Changelog

Version: 0.3.3
Date: 2024-11-11
  Changes:
    - Disabled 'Chemical science pack MKIII'
  Fixes:
    - Fixed crash on 'Constant combinator' update, when the combinator has an invalid signal

Version: 0.3.2
Date: 2024-11-08
  Fixes:
    - Fixed item sounds causing crash

Version: 0.3.1
Date: 2024-11-05
  Fixes:
    - Fixed crash on 'Constant combinator' update, when research changed
    - Removed hard limitation of 30 science pack signals handled
    - Allowed science pack insertion to skip through 'trigger technologies'
    - Allowed the upgrade recipes to use productivity modules
    - Added missing 'Advanced combinators' technology prerequisite on 'Automation science pack MKIII'
  Changes:
    - Reverted 'Oil gathering' technology change, instead changed 'Fluid handling' to only require 'Engine'
      - (Note that barreling recipes are not usable in 'Assembling machine 1')
    - Removed 'Basic science packs' insertion blocking when 'Space science pack' is available
    - 'Vanilla science packs' are treated the same way as the 'New science packs'
      - They now take over the previous techs unlocks ('Automated rail transport' now requires 'Production science pack')

Version: 0.3.0
Date: 2024-10-28
  Features:
    - Updated to 2.0
    - 'Science pack' icons are now functionally generated instead of handcrafted
      - Added several styles for icons, changeable in mod settings ('ERS','Centered','Stairs')
    - Added 'Chemical science pack MKIII'
      - Requires 5x'Flying robot frame' and 1x'Nuclear fuel' as ingredients, resulted count is 24 in 120 seconds
  Changes:
    - 'Automation science pack MKII' now requires 2x'Decider combinator' as ingredients (was 6x'Green wire' and 6x'Red wire', but those were removed from craftable items in 2.0)
    - 'Automation science pack MKIII' now requires 1x'Selector combinator' and 1x'Efficiencu module' as ingredients
    - 'Chemical science pack MKII' now requires 1x'Rocket fuel' additionally, resulted count increased to 8
    - 'Military science pack MKII' now uses 1x'Piercing shotgun shells' as ingredient instead of 4x'Gate'
    - 'Military science pack MKIII' no longer uses 'Artillery turret' as ingredient, instead it uses 4x'Artillery shell' and resulted count is decreased to 48
    - 'Basic utility science pack' now requires 1x'Medium electric pole' and 1x'Big electric pole' instead of 2x'Big electric pole'
    - 'Utility science pack' now requires 1x'Accumulator' when "'Utility science pack' recipe change" setting is enabled
    - 'Oil gathering' no longer has a prerequisite on 'Fluid handling'
      - (Note that 'Storage tanks' and 'Pumps' are much further in the 'Tech tree', and 'Basic oil processing' is required to unlock them)
  [Space age] compatibility:
    - Added minor compatibility to 'Space Age'
    - 'Kovarex enrichment process' no longer requires 'Space science pack' as ingredients
  [Early modules] compatibility:
    - Added 'Basic effectivity module' to 'Automation science pack MKII' instead of 'Automation science pack MKIII'
    - 'Basic utility science pack' now requires 'Basic speed module' additionally

Version: 0.2.9
Date: 2024-04-28
  Fixes:
    - Fixed double spacing in dependency list
  [Bob's mods] compatibility:
    - When 'Chemical science pack MKIII' is available:
      - 'Basic chemical science pack' requires 1x'Engine unit' instead of 'Iron pipe'
      - 'Chemical science pack' requires 1x'Electric engine unit' instead of 'Engine unit'
      - 'Chemical science pack MKII' requires 1x'Flying robot frame' instead of 'Electric engine unit'
      - 'Chemical science pack MKIII' requires 1x'Logistic robot' instead of 'Flying robot frame'
    - 'Advanced transport science pack' no longer requires 'Logistic robot'
  [Early modules] compatibility:
    - 'Automation science pack MKIII' now requires 'Basic effectivity module' instead of 'Arithmetical combinator'
    - 'Basic production science pack' now requires 'Basic productivity module' additionally

