[Mod request] Processing machines

[noone]

Alright, so here is a lazy attempt, but here it goes anyway ...

I'd be keen to add some processing machines for the latter part of the game. The idea is that for the price of research and power, you can by-pass the need for colonists to be actually involved in the processing of X to Z. These machines would be fed by dedicated hoppers (so that you can use conveyor belts to feed them ).

Specifically, I am thinking of 2-3 machines right now:
- a rock crusher: takes rock chunks, and turns them into sand tiles - i.e. it does the opposite of the fertilizer in turning ground into a desert. Really, I'm after a way of getting rid of rock chunks ... the desert creation part is for fun and balance ...
- an automated furnace: takes any 'organic' item (incl. corpses) material and burns it off. You'd need to supply wood as well.
- an automated smelter: takes anything 'metallic' (weapons, slag chunks) and turns it into usable metal pieces. You'd need to supply wood as well (and lots of it ...)

These would probably be ~3x3 in size with distinct designs. I am on the edge of coding it myself, but I now that I won't have time to maintain these through future alpha's, and I'd hate to see this mod go straight on the Wall of Forgotten Mods ...

So here's my shout out to anyone out there keen to collaborate and implement something along the lines above !

EDIT: come to think of it, the automated furnace should also be smart enough to strip colonists before burning them, so you can get the clothes out easily.

[noone]

I had some spare minutes and put together some possible art (needs some refining) for the machines I have in mind (i.e. the rock crusher and the automated apparel removal unit = AARU).

I thought I'd post it here and use this as an excuse to bump this thread once ... won't do that again I swear If anyone is keen on coding these, I could generate more art along these lines. Note that they're supposed to be 6x6 (and not 3x3 as mentioned above). In the long term, I would hope to animate these structures (pistons going up/down and the wheels rotating).

These could be fed by hoppers, or directly from the A2B belt unloaders.

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