1.1.0

control.lua

@@ -1,8 +1,45 @@
+local function split_string_to_map(str, separator)
+    local parts = {}
+    for part in string.gmatch(str, "([^" .. separator .. "]+)") do
+        -- Trim leading/trailing whitespace:
+        part = part:gsub("^%s*(.-)%s*$", "%1")
+        parts[part] = true
+        end
+        return parts
+    end
+
+local no_alarm_entities = {}
+local no_ghost_possible_entities = {
+    ["car"] = true,
+    ["tank"] = true,
+    ["construction-robot"] = true,
+    ["logistic-robot"] = true,
+    ["player"] = true
+}
+
+local function build_no_alarm_table(setting_value)
+    no_alarm_entities = split_string_to_map(setting_value, ",")
+end
+
+script.on_init(function()
+    build_no_alarm_table(settings.global["no-alarm-entities"].value)
+end)
+
+script.on_load(function()
+    build_no_alarm_table(settings.global["no-alarm-entities"].value)
+end)
+
+script.on_event(defines.events.on_runtime_mod_setting_changed, function(event)
+    if event.setting == "no-alarm-entities" then
+        build_no_alarm_table(settings.global["no-alarm-entities"].value)
+    end
+end)
+
 script.on_event(defines.events.on_entity_damaged, function(event)
     local entity = event.entity
 
-    -- Check if the damaged entity is a stone wall or a construction robot
-    if entity and entity.valid and (entity.name == "stone-wall" or entity.name == "construction-robot") then
+    -- Check if the damaged entity is in our list of no-alarm entities
+    if entity and entity.valid and no_alarm_entities[entity.name] then
         -- Check if the damage would destroy the entity
         if event.final_health <= 0 then
             local surface = entity.surface
@@ -17,8 +54,8 @@ script.on_event(defines.events.on_entity_damaged, function(event)
             -- Check if the force has researched ghost placement
             if force.technologies["construction-robotics"] and force.technologies["construction-robotics"].researched then
 
-                -- Don't create a ghost for construction robots (not possible)
-                if name == "construction-robot" then
+                -- Don't create a ghost for entities that cannot have a ghost
+                if no_ghost_possible_entities[name] then
                     return
                 end