Version: 0.2.8
Date: 2024-04-28
  Features:
    - Added 'Get unresearched tecnology science counts' to 'Virtual Signals'
      - With this signal used in a 'Constant Combinator' (with any count), that 'Constant Combinator' will able to set its signals to cover the count of the unresearched technologies (per science packs).
      - 'Constant Combinator' updates only happens, when a research is started, finished or changed, it does not updates instantly
      - Note that, on each 'Constant Combinator' update, the content of it is erased (this signal is resetted)
      - Also note that, the 'Constant Combinator' only holds 20 signals, so it is possible (with some mod combinations) to overflow
      - The signals are arranged in ascending order
  [Bob's mods] compatibility:
    - 'Boiler 2' and 'Steam engine 2' have prerequisite to 'Automation science pack MKII'
    - 'Basic chemical science pack' now uses 1x'Carbon' instead of 'Solid fuel' as ingredient when available
    - 'Basic chemical science pack' now has a prerequisite to 'Electronics' instead of 'Flammables' (or 'Oil processing')
    - Added 'Chemical science pack MKIII'
      - Have a prerequisite on the 'Advanced electronics 3' and 'Robotics' technologies
      - Uses 1x'Flying robot frame', 1x'Electronic Processing board' as ingredients, resulted count is 4
    - Added 'Utility science pack MKII'
      - Have a prerequisite on the 'Titanium processing', 'Substation 2' and 'Speed module 3' technologies
      - Uses 1x'Titanium plate', 1x'Substation 2' and 'Speed module 3' as ingredients, resulted count is 4
  [Angels's mods] compatibility:
    - 'Metallurgy 2', 'Water treatment' and 'Rubbers' have prerequisite to 'Automation science pack MKII'
    - 'Metallurgy 3' has a prerequisite to 'Logistic science pack MKII'
    - 'Metallurgy 4' has a prerequisite to 'Logistic science pack MKIII'
    - 'Utility science pack MKII' has a prerequisite to 'Advanced titanium smelting and casting 1' instead of 'Titanium processing' when available
  [Space exploration] compatibility:
    - Moved out 'Logistic 3' technology from 'Space science pack' to 'Rocket science pack'
    - Reverted the 'Logistic science pack MKIII' recipe change, it uses now 'Express belt' instead of 'Space belt'
    - 'Production science pack' and 'Utility science pack' recipes are no longer modified
    - Disabled, and hid "'Utility science pack' recipe change" setting, since 'Utility science pack' is readded when 'Basic utility science pack' is used
    - Fixed 'Production science pack' and 'Utility science pack' (vanilla readded) ordering when 'Krastorio 2' is not used
  [Krastorio 2] compatibility:
    - Fixed 'Basic military tech card' taking over on 'Automation tech card', it no longer inserts itself as ingredient to all technologies after 'Automation tech card'
    - Modified the default values of the 'Choose: __ science pack recipe' settings (except 'Automation science pack', "Krastorio 2's settings") to 'Factorio'
  [Milestones] compatibility:
    - Added minor compatibility, all 'Science packs' (included Vanilla and modded) are added to 'Milestones', this will result with some duplicates
  [Disco Science] compatibility:
    - Added minor compatibility, 'Science packs' uses the vanilla 'Science packs' colors defined by 'Disco Science'
  [Icon Badges] compatibility:
    - Added minor compatibility with 'Icon Badges'

Version: 0.2.7
Date: 2022-08-24
  Features:
    - Added mod setting, named 'Enable solid fuel from crude oil recipe'
      - An inefficient way of producing 'Solid fuel' directly using 'Crude oil' and 'Steam' in 'Oil refinery'
      - Intended use when some mods are moving 'Solid fuel' recipe unlocks from 'Oil processing' to a later technology, so 'Basic chemical science pack' are uncraftable
  [Space Exploration] compatibility:
    - Minimum version 0.6 is required
    - 'Chemical science pack MKII' now does not make cycles in the technology tree
    - 'Logistic science pack MKIII' now uses 'Space transport belt' instead of 'Express transport belt'
    - When 'Basic utility science pack' or 'Basic production science pack' mod option is enabled, then 'Utility science pack' or 'Productivity science pack' is readded
      - Note that, these science packs are being readded with some modifications, and their original one's (these were modified by Space Exploration) are not deleted
  [Krastorio 2] compatibility:
    - Fixed technology cycle when 'Foundry' and 'Krastorio 2' are used together
    - 'Basic tech card MKII' is now usable by 'Burner lab'

