Factorio Runtime DocsVersion 2.0.72

Weight of an object. [...]

Identifies a statistics prototype, depending on the statistics type.

A string that specifies how the inputs should be compared. [...]

It can be either the name of a SpritePrototype defined in the data stage, or a path in form "type/name" or "type.name". [...]

Parameters that affect the look and control of the game. [...]

The percentual increase of the attribute. [...]

math.huge represents the maximum possible tick.

A number between 0 and 255 inclusive, represented by one of the following named strings or the string version of the number. [...]

What is shown in the map view. [...]

The name of a LuaCollisionLayerPrototype.

Scroll policy of a scroll pane.

A set of flags. [...]

State of a GUI switch.

A string specifying a type for choose elem buttons. [...]

A vector is a two-element array or dictionary containing the x and y components. [...]

Coordinates of a chunk in a LuaSurface where each integer x/y represents a different chunk. [...]

An item filter may be specified in two ways, either as a string which is an item prototype name or as a table.

Commands can be given to enemies and unit groups.

Used for specifying where a GUI arrow should point to.

Used by GuiArrowSpecification.

Reading this always returns the table with the named keys. [...]

A recipe prototype with optional quality specification.

A runtime representation of SegmentEngineSpecification.

A runtime representation of SegmentSpecification.

A runtime representation of TileBuildabilityRule.

A force may be specified in one of three ways.

A fluid may be specified in one of three ways.

An entity prototype with optional quality specification. [...]

An entity prototype with optional quality specification.

An item prototype with optional quality specification. [...]

An item prototype with optional quality specification.

An item prototype may be specified in one of four ways.

An entity prototype may be specified in one of three ways.

A virtual signal prototype may be specified in one of two ways.

An technology prototype may be specified in one of three ways.

A particle prototype may be specified in one of two ways.

A damage type prototype may be specified in one of two ways.

A trivial smoke prototype may be specified in one of two ways.

The text is aligned so that the target position is at the given side of the text. [...]

The text is aligned so that the target position is at the given side of the text. [...]

A quality prototype may be specified in one of two ways.

A recipe category may be specified in one of two ways.

A recipe may be specified in one of three ways.

A tile may be specified in one of three ways.

An equipment prototype may be specified in one of three ways.

An equipment prototype with optional quality specification.

An equipment prototype with optional quality specification.

Two positions, specifying the top-left and bottom-right corner of the box respectively. [...]

A surface may be specified in one of three ways.

A player may be specified in one of three ways.

Set of forces. [...]

A decorative prototype may be specified in one of two ways.

An asteroid chunk prototype may be specified in one of two ways.

A space connection prototype may be specified in one of two ways.

A space location prototype may be specified in one of two ways.

A signal filter may be specified in two ways, either as a string which is a virtual signal name or item prototype name or as a table. [...]

Surface property prototype may be specified in one of two ways.

When writing it is possible to give LuaEntity or MapPosition directly. [...]

An item may be specified in one of three ways.

An item filter may be specified in two ways, either as a string which is a quality prototype name or as a table.

The destination of a cargo pod.

A set of limitations for the player zoom level.

A table specifying a fixed or dynamically-computed zoom level using one of the supported methods. [...]

Event name may be specified in one of four ways.

Coordinates of a tile on a LuaSurface where each integer x/y represents a different tile. [...]

The smooth orientation. [...]

Localised strings are a way to support translation of in-game text. [...]

Coordinates on a surface, for example of an entity. [...]

Red, green, blue and alpha values, all in range [0, 1] or all in range [0, 255] if any value is > 1. [...]

The representation of an entity inside of a blueprint.

Describes a single wire in the blueprint. [...]

A string that represents a math expression. [...]

The internal name of a game control (key binding).

A fluid amount. [...]

Specifies how the entity will utilize this fluidbox. [...]

A set of flags. [...]

A string specifying an item prototype flag.

A set of flags on a selection tool that define how entities and tiles are selected. [...]

Target type of an AmmoType.

Position inside an equipment grid. [...]

An actual signal transmitted by the network.

Returns one of the subtypes, depending on the value of type.

Type of a WaitCondition.

Used by TechnologyModifier.

The effect that is applied when a technology is researched.

Candidate chunks are given scores to determine which one of them should be expanded into. [...]

A standard table containing all MapSettings attributes plus an additional table that contains all DifficultySettings properties.

Various game-related settings. [...]

A floating point number specifying an amount. [...]

These values are for the time frame of one second (60 ticks).

These values represent a percentual increase in evolution. [...]

The string representation of a noise expression. [...]

Specifies how probability and richness are calculated when placing something on the map.

Information about the event that has been raised. [...]

Information about an individual segment in a segmented unit when the unit died.

Technology difficulty settings. [...]

A single pipe connection for a given fluidbox.

An item thrown overboard on a space platform.

The data that can be extracted from a map exchange string, as a plain table.

A ChunkPosition with an added bounding box for the area of the chunk.

A structure describing the state of a LuaSegmentedUnit's AI.

Same as Color, but red, green, blue and alpha values can be any floating point number, without any special handling of the range [1, 255].

An area defined using the map editor.

A position defined using the map editor.

A table used to define a manual shape for a piece of equipment.

Screen coordinates of a GUI element in a LuaGui. [...]

Either icon, text, or both must be provided.

A string specifying the type of request for LuaTrainManager::request_train_path.

Used to filter out irrelevant event callbacks in a performant way. [...]

Represents an object that can be registered for the on_object_destroyed event. [...]

All base prototype types.

An item prototype with optional quality specification.

Types "signal" and "item-group" do not support filters. [...]

A set of flags. [...]

A string specifying an entity prototype flag.

A single filter used by an infinity-pipe type entity.

Specifies from where the programmable speaker's sound will be heard.

The settings used by a heat-interface type entity.

Defines the mode of operation for a ValvePrototype.

Defines an item type that a blueprint entity will request.

A single offer on a market entity.

A single filter used by an infinity-filters instance.

It can be either the name of a SoundPrototype defined in the data stage, or a path in the form "type/name". [...]

Defines which slider in the game's sound settings affects the volume of this sound. [...]

Direction of a LuaGuiElement's layout.

A string that specifies where a GUI element should be.

A set of trigger target masks.

Used by TriggerEffectItem.

A dictionary of string to the four basic Lua types: string, boolean, number, table. [...]

A floating-point number. [...]

A double-precision floating-point number. [...]

8-bit unsigned integer. [...]

8-bit signed integer. [...]

16-bit unsigned integer. [...]

16 bit signed integer. [...]

32-bit unsigned integer. [...]

32-bit signed integer. [...]

64-bit unsigned integer. [...]

Any kind of integer or floating point number.

Strings are enclosed in double-quotes, like this "hi".

Either true or false.

Nil is the type of the value nil, whose main property is to be different from any other value. [...]

Tables are enclosed in curly brackets, like this {}. [...]

Any LuaObject listed on the Classes page.

Any basic type (string, number, boolean) or table.

Any basic type (string, number, boolean), table, or LuaObject.

All other MapGenSettings feed into named noise expressions, and therefore placement can be overridden by including the name of a property in this dictionary. [...]