Changelog

Version: 2.0.1
Date: 2024.12.11
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a crash upon create flying text when trains reload at stations.
  Optimisations:
    - Improved library code.

Version: 2.0.0
Date: 2024.11.27
  Features:
    - Updated to 2.0.
    - Support for "Quality" mod, for quality-specific ammo pods.
  Changes:
    - Adjusted prototypes to base game 2.0.7 standard.
    - Rewritten library code, to handle the changed 2.0.7 prototype definitions.
    - Renamed settings for better mod compatibility.
    - Renamed items, equipment, technolgies, and descriptions for better mod compatibility.
  Optimisations:
    - Code refactoring.
    - Improved library code.
  Balancing:
    - Adjusted stack sizes and item weights of all gun pods, according to their default grid sizes.

Version: 1.1.1
Date: 2024.11.27
  Changes:
    - Adjusted prototypes to base game 1.1.110 standard.
    - Rewritten library code, as a part of code refactoring.
  Optimisations:
    - Code refactoring.

Version: 1.1.0
Date: 2020.12.07
  Features:
    - Updated to 1.1.
  Changes:
    - Adjusted prototypes to base game 1.1.0 standard.
  Graphics:
    - Upgraded technology mipmap icons to size 256.

Version: 1.0.1
Date: 2020.10.16
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed failure to load at start, when "Schall Alien Tech" is not enabled.

Version: 0.18.5
Date: 2020.10.16
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed failure to load at start, when "Schall Alien Tech" is not enabled.

Version: 0.17.10
Date: 2020.10.16
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed failure to load at start, when "Schall Alien Tech" is not enabled.

Version: 1.0.0
Date: 2020.10.08
  Features:
    - Updated to 1.0.

Version: 0.18.4
Date: 2020.10.08
  Features:
    - Introduced hotkey (default: Ctrl-Shift-L) to check ammo for gun pods in grid.
    - Introduced shortcuts to check ammo for gun pods in grid.
    - Added static flying text on ammo status information.
    - Introduced 2 types of train-only particle turret equipment, with a total of 6 ammo choices.
    - Introduced train particle beam pod, with 3 ammo choices.
    - Introduced train particle cannon pod, with 3 ammo choices.
    - Support bullet projectile option with "Schall Tank Platoon" 0.18.9.
  Changes:
    - All ammo information flying text are now sorted.
  Graphics:
    - Vehicle gun pods have light orange colour on grid when grabbed/hovered, to distinguish from traditional energy equipment.
    - Train gun pods have light yellowish orange colour on grid when grabbed/hovered.
  Optimisations:
    - Code refactoring.

Version: 0.17.9
Date: 2020.10.08
  Features:
    - Introduced hotkey (default: Ctrl-Shift-L) to check ammo for gun pods in grid.
    - Introduced shortcuts to check ammo for gun pods in grid.
    - Added static flying text on ammo status information.
    - Introduced 2 types of train-only particle turret equipment, with a total of 6 ammo choices.
    - Introduced train particle beam pod, with 3 ammo choices.
    - Introduced train particle cannon pod, with 3 ammo choices.
    - Support bullet projectile option with "Schall Tank Platoon" 0.17.21.
  Changes:
    - All ammo information flying text are now sorted.
  Optimisations:
    - Code refactoring.

Version: 0.18.3
Date: 2020.08.08
  Balancing:
    - Increased sniper pods range to 32.  (was 27)
    - Rocket pod - Incendiary rocket uses target priority on units not burning.
    - Autocannon pod - Incendiary autocannon shell uses target priority on units not burning.
    - Flamethrower pod - Flammable liquid fuel uses target priority on units not burning.
    - Cannon pods use target priority on units with higher health.
    - Particle cannon pods use target priority on units with higher health.
    - Stasis beam pods use target priority on units with higher health.
  Optimisations:
    - Improved library code.

Version: 0.17.8
Date: 2020.08.08
  Balancing:
    - Increased sniper pods range to 32.  (was 27)
    - Rocket pod - Incendiary rocket uses target priority on units not burning.
    - Autocannon pod - Incendiary autocannon shell uses target priority on units not burning.
    - Flamethrower pod - Flammable liquid fuel uses target priority on units not burning.
    - Cannon pods use target priority on units with higher health.
    - Particle cannon pods use target priority on units with higher health.
    - Stasis beam pods use target priority on units with higher health.
  Optimisations:
    - Improved library code.

Version: 0.18.2
Date: 2020.06.04
  Graphics:
    - Updated mipmap icons to base game 0.18.27 standard.
    - Updated equipment sprites to base game 0.18.27 standard.

Version: 0.18.1
Date: 2020.04.16
  Features:
    - Options on reload gun pods on train grids.  (Default: Departure)
    - Automatic reload gun pods on train grids, when parked at train stations.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed failure to load at start, when particle pods are disabled in "Schall Alien Tech".

Version: 0.17.7
Date: 2020.04.16
  Features:
    - Options on reload gun pods on train grids.  (Default: Departure)
    - Automatic reload gun pods on train grids, when parked at train stations.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed failure to load at start, when particle pods are disabled in "Schall Alien Tech".

