Pipe Visualizer 2.0

by Ashier

Visualize the layout and contents of pipe networks. Press Y to draw the selected entity's fluid systems. Press Shift + Y to draw all visible fluid systems. Press Alt + Y to automatically visualize systems on mouse-over. Press Control + Y to toggle between color-by-fluid and color-by-system.

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Changelog

Version: 2.3.3
Date: 2025-01-16
  Bugfixes:
    - Changed default keybind for "Color By System" to CTRL + SHIFT + Y so it doesn't conflict with the redo function
Version: 2.3.2
Date: 2025-01-16
  Bugfixes:
    - Fix to rendering displaying incorrect rotations for arrows and underground pipes
Version: 2.3.1
Date: 2025-01-15
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crash on start up
Version: 2.3.0
Date: 2025-01-14
  Bugfixes:
    - Updated to Factorio 2.0 and changed default keybind to "Y" to not conflict with the default "H" being flipping horizontally. Does not modify existing 2.0 pipe visualization.
    - Developer changed to AmberAtelier (amberatelier on Discord)
Version: 2.2.2
Date: ????
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a crash when the overlay background is (somehow) destroyed. (#35)
Version: 2.2.1
Date: 2024-03-29
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a crash when a cached render object is destroyed. (#28)
  Compatibility:
    - Added a remote interface to blacklist entities from being visualized. (#26)
Version: 2.2.0
Date: 2023-11-24
  Features:
    - Added a map setting to adjust the number of entities visualized per tick. (#24)
    - Re-added mouse-over visualization, toggled with Alt+H or the shortcut button. (#20)
      - Pressing H while hovering will make that entity's fluid systems persist.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a crash when an entity is invalidated while in the queue to be visualized. (#21)
Version: 2.1.0
Date: 2023-10-15
  Features:
    - Added a per-player setting to adjust overlay opacity. (#19)
  Changes:
    - Box colors are more consistent, being decided by prototype order instead of fluid system ID.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed that underground connections would cause entity rendering to end prematurely.
    - Fixed that the default pipe color was semitransparent.
Version: 2.0.1
Date: 2023-10-14
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a crash when visualizing a fluid wagon.
    - Fixed that the color mode GUI from 1.0.x would be left behind when migrating (#17).
    - Fixed offshore pump boxes being off-center.
Version: 2.0.0
Date: 2023-10-14
  Features:
    - Added a hotkey to visualize an individual system without needing to remain hovered over it (default: H).
    - Pipe connections on each entity are visualized individually.
  Changes:
    - Changed color mode selection from a GUI toggle to a hotkey (default: Control + H).
    - Changed overlay hotkey from Control + P to Shift + H.
    - Removed hover-over visualizer in favor of the individual system visualization hotkey.
    - Visualization is performed over multiple ticks.
Version: 1.0.6
Date: 2023-03-26
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed that the visualizer would show two output-only fluidboxes as connected (#11)
Version: 1.0.5
Date: 2023-03-09
  Changes:
    - Pumps are now drawn with a diode shape (by nekizalb)
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed blue fluid colors being distorted to similar shades of cyan
    - Fixed that fluid-burning labs would not be visualized
Version: 1.0.4
Date: 2022-03-18
  Changes:
    - Improved shortcut icons
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a crash when hovering over a flamethrower (#9)
Version: 1.0.3
Date: 2022-03-16
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a crash when hovering a reactor with a fluid energy source (#8)
Version: 1.0.2
Date: 2022-03-14
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a crash when iterating a reactor with a fluid energy source (#8)
Version: 1.0.1
Date: 2022-02-27
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a crash when starting a new freeplay game (#5)
Version: 1.0.0
Date: 2022-02-24
  Features:
    - Initial release