Changelog

Version: 2.5.3
Date: 13 November 2024
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed 'Inactivity' wait condition not working
    - Fixed 'Read contents' checkbox in dock's circuit controls being reset when a spidertron docks there
    - Added warning to help catch rare bug when creating waypoints - please report if you see it

Version: 2.5.2
Date: 8 November 2024
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crash on load in 2.0.16
    - Fixed crash when using the "Circuit condition" wait condition
    - Fixed dock circuit connections not having correct graphics

Version: 2.5.1
Date: 4 November 2024
  Changes:
    - Spidertrons with toolbelt equipment are prohibited from docking
    - Removed "Add logistic requests to spidertron docks" mod setting
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crash when docking spidertrons with quality or toolbelt equipment
    - Fixed crash when opening camera location in map
    - Fixed docks on space platforms not working

Version: 2.5.0
Date: 18 October 2024
  Features:
    - Factorio 2.0 compatibility

Version: 2.4.10
Date: 8 November 2023
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed spidertrons connecting to docks whilst travelling on autopilot
    - Fixed crash when pressing Control + Right-click when respawning or spectating
    - Fixed crash on load with Industrial Revolution 3.1

Version: 2.4.9
Date: 19 August 2023
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed nothing working when loading an existing save

Version: 2.4.8
Date: 19 August 2023
  Features:
    - Added "Prevent docking when driving" setting (default off)
  Compatibility:
    - Fixed dock only having 2x2 collision box when using Squeak Through
    - Fixed dock dimensions being shown as 2x2 by Extended Descriptions

Version: 2.4.7
Date: 20 June 2023
  Changes:
    - Removed an accidentally released change in dock item transfer

Version: 2.4.6
Date: 19 June 2023
  Changes:
    - Removed requirement for experimental version of Factorio

Version: 2.4.5
Date: 16 June 2023
  Features:
    - Added default keybindings for controller users

Version: 2.4.4
Date: 26 May 2023
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crash when shift-clicking with patrol remote when there are no waypoints
    - Fixed crash when toggling automatic/manual after clearing all waypoints

Version: 2.4.3
Date: 5 April 2023
  Compatibility:
    - Added compatibility with Freight Forwarding 1.5.0

Version: 2.4.2
Date: 16 March 2023
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed that schedule GUI wouldn't show when the spidertron inventory is opened remotely
    - Fixed that only one spidertron's path would be drawn at a time

Version: 2.4.1
Date: 15 March 2023
  Features:
    - Added 'Fuel full' wait condition (only visible when the spidertron requires fuel, e.g. with Krastorio 2 or Exotic Industries)
    - Fully compatible with Industrial Revolution 3
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crash when tabbing into wait condition time textfields

Version: 2.4.0
Date: 22 February 2023
  Features:
    - Changed remote interaction
      - Patrol remote is no longer craftable, instead it is given for free
      - Patrol remote can be accessed from the spidertron's GUI, or from patrol remote pipetting a spidertron (Control + Shift + Q)
      - Each waypoint has a button for inserting waypoints immediately after it
      - Shift click with patrol remote to move the previous waypoint instead
    - Waypoint positions are snapped to the grid (and the center of spidertron docks)
    - Compatibility with upcoming Freight Forwarding and Exotic Industries overhauls
    - Added spiderling milestone when using Milestones mod
  Changes:
    - Spiderling, dock, and regular remote no longer require rocket control units to craft (unless playing with SE)
    - Dock recipe now requires 4 stack inserters
    - Spiderling recipe now requires 4 exoskeletons instead of 2
    - Regular remote now requires processing units (unless playing with SE)
    - As a result, fixed incompatibility with BZ Graphite & Diamonds
  Bugfixes:
    - "Remove military science requirement" now actually works

Version: 2.3.2
Date: 28 January 2023
  Features:
    - Waypoints are now drawn in map view when holding a connected patrol remote

