Prototype/LinkedBelt

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Prototype definitions » PrototypeBase » Prototype/Entity » Prototype/EntityWithHealth » Prototype/EntityWithOwner » Prototype/TransportBeltConnectable » Prototype/LinkedBelt

A belt that can be connected to a belt anywhere else, including on a different surface. The linked belts have to be connected with console commands or runtime scripting in mods or scenarios. See connect_linked_belts and other runtime functions.

Prototype/LinkedBelt — linked-belt
structure	::	table
allow_blueprint_connection	::	bool (optional)
allow_clone_connection	::	bool (optional)
allow_side_loading	::	bool (optional)
structure_render_layer	::	RenderLayer (optional)
Inherited from Prototype/TransportBeltConnectable
speed	::	double
animation_speed_coefficient	::	double (optional)
belt_animation_set	::	table (optional)
belt_horizontal	::	Animation (optional)
belt_vertical	::	Animation (optional)
ending_bottom	::	Animation (optional)
ending_patch	::	Sprite4Way (optional)
ending_side	::	Animation (optional)
ending_top	::	Animation (optional)
ends_with_stopper	::	bool (optional)
starting_bottom	::	Animation (optional)
starting_side	::	Animation (optional)
starting_top	::	Animation (optional)
Inherited from Prototype/EntityWithOwner
allow_run_time_change_of_is_military_target	::	bool (optional)
is_military_target	::	bool (optional)
Inherited from Prototype/EntityWithHealth
alert_when_damaged	::	bool (optional)
attack_reaction	::	AttackReaction (optional)
corpse	::	string or table of strings (optional)
create_ghost_on_death	::	bool (optional)
damaged_trigger_effect	::	TriggerEffect (optional)
dying_explosion	::	ExplosionDefinition or table of ExplosionDefinition (optional)
dying_trigger_effect	::	TriggerEffect (optional)
healing_per_tick	::	float (optional)
hide_resistances	::	bool (optional)
integration_patch	::	Sprite4Way (optional)
integration_patch_render_layer	::	RenderLayer (optional)
loot	::	Loot (optional)
max_health	::	float (optional)
random_corpse_variation	::	bool (optional)
repair_sound	::	Sound (optional)
repair_speed_modifier	::	float (optional)
resistances	::	Resistances (optional)
Inherited from Prototype/Entity
icons, icon, icon_size (IconSpecification)	::	IconSpecification
additional_pastable_entities	::	table of string (optional)
alert_icon_scale	::	float (optional)
alert_icon_shift	::	vector (optional)
allow_copy_paste	::	bool (optional)
autoplace	::	AutoplaceSpecification (optional)
build_base_evolution_requirement	::	double (optional)
build_grid_size	::	uint8 (optional)
build_sound	::	Sound (optional)
close_sound	::	Sound (optional)
collision_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
collision_mask	::	CollisionMask (optional)
created_effect	::	Trigger (optional)
created_smoke	::	CreateTrivialSmokeEffectItem (optional)
drawing_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
emissions_per_second	::	double (optional)
enemy_map_color	::	Color (optional)
fast_replaceable_group	::	string (optional)
flags	::	EntityPrototypeFlags (optional)
friendly_map_color	::	Color (optional)
hit_visualization_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
map_color	::	Color (optional)
map_generator_bounding_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
minable	::	MinableProperties (optional)
mined_sound	::	Sound (optional)
mining_sound	::	Sound (optional)
next_upgrade	::	string (optional)
open_sound	::	Sound (optional)
placeable_by	::	ItemToPlace or table of ItemToPlace (optional)
protected_from_tile_building	::	bool (optional)
radius_visualisation_specification	::	RadiusVisualisationSpecification (optional)
remains_when_mined	::	string or table of string (optional)
remove_decoratives	::	string (optional)
rotated_sound	::	Sound (optional)
selectable_in_game	::	bool (optional)
selection_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
selection_priority	::	uint8 (optional)
shooting_cursor_size	::	double (optional)
sticker_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
subgroup	::	string (optional)
tile_height	::	uint32 (optional)
tile_width	::	uint32 (optional)
trigger_target_mask	::	TriggerTargetMask (optional)
vehicle_impact_sound	::	Sound (optional)
water_reflection	::	WaterReflectionDefinition (optional)
working_sound	::	WorkingSound (optional)
Inherited from PrototypeBase
name	::	string
type	::	string
localised_description	::	LocalisedString (optional)
localised_name	::	LocalisedString (optional)
order	::	Order (optional)

Mandatory properties

This prototype inherits all the properties from Prototype/TransportBeltConnectable.

structure

Type: table
Table with the following members:

• direction_in - Sprite4Way - Mandatory.
• direction_out - Sprite4Way - Mandatory.
• back_patch - Sprite4Way - Optional.
• front_patch - Sprite4Way - Optional.
• direction_in_side_loading - Sprite4Way - Optional.
• direction_out_side_loading - Sprite4Way - Optional.

Optional properties

structure_render_layer

Type: RenderLayer
Default: "object"

allow_clone_connection

Type: bool
Default: true

allow_blueprint_connection

Type: bool
Default: true

allow_side_loading

Type: bool
Default: false