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A WIP (Work in Progress) mod for late-game automation.  RTFM below.

Version 0.1.0 is a working alpha version, playable in singleplayer and in dedicated servers. It is not complete yet, still lots of machines left to do.

Now includes recipes and a path of progression. Recipes should be considered very early and a first pass of balance up to this point.

You have Smithing Recipes for basic metal items, a clayforming recipe for crafting LV Wire Relays. For getting through this mod, you will need a lot of copper and iron, and some steel. Machine wire connection points are the little gold nubs on the machine, rightclick those with LV Wire to connect.

Current Machines:

1. LV Generator - burns stuff, makes a little bit of power (new power options are planned)
2. Crusher - Crushes or Grinds, makes Nuggets, etc. Has 4 modes you can select. Custom recipe can be used as well.
3. Extruder - Makes Rods from ingots, Wires from Rods, and screws from rods as well.
4. Electric Forge - Heat things up, Auto mode or select-a-temp, will heat up metals before use in Metal Press and Extruder.
5. Kiln - Bakes things at high temp: Fire clay, make quicklime, etc. Combines a pitkiln and firepit.
6. Log Splitter - Makes firewood.
7. Metal Press - Makes plates, gears, and "nails & strips" via press molds that have to be smithed.
8. Sawmill - Makes boards from logs.

Most of my machines come with custom recipes that other modders can patch, change, remove, add to, and augment via vanilla JSON patching mechanics. So a mod like BrickLayers could add a variety of custom recipes to my machines just by including that directory in their recipes/ path rather that JUST using vanilla JSON props. I includes a bunch of recipes as examples.

All machines can be fed and emptied via vanilla CHUTES, even the Electric Forge.

For more frequent updates check my discord server #vintage_engineering channel. ("Homepage" link)

Help is welcome for the following areas if you want to contribute:

1. Sound effects - must be royalty free so streamers can use the mod without issues.
2. Shapes, textures, animations - Making things pretty is not my forte. Quentin from QPTech has gratiously given permission to use his shapes and textures so I can focus on the back-end code more. If you would like to contribute then hit me up on Discord.
3. Eventually (hopefully) Large Multiblock machines shapes, textures, sounds, and animations. But will not need this for awhile.
4. Localization - Hold off on this as I'm always adding new strings as I add machines and features. Unless you don't mind managing the new language file as I add strings.
5. Advanced Handbook entries, "Quest" book? Vies? Is Vies out there?

Thanks to HumbleBolt for the Logo!

I do not need feature ideas/requests. I have a near endless wishlist of things I want to implement, so please wait until the mod is much further along before telling me it's missing something. And a bug report does me no good right now as it's far to early and it's likely I've already fixed the bug, or at least found it.

The exception to above statement is below:

Limiting weekly build access for channel members and patrons. Sorry. This is an enormous mod, already in development for almost a year. The Alpha phase is rough. This alpha build is for those wanting to see the general structure of the system. The JSON back end is all pretty self explanitory and I'll be putting out in-depth API tutorials when the mod is done and the API more final.

Supporters (patrons and channel members) will get weekly updated builds with fixes and new machines and I will look to them for feedback on ideas and features I'm working on.

A lot of the planning and early mod development was covered in streams:

Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkA9Q5ltQPCIZs88AuqxjgipaX2KPeXQl

If you wish to support the project please consider:

• Donating at https://streamlabs.com/flexiblegames
• Becoming a Patron using the Donate link above
• Become a member of my Youtube channel.

By following this project that will also let me know who out there might be excited for it.

If you wish to help, hit me up on Discord. I primarily need those gifted in modeling and textures. Anything I can just drop in and use without a lot of issues. 

Modders:
Please check MakeYourOwnMachine.txt file in mod zip for some early help adding new machines using my API. I'm still adding new machines every week. I'm sure there's someone out there itching to tackle some idea that uses power. 

Multiblock shenanigans will happen after the LV stage is done, and the mod is ready for a broader player-base. I have a feeling getting this to work (like Immersive Engineering) will be an interesting challenge. Help appreciated.

For the Electrical and wiring system, I've built systems other modders can easily plug into and use. I've submitted the IElectricalBlockEntity interface to Tyron to integrate into the base game so we have universal support. I hope he accepts it. My wiring system, for example, supports multiple types of wire (AND it's extendable by modders). This is one reason this has taken so long to get to this point.

Lastly, please don't steal my code. The project source will be live on GitHub soon so people can learn from it as it is with all my other mods (and the base game).

Mad respect to Tyron for his work on the API and game thus far, this project has shown me just how much work it has been.

Thank you for your interest!

Special Thanks:

To Quentin (QPTech) for permission to use shapes and textures and his work blazing this trail.
Mr. Andy Dandy for new polished shapes and textures. 
HumbleBolt for the logo.
Rinly for the inevitable addon mod I know he's cooking up.
DeathxxRenegade for help with shapes.
VonZeeple for showing me how to properly do wiring, without being able to see how to do it I'd never have figured it out.