What changed in Factorio in 2020

All fluids except water and steam set to default max temperature.

Now possible to squeeze through.

Shows red diode when out of network or requests are off.

So it is not obstructed by the number.

Now decreases speed by 5% instead of 15%

Now decreases speed by 10% instead of 15%

Now contains index, search, and interactive text tags.

May have stopped sounds playing.

Sounds more high tech now.

Unified mini-tutorials with the Tips and Tricks GUI for a more cohesive learning experience.

Introduced a limit on the number of trains that can be assigned to a train stop, improving train management.

Added a 'Mark as read' button to the Tips and Tricks GUI to enhance user experience.

Revamped the Tips and Tricks GUI with an index, search functionality, and improved categorization.

Celebrating the launch of the game with a party on September 4, 2020, in Prague.

Prioritized fixing critical bugs and issues for the 1.0 release, with plans to address remaining issues in future updates.

apply_projection and spread_evenly

Various new read/write properties for scripting

spawn_decoration and spawn_decoration_on_expansion

min_distance, max_distance, volume_modifier, audible_distance_modifier and play_on_target_position

Factorio officially leaves early access, marking the completion of the game after 8.5 years of development.

Various new properties for explosion effects

Based on dropdown open sound

on_cutscene_cancelled, on_player_configured_spider_remote and on_player_used_spider_remote

speed_modifier and turning_speed_increases_exponentially_with_projectile_speed

vaporize, lower_distance_threshold, upper_distance_threshold, lower_damage_modifier and upper_damage_modifier

The main trailer has been updated to reflect the 1.0 state of the game.

max_movement_distance, inherit_movement_distance_from_projectile and cycle_while_moving

Added smoke property

Now has a normal button sound

A new vehicle that can be driven or remotely controlled, featuring a built-in radar and the ability to place blueprints.

The vehicle can traverse obstacles, has an equipment grid for building and combat, and is equipped with four rapid-firing rocket launchers.

High pitched part removed

A new crash site with a skippable cutscene has been added to Freeplay mode.

Electric mining drill graphics now fill bounding box more accurately.

Fixed crash when picking up something using the quickbar while setting up a blueprint from the inventory.

Fixed hovering over unit that was going toward an entity would crash if the entity was destroyed.

Fixed crashes/desyncs related to various different operations on a shelf of a player that just joined, and his blueprint shelf meta-data hasn't been synchronized yet.

Fixed that blueprint book GUI was scrolling to the top whenever something was done.

Fixed crashes/desyncs related to swapping item with a blueprint/book in the blueprint library that is not yet fully transferred into the game.

Fixed electric mining drill circuit connection graphics.

Mods marked for 0.18 will be compatible with 1.0 without updates.

Outdated technology icons have been updated to reflect current graphics.

The electric mining drill graphics have been redesigned to improve clarity and recognizability.

Lights of entities just outside of right or bottom border of screen were drawn twice sometimes.

PvP scenario not restoring character bonuses after respawn.

Biters could attack entities beyond their attack range.

Drag-placing ghost item in zoomed-to-world view would drag the view instead.

Crash when opening train GUI through non-locomotive while in map view in latency state.

Squashing of save name label in load/save map dialog and progress windows fixed.

Blacklist always ignored tiles.

Swapping ghost cursor with an item didn't clear the quickbar selection immediately.

Default debug settings now only show grid.

Ignored tiles when selection contained only tile ghosts + tiles.

Didn't select (with whitelist) or ignore (with blacklist) the tile ghosts.

LuaEntity::circuit_connected_entities and LuaEntity::circuit_connection_definitions return data for entity ghosts.

Deconstruction planner ignored specified tile filters when removing tile ghosts.

Empty LuaPrototype collision masks now return an empty table instead of nil.

Barreling recipes were generated for 'fluid-unknown'.

Blueprint books in item form lost modded icon state when saved between versions 0.18.37 and 0.18.42.

Fixed PvP script error when starting a new round with duplicate starting areas.

Blueprint books in the library didn't propagate modded icon backups properly.

Most windows were not squashing as they should when they couldn't fit the screen.

Fixed inventory consistency check failing when loading some saves.

The tiles and entities filtering logic in the deconstruction planner is now independent.

Fixed that the mouse 'cross' selection cursor was not present when selection tools from the blueprint library were held in the cursor.

