Sky's Simplified Space Age is a basic mod which makes Space Age easier to play. It does this primarily through simplifying recipes and reducing the amount of interplanetary logistics needed.
I had the idea when I got annoyed at foundries needing to be made on Volcanus, but I didn't actually begin making this mod until I mentioned it to a friend who had <100 hours on Factorio and she immediately begged me to do it.
- Configuration:
- You can enable/disable whichever features you want.
- General:
- (Disabled by default) All qualities unlocked with automation.
- T3 Module recipes reverted to base game.
- T3 Quality Module recipe simplified (to match base-game-reverted module recipes)
- Cliff Explosives recipe reverted to base game.
- Adjustible (cheaper by default) rocket parts amount required to complete a rocket.
- Space Foundations stack higher, and are crafted in sets of 10 at no extra cost/time.
- (Disabled by default) Rocket Parts only require fuel.
- (Disabled by default) Revert the 2.0 PLD nerf, because why not.
- (Disabled by default) Multiply or remove the lifetime of Nutrients.
- (Disabled by default) Remove the spoilage result from Nutrients.
- Space
- (Disabled by default) Change the health of asteroids.
- (Disabled by default) Downgrade the resistances of asteroids. Negative values can upgrade them instead for a challenge!
- Allow Chests in Space
- Allow Roboports/Robots in Space
- (Disabled by default) Simplify asteroid processing by removing recursion.
- Modify the length of interplanetary routes.
- Nauvis
- Nauvis requirement removed from Biolab placement.
- Capture Rocket crafted with Nutrients instead of Bioflux.
- Captive biter nests can eat Nutrients instead of Bioflux.
- Vulcanus
- Vulcanus location requirement removed from crafting Foundries, Big Mining Drills, and Turbo Belts.
- Foundry recipe's Tungsten Carbide requirement removed or replaced (with plastic).
- Big Mining Drill recipe's Tungsten Carbide requirement removed or replaced (with plastic).
- Turbo Belt recipes' Tungsten Plate requirement removed or replaced (with steel plate).
- Calcite requirement removed from the iron/copper ore to molten metal recipes.
- (Disabled by default) Calcite requirement removed from the lava to molten iron/copper metal recipes.
- Artillery and Artillery Ammo recipes reverted to base game.
- Fulgora:
- Fulgora location requirement removed from Recycler and EM Plant.
- Electromagnetic Plant recipe's Holmium Plate requirement removed or replaced (with iron plate).
- Stone requirement removed from Holmium Solution and Electrolyte.
- Gleba:
- Gleba location requirement removed from Biochamber.
- Biochamber recipe's pentapod egg removed or replaced (with biter eggs).
- Stack Inserter recipe's Jelly and Carbon Fiber requirements removed or replaced (with plastic).
- (Disabled by default) Multiply or remove the lifetime of Gleba's Agricultural Science Packs.
- (Disabled by default) Remove the spoilage result from Gleba's Agricultural Science Packs.
- (Disabled by default) Artificial biome soil and Overgrowth biome soil can be placed in more areas.
- Aquilo
- Aquilo location requirement removed from Cryogenic Plant, Quantum Processors, and Fusion Power Plant Parts.
- Cryogenic Plant's Superconductor and Lithium Plate ingredients removed or replaced (with plastic bar and iron plate)
- Ice Platforms are crafted in sets of 10 at no extra cost/time.
- Foundations are lighter and crafted in sets of 10 at no extra cost/time.
- (Disabled by default) Two alternate recipes for Foundations that only require Nauvis materials.