Changelog

Version: 1.4.5
Date: 2025-09-08
  Bugfixes:
    - ops, no_spawning is for NOT spawning (denied), need to negate it

Version: 1.4.4
Date: 2025-08-30
  Minor:
    - moved configuration key to `constants.lua`

Version: 1.4.3
Date: 2025-08-28
  Bugfixes:
    - use `game.surfaces[name].planet` instead of some `data.raw` as the later one is not
      available on control phase
    - also added same checks in inner functions
    - renamed migrations (won't hurt)

Version: 1.4.2
Date: 2025-08-27
  Minor:
    - moved icon graphics into own sub-directory
    - introduced spawning.allow_spawning_on() which checks if spawning on surface is allowed for
      given ruin-set name
    - renamed `surfaces.excluded_surfaces` to `excluded` as the 2nd `surfaces` would be redundant
    - introduced surfaces.is_excluded() which checks if surface name is in exclusion table, this
      should allow repeated remote-calls on "exclude_surface" and "reinclude_surface" without
      causing any crashes, but the "inner" function needs to check the exclusion status

Version: 1.4.1
Date: 2025-08-25
  Minor:
    - introduced utils.list_contains() which checks if a certain value is present in given
      "list"
    - added some sanity-checks to make sure only valid parameters can pass
    - removed unused parameter `tick`, it was present in former release but now since
      on_nth_tick() is being waited on, the delay should be enough

Version: 1.4.0
Date: 2025-08-24
  Cleanup:
    - removed deprecated remote-call function "add_ruin_set". Please use "add_ruin_sets" with
      your whole ruin-set instead
  Breaking changes:
    - remote-call function "exclude_surface" was misused for excluding whole planets from spawning
      ruins of a certain set. This is not how it works. "exclude_surface" is for internal surfaces
      which mods such as "control-room" or `NiceFill` use to work.
    - so if you wish to exclude your ruin-set from a planet, use the remote-call function
      "no_spawning_on" instead. Or if you wish only a few ruins should not spawn on a certain planet
      add ed the `no_spawning` key to your ruin.
    - The mod `AbandonedRuins-base` provides all needed documentation

Version: 1.3.18
Date: 2025-08-06
  Bugfixes:
    - need to run `init()` also during `on_load` as `spawn_changes` and others are now moved away,
      thanks to @Silly_Warlock for mentioning this
    - remote-call function "register_ruin_set" wasn't possible, so please remain with utilities
      function instead
  Minor:
    - introduced wrapper function `utils.output_message()` to avoid crashes due to missing `game`

Version: 1.3.17
Date: 2025-08-06
  Features:
    - [s]added remote-call function "register_ruin_set" which wraps around same function in file
      `lua/utilities.lua`. So no need to `require()` that script anymore[/s]
  Minor:
    - moved `storage.exclusive_ruinset` to `spawning` "class/library" to clear some space in
      game-save file (storage is persisted)

Version: 1.3.16
Date: 2025-08-05
  Minor:
    - Added deprecation message so the player can see it, including ruin-set name
    - reformatted some debug lines
    - renamed `recipe` to `recipe_name` as this is only the name and not full `LuaRecipe`

Version: 1.3.15
Date: 2025-08-05
  Bugfixes:
    - tpzo fixed in variable name

Version: 1.3.14
Date: 2025-08-04
  Minor:
    - moved `spawn_chances` table from storage to local lua/spawning.lua "class'" property
    - moved `ruin_sizes` table to lua/spawning.lua` "class`" property

Version: 1.3.13
Date: 2025-08-03
  Performance:
    - `on_tick` was to much, now it can be configured how often a ruin should be attempted to spawn
  Rewrites:
    - moved queue (ruins) handling to own LUA "class/library"
    - moved excluding/reincluding surfaces to own LUA "class/library"

Version: 1.3.12
Date: 2025-08-03
  Bugfixes:
    - when no ruin-set is installed the default was "base" which is already a ruin-set's name
    - replacing "base" with "__none__" and then excluding it from being handled solves a crash
      reported by @sidfu1 and confirmed by @xyzzycgn
  Minor:
    - added more paths (e.g. `.DS_Store` is from MacOS) to be ignored

