Better End Game

Description

TL;DR

• Replaces Core Clusters with Infinite Unlocks
• Increases cost of PT Victor's final tier.

Justification

Mini disclaimer: Techtonica is an incredible game and is very friendly to newcomers to the genre. The following justification is not a criticism of the game.

In each of my playthroughs of Techtonica, I have been able to finish all Production Terminal tiers and story content with only a starter factory built that automates basic parts, which leaves me feeling a little disatisfied. This mod will change the end game so that you will need to utilise all machines and their Mk2 variants to automate the top tier items. You will no longer be able to setup just one assembler that you manually fill to get those 20 Relay Circuits.

This mod is for players that need an objective in order to continue playing or just want a more challenging end game. This mod gives players a reason to chase a high rate of core production.

Changes

• Core Clustering Has Been Replaced With Infinite Unlocks

  • Core Clustering facilitates laziness. I know this because I am lazy. Instead of building a good facory that produces all the items it needs in a balanced way, a player can build a small and input starved factory and wait for Core Clustering to fix it. With this mod, once you unlock all the Techs that boost various machine's speed, their production rates will not change again. You can no longer get away with being lazy.
  • To replace core clustering, infinte unlocks have been added. Each time you purchase one, it will auto-unlock and its price will increase. Currently, these infinite unlocks have been added:
    • Miner Speed
    • Ore Consumption
    • Fuel efficiency
    • Power usage
    • Inventory size
    • Walk speed
    • MOLE speed
  • To account for the lack of Core Clusters and the high core costs for these infinite unlocks, this mod depends on VirtualCores, More Planters and Atlantum Reactor. It's impossible to pay these costs without VirtualCores.

• PT Victor's Final Tier Cost Has Been Massively Increased

  • Currently, you can unlock this tier by placing down a few assemblers and manually feeding them. With this mod, you cannot hope to unlock it unless you fully automate the high tier items like Electric Motors and Relay Circuits. To further encourage you to automate these parts, new recipes for both Purple and Blue cores have been added.
  • You will not be able to access the last bit of story that the game currently has to offer until you purchase this tier. (Upcoming Feature)

The table below shows how much an unlock will cost at a given level, and what percentage boost will be applied. Note, Level 1 Ore Consumption should say 90.

Screenshots

Installation

If you are using Techtonica Mod Loader, you can ignore these steps.

Note, this mod requires use of the BepInEx Update function. If you have not already done so for another mod, follow these instructions:

1. Find your game install folder.
2. Navigate to BepInEx\config.
3. Open BepInEx.cfg.
4. Find the setting "HideGameManagerObject".
5. Set it to "true".
6. Save & close.

Techtonica Mod Loader Installation

You can download the Techtonica Mod Loader from here and use that to install this mod.

Manual Install Instructions

Note: If you are playing on Gamepass, your game version is likely behind the steam version. Please check the version compatibility chart below.

Your game folder is likely in one of these places:
    • Steam: (A-Z):/steam/steamapps/common/Techtonica
    • Gamepass: (A-Z):/XboxGames/Techtonica/Content
    • Gamepass: Could also be in C:/Program Data/WindowsApps

1. Download BepInEx v5.4.21 from here
2. Follow the installation instructions here
3. Download and install any dependencies.
4. Extract the contents of the .zip file for this mod.
5. Drag the "BepInEx" folder into your game folder.

Upcoming Features & Changes

• Block EG Content
  • Block access to the end game story content until the final PTV tier is unlocked

Known Issues

• Items Show As Relay Circuits On Belts
  • Any of the four new items will be displayed as Relay Circuits when on belts. Assiging a new model to the item to use for conveyor belts has not been figured out yet.

Changelog

V1.1.0

• Added: Stats In Descriptions
  • Added current level and boost percentage to infinite unlock descriptions.
• Fixed: Spent Cores Don't Save
  • Fixed a bug that caused cores spent on infinite unlocks to be refunded when loading a save.

V1.0.0

Initial Release

Credits

Power Icon Boot Icon Engine Heatsink

Disclaimer

Note: NEW Games must be loaded, saved, and reloaded for mods to take effect. Existing saves will auto-apply mods. Please be sure to backup your saves before using mods: AppData\LocalLow\Fire Hose Games\Techtonica USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! Techtonica Devs do not provide support for Mods, and cannot recover saves damaged by mod usage.

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