Metal to Ore

Transform Your Surplus Metals in Oxygen Not Included

Having trouble managing your abundant refined metal reserves in Oxygen Not Included? This ingenious mod introduces a balanced and practical solution by allowing you to recycle those excess materials back into their raw ore forms, offering a new layer of resource management to your colonies.

The Power of Recycling

As your duplicant’s industrial prowess grows, so too can your stockpiles of refined metals. While a sign of success, an overabundance can become a logistical headache. The “Metal to Ore” mod elegantly addresses this by leveraging an existing structure: the Rock Crusher. Now, instead of letting valuable refined metals sit idle, you can efficiently convert them back into usable ore, providing a sustainable way to replenish your mining needs or repurpose materials for specific crafting requirements.

Balanced Conversion Mechanics

This mod focuses on a sensible economic loop. The conversion process is designed to incur a minor but necessary cost, preventing infinite recycling loops.

• Recipe Breakdown: For every 100 kg of refined metal processed, you will receive 80 kg of its corresponding ore and 20 kg of sand.
• Resource Preservation: This 80/20 split ensures that while recycling is a powerful tool, the initial effort of ore extraction remains fundamentally important to the game’s economy.

The specific conversions include:

• Iron into Iron Ore
• Copper into Cuprite (Copper Ore)
• Gold into Gold Amalgam
• Tungsten into Wolframite
• Aluminum into Aluminum Ore
• Cobalt into Cobaltite (Cobalt Ore)

Seamless Integration and Compatibility

One of the standout features of “Metal to Ore” is its unobtrusive nature. The mod seamlessly integrates with the base game, utilizing the existing Rock Crusher building without requiring any new assets, models, or sound effects. This ensures a smooth and immersive experience. Furthermore, all original vanilla crafting recipes remain untouched, preserving the core gameplay balance. The mod is designed to be compatible with existing save files, allowing you to implement this recycling functionality into your current colonies without issue.

Please note that the inclusion of Aluminum and Cobalt conversions requires the Spaced Out! expansion to be active. This mod offers a simple yet impactful way to enhance your resource management strategies, making your colonies even more efficient and adaptable.