Version: 2.3.1
Date: 18 December 2022
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed dock being placed as a 2x2 entity instead of 3x3
    - Fixed crash when using 'Circuit condition' wait condition

Version: 2.3.0
Date: 16 December 2022
  Features:
    - Added 'Circuit condition' wait condition
    - Added new docking and undocking animations for docks
    - Updated dock item and technology icons
    - Added "Remove military science requirement" startup setting for peaceful mode
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed 'Robots inactive' wait condition not triggering if the spidertron is in a roboport network with active robots

Version: 2.2.9
Date: 25 November 2022
  Bugfixes:
    - Fast spidertrons are now stopped when they reach the patrol point, teleporting is only used as a fallback
    - Fixed blueprinted docks not functioning if the blueprint was made when the dock was active
    - Fixed spidertrons being considered full even if they have empty filtered slots

Version: 2.2.8
Date: 6 October 2022
  Compatibility:
    - Complete Nullius integration (recipes, technologies, and locale)
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crash when setting a waypoint to 'Inactivity' whilst the spidertron is at that waypoint
    - Removed ability to use patrol remote with docked spidertrons from Space Spidertron

Version: 2.2.7
Date: 30 July 2022
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed docks not working with spidertrons that have inventory filters
    - Temporary fix for fast spidertrons overshooting patrol points by teleporting them back into place

Version: 2.2.6
Date: 7 July 2022
  Compatibility:
    - Fixed incorrect spiderling equipment grid categories with Krastorio2

Version: 2.2.5
Date: 1 July 2022
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed broken tech tree with Space Exploration 0.6
    - Removed duplicate info icons in mod settings (when using Factorio 1.1.61)

Version: 2.2.4
Date: 31 May 2022
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed spidertron with 'Full inventory' wait condition sometimes leaving before the inventory is actually full
    - Fixed crash when docking with X-Logistics

Version: 2.2.3
Date: 4 May 2022
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed docks with spiderlings docked at them being deleted when updating past v2.2.2 due to inventory size change
    - Fixed docks not being placeable in space (with Space Exploration mod)

Version: 2.2.2
Date: 3 May 2022
  Features:
    - Added support for Spidertron Enhancement's patrol remote pipette ('Control + Shift + Q' by default)
  Changes:
    - Spiderling equipment grid size increased (from 8x4 to 10x4)
    - Spiderling inventory size increased (from 20 to 30)
    - Spiderling base speed decreased
    - Spiderling recipe no longer requires portable solar panels and requires fewer low density structures (from 50 to 40)
    - Spidertron dock recipe requires fewer rocket control units (from 10 to 4)
    - Increased active waypoint opacity and decreased persistent waypoint opacity
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed persistent waypoints rendering even though "Show patrol waypoints in alt-mode" is disabled

Version: 2.2.1
Date: 18 April 2022
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed spiderling entity (not item) having the spidertron's icon
  Locale:
    - Added complete Russian translations (thanks SeptiSe7en on Crowdin!)
    - Added some German translations (thanks LineBeck on Crowdin!)
    - Added some French translations (thanks DaiKy RaRaga on Crowdin!)

Version: 2.2.0
Date: 22 September 2021
  Features:
    - Patrol waypoints are now only shown to players that have alt-mode on (added an option to disable showing waypoints even in alt-mode)
    - A spidertron's waypoints are also shown when selecting, driving, or opening it (in addition to holding a connected remote)
    - Docks can now optionally have logistic requests (default: off)
    - Added command `/reset-sps-render-objects` for use if render objects are behaving unexpectedly
  Changes:
    - Made unwanted undocking less common by only undocking at a further distance than is required for docking
    - Decreased dock collision box so that players can walk between them
    - Increased spiderling speed to just under walking speed
  Bugfixes:
    - Docks created by editor cloning now function properly
  Compatibility:
    - Removed incompatibility with Spidertron Logistics System

