also, based on your experience, I wrote some code that will create a "tutorial" pop explanation when any player places their first concrete logistics hub. This should give new players a good introduction to how to use them. I made sure placing a hub also pops up their configuration GUI, to make it easier to access immediately.capthavic wrote: Just crafted wrench but it didn't work and just gave me this error: https://www.dropbox.com/s/orkrrrgltl3vh ... r.png?dl=0
Also it wasn't just stone furnaces, it also didn't work for other stuff on my other maps. I am using another mod for improved assemblers, inserters, etc. so I figured it just wasn't recognizing them, but it did the same thing for the normal furnace and idk what else. Maybe something in another mod is conflicting
If so then guess I'm sol either way. Thanks for your help anyway ^^
Another note: I tested stone furnaces and they definitely received concrete. Again, modded items should also be recognized. I added a status indicator to the title of the GUI, when it's green, all concrete has been placed, when it is yellow, active concrete placement is still on-going. So while the stone furnace in your game might not have received concrete, it may be just because it hasn't been gotten to it yet.
Any other suggestions to how I could make this mod easier to use? You've had a rough experience, but I want to make sure I learn & improve the mod from it.
Dang! Talk about obvious mistakes. Fixed in 1.0.4!capthavic wrote:Afforess wrote: Thanks for being so patient and helpful ^w^
Working fine now, my only complaint is there doesn't seem to be a default concrete option, only the colored ones. Other than that seems to be working perfectly now!
