Two quality tiers above legendary, and the whole ladder spread across the planets. Requires Space Age.
Where each tier unlocks
| Tier | Vanilla | This mod |
|---|---|---|
| Uncommon | Quality module research | Unchanged |
| Rare | Quality module research | Unchanged |
| Epic | Gleba (agricultural science) | Fulgora (electromagnetic science) |
| Legendary | Aquilo (cryogenic science) | After Vulcanus, Fulgora and Gleba |
| Mythic | Does not exist | Aquilo (cryogenic science) |
| Celestial | Does not exist | After promethium science |
How strong each tier is
Every tier is about 25% stronger than the one below it, all the way up. This applies to everything quality already affects: crafting speed, module strength, inventory size, lab speed, inserter speed, spoil time.
| Tier | Assembling machine 3 speed | Quality module 3 effect |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | 1.25 | 2.5% |
| Uncommon | 1.6 | 3.2% |
| Rare | 2 | 4% |
| Epic | 2.5 | 5% |
| Legendary | 3.125 | 6.25% |
| Mythic | 4 | 8% |
| Celestial | 5 | 10% |
Making the steps even needed two small changes to the vanilla tiers. Epic is slightly stronger than in vanilla, and uncommon is slightly weaker. Rare and legendary are exactly as they were.
Climbing is quicker than vanilla
Two extra tiers on top would put the best items out of reach, so the early tiers were made easier to reach.
Chance that one craft improves the quality, in an assembling machine 3 holding four quality module 3s:
| Step | Vanilla | This mod |
|---|---|---|
| Normal to uncommon | 10% | 14% |
| Uncommon to rare | 10% | 13% |
| Rare to epic | 10% | 11% |
| Epic to legendary | 10% | 10% |
| Legendary to mythic | Does not exist | 10% |
| Mythic to celestial | Does not exist | 10% |
The help tapers off, and from epic upward the odds are vanilla's. Better quality modules raise every row by the same proportion. Working up from normal to legendary takes about 40% less material than in vanilla.
Also
- Every quality icon is redrawn, including vanilla's five, so all seven tiers match. The four quality technology icons match too.
- The quality picker in machines and filters keeps its row of buttons. The game normally replaces it with a dropdown once there are six tiers.
- Safe to add to an existing save. The new tiers appear at the top of the ladder, locked until researched.
AI-Assisted Development
The development of this mod was done with help of AI coding assistants.
License
GPLv3. See LICENSE.