Version: 0.2.6
Date: 2022-05-26
  Fixes:
    - Fixed that the Science pack upgrades are not locked behind technologies

Version: 0.2.5
Date: 2022-05-17
  Features:
    - Added mod setting, named 'Enable science pack upgrades', disabled by default
      - Adds recipes for upgrading the lower tier Science packs.
      - These recipes does not meant to be balanced, cheap, or expensive, they are useful for getting rid of the unused lower tier Science packs.

Version: 0.2.4
Date: 2022-05-05
  Features:
    - 'Constant combinator' is now succesfully cleared, when the last research in the queue is cancelled, when the 'Get demanded Science Packs for the active research' signal is used

Version: 0.2.3
Date: 2022-02-10
  Features:
    - All mod setting controlled features are now enabled by default
  [Bob's mods] compatibility:
    - 'Advanced transport science pack' resulted count changed to 4 (was 1), when 'Bob's 'Logistic science pack' recipe change' setting is enabled

Version: 0.2.2
Date: 2022-01-26
  Fixes:
    - Fixed error(s) caused by non-handled non-valid constant combinators

Version: 0.2.1
Date: 2022-01-12
  Balances:
    - 'Automation science pack MKII'
      - Now takes 6x'Red wire' (was 10) and 6x'Green wire' (additional), 1x'Assembling Machine 1' (unchanged) as ingredients
      - Resulted count is 6 now, time to craft is not changed
    - 'Automation science pack MKIV' resulted count is now 4 (was 3), time to craft changed to 24s (was 18s)
    - 'Logistic science pack MKII' resulted count is now 2 (was 1), time to craft changed to 12s (was 6s)
    - 'Logistic science pack MKIII' resulted count is now 3 (was 1), time to craft changed to 18s (was 6s)
    - 'Basic military science pack'
      - Now takes 2x'Stone' (was 2x'Coal'), 2x'Firearm magazine' (was 1), 2x Shotgun shell (unchanged) as ingredients
    - 'Military science pack MKII'
      - Now takes 2x'Uranium rounds magazine' (unchanged), 1x'Cluster grenade' (was 2), 4x'Gate' (was 3) as ingredients
      - Resulted count is 4 now (was 10), time to craft is 24s (was 60s) 
    - 'Basic chemical science pack' time to craft changed to 10s (was 5s)
    - 'Basic production science pack' time to craft changed to 12s (was 6s)
    - 'Basic utility science pack' time to craft changed to 12s (was 6s)

Version: 0.2.0
Date: 2022-01-06
  Fixes:
    - Added missing technology prerequisites of 'Vanilla Factorio'
      - These technologies are already using the science packs as ingredients, but have no direct/indirect prerequisite to them
      - This should fix most of the cases, where the new science packs are not used
    - Added ordering to the 'Lab' inputs, now the GUI isn't a big mess

Version: 0.1.6
Date: 2022-01-04
  [Krastorio 2] compatibility:
    - Added compatibility for the 'Krastorio2' mod splitting (scripts/assets)

Version: 0.1.5
Date: 2022-01-03
  Features:
    - Added 'Basic production science pack'
      - Disabled by default, could break any mod compatibility, enableable on the mod setting named 'Enable 'Basic production science pack''
      - Have a prerequisite on the 'Advanced material processing' technology
      - Uses 1x'Electric mining drill', 2x'Steel-furnace' as ingredients, resulted count is 4
    - Added 'Basic utility science pack'
      - Disabled by default, could break any mod compatibility, enableable on the mod setting named 'Enable 'Basic utility science pack''
      - Have a prerequisite on the 'Electric energy distribution 1' and 'Solar energy' technology
      - Uses 2x'Solar panel', 2x'Big electric pole' as ingredients, resulted count is 4
      - Suggested use together with the setting ''Utility science pack' recipe change' enabled

