B42: Ammo parts like casings, projectiles, shotgun hulls and shots can now be found as regular loot:

• Ammo parts item distribution:
  
  • 31 different spawn locations
    
  • Sandbox options to adjust the spawn chances for every individual location
    
  • 10 different loot categories (e.g. 'old pistol casings' or 'rifle ammo parts', etc.)
• Optimisations and Bugfixes:
  
  • Make reloading press component recipes (forge) now consume fluid containers if used as metal resource
    
  • Additional items to be used for the 'Recycle Plastic' recipe:
    
    • Base.FountainCup; Base.CuttingBoardPlastic

B42: The Bird Feeder is back...and more:

• Bird Feeder and Bird Products:
  
  • Bird feeder to turn seeds into bird excrement and feathers as known from B41
    
  • Bird feeder now accepts all items with the 'isSeed' tag instead of using an individual seed definition
    
  • Bird feeder build option in the B42 build menu 'Ammo Maker' category
    
  • Bird feathers are back and are now using the 'Feather' tag (to be compatible with all base game or modded recipes that use feathers)
    
  • Bird feathers can also be found in foraging mode again using the 'Bird Products' search focus
    
  • Additional sandbox options:
    
    • Bird Excrement Yield (bird excrement per seed (bird feeder))
      
    • Bird Feather Spawn Min (minimum spawn amount per pile (foraging))
      
    • Bird Feather Spawn Max (maximum spawn amount per pile (foraging))
• Optimisations and Bugfixes:
  
  • More reliable and efficient dropped casings clean-up function
    
  • Make bullets and make casings recipes now consume fluid containers if used as metal resource
    
  • Additional items to be used for the 'Recycle Plastic' recipe:
    
    • Base.IDcard; Base.IDcard_Stolen; Base.IDcard_Female; Base.IDcard_Male; Base.ToiletBrush; Base.DogChew; Base.MeasuringTape; Base.VHS_Retail; Base.VHS_Home; Base.LighterDisposable; Base.Zipties; Base.Straw2; Base.Yoyo; Base.PonchoGarbageBag; Base.Apron_Garbage; Base.Vest_Garbage; Base.Hat_HeadSack_Garbage; Base.Dress_SmallGarbageStrapless; Base.Skirt_Normal_Garbage; Base.Skirt_Knees_Garbage; Base.Skirt_Long_Garbage; Base.Skirt_Short_Garbage; Base.Bandeau_Garbage; Base.Briefs_Garbage

B42: Hotfix for PZ 42.8:

• Fix for 'Dissolve Bird Excrement' recipe
  
• Fixes on adding foraging categories and items

B42: Hotfix:

• Shotguns now drop hulls reliably and do no longer cause occasional errors when fired
  
• Make Polishing Compound recipe now consumes the Tin Can

B42: Among other things this update includes old casings that can be reconditioned with polishing compound:

• New 'old' variants of all casing types:
  
  • When foraging (search mode) only old casings can be found now
    
  • When firing guns there is a small chance to drop old casings
• New 'Polishing Compound' drainable item:
  
  • Made in a tin can with toothpaste or clay, sand and water
    
  • Can be used while placed in the world
• New 'Polish Casing' recipe to recondition old casings:
  
  • Requires polishing compound applied with a toothbrush, grill brush or steel wool
• Molds to cast bullets can now be placed in the world permanently e.g. in front of furnaces:
  
  • The mold type gets exchanged in-place in the world during the 'Make Mold Bullets' and 'Make Bullets' recipes
    
  • Recipes need to be executed from the crafting/furnace menus
• Already prepared bullet molds can now be reworked again with the 'Make Mold Bullets' recipe
  
• Additional items to be used for the 'Recycle Plastic' recipe:
  
  • B41: Base.Glasses_SafetyGoggles; Base.RedPen; Base.BluePen; Base.Pen; Base.GamePieceBlack; Base.GamePieceRed; Base.GamePieceWhite; Base.Comb
    
  • B42: Base.Glasses_SafetyGoggles; Base.Pen; Base.BluePen; Base.GreenPen; Base.PenMulticolor; Base.RedPen; Base.MayonnaiseEmpty; Base.GamePieceBlack; Base.GamePieceRed; Base.GamePieceWhite; Base.Comb
• Additional items to be used for the 'Make Filter Paper' recipe:
  
