Better Stone (Official) v7.0.11

This is the official port of Better Stone, the original and most detailed updates can be found here.

People are welcome to modify or use this mod however they desire in modpacks or with their own modifications of this mod.

If you have any troubles or if I forget to update here, please contact the link above.

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Welcome to the official Better Stone for Space Engineers mod page.

================ SUMMARY ================

This mod fixes these problems: 1) Real life ores rarely come in their pure forms. Usually ores are a mixture of many elements! 2) Gameplay-wise, finding one ore patch can be hard enough, imagine finding 20 and not finding the kind you need. 3) When modding, almost everyone makes their blocks colorful nowadays, but the vanilla ores remain their original dreary colors.

This mod does the following:

• adds many new ores according to real life.
• follows the vanilla balance.
• adds colored icons.
• adds 2 playtester-approved, qualifty-of-life gameplay changes: less stone, more ice.
• makes planetary ores 10x deeper and 5x richer.

================ NEWS ================

2023-04-17 SE 1.202.066 Automation UpdateRebalance to match vanilla changes -

• Less gold, slightly less silver and uranium
• More cobalt, platinum

Patch additions -

• Compatibility Patch with Industrial Overhaul
• You can now crush and purify ores added by Better Stone

2022-04-01 hotfixOres use their corresponding ore icons for compatibility with mods that show blueprint icons.

2021-04-24 SE 1.198.072Added barebones compatibility with Industrial Overhaul mod Note - Using the ores in the description below as a guide: [EI] ores use the Uranium Centrifuge, [S]and [PM] process in the refinery, [CM] process in the smelter. It should more or less match the mod.

================ DELICIOUS PUBLIC SERVER PLUG ================

A group of people built a massive public server that features MANY custom planets with custom ore definitions from Better Stone.

If features a challenging tiered progression experience.

The mod-pack features tons of carefully curated and configured mods that make the game like a whole new experience.

It is very active (as of 2021/01/26) with around 7+ players online at any time, many factions, as well as an active community with tons of people in the Discord. Check it out today!

Server: https://space-engineers.com/server/170598/ Official Discord: https://discord.gg/ESe8Jyp Ganymede Server Mod List: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2201840497

================ TROUBLESHOOTING AND FAQ ================

(1) Does this work on current saves? A: Results vary by version. Backup before trying. Usually not anymore. More info: https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/406244471/3108014879976279688/

(2) Does this work on custom planets? A: No. There are mods that enable it for specific planets, here are some examples: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2036347262&searchtext=better+stone https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2036343997&searchtext=better+stone Big Link of Mods: https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198093886478/myworkshopfiles/?appid=244850

(3) I can't find any ores, is it broken? How deep are the ores? Why can't I see any ores? There aren't any ores on the alien planet, help! (etc.) A: They're there. Might need modded ore detector for the added range. Really, they're there. More info: https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/406244471/3108014879976279688/

(4) Refinery isn't accepting ores from this mod? A: It's usually a mod conflict--place this mod atop all the others in the load order. More info: https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/406244471/3108014879976279688/

(5) I get errors when this loads. Is this breaking the sky? A: Those warnings are harmless. More info: https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/406244471/3108014879976279688/

(6) The ores are now all magenta (or gray?) balls, why? A: Can't find texture files. 80% chance mod conflict, 20% chance Keen changed something breaking this mod. More info: https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/406244471/3108014879976279688/

(7) TIM's auto-refining script doesn't automagically refine mod ores! What can I do? A: Here is the workaround as of Oct. 2018: http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/406244471/1489992713702371705/

(8) Exactly how deep is every ore on every planet? Will a radar range of XX work? Here's the raw planet mod file from the public repository: https://github.com/dstults/BetterStone/blob/master/Data/Override-PlanetGeneratorDefinitions.sbc It might be worth noting that the deepest ores start at 1.12km down.

(9) Triton's skybox is all black with this mod installed. SE doesn't implement the same skybox fallback for the new planets as it does the original ones, the result is it and Pertam (less noticeable because it's blue) lose their cloud layers. Check out this link to the discussion, which has a Reddit link with instructions on how to fix it: https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/406244471/3051737278923597999/

======================================= ===================================== INTRODUCTION -- NEW TO THIS MOD? READ ABOUT IT HERE! ===================================== =======================================

Major Functions:

• Many new ores to find and exploit (no longer just "pure metal").
• Color icons for all the ores.

Minor Functions:

• Reduces overall stone output.
• Ice added to asteroid iron cores.
• Rare iron ore is denser with iron so there's a reason to harvest it.

================ DETAILS ================

Complete list of ores and how they compare with Vanilla (Excel Spreadsheet): https://github.com/dstults/BetterStone/blob/master/Detailed Ore Data.xlsx (You'll want to click on the 'View Raw' link in the middle of the screen -- I just didn