Added catch for incorrect use of global vars. Thanks to Mylon!

config.lua

@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ NEAR_MIN_DIST = 25 --50
 NEAR_MAX_DIST = 100 --125
                    --
 -- Far Distance in chunks
-FAR_MIN_DIST = 100 --50
-FAR_MAX_DIST = 200 --125
+FAR_MIN_DIST = 200 --50
+FAR_MAX_DIST = 300 --125
           
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 -- Resource & Spawn Circle Options

control.lua

@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
 --
 -- Feel free to re-use anything you want. It would be nice to give me credit
 -- if you can.
--- 
--- Follow server info on @_Oarc_
+
 
 
 -- To keep the scenario more manageable I have done the following:
@@ -121,6 +120,16 @@ script.on_init(function(event)
     ConfigureAlienStartingParams()
 
     SetServerWelcomeMessages()
+
+    --If any (not global.) globals are written to at this point, an error will be thrown.
+    --eg, x = 2 will throw an error because it's not global.x
+    setmetatable(_G, {
+        __newindex = function(_, n)
+            log("Attempt to write to undeclared var " .. n)
+            game.print("Attempt to write to undeclared var " .. n)
+        end
+    })
+
 end)
 
 
@@ -135,6 +144,12 @@ script.on_event(defines.events.on_rocket_launched, function(event)
 end)
 
 
+script.on_event(defines.events.on_console_chat, function(event)
+
+    DebugPrint(event.message)
+
+end)
+
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 -- Chunk Generation
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