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The Spice Rack - Turret Inspector

by jodokus32 · for Factorio

The Spice Rack is intended to spice up the vanilla game by changing some well chosen details. Most changes can be disabled individually. Shows warnings for gun turrets, if ammo is low, almost empty and empty. CAUTION: Not tested in multiplayer! Interested in feedback

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About The Spice Rack - Turret Inspector

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The Spice Rack is intended to spice up the vanilla game by changing some well chosen details. Most changes can be disabled individually. Shows warnings for gun turrets, if ammo is low, almost empty and empty. CAUTION: Not tested in multiplayer! Interested in feedback

The Spice Rack

The Spice Rack is intended to spice up the vanilla game by changing some well chosen details. Most changes can be disabled individually.

The Spice Rack - Turret Inspector

The ammo levels of gun turrets are getting inspected:

  • If ammo is low a grey warning is shown on map.
  • If ammo is almost empty a yellow warning is shown on map.
  • If ammo is empty a red warning is shown on map.

Warnings for newly placed turrets are delayed by 20 seconds. Warnings for turrets never appear, if they contain exactly the automatic ammo count loaded by an inserter (10 for regular turret)

Commands

There are some command line commands:

  • /spice_rack_active_turrets - displays a technical overview over turret data
  • /spice_rack_rebuild_turrets - rebuild turrets lists

Options:

  • Show turrets warnings - If disabled, no warnings are shown at all for current player
  • Low ammo indicator - If ammo is below this, the turret is marked grey
  • Almost empty indicator - If ammo is below this, the turret is marked yellow

Technical background

The mod keeps track over all placed turrets and investigates the inventory.

To ensure performance, the turrets are handled not all at once, but they are distributed over a timespan of ~10 sec. When a turret is added, it is assigned to an alternating slot. One slot is handled each interval of 26 ticks. The amount of slots is the prime value: 23. 26*23 ticks -> 598 ticks ~10 sec.

Highlights

From source data

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

License

Published under MIT.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 5 yr ago.

The Spice Rack - Turret Inspector on Nxeon

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One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Factorio servers. We download it from Factorio Mod Portal, place it, and restart the server.
Server side
Required on the server
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Factorio — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
0.0.1, released 2021-06-29

Dependencies

Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.

Run The Spice Rack - Turret Inspector on a Factorio server

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What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Factorio Mod Portal as “Mods”

Technology & automation

Machines, power, logistics and automation.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Factorio Mod Portal lists The Spice Rack - Turret Inspector as required on the server. Check its Factorio Mod Portal page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Factorio
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server

Verified at the source

  • ✓Factorio Mod PortalOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-09Open ↗
  • ✓Authorjodokus32, as published on Factorio Mod Portal
  • ✓LicenseMITFree

The Spice Rack - Turret Inspector, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install The Spice Rack - Turret Inspector?

Factorio Mod Portal lists The Spice Rack - Turret Inspector as required on the server. Check its Factorio Mod Portal page to see whether players need it too.

Is it free?

Yes. The Spice Rack - Turret Inspector is free to download from Factorio Mod Portal. Its license is MIT.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

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