CanalBuilder Simplified

Take a swim, feed those hungry steam turbines, dig a moat, or dig canals to connect bodies of water (useful for boat and ship mods).

This is a simple overhaul of CanalBuilder, originally created by MostlyNumbers and updated to 1.1.x by Walkman100. It does not modify the behavior of any existing water tiles and instead uses the shallow water included in vanilla Factorio for maximum compatibility with other mods, especially those that change terrain generation.

Additions:

• Waterfill - Replace dirt with shallow water. Players, vehicles, and biters can cross shallow water

Balance:

• Waterfill can only be placed adjacent to existing bodies of water - no spawning water from nowhere
• Waterfill only produces shallow water, which biters can cross
• Water will slow down players and some vehicles
• Minimum 3-tile width

Space Age Updates(Space Age is not required):

• Waterfill can now be used to extend Ammoniacal Ocean(Creating impassable Ammoniacal Ocean) and Oil Ocean(Creating shallow Oil Ocean), subject to change based on player feedback

Pairings:

This mod goes well with Cargo Ships and is designed to work well with mods that change terrain generation, such as Space Exploration and Alien Biomes.

Warnings:

While this waterfill is totally safe for players, it does not yet check for structures. Place waterfill carefully, or it will eat your buildings

Feedback and suggestions are greatly appreciated!