Changelog

Version: 1.1.14
Date: 2022-08-07

  Bugfixes:
    - fix some items not being recognized after mod change
    - fix some gui issues

  Changes:
    - Chest whitelisted items now take priority over Force entity filters

Version: 1.1.13
Date: 2022-06-18

  Bugfixes:
    - fix potential crash during on_configuration_changed event
    - fix changing 'enabled' mod option causes crash

Version: 1.1.12
Date: 2022-05-25

  Bugfixes:
    - fix GUI crash caused by missing sprites

Version: 1.1.11
Date: 2022-05-25

  Bugfixes:
    - fix crash when opening mod GUI

Version: 1.1.10
Date: 2022-05-24

  Bugfixes:
    - fix crash when upgrading from 1.1.4

Version: 1.1.9
Date: 2022-05-23

  Bugfixes:
    - fix fuel not working properly in Krastorio2

Version: 1.1.8
Date: 2022-05-23

  Bugfixes:
    - fix crash when picking up tracked entities

Version: 1.1.7
Date: 2022-05-23

  Bugfixes:
    - fix that repair turrets were sometimes ignored

  Changes:
    - add startup option to set repair-tool stack size (for use with repair turret)

Version: 1.1.6
Date: 2022-05-22

  Bugfixes:
    - fix crash when creating new game
    - fix some locale items missing

  Changes:
    - remove the performance mode option, as it is obsolete

Version: 1.1.5
Date: 2022-05-19

  Bugfixes:
    - Storage filters are now recognized
    - Item ranks are now saved even when changing mods
    - Chest filters are saved when changing mods

  Changes:
    - Chest filters are now attached to the game's default chest GUI
    - Provided slots per tick (a performance variable) is now adjustable in the mod settings
    - The amount of items the loaders put into an entity at once is now configurable in the mod settings

Version: 1.1.4
Date: 2021-02-27

  Bugfixes:
    - Now support multiple ammo/fuel categories (Krastorio 2 compatibility).
    - Attempted fix for rare startup crash.

  Changes:
    - Fuel rankings now take top speed modifier and acceleration modifier into account.

Version: 1.1.3
Date: 2021-02-06

  Bugfixes:
    - fixed attempt to index field 'player' crash.
    - fixed nil definesReverse crash.

Version: 1.1.2
Date: 2020-12-01

  Bugfixes:
    - fixed crash when using editor extensions.

  Changes:
    - performance improvements in event system.

Version: 1.1.1
Date: 2020-11-30

  Bugfixes:
    - fixed player not being loaded with ammo correctly in some cases.
    - fixed incompatibility with Picker Dollies.

  Changes:
    - Burner inserters now use hidden inserters again.
    - hidden inserters now calculate the center of the drop_target's bounding_box instead of using ent.position.

Version: 1.1.0
Date: 2020-11-28

  Bugfixes:
    - fixed crash at startup due to incorrect technology name.

  Changes:
    - Factorio 1.1 update.

Version: 1.0.2
Date: 2020-11-07

  Bugfixes:
    - remove range extender entities that were accidentally enabled (still being tested)
    - fix for dumping player ammo.
    - fix crash during some gui actions.
    - Attempted fix for player not being given ammo after dying.

  Changes:
    - remove some debug messages printing during table reset.

Version: 1.0.1
Date: 2020-10-12

  Bugfixes:
    - fix get_item_count crash to main menu
    - fix fuel not loading when AAI Industry is installed
    - Attempted fix for crash on save/load (Lua function as table key/value)
    - Fix chest filter gui crash when closing
    - Attempted fix for space exploration crash on takeoff
    - Fix player randomly stops being reloaded
    - Fix rare crash with FAT controller

  Changes:
    - Added per-force entity filters in the informatron menu
    - Item rankings can now be reset to defaults
    - Basic chest now requires iron chest as an ingredient
    - Added support for spidertron

Version: 0.18.22
Date: 2020-08-09

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crash related to adding/removing other mods.
    - Fixed crash related to chests registering/removing themselves as providers.
    - Fixed new types of fuel/ammo not being recognized.

