Changelog

Version: 0.6.0
Date: 2026-10-26
  Info:
    - First public release on the mod portal. Versions 0.1.0 to 0.5.2 (2026-10-14 to 2026-10-25) were played privately on a test server.
    - The art moved to a separate mod, Gradus graphics (gradus-graphics), which Gradus now requires; the mod portal and the in-game mod manager install it with Gradus.
    - Looking for a new maintainer: if you are a Factorio modder and want to pick up Gradus, email stitchfacedd@gmail.com.
  Changes:
    - The vacuum kiln, deep press and calibration bench can be built on any level and make every Gradus recipe. Each recipe is blocked only on the level its raw material comes from: skyglass and sealed vials not on the Summit, glass vials not on the Highshelf or Midshelf, dense plates and trued frames not in the Basin, level frames not in the Lowlands. A machine set to a blocked recipe stays idle with a red status that says why.
    - Glass vials, sealed vials, level frames and trued frames are now made in the vacuum kiln and the deep press instead of assembling machines.
  Balancing:
    - The deep press's built-in +50% productivity now applies to level frames and trued frames too. Dense plates cost 11 dense ore (was 5) and 10 sulfuric acid for 2, so a Gradient science pack needs about as much dense ore as before.
  Graphics:
    - Dense ore is brighter on belts and in the inventory, with a light rim and a few glints, so a full belt no longer looks empty on Basin ground.
  Bugfixes:
    - Hydro turbines no longer show a red "no power" icon while they deliver power.
  Compatibility:
    - Start a new map: no migration from 0.5.x for the machine changes.