Version: 1.3.11
Date: 2025-07-27
  Bugfixes:
    - skip creating debug world surface when no ruin-set was loaded (e.g. only this mod installed)
    - local variable `mgs` was pointless as it only caused more memory usage and was used only once
    - moved `excluded_surfaces` to temporary local variable, it shouldn't be persisted or else
      I cannot add new internal surfaces easily.
    - added more checks on array elements to avoid crashes with `?` and `nil` only which are
      hard to debug
    - handle missing ruin-set while it is still configured. This might be the case when a mod
      failed to properly load its ruin-sets
    - use constants.ENABLE_DEBUG_LOG_KEY instead of hard-coded string (recommended for mod devs)

Version: 1.3.10
Date: 2025-07-27
  Bugfixes:
    - Event registrations can only be one function at a time. So if you register two to the
      same event the later one overwrites the other one, thanks to @Silly_Warlock pointing this
      out
  Minor:
    - added function name to error messages

Version: 1.3.9
Date: 2025-07-27
  Features:
    - `add_ruin_size()` now has a 2nd parameter, `half_size` (uint) which will be added/updated
      in table `utils.ruin_half_sizes`
    - added another debug message
  Bugfixes:
    - fixed logic error in fluid handling in `safe_insert_fluid()`, thanks to @Silly_Warlock
      pointing it out
    - got rid of local copies of `prototypes.fluid` and `entity.insert_fluid()`

Version: 1.3.8
Date: 2025-07-24
  Features:
    - Allow ruin-set mods to mark their whole mod exclusively to one or more surfaces
    - introduced `utils.get_ruin_name()` which will return "unknown" if the ruin doesn't have
      a key "name" set or otherwise that key is returned
  Minor:
    - added surface "NiceFill" to excluded surfaces as this is only an "internal"
      hidden surface
    - more/improved debug messages like ruin-set's name
  Documentation:
    - removed `docs/ruin_sets.md` as its place is now in `AbandonedRuins-base` mod
    - updated link to github's "blob" URL
    - updated links to updated `ruin-maker` mod

Version: 1.3.7
Date: 2025-07-22
  Rewrites:
    - some ruins might contain only tiles to spawn (e.g. `heart.lua` in "base"). They are now
      correctly spawned (thanks to @Silly_Warlock for reporting this)
    - only invoke `spawn_entities()` when there is something to spawn
  Minor:
    - `spawn_ruin()`: logged amount of variables about to be parsed, entities and tiles about
      to be spawned
    - logging `table_size(ruin.entities)` might crash the game as it might be `nil` again

Version: 1.3.6
Date: 2025-07-22
  Bugfix for bugfix:
    - ops!

Version: 1.3.5
Date: 2025-07-22
  Bugfixes:
    - cannot log `entity.name` as the parameter `entity` might be a string, too ... :-(
    - reverted back last change ... (?)

Version: 1.3.4
Date: 2025-07-22
  Bugfixes:
    - `settings.global` isn't available during "settings" phase, it has to be
      `data.raw["string-setting"]` for `current-ruin-set` setting.
    - entities need to be destroyed regardless if they are valid or not
    - still logging an invalid entity isn't possible, so logging needs to distinguish this

Version: 1.3.3
Date: 2025-07-22
  Features:
    - moved `register_ruin_set()` from non-working `remote.call()` to `lua/utilities.lua`.
      You now have to "include" that script instead. See mod `realistic-ruins-updated` for
      an example.
  Documentation:
    - moved `format.md` to `AbandonedRuins-base` as that is the proper place it
    - updated other documentation files for reflecting the split of the mods
  Bugfixes:
    - Need to add previous size's threshold, not current again (thanks to @Silly_Warlock for
      reporting this
    - my debug message crashed the game when logging `entity.type/name` when an invalid entity
      was found
    - added braces to `count_tiles_filtered()` invocation as this is a function to be invoked
    - added more debug lines

Version: 1.3.2
Date: 2025-07-21
  Features:
    - added remote-call function `register_ruin_set` for avoiding hard-coded access on writing
      mod configuration in other mods (lesser porting)
  Improvements/bugfixes:
    - used more `table_size(my_table)` as `#my_table` is undecided size LUA 5.2
    - fixed all `default-ruin-set` to `current-ruin-set`
    - added more debug lines
    - used counter variable for indexed (numeric) tables