  Changes:
    - Chests that run out of an item now reassign their consumers over multiple ticks, reducing stutter when chests hover near empty or run out of ammo/fuel.
    - Changing character guns now is recognized and handled better by loader chests.
    - Performance improvements.

Version: 0.18.21
Date: 2020-08-04

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed player sometimes not being given ammo/fuel after changing guns.
    - Fixed chests stop responding to new ammo/fuel after a different item was taken out.
    - Fixed AAI vehicles not always being recognized by loader chests.
    - Fixed stutter when loader chest contents were being emptied and refilled rapidly.
    - Fixed some handlers firing even when mod is disabled in settings, and others not firing when they should.
    - Fixed entities stop being filled when parent loader chest is destroyed.

  Changes:
    - Player characters and vehicles are now prioritized better when a chest is low on ammo.
    - Characters and vehicles should now respond to being out of ammo/fuel more rapidly, swapping to the next available provider.
    - Swapped to the new icons/sprites.

Version: 0.18.20
Date: 2020-08-03

  Bugfixes:
    - Attempted fix for crash related to returning ammo/fuel to chests when a consumer is destroyed.

Version: 0.18.19
Date: 2020-08-03

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crash on new game due to self reference.

Version: 0.18.18
Date: 2020-08-03

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed artillery wagons not being filled.
    - Fixed multiple gui related issues and crashes.
  Changes:
    - Chest radius setting is now a double, allowing decimals to be entered.
    - Rendering provider/consumer lines now takes place over multiple ticks, reducing stutter when hovering over Loader Chests.
    - Made consumer identifier circles more transparent.
  Features:
    - Ammo/Fuel priorities can now be customized via an informatron menu (hotkey i). Still experimental.

Version: 0.18.17
Date: 2020-06-12

  Features:
    - Added support/dependency for Informatron.
    - Added features guide to Informatron.
    - Added Item ranking list to Informatron.
  Changes:
    - Player now only stops refilling when holding ammo or fuel.

Version: 0.18.16
Date: 2020-06-10

  Bugfixes:
    - Potential fix for on_save error.
    - Fixed error on starting new game.

Version: 0.18.15
Date: 2020-06-09

  Features:
    - When resetting the global tables, the finished message now includes the ticks and time taken.
    - Polished up the chest filter GUI.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed ammo disappearing when player holding item from player ammo inventory.

Version: 0.18.14
Date: 2020-06-01

  Bugfixes:
    - Attempted fix for crashing in multiplayer during on_selected_entity_changed event.

Version: 0.18.13
Date: 2020-05-25

  Bugfixes:
    - Increase artillery shell fill limit to 5 for compatibility with bob's mods.

Version: 0.18.12
Date: 2020-05-25

  Bugfixes:
    - Potential fix for crash when iterating tracked slots.

Version: 0.18.11
Date: 2020-05-25

  Bugfixes:
    - Potential fix for crash on entity destroyed when looking for hidden inserters.

Version: 0.18.10
Date: 2020-05-17

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed items disappear if not enough space available to return.

Version: 0.18.9
Date: 2020-05-17

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed potential crash when trying to find invalid hidden inserter.
    - Added check for potentially orphaned hidden inserters.

Version: 0.18.8
Date: 2020-05-17

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed occasional crash when entity is destroyed.

Version: 0.18.7
Date: 2020-05-17

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed large entities not being filled.
    - Fixed crash on new game.

Version: 0.18.6
Date: 2020-05-17

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed burner inserters not receiving items.

Version: 0.18.5
Date: 2020-05-17

  Changes:
    - Added performance mode as a per-map mod setting. Enable to store more information in the global table at the cost of save/load speed. Disabled by default.
    - Doubled speed of creation queue parsing.
    - Increased speed of hidden inserters for faster ammo/fuel loading.
  Bugfixes:
    - Chest filters now persist even after table reset.

Version: 0.18.4
Date: 2020-05-16

  Bugfixes:
    - attempted fix for array.iter upvalue crash.

Version: 0.18.3
Date: 2020-05-15

  Bugfixes:
    - fixed entities not being filled when chest range > 0.
    - fixed mod guis being replicated.

