What changed in Factorio in 2022

LocalisedString didn't support fallback groups in some cases when parsed from Lua.

Directories in file dialogues were not being sorted alphabetically on some systems.

A crash occurred when a mod defined an entity that kills itself when created.

The 'request from buffer chests' option wasn't copied between spidertrons.

Added CarPrototype::immune_to_cliff_impacts, true by default. If set to false, entity will take damage when colliding with cliff prototype entities.

Fallback groups format for localised string which picks the first correct translation was added.

A crash occurred when switching preferred audio device failed.

A crash occurred when hovering over some rich text tags and destroying the object they refer to.

Players were unable to remove script areas in the map editor.

Dropdown button font color was incorrect when clicked.

DNS CNAME records were confusing the SRV lookup on Windows.

Items dropped on underground belts could be inserted at a wrong position when transport lines were facing east or south.

Added LuaPlayer::request_translations() for batching translation requests.

Transparent black in RecipePrototype::crafting_machine_tint won't cause the tint to fallback to value of default_recipe_tint.

'Request from buffer chests' option in spidertrons reset to default when prototypes changed.

Fixed a crash when trying to read LuaEntity::neighbours on a WallConnectable when one of the neighbours is a ghost.

Fixed a desync when fast-replacing burner generators.

Fixed that canceling syncing mods with a save would exit the GUI.

Added a reset button to each mod setting in the mod settings GUI.

Fixed a deadlock on loss of ConnectionAcceptOrDeny message.

The game no longer requires re-entering server passwords when restarting to sync mods or mod settings.

Added LuaEntityPrototype::height, torso_rotation_speed, automatic_weapon_cycling, chain_shooting_cooldown_modifier, chunk_exploration_radius reads.

Optimizations made to improve game startup time when using mods.

Fixed that replays would always say mods didn't match.

Fixed that the 'run forest, run' achievement could be unlocked by shooting trees instead of running them over.

Fixed LuaSurface::find_entities_filtered would fail to find entities by collision mask if they only collide with tiles.

Added LuaEntityPrototype::animation_speed_coefficient.

Fixed a crash when defining a fluid stream prototype with zero particles.

Fixed that item requests didn't subtract items picked up from ground when reviving ghosts.

Fixed heavy-mode when character dies in multiplayer.

Fixed not being able to open blueprint books in books through the quickbar.

Fixed that pump that cannot interact with fluid wagons would crash on save after position change.

Fixed server getting stuck at 'Saving the map for player' for 20 seconds sometimes if a client disconnects shortly after connecting.

Added LuaEntityPrototype::manual_range_modifier.

Added LuaTile::tile_ghost.

Fixed that Lua collision mask util didn't check for tile prototypes.

Added LuaControl::crafting_queue_progress write.

Fixed an issue with the prototype explorer GUI and guns.

Added sample_index parameter to LuaFlowStatistics::get_flow_count().

Fixed false-positive desyncs when using mods and running /c game.force_crc() or /toggle-heavy-mode.

Fixed highlight box on curved-rail would not render selection box correctly.

When joining modded games, mods and settings are synced at the same time reducing the number of restarts needed.

Added 'to_be_deconstructed', and 'has_tile_ghost' filters to the options for LuaSurface::find_tiles_filtered.

Fixed that canceling syncing mods with a save through escape would leave the partially downloaded mods.

Fixed that inserters would report status other than 'Waiting for space in destination' in certain cases.

Fixed recipe highlights in the assembling machine GUI.

Fixed that map pings would always round up the pinged location.

Added LuaEntityPrototype::dying_speed read.

Collision-mask prototype filters for Entity, Tile and Decorative now support a 'contains-any' and 'contains-all' modes.

Fixed a GUI layering issue related to some error messages.

Fixed burner inserter would not fuel itself when drop target was full.

Added LuaEntityPrototype::indexed_guns. It works as LuaEntityPrototype::guns but returns an array.

The mod settings GUI will now show the 'tooltip' icon for any settings that have tooltips.

Fixed that the circular dependency error doesn't list all mods.

Fixed server getting stuck at 'Saving the map for player' forever in some rare situations.

Fixed a crash when fast replacing electric pole marked to be deconstructed when there is another ghost pole on top of it.

Fixed that infinite technologies didn't respect ignore_tech_cost_multiplier.

Fixed that LuaEntity::belt_neighbours didn't work on ghosts.

