Periodic Madness


This overhaul mod aims to add all the elements of the periodic table to Factorio.

Overhaul
14 hours ago
1.1 - 2.0
2.52K
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Changelog

Version: 0.6.166
Date: 2025-04-17
  The hell hath no fury like a 4 month-long update that is superpositionly close to being done and not at all done Update:

  Additions:
    - Gave vanadium, chromium and their ferro- versions their 0.6.500 icons. Also inadvertantly fixed their sizes being wrong.

  Changes:
    - Changed strength bio-modules to give 15 extra inventory slots, instead of 12.
    - Nerfed flamethrowers again. burn. with a reasonable amount of damage.

  Fixes:
    - Locale fixes, i swear this is the last one. trust.
Version: 0.6.165
Date: 2025-03-31
  The ignoring my responsibilites by adding new ones Update:

  Additions:
    - Added a mod setting for circuits to have visually distinct icons. More of these will be added in the future (namely, science packs).

  Fixes:
    - Fixed splitters and stainless pipes having big icons.
Version: 0.6.164
Date: 2025-03-28
  The meld? i hardly know her! Update:

  Additions:
    - Thank you to AtelierAmber on Github for adding compatability for Helicopter Revival!
    - Also a big thank you to Atelier again, for adding some code that changes all mentions of normal plastic to polyethylene plastic, which should aid in compatability with other mods.
    - Because of how long this update is taking, i gave kasethal plates their 0.6.500 icon (and vanadium-chromium alloying). enjoy.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed the scaling on stainless steel pipes and some belts.
    - Fixed the fact that orange and red belts wouldnt have the circuit controller rails.
    - Fixed lithium bromide not being craftable.
    - Fixed phosgene not being craftable.
    - Fixed melatonin not being crafting.
    - Made it so the Factorian bacteria greenhouse actually has pipe connections.
    - Fixed the precentage chances of some catalysised recipes not adding up to 100%.
    - Various locale fixes. I wasnt been lazy, i swear.
Version: 0.6.163
Date: 2025-03-18
  The but i want things to be hard :( (get your mind out the gutter) Update:

  Changes:
    - Lowered the energy cost of atmospheric condenser from 500kW to 350kW.
    - Changed normal concrete to take 5 slurry instead of 10, and refined to take 10 slurry instead of 15.
    - Changed both hazard concretes to use 3 cadmium sulfate instead of 5.
    - Lowered the energy cost of fluid catalyst crackers from 275kW to 250kW.
Version: 0.6.162
Date: 2025-03-10
  The i will pay someone to play test every major update, please Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed the player being unable to craft any circuits.
Version: 0.6.161
Date: 2025-03-09
  The making the game fun? and enjoyable? nerd Update:

  Additions:
    - Added evaporator recipes for voiding chlorine and hydrogen.
Version: 0.6.160
Date: 2025-03-09
  The autoplace control? I hardly know her! Update:

  Changes:
    - Re-ordered the ores during the start menu to be more organised.
    - Changed how ores spawn slightly, to hopefully make starter patches more usable. I will be adding presets.. soon.
    - Lowered the amount of lead needed in better brass from 2 to 1.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed locale of better brass.
    - Increased the amount of brass you get from better brass from 2 to 5.
    - Made better brass plate unlockable in Crystallisation. Its not the best place, but it works For Now
    - Fixed crafting menu tabs not taking up the entire space they are given.
Version: 0.6.159
Date: 2025-03-07
  The maliciously complying with the voices to be productive Update:

  Additions:
    - Added stupid messages for the other doschord members who gave me their name. Finishers of PM will get something more special though, dont worry ;]

  Changes:
    - Changes splitters to increase by 1s, every tier.
    - Changed underground crafting times to 1s, 1s, 2s, 3s, 3s.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed the crafting times on undergrounds and splitters being off.
    - Fixed advanced splitters taking 2 fast splitters.
Version: 0.6.158
Date: 2025-03-05
  The hello everynyan, how are you Update:

  Additions:
    - Added some funny messages if your name is something like Sassxolotl, or you gave me your name on the doshcord.

  Changes:
    - Changed high quality quartzite to still give filled flux containers, but less. :]
    - Changed diesel fuel to take normal diesel, and not legendary diesel.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed crude antimony sulfide giving back 2 catalysts constantly.
Version: 0.6.157
Date: 2025-02-17
  The WHO CALLS THEM LOCOMOTIVES Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed the PM milestone compatability.
Version: 0.6.156
Date: 2025-02-08
  The math? you mean the blue crystal stuff? Update:

  Changes:
    - Made germanium take 3 impure lead, instead of 4.
    - Changed palladium to match platinums nickel chunk production per craft.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed platinum being nickel chunk positive.
Version: 0.6.155
Date: 2025-02-07
  The usual programming Update:

  Changes:
    - Changed butene and butane icons to be more easily differeniated. This was an 0.6.500 change, but im merciful.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed electronic breadboards and circuitboards not being disabled.
    - Fixed lab technology not requiring electronics technology.
Version: 0.6.154
Date: 2025-02-06
  The awaken from hibernation to bring you MORE fixes Update:

  Additions:
    - PM now has a polish translation! Thank you to S3BA-pl on github for the translation, and sorry for whatever happens on 0.6.500!

  Changes:
    - Changed all container recipes to be half of the crafting time of the actual thing. (catalyst containers take 1.5s instead of 3s, flux containers take 2s instead of 4s)
    - Changed blue undergrounds to 2 blue circuits, and splitters to 3.
    - Changed empty fuel canisters stack size to 150.

  Fixes:
    - More locale fixes.
    - Fixed blue belts taking 3 blue circuits.
    - Fixed the air filterer not actually taking away pollution. still finding 2.0 breakages.
    - Fixed the science center having overlapping icons.
Version: 0.6.153
Date: 2025-02-03
  The :( Update:

  Changes:
    - Changed flux to take 6 sand and not 8.
    - Changed flux to take 2 fluorine and not 4.
    - Changed platinum seperation to take 6.4s, and not 12.
    - Improved the fluxed version of recipes to make them a lot better then their normal versions.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed the recipe for tellurium plate not being unlockable.
    - Fixed the uranium fuel cell recipe not being unlockable.
    - Fixed plastic metalloid packs not needing silicon.
    - Fixed palladium hydride crushing being in a crusher, despite making a fluid.
Version: 0.6.152
Date: 2025-01-28
  The i check ratios, please believe me, my brain hath not claimed its glory over me Update:

  Changes:
    - Changed the amount of time for molding IC molds from 6s to 4s.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed alkaline metal packs ratios for rubidium, caesium and potassium.
    - Slightly improved lithium ratios.
    - Improved the ratios for better sodium processing.
Version: 0.6.151
Date: 2025-01-25
  The they just never had to change this changelog, what ever do you mean? Update:

  Additions:
    - Added compatability with mini-trains - they are a cheaper and earlier locomotive that can be unlocked at orange science, with worse stats.
Version: 0.6.150
Date: 2025-01-25
  The they just HADDD to change scales Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed some icons being too small on belts.
    - Fixed all recipes that take steam and spit out water using 1.0's ratios of water to steam (1:1 compared to 1:10)
Version: 0.6.149
Date: 2025-01-22
  The the road to good intentions is paved with bad ratios Update:

  Changes:
    - Changed all basic ores (iron, copper, nickel, zinc) to give 2-4 of their respective byproduct, and their chromic versions to give 0-4.
    - Changed manganese to give ferrum instead of iron ore - same idea, different item.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed the Francium Ultracool Centrifugal Kabbalism not being usable. This was done in a reasonable timeframe, trust.
Version: 0.6.148
Date: 2025-01-21
  The meant to be last patch, suck an egg Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed the cyclotron not being usable.
    - Fixed the fact that heat exchangers werent usable with tier 2 heat pipes.
Version: 0.6.147
Date: 2025-01-21
  The *expect your factories to break now, it was pissing me off that they didnt catalyst Update:

  Changes:
    - Changed all catalyst recipes to actually catalyse.
    - Changed ethylene glycol to take 1 palladium catalyst.
Version: 0.6.146
Date: 2025-01-18
  The expect your factories to break at 0.6.5, catalysts actually catalyse Update:

  Changes:
    - Changed all catalyst recipes to take 3 seconds, not 4.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed the greenhouse not being able to craft its recipes.
Version: 0.6.145
Date: 2025-01-15
  The do you think i'll eventually find all 2.0 breakages Update:

  Changes:
    - Changed thallium mixing to take 8 seconds instead of 12 seconds.
    - Changed sulfur residuals to have 0-4 chances of vanadium/chromium instead of 1-4.
    - Lowered the amount of ferrum you get from seperating ferrochromium.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed acid plants not being the correct colour.
    - Fixed chemical plant 2's being invisible.
    - ACTUALLY fixed concrete and refined concretes times.
Version: 0.6.144
Date: 2025-01-13
  The another dollar for the swear jar Update:

