Biter Trails


Biters create a glowing colored trail wherever they go. Very configurable

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2 years ago
1.1
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Owner:
asher_sky
Source:
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Homepage:
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License:
CC BY-NC-SA
Created:
2 years ago
Latest Version:
0.0.2 (2 years ago)
Factorio version:
1.1
Downloaded by:
1.03K users

Overview

This mod adds glowing colored trails to biters as they run around


Features

  • Affects all biters on every surface
  • Color and Glow can be independently enabled or disabled
  • Size and Length of the trail can be changed in mod settings
  • Biters sync their trail color when attacking in groups
  • Two trail modes: Trail Mode and Aura Mode
  • Rainbow palette and cycle speed can be changed in mod settings
  • Fully compatible with multiplayer games and modded biters
  • Four performance modes: beautiful, pretty, balanced, and efficient
  • Optimized for minimal UPS impact, however please be mindful that using this mod on maps with tons of active biters creating trails may have a noticeable impact on game performance.

Companion mod to:

Train Trails
Player Trails
Spider Trails


A note on performance:
While a lot of time was spent optimizing the script impact this mod has, it is still asking the game engine to do quite a lot, especially on maps with lots of biters creating trails. Trail mode is recommended, however Aura mode (default) is significantly more performant. If you encounter any performance issues please make a post on the discussion page or message me on discord (and include a save file too if possible!) The mod is a work in progress and any feedback is greatly appreciated :)


Compatibility

There are currently no known mod compatibility issues. To report a compatibility issue, please make a post on the discussion page.


License

Biter Trails © 2022 by asher_sky is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International.
To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/