[MOD 0.15.x] The Fat Controller. Remote train manager 2.0.7

[Choumiko]

Type: Mod
Name: The Fat Controller
Description: The Fat Controller adds a gui to track trains
License: MIT
Download-Url: v2.0.7
Website: Github Repo

How to use

Long description

Long description
Here is a small mod I wrote so I could keep an eye on my trains. The Fat Controller allows you to track trains, see their next stop, if they are currently moving and the item in their inventory with the highest count, you are also able to remotely control trains and set their schedule.





Videos

• Factorio Mod Spotlight - The Fat Controller 0.0.11 - Xterminator

Info
So all the features i initially planed are in this build. Next might be a train stats screen, showing how many items are going through the train network, how long trains are spending waiting at signals, that sort of thing.

If you uninstall this mod, make sure you are out of remote control mode first unless you want to be stuck as a ghost, being a ghost is pretty cool.

Version history

Changelog: https://mods.factorio.com/mods/Choumiko ... Controller

• 0.4.18
• fixed error when updating

• 0.4.17
• updated for 0.13
• allow changing trains only when train UI is closed
• added czech translation

• 0.4.16
• fixed error with manually stopping filtered trains
• fixed error with CreativeMode
• added russian translation by ZaiZon
• might work with 0.13 (or not)

• 0.4.15
• Trains can be renamed, option to toggle displaying the name
• fixed stations not getting updated (160777)
• Most of the GUI text can now be localised

• 0.4.14
• suppress no fuel warning for 1 minute for new trains
• fix error with invalid train (158578)
• french translation by Redstylt

• 0.4.13
• no path error displays the station the train tries to reach
• displayed page is only changed when necessary for filtered train list
• added german translation by ST-DDT

• 0.4.12
• added support for LogisticsRailway
• filter mode can be switched between AND/OR
• filtering by Alarms ignores the other filters
• Stop/resume all/filtered should work correctly
• added command to search for train stops
• trains without a locomotive are ignored

• 0.4.11
• icons for alarms
• shows remaining time at station in the traininfo
• fix players being thrown out of a train when another player tries controlling it
• filter trains by alarm
• show 10 trains per page by default
• alarms are only shown for players in the same force
• added spanish translation by frenchiverduti

• v0.0.1: Initial release
  v0.0.2- v0.0.12 singple player stuffs
  v0.1.0 - v0.1.2 multiplayer support, auto train management
  v0.2.0 fixed bugs with destroying trains and added alarms
  v0.2.1 fixed bug with new games
  v0.2.2 fixed the exact same bug in a different location
  v0.2.3 fixed bugs so TFC works on the one minute rocket defense map
  v0.2.4 initial update for 0.12
  v0.3.0 initial force support
  v0.3.11 Bug fixes or something like that

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License

License
The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2014 James O'Farrell

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Do not download

I mean it, dont!

TheFatController_0.3.1.zip

v0.3.1

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TheFatController_0.2.3.zip

v0.2.3 (0.11.22)

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[bulldog98]

That is what I always wanted , please devs put that into the main game.

[bobingabout]

This sounds useful, I might try it out later, but I have no trains in my current map, just a really large logistics network.

[transportman]

I like this mod, I have some trains running around to transport myself around the base, and it is nice to know where I need to go to board (or how long I should wait), but I encountered an error when loading a game in 0.10.0. I made that game in Factorio 0.9.8, updated to 0.10.0 and later added the mod, and now when loading the game I get the following error:

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Error 2 while running the event handler:
...pData\Roaming\Factoria\mods\TheFatController|control.lua:27: Gui element with name fatController already present in the parent element.

Updating Factorio to 0.10.1 did not help.

[Rahjital]

I took a quick peek at the mod and it seems the mod does not support saving and loading. It doesn't save its fatControllerInit state when the game saves, so when it is loaded, the mod tries to initialize all over again, causing this crash. At least that's what I think is happening, I might be wrong.

You should be able to load the game with the mod turned off just fine. I'm sure JamesOFarrell will release a fixed version soon.

[transportman]

You should be able to load the game with the mod turned off just fine. I'm sure JamesOFarrell will release a fixed version soon.

Loading with the mod disabled works fine, only the windows remain on the screen doing nothing.

[Rahjital]

That should fixed by putting this into console:

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game.player.gui.left.fatController.destroy()

[JamesOFarrell]

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Error 2 while running the event handler:
...pData\Roaming\Factoria\mods\TheFatController|control.lua:27: Gui element with name fatController already present in the parent element.

Sorry about that, there were 3 lines in the script already to fix that bug but they were disabled for testing and I forgot to put them back in. New version has been uploaded with the fix for this.

I took a quick peek at the mod

I am so sorry, it is an unplanned mess. I sat down to write it and just threw code at the problems I encountered instead of stopping and thinking.

It doesn't save its fatControllerInit state when the game saves

fatControllerInit is a local variable intentionally, it is supposed to init every time, it still supports loading and saving though as it stores all its state in the glob table.