  Changes:
    - Changed landfill's stone cost from 2.0's 50 to 20.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed the crafting times on concrete and refined concrete to match their output.
Version: 0.6.143
Date: 2025-01-13
  The THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE SEPERATED Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed bismuth ALSO requiring flux to be made.
Version: 0.6.142
Date: 2025-01-11
  The modding-induced carpal tunnel Update:

  Changes:
    - Rebalanced leads ratios slightly, lowered the amount of lead needed in P-TM packs from 10 to 8.
    - Changed palladium frothing to give chunks on both recipes.
    - Changed palladium frothing to give patina instead of ferrum.
    - Changed the amount of gallium needed in P-TM packs from 20 to 10.
    - Changed better steel to take 2 vanadium oxide, not 3.
    - Made both platinum and palladium fluxed recipe not give any byproducts.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed lead being uncraftable(?) without first unlocking flux.
    - ACTUALLY fixed petrol canisters being bad :(.
    - Fixed the heat exchanger 2 giving heat exchanger 1's when picked up.
    - Fixed the vanilla sulfuric acid recipe being visible.
    - Fixed palladium only having nickel tailings looping, and not platinum aswell.
    - Fixed heat exchanger 2's giving 1500C steam.
    - Fixed heat excahnger 2, and the two battery dischargers having no graphics.
    - Fixed the battery discharger not having a spent fuel slot.
    - Fixed the plastic transition metal not taking the right amount of materials.
Version: 0.6.141
Date: 2025-01-11
  The boulder made of byproducts Update:

  Changes:
    - Changed chromic versions of ferrum and patina leeching to give off no ore and a slight amount of ore slag.
    - Changed boron and cadmium recipes to give off patina instead of ferrum.
    - Redoubled red science to take 2 iron and nickel plates.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed tellurium plates being unlocked at the start of the game.
    - Gave all forms of transportation a return inventory for spent fuel.
    - Fixed residual locales.
Version: 0.6.140
Date: 2025-01-10
  The multiverse of periodic madness Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed a way to infinitely generate sulfur by decaifying acidic water. This has been fixed on my own versions for ages, but not on public? im not sure how?
Version: 0.6.139
Date: 2025-01-09
  The watch, someone will complain this is OP now Update:

  Changes:
    - Changed worker robot speed technology to start at 20% instead of 15%, and scale faster.
    - Changed inators taking stainless steel pipes, to make them take normal pipes.
    - Changed kasethal to give out 3 plates instead of 2.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed random technologies still requiring production or utility science. I will beat them till they stop moving.
    - Fixed palladium frothing giving nickel ore instead of chunks.
Version: 0.6.137
Date: 2025-01-07
  The fuck your semantic versioning, i will never learn to count Update:

  Changes:
    - Changed coke to have 6MJ of fuel value, not 8MJ.
    - Changed bulk inserters recipe to become PM-inised.
    - Changed stainless steel processing to require molybdenum processing as a prerequisite.
    - Changed vanadium bots flying speeds to 2.5 tiles/s, compared from their original 1.5-ish tiles/s.
    - Changed express belts to take 2 prcoessing units, instead of 3.
    - Also changed express undergrounds to take 1 processing unit, dont think you were getting off that easily.
    - Buffed petrol fuel canisters to have 50 stack size, 3MJ fuel value and 1.75x acceleration multiplier.
    - Nerfed kerosene fuel canisters to have 150 stack size and no acceleration multiplier.
    - Nerfed naptha fuel canisters to have 150 stack size, 0.75x acceleration multiplier and 0.95x top speed multiplier.
    - Also changed naptha fuel to have 30MJ fuel value, instead of 32MJ.
    - Changed biomass to take less wood strips, and has a chance to give 2-3 instead of only giving 2.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed the inability to not be able to walk between welders.
Version: 0.6.136
Date: 2025-01-05
  The this would be in the next content update, but im so inconcievably annoyed at this fucking lube Update:

  Fixes:
    - Made electric engines ACTUALLY take 10 solid lube.
Version: 0.6.135
Date: 2025-01-05
  The the names late. Late additions. Update:

  Changes:
    - Changed Long-handed inserters to have 1.5x their normal swing speed.
    - ACTUALLY made chem and acid plants have 75 as their stack size.
    - Made heat exchangers start working at 400C, not 500C.
    - Fixed plastic bars appearing in certain menus, by just evaporating their very existence.
    - Made heat furnaces only stack to 50.
Version: 0.6.134
Date: 2025-01-04
  The IM FREE OF MOSTLY BALANCE CHANGES Update:

  Changes:
    - Changed underground pipes to have the same stack size, 100.
    - Changed night goggles to be 1x1 size, instead of 2x2.
    - Changed platinum processing to need 4 platinum powder, not 6.
    - Changed acid and chem plant 1/2's to a stack size of 75, not 10 and 20 respectively.
Version: 0.6.133
Date: 2025-01-04
  The Oil Overhaul? I hardly know her! Update:

  Additions:
    - Reworked oil residuals to not be as shit as it currently was, it now gives off two fluids that can be seperated into what you'd get from residual chunks.
    - I still despise oil.

  Changes:
    - Deleted residual chunks. Most recipes replace it with bitumen.
Version: 0.6.132
Date: 2025-01-04
  The one day this mod will run out of unique and stupid problems to throw at me, one day Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed acidic water's locale.
    - Fixed Chromium processing's locale.
    - Fixed sodium sulfite being uncraftable.
Version: 0.6.131
Date: 2025-01-03
  The seriously, WHO LET ME PICK UP MODDING?? Update:

  Changes:
    - Made bitumen a product of residual chunks. This was how it was supposed to be since 0.4.6. Look at the version now.
    - Lowered the amount of residual chunks you get from oil residuals.
    - Actually made PM buildings circuitable! i didnt realise i had to do that manually
    - Turns out ignoring your old balancing issues doesnt make them go away! 
    - Gold and silver now use 10 acidic water per craft instead of 25, all metals unlock in yellow science now take 25 instead of 50.
    - I will be making more changes to make sulfur less of a needed material, because what the fuck was i doing back then holy shitballs
    - Fixed pumps not being craftable. Again.
    - Moved basic-basic wood growth to washing plant unlock.
Version: 0.6.130
Date: 2025-01-03
  The you know whats better then having one update boost downloads? two of em! Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed the game not booting.
Version: 0.6.129
Date: 2025-01-03
  The you know whats even better then you playtesting the mod? someone else playing the mod! Update:

  Changes:
    - Changed the amount of ammonium chloride you get from platinum from 2-4, to 1-3 with a 65% chance.
    - Changed the amount of ferrum you get from titanium, from 4 to 1-4.
    - Completely rebalanced solid lubricant.
    - Added an acidic water unlock in byproduct handling.
    - Changed solid lubricants recipe from using molybdenum and sulfur to carbon, and made heavy lube actually take solid lube!
    - Changed the amount of residual chunks gotten from diesel cracking from 4, to 2 with a 0.75% chance.
    - Made cliff explosives take 8 explosives isntead of 10.
Version: 0.6.128
Date: 2025-01-03
  The barrelling it, barrel style Update:

  Changes:
    - Making the final change irrelevant, changed the recipe of cliff explosives to be more PM-inised!

  Fixes:
    - Fixed barrels not being unlockable.
    - Fixed cliff explosives not being craftable, see above.
Version: 0.6.127
Date: 2025-01-01
  The New Year, New Me(stakes) Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed CO3 nullifying not being unlockable.
Version: 0.6.126
Date: 2024-12-26
  The i swear on osmium they had unlockable recipes before, what the fuck happened (see last changelog name) Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed silicon wafer recipes not being unlockable.
Version: 0.6.125
Date: 2024-12-22
  The i sometimes wonder how im allowed to mod, or how i made it this far Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed many recipes being unlocked at the start, when they shouldnt be. Like gem crushing and tellurium plates.
Version: 0.6.124
Date: 2024-12-20
  The the pineapple of consequences rarely arrives lubed Update:

  Fixes:
    - Made Ammonia actually producable in an atmosphere condenser.
    - Made Factorian bacteria greenhouses actually able to produce gene base.
Version: 0.6.123
Date: 2024-12-09
  The it'd be my last update IF I COULD CODE properly Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed cadnium not being craftable.
    - Fixed sapphire laser heads not being craftable.
    - Fixed TWAT's requiring borosilicate glass, gatekeeping beacons till metalloids.
    - Fixed Crystallizers fluidboxes.
    - Fixed the cyclotron not having any graphics.
    - Fixed the Factorian bacteria greenhouse's fluidboxes.
    - the FUCK will be fixed when .26 rolls around for Factorio. it crashes the game.
Version: 0.6.122
Date: 2024-12-09
  The im back pushing thy boulder, see you all in 6 months or so! (hope you didnt miss constant updates) Update:

  Changes:
    - Changed Transition metal refining requiring 24 TM ore mined, not 20.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed some items being extremely small on belts.
    - Fixed Transition metal refining still being required to progress to orange science.
Version: 0.6.121
Date: 2024-12-06
  The finished update? what am i, a good modder? Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed gem leeching not having icons.
    - Fixed garnet dust and garnet dust not being unlockable.
Version: 0.6.120
Date: 2024-12-06
  The breeze flows through the marrow used to type this infinite dance Update:

  Additions:
    - Added the concrete revamp! concrete now takes two steps, first making its slurry and then casting it into the concrete bricks.