Version: 1.3.1
Date: 2025-07-20
  Changes:
    - fixed bug in `spawn_ruin()` as the keyword `local` was twice, causing the variable's scope
      being intitialized again inside the `if()` block and the outside variable is NOT updated
    - added more debug lines

Version: 1.3.0
Date: 2025-07-18
  Changes:
    - renamed mod to `AbandonedRuins_updated_fork` done by @Keysivi
    - renamed settings from `AbandonedRuins-*` to `ruins-*`, `current-ruin-set` is now where other
      ruin-sets can be added to
    - removed base ruins (duplicated to mod `AbandonedRuins-base`)
    - further rewrites towards `AbandonedRuins_updated_fork` mod
    - excluded my old mod's name
    - added asserts on surface.valid (should always be?)
    - added more debug lines

Version: 1.2.13
Date: 2025-07-18
  Changes:
    - excluded `AbandonedRuins_updated_fork` as they both does the same

Version: 1.2.12
Date: 2025-07-18
  Changes:
    - renamed `spawn_table` to `spawn_chances` as tables are tables already and
      `spawn_chances` is more descriptive
    - added some more assertitions
    - added some minor debug lines

Version: 1.2.11
Date: 2025-06-07
  Fixed:
    - had to rename `stack-inserter` to `bulk-inserter` (thanks to @Dogman15 for reporting this)

Version: 1.2.10
Date: 2025-04-26
  Fixes:
    - Parameter `size` was wrongfully documented as `number` must be `string`

Version: 1.2.9
Date: 2025-04-19
  Changes:
    - The event `on_tick` did generate to many useless messages, it is now separated from
      usual debug purposes (EXTREMELY RARE USED!)

Version: 1.2.8
Date: 2025-04-18
  Fixes:
    - Possible fix for spawning ruins on heavy oil (Fulgora) or lava (Vulcanus)
      or anything not ground without using hard-coded planet names
    - the goal here is to allow Nauvis-like (water-based oceans) planets to have
      ruins spawned on without explicitly naming each planet and not spawning on anything
      that isn't a ground tile

  Changes:
    - more assertions added
    - more debug lines added (for checking if above fix works)
    - reformatted some one-line code
    - added debug messages and global runtime setting (map) for intense debugging

Version: 1.2.7
Date: 2025-04-12
  Fixes:
    - `mods` was/is a mod shorthand to `scripts.active_mods` and is not generic

Version: 1.2.6
Date: 2025-04-12
  Changes:
    - added Fulgora and Vulcanus as excluded surface, the "water" there isn't
      detected correctly yet (see `@todo`), @mooklepticon and @Silly_Warlock reported it
    - renamed a few variables, e.g. `e` to `event` as I don't shorten anything
    - don't invoke these functions with invalid surfaces, otherwise you will get an assertion

Version: 1.2.5
Date: 2025-03-28
  Fixes:
    - Finally fixed last error, thank you to @Arrevax for reporting it (I saw here, too)

Version: 1.2.4
Date: 2025-03-28
  Fixes:
    - renamed `<l|m|s>_runins` variable to only `ruins`
    - ops, need to insert each small ruin ... ;-)

Version: 1.2.3
Date: 2025-03-27
  Fixes:
    - more curly braces added (table/list/array, not single parameters)

  Changes:
    - converted many table.insert() into a for in pairs() loop

Version: 1.2.2
Date: 2025-03-27
  Fixes:
    - missed to change these, too (yes small ruins isn't still a loop)

Version: 1.2.1
Date: 2025-03-27
  Fixes:
    - ops, need to add curly braces here, it is a list/array

Version: 1.2.0
Date: 2025-03-27
  Fixes:
    - defenses will now attack hostile buildings (thank you to @Dran_____ for reporting and @Silly_Warlock
      for the fix!

