Mechanics Rework

This mod splits Mechanics into 2 specialties, Mechanics and Advanced Engineering. The aim is to reduce the reliance on Mechanics and encourage more collaboration among players alongside a more open economy, ensuring money is spread more equally throughout!

The Advanced Engineer, aimed at following a similiar path to a Basic Engineer, takes over vehicle, power and general engineering based tasks.

Updated Recipes

Here is a full list of the recipes, now handled by the Advanced Engineer:

• Vehicle Production

  • Steam Truck
  • Steam Tractor (Plus Steam Tractor Modules)
  • Crane
  • Wooden Elevator

• Power Generation Production (and related recipes)

  • Steam Engine
  • Portable Steam Engine
  • Combustion Engine
  • Combustion Generator
  • Transmission Pole

• Part Recipes

  • Iron Gear
  • Iron Axle
  • Gearbox
  • Piston

• Machine Recipes

  • Pump Jack
  • Oil Refinery
  • Electric Water Pump

New Recipes

In addition, Advanced Engineers can now also recycle some older items, with these recipes:

• Recycle Wood Cart

  • Takes apart a wood cart, recovering some hewn logs and the wooden wheels.

• Recycle Iron Wheel

  • Breaks down old or damaged iron wheels into iron bars.

• Recycle Powered Cart

  • Disassembles a powered cart, recovering the wheels, some iron bars and lubricant.

• Recycle Hand Plow

  • Deconstructs an old hand plow, returning the wheel, some iron and hewn.

There is also now an alternative, slightly less efficient, recipe for Engineering Research Paper Moderns, crafted by the Advanced Engineer:

• Engineering Research Paper Modern Alternative

  • 8 Iron Axles
  • 4 Gearboxes
  • 4 Pistons
  • 4 Ink
  • 20 Paper

The Advanced Engineer also receives the ability to create their own Special Module, the Advanced Engineering Upgrade, which is built at the Machinist Table and requires an Advanced Upgrade Lvl 4.

Installation

Simply extract the archive into your root Eco folder and the files will be copied into your Mods/UserCode folder.

Additional Information

The Mechanic remains in charge of handling all the remaining recipes for parts, storage containers and crafting tables that they have originally. The repairing requirements for any tables/items are changed to match those who create them also. 

Integration Notes

If you wish to integrate this mod with other mods that add anything you think the Advanced Engineer should also create, simply add an override file or change the recipe within the other mod folder to use the AdvancedEngineeringSkill.

Problems/Issues

If you find any problems/issues please let me know here, or if you have any balance concerns.