Changelog

Version: 2.3.17
Date: 2025-08-24
  Changes:
    - Compatibility fix for Zeus' Wrath
    - Fix character UI showing up in main menu simulation

Version: 2.3.16
Date: 2025-08-10
  Changes:
    - Preserve wire connections when boosting turrets
    - Attempt fixing crash with bob's warefare sniper turret

Version: 2.3.15
Date: 2025-07-24
  Changes:
    - Fix for rotating blueprints with searchlights
    - Minor factoriopedia fixes

Version: 2.3.14
Date: 2025-07-03
  Changes:
    - Compatability fix for Krastorio2 Spaced Out

Version: 2.3.13
Date: 2025-06-22
  Changes:
    - Tentative fix for wires being lost when using the Cut command and dropped blueprint tags

Version: 2.3.12
Date: 2025-04-27
  Changes:
    - Compatability fix for Picker Dollies-esque mods (Pickier Dollies)

Version: 2.3.11
Date: 2025-03-19
  Changes:
    - Hacky fix for searchlights not having light. It's still kind of terrible, but idk when I'll get more free time to do better

Version: 2.3.10
Date: 2025-01-17
  Changes:
    - Experimental quick fix for quality with searchlights

Version: 2.3.9
Date: 2024-11-16
  Changes:
    - Tentative fix for crash when invalid turrets being stored

Version: 2.3.8
Date: 2024-11-02
  Changes:
    - Fix migration file quickfix

Version: 2.3.7
Date: 2024-11-02
  Changes:
    - Quick fix for edge case where blueprinted searchlights in safe / alarm mode cause crashes

Version: 2.3.6
Date: 2024-10-30
  Changes:
    - Fix for case where inventory is missing from blueprint book

Version: 2.3.5
Date: 2024-10-29
  Changes:
    - Fix migration file

Version: 2.3.4
Date: 2024-10-27
  Changes:
    - Fix map scenario and migration issues

Version: 2.3.3
Date: 2024-10-27
  Changes:
    - Attempt freeze fix

Version: 2.3.2
Date: 2024-10-27
  Changes:
    - Fix turret interaction when enemies die

Version: 2.3.1
Date: 2024-10-27
  Changes:
    - Fix boosting turrets that use range-extending ammo

Version: 2.3.0
Date: 2024-10-26
  Changes:
    - EXPERIMENTAL RELEASE - Fixes for Space Age Release, please report any crashes through the mod portal discussion.

Version: 2.2.20
Date: 2024-09-13
  Changes:
    - Add mod setting to control volume of searchlight scanning effect. wub wub wub

Version: 2.2.19
Date: 2024-07-27
  Changes:
    - [Minor] Fix chat log output

Version: 2.2.18
Date: 2024-07-23
  Changes:
    - [Minor] Tentative compatability fix for Editor Extensions crash

Version: 2.2.17
Date: 2024-07-18
  Changes:
    - [Minor] Fix alarm color mod settings not working

Version: 2.2.16
Date: 2022-12-22
  Changes:
    - Mod compatability for Picker Dollies
    - Add runtime option to set speed of searchlight
    - Bugfixes

Version: 2.2.15
Date: 2022-12-06
  Changes:
    - Compatability fix for Bob's Warfare technology bonuses

Version: 2.2.14
Date: 2022-12-06
  Changes:
    - Compatability fix for missing mod settings

Version: 2.2.13
Date: 2022-12-05
  Changes:
    - Turrets being affected by a Searchlight range-boost now receive technology bonuses (Tested against Rampant Arsenal).

Version: 2.2.12
Date: 2022-10-05
  Changes:
    - Mod compatability fix

Version: 2.2.11
Date: 2022-10-01
  Changes:
    - Attempt fix for crash in multiplayer

Version: 2.2.10
Date: 2022-09-26
  Changes:
    - Mod compatability fix for Industrial Revolution 2

Version: 2.2.9
Date: 2022-09-25
  Changes:
    - Mod compatability fix

Version: 2.2.8
Date: 2022-08-20
  Changes:
    - Bugfixes

Version: 2.2.7
Date: 2022-08-03
  Changes:
    - Compatability fix for NanoBots

Version: 2.2.6
Date: 2022-08-02
  Changes:
    - Attempt to workaround engine failing to spawn new entities in some cases

Version: 2.2.5
Date: 2022-07-30
  Changes:
    - Add FAQ entry for Hero Turrets mod compatability
    - Fix save migration failing

Version: 2.2.4
Date: 2022-07-23
  Changes:
    - Add glow effect to base of boosted turrets
    - Add setting to disable glow effect
    - Add radius visualization to show range at which a searchlight can boost nearby turrets
    - Minor graphic updates
    - Fix GUI from opening while holding terrain tiles
    - Fix save migration failing

Version: 2.2.3
Date: 2022-07-20
  Changes:
    - Fix crash on starting new game

Version: 2.2.2
Date: 2022-07-18
  Changes:
    - Add remote interface for blocking turret boosting (see FAQ)
    - Fix crash during save file migration

Version: 2.2.1
Date: 2022-07-12
  Changes:
    - Bugfixes and performance updates

Version: 2.2.0
Date: 2022-07-02
  Changes:
    - Comptability fix for Portable-Turrets
    - Add option to disable the animated hexagon searchlight effect
    - Add support to change color of searchlights as a startup setting

Version: 2.1.3
Date: 2022-05-21
  Changes:
    - Compatability fix for Space Exploration

