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Factorio

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Factorio is a game about building factories on an alien planet.

Game DeveloperCzech Republicfactorio.comJoined January 2013

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I'm really happy for the free ads we are getting. Thank you for that.

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Good day Engineers, Next week, on Thursday 26th January 2023, We will increase the base price of Factorio from $30 to $35. This is an adjustment to account for the level of inflation since the Steam release in 2016.

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Friday Facts #360 - 1.0 is here! factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

Friday Facts #360 - 1.0 is here! | Factorio

Hello, the atmosphere in the last week was kind of special. We experienced the feeling of the final release being on the horizon many times. And we were shown that it isn't the case time and time...

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We support Ukraine

We support Ukraine | Factorio

We support Ukraine and have made contributions to relief efforts. We support Russians that stand against the actions of the Russian government. You can help too, even if it is just with your voice....

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So after all the exposure he provided and relavance of the game has passed, they use DMCA to make a political statement

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Factorio is coming to Nintendo Switch™ factorio.com/blog/post/fact #factorio #Nintendo

Factorio is coming to Nintendo Switch™ | Factorio

For the past one and a half years I've been working on a secret Factorio project. Today we are finally revealing it. As announced during Nintendo Direct, Factorio is coming to Nintendo Switch! It's...

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Factorio for Nintendo Switch is now available! factorio.com/blog/post/fact #factorio #Nintendo

Factorio for Nintendo Switch is now available! | Factorio

As announced previously, Factorio is now available for Nintendo Switch. You can find it on the Nintendo eShop in your region. I hope you will enjoy it. Remember that if you are not sure, you can try...

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Test post, please ignore

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10am CEST 👀

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Factorio version 0.17.0 experimental is now available:

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Attention This is the first experimental release after a year and 3 months. We tested it and found it to be quite fine, but there most probably are dangerous…

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Factorio version 0.17 - Now stable factorio.com/blog/post/017- #factorio #gamedev

Factorio version 0.17 - Now stable | Factorio

Click to view full resolution It has been 6 months and nearly 70 releases since we first launched 0.17 to the world. Now is the time to let it be enjoyed by all the players of the game. We are going...

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Factorio now supports

Chroma and Chroma link Read more about it on our blog: factorio.com/blog/post/fff-

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Friday Facts #365 - Future plans factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

Friday Facts #365 - Future plans | Factorio

Hello, the 1.1 release is the final release of the vanilla game. It will be maintained, so bugfixes, simple modding interface additions, or minor tweaks can happen, but that's about it. The future...

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what did you do to my beautiful screenshot

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Friday Facts #366 - The only way to go fast, is to go well! factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

Friday Facts #366 - The only way to go fast, is to go well! | Factorio

Hello, long time no see :) We obviously have a lot to talk about when it comes to the game changes we recently did, or plan to do, but we don't want to share any of it yet. Yet, there is currently a...

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Friday Facts #295 - New design for the chemical plant factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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The crocodile always eats the bigger number

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Version 1.1.0 released

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Major Features Added logistic requests to spidertron. Train stop allows to set limit of incoming trains. Features The continue button now respects the last t…

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We invite all people, no matter their views or origins, to enjoy our game and to join our community

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Friday Facts #367 - Expansion news factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

Friday Facts #367 - Expansion news | Factorio

Almost 1 year ago (FFF-365) we said "we don't think that [the expansion] will take less than a year to develop". Well it has been less than a year and it is not finished, so we kept our word on that...

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Friday Facts #297 - New resource icons factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Did you just have an opinion I don't agree with? Enjoy DMCA on all your Factorio LP's.

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Version 1.1.69 released

forums.factorio.com

Graphics Updated transport belt icons. Bugfixes Fixed unregistering multiple events at once would not clear event filters. (https://forums.factorio.com/10320…

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Friday Facts #364 - 1.1 stable factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

Friday Facts #364 - 1.1 stable | Factorio

Hello, we have a stable version! When we were releasing the 1.0 FFF-360, we actually stated that there were "around 150 bugs on the forums and around 80 internal tasks to be solved". These were...

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Version 1.1.1 released

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Gui Added tooltip with list of possible ingredients to the empty furnace input slot. Changes Added a sound slider to control main menu and tips and tricks si…

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Friday Facts #361 - Train stop limit, Tips and tricks factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

Friday Facts #361 - Train stop limit, Tips and tricks | Factorio

Hello, we finished with the regular Friday Facts series, and yet, there is still so much we want to talk about. I want to clarify, that we are not going to release FFF every week, but there are a few...

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Version 0.18.0 released

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Features Steam users can now log in automatically through Steam without needing their Factorio account password. Steam users without a Factorio account can c…

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Friday Facts #260 - New fluid system factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Friday Facts #269 - Roadmap update & Transport belt perspective factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Friday Facts #282 - 0.17 in sight factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Version 0.16.0 released

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Major Features Added logistic buffer chest. It can request items that are still available to the logistic system. Added the artillery wagon and artillery tur…

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Friday Facts #283 - Prepare to Launch factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Friday Facts #369 - To the moon 🚀🌘

Friday Facts #369 - To the moon

No doubt you have heard about NFTs, the latest Blockchain innovation. With some big gaming companies exploring NFTs, where does Factorio stand? We have received many offers. Some of the offers were...

