ComfyFactorio/modules/explosive_player_respawn.lua

-- clear the player respawn from enemies with a kaboom --  by mewmew
local Event = require 'utils.event'

local function damage_entities_in_radius(surface, position, radius)
    local entities_to_damage = surface.find_entities_filtered({area = {{position.x - radius, position.y - radius}, {position.x + radius, position.y + radius}}})
    for _, entity in pairs(entities_to_damage) do
        if entity.health and entity.force.name == 'enemy' then
            entity.surface.create_entity({name = 'big-explosion', position = entity.position})
            entity.destroy()
        end
    end
end

local function on_player_respawned(event)
    local player = game.players[event.player_index]
    player.surface.create_entity({name = 'uranium-cannon-shell-explosion', position = player.position})
    damage_entities_in_radius(player.surface, player.position, 11)
end

Event.add(defines.events.on_player_respawned, on_player_respawned)