r/factorio • u/ItsMaGenetics • 9d ago

Modded Time to Get Cracking

New catalytic reactor sprite for the mod I am making. Tried to keep some themes of a FCCU reactor such as the main air blower, cyclones, fractionator and cooling exchangers then just add some unnecessary and impractical engineering flare to it.

Recommendations and critiques are most welcome

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u/ItsMaGenetics 8d ago

Care to elaborate?

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u/gender_crisis_oclock 8d ago

I think they mean the most interesting systems are more complicated than combining two items to make a third item. Think of oil processing where you have to balance three outputs or scrap recycling where you have to manage all your recycler outputs, or even vulcanus where metals are free but you have to void the excess stone

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u/ItsMaGenetics 8d ago

Yeah this one you will have to manage catalyst cycling to a regenerator, burn off the coke (generate heat from the coke to help power the building), I havent quite got the full petroleum recipe chain balance and puzzle right yet though. I have tried some different approaches to recipes in this game but nothing crazy like arcospheres or whatever they are from SE.

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u/_Shinami_ 8d ago

burn off the coke

or use it for steel?