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annotations/src/main/java/mindustry/annotations/entity/EntityProcess.java

@@ -381,12 +381,14 @@ public class EntityProcess extends BaseProcessor{
 
                 syncedFields.sortComparing(Selement::name);
 
-                //override toString method
-                builder.addMethod(MethodSpec.methodBuilder("toString")
+                if(!methods.containsKey("toString()")){
+                    //override toString method
+                    builder.addMethod(MethodSpec.methodBuilder("toString")
                     .addAnnotation(Override.class)
                     .returns(String.class)
                     .addModifiers(Modifier.PUBLIC)
                     .addStatement("return $S + $L", name + "#", "id").build());
+                }
 
                 EntityIO io = new EntityIO(type.name(), builder, allFieldSpecs, serializer, rootDirectory.child("annotations/src/main/resources/revisions").child(type.name()));
                 //entities with no sync comp and no serialization gen no code

core/src/mindustry/entities/comp/BuildingComp.java

@@ -2016,5 +2016,11 @@ abstract class BuildingComp implements Posc, Teamc, Healthc, Buildingc, Timerc,
         out.setCentered(x, y, block.size * tilesize, block.size * tilesize);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    @Replace
+    public String toString(){
+        return "Building#" + id() + "[" + tileX() + "," + tileY() + "]:" + block;
+    }
+
     //endregion
 }

core/src/mindustry/entities/comp/UnitComp.java

@@ -688,4 +688,10 @@ abstract class UnitComp implements Healthc, Physicsc, Hitboxc, Statusc, Teamc, I
         //deaths are synced; this calls killed()
         Call.unitDeath(id);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    @Replace
+    public String toString(){
+        return "Unit#" + id() + ":" + type;
+    }
 }

core/src/mindustry/world/blocks/defense/turrets/PayloadAmmoTurret.java

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import mindustry.world.meta.*;
 import static mindustry.Vars.*;
 
 //TODO visuals!
+/** Do not use this class! */
 public class PayloadAmmoTurret extends Turret{
     public ObjectMap<UnlockableContent, BulletType> ammoTypes = new ObjectMap<>();
 

gradle.properties

@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ org.gradle.caching=true
 #used for slow jitpack builds; TODO see if this actually works
 org.gradle.internal.http.socketTimeout=100000
 org.gradle.internal.http.connectionTimeout=100000
-archash=5a1cbb8b59
+archash=2b9b7c4a1d