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Factorio version 0.16 - Now stable factorio.com/blog/post/016-

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Friday Facts #363 - 1.1 is getting close factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

Friday Facts #363 - 1.1 is getting close | Factorio

I have been tracking the amount of tasks and forum bugs required to finish 1.1 since the 1.0 release. This allowed me to get quantifiable feedback whether we are actually keeping the timeframe of the...

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Friday Facts #362 - Menu simulation, Spidertron, Ghost building, Confirm button factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

Friday Facts #362 - Menu simulation, Spidertron, Ghost building, Confirm button | Factorio

In the last FFF, we presented that we now have the capability to show real game simulations in the Tips and tricks. Naturally we asked ourselves what else could we use this new technology for......

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Friday Facts #262 - Hello my name is: Compilatron factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Recently there were tweets with personal opinions of some people in the company. We will keep it focused on Factorio from now on.

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Friday Facts #350 - Electric mining drill redesign factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

Friday Facts #350 - Electric mining drill redesign | Factorio

The electric mining drill is one of the older designs still in the game, and we have had our eye on it for a long time as a candidate for redesign. We would have loved to rework the mining drill in...

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Factorio version 0.15.0 now available:

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Configuration Configuration has been reset. Major features Research overhaul. 4 new science packs: Military, Production, High-tech and space. > Space scie…

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Friday Facts #275 - 0.17 Science changes factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Friday Facts #370 - The journey to Nintendo Switch factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev #NintendoSwitch

Friday Facts #370 - The journey to Nintendo Switch | Factorio

We have a long history of trying to bring Factorio to other platforms, including consoles and mobile phones (not including April Fools). We even worked with some external companies, but the projects...

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Friday Facts #372 - 2022 recap factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

Friday Facts #372 - 2022 recap | Factorio

Hello, another year has come and gone. We know this year we were very sparse with any details about the expansion, and it is what you all really want to hear about. Trust me we really want to tell...

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Factorio T-shirts store now open factorio.com/store

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Friday Facts #289 - Character GUI factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Version 1.1.35 released

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Bugfixes Fixed multiple issues related to placing blueprints with electric poles near other electric poles or ghost thereof. (https://forums.factorio.com/973…

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Friday Facts #179 - New resource graphics & concrete factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #gamedev

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Friday Facts #371 - Apple Silicon factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

Friday Facts #371 - Apple Silicon | Factorio

Today, I'm here to share some exciting non-expansion news for our Mac players. Factorio Runs on Apple Silicon As of version 1.1.71, Factorio runs natively on Apple Silicon Macs! On these machines,...

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Friday Facts #284 - 0.17 experimental factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Friday Facts #274 - New fluid system 2 #factorio #gamedev factorio.com/blog/post/fff-

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Version 1.1.7 released

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Changes Changed wire drawing to always have the same opacity regardless of ghost/electric poles being connected. More specific error message when a blueprint…

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Friday Facts #248 - Not Saturday Facts factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Factorio version 0.17.1 experimental is now available:

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Modding Added shortcut bar shortcut type that fires Lua events, for use in mods Scripting Added LuaPlayer::is_shortcut_toggled, LuaPlayer::is_shortcut_availa…

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Friday Facts #187 - Space science & 0.15 graphics factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Friday Facts #239 - PAX East report factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Friday Facts #236 - Building a rollup factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Friday Facts #279 - Train GUI & Modern Spitter factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Friday Facts #357 - Nuke factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

Friday Facts #357 - Nuke | Factorio

At the time of writing the Friday Facts last week, not all of the planned changes were finished, here is the finalisation, so here we go. Persistent library contents The problem is old. You play a...

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Friday Facts #356 - Blueprint library for real factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

Friday Facts #356 - Blueprint library for real | Factorio

This wall of text is about my personal struggle with Factorio and life, feel free to skip to the next subject if you wish to see the actual Factorio content. Beginning about two years ago, I started...

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Friday Facts #278 - The new quickbar factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Friday Facts #268 - The modern Biter factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Friday Facts #276 - Belt item spacing & Script rendering factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Friday Facts #280 - Visual Feedback is the king factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Friday Facts #296 - All kinds of bugs factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Version 1.1.34 released

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Scripting Added LuaEntityPrototype::air_resistance read. Bugfixes Fixed black border in spidertron technology icon. (https://forums.factorio.com/98224) Fixed…

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Friday Facts #310 - Glowing Heat pipes factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

Friday Facts #310 - Glowing Heat pipes | Factorio

WoW classic has been released, which means several of our top men have taken time off to spend hours raiding and having fun in Azeroth. This isn't great timing, as a few new bugs related to train...