  • B41: Base.Doodle
    
  • B42: Base.IndexCard; Base.Note; Base.Notepad; Base.Paperwork; Base.LetterHandwritten; Base.Doodle; Base.DoodleKids
• Ammo part related recipes (make, recycle, repair) are also deactivated now if not used by active gun mods

B41 + B42: Small updates:

• B41:
  
  • Bird feeder no longer requires extra space in the inventory next to the seeds to spawn bird excrement
    
  • Bird feeder now also works with expanded inventory for survivors with the organised trait
• B42:
  
  • Updates and tweaks on tooltips

B42: Big content update introducing the Ammo Maker Reloading Press for bulk ammo crafting:

• Reloading Press:
  
  • Available in 15 different colors
    
  • 'Make Reloading Press' recipe for the initial assembly
    
  • 'Repaint Reloading Press' recipe to repaint reloading press in a different color after assembly
    
  • Components forgeable with simple forge and blacksmithing level 5 ('Ammo Maker Tools' category):
    
    • 'Reloading Press Base'
      
    • 'Reloading Press Die Plate'
      
    • 'Reloading Press Die Set'
      
    • 'Reloading Press Linkage'
      
    • 'Reloading Press Handle'
  • Additional 'Produce Ammo' recipes for bulk crafting of all calibres (except 40mm grenades)
    
  • Sandbox option to define the bulk size for 'Produce Ammo' recipes:
    
    • 'Produce Ammo Bulk Size' range: 10-100pcs, standard: 10pcs
  • Ingredients amounts and crafting times of the 'Produce Ammo' recipes scale dependent on the 'Produce Ammo Bulk Size' sandbox option
    
  • 'Produce Ammo' recipes use the 'Can Be Done From Floor' tag on the 'Reloading Press' to allow permanent placement
• Visual Updates:
  
  • Updated world item textures and/or models for: 'Brass Catcher Improvised', 'Brass Catcher Advanced', 'Mold', 'Mold Bullets' and 'Pot Of Bird Excrement'
    
  • New item icons for: 'Brass Catcher Improvised', 'Brass Catcher Advanced', 'Gun Powder Scale', 'Mold', 'Mold Bullets' and 'Pot Of Bird Excrement'
    
  • Updated item icons resolution to 64x64 pixel for most icons
• Bugfixes and Tweaks:
  
  • Global fix for weapons defined as firearms that do not drop casings (e.g. bows and crossbows)
    
  • 'Weigh Gunpowder Grains' and 'Weigh Gunpowder Unit' recipes now use the 'Can Be Done From Floor' tag on the 'Gunpowder Scale' to allow permanent placement
    
  • Updates on tooltips

B42: Small recipe update:

• 'Dissolve Bird Excrement' recipe now also accepts forged pots as viable fluid container

B42: Tooltips, tweaks and optimisations:

• Tooltips for all items with hints regarding usage and crafting
  
• Tooltips for all core, forge, furnace and recycle recipes
  
• Tooltips for all make ammo recipes with alternative ammo designations and year of invention
  
• Brass catcher now also work if in any player sub inventory (e.g. bags, backpacks, etc.)
  
• Dropping of extra items when firing guns (e.g. belt links) is now dependent on gun mod active (e.g. fixes Rain's Firearms M60 and M249 that don't use belt links)

B41 + B42: Mod support for 'Escape From Kentucky 2', tweaks and optimisations:

• General:
  
  • Ammo definitions for two additional calibres (B41+B42):
    
    • 5.8x42mm
      
    • 8.6mm BLK
  • Projectiles for 40mm grenades: 'Projectile 40 HE' and 'Projectile 40 INC' (B42)
    
  • Advanced forge recipes to craft 'Projectile 40 HE' and 'Projectile 40 INC' (B42)
    
  • Updated world item textures for bullets, casings and hulls (B42)
    
  • Updated mod load order to load Ammo Maker after supported gun mods (B42)
    
  • Dynamic recipe system feature to handle modded calibres that override base game ammo types (B42)
    
  • Centralised Ammo Maker utility functions to get ammo data (B42)
• Mod support:
  
  • Escape From Kentucky 2 (B41+B42)
• Bugfixes:
  
  • Disabled recipes now display a 'N/A' icon (prevents crashing of the UI when selecting recipes without inputs defined, issue since PZ 42.5.0) (B42)