sintering SE

changelog.txt

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Date: 2022-08-09
   Features:
     - New optional intermediate: Copper tungsten, replaces tungsten plate in some recipes.
       If not unlocked on settings change, use "TungstenRecipes" (no slashes) command.
+    - Space Exploration: New option to use tungsten powder instead of molten tungsten.
     - A few basic recipe tweaks for 248k
   Changes:
     - Rocketry now defaults to not requiring military science packs. Option still exists for now.

locale/en/tungsten.cfg

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ tungsten-ore=[item=tungsten-ore] Wolframite
 
 [item-name]
 tungsten-ore=Wolframite
+tungsten-powder=Tungsten powder
 tungsten-dust=Tungsten dust
 tungsten-plate=Tungsten plate
 tungsten-ingot=Tungsten ingot
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ bztungsten-mining-fluid-amount=Mining fluid amount
 bztungsten-mining-fluid-amount-k2=Mining fluid amount for Krastorio2
 bztungsten-starting-patch=Starting wolframite patch
 bztungsten-more-intermediates=Enable more intermediates
+bztungsten-se-sintering=SE: Sinter powdered tungsten instead of casting
 
 [mod-setting-description]
 bztungsten-recipe-bypass=Skip modifying these recipes (comma-separated list).
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ bztungsten-advanced-carbon-furnace=A furnace to smelt tungsten carbide quickly.
 bztungsten-mining-fluid-amount=Amount of fluid (water) needed to mine, default 10. Note, this is displayed as 1/10th the value in some parts of the game.
 bztungsten-mining-fluid-amount-k2=Mining fluid amount for Krastorio2, default 1. Note, this is displayed as 1/10th the value in some parts of the game.
 bztungsten-starting-patch=Whether a new game should have a starting wolframite patch. Disabled by default in vanilla, AAI, etc. 
+bztungsten-se-sintering=Due to the high melting point of tungsten, instead of creating molten tungsten and casting it, create tungsten powder and sinter it (still in a casting machine).
 
 [string-mod-setting]
 bztungsten-more-intermediates-no=No

me.lua

@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ function me.cuw()
   return me.get_setting("bztungsten-more-intermediates") == "cuw"
 end
 
+function me.sinter()
+  return me.get_setting("bztungsten-se-sintering")
+end
+
 
 function me.starting_patch()
   return mods["Krastorio2"] or me.get_setting("bztungsten-starting-patch")

settings.lua

@@ -51,5 +51,18 @@ data:extend({
 		default_value = 10,
     minimum_value = 1,
     maximum_value = 1000,
+    order = "aga",
 	},
 })
+
+if mods["space-exploration"] and string.sub(mods["space-exploration"], 1, 3) >= "0.6" then
+data:extend({
+  {
+		type = "bool-setting",
+		name = "bztungsten-se-sintering",
+		setting_type = "startup",
+		default_value = false,
+    order = "acm",
+  }
+})
+end

tungsten-recipe-final-stacking.lua

@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ if deadlock then
   if util.me.cuw() then
     deadlock.add_stack("cuw", "__bztungsten__/graphics/icons/stacked/cuw-stacked.png" , "deadlock-stacking-2", 128)
   end
+  if data.raw.item["tungsten-powder"] then
+    deadlock.add_stack("tungsten-powder", nil, "deadlock-stacking-2", nil)
+  end
 end
 
 -- Deadlock crating recipes
@@ -33,5 +36,8 @@ if deadlock_crating then
   if util.me.cuw() then
     deadlock_crating.add_crate("cuw", "deadlock-crating-2")
   end
+  if data.raw.item["tungsten-powder"] then
+    deadlock_crating.add_crate("tungsten-powder", "deadlock-crating-2")
+  end
 end
 

tungsten-recipe-se.lua

@@ -46,7 +46,15 @@ if string.sub(mods["space-exploration"], 1, 3) >= "0.6" then
     stack_size = 50,
     subgroup = "tungsten",
   },
-  {
+
+  util.me.sinter() and {
+    type = "item",
+    name = "tungsten-powder",
+    icons = {{icon = "__bztungsten__/graphics/icons/tungsten-powder.png", icon_size = 64, icon_mipmaps = 3}},
+    order = "b-a-x",
+    subgroup = "tungsten",
+    stack_size = util.get_stack_size(200),
+  } or {
     type = "fluid",
     name = "molten-tungsten",
     default_temperature = 3422,
@@ -60,7 +68,24 @@ if string.sub(mods["space-exploration"], 1, 3) >= "0.6" then
     auto_barrel = false,
     subgroup = "fluid",
   },
-  {
+  util.me.sinter() and {
+    type = "recipe",
+    category = "smelting",
+    name = "tungsten-powder",
+    subgroup = "tungsten",
+    results = {
+      {type = "item", name = "tungsten-powder", amount = mods.Krastorio2 and 30 or 36},
+    },
+    energy_required = 60,
+    ingredients = {
+      {name = mods.Krastorio2 and "enriched-tungsten" or "tungsten-ore", amount = 24},
+      {type = "fluid", name = "se-pyroflux", amount = 10},
+    },
+    enabled = false,
+    always_show_made_in = true,
+    allow_as_intermediate = false,
+    order = "a-a"
+  } or {
     type = "recipe",
     category = "smelting",
     name = "molten-tungsten",
@@ -85,6 +110,7 @@ if string.sub(mods["space-exploration"], 1, 3) >= "0.6" then
     results = {{"tungsten-ingot", 1}},
     energy_required = 18,
     ingredients = {
+      util.me.sinter() and {type = "item", name = "tungsten-powder", amount = 15} or
       {type = "fluid", name = "molten-tungsten", amount = 375},
     },
     enabled = false,
@@ -97,12 +123,15 @@ if string.sub(mods["space-exploration"], 1, 3) >= "0.6" then
     category = "casting",
     icons = {
       {icon = "__bztungsten__/graphics/icons/tungsten-carbide.png", icon_size = 128},
+      util.me.sinter() and
+      {icon = "__bztungsten__/graphics/icons/tungsten-powder.png", icon_size = 64, scale = 0.25, shift = {-8, -8}} or
       {icon = "__bztungsten__/graphics/icons/molten-tungsten.png", icon_size = 128, scale = 0.125, shift = {-8, -8}},
     },
     results = {{"tungsten-carbide", 4}},
     energy_required = 40,
     ingredients = {
       data.raw.item["coke"] and {"coke", 8} or {"coal", 16},
+      util.me.sinter() and {type = "item", name = "tungsten-powder", amount = 15} or
       {type = "fluid", name = "molten-tungsten", amount = 375},
     },
     enabled = false,
@@ -131,6 +160,7 @@ if string.sub(mods["space-exploration"], 1, 3) >= "0.6" then
   },
   })
   util.add_effect("se-pyroflux-smelting", {type = "unlock-recipe", recipe= "molten-tungsten"})
+  util.add_effect("se-pyroflux-smelting", {type = "unlock-recipe", recipe= "tungsten-powder"})
   util.add_effect("se-pyroflux-smelting", {type = "unlock-recipe", recipe= "tungsten-ingot"})
   util.add_effect("se-pyroflux-smelting", {type = "unlock-recipe", recipe= "tungsten-ingot-to-plate"})
   util.add_effect("se-pyroflux-smelting", {type = "unlock-recipe", recipe= "tungsten-carbide-casting"})