Changelog

Version: 0.1.2
Date: 2026-02-23
  Changes:

Version: 0.1.1
Date: 2026-02-23
  Features:
    - Extracted Pyroclast planet into its own standalone mod ("Pyroclast")
    - Pyroclast mod works independently with just base + Space Age (no LavaBlock needed)
    - When both mods are installed, LavaBlock integrates Pyroclast into its custom tech tree (lava-science-pack, enchanted-science-pack, military-science-pack-2)
    - Standalone Pyroclast uses standard Space Age science packs (metallurgic, utility, military)
  Changes:
    - LavaBlock now requires Pyroclast as a fixed dependency
    - Moved all Pyroclast content out of LavaBlock: planet, tiles, geysers, items, recipes, technologies, locale
    - Foxhole-style materials (Bmat, Cmat, Emat, Rmat, Hemat, Assembly Materials I-IV) and their recipes/technologies are now part of the Pyroclast mod
    - Base game recipe modifications (artillery shells, radar, railgun turret, vehicles, etc.) moved to Pyroclast

Version: 0.1.0
Date: 2026-02-22
  Changes:

Version: 0.0.35
Date: 2026-02-22
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed missing display names for map generation noise expressions (lava cliffiness, Pyroclast cliffiness, Pyroclast biome)

Version: 0.0.34
Date: 2026-02-22
  Features:
    - Added Pyroclast (WIP): a hyper-volcanic late-game planet reachable from Vulcanus, with even more extreme pressure and gravity than Vulcanus
    - Added Obsidian: a volcanic glass mineral unique to Pyroclast, extracted from lava in chemical plants under its intense surface conditions
    - Added Pyroclast Science Pack: a late-game research pack crafted exclusively on Pyroclast using obsidian, lava, and advanced electronics; accepted by all labs and biolabs
    - Added sulfuric acid lakes to Pyroclast, pumpable with offshore pumps for sulfuric acid
    - Added minable volcanic rocks to Pyroclast (huge and big variants), yielding stone and ores
    - Added Molten Iron Geyser and Molten Copper Geyser to Pyroclast: natural vents of superheated metal extractable with offshore pumps; cluster size, frequency, and richness configurable via map generation sliders
  Changes:
    - Nauvis lava terrain and island positions now vary with the map seed, producing a unique layout in every new game

Version: 0.0.33
Date: 2026-02-16
  Features:
    - Added Military Science Pack 2: advanced military research pack with darker tint
    - Military Science Pack 2 recipe uses cutting-edge weaponry: railgun ammo, tesla ammo, artillery shells, uranium-235, and electromagnetic plant
    - Military Science Pack 2 unlocked via new technology requiring railgun, tesla weapons, artillery, uranium processing, and electromagnetic plant technologies
    - Added Circuit Science Pack: electronics-focused research pack
    - Circuit Science Pack recipe: 3 electronic circuits + 2 advanced circuits + 1 processing unit → 3 circuit science packs
    - Added Circuit Crafting Productivity technology: improves electronic circuit (+10%), advanced circuit (+10%), and processing unit (+5%) productivity
  Changes:
    - Space Age: Split asteroid productivity technology into separate "Simple" and "Advanced" versions for better specialization
    - Space Age: Asteroid Productivity (Simple) affects basic asteroid crushing recipes only
    - Space Age: Asteroid Productivity (Advanced) affects advanced asteroid crushing recipes only  
    - Space Age: Both technologies have the same research cost but must be researched separately
    - Space Age: Both asteroid productivity technologies now require Military Science Pack 2 and Lava Science Pack
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed Military Science Pack 2 not being accepted by labs and biolabs
    - Fixed Circuit Science Pack not being accepted by labs and biolabs

Version: 0.0.32
Date: 2026-02-15
  Changes:
    - Added subtle hint to XP Lab technology description: "Automation is the law, but manual practice never hurts. Sometimes the old ways teach us new tricks."
    - Added warning message to Foundation Platform Exhaustion technology: warns players about upcoming recipe changes
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed Foundation Platform Exhaustion not triggering properly when foundation craft count reached 10,000 (removed technology prerequisite dependency)

