If using quality mod, consider balancing the recipe.

If you want to make higher quality machines, then you need a horrible amount of Speed 1 mods. I own enough mods to cheat (like god-module), but none of them can keep up with the demand.

How would you recommend changing the recipe? I do require a large amount of speed 1's for each progressive ASM, but the alternative for level 5 and 6, logically was to require speed module 2, and 3 - so increasing on speed mod level 1 is somewhat easier, and you have the faster machines to make these - and without a need for blue circuits.

Reduces the need for Secondary Mechanics ( level 4,5), reduces the need for Speed Module 1, and increases the crafting time for level 5 and 6.
Just for reference.
To craft high quality machines ( Level 6) the speed module 1 requirement is really horrible, level 4 needs it, level 5 needs it, level 6 needs all of it!

And with the current recipes, it basically only consumes copper and oil, iron is completely useless. I think we can consider adding engine unit.

These changes are only for the Quality Mod, which is the only one that requires that many machines.

Hey yavis - I have been sitting on your recommendation, and don't want to just say NO, since I can't be sure I really understand the problem. You have higher speed ASM's that should make producing everything you need to make level 1 speed asm's and full crates of them without any issue. Then everything escalates as you move towards higher end asm's. You mentioned that "these changes are only for Quality Mod" - and I just don't understand your point. If you can clarify this - I would consider a recipe change, but I still think these asm's are fairly inexpensive. Also I am not extremely experienced in the quality mod spectrum, since I have been playing Space-Age with mostly without quality, although on Fulgora I crank out lots of quality. I haven't focus'd energy into a good path to making higher level quality mods and may not understand how they impact these ASM's - so please take the time to be clear on your explanation, and come back to reply to questions, or chat with me on discord, others can chime in there as well.
https://discord.gg/bETnWRqw