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Title: [MOD] (Alpha 2) Blacksmith's Workplace (Superseded)
Post by: Haplo on February 26, 2014, 11:05:22 AM
Blacksmith's Workplace



This mod is superseded by my new mod 'Workplaces'! (http://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?topic=2354.0)

Description:
Here is a small mod that adds a complimentary workshop to the new stonecutter's table.
As the stonecutters table gives you the ability to make stone blocks out of rock debris, the blacksmith's workplace gives you the ability to smelt the slag debris to extract a bit of metal from it.
This mod is made to give you a plausible addition to the stonecutters table. One, which uses the as of yet unused slag debris as a resource.

Mod Team:

Download:
(http://i.imgur.com/KwibIVn.png) (http://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2140.0;attach=991)

Screens:
(http://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2140.0;attach=946;image)
(http://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2140.0;attach=957;image)
How to install:
- Unzip the contents and place them in your RimWorld/Mods folder.
- Activate the mod in the mod menu in the game.

Notes:
This mod is only a small testing mod from me as I'm no modder. So, if you want to use and expand on it, feel free to do as you see fit.
If you have time, leave me a small notice so I can take a look into what wonders you created with it..  ;)

Changelog:
I've added two additional (eXtended) variants of this mod:

The Blacksmith's Workplace X (Version 1.1)
This version adds a new resource and extends the process:
You smelt the metal slag to Metal Bars and, in a second step, the Metal Bars to Metal.
The Blacksmith's Workplace X+ (Version 1.2)
This version is the same as the X version, but gives you additionally the possibility to smelt your not needed weapons to Metal Bars (and these further to Metal).

I did my best to balance these properly, so they fit seemlesly into the base game.
If you think there should be something corrected, please don't hesitate to tell me.



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Title: Re: [MOD] (Alpha 2) Blacksmith's Workplace
Post by: Evul on February 26, 2014, 11:17:12 AM
Sweet! Downloading ^^
Title: Re: [MOD] (Alpha 2) Blacksmith's Workplace
Post by: CharlieC on February 26, 2014, 12:26:37 PM
Very nice idea - downloaded.
Title: Re: [MOD] (Alpha 2) Blacksmith's Workplace
Post by: TimMartland on February 26, 2014, 03:35:41 PM
I downloaded, installed and checked it in the mods list but no blacksmiths workplace appears as a buildable.
Title: Re: [MOD] (Alpha 2) Blacksmith's Workplace
Post by: Haplo on February 26, 2014, 04:25:59 PM
Normally it should be there to be found under Furniture.
A new table at the far right of the menu..


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Title: Re: [MOD] (Alpha 2) Blacksmith's Workplace
Post by: HawkWinters on February 26, 2014, 05:16:11 PM
Yay! The only logical path to take after the stone development.

I'm looking forward to the wood one next!
Title: Re: [MOD] (Alpha 2) Blacksmith's Workplace
Post by: Woyzeck on February 28, 2014, 01:35:11 AM
For those more inclined towards realism this might be nice to alter the whole metal economy from using raw metal to including "processed metals". I.e. a chain of slag -> metal -> processed metals -> structures.

Armored, bullet-proof structures would be nice in the future as well, for setting up defenses. At least, so long as the work and material investment was such that they were kept high-value enough to call for well-planned usage.

Being able to convert slag is also nice for playing without using traders, as I often do; shades of the early iron age, when iron was processed out of meteoric ore.
Title: Re: [MOD] (Alpha 2) Blacksmith's Workplace
Post by: Haplo on February 28, 2014, 06:39:25 AM
Hmm, interesting idea..

I could change the actual process a bit, to produce a 'raw metal' block from the slag.
And afterwards you can do a second bill to process the 'raw metal' to normal 'metal' and there you'll have your process.

It would be the normal "smelting" process as a first step and the "smithing" process to get to usable metal for your normal operations as a second step.

Maybe, if I have a bit time, I'll take a look into it over the weekend.  :)

For the extensions you mentioned, that should be done in a separat mod, as I want this mod to change the original gameplay as little as possible, as I mostly like to play a game as the creator intentioned it.
Title: Re: [MOD] (Alpha 2) Blacksmith's Workplace
Post by: Haplo on February 28, 2014, 05:31:26 PM
Added variant X and X+ to the start post.
Title: Re: [MOD] (Alpha 2) Blacksmith's Workplace
Post by: Psyckosama on March 01, 2014, 11:06:02 AM
How about adding the option to smelt unwanted weapons down as well?

Give us something useful to do with the loads and loads of vender junk we get later in the game.
Title: Re: [MOD] (Alpha 2) Blacksmith's Workplace
Post by: Haplo on March 01, 2014, 12:53:51 PM
I'm not sure, if I understood you correctly:
You'd like to have the ability to smelt down your late game surplus weapons?
In this case please try the X+ variant.  :)
Here you have three more recipes to smelt down weapons. (But you need a minimum level in crafting to do this..)
Title: Re: [MOD] (Alpha 2) Blacksmith's Workplace
Post by: Psyckosama on March 01, 2014, 05:42:32 PM
I've been playing with this mod and have made a modded version of the mod in order to help teach myself how to mod. I'd like to ask permission to share it.
Title: Re: [MOD] (Alpha 2) Blacksmith's Workplace
Post by: Architect on March 01, 2014, 06:47:58 PM
I can't wait until mods start getting cross compatibility :D
Title: Re: [MOD] (Alpha 2) Blacksmith's Workplace
Post by: Haplo on March 02, 2014, 03:47:15 AM
Quote from: Psyckosama on March 01, 2014, 05:42:32 PM
I've been playing with this mod and have made a modded version of the mod in order to help teach myself how to mod. I'd like to ask permission to share it.

