bugfixes, comments on config params.

Changelist.txt

@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 Changes from 0.1.42 to 0.1.43 release:
-- fixed invalid chest issue when placing a loot chest and then removing and not putting a new one down before more artifacts are collected
+- fixed invalid chest issue when placing a loot chest and then removing and not putting a new one down before more artifacts are collected
+- fixed loot chest not able to be placed after the first one has been placed and then removed. 
+- fixed dummy droid items being able to spawn infinite droids. What a loop-hole that was!!

config/config.lua

@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 
 TICK_UPDATE_SQUAD_AI = 180 -- 60 ticks per second, how many ticks between updating squad AI (finding new targets, moving back into position, etc)
 DEFAULT_SQUAD_RADIUS = 2 -- how wide their attack_area radius is. not really used honestly..
-SOLDIER_MAX_AMMO = 100 -- unused
+SOLDIER_MAX_AMMO = 100 -- unused, might be used later to simulate having to come back and resupply.
 SQUAD_SIZE_MIN_BEFORE_HUNT = 5 -- how many droids are required in a squad before they are commanded to attack nearest target
-SQUAD_SIZE_MIN_BEFORE_RETREAT = 2
-SQUAD_CHECK_RANGE = 10 -- range in tiles when a droid is spawned to check for existing squad to join, else creates its own squad
-ASSEMBLER_UPDATE_TICKRATE = 120 -- how often does the droid assembler building check for spawnable droid items in the output inv.
+SQUAD_SIZE_MIN_BEFORE_RETREAT = 2 -- if a squad has been hunting and is down to this amount of guys left, head to nearest droid assembler to get reinforcements.
+SQUAD_CHECK_RANGE = 15 -- range in tiles when a droid is spawned to check for existing squad to join, else creates its own squad
+ASSEMBLER_UPDATE_TICKRATE = 120 -- how often does the droid assembler building check for spawnable droid items in the output inv. how fast to spawn a droid once it's been assembled.
 BOT_COUNTERS_UPDATE_TICKRATE = 60 -- how often does the robot army combinator count droids and update combinator signals?
-LONE_WOLF_CLEANUP_SCRIPT_PERIOD = 18000 -- how often to find and deal with droids that are "wanderers" and not in a squad.
+LONE_WOLF_CLEANUP_SCRIPT_PERIOD = 18000 -- how often to find and deal with droids that are "wanderers" and not in a squad. NOT USED YET
 
 
 PRINT_SQUAD_DEATH_MESSAGES = 1
 
 --CONFIG SETTINGS FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO SCALE THE DAMAGE AND HEALTH OF DROIDS
-HEALTH_SCALAR = 1.0
-DAMAGE_SCALAR = 1.0
+HEALTH_SCALAR = 1.0 -- scales health by this value, default 1.0. 0.5 gives 50% health, 2.0 doubles their health etc.
+
+DAMAGE_SCALAR = 1.0 -- scales base damage by this value. default is 1.0. 0.5 makes 50% less base damage. 
+					-- 1.5 gives 50% more base damage. remember, technologies apply multipliers to the base damage so this value should take 
+					-- that into consideration.

info.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 
 	"name": "robotarmy",
-	"version": "0.1.42",
+	"version": "0.1.43",
 	"title": "Robot Army",
 	"factorio_version": "0.13",
 	"author": "Kyran F",

prototypes/item.lua

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ data:extend(
     flags = {"hidden"},
     order = "z-z",
 	subgroup = "capsule",
-    place_result = "droid-smg",
+    place_result = "",
     stack_size = 1  
   },
   {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ data:extend(
     flags = {"hidden"},
     order = "z-z",
 	subgroup = "capsule",
-    place_result = "droid-rifle",
+    place_result = "",
     stack_size = 1  
   },
   {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ data:extend(
     flags = {"hidden"},
     order = "z-z",
 	subgroup = "capsule",
-    place_result = "droid-rocket",
+    place_result = "",
     stack_size = 1  
   },
   {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ data:extend(
 	flags = {"hidden"},
 	order = "z-z",
 	subgroup = "capsule",
-	place_result = "terminator",
+	place_result = "",
 	stack_size = 1  
 	},
   {