Improved layering of rocket in rocket silo, so it occludes inserter hands.

Fixed that right-clicking blueprint book with empty blueprint being selected destroyed the whole book.

Fixed smoke might not be spawned from generator entity if its animation was too short.

Fixed the latency state of deconstructing using tool from library didn't take the tool settings into consideration.

Added LuaEntityPrototype::rocket_entity_prototype read.

Fixed localised strings in text objects created through script rendering API, would be untranslated after saving and loading.

Selecting first entity filter switches tile mode to never when it has the default normal mode and no filters.

Fixed inventory error messages in god and editor controller.

Probably fixed problem with blueprint preview data not being empty when blueprint is empty.

Fixed underground belts and loaders would not draw half-belt with layers correctly.

Fixed that cut and copy created empty blueprint when nothing was selected with alternative selection type.

Fixed the alert tooltips showing all surface names in the tooltip when multiple surfaces existed.

Fixed that it was possible to put a book into itself using hand->swap and clean cursor.

Fixed that grabbing gun/ammo, swapping it with some other item in the inventory and pressing Q, gave a message of inventory full.

Fixed 'slice' property of animation definition was interpreted as dicing parameter, possibly causing large memory allocations.

The blueprint grid visualisation now shows a rectangle instead of just the corners.

Renamed sprite and animation properties for sprite dicing to avoid collision with rotated animation definition.

Fixed that the hand functionality didn't work properly for gun and ammo and gave misleading error messages in some cases.

Fixed a typo (per vs pre) in the on_pre_permission_group_deleted event name.

Fixed that internal inventory stack transfer messages weren't specific enough, or not present at all.

Fixed crash when clicking a blueprint book upgrade slot with an upgrade planner in hand.

Blueprint grid visualisation is now available when building in the world.

Fixed navigating in a blueprint book item when opened directly from a quickbar.

User interface aligned with inventory functionality.

All blueprint tools show possible actions in the tooltip.

Blueprints can have snapping dimensions specified for grid alignment.

Blueprint books can be inserted into other blueprint books.

New events for permission group management.

Controls light fading through applying multipliers.

Animation now plays correctly.

All blueprint tools now have a copy function.

Blueprints now detect modded data loss correctly.

Includes modulo, ceil, floor, bitwise operations, and trigonometric functions.

Works on blueprints, books, and when applying in the world.

Quickbar links to blueprint tools are persistent when moving them.

Upgrade planners and deconstruction planners can have custom icons.

Biters faced with a rock no longer get stuck.

Now aligned to grid like entities in the world.

Blueprints can be aligned to the global grid.

Allows setting new contents of a blueprint by world selection.

Blueprints in the library will now retain their information even when mods are disabled, marking unknown IDs instead of removing them.

Significant improvements to the visual effects of the atomic bomb explosion, including a new spritesheet and procedural elements.

A new window allows users to select upgrade planners from inventory and blueprint library, improving accessibility.

A new scorch mark and tileset have been created for the area affected by the atomic explosion.

Sound effects for the atomic explosion now react to the distance from the explosion, enhancing immersion.

Upgrade planners can now be used for both upgrading and downgrading blueprints with left and right clicks respectively.

Damage from the atomic explosion applies slower in the vertical direction, allowing players a chance to escape.

Instructions for using various tools have been added to help users understand their functionalities better.

New snapping feature allows blueprints to align with the map grid, enhancing building accuracy.

Users can change the contents of blueprints while preserving their names, descriptions, and other attributes.

Blueprints in the library can now be manipulated like items, simplifying user interaction.

A significant improvement to the blueprint management system, allowing for better organization and manipulation of blueprints.

Users can now create blueprint books within blueprint books, allowing for better organization of complex blueprints.

A new feature allowing users to make explicit copies of blueprints based on current edits.

The blueprint library now has a more visually appealing design that fits the overall game style.

Users can now edit names and descriptions for blueprints, enhancing organization and usability.

Logistic robots would keep trying to feed chest which has item stacks over the stack size.

Updated sounds for assembling machines 1, 2, and 3.

Same items but without data are first. Descending order of Health/Ammo/Durability.

Upgrading mining drill would disable input fluid box if resource was depleted.

Groups of enemies wouldn't be distracted by a player in a car or tank.