Version: 2.1.3
Date: 10 May 2021
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crash when deleting the last waypoint whilst that spidertron is in automatic mode
    - Fixed missing settings locale strings

Version: 2.1.2
Date: 8 May 2021
  Features:
    - Added 'Maximum window height scale' per-player setting to workaround the interface overflowing at the bottom with some screen resolutions and interface UI scales
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed spidertrons that have had a schedule pasted would sometimes spontaneously move to a waypoint
    - Fixed schedule GUI being updated with other spidertron's statuses

Version: 2.1.1
Date: 8 May 2021
  Features:
    - Added camera toggle button
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crash when spidertron with no roboports arrives at 'Robots inactive' waypoint
    - Fixed GUI getting cut off at the bottom when AutoTrash is enabled
    - Fixed crash when pressing 'move down' in schedule

Version: 2.1.0
Date: 7 May 2021
  Features:
    - Change waypoint order with 'move up' and 'move down' buttons
    - Added startup settings to disable patrols, docks and spiderling individually
    - Copy-paste now copies spidertron schedules
    - Now shows dotted lines between waypoints whilst holding a connected patrol remote
  Changes:
    - Improved technology icons
    - New thumbnail
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed repeated clicking on schedule time input text field would delete the last 2 digits
    - Fixed waypoint visualisations not being centered vertically

Version: 2.0.0
Date: 2 May 2021
  Info:
    - Everything has changed!
    - Name changed from Spidertron Waypoints to Spidertron Patrols
  Features:
    - Patrol schedule interface
    - Spidertron docks that can interface between spidertron inventories and inserters
    - Spiderling: mid-game, weaker version of spidertron

Version: 1.7.3
Date: 1 January 2021
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed vanilla "Follow Entity" feature not working

Version: 1.7.2
Date: 16 December 2020
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed waypoints not being cancelled when moving the spidertron manually
    - Fixed crash when another mod removes the spidertron whilst its wait condition GUI is open
    - Fixed `Inventory slot is not empty.` crash
    - Fixed strange behaviour when creating a waypoint or patrol remote filter in a player's inventory

Version: 1.7.1
Date: 7 December 2020
  Compatibility:
    - Added initial compatibility with Spidertron Squad Control (waypoint mode only)
    - Fixed compatibility with Spidertron Weapon Switcher v1.2.0
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed that moving the map whilst in a spidertron would cancel that spidertron's waypoints
    - Fixed crash in `assign_waypoints` and `assign_patrol` remote interfaces
    - Fixed incompatibility with mods that add custom spidertron remotes

Version: 1.7.0
Date: 24 November 2020
  Features:
    - Updated to Factorio 1.1
    - New waypoint remote icon
    - Improved waypoint and patrol mode shortcut icons
    - Press 'E' to confirm countdown selector GUI instead of 'Enter' ('Y' also still works as before)
    - Wait condition selector GUI is now draggable
    - Partial French and German translations (contribute here: https://crowdin.com/project/factorio-mods-localization)
  Changes:
    - Default keybind for "Disconnect remote" changed from 'Control + Left Click' to 'Shift + Right Click' to avoid clashing with new vanilla keybind
    - Improved English wording
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed remotes sometimes not staying in the quickbar
    - Fixed spidertron 'cutting corners' when reaching waypoints
    - Fixed already-placed waypoint markers keeping their old colour when the spidertron is set to a new colour

Version: 1.6.3
Date: 2 October 2020
  Features:
    - Added 'Shift + Y' to always change default waypoint countdown length and type

Version: 1.6.2
Date: 30 September 2020
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed 'Alt + O' and 'Alt + P' for toggling shortcuts having no effect
    - Fixed default keys for cycling forwards and backwards through remotes being invalid

Version: 1.6.1
Date: 29 September 2020
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crash when pressing 'Y'
    - Fixed pressing 'Y' would sometimes not open the countdown selector GUI