That should fixed by putting this into console

Thanks for helping out Rahjital!

[Rahjital]

Oh, so that's how it works! I thought it was commented out because it was some debug stuff. It doesn't really matter, but just for dev OCD matters, wouldn't it be cleaner to just set your pointers to the gui elements again instead of destroying them and creating them again?

Ah, I was glad to help! It's a great mod, truly useful for large railroads. Would it be possible to see an ETA for arrival to the next station? It wouldn't need to be accurate, just a rough estimate on how long would it take calculated from the speed of the train and distance to the station. Or maybe just showing the distance itself, that would work just as well. That would make the mod truly indispensable.

[JamesOFarrell]

Oh, so that's how it works! I thought it was commented out because it was some debug stuff. It doesn't really matter, but just for dev OCD matters, wouldn't it be cleaner to just set your pointers to the gui elements again instead of destroying them and creating them again?

Probably but it is so easy to just blow it away and let it be recreated if it is needed. That way i don't need to really think about the current GUI state at start up.

Ah, I was glad to help! It's a great mod, truly useful for large railroads. Would it be possible to see an ETA for arrival to the next station? It wouldn't need to be accurate, just a rough estimate on how long would it take calculated from the speed of the train and distance to the station. Or maybe just showing the distance itself, that would work just as well. That would make the mod truly indispensable.

Things with stations are actually a little hard as I don't know where the stations are in game or the name of them. Once I rewrite how the state of this mod is stored and clean up the gui code a little I'll be in a better position to actually think about stations just thinking allowed I'll probably do something like finding all station entities near a stopped train and guessing which station it is based on the trains schedule. Once I do that I can do a rough calculation of ETA. The other thing I I could so is track the time it takes to travel between stations each time and display a guesstimation based on the average trip.

I could add the X/Y coords or the distance from your player as I know both of these things already but they are not that useful. What maybe more useful is the current direction (N/E/SW...) as this would allow you to see at a glance which direction it is heading.

[ColonelWill]

Been playing with this mod today, found it very useful and fun, one thing I would like would be to give each train a name or have it show the name of loco so I know what each one in the list is doing, as atm it only shows where it is/ heading.

Many thanks great Mod

[transportman]

Sorry about that, there were 3 lines in the script already to fix that bug but they were disabled for testing and I forgot to put them back in. New version has been uploaded with the fix for this.

Thanks for the quick fix, will try it later.

[EDIT]It works, thanks. Got an error when going to camera mode, but restarting the game solved that.[/EDIT]

[orion420]

I have localized this error to when i load TheFatController. Game Crashes with this error. strange cause that file is in that location. But its is a .wav not .ogg. wired

[JamesOFarrell]

I have localized this error to when i load TheFatController. Game Crashes with this error. strange cause that file is in that location. But its is a .wav not .ogg. wired

Edit: New version with 0.9.8 support (hopefully, not tested because I don't have a 0.9.8 install) and a bug fixed

Try v0.0.3. it might fix the issue

[orion420]

I have localized this error to when i load TheFatController. Game Crashes with this error. strange cause that file is in that location. But its is a .wav not .ogg. wired

Edit: New version with 0.9.8 support (hopefully, not tested because I don't have a 0.9.8 install) and a bug fixed

Try v0.0.3. it might fix the issue

I do not follow are you saying i should play using Factorio v0.0.3.

[transportman]

I have localized this error to when i load TheFatController. Game Crashes with this error. strange cause that file is in that location. But its is a .wav not .ogg. wired

Edit: New version with 0.9.8 support (hopefully, not tested because I don't have a 0.9.8 install) and a bug fixed

Try v0.0.3. it might fix the issue

I do not follow are you saying i should play using Factorio v0.0.3.

No, with v0.0.3 of this mod, which is linked to in the first post.

[SHiRKiT]

I feel as everytime I leave the game I need to add the trains back to my list. I can't confirm wether it's everytime or just when the game crashes, but I know it's pretty damn frequent.

[JamesOFarrell]

I feel as everytime I leave the game I need to add the trains back to my list. I can't confirm wether it's everytime or just when the game crashes, but I know it's pretty damn frequent.

Can you post a save so I can check this out? I don't have this issue myself but it does not really surprise me that it is happening. The "trains" in the game at pretty temporary and seem to get recreated if anything changes about them (adding or removing a carriage). I have plans for fixing this issue by tracking trains in a different way. Hopefully I'll get some time to work on this mod over the upcoming weekend.

[SHiRKiT]

The save I was playing is over 100MB, I'm starting a new one. I'll try to reproduce this in this new game. Thanks for the mod anyways, I love to remotely control the train. I feel like really fat!

[SHiRKiT]

It happens whenever I add/remove wagons to the train. Maybe you could check, after the train is rebuilt, if he has the same name, locomotive position, schedule and from there guess that's the same train, and re-add it to the list.