StabilityBeams

Stability Beams

Adds higher-tier versions of the vanilla iron-strapped wood beam and pole, one for each metal progression step:

| Tier | Piece | Metal | Stability | Health | |---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Silver-strapped | Silver | x1.25 | x1.25 | | 2 | Black Metal-strapped | Black Metal | x1.50 | x1.60 | | 3 | Flametal-strapped | Flametal | x1.80 | x2.00 | | 4 | Bloodgold-strapped | Bloodgold | x2.20 | x2.60 |

(Stability numbers scale the piece's maximum support and reduce support loss. Defaults shown; all configurable.)

How it works

• The new pieces appear in the hammer build menu next to the vanilla iron beams (straight beam, 26 / 45 / 67 degree beams, and pole).
• They are built and deconstructed like any vanilla piece: the cost is the vanilla recipe with the Iron swapped for the tier's metal, and deconstructing refunds everything.
• A piece becomes available once you have discovered its materials, like vanilla pieces.
• The metal parts of the model are recolored to match each metal.

Configuration

After the first launch, edit BepInEx/config/Aquatechnic.NewMetalBeams.cfg:

• Stability, health and cost multipliers for each tier
• Which vanilla pieces get variants (BasePrefabs)
• Metal colors and recolor detection settings

Stability multipliers are synced from the server and apply live. Recipes, health and the piece list need a restart.

Multiplayer

Everyone (and the server) needs this mod and the same version. Removing the mod deletes any placed pieces from this mod.

Known issues

• Models may look different with other texture or building mods installed.
• The angled-beam recoloring is tuned per game version; report anything that looks off.

Disclosure

This mod was developed with significant help from an AI assistant (code generation).

Credits

Built on BepInEx and Jotunn.