Changelog

Version: 0.6.9
Date: 2024.05.31
  Changes:
    - Added support for Modular Beacon Power

Version: 0.6.8
Date: 2024.05.16
  Changes:
    - Added Russian localisation

Version: 0.6.7
Date: 2024.05.14
  Changes:
    - Added support for Lunar Landings
    - Added startup setting to enable singularity beacons when both Krastario 2 and Space Exploration are active
    - Startup setting for SE-like beacons is now remembered when enabling or disabling Space Exploration

Version: 0.6.6
Date: 2024.04.22
  Changes:
    - Fixed descriptions for new beacons from Seablock Beacon Rebalance mod
    - Fixed description for new beacon from Early Modules mod
    - Fixed extended descriptions when used with Li-Module-Fix mod and adjusted startup settings for it

Version: 0.6.5
Date: 2024.03.31
  Changes:
    - Added a startup setting to use multiple technologies for new beacons
    - Beacon stack sizes are now more consistent
    - Reduced recipe costs of node beacons and hub beacons
    - Adjusted recipe ingredients & technologies of new beacons for Nullius
    - Standard beacons are now created in addition to basic beacons (instead of replacing them) for Space Exploration
    - Fixed mismatched prerequisites for SE-like beacons
    - Fixed a potential error involving persistent alerts

Version: 0.6.4
Date: 2024.03.26
  Changes:
    - Fixed scripts for exclusion areas not activating properly on load in some cases
    - Fixed warning icons for disabled beacons sometimes not being updated correctly
    - Fixed a crash which could occur with Pyanodons or InformaTron
    - Improved support for "Coppermine's Bob's module rebalancing" mod (it is given priority for balancing Bob's beacons)
    - This mod no longer alters any modules at all (removed module balancing for Advanced Modules mods)

Version: 0.6.3
Date: 2024.03.21
  Changes:
    - Adjusted placeholder graphics for several beacons to be more easily distinguishable
    - Disabling the "balance other beacons" setting now properly reverts exclusion area changes in addition to other stat changes for
      beacons from mods listed in that setting's tooltip; beacons from other mods (SE, Py, EI, 248K) keep their wider exclusion areas
    - Added a basic explanation regarding exclusion areas to the InformaTron menu
    - Improved support for Mini Factorio, Starry Sakura, Fast Furnaces, Custom Mods, More Module Slots

Version: 0.6.2
Date: 2024.03.15
  Changes:
    - Isolation beacons now have a strict exclusion range of 38 instead of a regular exclusion range of 68
    - Adjusted visualization of exclusion areas to not change the color of distribution areas; made strict exclusion areas
      a slightly different color to help distinguish them more easily
    - Added a setting to enable SE-like beacons which emulate the beacons from Space Exploration
    - Added support for Mini Machines and Micro Machines
    - Added support for Warptorio 2 - warp beacons don't disable or get disabled by other beacons
    - Added support for Picker Dollies
    - Fixed descriptions for 1x1 Tarawind beacons
    - Fixed an error that could occur when enabling periodic updates

Version: 0.6.1
Date: 2024.03.08
  Changes:
    - Added a setting to make alerts persist while beacons remain disabled
    - Streamlined the locale file to make the task of translations as convenient as possible
    - Fixed conflux beacons using distribution range instead of distribution size to determine which areas they can overlap
    - Fixed potential issue for beacons with dimensions wider than twice their own exclusion range
    - Fixed setting for extended stats not properly being disabled when toggled off

