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Nickelback

BBy BitzArt

This mod gives you bits of metal back when a tool breaks during quenching

Nickelback

Description


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A note on development

This mod is AI-assisted.

Some of the code in this mod was written with the help of AI tools — but this is not a "vibe-coded" project. Design, architecture, and testing are handled by a human, and a meaningful share of the code is hand-written as well; AI is used to execute well-defined coding tasks under direction. Every change is reviewed and verified before it lands in the codebase, and nothing reaches a release unless it meets the quality bar set for how the mod should look, feel, and behave in your game. If something falls short of that, please report it.

Unbench the quench

This mod gives you bits of metal back when a tool made of iron, meteoric iron, or steel breaks during quenching.

There is a 0-10% material loss during reclamation, so you get 90-100% of the metal back.

Steel can only be reclaimed as iron due to a loss of carbon content during the reclamation process.

Configuration
You can configure Nickelback by editing ModConfig/Nickelback.json, generated automatically on first launch.
Mod Compatibility
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Fully compatible 🟢
Mostly compatible 🟡
Conflicting 🔴

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