Rail planner - Revision history

Bilka: typos

2026-03-24T15:50:13Z

typos

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	Ghost building mode is available in 3 different modes:		Ghost building mode is available in 3 different modes:
	* Shortest route: hold {{keybinding\|~~Shift~~}} ({{Keybinding\|ZR}} on [[Nintendo Switch version\|Nintendo Switch]]) while using the rail planner as described above. The rail planner will find the shortest route without considering natural obstacles such as [[tree]]s or [[cliff]]s, these will be marked for deconstruction, for [[water]] or similar bodies, [[landfill]] or [[foundation]] will be used.		* Shortest route: hold {{keybinding\|shift}} ({{Keybinding\|ZR}} on [[Nintendo Switch version\|Nintendo Switch]]) while using the rail planner as described above. The rail planner will find the shortest route without considering natural obstacles such as [[tree]]s or [[cliff]]s, these will be marked for deconstruction, for [[water]] or similar bodies, [[landfill]] or [[foundation]] will be used.
	* Collision avoidance: hold {{keybinding\|ctrl}} while using the rail planner as described above. The rail planner will find a route while avoiding entities like [[tree]]s, [[cliff]]s or [[water]].		* Collision avoidance: hold {{keybinding\|ctrl}} while using the rail planner as described above. The rail planner will find a route while avoiding entities like [[tree]]s, [[cliff]]s or [[water]].
	* Super Force Building: holding {{keybinding\|~~Control~~\|~~Shift~~}} will act the same as shortest route, but will also path through buildings/belts and mark them for deconstruction.		* Super Force Building: holding {{keybinding\|ctrl\|shift}} will act the same as shortest route, but will also path through buildings/belts and mark them for deconstruction.
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GoatWizard: /* Ghost building */ formatting

2026-01-06T21:25:50Z

Ghost building: formatting

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	* Shortest route: hold {{keybinding\|Shift}} ({{Keybinding\|ZR}} on [[Nintendo Switch version\|Nintendo Switch]]) while using the rail planner as described above. The rail planner will find the shortest route without considering natural obstacles such as [[tree]]s or [[cliff]]s, these will be marked for deconstruction, for [[water]] or similar bodies, [[landfill]] or [[foundation]] will be used.		* Shortest route: hold {{keybinding\|Shift}} ({{Keybinding\|ZR}} on [[Nintendo Switch version\|Nintendo Switch]]) while using the rail planner as described above. The rail planner will find the shortest route without considering natural obstacles such as [[tree]]s or [[cliff]]s, these will be marked for deconstruction, for [[water]] or similar bodies, [[landfill]] or [[foundation]] will be used.
	* Collision avoidance: hold {{keybinding\|ctrl}} while using the rail planner as described above. The rail planner will find a route while avoiding entities like [[tree]]s, [[cliff]]s or [[water]].		* Collision avoidance: hold {{keybinding\|ctrl}} while using the rail planner as described above. The rail planner will find a route while avoiding entities like [[tree]]s, [[cliff]]s or [[water]].
			* Super Force Building: holding {{keybinding\|Control\|Shift}} will act the same as shortest route, but will also path through buildings/belts and mark them for deconstruction.
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	* Super Force Building: holding {{keybinding\|Control\|Shift}} will act the same as shortest route, but will also path through buildings/belts and mark them for deconstruction.

	== History ==		== History ==

GoatWizard: /* History */

2026-01-06T21:24:16Z

History

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	== History ==		== History ==
			{{history\|2.0.7\|
			* Added super forced building mode.
			}}

	{{history\|0.17.29\|		{{history\|0.17.29\|

GoatWizard: /* Ghost building */ added note about super force building

2026-01-06T21:21:22Z

Ghost building: added note about super force building

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	The ghost building mode can be used to place longer stretches of rail at once, by creating [[ghost]]s of rails that can be filled in by [[construction robot]]s, either from [[roboport]]s or a [[personal roboport]].		The ghost building mode can be used to place longer stretches of rail at once, by creating [[ghost]]s of rails that can be filled in by [[construction robot]]s, either from [[roboport]]s or a [[personal roboport]].

	Ghost building mode is available in 2 different modes:		Ghost building mode is available in 3 different modes:
	* Shortest route: hold {{keybinding\|Shift}} ({{Keybinding\|ZR}} on [[Nintendo Switch version\|Nintendo Switch]]) while using the rail planner as described above. The rail planner will find the shortest route without considering natural obstacles such as [[tree]]s or [[cliff]]s, these will be marked for deconstruction, for [[water]] or similar bodies, [[landfill]] or [[foundation]] will be used.		* Shortest route: hold {{keybinding\|Shift}} ({{Keybinding\|ZR}} on [[Nintendo Switch version\|Nintendo Switch]]) while using the rail planner as described above. The rail planner will find the shortest route without considering natural obstacles such as [[tree]]s or [[cliff]]s, these will be marked for deconstruction, for [[water]] or similar bodies, [[landfill]] or [[foundation]] will be used.
	* Collision avoidance: hold {{keybinding\|ctrl}} while using the rail planner as described above. The rail planner will find a route while avoiding entities like [[tree]]s, [[cliff]]s or [[water]].		* Collision avoidance: hold {{keybinding\|ctrl}} while using the rail planner as described above. The rail planner will find a route while avoiding entities like [[tree]]s, [[cliff]]s or [[water]].
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			* Super Force Building: holding {{keybinding\|Control\|Shift}} will act the same as shortest route, but will also path through buildings/belts and mark them for deconstruction.