Version: 0.1.4
Date: 2022-01-02
  Features:
    - Added 'Enable new science packs insertion' setting. Disabled by default
      - All the new science packs are now used in the technologies, which has a (direct/indirect) prerequisite on it
      - Could be useful, when a mod changes heavily the technology tree.
      - Does not really affect the vanilla Factorio technology tree.
    - Newly inserted science packs could have incompatible science packs
      - These science packs now aren't inserted when the Technology uses any of the incompatible science packs
      - Does not affect the science packs upgrades, and does not delete any already set ingredient
    - 'Basic military science pack' and 'Basic chemical science pack' have default incompatible science packs
      - 'Utility science pack', 'Production science pack', 'Space science pack'
  [Angels's mods] compatibility:
    - Added 'Alien plant-life sample' as incompatible science pack to all newly inserted science packs
  [Bob's mods] compatibility:
    - Added 'Gold science pack' and module research related science packs as incompatible science packs to all newly inserted science packs
    - Added several technology prerequisite on 'Advanced transport science pack'
      - Only added, when 'Bob's 'Logistic science pack' recipe change' setting is enabled
      - Those technologies are already have ingredient of this science pack, but has no connection to this technology
      - This way no different tiers of transport science packs are used together
  [Space Exploration] compatibility:
    - Added 'Rocket science pack' and 'Deep space science pack 1' as incompatible science packs to all newly inserted science packs

Version: 0.1.3
Date: 2021-12-30
  [Krastorio 2] compatibility:
    - Setting named 'Add 'Blank tech card' as ingredients' now works as intended

Version: 0.1.2
Date: 2021-12-30
  [Krastorio 2] compatibility:
    - 'Basic military science pack' now uses the correct 'Krastorio 2' naming system ('Basic military tech card')
    - 'Basic tech card MKIII' now uses 'Steel beam' instead of 'Steel plate' as ingredient
    - 'Basic chemical tech card' now has a prerequisite on 'Electronics'
    - Added 'Add 'Blank tech card' as ingredients' setting. Disabled by default
      - Adds 'Blank tech card' as ingredients' to the new tech cards, as well the mki tech cards, when the vanilla 'Factorio' recipes are used
      - The ingredient quantity is equal to the tech card result's quantity
  [Angels's mods] compatibility:
    - Added compatibility to 'Angel's Petrochemical Processing' mod, now the new 'Science packs' replaces the first tier science packs as intended
  [Bob's mods] compatibility:
    - Added 'Bob's 'Logistic science pack' recipe change' setting. Disabled by default
      - Only visible, when 'Bob's Logistics mod' and 'Bob's Technology mod' are used together
      - Makes the science pack as the next tier of 'Transport science pack MKIII' as 'Advanced transport science pack'
      - Uses 1x'Turbo transport belt', 1x'Turbo inserter', 1x'Logistic robot' as ingredients, resulted count is 1

Version: 0.1.1
Date: 2021-12-24
  Features:
    - Added 'Basic military science pack'
      - Disabled by default, could break any mod compatibility, enableable on the mod setting named 'Enable 'Basic military science pack''
      - Have a prerequisite on the 'Military' technology
      - Uses 1x'Firearm magazine',2x'Shotgun shell', 2x'Coal' as ingredients, resulted count is 2
    - Added 'Basic chemical science pack'
      - Disabled by default, could break any mod compatibility, enableable on the mod setting named 'Enable 'Basic chemical science pack''
      - Have a prerequisite on the 'Oil processing' technology
      - Uses 10x'Pipe', 5x'Electronic circuit', 1x'Solid fuel' as ingredients, resulted count is 4
    - 'Utility science pack' ingredients update
      - Disabled by default, could break any mod compatibility, enableable on the mod setting named ''Utility science pack' recipe change'
      - Uses 1x'Speed module 2',1x'Substation', 1x'Low density structure' as ingredients
  [Bob's mods] compatibility:
    - Added 'Basic transport science pack', when 'Bob's belt overhaul' is used
      - Uses 1x'Burner inserter',1x'Basic transport belt' as ingredients, resulted count is 1
    - 'Basic chemical science pack' prerequisite change, when 'Angel's' and/or 'Bob's' mods are used
  [Krastorio 2] compatibility:
    - The two 'Basic military/chemical science pack' uses the 'Krastorio 2' styling and naming system

