bilka2 / abandonedruins

"The Ruins Mod" is a mod for the game Factorio that adds factory ruins to the map.

The Ruins Mod

You weren't the first to come here... you won't be the last...

Ruins adds randomly spawns ruins in the world. These ruins are destroyed fragments of bases, forts, small oases, and more. There are three categories of ruins, small, medium, and large, with respective decreasing spawn chance per generated chunk.

Explore them for loot, adventure, or entertainment, but beware, some still have running defenses from the last player that landed on the planet, with more successful colonies having better defenses. The biters have deactivated these defenses towards themselves, but the turrets won't recognize you...

You have to claim ruins before you can deconstruct them. The "Claim ruin" tool can be obtained with Shift + C or from the shortcut bar. After claiming a ruin, you can deconstruct it as expected. Additionally, you can hold Shift while using the "Claim ruin" tool to remove all remnants (corpses of structures) in the area.

The ruin defenses can be set to be non-hostile in the mod settings. The spawn rates of ruins are also configurable. Other mods can add their own set of ruins.

Want to add your ruins to this mod?
Check out the ruin maker mod, the contributing guidelines and the documentation of the ruin data format.

Want to make your own ruin set?
Check out the links above, the ruin set documentation and The Ruins Mod - Krastorio2 as an example mod.

The remote interfaces that this mod provides are described with comments at the end of control.lua.

abandonedruins's Issues

Why this error is happen randomly?

This error happened randomly

I installed Tral's robot Tree farm mods

1.1.5 pumpjack fix = Bug

After the fix to not make the pumpjack ruin spawn with oil nodes stopes nodes to spawn in general as i don't have any new nodes spawn.

So the fix for u is to re enable the spawning of oil nodes but remove any/all pumpjack ruins.

I explored all this to test if what i mentioned here was true and so far i can confirm that.

Make the starting radius for medium and large ruins larger

From a mod portal discussion:
The further from the base, the greater the size of the ruins and the value of the finds. Make the starting radius for medium and large ruins larger (1.5 and 2 times respectively).

Add decorative support

https://mods.factorio.com/mod/ruin-maker/discussion/60365829cd2f45c06b6a3f59

Non-recoverable error: "Error while running event AbandonedRuins::on_tick (ID 0)

Running into an error when generating new chunks on a fresh save.

Screenshot of error message in-game

log of save after quitting out
factorio-current.log

Calls surface.set_tiles with an empty array of tiles

The mod The Ruins Mod (1.1.6) caused a non-recoverable error.
Please report this error to the mod author.

Error while running event AbandonedRuins::on_tick (ID 0)
The mod NiceFill (0.1.20) caused a non-recoverable error.
Please report this error to the mod author.

Error while running event nicefill-scriptfix::script_raised_set_tiles (ID 83)
__nicefill-scriptfix__/control.lua:370: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)
stack traceback:
	__nicefill-scriptfix__/control.lua:370: in function <__nicefill-scriptfix__/control.lua:366>
stack traceback:
	[C]: in function 'set_tiles'
	__AbandonedRuins__/spawning.lua:117: in function 'spawn_tiles'
	__AbandonedRuins__/spawning.lua:173: in function 'spawn_ruin'
	__AbandonedRuins__/spawning.lua:184: in function 'spawn_random_ruin'
	__AbandonedRuins__/control.lua:58: in function <__AbandonedRuins__/control.lua:53>

https://mods.factorio.com/mod/nicefill-scriptfix

Remove the special tiles from ruins

Players don't like that you cannot remove them. Good-old concrete or stone brick will have to do.

See https://mods.factorio.com/mod/AbandonedRuins/discussion/5f77afc0f9488bbdf09185e1

Old ideas for more big ruins

From the old mod discussion

Basically anything that most players build.And with a defect,of course.
1.Mining sites(normal ore,oil rig or uranium ore)
2.Assembly lines(can be bot powered or even 8-8 beaconed)
3.Smelter lines(can be stone,steel or electric)
4.Power plants(coal or nuclear)
5.Solar fields(probably with some robots and roboports)

Additionally,
1.There can be laser defenses,or even flamethrowers.
2.Ruins with train stations will be great.
3.Some ruins can be still functional when you find them.
4.Some ruins can be powered by solar.
5.Some ruins can be friendly,instead of belong to the enemies.

Conflict with Ghost On Water mod

Overview

Ruins are selecting the wrong prototype entities when the Ghost On Water mod is active

Enviroment

• Factorio [1.1.70]
• AbandonedRuins [1.1.6]
• GhostOnWater [0.10.0]
• Krastorio2 [1.3.6]
• space-exploration [0.6.90]
• FortressRuins [1.0.1]
• AbandonedRuins-Krastorio2 [0.1.2]
• Silly-AbandonedRuins [0.1.1]

Newly created forces do not have cease_fire set up

Listen to on_force_created and set it.