	== History ==		== History ==

Bilka: typo

2025-03-10T17:23:37Z

typo

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	Ghost building mode is available in 2 different modes:		Ghost building mode is available in 2 different modes:
	* Shortest route: hold {{keybinding\|Shift}} ({{Keybinding\|ZR}} on [[Nintendo Switch version\|Nintendo Switch]]) while using the rail planner as described above. The rail planner will find the shortest route without considering natural obstacles such as [[tree]]s or [[cliff]]s, these will be marked for deconstruction, for [[water]] or similar bodies, [[landfill]] or [[foundation]] will be used.		* Shortest route: hold {{keybinding\|Shift}} ({{Keybinding\|ZR}} on [[Nintendo Switch version\|Nintendo Switch]]) while using the rail planner as described above. The rail planner will find the shortest route without considering natural obstacles such as [[tree]]s or [[cliff]]s, these will be marked for deconstruction, for [[water]] or similar bodies, [[landfill]] or [[foundation]] will be used.
	* Collision avoidance: hold {{keybinding\|~~Control~~}} while using the rail planner as described above. The rail planner will find a route while avoiding entities like [[tree]]s, [[cliff]]s or [[water]].		* Collision avoidance: hold {{keybinding\|ctrl}} while using the rail planner as described above. The rail planner will find a route while avoiding entities like [[tree]]s, [[cliff]]s or [[water]].
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Cardinal: Updated images to 2.0

2025-03-06T10:41:45Z

Updated images to 2.0

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	== Usage ==		== Usage ==
	[[File:Manual_rail_planner.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|300x300px\|The rail planner operating in manual mode.]]		[[File:Manual_rail_planner.png\|thumb\|300x300px\|The rail planner operating in manual mode.]]

	While holding rails, left-click (press {{Keybinding\|A}} on [[Nintendo Switch version\|Nintendo Switch]]) on the green arrow icon on existing rail to initiate the rail planning mode.		While holding rails, left-click (press {{Keybinding\|A}} on [[Nintendo Switch version\|Nintendo Switch]]) on the green arrow icon on existing rail to initiate the rail planning mode.
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	[[File:Ghost_rail_planner.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|300x300px\|The rail planner operating in ghost building mode.]]		[[File:Ghost_rail_planner.png\|thumb\|300x300px\|The rail planner operating in ghost building mode.]]
	=== Ghost building ===		=== Ghost building ===
	The ghost building mode can be used to place longer stretches of rail at once, by creating [[ghost]]s of rails that can be filled in by [[construction robot]]s, either from [[roboport]]s or a [[personal roboport]].		The ghost building mode can be used to place longer stretches of rail at once, by creating [[ghost]]s of rails that can be filled in by [[construction robot]]s, either from [[roboport]]s or a [[personal roboport]].

Maeximus: /* Ghost building */ use same wording everywhere

2024-12-23T16:53:33Z

Ghost building: use same wording everywhere

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	The ghost building mode can be used to place longer stretches of rail at once, by creating [[ghost]]s of rails that can be filled in by [[construction robot]]s, either from [[roboport]]s or a [[personal roboport]].		The ghost building mode can be used to place longer stretches of rail at once, by creating [[ghost]]s of rails that can be filled in by [[construction robot]]s, either from [[roboport]]s or a [[personal roboport]].

	Ghost ~~planning~~ mode is available in 2 different modes:		Ghost building mode is available in 2 different modes:
	* Shortest route: hold {{keybinding\|Shift}} ({{Keybinding\|ZR}} on [[Nintendo Switch version\|Nintendo Switch]]) while using the rail planner as described above. The rail planner will find the shortest route without considering natural obstacles such as [[tree]]s or [[cliff]]s, these will be marked for deconstruction, for [[water]] or similar bodies, [[landfill]] or [[foundation]] will be used.		* Shortest route: hold {{keybinding\|Shift}} ({{Keybinding\|ZR}} on [[Nintendo Switch version\|Nintendo Switch]]) while using the rail planner as described above. The rail planner will find the shortest route without considering natural obstacles such as [[tree]]s or [[cliff]]s, these will be marked for deconstruction, for [[water]] or similar bodies, [[landfill]] or [[foundation]] will be used.
	* Collision avoidance: hold {{keybinding\|Control}} while using the rail planner as described above. The rail planner will find a route while avoiding entities like [[tree]]s, [[cliff]]s or [[water]].		* Collision avoidance: hold {{keybinding\|Control}} while using the rail planner as described above. The rail planner will find a route while avoiding entities like [[tree]]s, [[cliff]]s or [[water]].