  Changes:
    - Changed refined concrete to give a 165% walking speed increase, instead of 150%.

  Fixes:
    - Moved silicone into the correct subgroup.
Version: 0.6.110
Date: 2024-12-05
  The meant to add these at 0.4.6! enjoy! not at all late! Update:

  Additions:
    - Added two new types of wall! Concrete and Bio-walls, both with their own perks and upsides/downsides.
    - Meant to add a concrete revamp, but time! i need to fix errors! Kamaro!, Kamaro! My steps twirl in persistance!

  Fixes:
    - Fixed the atmospheric condenser and the burn-inator having weird/unusable fluidboxes.
Version: 0.6.101
Date: 2024-12-04
  The read the FAQ if you dont like my version numbering Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed the fractional distillator and fluid catalyst cracker having weird/unusable fluidboxes.
Version: 0.6.100
Date: 2024-12-03
  The i finally figured out a use for astatine! Update:

  Additions:
    - Added Astatine.
    - Added a Kovarex-like recipe for polonium.
    - Added milestones compatability!
    - Revamped cadnium to now be 3 steps, with an extra intermediatery step.

  Changes:
    - Changed shield equipment to take 30 argon gas instead of 15.
    - Made all froths and tailings (barring lead's) slightly more expensive.
    - Changed nickel froth in platinum processing to spit out chunks, not ore.
    - Gave cadnium a modelled ore icon, and variations.
    - PM-inised the centrifuge recipe.
    - Centrifuges are now unlocked at metalloid, in astatine processing.
    - Changed logistics 3 to take 30s, not 15.
    - Changed centrifuges to take 6s to craft, not 4.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed cadnium not having any proddable steps.
    - Fixed motors and mini motors not being in the correct subgroup.
    - Fixed oil not being unlockable, by reverting it being a trigger technology.
Version: 0.6.006
Date: 2024-12-01
  The im gonna squeak through to the loonybin Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed Squeakthrough 2 having an issue with PM.
    - Fixed Intermodal Containers having an issue with PM.
    - Fixed the item version of gunpowder not being in the right subgroup.
    - Fixed the locale of hydrogen peroxide.
    - Fixed TWAT's not having a subgroup.
Version: 0.6.005
Date: 2024-12-01
  The it could be better, it could be worse Update:

  Additions:
    - New Ezekiel and TM leeching icons.

  Changes:
    - Reverted to the 1.0 system of TM and Ezekiel leeching technologies.
    - Moved explosives into their own subgroup.
    - Changed express splitters to take 4 processing units instead of 6.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed gunpowder recipe not being in a subgroup.
    - Fixed hydrogen peroxide not being in a subgroup.
Version: 0.6.004
Date: 2024-11-30
  The new content guys! jangle jangle! Update:

  Additions:
    - Added an early game way to grow wood. Not using pills.
    - Actually added the yttrium plastic pellet recipe. whoops! it'll be moved into its own technology.. soon...

  Changes:
    - Moved the saw into the intermediates tab.
  Fixes:
    - ACTUTALLY fixed dirty boilers fluid boxes being fucked.
    - Added locales for chunk plate recipes.
    - Fixed depleted uranium fuel cells not being in the correct subgroup.
    - Made byproduct handling take the correct science packs.
    - Added essenitally every locale missing.
    - Migrated a lot of recipes to make said locales easier.
    - Moved garnet saws, hydrogen peroxide and atmosphere recipes into subgroups.
    - Fixed the best recipe of water electrolysis not being disabled by default.
Version: 0.6.003
Date: 2024-11-30
  The I WANT ONE Update:

  Fixes:
    - ACTUTALLY fixed dirty boilers fluid boxes being fucked.
    - Added locales for chunk plate recipes.
Version: 0.6.002
Date: 2024-11-30
  The i had 20 minutes to fix this Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed electronic circuits not being craftable at the start of the game.
    - Fixed inserters not being craftable when they should be.
    - Presumably fixed dirty boilers not working properly.
Version: 0.6.001
Date: 2024-11-29
  The i want ONE, ONE!!! update to go smoothly Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed ores not spawning??? i just want to sleep man
Version: 0.6.000
Date: 2024-11-29
  The metalloid? i hardly know her! (oh and some graphical updates ig) Update:

  Additions:
    - Added Boron.
    - Added Silicon.
    - Added Tellurium.
    - Added Germanium.
    - Added Yttrium.
    - Added Beryllium. Does nothing.
    - Added two new ways to make glass and glass products: borosilicate glass and molten potassium. One allows for betterer recipes of stuff like glass bottles and fibers, and the other allows for more efficient glass recipes.
    - Added robochargers and robostashers, like the thing from that one mod.
    - Added an even better tier of water electrolysis, using a Nitrogen-doped nickel-molybdenum-phosphide catalyst. Why? because i wouldnt be a good devman if i wasnt sitting here talking to you, now would i?
    - Added a more efficient way to make plastic pellets using yttrium catalysts.
    - Added a better recipe for brass plates to fit in with the other alloys, which takes lead and arsenic.
    - Added some more technology descriptions.
    - Gave Health Bio-Module technologies a crafting speed bost, with 4 tiers giving you 1.5 crafting speed.
    - Added new shotgun shell ammos, so it now matches with normal ammo. (normal, piercing, high density, geneva neglection).
    - Added a sidegrade to shotgun shells, shotgun slugs. Single (up to 4, depending on the type), fast firing and high damaging bullets that have a wide cone of firing and are more expensive than their normal counterparts.
    - A bunch of mini things i did over the course of this update instead of.. actually working on the main content?
    - Added a heavy lube recipe for solar cells.
    - Added chemical plants 2, unlocked at P-TM science.
    - Gave burn-inators an animation.
    - Added lithium-sulfur modular batteries, which are smaller then vanadium-oxide modular batteries but hold less charge.
    - Gave a bunch more recipes producitvity.
    - Finalised LDS's recipe (for now..)
    - Added Icon Badge functionality! still in early stages, so feel free to contact me if anything is off.
    - (everyone say "Thank you PennyJim" in unison) added a way to personalise belt tiers in the mod settings! you can change them to the colours on the rainbow, plus a couple others.
    - Added Fuel Rods, as the power source for personal reactors. Currently, only Polonium fuel cells exist.
    - Added new recipes to acid dilution, and PModernised it slightly (post-0.4.6 modernisation)
    - Revamped oil processing in its entirety, keeping its basic structure but reworking the recipes and chains to be PModernised.
    - Added naptha fuel as a 4th fuel type, having a slightly below-average vehicle usage but being useful for machinery fueling.
    - Reworked a bunch of stuff i've been putting off for ages.
    - Added gems to fully embrace the Bobs & Angels assimilation! Rubies, Citrines, Emeralds, Sapphires, Lapis Lazuli's and Garnets are now usable, some used as alternative ways to make resources or for lasers!
    - Added intermediate casting, using molten metals + some other ingredients, you can straight cast those fluids into wires and gears!
    - Added another air filter recipe, unlockable at ATM science, which takes rubber, fiberglass and steel.

