Space Age ammo

Space Age ammo

Ever look at your magazine arsenal after unlocking space travel and think "Wait... How come there is no new magazines taking advantage of those new materials?". You've conquered Vulcanus and you're swimming in molten calcite. You've tamed Gleba's toxic hellscape. You've built a cryogenic empire on Aquilo. But you're still using the same basic magazines from iron and copper. Well, you're not alone! This mod fills that planetary ammunition gap with specialized rounds that use all those fancy materials you're shipping between planets and help you defend your base, your spaceships and their precious cargo.

Let's use this Planetary Firepower!

Lava Ammunition (Vulcanus) 🌋

Turn that volcanic rage into enemy-melting goodness with four tiers of tungsten and lava weaponry:

• Lava Rounds Magazine - Your entry-level "I'm literally shooting molten rock at you" option. Basic, hot, effective.
• Lava Fire Rounds Magazine - Now with actual lingering flames! Because sometimes enemies need to keep burning after you shoot them.
• Lava Explosive Rounds Magazine - Combines explosions with fire for that satisfying area-of-effect carnage.
• Lava Uranium Rounds Magazine - The crown jewel. Explosive + Fire + Radioactive poison damage. Perfect for those pesky Demolishers who think they're tough.

Bio Ammunition (Gleba) 🦠

Gleba isn't just about spoilage and sadness - it's also about weaponized biology!

• Bio Rounds Magazine - Turns Gleba's toxic flora into ammunition that creates lingering poison clouds. It's like bringing a little piece of Gleba's atmosphere to your enemies. Those Nauvis bitters were complaining about you polluting their environments. They certainly won't appreciate Gleba's smokey contamination.

Ice Ammunition (Aquilo) ❄️

Spend too much time worrying about space travel? Tired of asteroids ruining your day?

• Ice Rounds Magazine - Cryogenic rounds that deal both physical and explosive damage. Those bullets can be crafted and fired only in space as only the void can keep them stable.

Balance Philosophy

• Requires the appropriate planetary science pack (Agricultural for Gleba, Metallurgic for Vulcanus, Cryogenic for Aquilo)
• Needs technology Military 4
• Has some surface restrictions that make thematic sense (e.g. ice rounds work in space)

(OK, it might make the game a little easier at some point, but you'll still have plenty to worry about)

Compatibility

• Requires Factorio 2.0+ and Space Age DLC
• Works with gun turrets, personal weapons, and anything that accepts bullet ammunition
• Should play nice with other mods that use standard ammo categories

Global Stats

| Magazine | Physical | Explosive | Fire | Poison | Usage | |----------|----------|-----------|------|--------|-------| | Lava Rounds | 48 | - | - | - | Everywhere | | Bio Rounds | 32 | - | - | 64 | Planets only | | Lava Fire Rounds | 48 | - | 60 | - | Planets only | | Lava Explosive Rounds | 48 | 90 | 45 | - | Planets only | | Ice Rounds | 64 | 64 | - | - | Space only | | Lava Uranium Rounds | 56 | 100 | 60 | 70 | Vulcanus only

Note the explosions cover a very small area.