Version: 0.18.2
Date: 2020-05-15

  Bugfixes:
    - fixed crash on some provided entities invalid.

Version: 0.18.1
Date: 2020-03-15

  Changes:
    - Updated to factorio 0.18
    - Performance overhaul

Version: 0.17.67
Date: 19. 09. 2019

Version: 0.17.66
Date: 15. 09. 2019

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crash in on_entity_died.

Version: 0.17.65
Date: 15. 09. 2019

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crash when using Warptorio.

Version: 0.17.63
Date: 14. 09. 2019

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crash if another mod destroyed a hidden inserter.
    - Fixed items not returning to provider chests.

  Changes:
    - Made some changes to make mod compatible with Warptorio. (untested)
    - Changed technology names and added effects.
    - Changing some mod settings now requires a table reset again. Reduces save file size for mega-factories.
    - Mod will now check for stray HiddenInserters every 5 minutes and destroy them.

Version: 0.17.62
Date: 14. 09. 2019

  Bugfixes:
    - Removed leftover debugging messages.

Version: 0.17.61
Date: 12. 09. 2019

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed entities would suddenly stop being filled.
    - Fixed crash when using chest range.
    - Fixed nil value crash.
    - Fixed technology and mod options being ignored.

  Changes:
    - Made storage chest cheaper to line up with Loader Chest changes.

Version: 0.17.60
Date: 12. 09. 2019

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed items disappearing in some situations.
    - Fixed chests having some functionality before research was completed.
    - Potential fix for chests being upgraded when they shouldn't be.

  Changes:
    - Changing a runtime setting no longer always triggers a table reset.
    - Requester chests now have 6 logistic slots instead of 4.

Version: 0.17.59
Date: 10. 09. 2019

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed turrets not upgrading in some situations.

Version: 0.17.58
Date: 09. 09. 2019

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed some turrets being missed.

  Changes:
    - Chests now prioritize empty consumers before upgrading.

Version: 0.17.57
Date: 09. 09. 2019

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed game freezing when large numbers of turrets are present.
    - Fixed crash when replacing chests.
    - Fixed player ammo not being filled in some cases.

  Changes:
    - Significant performance increases at megabase level.
    - Consumers will now seek out the closest chest rather than the first.

Version: 0.17.56
Date: 08. 09. 2019

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed items not upgrading in some cases.
    - Fixed player ammo not being filled.
    - Fixed on_entity_cloned event.

  Changes:
    - Recipe for the base ammo loader chest has been changed to use wooden chests and burner inserters.
    - Recipe for base ammo loader chest now uses burner motors if Industrial Revolution is active.

Version: 0.17.55
Date: 07. 09. 2019

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed incompatibility with Infinity Mod

  Changes:
    - Added announcement for hard mode.

Version: 0.17.54
Date: 07. 09. 2019

  Bugfixes:
    - fixed entity valid check in createdQ.

Version: 0.17.53
Date: 07. 09. 2019

  Bugfixes:
    - fixed crash due to when placing certain entities.

Version: 0.17.52
Date: 07. 09. 2019

  Bugfixes:
    - fixed crash due to rendering error
    - fixed crash due to database cleanup
    - fixed crash when hidden inserters try to purge items
    - fixed burner structures not being loaded

  Changes:
    - Data model overhaul/general code cleanup
    - mod now stores more variables. This leads to slightly longer load times but a significant performace boost.
    - Chests on the same surface as the entities they are providing to no longer have to be scripted. This allows them to draw lines correctly and reduces performance impact.

  Features:
    - Added mod option to enable "balanced mode" in the mod settings. In this mode, ammo must be processed before the chests can use it. Increases difficulty.
    - Chests now show total number of entities they are providing to when hovered.