Version: 2.1.2
Date: 2022-05-12
  Changes:
    - Bugfix for when surface cleared in Blueprint Sandboxes mod

Version: 2.1.1
Date: 2022-05-09
  Changes:
    - Compatability fix for LTN Manager

Version: 2.1.0
Date: 2022-05-07
  Changes:
    - Turret-boosting now draws power at lower priority
    - Boosted turrets no longer disabled when out of electricity, they just require electricity to be boosted
    - Attempt fix for opening searchlight gui without searchlight selected

Version: 2.0.1
Date: 2022-04-26
  Changes:
    - Attempt to fix entities without owner being targeted
    - Hide boosted ammo from logistics & some other GUIs
    - Fix localization of boosted turrets in some cases
    - Remove deprecated call to is_entity_with_force

Version: 2.0.0
Date: 2022-04-24
  Changes:
    - [Major] Added GUI for directly setting searchlight commands
      - Searchlights can now be meaningfully rotated with 'R'/'Shift-R' after being built like other structures
      - Searchlights now internally track their rotation & other command settings
      - Rotation settings changed to treat 0/360 degrees as "12 o'clock"
      - [migration] Update constant-combinator's rotation signals accordingly for existing saves
    - [Major] Added 'Safe Mode' to allow searchlights to enter an idle mode when no foes present
      - "Warning" signal reworked to indicate if searchlight suspects foes are near, should be much more noticable
      - Significant performance increase for saves with over 1000 searchlights
    - Allow copy-paste between searchlights and from constant-combinators to searchlights
    - Connecting searchlights with wires improved
    - Blueprint reliability improved
    - Hovering over a searchlight now highlights its spotlight
    - Hovering over a searchlight to show patrol settings now renders the area more distinctly
    - Patrol settings for searchlight now less likely to cause spotlight to wander out of range
    - Reduced filesize of graphics by ~45%
    - Updated prisonbreak scenario to use the new signal types

Version: 1.2.11
Date: 2022-04-22
  Changes:
    - Fix for other mods wiping out force relationships

Version: 1.2.10
Date: 2022-04-21
  Changes:
    - Bugfixes

Version: 1.2.9
Date: 2022-04-15
  Changes:
    - Fix map editor crash
    - Make mod more robust to rogue entity.destroy() calls

Version: 1.2.8
Date: 2022-04-14
  Changes:
    - Attempt to fix rare blueprint crash

Version: 1.2.7
Date: 2022-04-11
  Changes:
    - Fix crash when deleting ghosts in some cases

Version: 1.2.6
Date: 2022-03-31
  Changes:
    - Fix robots fast-replace causing crash due to missing on_robot_pre_mined callback

Version: 1.2.5
Date: 2022-03-30
  Changes:
    - Attempt to fix crash experienced by user with extensive mod list

Version: 1.2.4
Date: 2022-03-23
  Changes:
    - Add mod setting 'Distance for finding turrets to boost' to support changing the maximum distance at which searchlights find turrets to range boost.
      - Changes to underlying calculations may affect newly built searchlight-turret formations, but shouldn't affect any existing formations in saved games.
      - The new default value will be 1, which requires turrets to be 'touching' the searchlight to receive a boost.
      - A value of 2 may be used to restore the old behavior (which allowed a 1 tile gap between searchlight and turret). 
      - A value of 0 may now be set to effectively disable the range-boosting feature.
      - Excessive values (above 30) might cause lag when constructing turrets / searchlights.

Version: 1.2.3
Date: 2022-03-20
  Changes:
    - Add min and max values to mod setting for searchlight spotlight radius

Version: 1.2.2
Date: 2022-03-15
  Changes:
    - Add startup mod setting to allow users to set size of searchlight's spotlight radius

Version: 1.2.1
Date: 2022-02-17
  Changes:
    - Prepare for integration with hero turrets mod

Version: 1.2.0
Date: 2022-02-05
  Changes:
    - Sending signals to control the search area now highlights the range to be searched
    - Virtual signals added for searchlight own-position (migration file added to convert old O and P signals on existing searchlights)

Version: 1.1.3
Date: 2022-01-19
  Changes:
    - Fix rare crash when setting up blueprints

Version: 1.1.2
Date: 2022-01-05
  Changes:
    - Bugfixes

Version: 1.1.1
Date: 2021-12-26
  Changes:
    - Bugfix when toggling editor

Version: 1.1.0
Date: 2021-12-23
  Changes:
    - Bugfixes
    - New signals for searchlight I/O
    - Set a radius and distance to control a searchlight's field of view with constant combinators!

Version: 1.0.5
Date: 2021.12.21
  Changes:
    - Boosted turrets now match modded health on other turrets better.
    - Workaround added to handle map editor not firing events.
    - Option added to allow range-boosted turrets to modify their ammo's max range (defaults to yes).

Version: 1.0.4
Date: 2021.12.18
  Changes:
    - Fix crash introduced in 3am mod compatibility fix.

Version: 1.0.3
Date: 2021.12.18
  Changes:
    - Mod compatibility fixes
    - Searchlights now check if boostable turret ammo has a max_range.

Version: 1.0.2
Date: 2021.12.17
  Changes:
    - Mod compatibility fixes.

Version: 1.0.1
Date: 2021.12.16
  Changes:
    - Bug & mod compatibility fixes.

Version: 1.0.0
Date: 2021.12.15
  Changes:
    - Initial release.

Version: 0.0.1
Date: 2019.03.05
  Changes:
    - Initial commit.