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Factorio Molten Material Mod Core Introduction
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This mod restructures the transportation and processing logic of molten materials (magma, molten iron, molten copper, molten aluminum, etc.) in Factorio. It replaces the original fluid pipe-based transportation of molten materials with ladle-based physical transportation, significantly enhancing the authenticity of the game's industrial logic and gameplay depth.

🔧 1. Core Functional Adjustments

📋 1.1 Basic Rule Restructuring

• ❌ Disabled Pipe Transportation of Molten Materials: Removed the ability of offshore pumps to extract magma (by modifying collision masks), completely eliminating the unreasonable gameplay of directly transporting molten magma/metals via fluid pipes;

• ⚖️ Foundry Productivity Restriction: Disabled the effect receiver function of foundries to prevent productivity modules from providing unreasonable bonuses to molten material processing;

• 🚛 Core of Physical Transportation: All molten materials (molten-magma/molten-iron/molten-copper, etc.) exist as items and must be transported by ladles. They solidify into solid materials (e.g., solid-iron) after cooling and require reheating for reuse.

🔄 1.2 Recipe System Rework (Core Compatibility with Space Age/Planet Expansion Mods)

🔥 Basic Molten Material Production

• Magma: Only producible via the newly added Excavation-Loading machine at the cost of ladles, with productivity bonuses prohibited;

• Molten Iron/Copper:

• Traditional Route: Consumes iron ore/copper ore (50 units) + ladles (5) + calcite (1) to produce 5 units of molten iron/copper;

• Magma Route (Space Age): Consumes magma (3 units) + calcite (1) to produce 3 units of molten iron/copper, with stone as a byproduct;

• Molten Aluminum (Planet Muluna Mod): Consumes alumina (50 units) + ladles (5) + calcite (1) to produce 5 units of molten aluminum, with oxygen as a byproduct.

🏭 Finished Product Casting (Productivity Bonuses Prohibited for All Categories)

All metal plates/components require molten materials + ladles for casting, with adjusted energy consumption and output ratios:

• Iron/Copper Plates: 1 unit of molten iron/copper → 10 units of plates + 1 ladle, energy consumption ×5;

• Steel Plates: 3 units of molten iron → 10 units of steel plates + 3 ladles, energy consumption ×10;

• Iron Gear Wheels: 1 unit of molten iron → 10 gear wheels + 1 ladle, energy consumption ×10;

• Low-Density Structures: Molten copper (2) + molten iron (1) + plastic bars (5) → 1 structure + 3 ladles;

• Aluminum Alternative Recipes (Planet Muluna): Molten aluminum replaces copper for producing low-density structures/copper cables;

• Special Recipes (Paracelsin Mod): Sphalerite/tetrahedrite are chemically processed with ladles to produce molten iron/copper; galvanized steel plates require molten iron + zinc + nitrogen for casting.

🔩 1.3 New Core Equipment & Systems

⛏️ Excavation-Loading Machine

• Exclusive recipe category, only placeable at the junction of "ground + water" (mimicking offshore pump logic);

• Crafted with stone/steel plates/electric engine units, consumes 60kW of energy, and is dedicated to producing molten magma;

❄️🔥 Material Cooling/Reheating System

• Molten materials solidify over time (magma: 6 minutes, molten iron: 30 minutes, molten copper: 24 minutes, molten aluminum: 12 minutes);

• Solidified materials can be reheated via the "metallurgy" recipe category, consuming corresponding energy (magma: 10s, molten iron: 30s, molten copper: 24s) to revert to molten state;

📚 Technology Unlock Integration

Core recipes (magma/ladle/reheating) are uniformly unlocked with the "foundry" technology.

🔗 1.4 Cross-Mod Compatibility

• Space Age: Reworked molten iron/copper magma recipes, tungsten plate/metallurgic science pack/big mining drill recipes, and added molten material consumption logic;

• Planet Muluna: Added molten aluminum/solid aluminum items and reheating recipes, supplemented aluminum-based plate/structure/copper cable alternative recipes;

• Paracelsin: Adapted sphalerite/tetrahedrite molten recipes, added galvanized steel plate casting recipes;

• Without Space Age: Supplemented molten casting recipes for iron sticks/copper cables/pipes.

🎮 2. Gameplay Experience Changes

• 📈 Increased Logistics Complexity: Molten materials must be transported via logistics systems (conveyor belts/robots) instead of simple pipe connections, requiring planning for ladle recovery and reuse;

• ⚖️ Resource Balance Adjustment: Calcite becomes a mandatory resource for molten material production, and the value of special resources (magma/alumina) is significantly increased;

• 🔗 Mod Compatibility: Seamlessly adapts to mainstream mods (Space Age, Planet Expansion, Paracelsin, Angels' Smelting), supplementing corresponding exclusive recipes;

• 🏭 More Realistic Industrial Logic: Simulates real-world molten metal transportation (ladles), cooling/solidification, and reheating processes, reducing the unrealistic "pipe transport of molten iron" in the base game.

Key Takeaways

• Core Change: Converted molten materials from "fluid transportation" to "ladle-based physical transportation", eliminating direct pipe conveyance and improving industrial logic authenticity;

• Gameplay Core: Built a new industrial chain around ladle consumption/recovery and molten material cooling/reheating, compatible with multi-mod ecosystems;

• Balance Adjustment: Prohibited productivity bonuses for all molten material-related recipes, adjusted energy consumption and material ratios, and restructured resource consumption logic.

“Expected compatibility with Project Angel MOD”

magma=6*minute

iron=0.5*hour

copper=0.4*hour

glass=0.133*hour

gold=0.417*hour

lead=0.083*hour

nickel=0.5*hour

platinum=0.667*hour

silicon=0.583*hour

silver=0.367*hour

tin=0.1*hour

titanium=0.75*hour

zinc=0.117*hour

steel=0.633*hour

solder=0.067*hour

bronze=0.467*hour

brass=0.433*hour

gunmetal=0.483*hour

invar=0.533*hour

cobalt-steel=0.7*hour

nitinol=0.6*hour