material_container

This datum should be used for handling mineral contents of machines and whatever else is supposed to hold minerals and make use of them.

Variables: amount - raw amount of the mineral this container is holding, calculated by the defined value MINERAL_MATERIAL_AMOUNT=2000. max_amount - max raw amount of mineral this container can hold. sheet_type - type of the mineral sheet the container handles, used for output. parent - object that this container is being used by, used for output. MAX_STACK_SIZE - size of a stack of mineral sheets. Constant.

Var Details

max_amount

Raw amount of the mineral this container is holding, calculated by the defined value MINERAL_MATERIAL_AMOUNT=2000

sheet_type

Type of the mineral sheet the container handles, used for output.

Proc Details

get_item_material_amount

returns the amount of material relevant to this container; if this container does not support glass, any glass in 'I' will not be taken into account

insert_amount

For inserting an amount of material

insert_materials

for internal usage only

on_insert_stack_signal

Signal handler for stack insertion, returns container insertion flags.

retrieve

For spawning mineral sheets; internal use only

ui_data

List format is list(material_name = list(amount = ..., ref = ..., etc.))

use_amount

For consuming material mats is a list of types of material to use and the corresponding amounts, example: list(MAT_METAL=100, MAT_GLASS=200)