TAS Step Planner

This mod allows you to record your actions and then export those actions for use in creating tool-assisted speedruns.

This is a updated version of TAS Helper by pallet12. Currently it supports exporting to Factorio TAS Generator(FTG) (Youtube showcase, Getting on track like a pro TAS World Record, github). You will need to copy/paste the exported tasks into the TAS Generator save file.

Settings

This mod uses a custom mod settings handler. Where the settings are handled through a GUI and synced with settings storage.
However for this to work, "Use different mod settings per save" needs to be turned off. From the main menu:
1. open Settings
2. open Other
3. Find "Use different mod settings per save", and uncheck it.

How to use it

Here is a recommended workflow:

1. Save - In FTG, save your current tasks, say to tas_save.txt.
2. Generate Script - as normal.
3. Open save file in a text editor - Open/reopen tas_save.txt so that it is up to date (because you are going to be pasting into it and then saving!).
4. Play the script - as normal with the TAS mod and this mod enabled. (Also check out Game Speed Controls to speed up/pause the playback.) If there are any errors/mistakes in your tasks list, then fix them in FTG and repeat from step 1. Remember to save and reopen tas_save.txt so that it is up to date!
5. Record - Press the 'Record' button and do your desired actions.
6. Export - Press 'Export (EZR)' and follow the instructions to add your new actions to tas_save.txt.
7. Open save file in the TAS tool - Open the file in FTG to see your additions.
8. Repeat!

Make sure to make regular backups of the TAS save file (tas_save.txt) in case you accidentally make a mistake while copy/pasting! You don't want to accidentally paste over all your work then close your text editor without realizing! (You can just make a copy of tas_save.txt in your file explorer after every few changes.)

New features - compared to TAS Helper

• Bug-fixes
• Settings for limiting which actions to record
• Walk capture
• Auto-build ghost - making it easier to convert a plan into an action-list
• Export color - to color your imported tasks
• Multibuild - merging several build actions into a single task
• Fast-replace - merge of actions

Hotkeys

Hover over the GUI buttons or check out the controls settings in-game to see the default hotkeys.

Notes

Some actions are captured, and some cannot be captured because of limitations in/difficulties with the Factorio modding API.

Here are the actions that are captured:

• Build
• Rotate
• Mine - buildings, ore, trees & rocks
• Take/Put - But only when 'fast transferring' (i.e. 'ctrl + click' or 'shift + click' on an entity). If you click on a building to open your/its inventory and then transfer by clicking on item stacks, it will not be captured.
• Set recipe, chest limit, splitter priority/filter or filter inserter filters - Including copy/pasting settings between entities.
• Researching a technology
• Crafting
• Walking

The following are not captured:

• Pick up/drop item (i.e. pressing 'F' or 'Z')
• Queue Research

Additionally, there are some bugs in FTG which mean that some things cannot be exported (even if they are recorded correctly):

• Clearing recipe.

Also you can use editor mode, however some actions will not be captured if the game is paused. Unpausing the game should make everything work normally.