Units are now affected by the 'movement_slow_down_factor' defined in their attack parameters.

Bonuses GUI showing duplicate entries if it was open when a research finished.

Slowdown capsules slowdown factor increased from 50% to 75%.

Disabling, renaming or destroying unreachable train stop would not cause repath of trains in NO_PATH to go to next station.

Entities with wire rendering disabled in entity prototype would still have wires rendered in screenshots.

A high resolution version of the power switch will be released next week.

Introduced high resolution remnants for land mines.

Updated and redesigned many graphics, with the majority of entities now having high resolution.

Updated the item icon and graphics for the slowdown capsule, including its effect and animated sticker.

Introduced high resolution sprites for crude oil spills.

Added specific remnants for assembling machines as part of their redesign.

Fixed that the final health value in the entity damaged event was wrong.

Fix 'Train stop names' checkbox showing tooltip with no locale entry.

Entities of other forces that are mined and brought back by undo are now set to have player force upon the undo application.

Fixed rendering of pipe pictures and covers when fluid box compound covers some fluid boxes without pipe pictures or covers.

Integrated over 500 suggestions into the game for English strings, improving consistency.

Discussion of gameplay mechanics and changes from earlier versions, highlighting improvements.

Trailer will include clips from versions 0.1, 0.6, 0.12, and 0.18/1.0 to highlight the game's evolution.

Added an interface option to show both crafting and logistic windows in the character screen.

Fixed that undo didn't remove deconstruction task to remove things in the way.

Logistic request related item and count windows now have notched sliders for 0 to 10 stacks selection.

Fixed that train fuel request were unreliable.

Preparing a new trailer dedicated to the release of Factorio 1.0, showcasing the game's evolution.

Fixed of saving control inputs related to mouse buttons 4+.

Fixed desync related to non-deterministic transport belt merging order when multiple merges happen in the same tick.

Windows with item and count to be selected have count/confirm buttons disabled when item is not yet selected.

Altagram will start proofreading target languages and filling in missing strings.

Fixed stray tooltip bug in the map generator window.

New properties for turret targeting behavior.

Fixed Trains GUI listbox labels not being readable when hovered.

Fixed a desync related to placing blueprint with assembling machine with not yet researched recipe.

All mining results of resources are forced to be unlocked in the selection lists, even when recipe to create them exists.

Windows with item and count to be selected are now merged into a single window, allowing double-click to auto-confirm with default count.

Entities no longer require the order string to be set when there's no item to place them.

New boolean property indicating belt immunity.

Forces the prototype to be always visible in the selection lists regardless of related recipes.

New property to control decorative removal, defaults to 'automatic'.

Fixed a crash when using LuaChunkIterator.

Roboport tooltip no longer shows robot recharge rate when there are no charging slots.

Indicates sprites in the spritesheet are in counterclockwise order.

When set to false, the recipe doesn't unlock the item to be shown in selection lists.

Website content has been updated to reflect the upcoming full release, removing mentions of early access and development.

The Factorio website has been redesigned to harmonize with the game's final look, improving coherence and user experience.

A new page showcasing various artwork and promotional images from Factorio's development has been added.

Users no longer need to log in separately for the main website and the mod portal.

Fixed player mining animation had the backpack affected by the color mask.

When selecting an element from a slot that has already value, the selected value is now going to be highlighted with the related tab selected.

Changed beacon graphics definitions. Graphics are now defined in graphics_set prototype property.

Fixed massive script time usage in Wave defense scenario after configuration changes.

Changed fluid mixing to a simpler version that only checks when manually building most things.

Fixed crash when unit group is destroyed while its goto behavior is being updated.

Show only unlocked items in filter selection (inventory and quickbar) and logistic/trash requests.

Added a flush fluids button to the pipe, underground pipe, and storage tank entity GUIs.

Graphics are now defined using working visualizations contained in graphics_set and wet_mining_graphics_set prototype properties.

Icon made a bit more colorful.

Fired after an entity registered with LuaBootstrap::register_on_entity_destroyed() is destroyed.

Button would not switch from number to signal with left click.

Input fluid box with connection set to output or input-output will not have volume forced down by recipe fluid ingredient amount.

Hovering over the circuit network id in the entity circuit control window now shows a tooltip with the circuit network contents.

Added graphics option to improve accessibility for color-blind players.