Version: 0.6.0
Date: 2024.03.03
  Changes:
    - Added short-duration alerts for disabled beacons
    - Code rewritten to be more performant - UPS is no longer affected at all during normal gameplay and creating or destroying
      beacons is also better optimized
    - Removed less vital info from descriptions (dimensions for items, exclusion area if it's the same as distribution)
      and also removed duplicate info (dimensions, stack size) when using the Extended Descriptions mod
    - KI beacons from 248k are now "solo" style beacons if Space Exploration is also enabled
    - Fixed "strict" beacons disabling themselves when they disabled other beacons in some cases
    - Fixed interaction between standard beacons and singularity beacons from Krastorio 2
    - Fixed a startup error when using Space Exploration and Exotic Industries together
    - Fixed normalized distribution area alignment for KI beacons and Tarawind beacons
    - Fixed item group icon size and name typo from Advanced Modules mods
    - Fixed balancing values for Advanced Modules to not change based on other mods
    - More balancing for some of the tiered beacons from Bob's, Elgskred's, and Tarawind mods
    - The "balance other beacons" setting now lists which mods are affected

Version: 0.5.7
Date: 2024.02.28
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a compatibility error between Space Exploration and Advanced Modules mods involving pure productivity beacons
  Changes:
    - Initial balance pass for Advanced Modules mods
    - KI beacons and related buildings from the 248k mod now have better descriptions to help clarify how the system works
    - Alien beacons from Exotic Industries no longer disable or get disabled by other beacons

Version: 0.5.6
Date: 2024.02.27
  Features:
    - Added new startup setting to show/hide more details on beacon tooltips
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed interactions with Power Crystals - they now get ignored by all other beacons as intended
    - Fixed exclusion ranges for beacons from 248k mod improperly applying to cores

Version: 0.5.5
Date: 2024.02.25
  Features:
    - Added a startup setting to enable/disable stat changes to beacons from other mods
  Changes:
    - More balancing for various smaller mods

Version: 0.5.4
Date: 2024.02.25
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed some bugs that could occur when disabling beacons via the settings
    - Fixed a potential incompatibility between Space Exploration and 5Dim's (and perhaps other beacon mods)
  Changes:
    - Added initial support for Ultracube - still need to disable beacon overloading
    - Added initial support for Power Crystals - they still get a warning icon stuck on them even though they aren't affected
    - Adjusted balance for some smaller beacon-specific mods to be less cheaty

Version: 0.5.3
Date: 2024.02.23
  Changes:
    - Added support for Pyanodons - AM:FM beacons have strict exclusion areas but don't disable each other
    - Added support for 248k - linked beacons have strict exclusion areas but don't disable each other
    - Added support for Bob's - tiered beacons don't disable standard beacons and vice versa
    - Added support for 5Dim's - tiered beacons don't disable standard beacons and vice versa
    - Added support for FactorioExtended Vanilla Plus - tiered beacons don't disable standard beacons and vice versa
    - Improved generic support for ingredient matching and recipe ordering

Version: 0.5.2
Date: 2024.02.21
  Bugfixes:
    - Corrected typo

Version: 0.5.1
Date: 2024.02.21
  Features:
    - Recipes will now match ingredients with the standard beacon or other introductory beacons if changed by other mods
    - Added a startup setting to override changes to the standard beacon from other mods (enabled by default)
  Balancing:
    - Increased recipe costs for node, conflux, hub, and isolation beacons
  Changes:
    - New beacons from mods with "beacon overload" are given an exclusion range which mimics the overload effect, allowing them to
      function alongside the beacons from this mod with minimal differences if the overloading mechanic is disabled
    - Added initial support for Space Exploration - for now, disabling the overloading mechanic still requires manually commenting
      out a single "beacon script" line in control.lua
    - Added support for Krastario 2 - the singularity beacon no longer gets disabled by standard or singularity beacons so it more
      closely matches the original behavior (it's powerful but not too powerful since it still disables standard beacons)
    - Added support for Exotic Industries - supercooled beacons don't disable each other but have strict exclusion areas so
      other beacons can't synergize with them; beacon overloading still works for beacons within 6 tiles of machines
    - Added support for Nullius - small and large beacons don't disable each other
    - Added support for SeaBlock - beacon 1 & 2 don't disable standard beacons but they do disable each other
    - Adjusted recipe order for Industrial Revolution 3 (no other changes seem necessary)
  Graphics:
    - Adjusted node/conflux sprites slightly

