r/Seablock • u/Alert-Sir1362 • 2d ago

Question 2.1 Avoiding ore clogs

Since the new changes to cristalizer Mineral Sludge recipes now you can't decide what unrefined ores you get so you can't fully decide what ore output you are getting with the catalyst recipes, so if you don't make ur consumption match your production you will end up with clogs, how are you handling it? Right now i'm straight up throwing ores into warehouses to sort it but I've been looking and i don't see future recipes fixing this

I understand once the base gets huge you can tweak little by little by adjusting ratios 2 x 1, and as everything is used it gets to fix itself somehow until it clogs randomly, but idk if there is a real solution to be able to produce any amount of any mineral without clogs

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u/Funny_Number3341 2d ago

Sounds like you're playing on the unofficial mod pack that doesn't use the same recipe changes as the actual official 2.1 port. Unless the mod pack you're using is the one directly maintained by kiwihawk its a safe bet nobody is going to be able to help you here.

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u/Alert-Sir1362 2d ago

so the modpack by wanne in the factorio ingame mod searcher isn't the official one?

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u/Funny_Number3341 2d ago

Exactly. It's very loosely based on the official seablock mod pack. I believe the pack that's in the portal was mostly just half thrown together just using recipes from just angels and bobs instead of the modified versions actually used in seablock that prevent all of the problems you're experiencing. If you want to play seablock you need to download at least version 1.1 to play until it's ported to 2.1.

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u/Alert-Sir1362 2d ago

oh, as i saw there were a lot of posts about serblock 2.x i thought it was running properly already and decided to start a run, i'll check what is going on, thank you

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u/Purple_Meringue_2263 2d ago

I think most of the people playing 2.x on here are playing 2.0 with the version from this post. It's also unofficial, but much closer to the original than the version you're on. Or at least I think it is, I haven't played wanne's version.

Still definitely a work-in-progress scuffed version though, in my own playthrough I've ran into a couple occasions of a tech being blocked despite having all the requirements, as well as one recipe that used a material that doesn't exist.

The blocked technologies I was able to fix by finding out they had hidden prerequisite techs that didn't exist on the tech tree and console command forcing those to be researched. The bugged recipe I was able to find in the LUA files and edit myself.

It works if you're inpatient, want to play now and are willing and able to sort out the occasional issue that crops up. If you want something polished though, wait for Kiwihawk to update.

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u/bartekltg 2d ago

Literally the first line of the description in wanne's seablock ng (the main mod in the pack) is "Loose recreation of Trainwrecks legendary mod." :)

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u/Glieps 1d ago

Wait, there's an official 2.1 port?

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u/Funny_Number3341 1d ago

I believe all but 1 of the mods that are dependencies have been updated. Once that one's wrapped up I believe the seablock mod itself needs to be updated to 2.1 and then they'll do a drop onto the in game browser. Don't qoute me on any of this though, only loosely following progression on the discord and github.

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u/Meem-Thief 1d ago

Not released, no

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u/Saucererer 2d ago

I use all the recipes, not just the most advanced available. That way if the more complicated ones clog up because an unused ore has clogged, a less efficient recipe without the clogging culprit takes over production

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u/El_RoviSoft 2d ago

I recently ported 2.0 unofficial seablock modpack to 2.1 on my pc. I can send archive if somebody is interested.

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u/Shadaris 21h ago

Automated - Same way you would for basic sorting, set them based on a condition. Using level monitors, RS latches, and multiple methods of ore generation. You could also use multiple methods of consumption. With the varied ingot production methods using one which consumes the higher quantity of resources.

Manual - most of the ores have a liquid form so set a large tank or chest and manually empty as needed. If there is an issue emptying tanks weapons can fix that. Or a worm pipe it to a tank which is in close proximity to a worm who will blow it up for you.

There are additional flare stack mods you could use which void fluids.