Cargo Bay Limit Research

Balance your space logistics with research-gated cargo bay expansion!

📝 TL;DR

Limits cargo bays per landing pad/space platform (default: 5 each) but lets you research higher limits. Prevents OP mega-builds while adding meaningful progression. Perfect with Cargo Bay Inserters for balanced inserter-based logistics. Configurable limits, infinite research, works with planet mods.

This mod introduces a balanced approach to cargo bay management by limiting the number of cargo bays that can be connected to each landing pad or space platform, while providing a research tree to expand these limits as you progress through the game.

🚀 Key Features

• Research-Gated Expansion: Start with a configurable base limit of cargo bays per landing pad/space platform, then unlock higher limits through progressive research
• Dynamic Science Pack Requirements: Technology requirements automatically adapt to your mod setup:
• Levels 1-3: Basic science packs (Red, Green, Blue, Space)
• Levels 4-5: Inherits requirements from Aquilo planet discovery
• Level 6+: Inherits requirements from Promethium science pack research
• Infinite Research: After the initial levels, research becomes infinite with exponentially increasing costs
• Smart Enforcement: Prevents placement of excess cargo bays and handles item returns appropriately

🔧 Background

This mod was designed with Cargo Bay Inserters in mind. By allowing inserters to take out stuff from your cargo bays at Landing Pads but at the same time limiting cargo bays and requiring research investment, it:
- A feasible alternative to logistic bots for landing pad throughput
- Balanced inserter-based logistics that scale with research
- Provides meaningful progression goals for space logistics

🛠️ Configuration Options

The mod includes startup settings to customize your experience:
- Landing Pad Limit: Set the base number of cargo bays per landing pad (1-20, default: 5)
- Space Platform Limit: Set the base number of cargo bays per space platform (1-20, default: 5)

📈 Research Progression

1. Levels 1-3: Fixed costs with basic science packs
2. Levels 4-5: Requires inner planet science packs (matches Aquilo discovery requirements)
3. Level 6+: Infinite research requiring all available science packs (matches Promethium requirements)

Each research level adds +1 to your cargo bay limit for both landing pads and space platforms.

🙏 Credits

Special thanks to Ingo_Igel for helping out with the technology icon design!

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