Click2Move for Factorio

A quality-of-life mod that enables point-and-click movement for your character and vehicles. Inspired by ARPG and RTS games, simply click where you want to go, and the pathfinder will take you there.

Features

Point-and-Click Movement: Use a mouse click to set a destination for your character or the vehicle you are driving.
Path Queuing: Hold Shift while clicking to queue up multiple destinations.
Vehicle Support: Works seamlessly whether you are on foot or in a vehicle.
Visual Path: See the calculated path drawn on the ground, so you know exactly where you're headed.
Destination Marker: A crosshair marks your final destination.
Movement GUI: A small panel appears in the top-left showing your current destination and the number of queued goals. It also includes a "Cancel" button to immediately stop all automatic movement.
Stuck Detection: If your character or vehicle gets stuck, the mod will automatically attempt to find a new path to your destination.
Configurable: Customize the mod's behavior through a variety of settings in the "Mod settings" menu.

How to Use

Move: Press Mouse Button 3 (the middle mouse button by default) on the terrain to move to that location.
Queue Moves: Hold Shift and press Mouse Button 3 to add a destination to your movement queue.
Cancel Movement:
- Click the "Cancel" button in the top-left GUI.
- Move your character manually with the keyboard (WASD).
- Set a new destination without holding Shift (this will clear the old queue).

The default keybind can be changed in Factorio's control settings. Look for "c2m-move-command".

Known Issues

Flickering with Mech Armor: When moving horizontally with mech armor, the character sprite may flicker.
GUI Command Confusion: The mod's move command can sometimes be triggered when interacting with other GUIs, leading to unintentional movement.
Uncontrolled Vehicle Movement: Vehicles may occasionally move erratically. This is likely due to a narrow margin of error in the path following logic.
Basic Stuck Detection: The current stuck detection is rudimentary and cannot navigate around obstacles that were not already avoided by the initial pathfinding.
Vehicle Continues in Map View: The vehicle does not automatically stop when the player opens the map view, which can lead to the vehicle driving off-course while the player is not watching.
When removing an item from the hotbar (using MMB), the mod places a walk target.
The path may cross over pipes.

Mod Settings

You can adjust these settings in Settings -> Mod settings.

Setting Name	Type	Scope	Default	Description
Debug mode	`Bool`	Per-Player	`false`	Enables printing of debug messages to the console for your player.
Character margin	`Float`	Global	`0.45`	The safety margin added to the character's bounding box for pathfinding. Larger values avoid tighter gaps.
Update interval	`Int`	Startup	`1`	The number of game ticks between movement updates. Lower is smoother but uses more UPS.
Character proximity threshold	`Float`	Startup	`1.5`	How close (in tiles) the character must be to a waypoint to consider it "reached".
Vehicle proximity threshold	`Float`	Startup	`6.0`	How close (in tiles) a vehicle must be to the final goal to consider it "reached".
Stuck threshold	`Int`	Startup	`30`	How many update intervals of no movement before the character/vehicle is considered stuck.
Vehicle path margin	`Float`	Startup	`2.0`	The safety margin added to the vehicle's bounding box for pathfinding.

Note: Startup settings require a game restart to take effect. Global and Per-Player settings can be changed on the fly.

Installation

Download the mod from the Factorio Mod Portal (link to be added).
Place the downloaded .zip file into your Factorio mods directory.
- Windows: C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\mods
- Linux: ~/.factorio/mods
- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/factorio/mods
Launch Factorio and enable the mod from the "Mods" menu if it's not already enabled.

Author: Me