Prototype/EntityGhost

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Prototype definitions » PrototypeBase » Prototype/Entity » Prototype/EntityGhost

The entity used for ghosts of entities. In-game, the inner entity (the entity this is a ghost of) is rendered with a ghost_tint.

Prototype/EntityGhost — entity-ghost
large_build_sound	::	Sound (optional)
medium_build_sound	::	Sound (optional)
Inherited from Prototype/Entity
icons, icon, icon_size (IconSpecification)	::	IconSpecification
additional_pastable_entities	::	table of string (optional)
alert_icon_scale	::	float (optional)
alert_icon_shift	::	vector (optional)
allow_copy_paste	::	bool (optional)
autoplace	::	AutoplaceSpecification (optional)
build_base_evolution_requirement	::	double (optional)
build_grid_size	::	uint8 (optional)
build_sound	::	Sound (optional)
close_sound	::	Sound (optional)
collision_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
collision_mask	::	CollisionMask (optional)
created_effect	::	Trigger (optional)
created_smoke	::	CreateTrivialSmokeEffectItem (optional)
drawing_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
emissions_per_second	::	double (optional)
enemy_map_color	::	Color (optional)
fast_replaceable_group	::	string (optional)
flags	::	EntityPrototypeFlags (optional)
friendly_map_color	::	Color (optional)
hit_visualization_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
map_color	::	Color (optional)
map_generator_bounding_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
minable	::	MinableProperties (optional)
mined_sound	::	Sound (optional)
mining_sound	::	Sound (optional)
next_upgrade	::	string (optional)
open_sound	::	Sound (optional)
placeable_by	::	ItemToPlace or table of ItemToPlace (optional)
protected_from_tile_building	::	bool (optional)
radius_visualisation_specification	::	RadiusVisualisationSpecification (optional)
remains_when_mined	::	string or table of string (optional)
remove_decoratives	::	string (optional)
rotated_sound	::	Sound (optional)
selectable_in_game	::	bool (optional)
selection_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
selection_priority	::	uint8 (optional)
shooting_cursor_size	::	double (optional)
sticker_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
subgroup	::	string (optional)
tile_height	::	uint32 (optional)
tile_width	::	uint32 (optional)
trigger_target_mask	::	TriggerTargetMask (optional)
vehicle_impact_sound	::	Sound (optional)
water_reflection	::	WaterReflectionDefinition (optional)
working_sound	::	WorkingSound (optional)
Inherited from PrototypeBase
name	::	string
type	::	string
localised_description	::	LocalisedString (optional)
localised_name	::	LocalisedString (optional)
order	::	Order (optional)

Optional properties

Inherits all properties from Prototype/Entity.

medium_build_sound

Type: Sound

large_build_sound

Type: Sound

Example

{
  type = "entity-ghost",
  name = "entity-ghost",
  icon =  "__core__/graphics/icons/mip/ghost-entity.png",
  icon_size = 64,
  icon_mipmaps = 3,
  build_sound = {{ filename = "__core__/sound/build-ghost-small.ogg",  volume = 0.6 }},
  medium_build_sound = {{ filename = "__core__/sound/build-ghost-medium.ogg",  volume = 0.7 }},
  large_build_sound = {{ filename = "__core__/sound/build-ghost-large.ogg",  volume = 0.7 }},
  minable = { mining_time = 0, results={}},
  mined_sound = {{ filename = "__core__/sound/deconstruct-ghost.ogg",  volume = 0.4 }}
},