ZeroLossCoke

No More 50% Loss When Producing Coke in Vintage Story

ZeroLossCoke removes the hardcoded coke yield loss from vanilla coal conversion, ensuring predictable, configurable, and server-safe results using clean Harmony Postfix patches.

📋 Features

• Full Coke Yield – Eliminates the vanilla 50% conversion loss
• Configurable Output – Yield multiplier with optional min/max limits
• Server-Safe Patching – Uses Postfix only (no Transpilers, no IL hacks)
• Zero Performance Impact – No extra ticks, loops, or allocations
• Optional Debug Logging – Transparent server-side logging for admins

⚙️ Configuration

On first launch, the mod generates zerolosscoke.json with the following defaults:

{
  "YieldMultiplier": 2.0,
  "MinYield": 0,
  "MaxYield": 0,
  "DebugLogging": true
}

Settings Explanation

🎮 How It Works

1. Build a valid coke oven using refractory blocks and a door
2. Place bituminous coal piles inside
3. Ignite the oven and wait for the burn cycle to complete
4. Receive the full configured coke yield

Example: 16 coal → 16 coke (instead of the vanilla 8)

🔧 Compatibility

• Vintage Story: 1.20.x – 1.21.x (GitHub Releases for 1.20)
• Multiplayer: Fully server-side, clients do not need the mod
• Other Mods: Compatible with most mods that do not replace coal pile logic

💻 Technical Notes

ZeroLossCoke applies a Harmony Postfix patch to BlockEntityCoalPile.OnBurningTickServer(), adjusting the final output after the vanilla logic completes. No IL rewriting, reflection tricks, or unsafe hooks are used.

❓ Support & Issues

• Bug reports and feature requests: GitHub repository
• General discussion: Vintage Story modding forum
• Debugging: Check server logs for [ZeroLossCoke] entries

"Because losing half your coke was never good game design." 🏭🔥