Maybe just maybe it should be fixed the right way (by adding 3 lines back into recipes.xml file).
You are saying it is the right way, but that's only your opinion.
Do you need a recipe for door knobs into brass? Do you need a recipe for iron ore to be made into scrap iron? No you dont.
Im still very much active and at work. Version 2 is finalized, version 3 is currently being worked on. We have added a bunch of things, and balanced and changed a lot of things. Testing is underway. The discord has way more info right now because i can keep it mobile with me and i can give direct answers. I highly suggest everyone come check us out there. The link is in the opening posts, but here it is again just in case.
On the Discord you can also find other mods like Sinda and Sphere if you have any suggestions or questions. Work is by no means stalled or done, i have been putting hours in each day and our tester are kicking major ass at squashing any and all bugs.
https://discord.gg/0uy8OaV8YAMGZKeS
3.0 is turning out to be quite good, and that takes a lot for me to say. I havent done a full on play through yet but so far everything is meshing well.
Here is a sneak peek of what to look forward to without getting too specific:
ALL weapons rebalanced
New Quests
New Zombies
New Stations and updated models
Progression rebalances and consolidation
Tuned up RWG with new POIs
New items (MOONSHINE)
New storage
Theres more of course, but Im not ready to let the cat completely out of the bag yet.
Until then here is a small look at SOME of the new zombies
Keep in mind the stances are not final