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Mar 31
Version 2.0.43 released as stable
Factorio - Sanqui
Minor Features
  • Added support for volume and speed activity matching for persistent working sounds.
  • The swap-players command can now handle basic remote view and players in space platform hubs.
Graphics
  • Changed items to stop drawing health and spoilage bars when the player is zoomed too far out. more
Balancing
  • Trees no longer take damage from spores nor absorb spores as a result of taking pollution damage.
  • Gleba wetlands, lowlands, and water tiles now absorb 3 times as many spores as other tiles.
Bugfixes
  • Fixed a desync related to demolishers. more
  • Fixed total raw item icons clipping out of the recipe tooltip. more
  • Fixed unlimited building reach when train GUI was open from character view. more
  • Fixed vehicles with portable roboports not being able to insert/remove equipment from themselves. more
  • Fixed a potential stutter when stopping a variable music track. more
  • Fixed variable music track intermezzo not being played correctly for subsequent tracks.
  • Fixed the collision and selection boxes for many of the Gleba tree/fungi.
  • Fixed a performance issue with lightning on explored planets. more
  • Fixed tile auto-filling logic would sometimes ignore listed entities' (e.g. Asteroid collector's) buildability rules. more
  • Fixed that picking rocket parts signal by pipette picked the item version of the signal, which wasn't compatible with the recipe version of the signal.
  • Fixed that inserters could get stuck inserting items if the item spoiled into one of the crafting machines current recipe ingredients. more
  • Fixed ghost (non-superforced) rotated fast replace of some fast replaceable entities that have rotation constrains after placement. more
  • Fixed cutting both tile ghosts and non-(tile ghost) entities would remove the tile ghosts, despite not include them in resulting BP. more
  • Fixed that remote equipment removal couldn't be cancelled. more
  • Fixed that Ctrl+Click on empty equipment grid slot in remote view behaved unexpectedly. more
  • Fixed production score script error when encountering recipe products of type "research-progress". more
  • Fixed that trees on Gleba were taking damage from and absorbing spores. more
  • Fixed that some tile types on Gleba were not absorbing spores.
  • Fixed that the train control hint window was showing in remote view of other surfaces. more
  • Fixed that undoing a fast replace would not restore wires. more
  • Fixed a crash with rocket flying sound after a failed audio device switch.
  • Fixed that it was possible to rotate blueprint with thrusters. more
  • Fixed custom minimap widget would not restore zoom after save-load, would ignore zoom given during creation and would change zoom incorrectly when writing to zoom. more
  • Fixed that canceling cliff deconstruction could break cliff deconstruction. more
  • Fixed that manually placing a real entity on a ghost didn't set item requests properly. more
  • Fixed a crash when drawing combinator with activity_led_sprites missing. more
  • Fixed rocket target GUI was showing platforms unsorted. more
  • Fixed platforms list not updating after platform was renamed. more
  • Fixed crash related to boilers when configured to output fluid with lower temperature than default temperature of output fluid. more
  • Fixed recipe raw for some gleba recipes would use some unexpected recipes to obtain spoilage. more
  • Fixed decider's output constant was not covered by parametrisation. more
  • Fixed display panel not updating rendered text after parametrisation. more
  • Fixed consistency issue related to importing blueprint strings where assembler is given a recipe it cannot craft. more
  • Fixed a crash when script tries to set deconstruction planner's entity filter to contain only quality condition. more
  • Fixed a crash on saving when blueprint was made out of a train that contains a non temporary rail target. more
  • Fixed util.rotate_position was working incorrectly. more
  • Fixed changing deconstruction planner entity and tile filters by script would not replace all filters. more
  • Fixed unit groups getting stuck while following a path, causing the units in the group to give up on their goal. more
  • Changed asteroid spawning to be consistent regardless of what other game things are happening. more
  • Fixed locomotive stop trigger being triggered repeatedly when hitting a disabled gate. more
  • Fixed a crash when trying to open the logistics GUI while dead. more
  • Fixed that galaxy of fame wasn't available when player died after winning the game. more
  • Fixed that changing enemy expansion settings didn't update the enemy expansion map. more
  • Fixed that choose elem button filters did not handle migrations at all. more
  • Fixed that turrets could get stuck shooting at the wrong location when target-leading fast targets. more
  • Fixed that entity quality conditions when rendering blueprints would render behind the entity. more
  • Fixed importing upgrade planner string would not preserve fuel mappers. more
  • Fixed potential crash when drawing an entity in the GUI at scale 0. more
  • Fixed module slots configured in upgrade planner would not preserve positions when exported to a string. more
  • Fixed various issues related to upgrade planner and Lua API. more
  • Fixed programmable speaker alert quality wasn't shown in the alert slot. more
  • Fixed it was not possible to use more than 6 recipe ingredients in blueprint parametrisation formulas. more
  • Fixed it was not possible to configure infinity cargo wagon infinity filters in some cases. more
  • Fixed that setting fluids on a FluidBox via Lua would give fluids to ghost entities, which would cause a consistency check failure. more
  • Fixed space platform schedule was not updating logical operator when changed by other players. more
  • Fixed manually changing upgrade target of entity was not covered by undo. more
  • Fixed freeplay description was changing to space age freeplay even if space-age mod was not enabled. more
  • Fixed some icons were not collected for galaxy of fame uploads. more
Modding
  • Added AirbornePollutantPrototype::damages_trees.
Mar 21
Version 2.0.42 released as stable
Factorio - Sanqui
Minor Features
  • Added additional information to Landing pad, Platform Hub and Cargo bay in factoriopedia. more
Graphics
  • Added more variations to small explosion to improve the visuals when many small entities explode at the same time (happens a lot when a space platform is hit by a larger asteroid).
Bugfixes
  • Fixed equipment grid ghost interaction for entities that move in some cases. more
  • Fixed a crash when named logistic sections are removed when entities are removed due to mod removal. more
  • Fixed that finite infinite levels would show wrong in the technology GUI in some cases. more
  • Fixed that display panel text wasn't parametrisable by blueprint parametrisation. more
  • Fixed that switching to remote view while shooting would keep shooting. more
  • Fixed consistency issue related to downgrading blueprints that contain assemblers that when downgraded can no longer craft the recipe. more
  • Fixed trains station tutorial would crash when adding a schedule record. more
  • Fixed that space platform hubs would not auto-trash items correctly. more
  • Fixed a crash when asteroid collector tried to mine an unminable asteroid chunk.
  • Fixed migrating logistic containers into storage chest could leave them inconsistent. more
  • Fixed that fusion generators were highly sensitive to entity update order. more
  • Fixed that rockets might not launch if there were manual filled rockets and multiple platforms wanting the same items with at least 1 being full. more
  • Fixed a crash related to drag building ghost belts and script reviving entities. more
  • Fixed a crash when upgrade-reviving ghost entities that have gui open. more
  • Fixed a proxy container attached to mining drill module inventory would not wake up inserters when modules are inserted or removed. more
  • Fixed display panel text was not showing up on screenshots. more
  • Fixed selector combinator gui was showing input value in the output count signal slot. more
  • Fixed following robots lifetime modifier was not working with fractions. more
  • Fixed demolishers were unable to destroy open gates. more
  • Fixed spoil to trigger was not spawning correct amount of entities.
  • Agricultural Tower soil fertility visualisations now renders "growable with different soil" even when acceptable tile is covered by deconstructible tile more
  • When placing growable tile, Agricultural tower growing spot is highlighted even in a case where tile is placeable as replacement of non-growable tile (e.g. overgrowth soil on landfilled apt wetland tile)
  • Fixed a crash and some other zoom-related problems if the window size is exceptionally large. more
  • Fixed items on splitters were changing sides when rotating. more
  • Fixed decider combinator gui conditions highlighting. more
  • Fixed blueprints being able to rotate entites that are not rotatable based on their prototypes more
  • Fixed that blueprint building parametrisation gui didn't accept unit postfixes and formulas. more
  • Fixed that blueprint parametrisation number value edit didn't accept unit postfixes and formulas.
  • Fixed wire distance checks when entity uses rotated selection boxes. more
  • Fixed deconstruction planner with quality entities selected would not show quality on the icon. more
  • Fixed modded technologies with finite amount of levels could fail to show levels info. more
  • Fixed that blueprint parametrisation was able to change number in a storage chest filter. more
  • Added more context to blueprint parameters in trains. more
  • Fixed changing space platform hub's inventory bar was not waking up input inserters. more
  • Fixed pipe connection sprites of some machines not working together with storage tanks and pumps. more
  • Fixed tooltip for recipe parameters to not show "made in". more
  • Fixed lamps with color set by control behavior would not use color for one tick after loading a save. more
  • Fixed cutscenes would reset player zoom level when finishing. more
  • Fixed some tooltip lines would clip outside the tooltip frame. more
  • Fixed that the character would keep mining when entering remote view. more
Modding
  • Changed working_visualisations to enforce that the provided array is contiguous.
  • Added FluidBoxPrototype::volume_reservation_fraction.
  • Added ExplosionPrototype::delay and ExplosionPrototype::delay_deviation for adding an artificial delay to an explosion effect.
  • Added ExplosionPrototype::explosion_effect which triggers after the delay has passed instead of when the explosion entity is created as with EntityPrototype::created_effect.
  • Added TechnologyPrototype::show_levels_info.
Scripting
  • LuaEntity::infinity_inventory_filters and remove_unfiltered_items now support infinity-cargo-wagon.
  • LuaControl::walking_state now reads and writes spider-vehicle walking state if the player is driving one.
  • Added LuaEntity::cargo_pod_origin which stores which station entity the pod departed from. (Migrated existing pods from before this version do NOT retroactively gain this information)
  • Added 'spoil-result' and 'plant-result' filter to ItemPrototypeFilters.
Mar 14
Version 2.0.41 marked as stable
Factorio - Sanqui
Bugfixes