Consider using LuaForce::custom_color for setting enemy force color

Currently the color for the custom enemy force is set via a workaround in the data stage. In Factorio 1.1.64, LuaForce.custom_color was added. Setting this in the runtime stage should be able to replace the data stage workaround. Needs to be tested whether it works as expected.

Pumpjack ruins: Don't spawn oil with them or spawn them only at normally generated oil

First, I really like the additional atmosphere this mod adds. It can also be great to explore a little around outside your starting area to grab a few slightly advanced things to help you along. cough :) That said, I have a slight issue with the ruins that spawn as the pumpjack connected to 2 tanks, a pump, and some pipes.

It appears as though the spawning logic for this ruin type has it so that they will also get an oil patch spawned with them. This causes an excess in oil patches on the map that are difficult to predict and counter-act with the oil generator slider.

I think it might be best if these ruins didn't spawn oil patches with them (similar to how miners will spawn without ores), or instead use different logic on these ruins so that they only have a chance to spawn where ever the game normally generates oil patches (though mods that take over resource generation from the game, like RSO, should be taken into consideration).

I think the second of those two options would be best, but of course if the logic behind that becomes too complex, then obviously the first one would be preferable to leaving it as it is now.

Thank you!

Rails in large ruins are one tile off (because 2x2 grid)

These ruins aren't shifted when spawning, so rails in the right position in the "template" always spawn in the right position in-game. So, fix the rail position in the ruin "template". Alternatively, just convert all the rails to remnants. This may work well for smaller ruins that have entities next rails.

Decon planner on ruins doesn't visibly select but still works

This is because the player never actually selects the entities and I am using a workaround (on_player_deconstructed_area) to be able to select neutral entities.

Possible solution would be to move the entities to the player force so the workaround is not needed. This may provoke enemies to attack the entities. Looking for better solutions.

Ruins as only source of things

Add some new material and/or processes to the tech tree without a way to construct the buildings needed for them. This would simulate a "lost technology" or "alien materials" etc. The only way to use it would be to build a base around those special ruins.

The intent would be to make exploration necessary for advancement and adding those ruins to the logistics of the existing base.

Ability to "Name" Ruins

So basically what I would like to see is the ability to "Name" a ruin and when that ruin spawns automatically place a map marker with that ruin's name on the map. (Thinking something similar to how [Resource Map Label Marker](https://mods.factorio.com/mod/resourceMarker does it) Might be a niche use case but it would be really usefull for a project I'm going to be working on. Thanks for your hard work and consideration!

Power Poles Causing Lag

While this isn't necessarily the fault of this mod, many disconnected power poles can cause a significant impact on game UPS. If it is possible to either blacklist them from being placed by this mod, or have them placed as dummy entities, that could really help,

For a bit of an example, on my current save, after running a command to delete only the poles the Electric network update went from ~8 to ~1.4.

The command I ran:

/c local surface=game.player.surface
for key, entity in pairs(surface.find_entities_filtered({force="neutral", type="electric-pole"})) do
	entity.destroy()
end

Bug

I have the bug that I cant claim ruins to dismantle them.

Error with RealisticReactors

I'm pretty sure this is RealisticReactors' fault and already reported it on their mod page, but they don't seem very responsive, so I thought I'd report it to you also just in case you knew of the solution, because choosing between these is hard for me. Sorry if I'm wasting your time. Thank you for all your efforts.

The mod The Ruins Mod (1.1.6) caused a non-recoverable error.
Please report this error to the mod author.

Error while running event AbandonedRuins::on_tick (ID 0)
The mod Realistic Reactors (3.1.4) caused a non-recoverable error.
Please report this error to the mod author.

Error while running event RealisticReactors::script_raised_built (ID 79)
RealisticReactors/scripts/heat/buffer.lua:64: attempt to perform arithmetic on field 'y' (a nil value)
stack traceback:
RealisticReactors/scripts/heat/buffer.lua:64: in function 'vecadd'
RealisticReactors/scripts/heat/buffer.lua:69: in function 'for iterator'
RealisticReactors/scripts/heat/network.lua:488: in function 'add_entity_to_network_cell'
RealisticReactors/scripts/heat/network.lua:618: in function 'add_heat_pipe'
RealisticReactors/scripts/events/construct.lua:35: in function 'on_heatpipe_added'
RealisticReactors/scripts/events/construct.lua:104: in function 'entity'
RealisticReactors/control.lua:51: in function <RealisticReactors/control.lua:50>
stack traceback:
[C]: in function 'create_entity'
AbandonedRuins/spawning.lua:45: in function 'spawn_entity'
AbandonedRuins/spawning.lua:94: in function 'spawn_entities'
AbandonedRuins/spawning.lua:172: in function 'spawn_ruin'
AbandonedRuins/spawning.lua:184: in function 'spawn_random_ruin'
AbandonedRuins/control.lua:58: in function <AbandonedRuins/control.lua:53>

Consider setting last_user when ruins are claimed

Idea from https://mods.factorio.com/mod/WaterAsAResource/discussion/6057ad64c17e1a54a5a5ec87. Most likely it's no longer needed by the other mod because they already fixed the compatibility issues. But it seems like a good idea in general.