Version: 0.5.0
Date: 2024.02.16
  Balancing:
    - Increased stack size of beacons from 10 to 20
    - Increased exclusion range of conflux beacon by 2
    - Increased distribution/exclusion range of node beacon by 1

Version: 0.4.0
Date: 2024.02.14
  Features:
    - Added new "conflux" beacon - for enabling a more decentralized style of building which can be comparable to hub beacons
    - A warning icon is now shown for disabled beacons to help distinguish them from active beacons
    - Beacons are no longer checked every X seconds by default (this is now an opt-in feature within the settings)
    - Added descriptions for each option within the settings
  Balancing:
    - Some minor recipe adjustments

Version: 0.3.0
Date: 2024.02.10
  Features:
    - Flying text now appears above beacons when they get disabled/enabled
  Balancing:
    - Increased distribution and exclusion range of focused beacons by 1
    - Increased module count of hub beacons by 1 (8->9)
    - Some minor adjustments to beacon recipes
  Changes:
    - Some logic for beacons from other mods (for now, it just sets their exclusion range to be the same as their distribution range)

Version: 0.2.3
Date: 2024.02.10
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a bug introduced in the previous update which prevented hub beacons from affecting other beacons properly

Version: 0.2.2
Date: 2024.02.09
  Balancing:
    - Adjusted power requirements for node beacons
  Graphics:
    - Updated graphic for isolation beacon
    - Adjusted colors and module visualization slightly for focused & node beacons

Version: 0.2.1
Date: 2024.02.09
  Balancing:
    - Reduced module count of "node" beacon from 4 to 3 and also reduced its exclusion range to match its distribution range
  Bugfixes:
    - Corrected edge cases involving hub beacons - overlapping areas now only disable beacons if both beacons are in the same hub area

Version: 0.2.0
Date: 2024.02.07
  Features:
    - Added new "node" beacon with medium distribution area and slightly larger exclusion area - for bridging the size gap between 
      standard and hub beacons; reaches relatively far while still interacting with smaller beacons in the usual way
    - Added new "isolation" beacon with huge distribution/exclusion areas - for niches where it's desirable to keep the number of 
      beacons to an absolute minimum
    - Added startup settings to enable/disable each beacon
  Balancing:
    - Reduced module power of "hub" beacon from 6 to 4 (6->8 module slots, 1.0->0.5 efficiency)
    - Increased distribution/exclusion ranges of "hub" beacon by 2 each
    - All non-standard beacons now treat the distribution area of standard beacons as if it is an exclusion area too - this doesn't 
      actually change functionality since no other beacons had an exclusion range below 3, but it does open up design space for the 
      next change to "focused" beacons:
    - Reduced exclusion range of "focused" beacon from 3 to 2
    - Adjusted recipe amounts slightly for "focused" beacons
  Bugfixes:
    - Corrected behavior in some cases dealing with scripts from other mods
  Changes:
    - Refactored internal names

Version: 0.1.2
Date: 2024.02.04
  Features:
    - Adjusted distribution/exclusion area visualizations to be uniform between different beacons
  Balancing:
    - Renamed new beacons from "small beacon" and "big beacon" to "focused beacon" and "hub beacon" respectively
    - Increased efficiency of big (hub) beacons from 0.75 to 1.0 and reduced module slots from 8 to 6 (same overall module power)
    - Increased max health of big (hub) beacons from 400 to 500
    - Moved new beacons to the original vanilla technology (custom technology removed)
    - Adjusted recipes of new beacons to use same types of ingredients as standard beacons
  Changes:
    - Renamed internal recipe IDs to match vanilla standard

Version: 0.1.1
Date: 2024.01.30
  Graphics:
    - Updated placeholder graphics
  Changes:
    - Recipes for new beacons are now adjacent to the standard beacon recipe instead of below it

Version: 0.1.0
Date: 2024.01.29
  Features:
    - Initial Release