Fixed an issue with item-with-inventory extending inventories and quickbars.

Added email authentication to login GUIs.

Added on_player_reverse_selected_area.

Fixed a screenshot for save file preview would not account for a force of a player.

Fixed rotating entities with non-symmetric bounding boxes didn't work correctly.

Fixed a crash when creating a blueprint with connected electric pole while it has an upgrade target set to not electric pole.

Fixed that a train stop helper would not draw when hovering inserters next to rails that were not straight connected to a train stop.

Fixed that overwriting ItemRequestProxy item requests wasn't working properly in some cases when the same item was already requested.

Fixed it was possible to put blueprint book indirectly into itself.

Fixed a crash when trying to perform some actions while in multiplayer.

Removed duplicated frame in grenade and cluster grenade animation.

Fixed that loading a mod with a corrupted image file would crash the whole game on Linux.

Removed a NaN check when loading map.

Fixed a crash with ghost overbuilding and script interactions.

Significantly reduced the intensity of the red screen flash when the player character takes damage.

Fixed that inserters could be flipped in some cases when they weren't supposed to allow it.

Quickbar shortcuts to items in blueprint books can be used again.

Fixed grenade shadows.

Added on_research_cancelled.

Fixed a map loading issue when changing mod dependencies and nothing else.

Fixed that already built pipes to ground could show removal indicators for pipes they are bridging when selected.

Fixed that cliff deconstruction wasn't issued when the corrected cliff collision box overlapped with ghost entities.

Changed fish so they won't swim into inactive chunks.

Fixed the runtime multiplayer settings GUI wouldn't fit on screen.

Changed slowdown capsule and poison capsule icons to be matching in size.

Fixed that opening web links in the Linux Steam build of the game could take unreasonably long.

Fixed character corpse armor variations being inconsistent with character armor variations.

Fixed a consistency issue if a Lua event handler cancelled deconstruction of an entity that was marked for deconstruction as a result of fast-replace.

Fixed west variation of Boiler and Heat exchanger graphics.

Fixed that the Steam version wouldn't start on Linux and OSX.

Fixed LuaTransportLine::output_lines on a splitter's output transport line would incorrectly consider it an input transport line of that splitter.

Added LuaItemPrototype::reverse_* read for selection tool.

Fixed very high deconstruction_time_to_live value would lead to deconstruction orders expiring too soon.

Fixed a crash when building underground belt or pipe ghosts over belts/pipes of other forces.

Fixed tooltips for vehicles would still show entry instructions even when no passengers are allowed.

Fixed that setting LuaGuiElement::zoom to 0 would crash the game.

Added LuaEntityPrototype::heat_buffer_prototype read.

Added LuaHeatEnergySourcePrototype::heat_buffer_prototype read.

Fixed a crash when using non-rectangular equipment.

Fixed that some error messages wouldn't be translated.

Fixed that too many open RCON connections would crash the game. There is now a limit of maximum of 128 simultaneous RCON connections.

Some GUI fixes and improvements for screen resolutions under 1920x1080.

Fixed that changing the force of artillery wagons didn't work.

Fixed that the whitelist button was enabled in the /config GUI.

Fixed building underground belt ghosts with smart belt building would crash if ghosts are immediately revived by script.

Fixed that crafting recipes with products exceeding their stack limit would produce only a single full stack when crafting by hand.

Fixed a crash due to recursive chain signal update.

Fixed that if the game couldn't connect to a server due to corrupted data, it wouldn't show any error to the user.

Fixed that if a non-attack distraction command failed, it would raise the on_ai_command_completed event repeatedly.

Fixed train stop names with different amounts of leading spaces being treated as equal in some cases but not in others.

Fixed that it was possible to specify artillery-projectile as a place_result of an item.

Fixed a crash related to modded trains that could change travel direction due to air friction computation.

Fixed that a multiplayer client could desync several times in a row, making the server save the map for desync report multiple times.

The multiplayer games browser can now filter games that are hosted on dedicated servers.

Fixed searching for items in controller gui would not highlight item stacks in the trash slots.

Fixed a crash when changing mod options while the cursor hovers the 'Back' button.

Fixed locomotive placement would snap to wrong train stop when there are multiple stops available.

Added 'is_military_target' filter to the options for LuaSurface::find_entities_filtered.

Improved overall performance by 5-10% when fully zoomed out.

