Mechanical Engineering

by C-mers

Gives more use to engines and electric engines to make them on par with advanced circuits and processing units.

Tweaks
an hour ago
2.0 - 2.1
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Manufacturing
Owner:
C-mers
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License:
MIT
Created:
1 year, 5 months ago
Latest Version:
1.1.0 (an hour ago)
Factorio version:
2.0 - 2.1
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188 users

Adjust a bunch of vanilla and space age recipes to utilize engine units and electric engine units, two intermediates that go largely unloved compared to their advanced circuit and processing unit counterparts.

New uses for the engine/electric engine (now the motor and electric motor) include:
- All three tiers of modules
- Fast and express transport belts
- Most advanced crafting machines, including Space Age ones
- Space platform and cargo buildings
- Rocket part
- And more...

The motor and electric motor can now also be made in the foundry, though in exchange normal/fast/express belts can only be made in assemblers in Space Age.

Lastly, a couple new uses have been given to everyone's favorite intermediate, the iron stick (now called the iron rod to not sound so pitiful). It's now used in the burner, normal, and long handed inserter recipes, as well as replacing the pipes in the motor recipe.