Fix The Bulb

Fix The Bulb — Destructible Balloon Trees

Bulb plants blocking your megabase plans? Not anymore. This mod lets you cut down those stubborn “balloon/bulb” trees like any other foliage.

What it does

• Turns balloon/bulb trees into chainsawable, explosive-removable foliage.
• Drops: Leaves (by design — simple, safe, vanilla-friendly).
• No balance tweaks, no map edits, no new items. Just… freedom to build.

Why

A few balloon trees were flagged wrong and ended up indestructible, which can hard-block builds (looking at you, Southern Forest). This mod fixes that oversight.

How it works (tech, short)

• On load, it tags the relevant static meshes with the standard Chainsawable foliage identifier.
• No save hacking; once you cut a plant, the usual “removed foliage” markers handle persistence.

Compatibility

• SML: 3.11+
• Game: tested on 1.1 (CL 433351)
• Multiplayer: install on server and clients.

Performance

Negligible. A tiny asset pass at startup, then it’s hands-off.

Known notes

• Installed mid-save? If a specific clump seems stubborn, save & reload or walk out/in to re-stream the area.
• If Coffee Stain renames assets in future patches, I’ll update — the mod already scans for common variants.

Install

Use FICSIT Mod Manager (FMM). Enable SML, enable Fix The Bulb, launch.

Multiplayer

Expected to work (server + all clients), but not tested yet.

FAQ

Can it drop Mycelia instead of Leaves? Not in this version, by choice — keeping it simple and rock-solid. If lots of players want it, I’ll consider a separate flavor.

Does it touch performance or visuals? Nope.

Credits

Made by Klemorius. Big thanks to the Satisfactory modding community for docs and tools.

Changelog

• 1.0.0 — First release: balloon/bulb trees are now properly destructible.