  Changes:
    - Gave glass its own row of recipes, and moved science bottles there.
    - Changed vacuum tubes crafting time from 5 to 7 seconds, and CRT's from 20 to 28.
    - Changed the science pack requirements for Francium Ultracool Centrifugal Kabbalism, now requiring all prerequisite science packs as to lower confusion for new players.
    - Upped Magneto orbital traps glass input from 8 to 24.
    - Changed all recipes that use white phosphorous to red phosphorous, which was like 3 but still
    - Gave big and behemoth biters fire resistance, and gave big and behemoth spitters acid/poison resistances.
    - Nerfed flamethrowers. Plus changed their usable fluids.
    - Remade molybdenite powder's icon.
    - Rerendered almost every item in the game to use HDRI's. WHERE HAVE THESE BEEN MY ENTIRE LIFE SWEET GOOGLILY
    - Changed stainless steel to also take molybdenum.
    - Redesigned Multi-metal item's icons.
    - Changed the crafting menu length to 12.
    - Made molten brass recipes line up with the better brass plate recipe.
    - Rebalanced TM washing/seawater washing to take 50 of each fluid, instead of 100.
    - Finally remade the fertiliser icon, and while it is what i actually wanted it to look like... mehhh? i might change it back, idk - its iconic.
    - Halved the amount of fluid needed to reform oil fractions.
    - Changed processing unit board molding to take ferric chloride and indium.
    - Added another 3 tiers of mining productivity, but nerfed tiers 1-4 to only give +5% productivity.
    - Moved power armour MK2 into Metalloids science pack.
    - Nerfed solid fuel to make it less useful for vehicles.
    - Changed Geneva's neglection magazine to take 2 seconds to craft instead of 4.
    - increased the health of the Circuit Megassembler MK1 from 350 to 1150.
    - Changed battery chargers/discharger MK1's to take advanced and fluid-resistant circuits.
    - Moved the combat shotgun to military 4.
    - Increased military 3's cost from 100 to 300.
    - Increased Indium processing's cost from 75(??) to 200.
    - Increased Bimsuth CO2 electrolysis's cost from 50(????) to 250.
    - Figured out how to mimicry the copper wire model, and rerendered everything that used a recolour of that icon.
    - Remade bismite to also have the same colour-changing effect as the bismuth itself.
    - Changed Oscilliscopes to be slightly cheaper, but take lubricant.
    - Changed solar cells to also take solid lubricant.
    - Changed transport belts map colour to match their tier colour.
    - Slightly changed solar panels map colour, to match the tiered thing im doing.
    - Changed the Circuit Megassemblers MK1 fluid power demand from 475kW to 625kW.
    - Changed the map color of molten and cold-inators.
    - Changed the map color of heat pipe tiers to match their respective colours.
    - Changed chemical plants to only have 2 module slots.
    - Changed Oil refineries crafting speed.
    - Changed Vanadium-redox robots to have a high fire resistance.
    - Didnt want to do it this update but if i didnt, i would never get around to it: rerendered (and remodelled) a lot of buildings. Not all however, some need some more time to be finalised.
    - Changed storage values on Vanaidum-oxide modular batteries.
    - Changed Vanadium-oxide modular batteries to be 2x2.
    - Buffed Modular armor's grid size to 7x7, Power armors to 10x10 and Power armor MK2's to 15x15.
    - Buffed Spidertron's equipmen grid to 14x8.
    - Changed Polonium reactors neighbour bonus to 25%.
    - Buffed max length of the max tier undergrounds to 12.
    - Deleted chalk.
    - Changed oleum-based sulfur to take 3 vanadium-oxide catalysts instead of 4.
    - Deleted the filter long-handed inserter.
    - Began trimming old, mostly ex-alt technologies. They might get added back later, but for now im slimming it down.
    - Changed (fusion) fission reactor equipment technologies to a trigger technology.
    - Merged Welder 1 and Basic Alloying into one tech, and re-named it to Brass processing.
    - Changed Crude oil fractional distillation to a trigger technology.
    - Changed Chlorine processing to a trigger technology.
    - Changed butene/butane cracking to washing plants, to lower the need of chemical plants.
    - Changed Assembler 3's to take laser heads.
    - Lowered the cost of Assembler 3's.
    - Rebalanced module tiers 1-2 technology cost to be closer in line with tier 3's.
    - Revamped shotguns slightly to make them more useful and predictable?
    - Buffed Chromium based stainless steel to give 6 plates instead of 5.
    - Changed stainless steel processings technology icon to follow the same theme as steel processing.
    - Increased the amount of advanced circuits needed for beacons from 8 to 14.
    - Revamped the RNM ordering to give elements like nitrogen, oxygen, carbon, etc their own rows.
    - Changed crystal seeding to take crystal slurry, which can be made from any of the 6 gems.
    - Buffed the flow limits of accumulators to 750kW from 600kW.
    - Changed Assembler 2's to have 2 input pipes and 1 output.
    - Changed RNM packs to take nitrogen and chlorine.
    - Nerfed the chances of getting the science mold back from 75% to 66%.
    - Revamped the intermediates tab structure, to make it not a botched mess.
    - Changed Vinyl bromide PMMA plastic to take 20 methyl methacrylate instead of 25.
    - Changed all module lights glass input from 6 to 16.
    - Changed the first air filter recipe to take 4 nickel plates instead of 2 iron plates.
    - Changed the first air filter recipe to take 1.5s, instead of 0.5s.
    - Scaled down the first resin forming recipe by half. (50 > 25)
    - Changed heat pipe 2's max temperature from 500 to 750.
    - Halved the cost of heat pipe 1's and 2's, as i forsee a lot of telescoping in the near future.
    - Changed the max heat of polonium reactors from 1000 to 2500.
    - Moved steam turbines and heat exchangers down to A-ATM science, moved heat exchanger 2's to polonium processing.
    - Remodelled module lights. I remodelled most things, but i just like them.
    - Changed explosives recipe, and the basic rockets recipe.  I will be adding better versions of these recipes, but at a small time in the future.
    - Moved explosive rockets into R-NM.
    - Changed tiered buildings to lower pollution output instead of increase it.
    - Moved transition metal refining into TM science.
    - Changed TM science to require steel processing as an unlock.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed some wood-related recipes not being in the same place.
    - Fixed sulfur not being in the correct place.
    - Made some attempts to curb the file size, but idk chief im gonna have to split these into graphic mods soon
    - Changed solar panel equipment 2 into solar panel equipment MK2.
    - Fixed some leeching icons having wrong stuff in it in my crusade to make this mod smaller.
    - Fixed some locale issues.
    - (#3) Fixed processing integrated circuit molding giving advanced integrated circuits.
    - Fixed a lot of minor locale issues, like capatalisation and random bs like that.
    - Fixed the burn-inator being unlocked twice.
    - Fixed the stainless steel tank not actually taking.. stainless steel.
    - Fixed mining productivity and research speed not being unlocked by their respective tech trees.
    - Fixed rubidium's ratios being fucked in comparison to the amount needed in science.
    - FINALLY MADE ACID PLANTS LOOK DIFFERENT OH MY GOD
    - Fixed the vanadium modular battery technologies not having the correct color.
    - Fixed the vanadium modular batteries MK2's recipe.
    - Moved calcium chloride into the calcium subgroup.
    - Fixed mining productivity 2 having R-NM packs as a prerequisite.
    - Fixing mining productivty 1 not taking A-ATM packs.
    - "Fixed" the Circuit Megassembler needing a seperate recipe for circuits.
    - Fixed Laser damage and speed's science pack requirements.
    - Fixed braking force 1 having R-NM packs as a prerequisite.
    - Made R-NM locked researches match closer to the costs of P-TM researches.
    - Fixed Bulk inserters not needing A-ATM packs to be research.
    - Fixed mining productivity researches having broken prerequisites.
    - Fixed Plastic science bottles being pluralised.
    - Changed Military 2 to 50 science packs instead of 20.
    - Fixed heat pipe 2's not being in the right subgroup.
    - Fixed tungsten leeching using silver chunk icons??
    - Finally moved silicon into the correct area!
Version: 0.5.133
  The why couldnt assembling machines just have more fluid slots Update:

  Changes:
    - Changed lead and gallium ratios to be cheaper and smaller-scale in comparison to the amount needed for science.
    - Made the Reactive-Non Metal pack more expensive.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed plastic Reactive-Non Metal pack recipe using nitrogen instead of chlorine.
Version: 0.5.132
  The that one spock quote, yknow the one Update:

  Fixes:
    - Reverted partial K2 compatibility to fix you insane people playing giant modpacks with PM
Version: 0.5.131
  The im hasamentally insane Update:

  Changes:
    - Halved the amount of gallium needed for Post-transition metal packs.
Version: 0.5.130
  The i wonder if i'll use the next 870 version numbers Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed ANOTHER error with K2 after deleting alternative recipe packs.
Version: 0.5.129
Date: 2024-08-16
  The dont code when your tired, heed my warning Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed an error with K2 after deleting alternative recipe packs.
Version: 0.5.127
Date: 2024-08-15
  The you will join the discord server, you will join the discord server, you w- Update:

  Additions:
    - Added the discord server link to the in-game mod page.
Version: 0.5.126
Date: 2024-08-15
  The old me was so smrt- i mean smart Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed voltatic piles being net positive.
    - Deleted the alternative recipe pack, any technologies using it now only take the base science packs.
Version: 0.5.125
Date: 2024-08-14
  The just like the old days Update:

  Changes:
    - Made cars unlockable by orange science, and only need rubber processing as a prerequisite.
    - Made Molybdenum processing unlockable in orange science, and is now a prerequisite to yellow science.
    - Lowered automoblism technology cost to 125.
    - Changed the map colour of post-transition metals to be more visually distinct.
Version: 0.5.124
Date: 2024-08-13
  The thank you pennyjim i would have never fixed this Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed an issue with K2 and BZ Zirconium when loading the explosive round magazines.
Version: 0.5.123
Date: 2024-08-13
  The [sounds of various swears as guy runs to fix error] Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed vanadium oxide catalysts being uncraftable.
Version: 0.5.122
Date: 2024-08-11
  The i get these every month to remind myself i have no idea what im doing Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed picking up an evaporator 2 giving you a tier 1.
    - Fixed picking up a heat pipe 1 giving you a tier 2.
    - Fixed(?) vacuum former 2 being teeny tiny in HR mode.
    - Fixed FUCK having a unnaturally large shadow in HR mode.
    - Fixed processing unit integrated circuit molding recipes giving advanced integrated circuits.
Version: 0.5.121
Date: 2024-08-10
  The i swear one more fix will make it good one more fix guys please Update:

  Changes:
    - Made electrolysis take seawater, this should make HCl easier to do for me and for you. 
    - Buffed water voiding.
    - Buffed oxygen voiding. again.
Version: 0.5.120
Date: 2024-08-08
  The HOW DID I NOT NOTICE THIS I SPENT SO LONG PICKING THEM UP Update:

  Changes:
    - Gave the leeching field an extra module slot. It will have a more interesting way to speed them up in the future, but thats for 2.0

  Fixes:
    - Fixed the leeching field giving you a washing plant 2 when picked up.
Version: 0.5.119
Date: 2024-08-07
  The me? plan ahead? what am i, a good modder? Update:

  Changes:
    - Reworked the reworked HCl building ratios. I still might change how it works completely, but this is so much better.
Version: 0.5.118
Date: 2024-08-06
  The ordered some bigger glasses from specsavers Update:

  Changes:
    - Redid the glass icon to make it better to see. Any icons contianing it, will be changed in the next content update.
    - Made evaporator 1's take no energy.
    - Doubled the output from the first electrolysis recipe.

  Fixes:
    - Lowered pickup time for the electrolysis plant from 0.6s to 0.45s.
    - Made the HCl loop cheaper in building sense? idk man, i tried to improve it but i think i need to rework it and i can feel my brain melting
Version: 0.5.117
Date: 2024-08-04
  The who knew playing your own mod would help balance it, not me Update:

  Changes:
    - Changed sea salt amount from 5 to 2.5 in the first desaltination recipe.
Version: 0.5.116
Date: 2024-08-04
  The i checked this 3 times i swear to goob Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed the FUCK being craftable withouth unlocking its technology.
Version: 0.5.115
Date: 2024-08-02
  The clockman reference Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed placement of the battery charging buildings.
    - Fixed chemical resin not being craftable without unlocking PTM science.
Version: 0.5.114
Date: 2024-07-26
  The hawaii: part 1 1 Update:

  Changes:
    - Changed it so the CO2 nullifying recipe is visible in the technology tree, so players can see its information.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed changelog of previous update.
    - Fixed advanced battery chargings technology name being weird.
Version: 0.5.113
Date: 2024-07-25
  The hello, i like money Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed assembler 3's not hiding its fluid boxes when no fluid recipe is selected.
Version: 0.5.112
Date: 2024-07-21
  The pennyjim if you read this you have to play PM, i dont make the rules Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed the tinned glass melting technology locale.
Version: 0.5.111
Date: 2024-07-21
  The weird al coalovic Update:

  Fixes:
    - Moved coal coke recipe to the welder.
Version: 0.5.110
Date: 2024-07-20
  The you'd think i'd have actually added a way to deal with byproducts in a 2 month long update but Whoospies! Update:

  Additions:
    - Added a way to deal with carbon tetrachloride.
Version: 0.5.100
Date: 2024-07-19
  The i was gonna take a break but you cant take the modding out of a autist Update:

  Additions:
    - Actually added new solder recipes. i forgor

  Changes:
    - Changed ferrum recipe from 9 to 18 seconds.
Version: 0.5.000
Date: 2024-07-18
  The rushed Update:

  Additions:
    - Added Lithium.
    - Added Francium.
    - Added Potassium.
    - Added Caesium.
    - Added Antimony.
    - Added Iodine.
    - Added Rubidium.
    - Added tier 4 modules, hope you didnt crush all of your old modules!
    - Added lights to all tiers of modules.
    - Added evaporator 2's.
    - Added an alternative way to make science packs, using Francium with group ores for a chance to create a bunch of packs!
    - Added better ways to make solder, using Lead/Bismuth.
    - Expanded on voltatic chargers/battery charging, adding two new tiers using more types of batteries.
    - Added Lithium-ion and Lithium-sulfur batteries.
    - Added a new tier of bots and finally changed the old bots to be how they should have been this entire time.
    - Did the same to vanilla batteries. Any bot-basers out there might be shitting their pants.
    - Further complexified military equipment, adding new chemicals for poison and slowdown capsules.
    - Added a new type of ammo unlocked at R-NM science, which is weaker than a High Density magazine, but posions the target.
    - Added melatonin so you insomniacs can feel right at home!
    - Added extra tiers to robot storage capacities to match with speed technologies.
    - Added lead-based solders.
    - Added advanced air filters, making the air filterers twice more efficient and last longer than their predecessors.
    - Added back kasethal plates, which are now used in engines and electric furnaces.
    - Added more uses to vanadium and Chromium.
    - Reworked vanadium's processing chain (FINALLY).
    - Finally added molten tin glass smelting! i forgor
    - Added a way to create ferrum, enjoy your byproducts.

  Changes:
    - Changed transition metals patch map colour to correctly reflect the science pack colours. Rest in Purple, never blurple.
    - Added some noise and grit to solder.
    - Made Assembler 3's have 4 fluid boxes for future recipes.
    - Nerfed robot speed technologys to start from 15 and not 35 percent. There will be more tiers to balance this out though.
    - Remade the copper-tin solder technology icon.
    - Made the air filtering recipes appear in the respective technologies, so players can see their details.
    - Updated ethylene gas's icon.
    - Changed filled PMMA recipe's building to the vacuum formers.
    - Upped advanced byproduct handling's research time from 25 to 30.
    - Changed molten alloys to use their better recipe ingredients.
    - Redesigned the chunk ore plate recipes.
    - Nerfed fraction hydrosulfurisation to take 4 seconds instead of 2.
    - Merged fluid handling and stainless steel piping, and limited the barreling recipes. They take up too much space man.
    - Finally ripped the bandage off and got rid of the item oxygen and hydrogen. Will break tons of saves, but better to get it done now.
    - Lowered evaporator's energy cost to 125kW.
    - Lowered electrolysis 1's energy cost to 200kW.

  Fixes:
    - Made crushers usable with productivity modules.
    - Changed solder casing's icon and the technology icon.
    - Fixed recipe icons that used the old chunk designs.
    - Fixed thallium and lead recipes not being correctly ordered.
    - Fixed shadowy weirdness with crusher 1's.
Version: 0.4.800
Date: 2024-07-18
  The i was eepy Update:

  Changes:
    - Reworked and rebalanced the numbers with thallium processing, and lowering the building count by.. alot.
Version: 0.4.799
Date: 2024-07-17
  The main content update like today or tommorow Update:

  Changes:
    - Lowered the hydrogen chloride recipe from 0.5s to 0.25s.
Version: 0.4.797
Date: 2024-07-09
  The finally interacted with other players Update:

  Additions:
    - Added a way to make coke from coal.

  Changes:
    - Wood strips now have a fuel value of 2MJ.
Version: 0.4.796
Date: 2024-07-07
  The im cooking im cooking wait till like mid july Update:

  Changes:
    - Lowered burner mining drills energy usage to 115kW.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed molybdenite crystal growing not being disabled.
Version: 0.4.795
Date: 2024-07-05
  The meant to do it ages ago but mehhh Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed items like calcite, crucibles, biomass, etc not being in their correct subgroups.
Version: 0.4.794
Date: 2024-07-03
  The i think i got bromine poisoning from pouring it in public Update:

  Changes:
    - Lowered electrolysis's plant's power drain from 240kW to 220kW.
    - Lowered washing plant's 2 power drain from 450kW to 420kW.
    - Lowered washing plant's 1 power drain from 200kW to 180kW.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed Bromine's ratios. they were not coolios to say the least
Version: 0.4.793
Date: 2024-07-01
  The please put a sock in it PatosTobi Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed locales again. again.
    - Fixed vanadium oxide catalyst's not being unlockable.
    - Moved the element groups to be ahead of the base groups. (Credit to unfunnyjoke in the discussions tab)
Version: 0.4.792
Date: 2024-06-30
  The put a sock in it PatosTobi Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed locales again.
    - Fixed PMMA being a prerequisite of bromine.
Version: 0.4.791
Date: 2024-06-29
  The you see what i mean by rushed right Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed locales. i missed a - and forgot about others.
Version: 0.4.790
Date: 2024-06-29
  The pouring bromine into the public Update:

  Additions:
    - forgot bromine was part of reactive non-metals
    - On an unrelated note, added Bromine! used in plastics. i will add more uses but its like 1am and i rushed this because i thought i softlocked the mod with plastic. More uses will come with future updates or the main content update.
    - (im gonna be honest this is rushed as fuck, i'll release a better patch if its needed later today or something - i truly apologise)

  Changes:
    - Changed PMMA technology to take 125 science.
Version: 0.4.787
Date: 2024-06-26
  The idk anymore man Update:

  Changes:
    - Buffed Bismuth CO2 electrolysis to take double the input and output. Its a lot better now.
Version: 0.4.786
Date: 2024-06-23
  The i'll add tier 2's to buildings i swear Update:

  Fixes:
    - Made gallium not take several hundred buildings.
Version: 0.4.785
Date: 2024-06-22
  The DEAR GOD I NEED TO CHECK MORE STUFF Update:

  Changes:
    - Greatly lowered the amount of buildings needed for plastic science bottles.
    - Increased amount of PMMA made per recipe from 1 to 2.
    - Lowered AlZnCu catalyst's recipe time from 4 to 2.
    - Lowered amount of Palladium cataylsts used in PMMA from 2 to 1.

  Fixes:
    - Made plastic Advanced Transition Metal science packs match their normal counterparts.
    - Changed Stainless steel underground pipes match their normal counterparts.
Version: 0.4.784
Date: 2024-06-22
  The  Update:

  Changes:
    - Changed Zirconia's recipe, it's now made in the welder. (Credit to Hasamentalist on the discord server)
Version: 0.4.783
Date: 2024-06-22
  The im stealing content from the main content update im working on IM COOKING Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed BZirconium compat not having explosive ammo.
    - Changed explosive ammo's recipe to be more PM-like.
    - Fixed gene base harvesting not having a icon.
    - Fixed Military 3 still needing military science.
Version: 0.4.782
Date: 2024-06-20
  The gyulp Update:

  Additions:
    - Added a new tier of ammo magazine; High density, which is unlocked at P-TM science and has a higher mag size then other ammos, with a higher damage output than piercing rounds.
  Changes:
    - Changed capsule bots to be a hell of a lot better and more viable then "hehehehe look i made flame"
    - Changed ammo (excluding uranium) recipes.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed BZirconium compat with other mods? question mark?
Version: 0.4.781
Date: 2024-06-15
  The nose candy Update:

  Changes:
    - Changed any recipe that has a flux varient to take sand and coke.
    - Changed flux to take less sand and coke.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed coke being able to be made by hand, and be in a crafting machine. (Credit to Hasamentalist on the discord server)
Version: 0.4.78
Date: 2024-06-11
  The Monkeys Paw Update:
  Changes:
    - Nerfed prod mods, by increasing speed loss, pollution and power draw.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed a lot of recipes missing productivity.
    - Fixed this changelog please dont tell me this broke the mod for the LOVE OF GOD
Version: 0.4.77
Date: 2024-06-09
  The AND THIS Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed Efficiency module crushing not giving the correct lights.
Version: 0.4.76
Date: 2024-06-08
  The how did i miss THIS Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed Efficiency module technologies not having the correct science pack requirements.
Version: 0.4.75
Date: 2024-06-05
  The deary me! that will need a tetanus shot! Update:

  Fixes:
    - Forgot kanthal existed. uncraftable. it now doesnt exist (for now)
Version: 0.4.74
Date: 2024-06-04
  The update fr Update:

  Changes:
    - Rebalanced some technology costs, like phosphorous/indium processing.
    - Buffed sodium looping.
    - Varied chunk icons a little more.
    - Changed high density belts to take heavy lube instead of solid.
    - Increased amount of solid lubricant used in express belts.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed gene base using ammonia icon.
    - Fixed a couple recipes being visible despite not being researched.
    - Fixed icons using old chunk icons.
Version: 0.4.73
Date: 2024-06-03
  The i only did this to feel better about updating Update:

  Changes:
    - Created new chunk icons and added variations.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed whatever the fuck is going on in the huge modpacks people are making with PM. i see you.
Version: 0.4.72
Date: 2024-06-03
  The K248K Update:

  Fixes:
    - Changed K2 compat code.
    - Fixed 248 (and probably other overhauls) solar panel-related errors.
Version: 0.4.71
Date: 2024-06-03
  The I CAN LOAD HR WOOHOO Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed error(s) with HR.
    - Fixed SOME HR visual glitches, some will take more time to figure out.
    - Fixed some wacky wavy stuff going on when you load up 300+ mods.
Version: 0.4.70
Date: 2024-06-02
  The ihew;ufgufefuef Update:

  Additions:
    - Added Gallium.
    - Added Indium.
    - Added Thallium.
    - Added Lead.
    - Added Bismuth.
    - Added Zirconium.
    - Added Arsenic.
    - Added Platinum.
    - Added Cobalt.
    - Added Polonium.
    - Added Electrolysis plant, not a repainted washing plant. nuh uh. (Thank you Arch for the lightning)
    - Gave Hydrogen its own row, for ease of access.
    - Overhauled processing units, to fit with the other circuits.
    - Changed how modules are made again, using P-TM materials.
    - Added crucibles, made of Zirconia.
    - Added BZirconium compatability.
    - Added tier 2's to solar panels, electric miners, and tempature-inators.
    - Spanish translation and French translations now exist for Periodic Madness! all thanks goes to the translators in the discord server.
    - Added chromic variations of ferrum/patina decomposition.
    - Added RGB pigments for certain recipes, like modules and circuitboards.

  Changes:
    - Changed Seawater desaltination to be 1 second, and take less input.
    - Changed Advanced-Advanced Transition Metal's recipe to take copper, instead of Molybdenum.
    - Changed pipes recipe, again. Zinc needs to finance its uselessness addiction.
    - Changed how Plastic science bottles are made, and changed the plastic they use. thats a whole extra science, per science. Again.
    - Changed Bio-labs to have a research speed of 2.
    - Lowered cost of later bio-upgrade tiers.
    - Re-did the designs for washing plants, adding some much needed grime and grit.
    - Gave plastic science pack recipes their own icon.
    - Changed Vacuum former's power draw to 175KW.
    - Changed cooling molten metal's recipe to include crucibles.
    - Changed polyethylene plastics icon to something unqiue.
    - Changed solder cases recipe output from 4 to 2.
    - Changed flourine's recipe to take Post-transition metal ore.
    - Changed Biotic lab research to cost 175 instead of 75.
    - Remade sodiums icon, and added variations.
    - FINALLY GOT RID OF THE PROCESSING CHAIN TAB WOOHOO
    - Changed argon melting to match new melting/cooling recipe times.
    - Changed module casing to use platinum instead of palladium.
    - Changed assembler 3's recipe and tech placement again, hopefully should be the last. Its now behind processing units and electric engines (PTM science).
    - Changed resin processings tech to take 50 instead of 100.
    - Crude oil fractional distillation is now proddable.
    - Made solder melting take ammonium chloride.
    - Made construction and logistic robots take polyethylene plastic.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed the skullduggery going on with seawater boilers. Also buffed them.
    - Added the ability to use upgrade planners on express belts.
    - Fixed animation buggery with Bio-labs.
    - Polishing of entities and shadows.
    - Fixed fuckery with tungsten ratios.
    - Gave Flourine processing a icon.
    - Locale name fixes. Lots.
    - Made PM and K2 runnable together, plus some minor polishing - compatability is a long way away.
    - Fixed bug with Brimstuff + K2 + BZfoundry + PM, because there is some wacky shit going on with it.
    - Fixed some random capatalisations within locales.
Version: 0.4.66
Date: 2024-05-01
  The im still working just let me cook Update:

  Additions:
    - Added compat for BZ foundry. i tried with zirconium but.. dont expect it any time soon
Version: 0.4.65
Date: 2024-03-31
  The thousand bug stare Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed issue with Atmospheric condenser's fluid boxes.
Version: 0.4.64
Date: 2024-03-27
  The guys please im a good modder guys please Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed issue with acid plant being uncraftable.
Version: 0.4.63
Date: 2024-03-24
  The I dont understand version numbers and theres nowhere to learn Update:

  Fixes:
    - Fixed issue with HR shadows.
    - There might be more, i have no idea.
Version: 0.4.62
Date: 2024-03-23
  There is No Update in Sa Sing Bae:

  Additions:
    - Added Integrated Circuit molding in Reactive Non-Metal pack.
    - Added Post-Transition Metal science pack.
    - Added Flourine.
    - Added -inator's tier 2.
    - Added Tempature framing, a new multiproperty multimetal.
    - Added Stainless steel chests.

