Cricket's Pipes | Factorio | Page 1

bright abyss Oct 30, 2023, 4:10 PM

#

🧵

untold sage Oct 30, 2023, 4:11 PM

#

Check other building prototypes

bright abyss Oct 30, 2023, 4:11 PM

#

the offsets have to be within 1 outside the box, and not on diagonals

#

it has to be on a clear "side"

untold sage Oct 30, 2023, 4:12 PM

#

So like {5, 4} or {4,5}

cursive bolt Oct 30, 2023, 4:21 PM

#

Multi-tasking, didn't see the thread.

#

4,5 worked. Clear side makes sense. Thanks!

bright abyss Oct 30, 2023, 4:23 PM

#

everyone tries to make a diagonal pipe the first time for some reason 🤷

cursive bolt Oct 30, 2023, 4:23 PM

#

No diagonals isn't obvious from examples.

bright abyss Oct 30, 2023, 4:23 PM

#

yeah, it comes from teh way pipe connections actually work

cursive bolt Oct 30, 2023, 4:23 PM

#

So I'm in good company. Makes sense once it's pointed out.

untold sage Oct 30, 2023, 4:28 PM

#

Consider setting your pipe connections where it'll make sense for players to use

#

Try to come up with a couple of tilable designs and see if it turns out the way you find pleasing

#

Lets say in SeaBlock there are some 5x5 buildings near the start where the 2 outputs (with different fluids) are on the far ends of one side, meaning you can't put them right next to each other. If it was on slots 2 and 4 instead of 1 and 5, it would allow closer building.

#

But if the 2 outputs are for the same fluid, it actually makes sense to put them at those spots, because then you can put the buildings next to each other, and connect with a simple pipe i.e. underground-pipe-pipe-underground

cursive bolt Oct 30, 2023, 4:31 PM

#

Yep, I swear at those electrolysers often.

#

Sigh, there's a typo somewhere.
v.selection_box = {{-15,-15},{15,15}}
v.collision_box = {{-14.5,-14.5},{14.5,14.5}}
...
pipe_connections =
{ { type="input",
position = {-15,-16}

Error: invalid pipe connections spec for ofseet [-15,-16}

untold sage Oct 30, 2023, 4:34 PM

#

{-15, -16} is still outside of {-14.5,-14.5} in a diagonal

cursive bolt Oct 30, 2023, 4:35 PM

#

Rounding error?
0,-16 ...still complains offset isn't ouside.

#

Checking: All measurements are in tiles, counted from middle of the box?

#

0,15 ran, but I don't see the port.

#

There it is, tiny blue arrow, hiding.

untold sage Oct 30, 2023, 4:42 PM

#

-16 is more than 1 outside of -14.5

#

try -15.5

cursive bolt Oct 30, 2023, 4:49 PM

#

position = {0,-15} worked

#

So did -15.5. First is tiny bit easier to type.

#

Make a png for 31x31 entity, so it's easier to see fluid connections.
Add many connections to each side.
Make recipe that has multiple fluids, and learn how to assign them. Some fluids will have multiple outlets, since it's to replace a block that makes 6k/s hydrogen.
Lunch. Taht should be first.

#

tiny steps.

bright abyss Oct 30, 2023, 5:36 PM

#

the actual positions end up getting snapped to the tile edges where pipe connections can be anyway

#Cricket's Pipes