The debug setting 'show-time-usage' now 'line wraps' if it doesn't fit on screen vertically.

The animation of the mining drill has been updated to reflect more aggressive mining actions.

The electric mining drill has been completely redesigned for better integration and aesthetics.

The sound of the mining drill has been updated to a continuous sound that works non-stop.

The resource layer and smoke emitted by the drill bit are now tintable, making it more dynamic and mod friendly.

The new design saves approximately 40MB of VRAM compared to the original mining drill.

Introduced a new read function for LuaEntityPrototype to access grid_prototype.

The mini-tutorial list now features new descriptions.

Fixed an issue where choose-elem-button filters were not respected when clicking the button with an item in hand.

Added support to manually set several paths through the config.ini file including 'saves', 'scenarios', 'mods', 'archive', and 'script-output'.

Various updates have been made to the mini-tutorials.

The engine unit icon has been visually reworked.

The color of the sulfur icon has been adjusted.

The new campaign and full GUI rewrite have been cancelled or postponed.

The release date for version 1.0 has been moved forward to August 14th, 2020.

A new native Lua serializer has been implemented, significantly improving save and load times.

A new GUI for inspecting prototypes in the game is being developed to enhance debugging and mod development.

Factorio has partnered with Altagram for professional proofreading of community translations.

Added LuaEntity::mine().

Added LuaSurface::generate_with_lab_tiles read/write.

Fixed wrong open/close sound for chemical plant.

Minor visual changes and fixes to achievement and tutorial related GUIs.

Lua functions are now explicitly disallowed in the script 'global' table.

Improved save/load performance of mod script data.

Fixed a crash when clearing logistic requests.

Fixed some styles being defined twice in style.lua.

Fixed container GUI not showing logistics filters properly in large containers.

Improved performance by up to 2.5x when the game needs to iterate Lua tables on the C++ side.

Added support to play a sound when opening dropdowns through opened_sound.

Fixed that changing script areas and positions through the map editor in multiplayer as the client didn't work correctly.

Fixed follower robot count alert not showing correctly.

Updated graphics for equipment sprites as part of the equipment grid improvements.

Changes that may affect mods due to updates in Lua styles, aimed at improving modder experience.

Fixes to layouts such as logistic containers and car/tank inventory, along with other small improvements.

All game items now feature new high resolution icons visible in both GUI and the world.

Introduction of new sound effects for various GUI interactions to enhance user feedback.

A comprehensive visual update to enhance the user interface across the game.

Enhanced sound design for UI actions to provide better feedback and satisfaction.

Could cause loading of some modded saves to take forever.

The first 2 levels of the New Hope campaign are being revived and included in the demo version of the game.

Modernized visuals for the Abandoned Rail Base level, including updated terrain, cliffs, and decorative elements.

Players must re-establish science production and rebuild the rail network after arriving at a destroyed base.

New demo level where players build radars and a car to locate a distress beacon, introducing labs and science packs.

Bots now throw cliff explosive projectiles instead of hovering, fixing an issue with the explosion logic.

Fixed inconsistency between robots blowing up cliffs and manual explosions.

New GUI accessible via ctrl + shift + E.

Sound can now be played when picking up items using the F key.

Limiting cargo wagon to 0 slots would break progress visualization for full and empty cargo train conditions.

Crash occurred when a single unit built a base in a position that did not collide with the unit.

Inserters could insert modules for recipes into module slots in rare cases.

New GUI accessible by mouse over most anything + ctrl + shift + F.

Construction robots now throw cliff explosives similarly to players instead of dropping them at the cliff.

Clicking a GUI now brings it to the front, improving usability in overlapping interfaces.

The setting didn't work for single player games.

Resource entities are now placed at the center of a tile as the map generator would, with an optional parameter to override this.

Sound can now be played when switching weapons.

Teleporting player between surfaces while in map view would not invalidate tile renderer cache.

Fast splitters were missing a piece visually in East rotation top_patch.

Rail segment colors are now more distinct from rail signal colors (red/green).

Sounds can now vary based on the size of the entity in the ghost.

Resolved an issue where placing landfill could trap the player in water.

Added visual effects for character and vehicle movement, including dust and dirt kicking up.

Vehicles now kick up dust and dirt while driving, enhancing the visual experience.

