Dirty Launches Fork (SE Compatible)

by Sudain

Rocket launches emit huge pollution bursts at the silo. Pollution can be reduced with Cleaner Rocket Exhaust tech. Compatible with Space Exploration.

Tweaks
13 days ago
2.0 - 2.1
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Changelog

Version: 1.0.4
Date: 2026-08-30
  Features:
    - Added per-player setting "Research increases launch pollution" (default
      off). When enabled, the Cleaner Rocket Exhaust research is inverted.
Version: 1.0.3
Date: 2026-08-30
  Changes:
    - Ported to Factorio Version 2.1 experimental
Version: 1.0.2
Date: 2026-06-13
  Changes:
    - Space Exploration research: the Cleaner Rocket Exhaust techs now require
      se-rocket-science-pack instead of the vanilla space-science-pack as their
      top science pack. Applied in both technology.lua (initial definition) and
      data-final-fixes.lua (the authoritative list that overrides SE's cascade
      injection). Non-SE (vanilla) games are unchanged and still use
      space-science-pack.
Version: 1.0.1
Date: 2026-05-29
  Changes:
    - Added new "Fuel (distance + weight)" cargo rocket mode for Space Exploration.
      Pollution now scales with the actual fuel consumed by the launch, which is
      proportional to both cargo weight and travel distance (delta-v). Mirrors SE's
      internal fuel cost math exactly (Zone.get_launch_delta_v + get_travel_delta_v,
      Launchpad.fuel_per_delta_v = 8).
    - Added "Fuel Mode Reference Cost" setting (default 4400) to normalise fuel-mode
      pollution. At the reference value the pollution equals the base setting exactly;
      longer or heavier launches produce proportionally more pollution.
    - Refactored cargo slot counting into a shared helper used by both Dynamic and
      Fuel modes.
    - If zone data is unavailable at launch time (SE remote call fails), Fuel mode
      falls back gracefully to Dynamic behaviour.
Version: 1.0.0
Date: 2026-05-08
  Features:
    - Initial release.
    - Standard rocket launch emits configurable pollution burst at the silo.
    - SE cargo rocket launch emits pollution with Default (fixed) or Dynamic
      (cargo-fullness-scaled) modes.
    - Cleaner Rocket Exhaust technology: 10 levels, each reducing pollution by 10%.