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Not Just For Looks

So I always thought it was a shame that all the fancy DLC variant blocks didn't increase block power in some way shape or form. Needs to be fair for everyone, I know. But I want these fancy looking blocks to actually be fancy. And this mod does exactly that!

I went through the various DLC packs and grabbed thrusters, cargo cans, batteries, etc... anything that was just a visual update to an existing block that had a function - and I buffed the stats. The names of all the buffed blocks remain the same for the most part, and the blocks themselves do not change. All this mod is doing in changing some data around. So if you install the mod, your DLC blocks won't vanish. And if you remove the mod, your DLC blocks still wont vanish.

Ok, so what did I actually do...

• Any block with the prefix Upgraded is more or less a x2 version of its base game counterpart
  
• Any block with the prefix Advanced is a x3 version of its base game counterpart
  
• Component costs were doubled for x2 blocks and tripled for x3 blocks
  
• A Superconductor tax was added to all impacted blocks (10 for large grid, 5 for small)
  
  • You will need some gold to get your upgraded blocks
• Various stats like thrust, cargo capacity, refine speed, etc... were either x2 or x3
  
• All blocks got a durability buff with the added components
  
• For weapons, damage was not increased
  
  • Weapons do benefit from increased durability and internal cargo space though, so they last longer and can shoot more if they get disconnected from your cargo grid
    
  • Turrets specifically got a small range buff
• For ore detectors, the range increase made some assumptions
  
  • The ranges on these assume you have already buffed up the base ore detector
    
  • If your base LG ore detector has a 1km range, and the SG one has a 300m range, this update should make sense
• Thrusters were figured out a little differently
  
  • Thruster material cost was increased to 2x and 3x base thruster cost for upgraded and advanced respectively
    
  • The thrust values were set by attempting to sort out the thrust to mass ratio. Upgraded thrusters should have roughly 2x the thrust to mass ratio of vanilla thrusters, and advanced should have roughly 3x
    
  • Prototech thrusters still have the best thrust to mass ratio for ion thrusters

Below is a list of the impacted blocks. As more blocks come out, ill add them to this mod! I was also dealing with a lot of blocks here, so please leave a comment if any of the numbers seem off!

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Apex Survival Pack

• Welder Type II
  
• Grinder Type II
  
• Drill Type II
  
• Ore detector Type II

Fieldwork Pack

• Lab Small H2 Tank
  
• Lab Small O2 Tank
  
• Lab Small O2/H2 Generator
  
• Lab H2 Tank

Contact Pack

• Gatling Turret Type II
  
• Rocket Turret Type II

Warfare 2

• Warfare Reactor
  
• Warfare Rocket Launcher
  
• Warfare Gatling Gun
  
• Warfare Battery
  
• Warfare ion thrusters
  
  • These became x3, Advanced, ion thrusters

Heavy Industry

• Large Hydrogen Tank Reskin
  
• Large Cargo Container Reskin
  
• Industrial Refinery
  
• Industrial Assembler
  
• Industrial Hydrogen Thrusters

Sparks of the Future

• Sci-Fi Ion Thrusters
  
  • These became x2, Upgraded, ion thrusters
• Sci-Fi Atmospheric Thrusters
  
  • These became x2, Upgraded, atmo thrusters

Warfare Evolution

• Flat atmospheric Thrusters
  
  • These became x3, Advanced atmo thrusters

Decorative Pack 3

• Twin Blade Wind Turbine

Quick heads up on compatibility:
This mod is altering base game blocks. So it can potentially conflict with other mods that also alter those same blocks. If you notice this happening, your mod load order matters!
This mod will continue to function just fine if other mods are "taking control" of one or more of the blocks being adjusted here.

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