Version: 0.17.51
Date: 17. 08. 2019

  Bugfixes:
    - fixed crash when returning ammo
    - fixed chests rendering too small
  Changes:
    - Draw Range is now a per-player setting
    - Staggered chest and provided slot cycles to hopefully increase performance
  Features:
    - Added Enable/disable hotkey
    - Draw Range will still show connections even if range is infinite
    - Draw all connections hotkey now fully functional

Version: 0.17.50
Date: 14. 08. 2019

  Bugfixes:
    - fixed stack overflow error
    - fixed crash due to invalid can_set_stack call
    - fixed base ammo loader chest not displaying properly

Version: 0.17.49
Date: 14. 08. 2019

  Bugfixes:
    - fixed crash due to incompatibility with aai mods

Version: 0.17.48
Date: 14. 08. 2019

  Bugfixes:
    - fixed crash when robots removing turrets in some cases.
    - fixed loader chests requiring express inserters when bob's logistics is active
    - Improved freezing/lag after finishing a technology. Note that as a consequence, compatibility with some mods will be broken.

  Features:
    - Added option to turn off check after research. Compatibility with some mods will be affected.
    - Added hotkey to reset internal tables (same as disabling then re-enabling the mod). Default Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A
    - Added compatibility for Space Exploration mod.

  Changes:
    - Set hidden inserter rotate/extend speed from 10 to 100
    - Set autofill limit for provided entities from 5 ammo/1 artillery/5 fuel to 10 ammo/3 artillery/10 fuel.

Version: 0.17.47
Date: 22. 07. 2019

  Bugfixes:
    - fixed slots still having 1 item when trying to upgrade in some situations.
    - fixed items going to ground when using vehicle turrets mod.
    - fixed improper handling of script_raised_built event.
    - fixed sprites reverting to vanilla.

  Features:
    - Added passive provider version of ammo loader chest.

  Changes:
    - Recipes rebalanced. Recipes for chests now include their vanilla counterpart (i.e. requester chests require vanilla requester chests as an ingredient).

Version: 0.17.46
Date: 09. 03. 2019

  Bugfixes:
    - Potential fix for crash with big monster mod
    - Potential fix for entity invalid crash

Version: 0.17.45
Date: 09. 03. 2019

  Bugfixes:
    - Potential fix for stack overflow error

Version: 0.17.44
Date: 02. 03. 2019

  Changes:
    - Range indicators now use the LuaRendering class rather than placeholder entities

  Features:
    - When using the 'draw range' option, chests will now draw a line to entities they are currently supplying
    - Hovering over a chest will highlight any candidate entities in range
    - Hovering over turrets/vehicles will show which chest is supplying them (if any)

  Bugfixes:
    - Potential fix for crash when playing wave defense

Version: 0.17.43
Date: 02. 03. 2019

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crash on startup when using high res sprites

Version: 0.17.42
Date: 01. 03. 2019

  Changes:
    - Updated to factorio base 0.17
    - Hidden inserters now use 'void' energy source
    - ammo-loader-superfuel item removed

Version: 0.16.41
Date: 30. 12. 2018

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed some stack overflow errors.
    - Fixed memory leak/unusually long load times since 0.16.38
    - Fixed chests not upgrading when first storage chest is placed

Version: 0.16.40
Date: 30. 12. 2018

  Bugfixes:
    - Another potential fix for memory leaks. Reverted some changes made to the upgrade system in 0.16.38.

Version: 0.16.39
Date: 28. 12. 2018

  Bugfixes:
    - Potential fix for possible memory leak.

Version: 0.16.38
Date: 27. 12. 2018

  Bugfixes:
    - Potential fix for stack overflow errors
    - Fix for chests inserting ammo/fuel into assemblers/chemical plants as ingredients or output
    - Fix for research that modifies in-game turrets (Endgame Combat)

  Changes:
    - Storage Chests can now show range
    - improved performance
    - changed upgrading to make it more responsive
    - ammo/fuel is now ranked based on 1.) total damage 2.) magazine size 3.) alphabetical
    - Requester Loader chests now have 4 logistic slots

Version: 0.16.37
Date: 26. 11. 2018

  Changes:
    - removed some settings that were problematic if set incorrectly.

