Types/ProductPrototype

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Class used for Prototype/Recipe products, it loads as Types/ItemProductPrototype or Types/FluidProductPrototype, depending on the #type.

Optional properties

type

Type: Types/string

Default: "item"

Either "item" or "fluid". If this is item, the definition is loaded as a Types/ItemProductPrototype, if this is fluid, the definition is loaded as a Types/FluidProductPrototype.

show_details_in_recipe_tooltip

Type: Types/bool

Default: true

When hovering over a recipe in the crafting menu the recipe tooltip will be shown. An additional item tooltip will be shown for every product, as a separate tooltip, if the item tooltip has a description and/or properties to show and if show_details_in_recipe_tooltip is true.