The idea behind smelting molten metal is really cool (loved how Angel's did it), but for it to be relevant, it has to offer something over the Electric Furnace. Just being faster doesn't cut it, when you have to jump some hoops to get it set up. Washing already offers massive productivity bonuses, s...

I haven't seen one anywhere, so I guess I will start one for a laugh

https://discord.gg/MZztUFyK2E

In case there isn't one, I have made one just in case anyone is interested.

https://discord.gg/MZztUFyK2E

Is there a IR-related discord anywhere? Would love to discuss the mod, share blueprints, etc....

I am definitely liking the way you are going with this. The gravel-like ore does feel a lot more real, and is one of the few things I also miss. On a separate thought, has anyone thought about making some tweaks to IR2? I find that some of the components get so little use that they might as well be ...

An Expansion is definitely the way to go. As for what it could be, the most sensible path is to expand gameplay to another biome. It could be space (ala Space Exploration), the underground (where you find richer resources, but also maybe a new creature type, and building space becomes a real problem...

Put around 70 hours into the mod so far. Here are my thoughts: (several edits later) Graphics are incredible. After playing IR, vanilla graphics looks really lame in comparison. The steam stage is less of a drag than i expected, mainly because it is just per-electricity, rather than an extended burn...