BerbCorp Filter Assistant

BerbCorp Filter Assistant

Adds quick setting filters on inserters, splitters, filtered containers, requester/buffer chests and pumps.

What it changes

• Adds a relative GUI panel when a supported filtered entity is opened.
• Suggests likely filters from nearby recipes, inventories, inserter pickup/drop targets, belts, circuit signals, mining resources, fluids and compatible fuel categories.
• Left-click sets or increases a filter/request. Right-click removes or decreases it.
• Splitter filters also choose an output priority if the splitter has none.
• Requester and buffer chests can increase requests by stack size.

Why

Filter setup is repetitive, especially around recipe changes, belt lines and logistic requester chests. This keeps the convenience but avoids a constant per-tick global scan.

Compatibility

Release 2.0.0 targets Factorio 2.0. Space Age is optional. It does not replace vanilla entities or recipes.

The mod uses BerbCorp-prefixed runtime state and GUI names. It should coexist with normal GUI and filter-slot mods, though using multiple helper panels at the same time may be redundant.

Performance

The assistant does no active work while nobody has the panel open. When open, it refreshes active filter state on a configurable interval and performs heavier context scans less often. Belt traversal uses a visited set and a configurable scan depth.

Safe for existing saves

Safe to add or remove. It only changes filters/requests when the player clicks the assistant buttons.

License and BerbCorp Assets

All rights reserved while maintained. If this mod has not been updated for 18 months, it may be used under the MIT license.

BerbCorp-created visuals, thumbnails, icons, badges, logos, and promotional images remain BerbCorp assets. After the 18-month MIT fallback applies, those assets may be reused only together with this mod or a fork/continuation where BerbCorp remains first in the mod name and the BerbCorp logo/badge remains visible on the thumbnail.

FAQ

Is this heavy on UPS?

No. It avoids an always-on per-tick player loop. Refresh work only runs while a supported filter GUI is open, and heavier context scans are throttled separately.

Does this replace vanilla behavior?

No. It adds helper buttons beside existing vanilla GUIs. Filters, splitter filters and logistic requests are still normal Factorio state.

Is this safe for existing saves?

Yes. It can be added or removed safely. Removing it only removes the helper GUI and settings, not vanilla filters already set on entities.

Which Factorio version is this for?

Release 2.0.0 is for Factorio 2.0.

Does this require Space Age?

No. Space Age is optional. If Space Age or Quality is present, item qualities are preserved where the Factorio API supports them.

Does it work with other mods?

It should work with normal modded filter slots, filtered inventories, belts, recipes and fuel categories. Very custom entities may need a compatibility pass if they expose filters through non-standard runtime APIs.