Maeximus: /* Ghost building */ add collision avoidance mode when holding ctrl

2024-12-23T16:52:35Z

Ghost building: add collision avoidance mode when holding ctrl

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	[[File:Ghost_rail_planner.jpg\|thumb\|300x300px\|The rail planner operating in ghost building mode.]]		[[File:Ghost_rail_planner.jpg\|thumb\|300x300px\|The rail planner operating in ghost building mode.]]
	=== Ghost building ===		=== Ghost building ===
	The ghost building mode can be used to place longer stretches of rail at once, by creating [[ghost]]s of rails that can be filled in by [[construction robot]]s, either from [[roboport]]s or a [[personal roboport]]. ~~To use the ghost~~ planning mode, hold {{keybinding\|Shift}} ({{Keybinding\|ZR}} on [[Nintendo Switch version\|Nintendo Switch]]) while using the rail planner as described above. The rail planner will find the shortest route without considering natural obstacles such as [[tree]]s or [[cliff]]s, these will be marked for deconstruction.		The ghost building mode can be used to place longer stretches of rail at once, by creating [[ghost]]s of rails that can be filled in by [[construction robot]]s, either from [[roboport]]s or a [[personal roboport]].

			Ghost planning mode is available in 2 different modes:
			* Shortest route: hold {{keybinding\|Shift}} ({{Keybinding\|ZR}} on [[Nintendo Switch version\|Nintendo Switch]]) while using the rail planner as described above. The rail planner will find the shortest route without considering natural obstacles such as [[tree]]s or [[cliff]]s, these will be marked for deconstruction, for [[water]] or similar bodies, [[landfill]] or [[foundation]] will be used.
			* Collision avoidance: hold {{keybinding\|Control}} while using the rail planner as described above. The rail planner will find a route while avoiding entities like [[tree]]s, [[cliff]]s or [[water]].
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Bilka: link to nintendo switch page less often

2024-06-24T13:11:29Z

link to nintendo switch page less often

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	While holding rails, left-click (press {{Keybinding\|A}} on [[Nintendo Switch version\|Nintendo Switch]]) on the green arrow icon on existing rail to initiate the rail planning mode.		While holding rails, left-click (press {{Keybinding\|A}} on [[Nintendo Switch version\|Nintendo Switch]]) on the green arrow icon on existing rail to initiate the rail planning mode.
	This mode allows the player to directly place rails within a certain proximity to themselves (at most about 10 rails at a time).		This mode allows the player to directly place rails within a certain proximity to themselves (at most about 10 rails at a time).
	The rails will be placed towards the cursor; simply aim with the cursor and left click (press {{Keybinding\|A}} on [[Nintendo Switch ~~version\|Nintendo Switch]]~~) again to place.		The rails will be placed towards the cursor; simply aim with the cursor and left click (press {{Keybinding\|A}} on Nintendo Switch) again to place.
	After placement, the rail planner will continue from the end of the new segment, and the process can be repeated.		After placement, the rail planner will continue from the end of the new segment, and the process can be repeated.
	To escape the planner, press {{keybinding\|Q}} ({{Keybinding\|B}} on [[Nintendo Switch ~~version\|Nintendo Switch]]~~).		To escape the planner, press {{keybinding\|Q}} ({{Keybinding\|B}} on Nintendo Switch).

	In this mode, the player is allowed to leave the typical range of the "green hologram" to place items.		In this mode, the player is allowed to leave the typical range of the "green hologram" to place items.
	This means that, even if the player is physically beyond the range of the "hologram" for the new rail segment, they may still left click (press {{Keybinding\|A}} on [[Nintendo Switch ~~version\|Nintendo Switch]]~~) in order to have the rails placed from a distance.		This means that, even if the player is physically beyond the range of the "hologram" for the new rail segment, they may still left click (press {{Keybinding\|A}} on Nintendo Switch) in order to have the rails placed from a distance.
	This allows the player to start the planner, then run far away in a straight line, and click rapidly to bring the rails up to them.		This allows the player to start the planner, then run far away in a straight line, and click rapidly to bring the rails up to them.
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Ickputzdirwech: category

2023-09-24T19:14:55Z

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	* [https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-290 FFF describing the rail planning changes made in 0.17.29]		* [https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-290 FFF describing the rail planning changes made in 0.17.29]
	* [[Railway]]		* [[Railway]]

			{{C\|Railway{{!}}#Rail planner}}