Characters now leave subtle footprints in the ground while walking.

Fixed issue when recipe returns some but not all catalyst.

Fixed a crash when a train is unable to reserve rail signal within movement distance.

Fixed issue when building landfill elsewhere.

Fixed that malformed data in data.raw wouldn't show the minimal-mode failure GUI.

Explosions on different tile types will result in scorch marks of different colors.

Pressing escape/close GUI when a search field is focused only closes the search field instead of the entire GUI.

Removed migration for types that were removed in 0.15.24.

Added 'creation_distance_orientation', 'use_source_position', 'height' and 'vertical_speed' related to shooting effect shell particles.

Unit groups will determine their collision mask based on the collision masks of their members.

Improvements made to mini-tutorials.

Added new environmental trigger effects for grenade, artillery and nuke explosions.

Added 'rotate-offsets' to the create-particle trigger effect.

Added support for playing a sound when using smart-pipette.

Fixed that modded units with consider-tile-transitions in their collision mask would cause the pathfinder to crash.

Fixed that the game didn't validate modded rail-planner item type values and would crash in some cases.

Removed Tutorial/Campaign Lualib (base/lualib).

Added on_pre_script_inventory_resized and on_script_inventory_resized events.

Added support for playing a sound while a resource-style is being mined through mining_sound.

Fixed that thumbnails wouldn't show in the update-mods tab of the mods GUI.

Removed Compilatron chest, Compilatron roboport, Compilatron logistic chest.

Removed Introduction Campaign.

Fixed that LuaSurface::spill_item_stacks return value didn't work correctly.

Removed other campaign-only prototypes, such as styles, sprites, sounds.

Added support for playing activate/deactivate sounds for night vision.

Moved Compilatron and Compilatron speech-bubble entities from demo to base game files.

Added LuaGuiElement::badge_text read/write.

Added 'allow_paths_through_own_entities' and 'no_break' path finding flags.

Added 'trigger_effect' to tiles, called with the 'invoke-tile-trigger' trigger effect.

Fixed that the research progress of the current tier showed for next queued tier in the technology GUI.

Added mod-setting value 'hidden' to hide mod settings from the GUI.

Added LuaModSettingPrototype::hidden read.

Added 'to_be_deconstructed' to the options for LuaSurface::find_entities_filtered.

Empty layers in sprite or animation definition will yield an error now.

Added 3 level 'First steps' tutorial Campaign.

Added 'invoke-tile-trigger' and 'destroy-decoratives' trigger effects.

Added 'trigger_effect' to decoratives, called when the decorative is destroyed with the 'destroy-decorative' trigger effect.

Includes productivity_bonus, pollution_bonus, speed_bonus, and consumption_bonus.

Includes adjacent_tile_collision_box, adjacent_tile_collision_mask, etc.

Will become an error in the next release.

Includes max_force_distraction_distance, max_electric_pole_supply_area_distance, etc.

Includes create_inventory() and get_script_inventories().

Added engine changes for decoratives to create particles on destruction, enhancing explosion effects.

New mod allows removal of the 'Base' mod, enabling true total conversion mods.

Introduced specific particle effects for explosions based on the context, improving immersion.

Implemented 'Invoke tile effect trigger' allowing tiles to respond differently to explosions.

The First Steps campaign will replace the NPE/Introduction as the full game tutorial and demo.

New players will follow a standard procedure for inventory interaction to enhance learning.

Removed or relocated character monologues and reduced the use of yellow speech bubbles for clearer communication.

Maps in the tutorial have been updated to resemble those generated in freeplay mode.

Removal of the NPE may affect mods that depend on new campaign assets.

Internal testing has caught many corner cases where players could become stuck in the tutorials.

The First Steps campaign levels have been revamped to align with Factorio 0.18 standards.

Discharge defense equipment had the wrong sprite in the equipment grid.

Fixed crash when setting max and min group gathering time to the same value.

Modded cargo wagon colors wouldn't copy correctly through blueprints.

Sounds for various weapons have been improved and made more powerful.

Upgrading and delivering modules at the same time didn't work correctly.

Furnaces with recipes using fluid ingredients could cause a crash.

Changed colored concrete tiles to be non-mineable.

Players can now walk between two steam engines.

Furnaces now ignore off_when_no_fluid_recipe property of their fluid box definition.

