Allow rotation

changelog.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Version: 0.5.4
+Date: 26. 12. 2025
+  Changes:
+    - Allow rotation.
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Version: 0.5.3
 Date: XX. 07. 2025
   Changes:

control.lua

@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ function init_globals()
   storage.objects = storage.objects or {}
 end
 
+-- Resets rotation and flip to default
+local function reset_rotation(entity)
+  entity.direction = defines.direction.north
+  entity.mirroring = false
+end
+
 -- Creates a table entry for this force if necessary
 local function check_state(force)
   if not storage.teams[force.index] then
@@ -299,6 +305,21 @@ local function OnEntityCreated(event)
     radio_tune(entity)
     check_channels()
   end
+
+  -- lock rotation after building
+  local name = entity.name == "entity-ghost" and entity.ghost_name or entity.name
+  if name == "shortwave-radio" or name == "shortwave-port" then
+    reset_rotation(entity)
+    entity.rotatable = false
+  end
+end
+
+local function OnEntityRotated(event)
+  local entity = event.entity
+  local name = entity.name == "entity-ghost" and entity.ghost_name or entity.name
+  if name == "shortwave-radio" or name == "shortwave-port" then
+    reset_rotation(entity)
+  end
 end
 
 local function OnEntityRemoved(event)
@@ -431,6 +452,10 @@ script.on_event(defines.events.on_entity_cloned, OnEntityCreated, built_filters)
 script.on_event(defines.events.script_raised_revive, OnEntityCreated, built_filters)
 script.on_event(defines.events.on_space_platform_built_entity, OnEntityCreated, built_filters)
 
+-- When Radios (or links) are rotated, revert it to default rotation
+script.on_event(defines.events.on_player_rotated_entity, OnEntityRotated)
+script.on_event(defines.events.on_player_flipped_entity, OnEntityRotated)
+
 -- When radios (or links) are destroyed and raise an event, respond immediately
 local mined_filters = {{filter="name", name="shortwave-radio"}, {filter="name", name="shortwave-link"}}
 script.on_event(defines.events.on_player_mined_entity, OnEntityRemoved, mined_filters)
@@ -488,7 +513,7 @@ commands.add_command("shortwave-dump", "Dump storage to log", function() log(ser
 commands.add_command("shortwave-debug", "Dump storage to console", function() game.print(serpent.block(storage)) end)
 
 
-require("__gvv__.gvv")()
+if script.active_mods["gvv"] then require("__gvv__.gvv")() end
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 --                    FIND LOCAL VARIABLES THAT ARE USED GLOBALLY                 --

data.lua

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ data:extend{
       "player-creation",
       "not-flammable",
       "not-blueprintable",
-      "not-rotatable",
       "not-deconstructable",
       "placeable-off-grid"
     },
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ data:extend{
     flags = {
       "player-creation",
       "not-flammable",
-      "not-rotatable",
       "not-deconstructable",
       "hide-alt-info",
     },
@@ -80,7 +78,6 @@ data:extend{
     flags = {
       "player-creation",
       "not-flammable",
-      "not-rotatable",
     },
     max_health = cc.max_health,
     selectable_in_game = true,

info.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "shortwave_fix",
-  "version": "0.5.3",
+  "version": "0.5.4",
   "factorio_version": "2.0",
   "title": "Shortwave for 2.0",
   "author": "robot256",

migrations/0.5.4-lock-rotation.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+for _,surface in pairs(game.surfaces) do
+  for _,entity in pairs(surface.find_entities_filtered{name="shortwave-radio"}) do
+    entity.rotatable = false
+  end
+  for _,entity in pairs(surface.find_entities_filtered{name="shortwave-port"}) do
+    entity.rotatable = false
+  end
+end
+
+