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-- Initializes the storage table on a new game.
script.on_init(function()
if not storage.roboport_ghosts then
storage.roboport_ghosts = {}
end
end)
-- This event handler is called when a game is loaded.
-- It ensures the table is available in case of a corrupted save.
script.on_load(function()
if not storage.roboport_ghosts then
storage.roboport_ghosts = {}
end
end)
-- This event handler is called every game tick. It iterates through all tracked
-- roboport ghosts and redraws the logistic range polygons around them.
script.on_event(defines.events.on_tick, function(event)
-- Check if storage.roboport_ghosts exists to prevent errors on a new save
if storage.roboport_ghosts then
for index, ghost in pairs(storage.roboport_ghosts) do
-- Check if the ghost entity is still valid.
if ghost and ghost.valid then
-- Check for the existence of the entity prototype before trying to access it
if prototypes.entity[ghost.ghost_name] and prototypes.entity[ghost.ghost_name].logistic_radius then
local rad = prototypes.entity[ghost.ghost_name].logistic_radius
local player_surface = ghost.surface.index
-- Draw the two polygons to create the square shape around the ghost
rendering.draw_polygon({
draw_on_ground = true,
color = { r = 0.15, g = 0.08, b = 0.02, a = 0.02 },
target = ghost,
surface = player_surface,
only_in_alt_mode = true,
vertices = {
{ rad, rad },
{ -rad, rad },
{ -rad, -rad }
},
time_to_live = 1 -- Redraw every tick to maintain visibility
})
rendering.draw_polygon({
draw_on_ground = true,
color = { r = 0.15, g = 0.08, b = 0.02, a = 0.02 },
target = ghost,
surface = player_surface,
only_in_alt_mode = true,
vertices = {
{ rad, rad },
{ rad, -rad },
{ -rad, -rad }
},
time_to_live = 1 -- Redraw every tick to maintain visibility
})
end
else
-- If a ghost is no longer valid, remove it from the table
storage.roboport_ghosts[index] = nil
end
end
end
end)
-- The on_built_entity event now simply adds a newly placed roboport ghost
-- to the storage table for the on_tick handler to track.
script.on_event(defines.events.on_built_entity, function(event)
local setting_value = settings.get_player_settings(event.player_index)["draw-roboport-ghost-range"]
local entity = event.entity
if setting_value.value and entity.type == "entity-ghost" and entity.ghost_type == "roboport" then
if not storage.roboport_ghosts then
storage.roboport_ghosts = {}
end
table.insert(storage.roboport_ghosts, entity)
end
end)
-- These events are used to clean up the storage.roboport_ghosts table when a ghost is removed from the game
script.on_event(defines.events.on_robot_mined_entity, function(event)
if storage.roboport_ghosts then
for index, ghost in pairs(storage.roboport_ghosts) do
if ghost == event.entity then
storage.roboport_ghosts[index] = nil
break
end
end
end
end)
script.on_event(defines.events.on_entity_died, function(event)
if storage.roboport_ghosts then
for index, ghost in pairs(storage.roboport_ghosts) do
if ghost == event.entity then
storage.roboport_ghosts[index] = nil
break
end
end
end
end)
script.on_event("toggle-ghost-logistic-range", function(event)
settings.get_player_settings(event.player_index)["draw-roboport-ghost-range"] = {
value = not settings.get_player_settings(event.player_index)["draw-roboport-ghost-range"].value
}
end)