Modding
  • Added ElectricPolePrototype::rewire_neighbours_when_destroying.
  • Moved the agricultural tower growth area radius to the prototype as growth_area_radius. https://forums.factorio.com/127340
Mar 11
Version 2.0.39 released as stable
Factorio - Sanqui
Balancing

Bugfixes

Changes
  • Added extra info about the evaluation order and dependencies into the blueprint parametrisation UI.
  • Added hatch count info to platform hub, landing pad and rocket silo.
  • Added missing open/close GUI sounds and fixed incorrect open/close GUI sounds for various entities. https://forums.factorio.com/126967
  • Added missing walking sounds and fixed incorrect walking sounds for various decoratives.
  • Added speed values to the description of demolishers. https://forums.factorio.com/119588
  • Adjusted how walking and driving sounds attenuate with zoom level.
  • Changed the "Train stop names" checkbox in the blueprint ui to be always on by default.
  • Drag building produces one merge undo action per the whole drag, instead of the individual undo actions for every entity built.
  • Increased minimum sprite atlas size to 4096 even when sprite resolution is set to medium. https://forums.factorio.com/127086
  • Linked fluidbox connections will no longer show a fluid icon.
  • Moved biter egg handling to be required by promethium science pack instead of quantum processors because that's when they are really needed.
  • Multiplayer selection rectangles will only show the player name if the player's character is not visible on-screen.
  • Reduced how much you can zoom out in god controller.
  • Space platform "request missing materials for construction" will no longer request items for entity ghosts which can't yet be built. (https://forums.factorio.com/122185) This should help to prevent over filling of hubs while larger platforms are being built.