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Friday Facts #348 - The final GUI update factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

Friday Facts #348 - The final GUI update | Factorio

It's been over 4 years since we planned the infamous GUI update. If all goes well, next week the game will get the last big GUI update for 1.0. While the state of the GUI is not close to our crazy...

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Friday Facts #336 - Offshore pump redesign factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

Friday Facts #336 - Offshore pump redesign | Factorio

As one of the last entities which do not have high resolution graphics, the time has come for the offshore pump. The offshore pump is practically a 1-tile entity, but they must have a 1 tile gap...

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Friday Facts #281 - For a Few Frames More factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Friday Facts #287 - Just bugs again factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Friday Facts #349 - The 1.0 plan factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

Friday Facts #349 - The 1.0 plan | Factorio

Hello, today we have some big news. The 1.0 plan Klonan In FFF-321 we announced a release date for version 1.0. Given recent events we have decided to make an amendment to the date of 1.0. The new...

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Friday Facts #214 - Concrete rendering factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Friday Facts #293 - New remnants 2 & 1.0 Marketing plan factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Version 1.1.9 released

forums.factorio.com

Minor Features Tooltip for empty ammo, gun and module slots that show all possible items that can be inserted into it. Added smart belt dragging option that…

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Version 1.1.2 released

forums.factorio.com

Bugfixes Fixed that [set, clear]_[personal, vehicle]_logistic_slot would not update the GUI slot count correctly. (https://forums.factorio.com/91812) Fixed t…

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Friday Facts #368 - Steam deck, Ghost bugs, Docs improvements factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

Friday Facts #368 - Steam deck, Ghost bugs, Docs improvements | Factorio

Hello, Today is actually the 6 year anniversary of Factorio launching on Steam, and just recently too we passed 3 million total sales (and we're even past 3.1 million at this point), so it is quite a...

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Friday Facts #351 - Beacon re-redesign & Simplified fluid mixing factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

Friday Facts #351 - Beacon re-redesign & Simplified fluid mixing | Factorio

The Beacon is one of the last entities that don’t have high resolution graphics yet. In the rather recent FFF-339, Albert presented the updated and redesigned Beacon. After your responses we realized...

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Friday Facts #327 - 2020 Vision factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

Friday Facts #327 - 2020 Vision | Factorio

2020 is going to be quite an exciting year for us. We have our 1.0 date set to the 25th of September, and there is a lot of preparation to do. It is no doubt to any of us that we would not be able to...

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Friday Facts #235 - 0.16 stable factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #gamedev #factorio

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Version 1.1.8 released

forums.factorio.com

Gui New trains overview GUI. Bugfixes Fixed crash when dragging electric pole ghosts into fog of war. (https://forums.factorio.com/94020) Fixed rotation of b…

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Friday Facts #271 - Fluid optimisations & GUI Style inspector factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Friday Facts #220 - The best Friday Facts ever factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Friday Facts #359 - Crash site: The beginning factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

Friday Facts #359 - Crash site: The beginning | Factorio

With 1.0 approaching, we want to ensure that the day of the launch goes as smoothly as possible, and shows the game in the best light. Something that would really work against that would be if the...

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Friday Facts #317 - New pathfinding algorithm factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

Friday Facts #317 - New pathfinding algorithm | Factorio

Last week we mentioned the change to make biters not collide with each other, but that wasn’t the only biter-related update we released this past week. Somewhat coincidentally, this week’s updates...

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Friday Facts #321 - Countdown factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

Friday Facts #321 - Countdown | Factorio

Hello, we feel that the Factorio development is taking way too long. The approach "It is done when it is done" was serving us well to deliver a high quality product, but if we continued this way, we...

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Friday Facts #352 - New website factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

Friday Facts #352 - New website | Factorio

Over the course of the past year, you have seen the team put a lot of effort into polishing the game to get it ready for a full release. There's no doubt this is the most important effort here: we're...

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I don't know how long can it last, but we are #1 when you sort games on steam by rating. I didn't see this coming!

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Friday Facts #259 - Scan-codes, Prototype IDs, HR worm factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Friday Facts #291 - New Campaign, MP stress testing, HR Icons II factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Version 0.17.3 released

forums.factorio.com

Changes Disabled target leading for flamethrower turrets until it can be made better. (https://forums.factorio.com/65152) Changed train pathfinding in a way,…

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Friday Facts #243 - New GUI tileset factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Version 1.1.6 released

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Changes The train time wait condition number field will be auto-focused when it is opened. Moved rocket silo + satellite into the production tab. Allowed to…

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Friday Facts #240 - Factorio-data & Fast pipe replace factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Friday Facts #300 - Special edition factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Friday Facts #203 - Logistic buffer chest factorio.com/blog/post/fff- #factorio #gamedev

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Factorio version 0.17.2 experimental is now available:

forums.factorio.com

Notice The automatic updater was causing errors, so it has been unlisted from the site. Please update through Steam or by downloading the whole game again. S…

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