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Edit blueprint in a mod
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2019 2:43 pm
by Hermios
Hi
Is that possible to edit a blueprint in a mod (add, delete, modify or replace elements etc.)? If yes, how?
Thanks
Niko
Re: Edit blueprint in a mod
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2019 11:00 am
by mrvn
Short answere: yes.
There are events for when a blueprint is created where you can modify things before they are encoded as a blueprint. Just search the list of events in the API for blueprint.
There are also mods that modify a blueprint later. No idea how but you can look there for how to do it. For example
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/LandfillEverything
Re: Edit blueprint in a mod
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2019 8:17 am
by darkfrei
mrvn wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2019 11:00 am
There are events for when a blueprint is created where you can modify things before they are encoded as a blueprint. Just search the list of events in the API for blueprint.
So if I have placeholder entity and I replace it with the another one, theoretically I can choose with the BluePrint the last one, but get the first one?
For example
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/BurnerOffshorePump
Here is the pump (placeholder), they can define where the player can place the pump, but than I replace it with the assembling machine with recipe "water". How can I make them blueprintable?
Re: Edit blueprint in a mod
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 10:47 am
by mrvn
Setting the mining placed by field isn't enough?
Re: Edit blueprint in a mod
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 11:31 am
by darkfrei
mrvn wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2019 10:47 am
Setting the mining placed by field isn't enough?
Can you please provide an example?
Re: Edit blueprint in a mod
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 11:34 am
by DaveMcW
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entity.placeable_by = item.name
entity.minable.result = item.name
Re: Edit blueprint in a mod
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 9:29 pm
by darkfrei
DaveMcW wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2019 11:34 am
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entity.placeable_by = item.name
entity.minable.result = item.name
By rails it's a table, just adding the entity.placeable_by = item_name gets error.
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data.raw["curved-rail"]["curved-rail"].placeable_by = {item = "rail", count = 4}
No, I cannot select the entity with "assembling_machine_entity.placeable_by = offshore_pump_item_name".
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Re: Edit blueprint in a mod
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 12:09 pm
by Hermios
Hi
Thanks for the answer.
I clearly overengineered my system, and the "placeably by" is the appropriate solution:
My situation is the same as Darkfrei: When placing an entity, the first entitiy E1 is replaced by a second E2 (E1 must be destroyed)
When blueprinting, E2 is taken in consideration. So, my blueprint contains E2
Then, if I define "minable.result" and placeably by from E2 for the item I,
-> When mining E2 (by robot or player)-> I got item I
-> By applying my blueprint, with E2, since E2 is placeably by I, an item I can be consumed to place E2
Though, I still don't see how to edit a blueprint via a mod. This could be very nice to add such content to the API.
But at least, this first problem is solved.
Many thanks for your help and advice, everyone
Niko
Re: Edit blueprint in a mod
Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2019 11:48 am
by mrvn
darkfrei wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2019 9:29 pm
DaveMcW wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2019 11:34 am
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entity.placeable_by = item.name
entity.minable.result = item.name
By rails it's a table, just adding the entity.placeable_by = item_name gets error.
Code: Select all
data.raw["curved-rail"]["curved-rail"].placeable_by = {item = "rail", count = 4}
No, I cannot select the entity with "assembling_machine_entity.placeable_by = offshore_pump_item_name".
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Did you make it selectable? Maybe share the complete prototype of the entities / items involved.
Re: Edit blueprint in a mod
Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2019 5:49 pm
by darkfrei
mrvn wrote: ↑Mon Nov 11, 2019 11:48 am
Did you make it selectable? Maybe share the complete prototype of the entities / items involved.
I don't make it unselectable, so it's just
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local replacement_table = {
['offshore-pump'] = 'burner-offshore-pump',
['burner-offshore-pump-placeholder'] = 'burner-offshore-pump',
['electric-offshore-pump-placeholder'] = 'electric-offshore-pump'
}
function on_built_entity (event)
local ent = event.created_entity or event.entity
local name = ent.name
local bop_name = replacement_table[name] -- table with
if not bop_name then return else end
local surface = ent.surface
surface.create_entity{name=bop_name, position=ent.position, direction=ent.direction, force=ent.force, fast_replace=true, spill=false, raise_built=true, create_build_effect_smoke=false}
ent.destroy()
end
Re: Edit blueprint in a mod
Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2019 6:20 pm
by darkfrei
Interesting, but this small mod works as expected.