Upcoming features

2026-07-06T11:28:55Z

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This is a list of publicized information about the upcoming 2.1 update. As of September 19, 2025, a "Fixed for 2.1" section was created on the official forums[https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?t=130918], implying that there is an active 2.1 dev branch.

== Factorio 2.1 ==

* Space Logistics Improvements [https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-441]
** When a [[space platform]] is requesting construction materials from the planet, a rocket silo will request the number of items actually needed for construction, instead of a rocketful of each item requested.
** When a space platform requests many different items for construction (such as when the player pastes a complex space platform blueprint), the space platform will prioritize requesting [[space platform foundation]] and [[cargo bay]]s before other materials.
** Mods are now able to modify a [[rocket silo]]'s weight capacity.

* Space Platform Improvements
** When requesting an item from a planet, space platforms will now attempt to request it from ''all'' planets by default. There is now an optional filter to request an item from one specific planet.
** Space platforms will now always wait until all of its orbital drop slots are empty before leaving a planet.
** Platforms can now request items from the planet they are orbiting and/or other platforms in orbit around the same planet. All platforms have a checkbox in their UI to specify if they can deliver to other platforms or not.

* New Building: [[Landing pad unloading bay]]{{SA}}
** A special type of [[Cargo bay]]{{SA}} that allows inserters to remove items from it.
** Can only be placed on planets, and within a certain radius of the [[Cargo landing pad]]{{SA}}
** It is 4x5 tiles in size, specifically to allow for direct insertion from itself to a waiting train.
** Elevated rails can now be placed over it and ordinary cargo bays.

* Circuit network additions
** Space platform requests can now be set by the circuit network
** [[Radar]] can now specify a "universe" channel to transmit to. Signals passed to the radar can be picked up by all other radars set to the same channel, even if they are located on a different planet or space platform.
** All entities connected to the circuit network can toggle whether to input and output to connected green and/or red wire channels.
** New connections:
*** Pipes, with options to read the contents of the pipe, pipeline, or the fluid's temperature.
*** [[Boiler]]s and [[Heat exchanger]]s, with the ability to enable on a condition
*** [[Landmine]]s, with the ability to explode on a condition.
*** [[Lab]]s and [[Biolab]]s{{SA}}, with the ability to read contents, read research costs & levels, and to research a particular technology on a condition. This is especially useful in order to prioritize [[Agricultural science pack]]s{{SA}}.

* Visual Changes [https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-442]
** Environmental graphics for the [[Space Age]]{{SA}} planets have been improved
** The [[flamethrower turret]] can now be placed diagonally, similar to the [[railgun turret]]{{SA}}
** The Demolishers on [[Vulcanus]]{{SA}} have had their model slightly tweaked to be more intimidating.
** Planets can now be seen in the background of a space platform when they are stopped in orbit
** The [[Rocket silo]], [[oil refinery]], and [[assembly machine]]s have updated models

* [[Quality]]{{SA}} Changes
** The "Quality" mod is no longer a hard dependency in order to play [[Space Age]]{{SA}}. Instead, Quality is listed as a "recommended" mod to playing Space Age
*** The [[Recycler]]{{SA}} is now included in its own, separate mod, as it is required to progress on [[Fulgora]]{{SA}}.
** [[Quality module]]s can no longer be placed in [[crusher]]s{{SA}} running any asteroid reprocessing recipes.
** All train wagons and locomotives have effects with improved quality, beyond just increased health:
*** [[Locomotive]]s gain higher acceleration speed and a higher top speed
*** [[Cargo wagon]]s gain more item stacks, up to 100 stacks
*** [[Fluid wagon]]s gain more capacity, up to 125,000 units of fluid.
*** [[Artillery wagon]]s gain increased shooting range, similar to its [[artillery turret|stationary counterpart]].

* Miscellaneous Changes
** The [[pumpjack]] and [[burner mining drill]] can now be flipped
** Flipping [[inserters]], mining drills, and the Recycler{{SA}} will change which side of a [[transport belt]] the inserter drops to, when the belt is travelling perpendicular to the entity.
** The fluid system has been written upon further to prevent fluid mixing within entities with multiple fluid input and outputs.
** [[Pump]]s can now load/unload fluid from [[fluid wagon]]s when it is on a curve, as well as transfer fluids between two adjacent fluid wagons
** The upgrade planner now works on locomotives and train wagons. This is especially useful when replacing them with higher quality tiers. If a train is marked for upgrade, and a robot has been assigned to upgrade it, the train will wait at its current stop until the upgrade is complete, overriding any wait conditions it may have.

*New achievements:
** Lead developer Kovarex plans to add a "bunch of new achievements", which could make a 100% run "even more convoluted". [https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?p=669490#p669490]
** This may or may not include a special achievement that could only be acquired by getting all other achievements in a single playthrough.

2.1 is planned to release in experimental towards the end of June 2026, with a stable release by the end of summer 2026. [https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-440]

2.1 will be the final update, with a shift afterwards to bug-fixing, platform compatibility, and modding features, while Wube begins to turn its focus to new, non-Factorio projects.

== See also ==
* [[:Category:Upcoming]] - Pages for specific upcoming features
* [[Space Age]]{{SA}} - The previous major release
* [[Roadmap|Planned releases]]

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