Graphics
  • Added destroyed graphics for crushers, and improved their graphics a little bit.
  • Added destroyed graphics for space platform thrusters.
  • Added icon for the technology effect of elevated rails.
  • Baked in shadows of decaying enemies to have them draw better when on transport belts, and also to save on VRAM. https://forums.factorio.com/116164
  • Fixed reflections on water being broken. https://forums.factorio.com/124269
  • Improved icons of cargo pod.
  • Removed unused spritesheets from the game data folder.
  • Tweaked some colours of recipes in biochambers so they're a bit easier to tell apart.
  • Updated space platform related icon like the hub, starter pack, icon for the surface and the tech icon.
  • Used the new virtual signal icon for research also for the research icon in the production graphs.

Minor Features
  • Added an ability to pin the selected resource patch directly from map view.
  • Added an option for Programmable speaker to use Cyclic sounds. https://forums.factorio.com/112852
  • Added an option to control the volume of Programmable speaker sounds via circuit network. https://forums.factorio.com/112852
  • Added an option to mute sound categories in sound settings. https://forums.factorio.com/126735
  • Added an option to stop playing sounds of Programmable speaker when input signal changes instead of waiting for the sounds to finish playing. https://forums.factorio.com/112852
  • Added drag-to-reorder to deconstruction planner filters.
  • Added drag-to-reorder to editor infinity filters.
  • Added drag-to-reorder to infinity chest filters.
  • Added drag-to-reorder to inserter, loader, and asteroid collector filters.
  • Added drag-to-reorder to module upgrade settings inside upgrade planner destination UI.
  • Added drag-to-reorder to pins.
  • Added drag-to-reorder to upgrade planner filters.
  • Added drag-to-reorder turret priorities.
  • Added fluid contents to the pumpjack tooltip. https://forums.factorio.com/117211
  • Added fluid temperatures to Factoriopedia ingredients and products where relevant. https://forums.factorio.com/119927
  • Decider combinator output constant can be changed.
  • Extended the virtual signals, and unified/changed graphics of some of the existing ones.
  • Furnaces can be connected to circuit network.
  • GUIs can now also be navigated with D-pad in controller input method.
  • Make drop item hotkey work the same way in GUI as it does in the game world.
  • Show a warning in blueprint and blueprint book tooltips if they are using a lot of RAM.
  • Show a warning in the blueprint library if it's using a lot of RAM.

Modding
  • Added AssemblingMachinePrototype::circuit_connector_flipped.
  • Added AssemblingMachinePrototype::max_item_product_count.
  • Added FurnacePrototype::circuit_connector, circuit_connector_flipped, circuit_wire_max_distance, default_recipe_finished_signal, default_working_signal.
  • Added LoaderPrototype::adjustable_belt_stack_size.
  • Added SpiderVehicleGraphicsSet::default_color.
  • Added optional ProgrammableSpeakerNote::cyclic_sound. https://forums.factorio.com/112852
  • Added the "infinity-cargo-wagon" entity type.
  • Added the "proxy-container" entity type.
  • Reduced light_renderer_search_distance_limit to 20 to compensate for entity_renderer_search_box_limits change.
  • Removed PlaySoundTriggerEffectItem::volume_modifier and PlaySoundTriggerEffectItem::audible_distance_modifier.
  • Removed WorkingSound::apparent_volume.
  • Removed WorkingSound::audible_distance_modifier, MainSound::audible_distance_modifier and SoundAccent::audible_distance_modifier. Sound::audible_distance_modifier is used instead.
  • Renamed WorkingSound::max_sounds_per_type to WorkingSound::max_sounds_per_prototype. The limit is now applied per prototype.
  • Unified entity_renderer_search_box_limits to 6 from all sides due to reduced update rate optimization of robots.

Optimizations
  • Cargo pod performance when landing in cargo bays attached to landing pads is roughly 187 times faster.
  • Cargo pod performance when launching from platforms to planets is roughly 687 times faster. https://forums.factorio.com/126455
  • Demolishers are now no longer simulated when they are irrelevant to gameplay, and off-screen demolishers are now only partially simulated. https://forums.factorio.com/120275
  • Improved belt reader performance.
  • Improved cargo pod and rocket silo rocket performance when waiting in rocket silos by 100%.
  • Improved inserter performance when removing items from space platform hubs.

