Bob's materials are a bit all over the place currently. Standardize what tier each material is supposed to be used for. Also try rebalance how many recipes are using each material.
- Zinc, Nickel, and Gunmetal plates are barely used
- Steel, Titanium, and Nitinol are over used
| Tier |
Science pack |
Structural |
Resilient (tools) |
Low density |
Low friction |
Heat resistant |
Corrosion resistant |
| 1 |
Automation |
Iron |
Iron |
Tin |
Tin |
Stone |
Copper / Glass |
| 2 |
Logistic |
Steel |
Steel |
Bronze |
Bronze |
Steel |
Glass |
| 3 |
Chemical |
Aluminium / Cobalt Steel |
Cobalt Steel |
Aluminium |
Cobalt Steel |
Nickel |
Zinc |
| 4 |
Production |
Titanium |
Brass |
Titanium |
Ceramic |
Invar |
Brass / Titanium |
| 5 |
Utility |
Tungsten / Nitinol |
Tungsten Carbide |
Nitinol |
Nitinol |
Copper Tungsten |
Tungsten |
Moving brass to T4 would leave us with just plastic pipes at T3. Add new Aluminium pipes at T3. Remove Ceramic pipe to reduce clutter.

Maybe this is a good time to introduce something like Angel's recipe builder?
Bob's materials are a bit all over the place currently. Standardize what tier each material is supposed to be used for. Also try rebalance how many recipes are using each material.
Moving brass to T4 would leave us with just plastic pipes at T3. Add new Aluminium pipes at T3. Remove Ceramic pipe to reduce clutter.

Maybe this is a good time to introduce something like Angel's recipe builder?