  Changes:
    - moved ruins lua code as they are strictly seen no entities or items to directory `lua`
    - same with spawning.lua and utilities.lua
    - added .gitattributes
    - ops, missed return keyword, better performance now
    - renamed <small|medium|large>Ruins.lua to <small|medium|large>/__init__.lua
    - removed "Ruins" silb from directory name
    - rewrote 3 duplicated lines to a simple loop

Version: 1.1.22
Date: 2025-02-16
  Bugfixes:
    - no assert here, else module inserter plans won't work (and maybe others, too)
    - still some debug log around!

Version: 1.1.21
Date: 2025-02-16
  Bugfixes:
    - Need to use `game.forces` and `game.get_player()` instead of `storage`

Version: 1.1.20
Date: 2025-02-16
  Bugfixes:
    - `prototype` isn't the proper index (lua/spawning.lua:38: attempt to index field 'prototype' (a nil value))

Version: 1.1.19
Date: 2025-02-16
  Bugfixes:
    - Need to use `_G['prototypes']` instead of direct `prototypes`

Version: 1.1.18
Date: 2025-02-15
  Bugfixes:
    - proper year used

Version: 1.1.17
Date: 2025-02-15
  Bugfixes:
    - used-up was renamed to depleted in Factorio 2.0.7 (thanks to @Silly_Warlock)

Version: 1.1.16
Date: 2025-02-15
  Bugfixes:
    - All parentheses are required, ops (thanks to @Silly_Warlock)

Version: 1.1.15
Date: 2025-02-15
  Bugfixes:
    - Ops, no return needed here anymore

Version: 1.1.14
Date: 2025-02-15
  Bugfixes:
    - Possible fix from @Silly_Warlock for bad access on protoypes, it should be an item, not a prototype type

Version: 1.1.13
Date: 2025-02-15
  Bugfixes:
    - data.raw.* isn't available in control.lua, maybe prototypes.* is? Reported by @arighteousgod and @Sgamez

Version: 1.1.12
Date: 2025-02-14
  Bugfixes:
    - Used prototypes.get_entity_filtered() now, thanks to @Silly_Warlock

Version: 1.1.11
Date: 2025-02-14
  Bugfixes:
    - Possible fix for crash "LuaPrototypes doesn't contain key splitter." reported by @Samael25

Version: 1.1.10
Date: 2025-02-09
  Bugfixes:
    - Possible fix, need to ignore key (_ means garbage)

Version: 1.1.9
Date: 2025-02-09
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed "attempt to index global 'data' (a nil value)" reported by @Sgamez
    - Possible fix for "LuaGameScript doesn't contain key get_filtered_entity_prototypes."?

Version: 1.1.8
Date: 2025-02-09
  Bugfixes:
    - Renamed more old references to "AbandonedRuins20" (thanks to @Sgamez for reporting it)

Version: 1.1.7
Date: 2025-02-09
  Features:
    - moved mod's lua scripts to sub folder "lua"
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a lot of issues with 2.0 base game, like wrong game engine references

Version: 1.1.6
Date: 2022-01-27
  Features:
    - Added korean translation (by TsuKkoMiST).

Version: 1.1.5
Date: 2022-01-02
  Features:
    - Added 9 small ruins.
    - Added 9 medium ruins.
    - Added 5 large ruins.
  Changes:
    - Reduced the amount of power poles in ruins.
    - Removed 4 small ruins that were broken.
    - Updated russian translation (by Shadow_Man).
    - Decreased default spawn changes of small ruins to 4% (from 5%).
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed that oil pumpjack ruins would spawn oil patches.

Version: 1.1.4
Date: 2021-04-01
  Minor Features:
    - Added custom on_entity_force_changed_event for mod compatibility, see end of control.lua.

Version: 1.1.3
Date: 2021-02-25
  Minor Features:
    - Added support for fluid spawning.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed inserting items with 0 count.

Version: 1.1.2
Date: 2021-02-15
  Changes:
    - Added minimum and maximum values to the "Minimum distance from spawn" setting.

Version: 1.1.1
Date: 2021-02-01
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed desync when spawning ruins that had already been spawned previously.
    - Fixed crash when claiming ruins due to weird mod interaction.