Introduced new sound concepts for transport belts.

Added a confirmation box when deleting a blueprint book.

Roboports now allow exporting both logistics and robot stats simultaneously.

Fixed issue when the player is dead.

New fields include 'include_entities', 'include_trains', 'include_station_names', and 'include_modules'.

Mining entities with randomized results would not return the largest defined amount.

Artillery wagons wouldn't show out of ammo icons.

New effects added for biters, spitters, worms, and spawners.

Resolved an issue where pipes produced sound even without water flow due to sound configuration conflicts.

New sounds for transport belts that are less intrusive and fade into the background.

Raised the maximum environment sound limit from 15 to 50 to improve sound mixing and attenuation.

Made adjustments to default sound settings to improve overall audio balance.

Added new sounds for water splashes, electric and laser beams, and enhanced weapon sounds.

Implemented sound attenuation to improve clarity and prevent overlapping sounds.

The sound for the artillery turret rotation has been integrated into the game.

Improvements made to visual effects including water splashes and leaf animations.

New user interfaces for character and statistics introduced in the previous week.

Changed the placeholder value from nil to 0 in serpent serialization to prevent desync issues.

Modified logic to ensure unit groups recalculate max speed when necessary to prevent desyncs.

Implemented new water splash effects using water particles instead of an animation.

Fixed character GUI player color sliders not changing chat colors.

Fixed that hotkeys wouldn't work while using the character logistics GUI in some cases.

Fixed some character bonuses in bonus GUI not being printed correctly.

Fixed some Trigger Effects not showing correct repeat count in tooltips.

The 'on_ai_command_completed' event will now fire for distraction commands.

Fixed the tank not being properly centered to its bounding box (graphical issue).

Fixed a desync related to unit speed changing while part of a unit group.

Fixed GUI windows not drawing properly when they can't fit the screen width.

Added 'was_distracted' to the 'on_ai_command_completed' event. If true, it means the completed command was a distraction command.

Work is ongoing to create more subtle animations for the beacon beams to reduce screen saturation.

The beacon entity is being redesigned to look more modern and integrated into the game world, addressing issues with visibility and context.

A new concept involves creating a hole in the ground for the beacon to solve collision box issues while maintaining a tall appearance.

The layer of beams and light will be separated and tintable, allowing modders to customize the beacon's appearance by changing RGB values.

Changes are being made to clean up the center of the beacon to improve visibility when beacons are placed in arrays.

Fixed that simple mouse click on double slider button would not set a slider as active.

Fixed an issue with nested items in items.

Fixed that tabbing out of empty high value textfield of double slider would reset it to 0.

The production statistics and electric network GUIs now have a new look.

Removed the defines.gui_type.kills value from defines.gui_type.

The kills GUI (K keyboard shortcut) has been removed; kills statistics are now accessible as a tab in the production statistics GUI.

Fixed Character GUI missing logistics tab due to missing technology migration.

Fixed Character GUI recipes constantly scrolling up when crafting or when inventory changes.

Added main_menu_background_image_location to utility constants.

Allowed players to choose whether train fuel should be included in a blueprint.

Fixed that the 3rd last row of the 4th sheet of gun turret shooting had a duplicate frame.

Allowed exporting of blueprint books from the blueprint library.

The character GUI now has a new look.

Allowed editing of blueprints in the blueprint library as if they were items.

Removed utility slots from the blueprint library; now available directly through the quick tools menu.

Fixed sprite button not respecting draw_shadow_under_picture style property.

Allowed deletion of blueprints/books/planners when opened in other inventories.

Added extra padding properties for LuaStyle.

Removed the restriction on having two identical blueprints in the blueprint library or blueprint book.

The look of filter, item, and circuit signal selection GUIs has been updated.

Using quick inventory transfers will now transfer items to weapons and armor slots or trash slots based on the selected tab.

Removed LuaStyle::extra_padding_when_activated read/write.

Fixed desync when changing recipes that output large amounts of fluid to those that output low amounts.

Personal logistics are now unlocked by a single research, allowing unlimited logistic requests and trash slots.

Personal logistics has been moved to a separate tab, merging logistic requests and auto trash into one panel.

The Character window is now split into 3 tabs, with logistics and auto-trash moved to a tab and a new Character tab added.

The recipe GUI and other related GUIs have received a new style update, though some visual issues may remain.

