LPG Chemical Plant

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LPG Chemical Plant

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Basic Idea:
Any Furnace or Machine that now uses fuel that must be inserted into it can now use a new item called LPG.

Here are the new items needed:
1. a Chemical Cracking Plant
2. a Source LPG Large Tank
3. a Receiver LPG Small Tank

Implementation:
The Chemical Cracking Plant can receive coal, or any gas or liquid from a refinery. The output is LPG.
The output of LPG must go into Large LPG Tank. It functions as the source for all items using LPG.
To use this central source of LPG being held in the Large LPG Tank, you must put a Receiver LPG Small Tank into the item needing fuel.
The big plus in this scheme is no pipes are needed. This will solve a major logistical problem of getting fuel to furnaces and other machines that won't run on electricity.

Requirements:
The Chemical Cracking Plant must use electricity to process fuels.
The output of LPG from this plant must go into the Large LPG Tank.
A receiver LPG Small Tank must be placed into any item needing fuel to operate.

I was thinking of also posting suggested images for Icon and Sprite creation, but for now, I will just let anyone who is interested know I have them to share.

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Re: LPG Chemical Plant

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Stuff magically moving from the central LPG tank to the receiver tanks doesn't make sense, and its not in the style of factorio.

What would make sense is to have LPG versions of burner buildings, which can chain connect (like Steam Engines do). That way a whole line could be fed with a single pipe (pipe throughput limitations still apply, though).

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Re: LPG Chemical Plant

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Also you could start the game with a silo and 1,000 of each of the rocket parts, this will solve all the logistical problems in the game =)
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Re: LPG Chemical Plant

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Could I interest any Modders in creating a mod that makes this idea a reality? I can work with you to make graphics for the mod. I'm also excellent with programming. Please contact me.

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