https://github.com/sparr/factorio-mod-fake-new-rails

A mod for the game Factorio. Adds simple non-rail entities shaped like the upcoming Space Age / Factorio 2.0 rails.
https://github.com/sparr/factorio-mod-fake-new-rails

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A mod for the game Factorio. Adds simple non-rail entities shaped like the upcoming Space Age / Factorio 2.0 rails.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/sparr/factorio-mod-fake-new-rails
• Owner: sparr
• License: mit
• Created: 2023-10-31T20:16:56.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-09-22T17:15:10.000Z (3 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-13T11:22:06.145Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: factorio, mod
• Language: Lua
• Size: 2.54 MB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: changelog.txt
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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# factorio-mod-fake-new-rails

A mod for the game Factorio. Adds simple non-rail entities shaped like the upcoming Space Age / Factorio 2.0 rails, for players eager to tinker with the shapes of the new rails.

![entities laid out on a grid](graphics/screenshots/example_0001.png "Example")

# Instructions

While the entities don't have names and are split into pairs to accommodate 2/4/8 directional rotation, it is strongly recommended to import and use some part of the [blueprint book](blueprint_book). It contains each rotation of each entity, arranged into sub-books and in an order that should feel similar to rotating a single entity. A recommended hotbar configuration of sub-books is as follows:

1. Low / Straight

2. Low / Curve

3. High / Straight

4. High / Curve

5. Ramp

6. Support

# Contributing

PRs are welcome! There is plenty of room for improvement, including but not limited to...

* entity definition logic

* icon and entity artwork

* entity names in locale files

* custom `r`/`R`/`f`/etc hotkey handlers to implement appropriate rotation and mirroring

If you modify [fake-new-rails.svg](graphics/entity/fake-new-rails.svg), you will need to run [export-sprites.sh](graphics/entity/export-sprites.sh) to re-generate all the separate sprite layers. This script requires [Inkscape](https://inkscape.org/) for rendering the layer images, and [ImageMagick convert](https://imagemagick.org/script/convert.php) for rotation and mirroring.