I have an update ready now, and it's definitely playable up to the burner lab and first coal coke technology. Likely much further, but I haven't tested to find exactly where it breaks. I know this isn't very far, but like I said, my effort has been going into reorganizing, and it is already paying ...

Wow, great work! I really appreciate this. Been looking for a mod like this for a while now, since it would go really well with my mod (Xander). A big thanks to eradicator too, since I recall he was around when I was discussing the raw wood problem in Xander Mod, and now he's helped out with this mo...

Hi all- I realized that I forgot to post this when I finished it, so here it is attached. As I've been working in near isolation the past few months, this config with the new XM resources is not part of the standard RSO download. If you are using RSO and XM 2, this file (xander.lua) has to go in the...

Hi all - I have an update ready now, and it's definitely playable up to the burner lab and first coal coke technology. Likely much further, but I haven't tested to find exactly where it breaks. I know this isn't very far, but like I said, my effort has been going into reorganizing, and it is already...

Hi all- Once again, life has gotten the better of me, and suddenly I find myself having gone 3 months without any XM news. Work this summer turned out to be much more engaging than I expected, which is good in its own ways, but obviously means less time for Factorio. That, and my attention wandering...

I just wanted to say thank you. I am a chemist and love that angle on this mod. I am loving playing you mod. Thank you! I'm glad to hear you like the chemistry in the mod :) It's one of my favorite subjects, especially the heavy-duty industrial type. I hope it keeps giving you enjoyment, and that m...

Hi all - So, once again it took me over a month to get something really workable out, but at least I have a good feeling about it. Summary: New resource set, game progression temporarily broken because I haven't fixed any of the recipes yet I'm working more efficiently with lists and loops to build ...

Hi there - Thanks for the replies and ideas, because (again) it's helped me see some flaws and improve my plans. I was thinking of splitting code and everything, but really that doesn't make any sense; the graphics take up 99% of the data in the mod! I remember you suggesting it, eradicator, but I c...

Hi all - Phew. All my classes for the winter are finally over, and I'm a couple days into my job for the spring and summer. Still getting the hang of things of course but feeling good. Anyway, now that I don't have to deal with homework, I should finally have more time for the mod! Mainly on weekend...

Hi all - Again, unfortunately I haven't had time to post :( It's disappointing, I know, and it can get pretty dull at times. But we're still here, and I'm still trying. Companion mods - I remember some comments earlier about resource distribution, particularly with the base game, which reminds me of...

Hi All - I had a spot of time and motivation today, so I took a look at the mod again. Talking about bugs - I fixed a few of the ones I saw people mention, they'll go on GitHub but I don't have time for an update tonight. Improved clay brick tech Recipe category of standard transport belt, undergrou...

about to try my third attempt at beating this mod, yup already got stuck on steel bearing and applied the hot fix. i got overrun by behemoth biters cause i had more than 10 steam engines going :P; several times that's how i know 10 is the most. get the bullet upgrades as soon as you can, military s...

foodfactorio wrote:good luck with your classes, and remember, no one's too cool for school

Thanks for the encouragement! I tend to do pretty well, partly because I spend so much time studying

Hi all - Version 1.5.1 should be available. Only two changes, I fixed the missing recipe category for the diamond crystal and added fluid pipe connections (with appropriate color graphics) to the machine tool 1. Sorry for the tiny update, like I talked about just before this I haven't had a lot of t...

Hi all - Wow, there's been a lot of activity lately! :o I didn't expect this much since I have been completely absent since the 1.5.0 update :( Unfortunately classes and life haven't left me any time for Factorio since then, I haven't even been playing the mod. I know it's frustrating when the mods,...

Hi all - Well, that was confusing. But the new version is finally published. After some more searching, I did find another info.json file - hiding in the locale, and all that was written in it was that the language name was English! I tried out deleting that file from the upload, just for something ...

Hi again - So, I've been trying on and off for almost half the day, to try to publish the new mod version, 1.5.0. But the mod portal keeps giving me strange errors. At first it said the file (156 MB) was too large, then I tried reducing it to 149 MB and the error remained. So I left and came back, a...

Hi all - First, a word on immediate issues. I apologize for being gone for so long; it's been about a month since the last update, and I have hardly posted anything either. I actually have had a substantial update almost ready for a while, which I will publish later today. I should have gotten this ...

I've tried to reach you in Discord but you havent written back yet. So i try it here. I have a bunch of suggestions should i post them here or do you come to Discord? Hi there, sorry that I haven't replied, I don't really use Discord. The forum here is a much better way to reach me. I actually have...

I can think of a few ways to do that, from as simple as changing the drop rate from trees, to adding a machine sawing recipe that gives more material. I'll have to see what works. Imho the recipe approach is more "factorio" than just changing the mining_result. Resources give the same amo...