Players can now set an unlimited number of requests regardless of research, all unlocked by 'Logistic robotics' research.

Logistics and auto-trash are now merged into one panel with a double slider for setting intervals for item requests and auto-trash.

Searching now includes the recipe GUI, inventory, and logistic requests.

Added a switch to quickly turn personal logistics on or off, affecting item movement and requests.

Spotlight on the Krastorio 2 mod, which adds new content and a new win condition beyond the rocket launch.

Smart entity collision mode did not work with offshore pump.

LuaEntity::splitter_filter would reject a LuaItemPrototype.

Un-researched recipes couldn't be used while in the map editor.

Desync related to invalid rail signal requested to be closed by circuit network.

Player character shadow didn't animate in idle state when not facing north.

Crafting machines would report as supporting backer names through the Lua API.

Technology tooltips didn't show debug tooltip data the same as other tooltips.

Modded shortcuts that spawned items not visible in the blueprint library didn't work.

Changed to return the created entities if any.

Removed-content GUI didn't include some translations.

A new debugger has been developed to enhance the modding experience, allowing better error tracking and code manipulation.

The statistics GUI has received a style update, improving the layout and visual elements without adding new features.

A new search button has been added to the production stats GUI.

New tools for modding workflow automation have been added, including highlighters for locale and changelog files.

A single search box has been implemented for the entire statistics panel to improve usability.

Kill statistics have been integrated into the main statistics GUI instead of being a separate window.

Instrument Mode allows a selected mod to hook all Lua instances in Factorio, enhancing debugging capabilities.

Satisfaction, Production, and Accumulator charge are now displayed in a single row instead of separate rows.

Old definition will still be accepted, but is deprecated.

The offshore pump has been redesigned to improve its graphics and placement rules, moving it back onto land and checking a 2x3 tile water area for buildability.

A new mod allows machines to behave as if they had maximum beacons, enhancing gameplay by increasing logistics demands without sacrificing the organic look of starting areas.

A new tool for taking automatic screenshots at set intervals or across multiple savegames has been developed, though it is not yet released on the mod portal.

Damage value was 60 times too small.

Train could accelerate for one tick into wrong direction when train stop is disabled.

Effectivity was not shown in the tooltip.

Ordering didn't match the visual ordering.

Through the trigger prototype definition.

Refactored unit spawning logic.

Pollution was not shown in the tooltip.

Modded recipes with no products or no ingredients still showed those sections.

Minimap would not allow setting temporary train stop when train would have to change movement direction.

Optimization caused inserters picking up items from belts to be slower.

Defaults to 1.

Fire sticker now deals damage only once per 10 ticks.

Argument did nothing.

Cleaned up the map sets.

Includes 'original-damage-amount', 'final-damage-amount' and 'damage-type'.

Added an option for an infinite map in the Wave Defense scenario, requiring players to launch a rocket to win.

Biters now approach from random points within the base before attacking, making their attack patterns less predictable.

Added filtering for damage effects to reduce performance issues caused by excessive particle generation from flamethrowers.

Enhanced team selection with colored launchpads for better visibility of team assignments.

Introduced a new scenario where players must launch a rocket as quickly as possible after landing on the planet.

Scaled wave power based on player count and removed bounty from killed biters to balance gameplay.

Improved animation for the poison cloud to enhance visibility and perspective.

Added a new particle effect for flying robots when they die, including remnants on the ground.

Resets the 'Time played' to 0.

Improved terrain rendering efficiency by adjusting how the buffer texture is handled, reducing the workload on integrated GPUs.

Train could fail with chain signal sequence escape maneuver when path goes multiple times through a rail segment.

Wave defense difficulty will scale with online player count.

Sometimes wave defense would trigger victory before killing all spawners.

Combat robots now have their own explosion sound.

Items marked with the mod-openable flag couldn't be opened from the quickbar in some cases.

Fixed an error when using modded night vision defined in zip files.

Wave defense hard difficulty will give 50% less bounty on each kill.

Vehicle impacting wooden objects now sounds subtly different to crashing into trees.

Added ParticlePrototype::ended_on_ground_trigger_effect.

Loader remnants will pick rotation the same way as underground belts do.

Shotgun has more variety so it sounds less repetitive.

Cargo wagons built while a train is moving didn't animate the doors correctly.