Fixed LuaTransportLine::input_lines would not return both input lines of a splitter.

Fixed that sometimes the host would not have admin rights when hosting a multiplayer game from a save.

Fixed a crash due to LuaLogisticCell not being invalidated when owner entity is being deleted.

Added LuaFluidBox::get_fluid_system_id() method.

Fixed that biters might remain inactive when they should be activated.

Fixed tips and tricks GUI staying open when changing controllers, and not being able to close it afterwards.

Fixed idle machines without idle sound counting towards the max_sounds_per_type limit.

Fixed save/load instability occurring when the game was saved after a robot threw cliff explosives but before the cliff exploded.

Fixed LuaSurface::find_tiles_filtered would not cover bottom right tile.

Fixed unnecessary disk writes when showing background simulations.

Fixed that units could teleport through cliffs if they bunched up close together.

Added LuaEntity::radar_scan_progress read.

Fixed PvP config for health bonus didn't apply correctly.

Fixed a crash when script tries to connect rolling stock during rolling stock destruction.

Added LuaEntityPrototype::logistic_parameters read.

Fixed energy consumers would get too much energy when supplied through multiple electric networks.

Fixed that when train was created, a wrong end could be selected as a front when rolling stock at expected trains front was facing backward.

Fixed that logistic requests, item filters and similar could be set to the copy-paste tool when clicking the slot while holding that item.

Fixed that non-lamp entities could be given the 'lamp' electric usage priority which would crash the game.

When using /swap-players undo queues are now also swapped.

Fixed LuaBurner::inventory did not work correctly for some burner-energy-source entities.

Fixed that LuaEntity::belt_neighbours would return LuaEntity based on EntityGhost's inner entity, not the EntityGhost itself.

Fixed missing efficiency tooltip and incorrect fuel consumption tooltip value in generator equipment with burner energy source.

Fixed that replacing a tile between a colliding hidden tile and an entity would not yield an item.

Fixed that trying to manually mine a resource that needs a mining fluid would sometimes produce sound of mining.

Fixed script rendered arcs could be considered invisible when they were visible.

Added EntityPrototype::protected_from_tile_building, true by default. If set to false - entity won't block tile mining/building.

Added LuaEntity::is_military_target read. This deprecates LuaEntity::is_entity_with_force.

Fixed that biters would sometimes prefer running away over choosing another target.

Fixed that the saving progress bar and other popups were placed behind the transparent pause overlay.

Fixed multi-level technologies showing the same saved progress in technology GUI.

Fixed a crash caused by undoing an entity deconstruction which another player already cancelled.

Added EntityWithOwnerPrototype::is_military_target and allow_run_time_change_of_is_military_target.

Fixed that if biters took damage from a forest fire, they would path toward the player who started it, no matter the distance.

Added LuaEntity::get_spider_legs().

Fixed trains pathfinder would crash when a train is in a loop next to segment end and was requested to go to rail target in the middle of a loop.

Added LuaEntityPrototype::is_entity_with_owner, is_military_target and allow_run_time_change_of_is_military_target read.

Fixed that LuaGameScript::ban_player would incorrectly use reason as a player name when given player was never in game.

Fixed ghost electric poles connecting to ghost electric poles of other forces. Neutral force is exempt from this change.

Fixed a crash when using --map-settings while loading a multiplayer map.

SimpleEntityWithForce now inherits from SimpleEntityWithOwner.

Fixed a crash when defining too many icon variations.

Fixed changing station name with rich text tags could crash when moving cursor by words.

Added LuaEntity::neighbours read for cliffs.

Improve performance of querying if an entity is registered for deconstruction from O(N) to O(1).

Fixed a scenario could be created with temporary-state trains which were not properly deleted.

Fixed the intro music volume being set incorrectly.

Fixed fish preventing tiles building with check_collision_with_entities enabled.

Added LandMinePrototype::trigger_collision_mask.

Adjusted default music volume.

Added EntityWithOwnerPrototype.

SpiderEnginePrototype::military_target is no longer used. If anything is provided it will make related SpiderVehiclePrototype to become a military target instead.

Fixed an icon of recipe notification on item group would show even if there are no recipes visible in a given context.

Fixed that --start-server-load-latest when given an empty saves folder wouldn't work correctly.

Fixed that trains would not account for the train stop snap distance when already at the train stop with the back of a train.

Added LuaEntityPrototype::trigger_collision_mask read.