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Type: Mod
Mod category: Block, Production, Other
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Oct 18, 2018 @ 7:11pm
Jun 30 @ 7:06am
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AwwScrap

In 1 collection by Thraxus
Thraxus SE Mods - QoL
29 items
Description
This mod will turn any blocks that hit a grinder into scrap instead of the other base components.

No more inflation of components floating around in your game / server clogging up the need to go out mining / trading with others.

AwwScrap will return custom scrap components that mimic the components that are destroyed during the grinding process. So, for instance, when grinding a heavy armor block, you'll get "Steel Plate Scrap", and "Metal Grid Scrap" that will smelt down to the original materials that went in, minus some percentage based on the type of refinery you're currently using.

Components not recognized by AwwScrap will grind down into normal scrap at a 1:1 ratio.

Vanilla components and components from several mods (see the end of the mod description for a full list) are supported.

If you want some of your stuff back, see the Available Addons section. This is not included in the core mod as I feel it breaks the intent of the mod. However, I do recognize that vanilla AwwScrap can be really punishing in the beginning of a new game, or for beginners in general, so I've made "not so difficult" mode available via I Found Your Crap (addon, again, see below).

Current Returns
Large Refinery with 4x yield modules: 90%
Large Refinery with no yield modules: 45%
Basic Refinery: 45%
Lg/Sm Grid Skit: 45%

The different refineries will process scrap from the same components they can build.

The aim here is to make you and your friends think a bit more before randomly charging into battle without regard for repairs. It'll also force you to more creatively take out your targets if you plan to pillage and plunder your way through SE. Did you just damage that cargo container? Hope you have some spare parts laying around...

If you have an economy running, this will also help promote the component market.

DISCORD
Questions, comments, concerns can be directed to me either here, on the workshop page, or you can always find me in the EEM Discord: https://discord.gg/PNtpMyw

CHANGE LOG
-- Previous patch notes can be seen in the Change Notes section above

Mod Version: 3.7 [Released 29 Mar 2025]
  • Added Stone Incinerator bypass so scrap doesn't get deleted.
  • Update to attempt to sync mod settings between client and server.

Known Issues
- None

Recommended Companion Mod(s)
Advanced Welding https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=510790477

Available Addons
AwwScrap: I Found Your Crap: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2590528047

Special Thanks!
  • Nukeguard for the awesome custom scrap models
  • Arstraea for the awesome custom scrap icons
  • HelloYolk for picking up the IO compatibility while I was swamped with life
  • Draygo for inspiration on how to handle some of the scrap returns and calculations
  • Enenra for the awesome mini scrap icon overlay

Supported Mods
  • AryxWeaponEnterprises (ModID: 2530716039)
  • BotSpawner (ModID: 2336089504)
  • HackingComputer3 (ModID: 728555954)
  • StarTrek (ModID: 2634862322)
  • Lord Wiader's Tiered Systems (ModID: 691529112)
  • -- Does not scrap drop only tiered components
  • Industrial Overhaul (ModID: 2344068716)
  • Defense Shields (ModID: 1365616918)
  • Cython's Energy Shields (ModID: 484504816)
  • Wood Harvesting (ModID: 2593545016)
  • -- Does not scrap Wood Planks or Wood Logs
  • Tiered Tech (ModID: ????)
  • -- Does not scrap the tiered components
  • Homestead Wood and Stone Blocks (2790746375)
  • -- Does not scrap Wood Planks or Wood Logs
  • Tiered Upgrade Modules x2-x32 (1681783871)
  • Graphene Expanded (ModID: 2791555101)
  • Edens Wrath Engineering (ModID: 1759275190)
  • High Tech Solar Arrays (ModID: 2221990774)
  • Extended Survival: Technology - Alpha 0.3.35 (ModID: 2842844421)
  • -- Does not scrap wood or broken components
  • Space Engineers [Enhanced] - Complete (ModID: 875707065)
  • Ace Endgame Expansion (ModID: 3507747587)

License
Anyone is welcome to re-upload AwwScrap in whole or in part, modified how they see fit. I do ask that you link back to this listing though so people can be exposed to the original work.
794 Comments
Maeyanie Sep 14 @ 12:55am 
So yeah, looks like my best answer is just to remove AwwScrap for now. Oh well. Thanks for the response. :steamthumbsup:
Maeyanie Sep 14 @ 12:51am 
Ah, from looking at the code, it looks like Polymer should get recursively resolved down to its components... I'm not sure exactly what that would be, but it's not a smelter or refinery, so it's just going to add more refineries to the mix. That'd still make nothing over 50% besides the prototech refinery, so it doesn't really change anything, aside from making me even more impressed with how this works.
Maeyanie Sep 13 @ 9:33pm 
@Thraxus: I'm honestly not sure I've played with both IO and AwwScrap together before... if so, it's been a long time. So no clue.

The 50% makes sense it would break with IO... Smelter smelts silicon, Refinery smelts gold, and nothing smelts Polymer since it's an intermediate product. I'm guessing the Prototech one does both silicon and gold, so it hits the 50%.
If nothing matches at least 50%, does it use the highest? If so, that would have worked before the Prototech update, and would explain why it broke recently.
Slomes Sep 13 @ 9:00pm 
Lmao yea I was looking exactly for what the "I Found Your Crap" Addon does, im so dumb haha
cheers, and thanks for maintaining your mods/responding
Thraxus  [author] Sep 13 @ 7:45pm 
For the record, I think SalmonGod and I worked that one out in Discord - I could be wrong though. It's super hard to help diagnose or fix anything in Steam comments.
Thraxus  [author] Sep 13 @ 7:44pm 
@Maeyanie - that's interesting, but I'm guessing it's not something I can do much about. IO, in general, makes assigning scrap really hard because it not only uses a ton of different materials, but it can also use compounded materials (i.e. a component is in the recipe for another component, and none of the component materials come from the same machine). To address this I had to do a "best fit" for the scrap processing. It sounds like the ProtoRefineryIngots group can refine everything in that list, while no other group can, so AwwScrap doesn't search for them - it will only match scrap to a refinery that can refine at least 50% of the materials.

Is this new to the newest SE update, or has this been an ongoing issue? I've not heard of it before, which leads me to think it's a new issue.
Thraxus  [author] Sep 13 @ 7:44pm 
Haha,the conversation was so close to IFYC, I thought this entire thread was on the I Found Your Crap mod page. My bad - I would have pointed you there originally had my brain not apparently been on vacation.
Slomes Sep 13 @ 7:30pm 
@Maeyanie ooh yea im dumb..thanks a lot! :D
Maeyanie Sep 13 @ 7:22pm 
@Slomes: It sounds like you want the "I Found Your Crap" addon to do what you're after, and to check out the config files there.
Slomes Sep 13 @ 7:12pm 
BaseAwwScrapScalar controls the max return rate of resources from scrap with a 4x yield vanilla refinery.

ScrapMassScalar is the ratio of scrap mass to component mass.

ScrapProductionTimeScalar is the ratio of scrap production time to component production time.

ScrapVolumeScalar is the ratio of scrap volume to component volume.

ScrapUnknownItems determines whether to set an unknown item to generic scrap or return the unknown item to the player (unaltered).

SurvivalKitRecycling determines whether the Survival Kit is allowed to process scrap or not.