Types/FluidIngredientPrototype
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A fluid ingredient definition, for example for a Prototype/Recipe. Its loading is triggered by the type of a Types/IngredientPrototype being "fluid".
Mandatory properties
name
Type: Types/string
The name of a Prototype/Fluid.
amount
Type: Types/double
Optional properties
temperature
Type: Types/double
Sets the expected temperature of the fluid ingredient.
minimum_temperature
Type: Types/double
If #temperature is not set, this sets the expected minimum temperature of the fluid ingredient.
maximum_temperature
Type: Types/double
If #temperature is not set, this sets the expected maximum temperature of the fluid ingredient.
catalyst_amount
Type: Types/double
Default: 0
Amount of this ingredient that should not be included in the fluid consumption statistics. Usually used together with an equal catalyst amount on the "product" of the catalyst in the recipe.
If this FluidIngredientPrototype is used in a recipe, the catalyst amount is calculated automatically based on the ingredients and results.[1]
fluidbox_index
Type: Types/uint32
Default: 0 (no specific fluidbox)
Used to specify which fluidbox this ingredient should use on the machine. It will only use this one fluidbox.
Example
{type="fluid", name="water", amount=50}