Map Ping deprecated


A set of multiplayer tools useful for pointing out locations on the map to other players.

Utilities
6 years ago
0.14 - 0.16
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Changelog

Version: 1.0.4
Date: 13. 3. 2018
  Minor Features:
    - New setting to toggle the Admin Panel on/off altogether, if you'd rather not be bothered by it popping up all the time (thanks to meslem12 for the contribution).
    - German localization (also thanks to meslem12).
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed blinking arrow on map no longer being visible in v0.16.29.
Version: 1.0.3
Date: 6. 3. 2018
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed shift+clicking with the ping tool would not properly enter Selection Display Mode.
Version: 1.0.2
Date: 8. 2. 2018
  Major Features:
    - Added a hotkey to quickly access the Map Ping Tool (Shift+P by default).
    - Added a per-player setting to keep your inventory/quickbar clean of ping tools, allowing you to rely entirely on the hotkey to ping the map rather than consuming an quickbar/inventory slot with the ping tool.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed compatibility with certain niche reach-distance mods.
Version: 1.0.1
Date: 23. 1. 2018
  Changes:
    - Switch to new play_sound() function rather than spawning "explosion"-type entities to play sounds.
    - Behind-the-scenes performance optimizations.
Version: 1.0.0
Date: 17. 1. 2018
  Changes:
    - Updated for Factorio 0.16.
  Minor Features:
    - Map pings will now show a custom alert, like the alerts for destroyed structures et al.
Version: 0.2.0
Date: 27. 6. 2017
  Changes:
    - Updated for Factorio 0.15.
    - Moved options from config.lua to the in-game mod settings.
    - Switched from using a train stop to show the ping location on the map to 0.15's new custom map marker feature.
Version: 0.1.0 - First public release
Date: 21. 10. 2016
  Major Features:
    - Initial release, featuring a Ping Tool that can highlight areas or entities on the map for your teammates.