Version: 0.16.36
Date: 25. 11. 2018

  Bugfixes:
    - Fix for stack overflow error
    - Fix for modded entities not being filled (rampant arsenal, etc.)
    - Fix for hidden inserters sometimes not being removed
    - Fix capsule turrets not being filled
    - Fix Robotank incompatibility
    - Fix for Helicopter incompatibility

  Changes:
    - chests now only supply entites on the same surface unless chest radius is set to 0 (infinite)

Version: 0.16.35
Date: 09. 09. 2018

  Bugfixes:
    - Attempted fix for rare conditions allowing hidden inserters to be mined.

Version: 0.16.34
Date: 09. 09. 2018

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed burner inserter not being filled correctly.

  Changes:
    - Changed default value of fill-x options to true.

Version: 0.16.33
Date: 07. 09. 2018

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed chests loading assembler recipes/ingredients.
    - Potentially fixed ItemStack call bug.

Version: 0.16.32
Date: 06. 09. 2018

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed vehicles not reloading fuel when fill burner structures option is disabled

Version: 0.16.31
Date: 04. 09. 2018

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed rare out of inventory bounds error

  Changes:
    - Changed the way providers and consumers are tracked to hopefully increase resonsiveness.
    - Non-moving entity positions are now cached to make range checking faster.
    - Added option to disable drawing range indicator on hover.
    - Chests once again support multiple items.

Version: 0.16.30
Date: 02. 09. 2018

  Bugfixes:
    - Boilers are properly excluded from being filled
    - Disabling technology no longer makes it impossible to get its functionality

Version: 0.16.29
Date: 02. 09. 2018

  Bugfixes:
    - Removed unnecessary migrations.

Version: 0.16.28
Date: 02. 09. 2018

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed on_load error
    - Added migrations for fuel-loader-chest and technologies.

Version: 0.16.27
Date: 01. 09. 2018

  Bugfixes:
    - Reduced load and save times by ~70%
    - Changed data structure to prevent memory leaks.
    - Entities on surfaces other than nauvis will no longer randomly disconnect

  Changes:
    - Inventories now use hidden inserters to restock, allowing for much more efficiency.
    - New requester and storage chests
    - Locked some functionality behind new technologies
    - Mod can now return items to storage chests when picking up/placing entities
    - Support for multiple surfaces
    - New hotkey for returning all items to storage
    - New range indicator with hotkey to toggle all ranges
    - New graphics
    - Chests will now only distribute a single item at a time; other items are ignored
    - Fuel Loader Chest functionality merged with Ammo Loader Chest

Version: 0.16.26
Date: 26. 05. 2018

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed chests not appearing when not using technology research.

Version: 0.16.25
Date: 18. 05. 2018

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed deleting items when max slot option > item stack size.

  Changes:
    - Removed max items per inventory setting for now due to performance issues.
    - Added fill locomotives setting
    - Added fill artillery setting

Version: 0.16.24
Date: 15. 05. 2018

  Bugfixes:
    - Hopefully fixed bug causing crash when using burner structure option.

Version: 0.16.23
Date: 04. 05. 2018

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crash on load under certain conditions.

  Changes:
    - Chests must now be unlocked through research.
    - Updated icons.
    - Added option to fill burner buildings.
    - Upgrade option now works as intended.
    - Added startup option to bypass research requirements.

Version: 0.16.22
Date: 29. 04. 2018

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed inventories already on map not being tracked after configuration changed.

Version: 0.16.21
Date: 29. 04. 2018

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed bug causing crash on load.

Version: 0.16.20
Date: 29. 04. 2018

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed infinite ammo bug.
    - Improved compatibility with some mods.
    - Code cleanup to reduce spaghetti.

  Changes:
    - Implemented distance restriction on chests (accessible in mod options, defaults to zero).
    - Added Fuel Loader Chest into the game, separating chests that load ammo from those that load fuel.
    - Restructured data models to make code easier to understand.
    - Revised main looping algorithm, resulting in more steady performance.
    - Revised ammo upgrade algorithm, greatly reducing the number of turrets that fail to get the best ammo.
    - New icons.

Version: 0.16.19
Date: 10. 02. 2018

  Changes:
    - Performance update, approx. ~30% improvement (on my personal machine).

Version: 0.16.18
Date: 10. 02. 2018

  Bugfixes:
    - fixed chests would stop working after load game.

