Based on the usage of the InstanCraftingThings MOD and the existing code, a bug has been found:
The Instant Crafting Technology Research Platform causes the tech tree to fail to unlock as expected

Root Cause
It was discovered that the MOD implements instant crafting in a "clever" way:

In on_pre_player_crafted_item (before the player starts crafting), it directly cancels the crafting (cancel_crafting)
Then, from the on_player_cancelled_crafting event, it records the recipe product and materials
Finally, it manually places the product into the player's inventory and deducts the materials
Although this allows the player to obtain the item immediately, Factorio itself considers the crafting as "cancelled" rather than "completed."

In Factorio 2.0 / Space Age, some recipes/technologies rely on "crafting completed" triggers (e.g., unlocking the next recipe or tech node after crafting an item for the first time). Since the MOD calls cancel_crafting, the game's internal on_player_crafted_item event is not triggered, and the relevant statistics, achievements, and unlock conditions do not take effect, causing the tech tree to fail to progress as expected.

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limdada