Machine Advancement System (MPS)

Redefine your playstyle with the Machine Progression System (MPS) – a fully configurable mod that introduces tiered upgrades for all crafting and refining machines in the game. Forget about how you know how to make money, come and try it!

Machine Progression System (MPS)

🌟 **Redefine your Stardew Valley gaming experience! **

🎯Mod Overview

The Machine Advancement System adds a **tiered upgrade system** to all crafting and refining equipment in Stardew Valley. With six upgrade levels: **Steel, Gold, Diamond, Iridium, Radioactive** and **Prism** you can improve your machine in numerous ways!

⚙️ Core functions

### Fully configurable system

Through the general module configuration menu, you can:

• 🕒 Full customization of **processing time**, input and output **quantities** and final product **quality**
• 🎯 Select whether the machine should **copy the quality** of the input item
• 🚀 Unlock goal-based **production bonus** as you progress through the game
• 💡 Access **new and exciting features** exclusive to the Machine Advancement System
• 🍯 Create and configure over **50 new products** to rebalance underused processes and support entirely new play styles

### Upgrade mechanism

Upgrading your machine is easier than ever thanks to tlitookilakin's excellent machine upgrade system:

• **Unlock Base Recipe** - Before upgrading a machine, its base recipe must be unlocked
• **Create upgrade package** - Open the production menu to create the corresponding upgrade package
• **Apply Upgrades** - Can be applied directly on machines placed in the world, or when the machines are in the **inventory**

🎨 Machine appearance customization

You can choose from a variety of looks:

• **Default Look** (by Airyn) - Neon (Default), Desaturate, Pearl Prism, Pearl Prism Desaturate
• Gwen's medieval craftable items - with or without vines versions
• Nano's garden-style craftable items
• **TRADITIONAL LOOK** - neon or desaturated version

🔧 Supported machine types

### Fishing bait making machine

• Craft **Target Bait** from any fish
• Optional production of **roe**
• Gain output bonus when fishing times reach 100/300/500 times

### Hive

• Produces **honey** and **royal jelly**
• Produce floral honey when close to flowers
• Royal jelly provides the buffing effects of physical strength +50, defense +3, and immunity +2

### Bone meal machine

• Produce **Fertilizer** from bone items
• Advanced version produces random high-quality fertilizer
• Get an output bonus when the number of skeletons killed reaches the target

### Aging Barrels

• Can age **all artisan products and more**
• Items are divided into four aging speed groups
• Can be placed anywhere

### Charcoal kiln

• Can now burn **torches, driftwood, hardwood and furniture** into coal

### Cheese Press

• Make **new cheese**: black garlic cheese, blueberry cheese, cranberry cheese, etc.
• Make **Slime Cheese** from Slime Eggs
• Get an output bonus when the quantity of cheese and goat cheese produced reaches the target

### Crab pot

• Use different baits to catch different numbers of fish
• Magic bait can catch fish (including legendary fish) in any season
• Get an output bonus when the number of fishing reaches the target

### Crystal Copier

• Can copy **gems, artifacts, crystal balls, metal ingots and minerals**
• Items are divided into ten copy speed levels based on price
• Get an output bonus when the number of found diamonds reaches the target

### Dehydrator

• Make **New Potato Chips**: Carrot Chips, Kale Chips, Potato Chips
• Random output bonuses will be obtained when the agricultural level reaches level 5 and 10.

🌐 Compatibility

### Fully compatible

The machine advancement system is compatible with **all mods** as it does not modify any vanilla resources or resources from other mods, only adds and builds new content. Safe to install with any mod without causing conflicts or errors at any stage of play.

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