Feel free to share your version.
Personally I like to see what you've done with my base. :D
Title: Re: [MOD] (Alpha 2) Blacksmith's Workplace
Post by: Thoranius on March 03, 2014, 03:02:21 AM
      Odd, I cannot seem to get any of the versions of the mod to work, I've tried them all individually. I also removed any other mods, to see if it's a conflict issue, and tried with a new game instead of save, but still no sign of the blacksmith's table on the furniture menu. Any advice?

Edit :  My apologies, I had a senior moment during the unzipping phase. I'm so used to having to extract to a new directory to avoid cluttering existing directories, I didn't realize this one had all the appropriate folder structures in place. This is functioning perfectly now, and I intend to give it a good run-through today. However, I do wish to suggest a couple potential changes to it, if you are inclined to hear them.

      Perhaps it should be changed to a smelter and furnace station, since that would normally be used extracting the usable metal from slag metal. In that case, you would want about a 2:1 ratio of stone blocks to regular metal for the creation process. You may also want to switch it to requiring power to run, I'd say probably in the 1250 to 2000 range.

       But in it's current form, it is still an excellent mod, and I'm glad that I have a chance to experiment with it today.  Thank you for sharing your mod with us, and again I apologize for my initial installation confusion.
Title: Re: [MOD] (Alpha 2) Blacksmith's Workplace
Post by: Architect on March 03, 2014, 07:54:35 AM
Have you turned them on in the game menu?
Title: Re: [MOD] (Alpha 2) Blacksmith's Workplace
Post by: Psyckosama on March 03, 2014, 08:28:06 AM
Quote from: Haplo on March 02, 2014, 03:47:15 AM
Quote from: Psyckosama on March 01, 2014, 05:42:32 PM
I've been playing with this mod and have made a modded version of the mod in order to help teach myself how to mod. I'd like to ask permission to share it.

Feel free to share your version.
Personally I like to see what you've done with my base. :D

Okay, my changes are I don't like the metal bars. I think they're a needless extra step so I didn't use them.

Smelting metal now takes a skill of 3, as it someone unskilled messing with metal like that would probably hurt themselves. I've also lowered the metal output to keep it from being too easy a source of materials.

Breaking down guns is now divided into 3 categories.

Archaic Small Arms, like the pistol and SMG. This nets only 10 metal and need three skill to break down.

Archaic Long Arms, which are any bullet firing full sized gun. Everything from the Shotgun and Lee-Enfield to the M16 and M24. 20 metal, also 3 skill as its no more complicated, it just nets more metal and takes longer.

Energy weapons net 20 metal, 5 uranium (from the power cell) and require a skill of 7 because stripping those power cells is tricky.

Frags net 15 metal and take a skill of 5 because of all that mucking about with explosives.

Molotovs don't need any skill, but also don't give you anything. Considering they're just rags stuffed in a bottle of acceleratant, it's pretty much you're dumping the fuel and throwing out the bottle.

The reason for nerfing it a bit was later in the game guns were netting me MASSIVE amounts of materials. I might actually lower the uranium for each energy weapon to 1 or 2 per as in combo with my nuclear reactor mod it gets pretty gross.

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Title: Re: [MOD] (Alpha 2) Blacksmith's Workplace
Post by: keylocke on March 03, 2014, 09:54:23 AM
nice. downloadin..
Title: Re: [MOD] (Alpha 2) Blacksmith's Workplace
Post by: Psyckosama on March 03, 2014, 04:08:53 PM
Quote from: keylocke on March 03, 2014, 09:54:23 AM
nice. downloadin..

Tell me what you think.
Title: Re: [MOD] (Alpha 2) Blacksmith's Workplace (Superseded)
Post by: Haplo on March 03, 2014, 05:53:15 PM
Sorry for not answering to your post. I was a bit busy building the next evolution of the Blacksmith's Workplace :)
But... you wouldn't think it takes this long to draw one d**** table, so that it looks at least remotely good...  ???

I'll try to take a look into your mod tomorrow. Right now I am just driving on autopilot and am not really awake enough for anything more.. So, tomorrow...  ;)
Title: Re: [MOD] (Alpha 2) Blacksmith's Workplace (Superseded)
Post by: Thoranius on March 03, 2014, 09:53:55 PM
I did notice one tidbit while playtesting this mod today. When smetling the slag into bars, (step 1), the crafter seems to gain no experience. Was this perchance intentional, or merely overlooked?
Title: Re: [MOD] (Alpha 2) Blacksmith's Workplace (Superseded)
Post by: Haplo on March 04, 2014, 12:44:39 AM
As far as I know that's a bug that will be fixed in the next alpha version.
Sorry but I don't think there is anything I can do about it :(
Title: Re: [MOD] (Alpha 2) Blacksmith's Workplace (Superseded)
Post by: Thoranius on March 05, 2014, 12:59:39 PM
Aye, I noticed that crafting stone blocks gives crafting experience, but cooking meals doesn't give cooking experience. Might be a bug in the new bill system.