TFMG Engine Drops Fix

A focused bugfix addon for Create: The Factory Must Grow (TFMG). Install it alongside the original mod when your setup encounters the issue described below.

The problem

Breaking a regular engine can return the engine block while its installed cylinders, components and upgrade disappear.

Why it happens

The original removal path removes the block entity without first releasing the inventories and upgrade stored by that engine section.

Scope of the fix

• Releases the removed section's own installed components and upgrade before its block entity is deleted.
• Preserves item components and respects the normal block-drop rules, while leaving surviving engine sections alone.

Recipe definitions, processing durations, heat requirements, fuel efficiency and tank capacities keep their original values. No Steam & Steel progression or balance changes are included.

Compatibility

• Minecraft 1.21.1
• NeoForge 21.1.235 for Minecraft 1.21.1
• Create 6.0.10
• TFMG 1.2.0, installed separately

This release targets the original TFMG 1.2.0 implementation. Later versions and Community Edition are not claimed compatible. Install the addon with the required mods; for multiplayer, use matching versions on server and clients.

From Steam & Steel

The fix was developed while maintaining Steam & Steel SMP, our custom Minecraft 1.21.1 NeoForge server modpack using Create and TFMG. This addon is independent of that modpack and does not require SteamSteelCore.

Acknowledgements

TFMG and its original content are by DrMangoTea and the TFMG contributors. This community patch is independent of the original developers.

Release / Feedback

These fixes grew out of problems encountered and tested by players on our Steam & Steel SMP server, within its specific modpack. Compatibility with other modpacks still needs feedback.

If you encounter a crash, an error or unexpected behaviour, please leave a comment with your Minecraft, NeoForge, Create, TFMG and addon versions, plus steps to reproduce the problem. We will investigate reported bugs and work on fixes.

The standalone addon has local regression and Mixin-application checks. The server experience described above is the origin of the fix, rather than a claim that every standalone configuration has been tested.

License

Addon code is licensed under BSD 3-Clause. Copyright (c) 2026, DanielBasov (Steam & Steel). Forks, fixes and redistribution are permitted; retain the author attribution, license conditions and disclaimer in source distributions and in the materials accompanying binary distributions. A fork may not imply endorsement by the original author.

The original mods and their artwork keep their own licenses. Project artwork is rendered from TFMG assets, credited to Metallurgists of Create and covered by the upstream TFMG license.