Free Resource Buildings Branch

Free Resource Buildings Branch: Enhancing Your Oxygen Not Included Experience

Navigating the complex resource management of Oxygen Not Included can be a demanding task. The Free Resource Buildings Branch mod aims to streamline several aspects of base building and resource handling, offering crucial fixes and quality-of-life improvements that can make a significant difference to your asteroid survival.

Addressing Key Issues and Expanding Functionality

This mod is born from a necessity to correct specific gameplay quirks and introduce more intuitive resource management tools. For players who have encountered the frustrations of certain buildings not functioning as intended or the general clutter of resource management, this mod provides a much-needed solution. It targets issues ranging from storage filters to building placement, ensuring a smoother and more stable gameplay environment.

Core Features and Improvements

The Free Resource Buildings Branch introduces several key enhancements:

• Improved Storage Filters: Ensures special seeds and other items are correctly recognized by farmer storage filters, preventing common oversights.
• Functional Resource Buildings: Fixes issues with buildings like the Wood Source, correcting naming errors and ensuring they function properly outside of specific contexts like rocket modules.
• Enhanced Critter Feeders: The “Magic Feeder” has been significantly upgraded to support a wider array of critter feeds, including those from DLC content. This extends to fish feeders as well, encompassing a broader selection of aquatic species.
• Streamlined Item Management: Items are now properly removed or vanish when filters are deselected or buildings are deconstructed, preventing unwanted littering of your base.
• Corrected Resource Requirements: Addresses discrepancies in building material requirements, ensuring that refined metals are used where intended and raw ore is utilized appropriately, aligning with game progression.
• Stabilized Building Placement: Resolves critical crashes that occurred during the placement of certain buildings, making the early and mid-game experience more stable.
• Refined Trashcan Functionality: The trashcan now behaves more logically, correctly distinguishing between disposable items and essential liquids and gases, and its filter options unlock in a more progression-friendly manner.

A More Stable and Efficient Colony

By implementing these fixes and additions, the Free Resource Buildings Branch mod helps to reduce the friction points that can arise in Oxygen Not Included. Players can expect a more predictable and less frustrating experience when managing their resources and constructing their colonies. This mod is a valuable addition for any duplicant tasked with the monumental challenge of survival on a hostile asteroid.