Version: 0.1.0
Date: 2021-06-23
  Features:
    - Added 'Time' to 'Virtual Signals'
      - Intended use for showing the required time for the active research
    - 'Get demanded Science Packs for the active research' signal behaviour changes
      - Used in a 'Constant combinator', on research change, if there is any active research
        - This signal's value is now equal to the price of units of the active research
        - The combinator will return with the time cost per unit of the active research (in ticks, on normal game speed 1s = 60 ticks), using the new 'Time' signal
        - Now the 'Science packs' value is equal to the 'Science packs' cost per unit of the active research
      - Due to the limitation of the signal values, if the price or time is bigger then what the signal could handle (2147483647) their value return with -1

Version: 0.0.9
Date: 2021-06-22
  [Krastorio 2] compatibility:
    - 'Science packs' now uses Krastorio2's graphics and naming style when the proper mod is used
    - Added a mod setting, named "New 'Basic tech card' tiers"
      - Only visible, when Krastorio2 is used
      - Adds two new tiers of 'Basic tech card'
      - This setting could break any mod compatibility, so it is disabled by default

Version: 0.0.8
Date: 2021-06-13
  Balances:
    - 'Military Science Pack MKIII' ingredients changed on request, so it costs less 'Uranium 235'
      - Gives 96 science pack per craft
      - Doubled the 'Artillery Shell' requirement
      - Added 4*'Artillery Turret' as ingredient
      - Each science pack costs about the same (close enough, but the ratio is off) as previously (but now takes concrete as well), except it now takes 1/4 as much 'Uranium 235' as before
      - Time to craft is not changed

Version: 0.0.7
Date: 2021-03-31
  Features:
    - Added a mod setting, named "'Utility science pack' recipe change"
      - Changes the recipe ingredients to 1x 'Speed module 2', 1x 'Substation', 1x 'Low density structure'
      - Changes the unlocking technology prerequisites
      - This setting could break any mod compatibility, so it is disabled by default
  [Krastorio 2] compatibility:
    - 'Uranium rifle ammo' is now used as an ingredient in 'Military science pack MKII' instead of the disabled 'Uranium rounds magazine' item when the proper mod is used
  [Bob's mods] compatibility:
    - When 'Bob's inserter overhaul' is used, the inserter ingredients for 'Logistic science pack MkII, MKIII' are now properly set

Version: 0.0.6
Date: 2021-03-26
  Info:
    - Various algorithm changes to allow better performance on most cases
  [Bob's mods] compatibility:
    - Fixed incompatibility with "Bob's Logistics mod"
    - Possible fix (workaround) for crash when "Bob's Metals, Chemicals and Intermediates" and "Angel's Petrochemical Processing" mods are loaded together
    - Fixed 'Science pack' colors to match with "Bob's Science Pack color changes" when the proper mod is used
    - Fixed 'Science pack' naming to match with "Bob's Science Pack name changes" when the proper mod is used
    - Added 'Logistic science pack mk0' as 'Basic transport science pack', when "Bob's belt overhaul" is enabled with the proper mod is used

Version: 0.0.5
Date: 2021-03-24
  Info:
    - Description updated. Fits better for the new 'Science Packs', 'Underground Belts' and 'Splitters' are not used as ingredients on any 'Science Pack'
  Mod compatibility:
    - Added several mod dependencies, to make sure, they are loaded first, and then this mod changes the Technologies. These mods are not always full-compatible, so they remain as hidden dependencies.

