Hydrogen Bomb

by prprnya

Adds a hydrogen bomb to Space Age that unlocks in the late game, with a much larger explosion radius and much greater damage than the atomic bomb. Quality is recommended; otherwise, vanilla weapons lack the range needed to fire it safely.

Content
a day ago
2.1
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Factorio: Space Age Icon Space Age Mod
Combat

Changelog

Version: 0.5.2
Date: 2026-09-10
  Changes:
    - Renamed the "A thousand suns" achievement to "Brighter Than a Thousand Suns", taking its name from Robert Jungk's book of the same title.
    - Updated localized achievement names to use published translations of the book where available.
    - Updated the README to identify and link Robert Jungk's book as the achievement's namesake.
    - Added contact and homepage metadata to info.json.
Version: 0.5.1
Date: 2026-09-09
  Changes:
    - Updated the Mod Portal summary to explain why Quality is recommended.
Version: 0.5.0
Date: 2026-09-09
  Features:
    - Added support for Space Age games with Quality disabled.
    - Added localized mod names and in-game mod descriptions for all supported languages.
  Changes:
    - Changed Quality from a required dependency to a recommended dependency.
    - Removed Legendary quality from the Hydrogen bomb technology prerequisites.
    - Safety warnings now adapt to whether Quality is enabled.
    - Updated dependency version constraints to Factorio 2.1.
    - Updated documentation to distinguish required and recommended dependencies and clarify compatibility with altered launch ranges.
Version: 0.4.0
Date: 2026-09-08
  Features:
    - Added Traditional Chinese, Russian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, Japanese, Korean, and Polish localization.
  Changes:
    - Refined English and Simplified Chinese localization for clearer terminology and safety warnings.
    - Technology descriptions now reference the vanilla atomic bomb item directly for an unambiguous comparison.
Version: 0.3.0
Date: 2026-09-07
  Features:
    - Added the "A thousand suns" in-game achievement for firing a hydrogen bomb.
Version: 0.2.0
Date: 2026-09-07
  Changes:
    - Added the Space Age feature flag so the mod is classified as a Space Age mod on the Mod Portal.
Version: 0.1.0
Date: 2026-09-07
  Features:
    - Late-game hydrogen bomb rocket ammunition for Factorio: Space Age, with twice the vanilla atomic bomb's damage and blast scale.
    - Vanilla nuclear explosion visuals and planetary surface effects.
    - Recipe: 1 atomic bomb, 10 fusion power cells, and 10 quantum processors, with a crafting time of 50 seconds.
    - Technology requiring atomic bomb, fusion reactor, and legendary quality, with 2000 research units at 60 seconds each.
    - Cyan fusion-themed ammunition icon and a technology icon combining the atomic bomb and fusion power cell.
    - English and Simplified Chinese localization.