Changelog

Version: 0.6.2
Date: 2026-10-28
  Features:
    - Support Factorio 2.0.77 and 2.1.23 with matching release packages.
  Changes:
    - Use versioned fuel category APIs for supply compartment validation.
    - Apply researched electrical input limits on both game lines using hidden tier connectors.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fix the prototype limit capping researched 2.1 supply bases at 5 MW.
    - Recognize native Spidertron autopilot completion near a waypoint in both game lines.
    - Replan convoy routes before contact when another member has parked across the route.
    - Preserve stored grid energy when changing electrical connectors.
    - Build and test matching packages and companion mod versions for each game line.

Version: 0.6.0
Date: 2026-10-27
  Features:
    - Research fleet capacity from 4 to 8, 16, 24 and 32 simultaneous land vehicles per force, including groups up to 32.
    - Research normal base radius from 32 to 48, 64, 96 and 128 tiles; update hovered ranges live and reserve distinct parking within the current radius.
    - Research service speed from 2 to 4, 8 and 16 items/s and 10 to 20, 40 and 80 HP/s per vehicle, with increasing battery charging, grid input and buffer capacity.
    - Meter actual electrical work: 20 kJ per item, 20 kJ per repaired HP, exact battery energy, one 20 kJ initial service check and 20 kW native idle drain.
    - Empty cars/tanks wait for powered, rate-limited starting fuel from their selected base before driving to parking.
    - Reserve six native filtered compartments for fuel, magazines, rockets, tank shells, flamethrower ammunition and repair tools; retain quality inventory bonuses and native inserter/logistics integration.
    - Add compartment selectors, counts, power/rate information and player overflow recovery to the base window.
    - Preserve legacy excess, foreign items and exact stack metadata in recoverable overflow; retain active old missions without gifting research.
    - Keep creative service free and instant, including configured alternate stock types.
  Bugfixes:
    - Wait for all available ammunition slots to finish loading at rate-limited bases.
    - Retry temporary group path failures and yield to moving ground members to prevent convoy convergence blockages.

Version: 0.5.8
Date: 2026-10-27
  Bugfixes:
    - Derive Spidertron path and target collisions from its actual leg prototypes, allowing walkable Fulgora oil oceans while respecting lava, water and ammonia oceans.
    - Find nearby free exploration arrival positions for cars and tanks when formation targets overlap buildings or rocks.
    - Allow clearance around exploration arrival points for the conservative vehicle path bounding box; keep precise supply parking.

Version: 0.5.7
Date: 2026-10-27
  Bugfixes:
    - Route Spidertrons around broad lakes using asynchronous native foothold paths and individual autopilot waypoints, while retaining narrow water crossings.
    - Exclude water exploration targets and move formation targets off water when nearby land exists.
    - Skip unreachable Spidertron exploration destinations together with their group instead of abandoning exploration at the shore.
    - Preserve external remote/follow takeover and persist in-flight paths across saves; replan legacy direct orders on the next update.
    - Tighten final waypoint arrival for supply parking.

Version: 0.5.6
Date: 2026-10-27
  Features:
    - Empty cars and tanks collect real starting fuel from the selected friendly supply base within 128 tiles, including an inherited group base.
    - Startup fuel collection needs stocked fuel but no electricity; regular dock service still requires power for refueling, ammunition, repairs and batteries.
    - Explain automatic starting fuel in English and German vehicle panels.

Version: 0.5.5
Date: 2026-10-27
  Features:
    - Optional runtime-global automatic replacement of lost supply bases, disabled by default.
    - Choose the nearest surviving same-force/surface base from the vehicle or group leader position, including beyond the initial 128-tile start radius.
    - Reroute groups together with fresh parking slots and exploration origins while retaining group identity and completed goals.
    - Preserve paused groups when no replacement exists; retry once per second and support enabling the option while waiting.
    - Give human/remote takeover priority and preserve unrelated pause states.
    - Refresh already open vehicle panels after a base change; expose configure_supply for trusted integrations.

Version: 0.5.4
Date: 2026-10-27
  Features:
    - Preselect the nearest friendly supply base on the same surface within 128 tiles when placing cars, tanks and Spidertrons.
    - Support normal and creative bases, native builds, reported script builds, robots and clones without starting expeditions automatically.
    - Remember manual base choices and manual supply; keep active missions assigned to their existing base.
    - Show the inherited group base on joining and restore the own preference when returning to solo.
    - Explain creative starting fuel correctly when a creative base is selected.

Version: 0.5.3
Date: 2026-10-27
  Features:
    - Add a separate violet Creative Supply Base for editor/sandbox use, with no survival crafting recipe.
    - Replenish unlimited stock, freely refuel/rearm/repair vehicles and fully charge equipment batteries without a power connection.
    - Allow empty cars/tanks to start when explicitly assigned to a nearby creative base; preserve all normal research/ownership/start checks.
    - Preserve existing ammo types, qualities and partial magazines; refill existing compatible fuel when full slots reject coal.
    - Support groups, private hover radius, base selection and clear creative/infinite supply status.
    - Keep normal supply bases on the real resource/electricity path.