  Changes:
    - Changed Reactive Non-Metal pack technology take 80 seconds, not 120.
    - Changed the early game, Chlorine now has its own technology and row.
    - Changed molten melting and cooling recipes to 9 seconds, instead of 6.
    - Reworked Phosphorous's processing chain.
    - Gave Washing plant 2's 2 module slots.
    - Renamed heating and cooling plating.

  Fixes:
    - Made calcium possible. I forgor
    - Fixed Cold-inators hitboxes not matching Molten-inators.
    - Fixed Cadmium processing technology not having a locale.
    - Fixed Salt electrolysis locale.
    - Fixed Sulfuric dioxide cracking locale.
    - Fixed Fuel oil Hydrosulferization locale.
    - Fixed Kerosene Hydrosulferization locale.
    - Fixed Rail chain signals and rail signals recipes being borked.
    - Fixed locale names.
Version: 0.4.6
Date: 2024-03-13
  The Freedom Overhaul Update:

  Additions:
    - learnt how to delete a weeks worth of code with one simple trick called GitHub!
    - Overhauled Oil processing, recipes and items.
    - Added 8 new fractional fluids from Crude Oil: Oil Residuals, Fuel Oils, Lubricating Oils, Diesel, Kerosene, Naptha, Petrol and Refinery Gases.
    - Added Chromium.
    - Added Vanadium.
    - Added Titanium.
    - Added Tungsten.
    - Added Palladium.
    - Added Aluminium.
    - Added Argon.
    - Added Nitrogen.
    - Added Tin.
    - Added Cadmium.
    - Added Helium.
    - Added Phosphorous.
    - Added new buildings.
    - Added two new science packs, Advanced-Advanced Transition Metals Pack and Reactive Non-Metals pack.
    - Added a new way to store and use power, Voltatic Pile Batteries.
    - Added Coke Zinc Smelting.
    - Added multiple new intermediates called Multi-Metal Intermediates, which can be made from (you guessed it), multiple types of metal. This will break a lot of recipes.
    - Added new ways to produce power, mostly for the early game.
    - realised that "adding a lot of new stuff" and "a update out in 2 weeks" arent compatiable.
    - *3 weeks.
    - *4 weeks.
    - *5 weeks? I lost count.
    - *too long.
    - 4 months. god.
    - Began adding variations to ores. Least im learning Blender.
    - Finally added icons to the ores, thank you to PTx86 for teaching me how to.
    - Reworked Seawater refining to give off sea salt, which then can be broken down to Sodium and Chlorine.
    - Made Stack Inserter Stacking an infinite technology. Have fun.
    - Changed building recipes to take MultiMetal items. It'll most likely change in the future, but baby steps.
    - Cave Jhonson here, we got the boys down at the lab to cover glass bottles with plastic, which give double the science per science. thats 65% more science, per science.
    - Added 900% more changelog, per changelog.
    - Hydrogen Fuel Cells got a new icon, thanks to Arch in the discord server!
    - Completely changed how modules are made, using module casings and lights that are fitted with circuits to create modules instead of just shoving some circuits into a box.
    - Added greenhouses and wood growth.
    - Added Fertiliser.
    - Added Bio-modules, a way to boost the engineers stats with some dubious ethics.
    - Added Atmospheric condensation, allowing the player to get new elements from the sky.
    - Added a second tier of the lab.
    - Added Molten metals, a more effcient way to transport plates.

    - Added compatability for BZ Chlorine. The first of many.
  Changes:
    - Changed all vanilla ores stack size to 200.
    - Changed circuits to have their own row.
    - Changed Seawater Extractor, Offshore pumps and Washing plants to have their own row.
    - Changed Coke Iron smelting to give 4 plates and not 2.
    - Changed Advanced Electronic Breadboards to take Cooling Plating.
    - Changed Basic Splitters recipe to include Motors.
    - Chnaged Fast Splitters recipe to include Mini Motors.
    - Changed Express Splitters recipe to also include Mini Motors.
    - Changed Concretes Recipe to include Bitumen.
    - Changed Assembling Machine 3's recipe to include Cooling Plating.
    - Changed Oil Refineries Recipe to include Heating Plating.
    - Changed Sulfuric Acid's Icon.
    - Changed most, if not all recipes with pipes in them.
    - Changed Silver Leeching to take 25 Acidic Water, not 50.
    - Changed Stainless Steel to take 3 Steel Plate, 1 Maganese Plate and 1 Nickel plate, and gives off 3.
    - Changed Hydrochloric Acid's icon, again.
    - Changed Stainless Steel requiring Alt Science packs to be researched.
    - Liquid Mercury is now a 3 step process, and its most simplified ratio is 3:2:4.
    - Changed Advanced Electronics technology to only be in Advanced Electronics, and not its own seperate technology.
    - Changed any edited science pack (Automation > Transition Metals, Logisitic > Advanced Transition Metals, etc) to take 6 seconds.
    - Changed the science pack icons to use the vanilla images, instead of the item icon.
    - Changed all changed circuits to take 2 wire/cable, instead of 3 to match green circuits.
    - Changed Carbon to take 2 seconds, instead of 4.
    - Changed Effciency modules to give +5%/+10%/+15% speed respectively.
    - Changed Steel to take 3 iron and 3 Manganese plates.
    - Overhauled the crafting menu, now each periodic group has its own tab, with recipes related kept inside.
    - Doubled solar panels and accumulators stats, due to higher recipe cost.
    - Changed sands icon and added variations to it.
    - Changed pipe/underground pipes to use Tubing.

  Fixes:
    - Readded Steel Processing Technology.
    - Fixed Fiberoptic Cable appearing in both Electric Energy Distruibution 1 and Fiberoptics.
    - Fixed Cinnabar Processing and Cinnabar Roasting being round the wrong way.
    - Remade Molybdenum and Silver Ore's icon.
    - Gave modules a retexture. Its in the overhaul mod rulebook, "change one vanilla thing to your own".
    - Fixed some icons being the wrong size or looking off.
    - Fixed Fluid Handling not having Stainless Steel being its prerequisite.
    - Began giving some recipes the ability to be used by Productivity modules.
    - Fixed the Assembling Machine 0 being able to use the advanced crafting category.
    - Gave a couple plates slightly different rotations, to differenate them more.
    - gave Glass panes a new icon, actually 3D modelled this time.
    - Refactoring file structures and making the code less of a, quote, "finger painted everywhichway".
    - Gave Steel, Stainless Steel and Alloyed Steel new icons.
    - Fixed normal storage tanks not being upgradable with Stainless Steel storage tanks.
    - Deleted Nickel wire, mostly replaced with Panelling or Copper Cable.
    - Lowered Acid Plants power intake.
    - Equalized Transition Metal washing/clearings ore amounts.
    - Assembling Machine 0's energy consumption changed to 100kW to 75kW.
    - Fixed Manganese being spelt Maganese everywhere.
Version: 0.4.52
Date: 2023-09-21
  The Final Preprations Update:

  Additions:
    - Added two new alternative recipes, CaO Glass smelting and resmelting: new ways to create Glass Panes using Calcium and Oxygen.
    - Added a very dirty, cheap and Bad(tm) way of voiding Oxygen. Im not proud of it, its a temporary fix until the ways to actually deal with Oxygen are added. I apolgise.

  Fixes:
    - Changed Alternative Recipe pack to take 8 Calcium ore instead of 4.
    - Changed Seawater Refining to have a 50% chance of giving 2 calcium.
Version: 0.4.51
Date: 2023-09-19
  The Brass Beast Update:

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed the version number issues with the help of a forum poster, thank you.

  Additons:
    - Gave Chunk Plate recipes their own icon.

  Fixes:
    - lowered Brass Cog cost on Fast Undergorund belts and splitter.
    - Fixed Brass ratios, it is now a 2 Copper Furnace : 2 Zinc Furance for 6 Brass Welders.
    - Changed Brass cost from 1 Copper and 2 Zinc plate to 1 Copper and 1 Zinc plate.
    - Changed Recipes in player crafting to show more and show where some items are made.
    - Fixed Technology Prerequisties for Fiberoptics and Advanced Transition Metals.
Version: 0.4.5
Date: 2023-09-18
  The Pulling Bootstraps Update:

  Additions:
    - Put Ezekiel ore processing into a tech, to make it more obvious to new players.

  Fixes:
    - I finally played my own mod. A lot of balance changes were added.
    - Changed Calcium into a probabilistic output from Seawater Refining.
    - Changed Ezekiel ore processes to take 5 Hydrochloric acid, not 10.
    - Changed Transition Metal Leeching to take 15 Hydrochloric acid, not 20.
    - Changed multipe recipes (e.g Sodium Electroylsis) to a shorter time to craft.
    - Changed Alternative Science Packs to take 4 Calcium, not 3.
    - Changed Assembling Machine 0's to take 7 plates, not 10.
    - Changed Welder crafting reicpe.
    - Changed Air Filter recipe.
Version: 0.4.4
Date: 2023-09-17
  The last time i swear before oil gets changed Update:

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed Welder migrations. I'd prefer it when bugs dont wait a version before appearing.

