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== Basics ==
An item group. Item groups are shown above the list of craftable items in the player's inventory. The built-in groups are "logistics", "production", "intermediate-products" and "combat" but mods can define their own. Only 255 instances of this prototype may be defined.
An item group. Item groups are shown above the list of craftable items in the player's inventory. The built-in groups are "logistics", "production", "intermediates" and "combat" but mods can define their own. See also [[Prototype/Item#group]].


== Properties ==
Items are sorted into item groups by sorting them into a [[Prototype/Item#subgroup|subgroup]] which then belongs to a [[Prototype/ItemSubGroup#group|item group]].
=== type ===
'''Type''': [[Types/string]]


Must be "item-group".
{{Prototype TOC|item-group}}


=== name ===
== Mandatory properties ==
'''Type''': [[Types/string]]
Inherits all properties from [[PrototypeBase]].


The unique name of this item group.
{{Prototype property|icons, icon, icon_size (IconSpecification)|[[Types/IconSpecification|IconSpecification]]}}
The icon that is shown to represent this item group.


=== icon ===
== Optional properties ==
'''Type''': [[Types/FileName]]
{{Prototype property|order_in_recipe|[[Types/Order|Order]]|The <code>order</code> of this item group.|optional=true}}
 
Item ingredients in recipes are ordered by item group. The <code>order_in_recipe</code> property can be used to specify the ordering in recipes without affecting the inventory order.
The 64x64-pixel icon that is shown to represent this item group.
 
=== order ===
'''Type''': [[Types/string]]
 
Item groups are sorted according to this field. An item group with order="a" will always be displayed before an item group with order="b".

Latest revision as of 17:18, 7 April 2022

Prototype definitions » PrototypeBase » Prototype/ItemGroup


An item group. Item groups are shown above the list of craftable items in the player's inventory. The built-in groups are "logistics", "production", "intermediate-products" and "combat" but mods can define their own. Only 255 instances of this prototype may be defined.

Items are sorted into item groups by sorting them into a subgroup which then belongs to a item group.


Prototype/ItemGroup — item-group
icons, icon, icon_size (IconSpecification)::IconSpecification
order_in_recipe::Order (optional)
Inherited from PrototypeBase
name::string
type::string
localised_description::LocalisedString (optional)
localised_name::LocalisedString (optional)
order::Order (optional)

Mandatory properties

Inherits all properties from PrototypeBase.

icons, icon, icon_size (IconSpecification)

Type: IconSpecification
The icon that is shown to represent this item group.

Optional properties

order_in_recipe

Type: Order
Default: The order of this item group.
Item ingredients in recipes are ordered by item group. The order_in_recipe property can be used to specify the ordering in recipes without affecting the inventory order.