From 78e44ed97bb22c26a07ac0f6ca4047ea7c2254d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: protocol_1903 <67478786+protocol-1903@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2026 16:11:43 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Changed py.draw_error_sprite to default to existing forever
 instead of 60 ticks

---
 changelog.txt         | 1 +
 lib/control-stage.lua | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 9ac787f..615d2c9 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Date: ???
     - TECHNOLOGY:remove_prereq() will always fail if self.prerequesites is empty or nil
     - Added TECHNOLOGY:replace_prereq(old, new)
     - Updated py.global_prerequisite_replacer to use TECHNOLOGY:replace_prereq()
+    - Changed py.draw_error_sprite to default to existing forever instead of 60 ticks
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Version: 3.0.41
 Date: 2025-12-28
diff --git a/lib/control-stage.lua b/lib/control-stage.lua
index f853d95..8bc055a 100644
--- a/lib/control-stage.lua
+++ b/lib/control-stage.lua
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require "compound-entities"
 ---Draws a red error icon at the entity's position.
 ---@param entity LuaEntity
 ---@param sprite string
----@param time_to_live integer? default 60 ticks
+---@param time_to_live integer? default forever
 ---@param blink_interval integer? default 30 ticks
 ---@return LuaRenderObject
 py.draw_error_sprite = function(entity, sprite, time_to_live, blink_interval)
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ py.draw_error_sprite = function(entity, sprite, time_to_live, blink_interval)
         y_scale = entity.prototype.alert_icon_scale or 0.5,
         target = entity,
         surface = entity.surface,
-        time_to_live = time_to_live or 60,
+        time_to_live = time_to_live,
         blink_interval = blink_interval or 30,
         render_layer = "air-entity-info-icon"
     }