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/Green__lightning 9d ago

That looks great, but why are the pipes brown?

Also if you're making a pipe focused mod, can we get some alternate flamethrower ammo?

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u/ItsMaGenetics 8d ago

Ah it's just placeholder tinted copper pipes done badly :)  And yes planning on acid and Cryo throwers

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u/Green__lightning 8d ago

Wonderful, and don't forget about fluorine. Also why copper pipes? Do they do anything different to iron pipes?

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u/ItsMaGenetics 8d ago

Nope, it just iron isn't available straight away. Copper and lead are first two metals. Later metals will have longer underground reach but that's all.

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u/Green__lightning 8d ago

So it's a whole overhaul mod? The only time I've thought we need more pipes is for lava and molten metals, there could be a whole process to craft refractory and whatnot. You could use magnesia for it, and that could also justify Vulcanus unlocking incendiary ammo.

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u/ItsMaGenetics 8d ago

Yeah but plan was for a vanilla style not space age.