@arramus and i were talking on his thread and i mentioned having had a similar idea for how i was going to update this one further. Here is the updated version with a fix preventing engaging the infinite gas bundle loop without max advanced engineering and three tier 5 or better tools and spending 10k gas to do it.
As before, if you want me to remove this post let me know and I'll happily support your wishes.
Download it here (for alpha 20):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FdnKOecJVu223_aK5lj5ewlc3OrSqtMg/view?usp=sharing
What's changed:
Recipe costs and output counts for crafting in the autominer scale based on the tier of tools used and levels in the advanced engineering perk.
The autominer crafting recipe scales in ingredients and crafting time based on levels in advanced engineering, and unlocks at level 3 of advanced engineering.
The autominer crafting recipes have had crafting type tabs added to make quick sorting to the recipe you want easier. There is the general resources tab with all resources recipes listed. Then the Desert Resources tab for oil shale. Then The Ammo Making Resources for lead, brass, nitrate, and coal. Then the construction resources tab for stone, clay, and iron.
The autominer now has description localization describing in game what is needed to unlock it and what tools it needs to operate.
Lastly there will be an incidental improved crafting speed of 1% per level in advanced engineering for all recipes unlocked by that perk.
As well that also means this mod will conflict with any mod that removes the advanced engineering perk, removing it's ability to function.