The ARC FURNACE was driving me crazy, it uses one hematite ore and transforms it in one iron bar, what a waste. So i created a few reactions to improve this behaivior:
[REACTION:ARC_SCRAP_SMELTING]
[NAME:smelt scrap metal]
[BUILDING:ARC_FURNACE:CUSTOM_S]
[REAGENT:A:1:BOULDER:NONE:INORGANIC:SCRAP_METAL]
[PRODUCT:60:1:BAR:NO_SUBTYPE:METAL:IRON][PRODUCT_DIMENSION:150]
[PRODUCT:60:1:BAR:NO_SUBTYPE:METAL:COPPER][PRODUCT_DIMENSION:150]
[PRODUCT:30:1:BAR:NO_SUBTYPE:METAL:TIN][PRODUCT_DIMENSION:150]
[PRODUCT:20:1:BAR:NO_SUBTYPE:METAL:ZINC][PRODUCT_DIMENSION:150]
[SKILL:SMELT]
[REACTION:ARC_BAUXITE_SMELTING]
[NAME:smelt bauxite]
[BUILDING:ARC_FURNACE:NONE]
[REAGENT:A:1:BOULDER:NONE:INORGANIC:BAUXITE]
[PRODUCT:100:4:BAR:NO_SUBTYPE:METAL:ALUMINUM][PRODUCT_DIMENSION:150]
[SKILL:SMELT]
[REACTION:ARC_COPPER_SMELTING]
[NAME:smelt scrap copper]
[BUILDING:ARC_FURNACE:NONE]
[REAGENT:A:1:BOULDER:NONE:INORGANIC:SCRAP_METAL]
[PRODUCT:75:2:BAR:NO_SUBTYPE:METAL:COPPER][PRODUCT_DIMENSION:150]
[SKILL:SMELT]
[REACTION:ARC_NATIVE_COPPER_SMELTING]
[NAME:smelt native copper]
[BUILDING:ARC_FURNACE:NONE]
[REAGENT:A:1:BOULDER:NONE:INORGANIC:NATIVE_COPPER]
[PRODUCT:100:4:BAR:NO_SUBTYPE:METAL:COPPER][PRODUCT_DIMENSION:150]
[SKILL:SMELT]
[REACTION:ARC_GOLD_SMELTING]
[NAME:smelt gold]
[BUILDING:ARC_FURNACE:NONE]
[REAGENT:A:1:METAL_ORE:GOLD]
[PRODUCT:100:4:BAR:NO_SUBTYPE:METAL:GOLD][PRODUCT_DIMENSION:150]
[SKILL:SMELT]
[REACTION:ARC_IRON_SMELTING]
[NAME:smelt scrap iron]
[BUILDING:ARC_FURNACE:NONE]
[REAGENT:A:1:BOULDER:NONE:INORGANIC:SCRAP_METAL]
[PRODUCT:75:2:BAR:NO_SUBTYPE:METAL:IRON][PRODUCT_DIMENSION:150]
[SKILL:SMELT]
[REACTION:ARC_HEMATITE_SMELTING]
[NAME:smelt hematite]
[BUILDING:ARC_FURNACE:NONE]
[REAGENT:A:1:BOULDER:NONE:INORGANIC:HEMATITE]
[PRODUCT:100:4:BAR:NO_SUBTYPE:METAL:IRON][PRODUCT_DIMENSION:150]
[SKILL:SMELT]
[REACTION:ARC_LIMONITE_SMELTING]
[NAME:smelt limonite]
[BUILDING:ARC_FURNACE:NONE]
[REAGENT:A:1:BOULDER:NONE:INORGANIC:LIMONITE]
[PRODUCT:100:4:BAR:NO_SUBTYPE:METAL:IRON][PRODUCT_DIMENSION:150]
[SKILL:SMELT]
[REACTION:ARC_MAGNETITE_SMELTING]
[NAME:smelt magnetite]
[BUILDING:ARC_FURNACE:NONE]
[REAGENT:A:1:BOULDER:NONE:INORGANIC:MAGNETITE]
[PRODUCT:100:4:BAR:NO_SUBTYPE:METAL:IRON][PRODUCT_DIMENSION:150]
[SKILL:SMELT]
[REACTION:ARC_SILVER_SMELTING]
[NAME:smelt silver]
[BUILDING:ARC_FURNACE:NONE]
[REAGENT:A:1:BOULDER:NONE:INORGANIC:NATIVE_SILVER]
[PRODUCT:100:4:BAR:NO_SUBTYPE:METAL:SILVER][PRODUCT_DIMENSION:150]
[SKILL:SMELT]
I think that the arc furnace can only use single product ore to produce bars, thats why it can only process native copper, iron ores, gold and silver(maybe other types of silver and coper:horn silver, malachite... and add zinc and tin reactions). Also the SCRAP IRON/COPPER reaction needs Tweaking in the product percentage and yield.
I was thinking to remove sulfur and saltpeter as ore and give a reaction to the chemicla lab to process rocks and find some. But i don´t know how to do it.
Why so few sand soil layers?