Scripting
  • Added CustomInputEvent::cursor_direction.
  • Added LuaCargoHatch.
  • Added LuaEntity::cargo_hatches read.
  • Added LuaEntity::cargo_pod_destination read/write.
  • Added LuaEntity::cargo_pod_state read.
  • Added LuaEntity::create_cargo_pod().
  • Added LuaEntity::get_cargo_bays().
  • Added LuaEntity::loader_belt_stack_size_override read/write.
  • Added LuaEntity::proxy_target_entity and proxy_target_inventory.
  • Added LuaEntity::rocket read.
  • Added LuaEntityPrototype::get_pumping_speed. LuaEntityPrototype::pumping_speed is deprecated and should not be used.
  • Added LuaEntityPrototype::loader_adjustable_belt_stack_size read.
  • Added LuaEntityPrototype::loader_max_belt_stack_size read.
  • Added LuaFurnaceControlBehavior.
  • Added LuaPlayer::add_pin().
  • Added LuaPrototypeBase::factoriopedia_description read.
  • Added LuaProxyContainerControlBehavior.
  • Added LuaRecord::contents_size read.
  • Added LuaRecord::preview_icons read/write.
  • Added LuaSchedule.
  • Added LuaSchedule::get_records(), set_records(), clear_records(), get_interrupts(), set_interrupts(), clear_interrupts().
  • Added LuaSpacePlatform::can_leave_current_location().
  • Added LuaSpacePlatform::distance read/write.
  • Added LuaSpacePlatform::get_schedule().
  • Added LuaSpacePlatform::space_connection read/write.
  • Added LuaTrain::get_schedule().
  • Added LuaTransportLine::force_insert_at.
  • Added Luaentity::attached_cargo_pod read.
  • Added defines.inventory.assembling_machine_trash and defines.inventory.furnace_trash.
  • Added defines.inventory.proxy_main.
  • Added factoriopedia_alternative reads to all LuaPrototypes that support it.
  • Added on_cargo_pod_finished_descending and on_cargo_pod_delivered_cargo events.
  • Added on_singleplayer_init and on_multiplayer_init.
  • Added optional 'stop_playing_sounds' parameter to LuaEntity::play_note().
  • Added optional 'surface' parameter to LuaPlayer::create_local_flying_text().
  • Added record to on_player_setup_blueprint and on_player_deconstructed_area. https://forums.factorio.com/88100
  • Changed LuaSchedule::add_record() to accept index saying where the record is added.
  • Changed LuaSchedule::add_record() to purely add without any extra behavior.
  • Changed LuaSpacePlatform::space_location to read/write.
Jan 23
Version 2.0.32 released as stable
Factorio - Sanqui
Changes
  • Disabled achievements "It stinks and they don't like it", "It stinks and they do like it", and "Get off my lawn" in peaceful mode and no enemies mode. more
  • Adding more effect info to yumako, mash, jellynut, jelly, bioflux and slowdown capsule tooltips.
Optimizations
  • Improved performance when removing roboports in large active networks by 60%. more
Graphics
  • Removed reflections from lava. Tile transitions to lava now use the foam channel instead to keep their appearance. more
Bugfixes
  • Fixed mouse cursor showing up when exiting Steam Big Picture in controller input method. more
  • Fixed belts under elevated rails were not being removed when building a pair of undergrounds. more
  • Fixed that inserters could grab items from belts that crafting machines no longer wanted. more
  • Fixed taking screenshot could crash in some cases. more
  • Fixed that select list background drawing was incorrect for the first row. more
  • Fixed that inventory rendering did not work correctly if part of it was off the left or right side of the screen. more
  • Fixed that reset technology effects would clear in-progress research triggers. more
  • Fixed that writing "nil" to storage_filter did not work correctly. more
  • Fixed that UI sounds would not play when dedicated UI sound resources were exhausted. more
  • Fixed display panel text and player names were not covered by onboard rocket/cargo pod flight cutscene. more
  • Fixed that upgrading pairs of underground belts could transform one end of the belt. more
  • Fixed visualisation of asteroid collector range sometimes being drawn wrong. more
  • Fixed upgrading a blueprint could fail to upgrade preview icons if the upgrade only changed quality. more
  • Fixed clicking space connections in factoriopedia would not update selected items. more
  • Fixed that on_equipment_removed did not fire for robots removing equipment. more
  • Fixed that some hidden items would show in Factoriopedia. more
  • Fixed that Sound::audible_distance_modifier and SoundPrototype::audible_distance_modifier would be effectively applied twice.
  • Fixed pentapod eggs default import surface. more
  • Fixed that loading old save files created from a freeplay custom scenario would not load because of outdated scripts. more
  • Fixed trunk of a specific tree flickered when moving while zoomed out. more
  • Fixed "Open character logistics/info/crafting" hotkeys sometimes not closing the character gui. more
  • Fixed a desync related to cliffs and deleting multiple chunks in the same tick. more
  • Don't auto-focus blueprint parameter fields when using a controller. more
  • Fixed a crash when interacting with GUIs while auto-save runs. more
  • Fixed that the steam 'low steam remote storage' warning would show even if all steam remote storage options were disabled. more
  • Fixed that player.render_mode didn't report chart_zoomed_in for the remote controller. more
  • Fixed crash when clicking a shortcut rich text link in controller input method.
  • Fixed BP of storage chest with filters would be incorectly overbuilt over non-storage logistic chests more
  • Fixed quality icon being shown twice in in-world icons for blacklist quality filter (without entity)
  • Fixed a crash when building entities with linked pipe connections in multiplayer latency. more
  • Fixed that manually launching items to space platforms would wrongly say some combination of items wouldn't fit. more
  • Fixed that map rendering would wrongly show your player as on the map when paused. more
  • Fixed that going back in browse history didn't return to player location if the character was in space platform hub.
  • Fixed an audible click at certain zoom levels when playing positional sounds with custom zoom attenuation and aggregation.
  • Fixed offshore pump underwater patch was not rendered under water.
  • Fixed issue where plants were not being destroyed when (super)force building entities that autofill tiles that collide with them more
  • Fixed loading of scenarios when entities were configured with difficulty settings. more
  • Fixed biters and pentapods getting frozen mid-attack. more
  • Fixed infinity container parametrization could set empty filters causing crash on saving.
  • Fixed rocket silo GUI not fitting on small screens. more
  • Fixed a crash when writing LuaItem::entity_filters. more
  • Fixed that blueprint preview rendering did not work correctly. more
  • Fixed a crash with positional GuiEffect sounds with aggregation when dedicated UI sound resources were exhausted. more
  • Fixed upgraded blueprint entities would have their flip reverted more
  • Fixed worm shooting at fast moving target sometimes created multiple acid puddles with single spit and even outside of its range. more
  • Fixed that labs could try to research trigger based technologies. more
  • Fixed LuaEntity::get_logistic_sections was not always working with entity ghosts. more
  • Fixed selector combinator was using wrong open and close sounds. more
  • Fixed remote item requests leaving a visual deconstruction/ghost mark when inserters interacted with the slot. more
  • Fixed issue related to rendering items on belts when a belt was also rendered through a camera widget. more
  • Fixed that assembler input slots could exceed stack limits. more
  • Fixed a crash in assembling machine GUI when the output was full and a recipe containing a research progress product was being crafted. more
  • Fixed shooting actions missing vibrations when playing with a controller.
Scripting
  • ItemPrototype::spoil_result and spoil_to_trigger_result can now be used at the same time.