Version: 0.0.31
Date: 2026-01-26
  Features:
    - Added XP Research System with experience-based progression
    - New XP Science Pack: automatically earned through crafting activities
    - New XP Lab building: dedicated research station that only accepts XP Science Packs
    - Crafting Mastery technology chain (5 levels): provides +5% productivity per level to iron gear wheel recipe
    - Smelting Mastery technology chain (5 levels): provides +5% productivity per level to iron and copper plate recipes
  Balancing:
    - XP is earned at force level (shared between all players in multiplayer)
    - 100 XP converts to 1 XP Science Pack (automatic conversion)
    - Different items grant different XP amounts based on complexity (1-50 XP per craft)
    - XP Lab unlocks after crafting 50 iron gear wheels

Version: 0.0.30
Date: 2026-01-25
  Features:
    - Added Foundation Catalyst item (required ingredient for foundation crafting)
    - Added Foundation Catalyst recipe: 1 stone -> 1 foundation catalyst
  Changes:
    - Foundation Exhaustion technology now disables Foundation Catalyst recipe instead of Foundation Platform recipe
    - Foundation Platform recipe remains enabled after researching Foundation Exhaustion (allows auto-foundation in blueprints)
    - Players can still use blueprints with foundations after exhaustion, but cannot manually craft new foundations

Version: 0.0.29
Date: 2026-01-18
  Features:
    - Added Lava Centrifuge machine (based on centrifuge, 500kW, 4 module slots)
    - Added Purified Lava fluid (higher quality lava for advanced recipes)
    - Added Lava Purification recipe: 1000 lava -> 500 purified lava
    - Added Concentrated Ore Extraction recipe: 2500 purified lava -> 50 iron + 50 copper ore
    - Added Uranium from Lava recipe: 5000 purified lava + sulfuric acid -> 10 uranium ore
    - Added multi-step Tungsten processing chain (Space Age only):
      - Hot Tungsten Ore item (intermediate)
      - Liquid Tungsten fluid
      - Hot Tungsten Ore from Lava: 10000 purified lava + 500 molten iron + 50 coal -> 40 hot tungsten ore (Centrifuge)
      - Liquid Tungsten from Hot Ore: 10 hot tungsten ore -> 500 liquid tungsten (Centrifuge)
      - Tungsten Plate from Lava: 250 liquid tungsten + 100 molten iron -> 5 tungsten plate (Foundry)
    - Lava Centrifuge technology (requires lava-science-pack + advanced-circuit)
    - Rare Mineral Extraction technology (requires lava-centrifuge + uranium-processing)
    - Tungsten from Lava technology (Space Age only, requires lava-centrifuge + tungsten-steel)
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed Concentrated Ore Extraction recipe appearing in "unsorted" section (added subgroup)
    - Fixed Lava Purification recipe appearing in "unsorted" section (added subgroup)
  Graphics:
    - Added custom sprite sheet for Liquid Tungsten fluid
    - Added custom sprite sheet for Concentrated Ore Extraction recipe
    - Added custom icon for Purified Lava fluid
    - Updated Geo Thermal Turbine icon to use composite icon (steam turbine + lava overlay)
    - Updated Iron Extraction recipe icon to use composite icon (iron ore + lava overlay)
    - Updated Copper Extraction recipe icon to use composite icon (copper ore + lava overlay)
  Balancing:
    - Uranium Extraction yield reduced from 5 to 3 uranium ore per batch
    - Tungsten Plate from Lava recipe now enabled by default (was disabled)
  Changes:
    - Added English translations for new items, fluids, recipes and technologies
    - Lava Mech Armor movement speed penalty reduced from 90% to 80%
    - Removed entire Enchanting system (Enchanter machine, enchanted trains, circuit enchanting)
    - Removed Enchanted Lava, Fusioning Lava, Stronger Fusioning Lava fluids
    - Removed Base Magma Ball item
    - Removed all enchanting recipes and technologies
    - Enchanted Science Pack kept but simplified: now requires lava + multiple science packs
    - Enchanted Science Pack technology now requires lava-science-pack and chemical-science-pack

Version: 0.0.28
Date: 2026-01-12
  Changes:
    - Artillery shell recipe reworked for Vulcanus: calcite replaced with sulfur (10) + coal (10) + lava (500)
    - Artillery shell crafting time reduced from 15s to 10s
    - Radar recipe changed to batch production: 500 electronic-circuit + 100,000 lava -> 100 radars
    - Railgun turret recipe now requires 100 lava
  Features:
    - Added new Explosives from Lava recipe (Vulcanus only): 2 sulfur + 2 coal + 100 lava -> 2 explosives
    - Explosives from Lava recipe unlocked by explosives technology