  Additons:
    - All ore patches (except Group Ores) now give off Ore chunks, which have to be purified to be used in plates.
    - Added Ore Chunk Purifying.
    - Moved Transition Metal Refining into a technology.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed Acid Plant having recipes it shouldnt have or that havent been unlocked.
    - Changed around a couple technologies to better fit.
    - Fixed an issue where technologies would only show one prerequisite technology.
Version: 0.4.3
Date: 2023-09-17
  The "I swear im still working" Update:

  Additions:
    - Added a earlier game way to make power, using seawater.
    - Added a 4th tier of belts, High Density. They are created with Low Density Structures and Processing Circuits, replacing Blue belts in the tech tree.
    - Added Glass Fiber and Fiberoptics.
    - Added a handful of new techs.
    - Overhauled Resin production, now needing to turn Resin into either Rubber Resin or Phoenlic Resin to create new products.
    - Added a new glass byproduct, Glass Shards. They can be melted down and reformed back into Glass Panes.
    - Added a sulfur Runtime Fee, anytime you look at the mod you get charged 2 sulfur.

  Fixes:
    - Hid the Periodic Table tab.
    - Organised/Organising the recipes in the player inventory, to look more clean.
    - Moved Ore Slag Decomp. into Production Chain tab.
    - Moved Glass Smelting into Production Chain tab.
Version: 0.4.2
Date: 2023-09-10
  The Second of Many - Reboot Update:

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed Welder tech not working with migrations and blocking saves from being opened.
Version: 0.4.1
Date: 2023-09-09
  The First of Many - Reboot Update:

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed the game not running due to small lamps. I hate lamps.
Version: 0.4.0
Date: 2023-09-09
  The Conccusion VS Production Update:

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed Migrations.
    - Migrated Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Stainless Steel Fluid Tanks.
    - Fixed Water Electrylsis steam not able to be used in boilers.

  Fixes:
    - Changed Hydrogen Fuel Cell icon.
    - Changed Cabron Icon to fit with other elements.
    - Changed Blue Belts to appear much lower in tech tree.
    - Changed Blue belts and other related items recipes to fit PM.
    - Changed all inserter recipes.
    - Changed Lamp recipes to take glass.
    - (in the process of) Organised code to be bettererer.
    - Changed it so that Production Chains appear in player inventory.

  Additions:
    - Added a new Science Pack, Alternative Recipe Pack.
    - Added alternative recipes for Iron.
    - Added (wayy too many) alternative recipes for Steel/Stainless Steel.
    - Added Wood processing, including Charcoal and Coke.
    - Added a pre-plastic alternative, Rubber.
    - Added Rubber Resin.
    - Added Vulcanised Rubber.
    - Added an alternative way to make Breadboards.
    - Added a more advanced Fluid tank made of Stainless Steel that holds 50k.
    - Added Motors and Mini-Motors (In the Mini-Mall, working a carnival.)
Version: 0.3.8
Date: 2023-09-04
  The Actual Content 3: The Contenting Update:

  Bugfixes:
    - Added Steel Chests back into the game.
    - Fixed Sulfur not being able to be made by Petroluem.

  Fixes:
    - Changed Welders fuel type to take Hydrogen fuel.
    - Changed Advanced Leeching of Gold, Silver, mercury and Molybdenum to take 50 Acidic Water.
    - Changed Water Electroylsis values.

  Additions:
    - Added Hydrogen Fuel, consisting of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
    - Added Mercury Vapour condensation.
    - Added Water condensation.
    - Changed Water Electrolysis to give steam, plus Hydrogen and Oxygen.
    - Added Mercury Powder > Red Mercury recipe.
Version: 0.3.71
Date: 2023-09-04
  The Testament to not coding at night Update:

  Bugfixes:
    - Allows Seawater to be used in boilers, a temporary fix until seawater boilers are added.
    - Fixed the Offshore Pump still being visible in game before unlocking it.
Version: 0.3.7
Date: 2023-09-04
  The Fourth of Many Update:

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed Water Extractor shadow sprite sizes.
    - Fixeed HR versions of Water Extractor sprrite sheets.
Version: 0.3.6
Date: 2023-09-04
  The Limes and The Lemons Update:

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed HR Assembling Machine 0's texture.
  Fixes:
    - Changed Oxygen fuel value.
    - Changed Welders energy usage.
    - Changed Assembler 1's to take Assembler 0's.

  Additions:
    - Added Chalk.
    - Added Lime.
    - Added Limestone.
    - 'Overhauled' the water pumping system. Offshore pumps are now in the tech tree, and you must use sewater instead. More to come later, though.
    - Added Seawater.
    - Added Water extractor, which only pumps seawater.
    - Added Seawater washing, which allows early game Sodium and Calcium production.
Version: 0.3.5
Date: 2023-09-03
  The Actual Content 2: Factory Boogaloo Update:

  Fixes:
    - Increased Sulfur count from Transition Metal Leeching from 2 to 5.
    - Changed Brass Plates to not take 8 plates for one.
    - lowered Oxygen fuel value.

  Additions:
    - Added ways to deal with byproducts (Patina, Ferrum)
    - Added Ore Slag, a basic byproduct that has to be dealt with.
    - Added Alternative recipes to Steel.
    - Added Stainless Steel.
    - Added plans. Ideas, even. Mischievous ones.

  Ores:
    - Added Calcium Ore.
Version: 0.3.3
Date: 2023-09-02
  The Third of Many Update:

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed Brass Cogs not being craftable, blocking progression.
    - Fixed Mercury Powdering being visible before unlocking required technology.

  Additons:
    - Assembling Machine 0's now have their own texture. Acid Plants will also get their own soon.
    - Maganese Leeching now gives off Maganese Powder, not Silica.
    - Transition Metals now spawn in the starter patch.
    - Nickel has increased spawning rates.
    - 20% Mounting worry over amount of patch's needed.
Version: 0.3.2
Date: 2023-09-02
  The Second of Many Update:

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed Silica not having a name.
    - Fixed Water distillation to not lock Water Desalination.
    - Fixed Sulfur Processing.
    - Fixed Assembling Machine 1's not taking fluids.

  Fixes:
    - Deleted Silicon from Stone Crushing. again.
    - Changed Stone Crushing amounts, increased Sand.
    - Fixed Mercury Powdering from being visible in hand crafting.
Version: 0.3.1
Date: 2023-09-01
  The First of Many Update:

  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed HR-welder entity.

  Fixes:
    - Fixed ratios, again.
    - Changed Solar Panels cost. (lowered)
    - Changed Lab cost. (lowered)
    - Fixed Oxygen being craftable. Not sure what I was thinking there.
    - Changed Science Bottle crafting time.
    - Deleted Silicon from Stone Crushing. Will be added back, eventually.
    - 10% more worry of how many of these i'll have to do added.
Version: 0.3.0
Date: 2023-09-01
  The Fixing-Fleshing Out Update:

  Inital Public Release:
    - Added to Mod Portal. Watch it burn.
    - (in a serious note; any feedback for the mod will be heavily appreciated so I can polish and refine further. thank you.)

  Additions:
    - Added Advanced Transition Metal processes. (Orange science, or second science pack.)
    - Added Welder.

  Ores:
    - Added Mercury.
    - Added Gold.
    - Added Silver.
    - Deleted Silicon.

  Fluids:
    - Added Liquid Mercury.
    - Added Mercury Vapour.

  Fixes:
    - Fleshed out production chains, spefically Advanced Transition Metal ores.
    - Fixed icons (again).
    - Fixed ratios (again.)
    - 10% Elbow grease added to mod.
    - Cleaned up Item groups, subgroups and categories.
    - Changed vanilla recipes to use PM items.
Version: 0.2.0
Date: 2023-01-01
  The Actual Content Update:

  Additons:
    - Added Acid plant. (Learnt how to use data.raw)

  Fluids:
    - Added Chlorine.
    - Added Hydrochloric Acid. (HCl)

  Fixes:
    - Attempted fix at ratios. failed. miserably.
    - Basic icon polishing and basic polishing.
    - Refactored recipe code to make the mod run betterer.
Version: 0.1.0
Date: 2023-01-01
  Additions:
    - Basic Transition Metal processes added.

  Ores:
    - Added Manganese.
    - Added Zinc.
    - Added Nickel.
Version: 0.0.1
Date: 2023-01-01
  Inital Release:
    - Mod idea made. All hell breaks loose.