Claim and deconstruct at once (setting?)

Hey I'm currently playing with a mod sett icluding your mod. Tho i don't rally keep/use the ruins as a setup. So my question is could ther be a setting to make the button have a deconstruction planner included. Disabled by default or what u self prefere.

Hopefuly explaind better here: Insted for using both claim and decon. Go in setting enable my suggestion ^. Then all u need to use are claim & deconstruct in one button.

img=info in mod setting names shows up twice

As of 1.1.61, the game automatically adds the icon if the setting has a description. So now it is duplicated. Solution: Remove it from the locales. Remember to do it for all languages.

Add an easy way to remove ruin remnants

See https://mods.factorio.com/mod/AbandonedRuins/discussion/5f79dc1fc58d064ec0f04de5

Current idea:
Ruin claim tool searches in area and destroys remnants.
Alternatively, removes just "no corpse expire" flag from them, but this means no visual feedback for players :/

Compatability between SE (space exploration) and ruins mods + extensions

jsut wondering if you had a seperate SE compatability as theres one for both krastio and SE but i use Exitic Industries and cant use krastio yet or a comapt between them both if thats viable?

Errors reported by other mods

Disco science reports a lab from this mod is not registered properly
Water as a resource reports pumps from this mod don't have a last player set

weird you don't allow discussions on the mod page, makes no wonder you get few bugs reports ...

The claim ruin control doesn't have a locale string

Crashes on Load-in with Factory Inspector

If I have the Factory Inspector mod enabled, I consistently crash on load-in with the error below.

Thank you for your time!!

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The mod The Ruins Mod (1.1.6) caused a non-recoverable error.
Please report this error to the mod author.

Error while running event AbandonedRuins::on_tick (ID 0)
The mod Factory Inspector (1.1.9) caused a non-recoverable error.
Please report this error to the mod author.

Error while running event factory-inspector::script_raised_built (ID 79)
factory-inspector/script/event-handlers.lua:7: attempt to index field 'created_entity' (a nil value)
stack traceback:
factory-inspector/script/event-handlers.lua:7: in function <factory-inspector/script/event-handlers.lua:6>
stack traceback:
[C]: in function 'create_entity'
AbandonedRuins/spawning.lua:45: in function 'spawn_entity'
AbandonedRuins/spawning.lua:94: in function 'spawn_entities'
AbandonedRuins/spawning.lua:172: in function 'spawn_ruin'
AbandonedRuins/spawning.lua:184: in function 'spawn_random_ruin'
AbandonedRuins/control.lua:58: in function <AbandonedRuins/control.lua:53>

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Edit: Forgot to include full mod list for troubleshooting in case it isn't the Factory Inspector's fault:
https://i.imgur.com/m8nRZFp.png

Decon planner from library on ruins does not respect filters

on_player_deconstructed_area provides only an item name, not a LuaItemStack where the filters could be read. So, I am reading them from the cursor stack if that is the item the player used, but that does not work for deconstruction records (deconstruction planners from the library).

Possible solution would be to move the entities to the player force so the workaround is not needed. This may provoke enemies to attack the entities. Looking for better solutions.

Use LuaRandomGenerator for ruin spawning

So that ruin spawning looks more deterministic. Seed the RNG with something related to position and map seed (and settings?).

Feature Request: Disable ruins in the internal layers

Hi

I am using a The Blueprint Designer Lab module which uses its internal layer.
I then installed the Runis mod and almost the entire Lab area is now covered in ruins:

Epic ruin

• bigger than a chunk, 1 per game (surface?)
• rocket silo?
• crashed ship?
• nuke site?

ruins + IR3 = overlapping mining machines

I'm playing IR3 + ruins. In 4h playtime I have found three cases where mining machines (5x5) overlap each other or the crate that they are unloading into. Not a show stopper, just ... odd.

extra_options.recipe has no check for valid recipe

See https://mods.factorio.com/mod/AbandonedRuins/discussion/5f7620d774ae2bf11396e3c1

Patch files for fluids and decoratives from mod portal

https://mods.factorio.com/mod/ruin-maker/discussion/60365829cd2f45c06b6a3f59

Figure out whether these are usable + wanted.

Non removeble item

Found a ship wrech and the container items is not decon structeble