[OUT DATED!] Idle Factories – V1.3
Idle Factory 2.0 is released under a new title, this means you can continue using this one with out needing to upgrade, however, 2.0 brings about new features and two new factories to the fray, please follow this link to the new update, and should you choose to continue with the mod (I.E. Keep the machiens), a handy tip will give you that extra push, Thank you all for being so wonderful 🙂
Idle Factories 2.0:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1370889187
Ownership of the mod was retuned to me by thakyZ and work will resume.
Idle Factories (aka Idle Miners) Makes a sudden return, each machine produces vanilla ores even when you’re away, so you don’t have to wait around till it completes, comes with its own workstation with Miners, Pumps and Scrappers for your convenience, Happy Idling!
Credits:
Artwork by Lonewolf239
Objects:
Work Bench
Miners:
Coal Driller
Moon Driller
Iron Driller
Tungsten Driller
Titanium Driller
Durasteel Driller
Frozen Compound Driller
Fiery Solarium Driller
Ultimate Driller
Pumps:
Erchius Pump
Healing Water Pump
Lava Pump
Oil Pump
Poison Pump
Slime Pump
Swamp Water Pump
Fresh Water Pump
Salvagers:
Salvager Mk.I
Salvager Mk.II
Salvager Mk.III
Questions & Answers
Q: Do I need a new character for this to work?
A: Nope, your original toons and worlds can use this mod, even if you choose to unsubscribe from it, your content won’t break
Q: where and how do I craft them?
A: Press C to open your personal crafting will allow you to craft the basic Coal Driller, to build the rest, you need an Inventers table (any level) and make the "Miners Workbench", there, you have access to all available Factories
Q: I Just put down a Coal Driller, but its doing nothing
A: The object works entirely like a plant, such as Tomato, grapes, banana trees, etc, even though you do not need tilled soil, or even moist for them to work, they do indeed work the same way as plants do, meaning they are technically "Growing", but with a few animation frames for progress, scan the object to give a hint when its ready
Q: Yeah but I can’t interact with it, why?
A: Like I said, its "Growing", just walk near it with your courser over it and should the frame glow white, its ready to be harvested
Q: If I upgrade to Iron, would the previous drops change?
A: All the drillers will drop Coal, Copper, Silver, Gold and Diamonds by default, each material driller you upgrade will drop the corresponding ores based on that driller, a Tungsten driller will drop Iron and Tungsten ore, where as a Titanium driller, will drop Titanium and Tungsten, only the Ultimate driller being the combination of all 6 will drop every ore, besides Core Fragments
Q: What about the pumps, are they differet?
A: Nope, they still work the same as the drillers, except they only drop 1 type of resource depending on the factory you make/upgrade, so a Lava Pump will drop 150 units of lava each time
Q: It has Idle in the title, but its taking a long time for the machines to be ready, why is that?
A: As much as its meant for idling, its not meant for you to stand and watch paint dry, the main harvest code allows the machine to function even when you’re not near them, such as exploring other planets or spacestations, etc, when you return they should be ready to collect
Q: Do these work with other mods?
A: Do you mean drops from other mods?, no, its completely all vanilla, which will stay like that, however, should people want to patch the mod in order for them to drop other mods ores, they may do so without concent
