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[B42]Neat Crafting V1.5

• Optimized some visual effects.
  
• Fixed a bug: some recipes should not display the batch crafting button.

• Resizeable window
  
• Add grid style recipelist

• Add a search function for input items
  
• Add clear text button for searchbox
  
• Make vanilla categories appear first
  
• mouse over the category list,show every category's name
  
• put the time text on the output panel
  
• fix the bug when press"b"to close panel,the mouse over text still exist
  
• remake lots of texture,use the new nine-patch way

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As you might expect, this is no longer just a concept design.


I’ve studied a lot of games and dived deep into Project Zomboid’s crafting system to design a UI that I believe fits better. While it’s not perfect yet, it already makes the complex crafting UI feel more intuitive and flexible. Here’s what I mainly improved:
1. More visual elements – more things are represented by compact and easily recognizable icons.
2. Removed a lot of unnecessary information.
3. Consolidated more text data, displayed through tooltips.


I believe the category list isn’t that important. Usually when we open the crafting panel, we already have an idea of what we want to craft. So I reduced its space usage and show detailed category names on hover.
If you're a modder, you can add your own category icons in `media/ui/CategoryIcon`. I’ve also included a base PSD file in the folder.


The input panel used to feel cluttered because of the many icons and messy layout. So now, I only kept two icons — one for “will be kept” and one for “partially consumed.” All other items will be fully consumed, and “kept” items are always displayed at the front.


I almost completely rebuilt the crafting panel, making sure all logic only updates when necessary. I also implemented a new method for handling long lists. This allows the panel to maintain decent FPS when opened. However, since everyone’s PC is different, I really need your feedback on this part , I’m not sure how well it performs on lower-end systems.

Gamepad support won’t be added anytime soon. I’ll wait until I’ve finished all UI redesigns, then buy my first gamepad and start learning its interaction logic. If you're a controller player, unfortunately this mod won’t meet your needs just yet , please give me some time.

Compatible:

• Craft and Build Category Translate [B42]
  
• theshortcut

Known Incompatible:

• what can i craft ( Similar functions already in this MOD )
  
• what can i craft addon ( Similar functions already in this MOD )

Other mods that modify the crafting panel won’t have any effect.

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About permission
You are free to extract and use any content from my mod without asking for permission.
If you want to republish my mod, you need to follow these rules:
1. There must be substantial and important improvements.
2. If my mod has not been updated for a long time and has caused many issues, you may modify and republish it.

Workshop ID: 3502080466
Mod ID: Neat_Crafting