Version: 1.6.0
Date: 29 September 2020
  Features:
    - Added 'Inactivity' countdown timer option - spidertron waits at waypoint until inactive (no inventory change) for X seconds
    - Open wait time selector without a remote in hand to change default wait time
    - Press 'Y' again to confirm the wait time selection GUI (as an alternative to 'Enter' or clicking the tick)
  Changes:
    - Changed wait time selector slider from linear to 'exponential'
  Bugfixes:
    - Waypoint and Patrol remotes no longer show up in filter selections and logistic requests
    - Number '1' is no longer shown on ground when using direct mode
  Compatibility:
    - Waypoint tables from remote interface functions `assign_waypoints` and `assign_patrols` now accept additional key `wait_type` - must be set to `"time_passed"` or `"inactivity"`

Version: 1.5.1
Date: 23 September 2020
  Features:
    - Compatibility with Spidertron Weapon Switcher
  Bugfixes:
    - Removed logging when any entity is destroyed
  Compatibility:
    - Remote interface `get_event_ids` renamed to `get_events`

Version: 1.5.0
Date: 9 September 2020
  Features:
    - Now shows total and remaining wait time under each waypoint
  Compatibility:
    - New modding remote interface (see readme for documentation)

Version: 1.4.3
Date: 7 September 2020
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crash when using shortcuts from other mods

Version: 1.4.2
Date: 6 September 2020
  Features:
    - Alt + Click to complete a patrol assignment (as an alternative to reclicking on the first patrol waypoint again)
    - Cycle forwards and backwards through remotes given default keys '+' and '-'
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed weird behaviour and crash when starting patrol at the spidertron's location
    - Fixed interrupting a wait time would cause the spidertron to wait at the next waypoint instead

Version: 1.4.1
Date: 5 September 2020
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crash when shift-scrolling through a blueprint book

Version: 1.4.0
Date: 5 September 2020
  Features:
    - Configure wait duration for a waypoint after placing it by pressing Y
    - Major controls rework - go to Settings > Controls > Mods to see the different control options
    - New setting to allow removal of waypoint and/or patrol mode from the remote cycle
    - Added `event.remote` parameter to remote interface event `on_spidertron_given_new_destination`
    - Added remote interface function `clear_waypoints()`
  Changes:
    - Waypoint shortcut now toggles off when patrol shortcut is toggled on (this makes no functional difference)
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed remote interface `on_spidertron_given_new_destination` not always getting called
    - Reduced chance of waypoints sometimes being lost if too many are placed close together

Version: 1.3.1
Date: 1 September 2020
  Changes:
    - Increased thumbnail resolution by upscaling patrol remote icon
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed shift-click to build ghost being overwritten

Version: 1.3.0
Date: 1 September 2020
  Features:
    - Control + Click to disconnect the remote in your hand
  Changes:
    - Removed alternate patrol remote icon setting because the bug that was the reason behind it is fixed
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed remotes being removed from quickbar when in patrol mode

Version: 1.2.1
Date: 31 August 2020
  Features:
    - Added additional controls: right click and shift right click to toggle waypoint and patrol modes

Version: 1.2.0
Date: 31 August 2020
  Features:
    - Added shortcut bar options for toggling patrol mode and waypoint mode
    - New icon for patrol remote + thumbnail
    - New setting to control whether it only appears in patrol mode, never, or always
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crash when spidertron is picked up/destroyed whilst travelling to a waypoint
    - Fixed that placing sequential waypoints too close to each other would cause all waypoints to disappear
    - Fixed waypoints being reset during version upgrade
    - Fixed waypoints icons not being cleared during version upgrade
    - Fixed breaking out of patrol requires one extra click

Version: 1.1.0
Date: 30 August 2020
  Features:
    - Shift-scroll whilst holding remote to switch to patrol remote
    - Mod interface

Version: 1.0.0
Date: 29 August 2020
  Features:
    - Clicking remote places waypoints
    - Shift-click anywhere to remove all waypoints