Version: 0.16.17
Date: 04. 02. 2018

  Bugfixes:
    - fixed turret would stop being loaded if ammo was taken out by player.

Version: 0.16.16
Date: 04. 02. 2018

  Bugfixes:
    - fixed crash when starting new game.

Version: 0.16.15
Date: 04. 02. 2018

  Changes:
    - added "finished" queue for turrets that are already full of the best ammo, roughly ~50% performance increase when there are lots of gun turrets (500+).
    - added setting to control the number of new entities that will be scanned per tick when placing large blueprints, etc.
    - added explanations to all settings.
    - set min/max values for integer settings.

  Bugfixes:
    - fixed locale file so settings will be named properly.

Version: 0.16.14
Date: 05. 01. 2018

  Changes:
    - added limit to number of entities that can be added per tick (50 at the moment) for performance issues with blueprints.

  Bugfixes:
    - fixed bug where turrets already on map when mod was installed not being recognized.
    - added check to remove invalid items when mods change.

Version: 0.16.13
Date: 04. 1. 2018

  Changes:
    - made ammo loader chest available from the start of the game, since it's actually useless before turret research anyway.

Version: 0.16.12
Date: 03. 01. 2018

  Bugfixes:
    - small bugfix for crash due to incorrect file name.

Version: 0.16.11
Date: 02. 01. 2018

  Changes:
    - update to factorio v16
    - rewritten once again.
    - performance improvements.
    - add support for vehicles with multiple guns.
    - hopefully improved compatibility.

Version: 0.15.10
Date: 22. 08. 2017

  Changes:
    - empty inventories will now be loaded first, this may come at a cost to performance, so please let me know if you have any issues.
    - improved support for aai programmable vehicles mod, multiple bugs that occurred when using this mod should be fixed.

  Bugfixes:
    - fixed recipe not becoming available when mod was added to game in progress.

Version: 0.15.9
Date: 21. 08. 2017

  Changes:
    - update to factorio v15.
    - rewritten from the ground up, performance should now be stable regardless of the amount of chests/turrets.
    - should now be multiplayer compatible.
    - options now available through menu.

  Bugfixes:
    - fixed entity sprite selection offset.

Version: 0.14.8
Date: 29. 03. 2017

  Bugfixes:
    - fixed a bug where picking up chests would cause a crash.

Version: 0.14.7
Date: 28. 03. 2017

  Changes:
    - added support for loading fuel into vehicles.
    - more optimizations that will hopefully improve performance when the number of turrets gets very high.

  Bugfixes:
    - fixed a bug with some vehicle mods where new vehicles were taking too long to start receiving ammo and fuel.

Version: 0.14.6
Date: 27. 03. 2017

  Changes:
    - changed how main loop iterates chests and turrets.

  Bugfixes:
    - fixed several bugs causing program to "stick" to one turret if specific conditions were met, as a result, should be fully compatible with bob's mods (tested with bob's+additional+predictabowl) and more compatible with others.

Version: 0.14.5
Date: 26. 03. 2017

  Bugfixes:
    - temporary fix for compatibility with some mods.
    - Added ignore list to config.

Version: 0.14.4
Date: 25. 03. 2017

  Bugfixes:
    - fixed bug causing crash when lists were not properly purged of invalid entities.

Version: 0.14.3
Date: 24. 03. 2017

  Changes:
    - included several optimizations that should increase performace.
    - max_rounds_per_stack and upgrades are now both configurable by individual ammo type, see config for more info, by default it is set to upgrade firearm mags with piercing and cannon shells with explosive cannon shells.
    - Support for vehicles added, fully tested with aai-programmable-vehicles suite, should work with any modded vehicles that use defines,inventory,car_ammo
    - added config options max_turrets_per_cycle and max_chests_per_cycle, Leaving these both at 1 greatly improves performance at the cost of insertion speed, bumped max_ammo_per_turret up to 5 to compensate.

Version: 0.14.2
Date: 23. 03. 2017

  Changes:
    - added option to limit max ammo in a single turret.
    - Moved editable variables to config file.

Version: 0.14.1
Date: 22. 03. 2017

  Changes:
    - first release