Version: 0.0.4
Date: 2021-03-21
  Fixes:
    - Removed 'Automation Science Pack Mk. II' as a prerequisite of 'Steel processing', it caused some incompatibility with some mods

Version: 0.0.3
Date: 2020-12-08
  Info:
    - Fixed changelog dating, it was off by one day.
  Balances:
    - Added 'Effectivity Module' to 'Automation Science Pack Mk. IV' prerequisite
    - Replaced the prerequisite of 'Electronics' to 'Automation Science Pack Mk. II' in 'Fast inserter'
    - Added 'Automation Science Pack Mk. II' as a prerequisite of 'Steel processing'
  Features:
    - Added 'Get demanded Science Packs for the active research' to 'Virtual Signals'
      - With this signal used in a 'Constant Combinator' (with any count), that 'Constant Combinator' will able to set its signals to cover the demands of the actual research
      - 'Constant Combinator' updates only happens, when a research is finished or changed, it does not updates instantly
      - Note that, on each 'Constant Combinator' update, the content of it is erased

Version: 0.0.2
Date: 2020-12-07
  Info:
    - Added changelog
  Balances:
    - Added 'Electric Engine' as 'Chemical Science Pack Mk. II' prerequisite
  Bug fixes:
    - 'Chemical Science Pack Mk. II' item 'icon_mipmaps' set to '3' from '4'
    - Allowed 'Productivity Modules' to be used with the new science packs
    - Allowed 'Labs' to accept the new science packs

Version: 0.0.1
Date: 2020-12-06
  Info:
    - Initial release
  Locale:
    - English
  Features:
    - Added recipes, items, technologies for new tiers of science pack
      - Automation Science Pack Mk. II-IV
      - Logistic Science Pack Mk. II,III
      - Military Science Pack Mk. II,III
      - Chemical Science Pack Mk. II
      These science packs should automatically insert themselfs into the 'Tech tree' by their prerequisites, and take over the unlocked sciences by those
  Balances:
    - 'Uranium ammo' prerequisites changes
      - Replaced 'Military 4' with 'Military 3' (To let 'Military Science Pack Mk. II' use 'Uranium ammo', 'Cluster grenade' as an ingredient, and making sure to not making a loop in the tech tree)
      - Added 'Utility Science Pack' for requirement (Science cost stays this way at normal)
    - 'Automation 2' prerequisites change
      - Replaced 'Electronics' with 'Automation Science pack Mk. II' (For making sure to use the new tier of science pack)
    - 'Robotics' prerequisites change
      - Added 'Logistic Science Pack Mk. II' ('Robotics' should use the higer tier science pack)
    - 'Logistic System' prerequisites changes
      - Added 'Automation Science Pack Mk. IV' ('Logistic System' should use the higer tier science pack)
      - Added 'Logistic Science Pack Mk. III' ('Logistic System' should use the higer tier science pack)
    - 'Spidertron' prerequisites changes
      - Added 'Automation Science Pack Mk. III' ('Spidertron' should use the higer tier science pack)
      - Added 'Logistic Science Pack Mk. III' ('Spidertron' should use the higer tier science pack)
    - 'Rocket Silo' prerequisites change
      - Added 'Logistic Science Pack Mk. III' ('Rocket Silo' should use the higer tier science pack)
    - 'Stronger Explosives 7' prerequisites change
      - Added 'Military science pack Mk. III' ('Stronger Explosives infinite research' should use the higer tier science pack)
    - 'Physical Projectile Damage 7' prerequisites change
      - Added 'Military science pack Mk. II' ('Physical Projectile Damage infinite' research should use the higer tier science pack)
    - 'Energy Weapons Damage 7' prerequisites change
      - Added 'Military science pack Mk. II' ('Energy Weapons Damage infinite research' should use the higer tier science pack)
    - 'Worker Robots Speed 6' prerequisites change 
      - Added 'Automation Science Pack Mk. IV' ('Worker Robots Speed infinite research' should use the higer tier science pack)