  • Added connection_category to LuaFluidboxPrototype::pipe_connections.
Modding
  • Added FluidStream::target_initial_position_only. It's used by worm acid spit.
Jan 21
Factorio version 2.0.30 released as stable
Factorio - Twinsen
Changes from 2.0.29 and 2.0.30
Minor Features
  • Added smart pipette for items on the ground.
Graphics
  • Improved graphics of Recyclers.
  • Added corpse graphics for Asteroid Collectors.
Changes
Bugfixes
  • Fixed a crash when mods define heat pipes with heating_radius of 0.
  • Fixed that deleting a surface with global electric network would leak an electric network. more
  • Fixed blueprint could be configured with invalid set of grid size and absolute grid position. more
  • Fixed that the space map would not show when unlocking space-locations. more
  • Fixed map artifacts on space platforms when removing in-progress builds. more
  • Fixed that frozen radars still worked. more
  • Fixed that instant blueprint over-building would not auto fulfill item requests. more
  • Fixed that marking a space platform to be deleted while a starter pack is on the way would break the platform state. more
  • Fixed statistics would not include values from a newest sample that is still being created. more
  • Fixed an issue with memory management in some cases when rotating entities. more
  • Fixed a crash related to modded triggers on spider legs. more
  • Fixed that hidden mining drills would still show in "mined by" in resource tooltips. more
  • Fixed that the artillery wagon auto-targeting checkbox was not shown when the artillery had an equipment grid. more
  • Fixed LuaTransportLine::get_line_item_position would return incorrect positions. more
  • Fixed that writing to LuaPlayer::opened did not update the GUI in multiplayer. more
  • Fixed pumps were setting filter when given negative fluid signals. more
  • Fixed a crash related to merging forces and gui. more
  • Fixed trains could switch to manual when due to interrupts the schedule became empty. more
  • Fixed math expressions were not accepting numbers with positive exponent and + sign. more
  • Fixed a desync related to worker robots charging when force has worker robot battery bonus set.
  • Fixed a crash when installing mods with almost-cyclic dependencies. more
  • Fixed that changing surface::localised_name did not update the surfaces list in remote view. more
  • Fixed that quality could add a supply area to an electric pole without one. more
  • Fixed that the LAN games browser would not show anything if the public-games filter was set to only show favorites. more
  • Fixed a crash related to cargo pods when loading older save files. more
  • Fixed bad rendering logic for space platform trash slots. more
  • Fixed that flying robots did not render quality indicators correctly. more
  • Fixed arithmetic combinator gui not refreshing circuit network selection when combinator parameters are changed externally. more
  • Fixed solar panels bonus description didn't display correctly. more
  • Fixed copy source was cleared when source entity was built from ghost or destroyed leaving ghost. more
  • Fixed that tesla turret chain bolts could damage protected biter spawners. more
  • Fixed that some actions would still be processed while the game was paused. more
  • Fixed a latency armor related crash. more
  • Fixed that some remote view GUI elements did not align correctly. more
  • Fixed that Factoriopedia would claim some recipes as exclusive to a given planet/location when they weren't. more
  • Fixed that the blueprint GUI didn't render vehicles correctly. more
  • Fixed that you could launch yourself to a platform in flight. more
  • Fixed that changing loader direction through script could cause transport lines to become inconsistent. more
  • Fixed that plants would show the wrong expected amount in deconstruction planner totals. more
  • Fixed that map pipeline rendering would show other forces pipes. more
  • Fixed that pipette over tiles would always override other actions bound to the same hotkey. more
  • Fixed that vehicles would get stuck as 'reserved by remote driver' if they died while being remote driven. more
  • Fixed inserters would keep using filters after migration when new prototypes disallowed usage of filters. more
  • Fixed that item request proxies would show bad "missing materials for construction" counts. more
  • Fixed a crash when creating a ghost assembling machine with a pre-set recipe through script. more
  • Fixed a multiplayer latency related crash when deleting surfaces. more
  • Fixed crash due to division by zero when line_length of sheet definition of SpriteVariations was 0. more
  • Fixed quality filter comparators did not dim at night. more
  • Fixed ammo turrets with target leading would undershoot ammo with range modifier. more
  • Fixed opening a train stop on another surface from a tag would show the wrong trains. more
  • Fixed only pings from last message in a given tick were being recognized. more
  • Fixed circuit condition signal selection title was "Set the filter" instead of "Select a signal". more
  • Fixed asteroid collector could fail to grab some chunks if there were no other chunks nearby. more
  • Fixed a crash when interacting with ghost assembling machines after migrating recipes. more
  • Fixed crash when using the same sprite as both decal and decorative. more
  • Fixed that cycling quality did not work while the mouse was over scrollable widgets. more
  • Fixed that logistic groups could get broken when mining and un-doing ghost logistic containers. more
  • Fixed long custom ending text would not fit in the victory screen. more
  • Fixed that hidden surfaces would show in the evolution command. more
  • Fixed a crash when hovering some widgets at very small resolutions. more
  • Fixed that orbital request weight tooltips wouldn't show any decimal values. more
  • Fixed a crash when quitting abnormally in multiplayer while the menu was visible. more
  • Fixed that labs would consume power for one tick when not working. more
  • Fixed that the mods GUI did not fit on small screens such as the Steam Deck. more
  • Fixed crash when frame count of animation layer definition using stripes didn't match frame count of previous layer. more
  • Fixed hovering cursor over undo button could change rail planner start location. more
  • Fixed missing Ў character in the game font. more
  • Fixed yet another issue with flow statistics. more
  • Fixed script rendering objects targeting an entity didn't draw at render position of the entity. more
  • Fixed issue of incorrect undo of deconstruction of multiple tile ghost with common dependent entity ghost more
  • Fixed macOS Game Mode not activating for the non-Steam version of the game.
  • Fixed that items would end up in crafing machine trash slots when it wasn't desired. more
Scripting
  • Added LuaEntity::inserter_spoil_priority read/write.
  • Added LuaRecord::get_active_index.
  • Added LuaEntityPrototype::science_pack_drain_rate_percent read.
  • Added LuaEntityPrototype::get_fluid_usage_per_tick. LuaEntityPrototype::fluid_usage_per_tick is deprecated and should not be used.
  • Added LuaEntityPrototype::get_max_power_output. LuaEntityPrototype::max_power_output is deprecated and should not be used.
  • LuaEntity::combinator_description supports ghosts of combinators.
  • Added LuaDefines::car_trash read. more
  • Added asteroid collector support to LuaEntity::get_filter, set_filter, and filter_slot_count.
  • Added LuaPlayer::clear_recipe_notification().
  • Changed LuaEntity::get_passenger() to give the character in cargo pods. more
  • Added LuaControl::hub read.
  • Changed LuaEntity::cargo_pod read into LuaControl::cargo_pod read and made it work for players in cargo pods.
  • Changed LuaEntity::get_logistic_point() and LuaEntity::get_logistic_sections() to work with ghosts.
Modding
  • Added CargoWagonPrototype::quality_affects_inventory_size.
  • Added FluidWagonPrototype::quality_affects_capacity.

