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Materials+

Current Version: 1.2-1

Update June 2018
Hello. It's been a while.

The last time I properly looked at this mod was probably nearly 2 years ago. In that time a number of updates have been released, and quite a number of people have commented about this being broken.

I do apologize for not addressing this sooner - Frankly I haven't looked at Prison Architect in that time and didn't realize how broken this had become.

I've reuploaded the mod and checked all that currently exists, to make sure it works with Update 14. Unfortunately, I don't have the time to continue adding features beyond what already has been implemented. For now, what exists works. If you want to (or know someone who wants to) continue this mod further, please let me know.

Cheers,
Augwich


For what feels like years, I have waited for Introversion to properly expand and balance their materials selection, struggling with the meager and sometimes oddly-propertied current selection. Why are wooden floors more expensive than roads? How come I can't plant longer grasses? Where are some additional wall types, like wooden walls for my wooden buildings? Why don't my gravel paths make my workmen move faster? Where are the carpets? Well no more.


As I have never been a huge fan of playing with mods over a vanilla game, especially if they dramatically alter the way the game is played, this mod seeks to update and upgrade the materials selection while only minimally effecting the actually game play. Due to the changes in some materials such as costs and movement speeds, this may affect your game slightly in terms of budget and how quickly your guys (or gals) can move around. However, most is purely cosmetic, and those changes that are made are kept to a minimum.

If you DO NOT want ANY changes to your actual game, and prefer a purely cosmetic overhaul, let me know in the comments. If there's enough demand, I may make a cosmetic-only version.

Updated June 2018 for PA Update 14

See the changelog for detailed changes


Since this mod overwrites the tileset.png file to provide the new materials, IT WILL CONFLICT with any other mod that also overwrites this file. Sorry about that - as far as I am aware there is nothing I can do to fix this.
If enough people want it, I may make a version that does not change this file in any way (and thus does not add any additional materials beyond those that were already created by Introversion but never implemented) - please let me know in the comments.


Version 1.1 changes:

-Added new "Clay Tile" material (exterior and interior) from existing tileset
-Added sprites for wood construction material
-Updated Ceramic Tile and Carpet textures to reduce noticeable repetition.

Fixes:
-Decreased the cost of a couple materials.
-Fixed stone and wood construction materials not displaying their respective names correctly.

Version 1 (initial release) changes:
-Adds two new exterior materials: Loose Stone and Rubber Sheet
-Adds two new interior materials in 6 colors each: Ceramic Tiles and Carpeting
-Unlocks Long Grass and Mud materials so they are now buildable
-Adds two new wall types: CMU Wall and Wooden Wall
-Updates cost and movement speed of most existing materials, through the creation of a whole new construction material system to allow for more price (and ultimately sprite) customization
-Renames a couple materials to better reflect their textures.


-Add a bunch of new materials, including linoleum, brick (both inside and outside), better metals, exterior wood, and better stone paving/patterning.
-Add some new wall types, including metal sheeting, (maybe) alternate brick colors, (maybe) alternate wood colors, and interior partitioning systems.
-Update tilesets of existing materials so they look better and less drab.
-Add additional stone construction material sprites for their corresponding materials

In-Game Description:
"Seeks to balance and expand material selection (exterior landscaping, interior finishes, and wall types) by adding new materials and tweaking existing ones. See changelog at %AppData% / Local / Introversion / Prison Architect / mods / Materials+ / changelog.txt for detailed changes."