Version: 0.0.27
Date: 2026-01-10
  Features:
    - Added "Foundation Exhaustion" technology that disables foundation-platform-nauvis recipe
    - Technology triggers after crafting 5,000 foundations (craft-item trigger)
    - Prerequisite: foundation-platform-productivity-30
  Changes:
    - Foundation recipe is now disabled via technology research instead of production statistics
    - Players can see progress in technology tree before reaching the limit
    - Multiplayer compatible: recipe is disabled per-force when researched

Version: 0.0.26
Date: 2026-01-10
  Features:
    - Added new Enchanter building (based on centrifuge/uranium enricher model)
    - New "enchanting" recipe category for enchantment recipes
    - New Enchanter technology (requires advanced-circuit and lava-science-pack)
    - Added Base Magma Ball item (fuel, 8MJ)
    - Added 3 new fluids: Fusioning Lava, Stronger Fusioning Lava, Enchanted Lava
    - Added 21 new enchanting recipes for the Enchanter machine
    - Added alternative Lava Science Pack recipe using Enchanted Lava (mass production)
    - Added alternative Low Density Structure recipe using Enchanted Lava
    - Added 3 new Enchanted Train items (Enchanted Locomotive, Enchanted Cargo Wagon, Enchanted Fluid Wagon)
    - Added Enchanted Train recipes that produce unique enchanted train items
    - Added Circuit Enchanting system with 3 tiers (Basic, Advanced, Ultimate)
    - 3 new technologies: Circuit Enchanting Basic/Advanced/Ultimate
    - Added new Enchanted Science Pack (for future advanced technologies)
    - New Enchanted Science Pack technology (requires enchanter + railway)
    - Added alternative Uranium Ore enchanting recipes (basic and advanced)
  Balancing:
    - Base Magma Ball: 1000 lava + 10 coal -> 5 base magma balls
    - Fusioning Lava: 500 lava + 5 base magma balls -> 500 fusioning lava
    - Stronger Fusioning Lava: 500 fusioning lava + 10 base magma balls -> 500 stronger fusioning lava
    - Enchanted Lava: 500 stronger fusioning lava + 20 base magma balls -> 500 enchanted lava
    - Lava Science Pack (Enchanted): 100 enchanted lava + 5 iron gear wheels -> 10 lava science packs
    - Low Density Structure (Enchanted): 200 enchanted lava + 10 copper + 5 steel + 25 plastic -> 5 LDS
    - Enchanted Locomotive: 1000 enchanted lava + 5 circuits + 10 engines + 200 gears + 50 steel -> 1 enchanted locomotive
    - Enchanted Cargo Wagon: 500 enchanted lava + 200 gears + 5 iron chests + 30 steel -> 1 enchanted cargo wagon
    - Enchanted Fluid Wagon: 500 enchanted lava + 1 storage tank + 100 pipes + 200 gears + 30 steel -> 1 enchanted fluid wagon
    - Enchanted Science Pack: 500 enchanted lava + 1 enchanted locomotive + 1 enchanted cargo wagon + 1 enchanted fluid wagon + 10 lava science packs -> 5 enchanted science packs
    - Uranium Enchanting Basic: 2000 lava + 20 coal -> 5 uranium ore (15s)
    - Uranium Enchanting Advanced: 500 enchanted lava + 10 coal + 5 sulfur -> 15 uranium ore (10s)
  Changes:
    - Circuit Enchanting Basic (40->41, 2.5% bonus): uses fusioning-lava
    - Circuit Enchanting Advanced (20->22, 10% bonus): uses stronger-fusioning-lava
    - Circuit Enchanting Ultimate (10->13, 30% bonus): uses enchanted-lava + base-magma-ball + extra materials
  Info:
    - Enchanter machine: 500kW energy usage, 4 module slots, 1x crafting speed
    - Recipe requires: 100 steel plates, 100 iron gear wheels, 200 electronic circuits, 50 pipes
    - Technology costs 500 science packs (automation + logistic + lava)
    - All enchanting recipes unlocked by Enchanter technology

Version: 0.0.25
Date: 2025-12-24
  Changes:

Version: 0.0.24
Date: 2025-12-23
  Changes:
    - Sulfur recipe rework: created planet-specific sulfur recipes
    - Nauvis uses new sulfur-lava recipe (petroleum gas + lava, no water required)
    - Other planets (Gleba, Fulgora, Aquilo, Vulcanus) use the original base game recipe
    - Original sulfur recipe is now hidden, replaced by planet-specific variants
    - This fixes a bug where 3 fluid inputs were required but chemical plants only support 2
    - Water removal on Nauvis also serves as a balance buff since water is hard to produce

Version: 0.0.23
Date: 2025-12-20
  Changes:
    - Added calcite synthesis recipe improvements
    - Build system improvements with dotenv support

Version: 0.0.22
Date: 2025-12-18
  Features:
    - Added lava-based module recipes (efficiency and speed modules)
    - Added lava-based flying robot frame recipe
    - New technologies: Lava Modules, Lava Efficiency Module, Lava Speed Module, Lava Flying Robot Frame
  Changes:
    - Oil gathering technology now requires lava-science-pack prerequisite
    - Oil gathering technology cost changed to 100 automation + 100 logistic + 500 lava science packs
    - Oil processing technology now unlocks oil-refinery recipe (removed chemical-plant)
    - Sulfur recipe modified: now requires 15 water + 30 petroleum gas + 1000 lava

Version: 0.0.21
Date: 2025-12-18
  Features:
    - Added "Start with Mech Armor" setting (enabled by default)
    - Added custom Lava Mech Armor item with mech-armor functionality (flight, animations)
    - Lava Mech Armor is heavily nerfed: 90% slower movement, weak resistances, small equipment grid, no inventory bonus
  Changes:
    - Disabled freeplay crashsite and intro cutscene for cleaner start
    - Incompatible with any-planet-start mod (conflicts with startup sequence)
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed starting items not appearing in player inventory
    - Fixed settings not showing in mod settings menu
    - Fixed Lava Mech Armor animations not displaying (registered with mech-armor animation system)

Version: 0.0.20
Date: 2025-12-17
  Features:
    - Added lava-science-pack technology (requires steel-processing and fluid-handling)
    - Lava science pack can now be used in both lab and biolab
    - Air cooler and geo-thermal-turbine technologies now require lava-science-pack
  Scripting:
    - Unified recipes.lua structure with return style and organized categories
    - Unified technologies.lua structure with comments and grouped sections
    - Added util.add_lab_input() helper function for reusability
    - Code cleanup and formatting improvements

Version: 0.0.19
Date: 2025-12-17
  Changes:
    - fixed packaging configuration for mod portal

Version: 0.0.18
Date: 2025-12-17
  Features:
    - new mapgen feature now harder starting with "neighbors"
    - new research pack now completely useless

Version: 0.0.17
Date: 2025-12-02
  Changes:
    - buffed liquid nitrogen production in air cooler recipe
  Features:
    - new building Air cooler now can cool lava to liquid nitrogen for cryogenic cooling process
    - new technologys 
    - improved tech tree better progression flow
    - new type of crafting recipe % based. Test feature for future use.
    - new industriolised industrialised-chemical-plant now totaly useless but for futur use i added it :)

Version: 0.0.16
Date: 2025-11-23
  Changes:
    - air cooler now input fluid spots are changed to only top and right sides
    - improved cryogenic cooling recipe now make bulk 80 plates from 200 liquid raw ore + 5000 liquid nitrogen(4x production)
  Features:
    - added geo-thermal turbine(new power generators from lava) entity, item, and recipe

Version: 0.0.15
Date: 2025-11-22
  Changes:
    - 0.0.14 new "air-cooler" update research cost Changed 50x1000 -> 1x3000 thx to @Crunchman <3

Version: 0.0.14
Date: 2025-11-17
  Features:
    - Added air cooler building to cool down lava to liquid nitrogen
  Scripting:
    - New recipe for air cooler
    - New technology to unlock air cooler

Version: 0.0.13
Date: 2025-11-7
  Features:
    - Added barreling support for lava. Now can transfer via barrels to space platforms.--> Space Age expansion required.
  Scripting:
    - Cleaned up data.lua code
    - Files separation for better readability

Version: 0.0.12
Date: 2025-11-7
  Bugfixes:
    - Revert falsely removed dependency

Version: 0.0.11
Date: 2025-11-7
  Changes:
    - Required now Space-Age expansion

