diff --git a/bzlib/data-util.lua b/bzlib/data-util.lua
index 7a91f89..d4b9a46 100644
--- a/bzlib/data-util.lua
+++ b/bzlib/data-util.lua
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ function util.initialize(them)
   util.me = me
 end
 
+function util.get_setting(name)
+  if settings.startup[name] == nil then
+    return nil
+  end
+  return settings.startup[name].value
+end
+
 function util.item(item, quantity, probability)
   if not quantity then
     quantity = 1
@@ -117,13 +124,13 @@ end
 
 allbypass = {}
 if get_setting("bz-recipe-bypass") then
-  for recipe in string.gmatch(me.get_setting("bz-recipe-bypass"), '[^",%s]+') do
+  for recipe in string.gmatch(util.get_setting("bz-recipe-bypass"), '[^",%s]+') do
     allbypass[recipe] = true
   end
 end
 
 function util.is_foundry()
-  return util.bz.foundry and not me.get_setting("bzfoundry-minimal")
+  return util.bz.foundry and not util.get_setting("bzfoundry-minimal")
 end
 
 function should_force(options)
@@ -131,7 +138,7 @@ function should_force(options)
 end
 
 function bypass(recipe_name)
-  if me.bypass[recipe_name] then
+  if me and me.bypass[recipe_name] then
     return true
   end
   if allbypass[recipe_name] then
@@ -416,7 +423,7 @@ function util.add_gleba_rock(resource, amount_min, amount_max)
     })
     local probability = data.raw["simple-entity"]["gleba-rock"].autoplace.probability_expression
     -- A lot more common near starting point when aps gleba
-    local factor = (mods["any-planet-start"] and me.get_setting("aps-planet") == "gleba" and 20) or 1
+    local factor = (mods["any-planet-start"] and util.get_setting("aps-planet") == "gleba" and 20) or 1
     data.raw["simple-entity"]["gleba-rock"].autoplace.probability_expression = probability .. [[*
     if(distance_from_nearest_point{x = x, y = y, points = starting_positions} < 200, ]] .. factor .. [[,
        if(distance_from_nearest_point{x = x, y = y, points = starting_positions} < 700,
@@ -425,8 +432,8 @@ function util.add_gleba_rock(resource, amount_min, amount_max)
 
   end
   if data.raw.item[resource] then
-    amount_min = (amount_min or 10) * ((mods["any-planet-start"] and me.get_setting("aps-planet") == "gleba" and 4) or 1)
-    amount_max = (amount_max or 20) * ((mods["any-planet-start"] and me.get_setting("aps-planet") == "gleba" and 4) or 1)
+    amount_min = (amount_min or 10) * ((mods["any-planet-start"] and util.get_setting("aps-planet") == "gleba" and 4) or 1)
+    amount_max = (amount_max or 20) * ((mods["any-planet-start"] and util.get_setting("aps-planet") == "gleba" and 4) or 1)
     util.add_minable_result(
       "simple-entity", "gleba-rock",
       { type = "item", name = resource, amount_min = amount_min, amount_max = amount_max })
@@ -960,7 +967,7 @@ function util.add_ingredient(recipe_name, ingredient, quantity, options)
   end
   local is_fluid = not not data.raw.fluid[ingredient]
   if data.raw.recipe[recipe_name] and (util.get_item(ingredient) or is_fluid) then
-    me.add_modified(recipe_name)
+    if me then me.add_modified(recipe_name) end
     prepare_redo_recycling(recipe_name)
     add_ingredient(data.raw.recipe[recipe_name], ingredient, quantity, is_fluid)
   end
@@ -1123,7 +1130,7 @@ function util.replace_ingredient(recipe_name, old, new, amount, multiply, option
     return
   end
   if data.raw.recipe[recipe_name] and (data.raw.item[new] or data.raw.fluid[new]) and (data.raw.item[old] or data.raw.fluid[old]) then
-    me.add_modified(recipe_name)
+    if me then me.add_modified(recipe_name) end
     prepare_redo_recycling(recipe_name)
     replace_ingredient(data.raw.recipe[recipe_name], old, new, amount, multiply)
   end
@@ -1157,7 +1164,7 @@ function util.remove_ingredient(recipe_name, old, options)
     return
   end
   if data.raw.recipe[recipe_name] then
-    me.add_modified(recipe_name)
+    if me then me.add_modified(recipe_name) end
     prepare_redo_recycling(recipe_name)
     remove_ingredient(data.raw.recipe[recipe_name], old)
   end
@@ -1960,6 +1967,10 @@ function util.sum_products(recipe_name)
   return 0
 end
 
+function util.add_productivity(recipe)
+  data.raw.recipe[recipe].allow_productivity = true
+end
+
 function util.set_vtk_dcm_ingredients()
   if mods["vtk-deep-core-mining"] then
     local sum = util.sum_products("vtk-deepcore-mining-ore-chunk-refining")