Version: 1.1.0
Date: 2021-01-27
  Features:
    - Updated to Factorio 1.1.
    - Added Finnish translation (by Sigma-One).
    - Larger ruins can only be found at a larger distance from spawn (minimum distance multiplied by 2.5 and 5 respectively).
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed that the ruins cease_fire status for forces that were created during gameplay was missing.

Version: 1.0.4
Date: 2020-10-19
  Changes:
    - Replaced un-minable non-terrain tiles in ruins with minable tiles.
    - Hold Shift while using the "Claim ruin" tool to remove all remnants (corpses of structures) in the area.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a crash when a ruin was spawned with a invalid recipe.
    - Fixed that the claim ruin control had no locale.

Version: 1.0.3
Date: 2020-09-28
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a crash when using a mod-provided ruin set and the rso mod is enabled.

Version: 1.0.2
Date: 2020-09-25
  Changes:
    - Ruins are no longer deconstructable by default.
    - Instead you have to claim them with a selection tool obtained with Shift + C or from the shortcut bar.
    - After claiming a ruin, you can deconstruct it.

Version: 1.0.1
Date: 2020-09-24
  Features:
    - Added 15 more ruins. 
    - Added russian translation (by Shadow_Man).

Version: 1.0.0
Date: 2020-09-23
  Features:
    - Updated to Factorio 1.0.
    - Completely new ruin spawning algorithm and data structure.
    - Added 27 more ruins. 
    - Added a setting to make ruin defenses non-hostile.
    - Added a setting to select which ruin set to use.
    - Added the ability for other mods to add their own ruin sets.
    - Added scenario that spawns all ruins, for mod debug.
  Changes:
    - Ruins in forests are now less overgrown.
  Scripting:
    - Added a remote interface to disable ruin spawning.
    - Added a remote interface to exclude surfaces from ruin generation.
    - Added a remote interface for ruin sets.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed that ruins could spawn in space in the Space Exploration mod (again).
    - Fixed that my uses of set_tiles and entity.destroy were not raising events.
    - Fixed that the military fort ruin sometimes spawned without concrete.
    - Fixed that ruins could not be deconstructed (still wont show entities as selected during dragging).

Version: 0.2.9
Date: 08. 05. 2020
  Minor Features:
    - When all spawn chances are set to 1, now all types of ruins will spawn, instead of just small ruins.
    - Code cleanup.

Version: 0.2.8
Date: 28. 04. 2020
  Minor Features:
    - Added license file.
    - Added changelog file.

Version: 0.2.7
Date: 25. 01. 2020
  Minor Features:
    - Updated for 0.18.

Version: 0.2.6
Date: 03. 11. 2019
  Minor Features:
    - Better compatibility with mods, including AAI vehicles.

Version: 0.2.5
Date: 27. 04. 2019
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed that ruins could spawn in space when using the Space Exploration mod.

Version: 0.2.4
Date: 30. 03. 2019
  Minor Features:
    - Added more small ruins.
    - Changed entity building to raise events.

Version: 0.2.3
Date: 12. 03. 2019
  Minor Features:
    - Added thumbnail.

Version: 0.2.2
Date: 12. 03. 2019
  Major Features:
    - Updated to 0.17.

Version: 0.2.1
Date: 25. 12. 2017
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crash related to cliffs.

Version: 0.2.0
Date: 25. 12. 2017
  Major Features:
    - Updated for 0.16
    - Name changed to AbandonedRuins
    - Maintenance now done by Bilka (original mod by Gangsir)

Version: 0.1.4
Date: 10. 08. 2017
  Minor Features:
    - Added polish translation of settings
    - Ruin spawning is now consistent with map seed

Version: 0.1.2
Date: 13. 06. 2017
  Minor Features:
    - Smarter system for spawning ruins, each ruin is in their own file
    - Made adjustments to code to be a little more cohesive
    - Added a few more medium ruins and large ruins.
  Bugfixes:
    - Removed ruins that spawn biters, as these do not respect "no biters" settings.
    - Small ruins no longer destroy trees and can be overgrown.

Version: 0.1.1
Date: 11. 06. 2017
  Bugfixes:
    - Quick update to remove some debug code. I know how to mod.

Version: 0.1.0
Date: 11. 06. 2017
  Major Features:
    - Mod created.