Version: 0.0.10
Date: 2025-11-1
  Bugfixes:
    - Fix Wagons weight too much for rocket cargo 
    - Fix Fluid tank are too heavy to rockets back to original value

Version: 0.0.9
Date: 2025-08-30
  Changes:
    - Improved lava cooling recipe Now new method make iron and copper plate(Space age style)
    - Buffed iron and copper plate production via lava cooling recipe
    - Improved pictures

Version: 0.0.8
Date: 2025-08-28
  Changes:
    - Fine tuned calcite synthesis recipe
    - Added new recipe for foundation crafting recipe on Nauvis productivity
    - More improvements to resource extraction efficiency
    - Faster progression in early game resource gathering

Version: 0.0.7
Date: 2025-08-27
  Changes:
    - Changed iron smelting recipe to be unlocked by automation and logistic science packs
    - Iron smelting recipe is no longer available at start, needs to be researched
    - Increased research cost of advanced lava smelting technology to 1000 science packs
    - Advanced lava smelting technology now requires automation and logistic science packs to research
    - Removed chemical, production, and utility science packs from advanced lava smelting technology prerequisites
    - Removed stone extraction recipe because it was to strong and easy to get stone
    - Now to get stone you need 1 iron ore and 1 copper ore to get 1 stone (same cost at it was before) + 1 processing step
    - Improved crafting requirements for advanced technologies
    - Calcite synthesis recipe now reduced cost and only craftable on Nauvis
  Major Features:
    - New technology tree for stone productivity for "ore clearing"
    - Now the calcite synthesis only craftable on Nauvis

Version: 0.0.6
Date: 2025-08-26
  Changes:
    - Improved island shape for more natural appearance
    - Now enemies also spawn and make expansion much harder
    - Many enemies spawn and they appear over a large area

Version: 0.0.5
Date: 2025-08-24
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed issue with locomotive recipe not using original results and neet to define main_product

Version: 0.0.4
Date: 2025-08-24
  Major Features:
    - Added storage tank recipe using lava, the base recipe is replaced. Crafting Time also increased to 30 seconds
    - Added fluid wagon recipe using lava, the base recipe is replaced. Crafting Time also increased to 30 seconds
    - Added cargo wagon recipe using lava, the base recipe is replaced. Crafting Time also increased to 30 seconds
    - Added locomotive recipe using lava, the base recipe is replaced. Crafting Time also increased to 60 seconds
  Features:
    - Rebalanced train recipes to correspond to main game mechanics

Version: 0.0.3
Date: 2025-08-23
  Major Features:
    - Added steam generation recipe using lava
    - Added calcite synthesis recipe for can create foundation
  Features:
    - Steam generation recipe: 5000 units of lava produces + 1 wood + 5 coal produce 5000 units of steam 165 celsius
    - Calcite synthesis recipe: 50000 units of lava + 10 coal + 100 stone bricks produce 10 calcite at 165 celsius

Version: 0.0.2
Date: 2025-08-23
  Major Features:
    - Initial release of LavaBlock mod
    - Added custom "Lava Block Island" map generation preset
    - Implemented lava-based resource extraction system
    - Created 25x25 tile starting island surrounded by lava moat
  Features:
    - Lava extraction recipes: stone, coal, iron ore, copper ore, wood
    - Advanced lava smelting: direct lava to iron/copper plates and stone bricks
    - Oil extraction using steam + coal combination
    - Uranium extraction using stone + sulfuric acid
    - Iron clearing recipe for land management
    - Modified technology tree to support lava-based economy
    - Added "Advanced Water Smelting" technology line with productivity bonuses
    - Enhanced mining productivity technologies for lava extraction
    - Calcite processing adaptation for offshore pump crafting
    - Disabled electric mining drill technology (not needed)
    - Custom starting equipment: chemical plant, solar panel, electric pole, gears, pipes
    - Automatic steam power research unlock
    - 25x25 landfill starting area creation
    - Crash site disabled for cleaner start
    - Tutorial messages explaining unique mechanics
    - Three-zone terrain: starting island, lava moat, outer terrain
    - Removed all natural resource patches, trees, water, and enemy bases
    - Custom elevation noise expression for island generation
  Compatibility:
    - Factorio 2.0 base game support
    - Optional Space Age expansion integration
    - Space platform thruster unlocks traditional mining equipment for space use