Version: 0.18.0
Date: 2020.02.04
  Features:
    - Updated to 0.18.
  Changes:
    - Adjusted sounds to base game 0.18.2 standard.
  Graphics:
    - Upgraded mipmap icons to size 64 or 128.

Version: 0.17.6
Date: 2020.02.04
  Features:
    - Associated control inputs to gun pod shortcuts.

Version: 0.17.5
Date: 2020.01.29
  Changes:
    - Sniper pods use new dedicated magazines now.  (was sharing magazines with submachine guns.)
  Locale:
    - All locale are moved to separate mod "Schall Language Pack".

Version: 0.17.4
Date: 2019.07.25
  Locale:
    - Brazilian Portuguese is available.  (Credit to NickFury23.)

Version: 0.16.5
Date: 2019.06.10
  Info:
    - Special version for players who stay on 0.16.51 stable version.
    - Mainly bugfixes and minor improvements, which are already implemented in the newer 0.17.X versions.
    - The new items and major improvements in 0.17.X versions, are NOT implemented here.  Players looking for those new contents should still update to 0.17.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a crash when opening an inventory without grid.
  Changes:
    - Changed reload ammo default hotkey to Shift-L. (was L)
    - Changed unload ammo default hotkey to Control-L. (was Shift-L)

Version: 0.17.3
Date: 2019.05.16
  Features:
    - Support group mod "Transport Group", where all vehicle-only equipment are moved into "Transport" group tab.

Version: 0.17.2
Date: 2019.04.04
  Changes:
    - Renamed techs to comply with 0.17.23 new requirement of contiguous levels.

Version: 0.17.1
Date: 2019.03.07
  Features:
    - Introduced more information on reload ammo flying text.
    - Introduced 3 types of train-only turret equipment, with a total of 10 ammo choices.
    - Introduced train minigun pod, with 3 ammo choices.
    - Introduced train autocannon pod, with 3 ammo choices.
    - Introduced train cannon pod, with 4 ammo choices.
    - Introduced shortcuts to reload ammo and unload ammo on gun pods.
    - Reload ammo and unload ammo now handle all carriages, if player is on train.
  Graphics:
    - Vehicle gun pods have slight orange colour on grid, to distinguish from traditional energy equipment.
    - Train gun pods have more yellowish colour on grid.

Version: 0.17.0
Date: 2019.03.01
  Features:
    - Updated to 0.17.
  Balancing:
    - Increased rocket turret range to 24.  (was 18)
    - Increased sniper turret range to 27.  (was 24)
    - Increased minigun pod damage bonus to 1.6.  (was 0.8)
  Changes:
    - Changed reload ammo default hotkey to Shift-L.  (was L)
    - Changed unload ammo default hotkey to Control-L.  (was Shift-L)

Version: 0.16.4
Date: 2019.02.21
  Features:
    - Added flying text on ammo reload/unload information.
  Changes:
    - Added upgradable flags to various tech.
    - Renamed internal name with prefix as precaution to avoid potential conflicts.
  Locale:
    - Update in text.

Version: 0.16.3
Date: 2019.01.24
  Features:
    - Support for "Schall Alien Tech" mod, for ammo-consuming particle pods.
    - Introduced 4 particle pods, with 12 ammo choices in total.
    - Introduced minigun pod, with 3 ammo choices.
  Balancing:
    - Buffed sniper pods to +700% damage bonus.  (was +300%)
  Changes:
    - Adjusted equipment categories.

Version: 0.16.2
Date: 2018.12.22
  Features:
    - Introduced 2 incendiary ammo choices of gunpods.
    - Introduced flamethrower pod, with 2 ammo choices.
    - Introudced sniper pod, with 3 ammo choices.
    - Allowed hotkey reload/unload ammo functions also work when driving but not opened inventory.  (was needing opened vehicle inventory screen.)
  Changes:
    - Now dependent on "Schall Ammo Turrets" mod, for a more complete tech tree and recipes.
    - Modified prerequsites of various tech, now after their respective turret tech in Schall Ammo Turrets mod.
    - Modified recipes of various pods, now after their respective turret in Schall Ammo Turrets mod.
    - Moved unlock of autocannon pods under cannon pods tech.
  Locale:
    - Russian is available.  (Credit to John_TheCF.)

Version: 0.16.1
Date: 2018.12.13
  Changes:
    - Added description in equipment, to remind players about reload and unload hotkeys.
  Optimisations:
    - Internal settings rename.
  Locale:
    - Simplified Chinese is available.

Version: 0.16.0
Date: 2018.11.22
  Features:
    - Introduced 4 types of vehicle-only turret equipment, with a total of 11 ammo choices.
    - Introduced hotkey (default: L) to reload ammo from gun pods in grid, from inventory directly.
    - Introduced hotkey (default: Shift-L) to unload ammo from gun pods in grid, since current Factorio API do not support handling removal of equipment.
  Locale:
    - English, German, traditional Chinese are available.
  License:
    - Using Bob's Copyright License.  Document included.