Prototype/LogisticContainer

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Template:Prototype parent A generic container, such as a chest, that interacts with the logistics network.

Extensions

• Prototype/InfinityContainer infinity-container

Mandatory properties

This prototype inherits all the properties from Prototype/Container.

Template:Prototype property The way this chest interacts with the logistic network. Valid values are "passive-provider", "active-provider", "storage", "buffer" and "requester".

Optional properties

Template:Prototype property The number of request slots this logistics container has. Requester-type containers must have > 0 slots and can have a maximum of 1000 slots. Storage-type containers must have <= 1 slot.

Template:Prototype property Whether the icon should be rendered on this entity if the entity is not within a logistics network.

Template:Prototype property Drawn when a robot brings/takes items from this container.

Template:Prototype property The offset from the center of this container where a robot visually brings/takes items.

Template:Prototype property Whether logistic robots have to deliver the exact amount of items requested to this logistic container instead of over-delivering (within their cargo size).

Template:Prototype property Played when a robot brings/takes items from this container. Ignored if animation is not defined.

Differing defaults

The defaults of the LogisticsContainerPrototype differ from the defaults of the ContainerPrototype:

• picture is not mandatory