What changed in Factorio in 2023

Stronger and more accessible functionality for combinators to improve gameplay experience.

Enhancements made to the user interface for better usability of the circuit network.

Better feedback on circuit network operations to enhance user understanding and interaction.

Fixed that all exit codes got coerced into 0 or 1.

Fixed that crafting machine fluid outputs could prevent them from sleeping in some cases.

Fixed controller buttons simulating clicks and modifiers in keyboard and mouse mode.

Fixed that heat buffer temperatures would not migrate correctly when changing the prototype maximum temperature.

Fixed fast replacing train stops would not preserve trains limit.

Added various new Lua functions including get_train_by_id, spawn_decoration, and others.

Added a notification when a technology is researched.

Fixed that selection tool with 'cancel-deconstruct', 'cancel-upgrade' or 'downgrade' mode would not render selection of entities.

Fixed inserter could take items from wrong side of a belt when the belt shape was changed.

Fixed controller vibrations playing in keyboard and mouse mode.

Fixed recipe tooltip in assembling machine was doing intermediate crafting logic when showing items missing for crafting.

The research queue is enabled by default for new games.

Fixed that the research queue would not be enabled by default for the Marathon and Death world marathon presets.

Fixed that LuaInventory::find_empty_stack() didn't respect the 'hand' location.

Added ResourceEntityPrototype::cliff_removal_probability defaulting to 1.

Disabled support for .voc audio files for Allegro audio backend.

Fixed that setting color to nil for rolling stock did not fire the on_entity_color_changed event.

Fixed server not showing in LAN server browser if the game is also public and with a different external port because of NAT.

Fixed that sync-mods-with-save would download the latest mod version regardless of the mod's base dependency.

Fixed that closing a headless multiplayer game via ctrl+c would give an exit code of 1 instead of 0.

Fixed that the Lua utility function 'make_4way_animation_from_spritesheet' didn't handle several values correctly.

Fixed it was possible to create maps with width or height larger than 2000000.

Added /enable-research-queue console command to enable the research queue without disabling achievements.

Added '--nogamepad' command line option to disable gamepad(controller) detection and support.

Fixed that crafting machines did not handle item-with-tags type items correctly.

SimpleEntityWith, Accumulators, Generators, Combinators, and Burner generators no longer require a graphics definition.

Fixed that inserters would stop working when interacting with fluid-producing machines in some cases.

Fixed that pumpjacks would not show the correct status when they were stopped due to full fluid output.

LuaGameScript::print, LuaPlayer::print, LuaSurface::print and LuaForce::print now accept a PrintSettings as a second parameter.

Added LuaStyle::draw_grayscale_picture read/write.

Fixed that LuaGameScript::auto_save() didn't handle sub-directories correctly.

Game could freeze if there were too many auto-placeable entities defined.

returns far end.

Crash when viewing the map preview with invalid noise expressions.

Desync when calling math.atan2() Lua function with NaN arguments.

Some default mappings on Steam Deck would map to back grip buttons without a way to trigger them.

Hungarian keyboard layout not being handled correctly.

Some remapped keys wouldn't work on Linux.

Temporary virtual cursor will now disappear when a controller stick is moved.

Fixed a hang in audio streams.

On-screen keyboard will automatically appear on Steam Deck and in Steam Big Picture mode when using a controller.

Cursor sometimes teleporting to nearby entities when selecting entities in multiplayer.

Updating a mod would re-download all of its dependencies if they were not enabled.

Crash when clearing the cursor stack through script when using capsules.

Players could not obtain achievements if in game for longer than 9942h.

Fixed crashes related to audio stream errors.

Damage trigger effects would not pass the damage source when doing damage.

Documentation moved from the wiki to the docs website for better presentation and machine-readability.

Music not playing after setting preferred audio output device.

Ending copy selection in controller mode could trigger copied entities to be immediately built.

Updating mods with dependencies did not work correctly in some cases.

Fixed visual glitches related to LuaGuiElement::auto_toggle and LuaGuiElement::toggled.

Tooltips for notch sliders would not show in some cases.

LuaGuiElement type 'slider' didn't enable/disable correctly when first created.

UI scale will never be lower than 100% on Steam Deck.

Added controller vibrations to some actions.

Build control was allowing binding to controller buttons that would not work.

Blueprint setup GUI cutting off at the bottom at certain UI scales.

Fixed sounds.large_explosion ignoring volume parameter.

--dump-data did not work if the script output folder didn't exist.

Fixed dump commands not working correctly related to folders.

map_gen_settings can be changed during on_chunk_generated.

kick_player and ban_player no longer accept LocalisedString for reason parameter.

Removed idle_energy_usage property.

Fixed several issues with flying robot behavior that were reported numerous times.

Announced the new expansion that continues the player's journey after launching rockets into space.

Fixed that inserting invalid items into blueprint books through script would crash.

Updated SDL to version 2.26.5.

Added optional surface parameter to LuaForce::rechart.

Fixed ghosts could be removed even if they do not collide with built entity.

Fixed a crash when unit has a composite command with a dead unit group.

When connecting wires to entities with multiple sides, the hovered side is highlighted.

Fixed wind sound not changing its volume with zoom level.

Fixed a crash when trivial smoke was defined with bad movement speed values.

Fixed deconstruction markers being visible to forces which did not order the deconstruction.

Disabled the Command+W keyboard shortcut for closing the game window on Macs.

Replace 'Version' column in mods install menu with 'Last highlighted'.

Improved sounds fading in and out on game resume and pause.

Fixed that productivity values did not show correctly in some cases.

Added CustomInputPrototype::controller_key_sequence and CustomInputPrototype::controller_alternative_key_sequence.

Added controller(gamepad) support. Change input method in Settings->Controls to play using a controller.

Added contextual hotkey hints. Enable it in Settings->Interface. Useful when playing using a controller.

Fixed a desync between ARM and x86 platforms when the pathfinder was overloaded.

Fixed that playing music with master volume and music volume set to 100% would mute all other sounds.

Fixed texture compression artefacts on Apple Silicon Macs.

Autosave slots have been added to 'The Rest' settings GUI.

Specifies an entity to follow.