Dec 21, 2024
Factorio version 2.0.28 released as stable
Factorio - Sanqui
Minor Features
  • Added radar minimap visualization for roboports and cargo landing pads. https://forums.factorio.com/117994
  • Cargo pod scheduling reworked to send larger and more spaced out deliveries. This should improve the frequency of trickling space science and material drops.
  • Dragging and dropping a blueprint file into the game window will import the file contents as a blueprint string.
  • Dragging and dropping text into the game window on X11 will import the text as a blueprint string.
  • Factoriopedia now shows recycling recipes for each item.
  • Re-added the sandbox scenario questionnaire.
  • [space-age] Added "Nauvis Bus" and "Nauvis Power Up" menu simulations.
  • [space-age] Added camera views to Space platform tooltips.

Balancing
  • [space-age] Changed rocket fuel from ammonia recipe to require the same amount of solid fuel as the main rocket fuel recipes to prevent a recycling loop. https://forums.factorio.com/122574
  • [space-age] Land mines on space platforms now damage the space platform tiles in a radius.

Changes
  • Attack groups containing stompers or strafers will now contain fewer units.
  • Changed selector combinator circuit wire reach to be the same as wire reach of other combinators.
  • Inserters (especially ghost long handed ones) spawn in stretched to an appropriate distance.
  • Large egg rafts will try to have at least one stomper or strafer spawned at a time.
  • Removed default secondary keybinding for redo action on AZERTY keyboards as it collided with super force building while moving up. https://forums.factorio.com/124377
  • Reverted fix for god controller being able to zoom out to map view. https://forums.factorio.com/123675
  • Small egg rafts no longer absorb pollution because they will never produce stompers or strafers.
  • Space age mods no longer count as "has mods" in the server browser. https://forums.factorio.com/117812
  • Tweaked how entities are selected in remote view when using a gamepad. The entity directly under the crosshair is much more likely to be selected.
  • Wrigglers will no longer proactively attack pollen emitters. However, they will still respond to artillery.

Graphics
  • Aquilo icebergs have longer shadows to integrate with the world better.
  • Asteroid collector tentacles have less colourful rainbow effect on them.
  • Changed the Rocket part icon to look more like a part of the rocket.
  • [space-age] Changed the Space crafting category icon to look like a cargo pod instead of rocket silo.

Optimizations

Bugfixes

Modding
  • Added CharacterArmorAnimation::mining_with_tool_particles_animation_positions.
  • Added EnemySpawnerPrototype::max_count_of_owned_defensive_units and EnemySpawnerPrototype::max_defensive_friends_around_to_spawn.
  • Added FluidBox::mirrored_pipe_picture and mirrored_pipe_picture_frozen.
  • Added InserterPrototype::starting_distance.
  • Added LuaAISettings::size_in_group and LuaAISettings::join_attacks.
  • Added LuaEntityPrototype::max_count_of_owned_defensive_units and LuaEntityPrototype::max_defensive_friends_around_to_spawn.
  • Added UnitAISettings::size_in_group and UnitAISettings::join_attacks.
  • Added heating_radius to ReactorPrototype and HeatPipePrototype.
  • Added minimum collision box restriction to cargo bays, cargo landing pads and space platform hubs. https://forums.factorio.com/124079
  • Added support for Opus audio codec.
  • Burner inserter initial energy amount was changed to be defined on the burner energy source prototype.
  • Changed UseEntityInEnergyProductionAchievementPrototype::consumed_condition into ItemIDFilter.
  • ItemProductPrototype and FluidProductPrototype ignored_by_productivity defaults to value of ignored_by_stats.
  • TipsAndTricksItem requires at least one dependency if it has a `dependencies-met` trigger.
  • UTF-8 encoding is now checked for all mod text files to ensure proper rendering. Mods with ANSI encoded text files will not load anymore. (Prompted by https://forums.factorio.com/120452)
  • Underground fluid box connections with incompatible underground_collision_mask are allowed to connect as long as tiles between do not collide with any of them.

