YARM - Resource Monitor

Alternatives ##

This mod is very old and not all of it works as it should, at least not all the time. We also do not often have the time to fix issues so they may hang around for... years! Which has happened quite a few times.

Therefore, we would suggest taking a look at Resource Monitor as a mod that so far looks like a nice upgrade on YARM. Its author has discussed some of the differences and pros and cons on its forum.

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The README ##

The information below is copied from the master README; it may go out of date, so it's better to check the latest version from Github if the below doesn't seem to match. And please, raise an issue or ask a question if you notice the documentation isn't helping enough!

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How does it work? ##

Once the mod is installed, using it is relatively simple:

• Use the shortcut button "Resource monitor" to drag-select at least one

ore entity in a patch (like using a blueprint).

• _Can't find the shortcut button? You may need to add it to the [shortcut

bar](https://wiki.factorio.com/Shortcut_bar)._

• If everything went well, you should now see a blue overlay showing up on

top of the ore(s) you clicked, and growing as YARM finds their neighbours, and their neighbours, etc., until the entire ore patch has been scanned.

• After the scan, you have 2 seconds to select another ore of the same kind,

which will be added to the same site.

• If you tap the ground instead, you will cancel the site creation.
• If you tap a different kind of ore instead, you will instantly create

the site and start a new one on the other ore.

• Upon the expiry of those 2 seconds, the site will be created and a

message will be shown informing you of its name and the amount of ore found in it.

• Sites can be renamed at any time! The default name is just a

suggestion.

By default, YARM shows only sites that are about to expire, i.e. less than X hours runtime remaining. (Estimated through a combination of current speed and lifetime depletion.) In the mod settings this can be tuned. There are buttons available to change the filter to either "no sites" (which never shows any sites at all!) or "all sites" (which never hides them).

Each site has some buttons associated with it:

• The 'ab|' button allows you to add a name tag for the site. The name tag will

replace the index in the display.

• Note: Names may not be longer than 64 characters!
• However, [rich-text=tags] count as only 3 characters
• The 'eye' button opens the map to the center of the ore site.
• The 'X' button allows you to delete the site. When first clicked, it turns

red; click it again within 2 seconds to confirm deletion, or leave it alone to cancel it.

• The '+' button allows you to expand an existing site. Click the '+' for the

site you want to expand, then use the marker tool to select the new ore site you want to add to the existing monitor. Sites are not renamed by this process.

• NB: For ease of use, the '+' button also activates the resource

monitoring marker shortcut.

• Pressing the '+' while it's red (which indicates addition in progress)

will finish the adding process (and update the site, if it's changed).

• While expanding a site, a blue overlay (identical to the one used when

creating the site in the first place) will highlight the ores that comprise the site currently. For performance reasons, the overlay appears gradually rather than all at once.

Sites are bound to forces (i.e., teams), so any sites you add will be visible to your teammates.

Endless resources (by default, oil, but mods exist for others) are supported; they are displayed as "entities x yield percentage" where the yield is an average of all the entities on the site. The depletion indicates how much this average yield goes down per minute. The estimated time indicates when the average yield is expected to hit its minimum value.

Translation notes ##

If you want to contribute to localizing (translating) YARM, we are now part of the Factorio mods localization project on Crowdin.

Instructions can be found here in their README.

Many thanks for ##

• The major effort by drs9999 to create

the original Resource Monitor.

• The similarly-major efforts of jorgenRe and @L0771 to create

the 0.12 unofficial update.

• Excellent suggestions for new behaviour from @cpw, @KaneHart, and several

members of the #factorio IRC on espernet.

• Continuous Integration by CircleCI:

• Graphics by Meppi on the Factorio forums: <https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?p=146209#p146209>
• Major performance enhancements by @Afforess
• Updating assistance by @Bisa
• External interface additions by @Choumiko and @afex
• The Russian translation by RikkiLook
• The Hebrew translation by JoCKeR-IL
• German translation by luma88
• Configuration assistance by @Martok88
• Italian translation by futuroattore86
• Chinese translation by @71e6fd52 and @muink
• Japanese translation by @shelaf
• Ukrainian translation by @MetenBouldry