Debug mode: How do you make food instantly with the new system?

[Zarquan]

Back when we had the old queue on buildings like the microbe musher, it used to be when auto-build mode was on (ctrl-f4), that adding an item to the queue would make it be created automatically. 

Is there a way to make the musher automatically make food in debug with the new system? 

If not, I guess I will finally have to learn sandbox mode.

[Mullematsch]

You could use debug mode to copy the food and save it as a preset.

It is also easy doing it with sandbox mode. Sadly no way to spawn a set amount, always need to spam click. 

[Zarquan]

2 minutes ago, Mullematsch said:

You could use debug mode to copy the food and save it as a preset.

It is also easy doing it with sandbox mode. Sadly no way to spawn a set amount, always need to spam click. 

True, but some of the sandbox tools I found extremely inconvenient when I first tried them when compared to the debug tool (e.g. the clear floor tool), so I just turned it off and went back to debug.

[Dyrewulfe]

Why not use both at the same time?

[Zarquan]

1 hour ago, Dyrewulfe said:

Why not use both at the same time?

Because I never needed to before.  Why use a new thing when the old thing works perfectly?

[Xuhybrid]

Can you not Ctrl+F4 and instant-build anything from machines?

Using Sandbox is a little different, you need to search in the spawner ability.

[Soulwind]

Yep the instant build food from a musher or grill no longer works using debug mode.  You'll have to use the copy/paste method (which I don't like because you have to open the full debug menu and lose the fog of war over the entire map / activate everything) or use the sandbox tools if you still want to spawn food instantly.

 

[KittenIsAGeek]

Free Food** with the Sandbox is easy.   First, turn on the sandbox tool so it is lit up like this:

Then click on the "Spawner tool:"

Pull down the tab and chose the food you want to spawn:

Then click a couple times until your dupes have enough food:

 

** No purchase necessary.  The Free Food sweepstakes is void where prohibited.  Certain restrictions apply.

[Zarquan]

1 hour ago, KittenIsAGeek said:

Free Food** with the Sandbox is easy.   First, turn on the sandbox tool so it is lit up like this:

Then click on the "Spawner tool:"

Pull down the tab and chose the food you want to spawn:

Then click a couple times until your dupes have enough food:

 

** No purchase necessary.  The Free Food sweepstakes is void where prohibited.  Certain restrictions apply.

Yes, I did figure it out.  It wasn't hard.  But then I tried to use the clear floor tool and remembered why I stuck with debug.