Scripting
  • Added LuaBootstrap::get_event_id.
  • Added LuaBurnerPrototype::initial_fuel and initial_fuel_percent read.
  • Added LuaCustomEventPrototype::event_id read.
  • Added LuaCustomInputPrototype::event_id read.
  • Added LuaEntity::is_freezable read and frozen read.
  • Added LuaEntity::is_updatable read, disabled_by_script read/write, disabled_by_control_behavior read and disabled_by_recipe read.
  • Added LuaEntity::minable_flag read/write. Write to LuaEntity::minable is now deprecated.
  • Added LuaSpacePlatform::last_visited_space_location read.
  • Added LuaSpacePlatform::paused read/write.
  • Added LuaSurface::ignore_surface_conditions.
  • Custom events and custom inputs defined by prototypes are given constants inside of defines.events.
  • Unified parsing of event types into LuaEventType. Made it possible to specify custom events and custom inputs by providing prototype instance.
Dec 2, 2024
Version 2.0.23 released as stable
Factorio - Sanqui
Minor Features
  • Assemblers circuit allows to choose if items in crafting should be included by read contents.
  • Asteroid collector circuit allow to choose if items held by hands should be included by read contents.
Changes
  • Jelly is no longer mined from Slipstack trees so it is less confusing where to get jelly from.
  • Nightvision is less orange.
  • Moved the "Any quality" option into the comparison dropdown.
  • Disabled spoiling for items created in an infinity chest until the first time they are removed from said chest.
  • Removed "Select previous technology" control which didn't work (replaced with the generic back/forward navigation in 2.0). more
  • Added an error message when manually trying to launch a rocket to a full space platform.
  • Changed space platforms to not delete items on the ground when deconstructing them. more
  • Added back a simple version of the Sandbox scenario. Improved the behavior of god controller.
Optimizations
  • Improved asteroid chunk creation and movement performance.
  • Improved chart overlay performance in several cases.
Bugfixes
  • Fixed that undo tooltips could show the wrong surface. more
  • Fixed quality selector not appearing in infinity chest GUI if qualities are not yet unlocked. more
  • Fixed quality selectors in unfocused windows reacting to quality cycling. Fixes quality cycling while selecting upgrade planner entity modules.
  • Fixed selector combinator using the old quality dropdown UI.
  • Fixed a desync when holding blueprints with spidertrons. more
  • Fixed "option" key name on macOS. more
  • Fixed modifier key order on macOS.
  • Fixed that reaching inventory transfer limit didn't cancel additional item requests. more
  • Fixed performance issue when long transport line sequence is remerging while having active belt reader. more
  • Fixed "So Long and Thanks for all the Fish" achievement not triggering with Space Age enabled more
  • Fixed robots cancelling module upgrade requests if they didn't have enough storage for the old modules. more
  • Fixed that upgrading a rocket silo destroyed the second rocket if it was prepared. more
  • Fixed drawing of quality conditions in entity/blueprint preview in GUI. more
  • Fixed screenshot command crash when passing zoom of 0. more
  • Fixed it was not possible to copy settings between artillery wagons. more
  • Fixed another script issue in orbital logistics tips. more
  • Fixed that undoing a module upgrade didn't update the GUI. more
  • Fixed missing technology dependencies in quality technologies when playing base+quality. more
  • Fixed stack inserter would start dropping partial held stack when waking up by control behavior. more
  • Fixed an issue with obtaining achievements after loading a save file in some cases. more
  • Fixed construction robots not delivering items to an entity marked for upgrade. more
  • Fixed rocket silos requesting more items than their inventory size. more
  • Fixed flamethrower sound still playing after a tank is deactivated or destroyed with its ghost created. more
  • Fixed a crash when interacting with ghost tanks in some scenarios. more
  • Fixed persistent working sounds remaining silent after fading out on pause. more
  • Fixed that you could exit the rocket while landing on space platforms. more
  • Fixed a crash when your inventory was full and robots were trying to store items in your inventory. more
  • Fixed that infinite item resources would not produce if the yield went below 100%. more
  • Fixed that the automated insertion limit tooltip for artillery turrets was incorrect. more
  • Fixed cargo pod didn't have transparent background when landing on Fulgora. more
  • Fixed some light sprites rendered incorrectly when Occlude light sprites option was disabled. more
  • Fixed surface list being too tall when loading into a game in remote view. more
  • Fixed generic interrupt logic not replacing station names in wait conditions. more
  • Fixed that modded custom cameras would always show fog of war. more
  • Fixed a crash when pinning resource patch results that had been fully mined. more
  • Fixed that clicking the "delete blueprint book" button in the same tick auto-save started as a multiplayer host would crash the game. more
  • Fixed that the display panel would lose its settings when fast-replaced. more
  • Fixed that the bonus GUI did not show recyclers benefiting from belt stack size research. more
  • Fixed that space platforms could get stuck waiting for rockets which became frozen. more
  • Fixed spidertron inventory sort interfering with item pickup requests. more
  • Fixed problems with incorrect setting of allowTipActivationFlag. more
  • Fixed robots attempting to enter a roboport which had all slots reserved for robots of a different type. more
  • Fixed trains and logistics map views would not preserve their settings. more
  • Fixed the tips and tricks window on small screens.
  • Fixed on screen keyboard appearing when some tips and tricks were shown. more
  • Fixed renaming all trains stops wouldn't rename the stops in wait conditions or interrupts. more
  • Fixed that slow-moving asteroid chunks didn't collide with space platform tiles. more
  • Fixed a crash when the game tried to unlock Steam achievements in minimal mode.
  • Fixed a crash when trying to open tips and tricks from chat. more
  • Fixed that cancelling entity upgrade didn't remove invalid requests. more
  • Fixed choppy fog animation in saves with 300+ hours of play time. more
  • Fixed a consistency issue when script inserts items at the back of a stopped transport belt. more
  • Fixed requested robots failing to cross a gap in the network. more
  • Fixed that space platform included thrusters marked for deconstruction in "can produce enough thrust" calculation. more
  • Fixed death messages for players with no username. more
  • Fixed stack inserters would not drop held items if they became incompatible due to filter change.
  • Fixed Quick Panel Panels tab missing next/previous page labels. more
