Tutorial:Inspecting a live mod: Difference between revisions
Eradicator (talk | contribs) m (unordered list fits better with the already numbered chapters) |
(Translations of the modding tutorials are allowed) Tag: Undo |
||
| (6 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Languages}} | |||
== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Welcome to the Inspecting-a-live-mod tutorial! | Welcome to the Inspecting-a-live-mod tutorial! | ||
| Line 10: | Line 11: | ||
This is an advanced tutorial that assumes that you already know how Lua works and that | This is an advanced tutorial that assumes that you already know how Lua works and that | ||
you | you have familiarized yourself with at least the basic concepts | ||
of Factorio modding. On that basis this tutorial aims to provide a rough overview | of Factorio modding. On that basis this tutorial aims to provide a rough overview | ||
on how real-life mods work and shows you how to assemble the | on how real-life mods work and shows you how to assemble the | ||
| Line 27: | Line 28: | ||
== Tutorial == | == Tutorial == | ||
I recommend reading in the order that the files are loaded by the game. Have fun! | I recommend reading in the order that the files are loaded by the game. Have fun! | ||
| Line 36: | Line 36: | ||
== Full mod ==<!--links are at the end to not distract the reader too early--> | == Full mod ==<!--links are at the end to not distract the reader too early--> | ||
HCG is available in full on | HCG is available in full on | ||
[https://github.com/lossycrypt/eradicators-hand-crank-generator GitHub] | [https://github.com/lossycrypt/eradicators-hand-crank-generator GitHub] | ||
| Line 44: | Line 43: | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Tutorial:Modding tutorial|Modding tutorial overview]] | * [[Tutorial:Modding tutorial|Modding tutorial overview]] | ||
* [ | * [https://lua-api.factorio.com/latest/index-prototype.html Prototype documentation] | ||
* [ | * [https://lua-api.factorio.com/latest/index-runtime.html Runtime API documentation] | ||
[[Category:Modding]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:42, 13 November 2023
Introduction
Welcome to the Inspecting-a-live-mod tutorial!
In this tutorial I will take you on an annotated tour of my mod Eradicator's Hand Crank Generator Deluxe. That's a rather long name so I'll often call it just HCG hereafter. HCG is a fully functional mod that you can download and play with right now! It has extensive comments in the code to explain how and why it works.
This is an advanced tutorial that assumes that you already know how Lua works and that you have familiarized yourself with at least the basic concepts of Factorio modding. On that basis this tutorial aims to provide a rough overview on how real-life mods work and shows you how to assemble the theoretical concepts you have learned so far into a working whole. If you are not yet familiar with the basics, Gangsir's modding tutorial is a good starting point for learning them.
First settings.lua shows creation of some basic setting prototypes.
Then data.lua covers most basic operations like creating new item,
recipe, building and technology prototypes. And how to interact with
prototypes of other mods. Finally in control.lua I explain how
to make custom behavior for buildings - namely how to make the
Hand Crank Generator produce power when the player presses a key on the keyboard.
You can read the files on the web on GitHub or download and extract the mod locally to your hard-drive.
Tutorial
I recommend reading in the order that the files are loaded by the game. Have fun!
- Chapter 1 : settings.lua
- Chapter 2 : data.lua
- Bonus Chapter : migration.json
- Chapter 3 : control.lua
Full mod
HCG is available in full on GitHub or on the Factorio Mod Portal.