Version: 0.5.2
Date: 2026-10-27
  Features:
    - Hover an owned supply base to display its 128-tile service radius as a private translucent cyan ground circle.
    - Remove the overlay immediately on unhover, base removal or player force/surface change; clean up on disconnect.
    - Share the radius constant between service checks, start validation and the hover overlay.

Version: 0.5.1
Date: 2026-10-27
  Graphics:
    - Original Blender-modeled supply depot replaces the scaled vanilla chest sprite.
    - Add aligned transparent body and cast-shadow sprites, custom inventory/recipe icon and technology render.
    - Add a Blender-rendered mod thumbnail featuring the depot, survey rover and expedition route markers.
    - Include all production PNGs and the thumbnail in release packages; retain editable Blender sources locally.

Version: 0.5.0
Date: 2026-10-27
  Features:
    - Research and build supply bases with ordinary 80-slot inventories, inserter/circuit support and real electrical buffers.
    - Select a base for solo vehicles and new groups; joining vehicles inherit their group's base and receive distinct parking slots.
    - Transfer real fuel and compatible ammunition, preserve magazine state and quality, repair using actual tool durability.
    - Charge equipment batteries using conserved grid energy; return at 10 percent and depart at 90 percent battery charge.
    - Require an actual base service cycle before departure, including healthy and already fueled vehicles.
    - Add supply base inventory/power panels and vehicle base selection/status.
    - Keep manual supply points and all existing rail patrol APIs available.
  Compatibility:
    - Native supply and rail checks with Space Age, Quality, More Artillery, Manifold, FacCompress and SlowSoundtrack.
    - Manifold delivery into the supply base is checked with real item conservation.
    - Save/reload, existing 0.4.0 groups, clone/destruction cleanup and graphical German controls checked.

Version: 0.4.0
Date: 2026-10-26
  Features:
    - Optional group exploration with map settings for enabling groups, default size (2-16) and mixed vehicle types.
    - Choose solo, create a group or join an existing group from car, tank and Spidertron windows.
    - Automatic leader election and replacement; shared exploration goals, offset destinations and waiting for stragglers.
    - Group-wide fuel, health and ammunition returns; separate parking slots and synchronized resupply departure.
    - Existing solo expeditions remain solo; group membership, roles and progress persist across save/load.
    - Optional start_vehicle options, vehicle_groups and configure_groups remote APIs.
  Changes:
    - Retry blocked group paths before pausing and detaching an unrecoverable member.
    - Refresh group membership in open vehicle windows after automatic detachment.

Version: 0.3.0
Date: 2026-10-26
  Features:
    - Final expedition tier: research autonomous Spidertrons and start them from their vehicle window.
    - Explore using native autopilot and fire real rockets with empty driver and passenger seats.
    - Return for repairs, low ammunition or after eight goals; resume when supplied without fuel.
    - Restore automatic targeting preferences on stop/pause/takeover; preserve new external movement orders.
  Testing:
    - Native Spidertron integration harness with real movement, rocket damage/consumption and save/reload.

Version: 0.2.1
Date: 2026-10-26
  Features:
    - Unmanned cars and tanks fire their native weapons through an invisible AI gunner.
    - Use real magazines, cannon shells and flamethrower ammunition; retain native aiming and cooldowns.
    - Choose hostile military targets in weapon range, respecting friendship and ceasefire.
    - Return for ammunition when armed; resume after fuel, repairs and ammunition are replenished.
    - Remove the controller on takeover, stop, pause and destruction; restore weapon preferences.

Version: 0.2.0
Date: 2026-10-26
  Features:
    - Research land expeditions for vanilla cars and tanks; start and stop from vehicle windows.
    - Explore within 256 tiles using native obstacle paths, fueled movement and local charting.
    - Return to the starting point for fuel and repairs or after eight destinations; resume when supplied.
    - Boarding ends automation; blocked routes pause; bounded fleet of 16 vehicles.
    - Add land-vehicle remote controls and German/English interface text.

Version: 0.1.1
Date: 2026-10-26
  Bugfixes:
    - Patrols now visit intermediate rails inside closed rings and long unbranched segments.
    - Supplied trains waiting for a route no longer display a misleading resupply status.
    - Show actual minimum fuel and artillery ammunition alongside their refill targets.

Version: 0.1.0
Date: 2026-10-26
  Features:
    - Research autonomous patrols for existing trains.
    - Discover connected rail branches and choose reachable destinations with return routes.
    - Return for real fuel and artillery ammunition, then resume the patrol.
    - Preserve previous schedules, groups and interrupts for restoration.
    - English and German locomotive controls; optional More Artillery integration.