  • Fixed a crash when opening assembling machines with a fixed recipe in latency. more
  • [space-age] Fixed that some recipes could not be crafted by god controller. more
Modding
  • Corpses used by entities with health automatically use the collision box of the parent entity. more
  • Added LuaEntityPrototype::auto_setup_collision_box which defaults to true.
Scripting
  • Added LuaEntityPrototype::auto_setup_collision_box read.
  • Events::on_cargo_pod_finished_ascending Lua event added.
  • 'rocket-launched' achievement condition now triggered by cargo pod ascending instead of rocket.
  • removed property 'player_index' from Events::on_rocket_launched data.
  • Changed LuaLogisticPoint::targeted_items_deliver and targeted_items_pickup to include quality.
  • Changed all instances of get_item_count to support quality.
  • Changed LuaPlayer::get_quick_bar_slot to include quality.
  • Changed LuaEquipmentGrid::get_contents() to include quality.
  • Changed LuaEquipmentGrid::count() to support quality.
  • Changed LuaEntity::storage_filter read to include quality.
  • Added quality to selected_prototype during custom input events.
  • Added GameViewSettings::show_surface_list property to control its vibility in the Remote View.
Nov 24, 2024
Version 2.0.21 released as stable
Factorio - Sanqui
Minor Features
  • Added drag-to-reorder to the research queue.
  • Added "Occlude light sprites" graphics option to allow disabling 2.0 light rendering to improve performance. As a side effect, it disables also lava glow. more
  • [space-age] Added "Additional terrain effects" graphics option to disable puddles and global terrain tint as alternative to increase performance on Gleba to disabling fog, clouds and animated water.
Changes
  • Replaced the "move forward" and "move backward" buttons on technologies in the research queue with a draggable handle.
  • Allowed to set blueprint parameter to be ingredient of other parameter even when it doesn't exist in an assembling machine. more
  • Added a hidden sound setting to base the music selection on the character's physical location. more
  • Agriculutral Tower now respects allied ghosts blocking planting spots. more
  • volcanic-cracks-hot no longer coverable by foundation. more
  • Added consistency check for overlapping blueprint tiles not being both (non)-foundations. Any inconsistent tiles will be removed on load (analogous already happens when importing blueprint via string or setting blueprint tiles via lua).
  • The slider and input field for the minimum payload in orbital logistic requests now enforce a minimum of 1 instead of 0. more
  • Added a delay before music switches when switching surfaces. more
  • Added hidden sound setting for controlling music transition stage durations.
  • Improved performance of superforced blueprint preview that is autofilling-in tiles.
Bugfixes
  • Fixed double parameter selection in signal selection list.
  • Fixed additional invalid state of collector navmesh. more
  • Fixed "Make it better" achievement not obtained when dropping modules in. more
  • Fixed dragging sliders with gamepad in free cursor mode.
  • Fixed a sound instance leak related to sound priority. more
  • Fixed that selection tool highlighting would show incorrectly in chart view for 1 frame. more
  • Fixed a crash when destroying segmented units during the chunk generated event. more
  • Improved logic for choosing which schedule to keep if trains get connected more
  • Fixed a crash after deconstructing cargo bays with editor. more
  • Fixed tutorial missions 4 and 5 missing access to radars and repair packs. more
  • Fixed spidertrons shooting extra capture robot during tick of projectile creation. more
  • Fixed condition highlights in decider combinator GUI not always updating if a condition used the "Each" special signal.
  • Fixed that energy sources would not update their buffer sizes when the prototype value would change. more
  • Fixed that asteroids would calculate damage to entities with resistances incorrectly. more
  • Fixed use of slow GPU timer query operation on macOS.
  • Fixed that opening ghost power poles would leave the GUI in a broken state. more
  • Toggle menu (escape) leaves remote driving. more
  • Fixed that equipment ghost tooltips did not show quality. more
  • Fixed incorrect consistency check when trash not requested is used inside of a blueprint and mods are involved. more
  • Fixed that portable solar panels and power armor tooltips did not report the correct amount of power generation for the current surface. more
  • Fixed that changing Vulcanus map gen settings using the editor prevented ashlands trees from spawning. more
  • Fixed that paste-settings could happen when not desired in some situations. more
  • Fixed that mobile logistic networks could generate useless alerts in some situations. more
  • Fixed robots repeatedly failing to cross Aquilo lake due to high energy usage and being stuck in a loop. more
  • Fixed robots looking for a place to charge always picking roboports closer to their target which resulted in overcrowding. more
  • Fixed a crash when attempting (and failing) to connect trains parked at specific positions. more
  • Fixed a crash when removing a station from a train schedule while another train in the same group used the final stop as waypoint. more
  • Fixed that agricultural tower would show all nauvis tiles as unplantable. Nauvis grass, dirt and red desert are now specifically plantable for tree seeds and highlight as green. more
  • Fixed Space age map generation not respecting custom starting locations (apart from Nauvis). more
  • Fixed technology slot showing research progress for finished trigger technologies. more
  • Fixed that reloading specific technologies would leave the dead technology trigger pointer in the trigger processor. more
Modding
  • Added distance_from_nearest_point_x and distance_from_nearest_point_y noise expressions.
  • Moved SpiderVehiclePrototype::chunk_exploration_radius to VehiclePrototype.
  • Removed limit of 64 unique PipeConnectionDefinitions's connection categories.
  • Removed music_transition_* utility constants.
  • Changed CraftItemTechnologyTrigger::item into ItemIDFilter. Removed item_quality.
  • Changed ProduceAchievementPrototype::item_product into ItemIDFilter. Removed quality.
  • Changed ProducePerHourAchievementPrototype::item_product into ItemIDFilter.
Scripting
  • Added optional build_check_type to LuaControl::teleport. more
  • Added LuaEntityPrototype::heating_energy read. more
  • Added LuaForce::circuit_network_enabled, cliff_deconstruction_enabled, mining_with_fluid, rail_support_on_deep_oil_ocean, rail_planner_allow_elevated_rails, vehicle_logistics read. more
Nov 22, 2024
Friday Facts #438 - Space Age wrap up
Factorio - Klonan
Hello,
It has been a month since the Space Age release and things are settling into a steady state. It is a good time to wrap things up, and discuss our future plans.

Read the full post on our website.

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