Changed definitions of map colors of beacons, pipes, heat pipes, roboports and steam engines, so they can be overridden by friendly_map_color.

Possibly fixed seam on terrain at certain position and zoom level.

A few minor volume level changes including lowering the offshore pump and electric furnace.

Achievement cards now show descriptions when turned off in interface settings.

No longer crashes when creating an artillery flare.

New properties for inserters added.

Enemy walls no longer render as connected to ghosts.

Thrown capsules no longer get broken forever if thrown at the right tick.

No longer crashes if the player hasn't logged in previously.

The sync mods with save GUI now sizes correctly.

Pressing escape no longer leads to blank screens or incorrect states.

Specific colors added to beacons, pipes, heat pipes, roboports, and steam engines.

No longer crashes when a previously aggroed biter is aggroed again.

Undo on self-looped combinator ghosts now restores wires correctly.

Includes listener position adjustments and environment-audible-distance settings.

Inserters no longer teleport items into/from trains.

Includes sounds for pumps, boilers, robots, trains, and more.

Migrating loaders between loader and loader-1x1 maintains the loader type.

Crash when using script.get_event_order during control.lua init fixed.

Wrong error message related to multiplayer and migration scripts fixed.

Inventory transfers mini-tutorial has been updated to feature the quickbar.

Split the map editor sub-menu into more options for clarity on scenario copying and editing.

Default value changed from 'transport-belt-circuit-connector' to 'object' for consistency.

Tooltips in statistics window not showing force modifiers fixed.

Clicking the drop-down widget in the map editor script section would stop the mouse from working fixed.

LuaForce::reset_technology_effects() could change the enabled/visible when disabled state fixed.

Train stop at train's starting segment exit is no longer counted into penalty.

Ability to control darkness of the night runtime per-surface added.

Nightvision effect was applied to zoomed-to-world view sometimes fixed.

OpenGL backed turret range overlay was rendered incorrectly when zoomed in.

Wrong lua docs about what event(s) could be filtered fixed.

Added a PvP team option to create a moat around the starting area.

The main menu structure has been reworked for better navigation.

Fixed graphical glitch when GUI element with blurred background got out of bounds of the screen.

Optimized particle logic for better performance.

Fixed potential crash in NPE when Compilatron is pointing at something that gets deleted.

Steam users without a Factorio account can create one by providing only a username.

Added on damaged effects for most entities.

Added new events and functions for scripting including on_unit_group_finished_gathering and LuaGuiElement::scroll_to_item().

Steam users can now log in automatically through Steam without needing their Factorio account password.

Added animation to water.

New or updated sound effects for various entities including nuclear reactor, chemical plant, and player footsteps.

Improved performance for various entities including mining drills, burner entities, and logistic robots.

Added LUTs and color corrected the game sprites.

Added specific dying explosions for most entities.

Added sliders to the graphics settings to adjust brightness, contrast, and saturation.

Added animation to trees.

Added a 'Continue' button which quickly loads the latest save game.

Fixed the recipe tooltip showing negative values for some complex recipes.

Added a 'New Game' GUI that shows all the ways to play the game.

Added new prototype types including optimized-particle and burner-generator.

Added a setting to the map editor to show/hide the extra entity settings and a GUI to edit force data modifiers.

Improved performance of inserters interacting with assembling machines and furnaces.

Added features like sound fading, pitch variation, and a 'Random, no repeat' feature to reduce sound repetition.

The 'New Game' GUI now shows all ways to play the game, with descriptions and images for better user experience.

A new 'Continue' button has been added to the main menu to quickly load the last saved game.

New 'mini-accounts' allow players to log in without a password or email, simplifying the online experience.

Modders can now add a description.json file to scenarios for better organization and multiplayer compatibility.

The main menu has been restructured for better clarity, grouping options into Single player and Multiplayer categories.

Players can now log in using Steam directly, eliminating the need for a separate account for online features.

A prototype for an Expanding Campaign has been developed, allowing players to build a single map that grows after each objective.

A prototype for a Separate Level Campaign has been created, consisting of five missions with pre-researched technologies.

A community event hosted by The Spiffing Brit aimed at completing a speedrun with 500 players online.

Learnings from the Introduction/NPE campaign have been assessed, leading to new insights for future campaign designs.