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Oxide asteroid chunk

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Crusher

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Md143rbh7f: /* Recipes */ 2.1.7

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{{:Infobox:Crusher}}
{{About/Space age}}
The '''crusher''' is a building for the [[space platform]] that crushes small [[Asteroids|asteroid]] chunks into usable resources. To collect the asteroid chunks, they must first be grabbed by an [[asteroid collector]]. There are three types of recipes that can be performed by the crusher:

* '''Basic crushing''': These recipes break the chunk into a significant volume of one usable resource, with a small a chance of also reproducing the chunk it consumed. You have to design your crushing setups to deal with the chunk byproduct without clogging up the system.
* '''Advanced crushing''': These recipes break the chunk into two useful resources, though at a lower volume of output than the standard crushing recipes. It can still regenerate the chunk, but it has a much lower chance to do so.
* '''Reprocessing''': These recipes attempt to transform the chunk into a different kind of chunk. The original type is usually reproduced, with a smaller chance of producing a different kind of chunk or nothing at all. The chance of producing each chunk type is rolled independently, so reprocessing one chunk can potentially return up to three new chunks.

== Recipes ==
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{{Recipes/Header}}
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{{Recipes/Metallic asteroid crushing}}
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{{Recipes/Carbonic asteroid crushing}}
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{{Recipes/Oxide asteroid crushing}}
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{{Recipes/Metallic asteroid reprocessing}}
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{{Recipes/Carbonic asteroid reprocessing}}
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{{Recipes/Oxide asteroid reprocessing}}
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{{Recipes/Advanced metallic asteroid crushing}}
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{{Recipes/Advanced carbonic asteroid crushing}}
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{{Recipes/Advanced oxide asteroid crushing}}
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== Circuit networks ==
Connecting a crusher to a [[circuit network]] allows setting its recipe automatically. Accepted signals include specific recipes and item signals for [[Asteroids#Asteroid_chunks|asteroid chunks]] or the outputs of any supported recipe; signals that correspond to unresearched recipes are ignored.

The recipe will be selected based on the following rules (in order):

* '''Signal type''': Signals that specifically set a recipe > signals for items produced by recipes
* '''Recipe type''': Crushing > reprocessing > advanced crushing
* '''Asteroid type''': Metallic > carbonic > oxide
* '''Default item order'''
* '''Quality''': Lowest > highest

For example, if the crusher is wired to a belt containing only oxide asteroids, the recipe will be set to oxide asteroid crushing. Adding a metallic asteroid (or iron ore) to the belt will change the recipe to metallic asteroid crushing, because that recipe has a higher priority. Reprocessing recipes can't be selected via item signals because all of the output items for those recipes are also shared with the asteroid crushing recipes.

== Quality ==
Since factorio 2.1 quality modules are disallowed to be applied to crushers with asteroid reprocessing recipes. The following calculations are only applicable to factorio 2.0.

The three asteroid reprocessing recipes are a great way to get high [[quality]] items since they have a return rate of 80 % as opposed to the 25 % of a [[recycler]]. The setup simply requires all asteroids being reprocessed until they are legendary. Afterwards a whole range of products can be crafted out of them. For the ratio of crushers consider the following:

* The chosen space route is irrelevant in the grand scheme. Since all asteroid chunks are reprocessed multiple times, their ratio balances out quickly.
* Within each quality level half as many crushers recycling oxide asteroid chunks than recycling carbonic and metallic asteroid chunks are required, since the former recipe is twice as fast than the other two.
* With better quality modules the number of crushers needed for reprocessing higher quality asteroid chunks increases. The two extreme cases as a guideline:
:* With two normal [[quality module]]s in each crusher the optimal ratios are as follows:
::* 100 crushers reprocessing normal chunks
::* 6,67 crushers reprocessing uncommon chunks
::* 1,11 crushers reprocessing rare chunks
::* 0,19 crushers reprocessing epic chunks
::* Resulting in 0,00741 legendary items per cycle of all rushers above.
:* With two legendary [[quality module 3]]s in each crusher the optimal ratios are as follows:
::* 100 crushers reprocessing normal chunks
::* 29,84 crushers reprocessing uncommon chunks
::* 11,89 crushers reprocessing rare chunks
::* 4,47 crushers reprocessing epic chunks
::* Resulting in 0,62727 legendary items per cycle of all rushers above.

The ratios can be calculated with the following formula:

<math>C_q = (0.9 C_{q-1} + 0.09 C_{q-2} + 0.009 C_{q-3}) \cdot \frac{Q}{Q +\frac{1-0.8}{0.8}}</math>

The number of legendary items produced every cycle can be calculated with the following formula:

<math>I_4 = (C_3 + 0.1C_2 + 0.01C_2 + 0.001C_0) \cdot 0.8 Q</math>

The variables are named as follows:
:*<math>C</math> Number of crushers.
:*<math>q</math> Quality level (normal: <math>q = 0</math>, uncommon: <math>q = 1</math>, rare: <math>q = 2</math>, epic: <math>q = 3</math>, legendary: <math>q = 4</math>). When <math>q-n < 0</math> that term has to be omitted. For example in order to calculate the number of machines reprocessing uncommon (<math>q = 1</math>) asteroids only the first term is needed, since there is only one tier below.
:*<math>Q</math> Combined quality value of the modules inside the crushers.
:*<math>I</math> Number of items.

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'''Explanation of the formula:'''
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First we consider how many items of any given quality a number <math>C_0</math> of crushers with a combined quality value <math>Q</math> outputs per cycle. The crushers outputs every cycle <math>0.8</math> items. It doesn't matter how many items are returned in normal quality since we are not interested in a specific consumption rate of normal items. The number of uncommon items per <math>C_0</math> cycles is <math>I_{1,0} = 0.9 C_0 \cdot 0.8 Q</math>, rare is <math>I_{2,0} = 0.09 C_0 \cdot 0.8 Q</math>, epic is <math>I_{3,0} = 0.009 C_0 \cdot 0.8 Q</math> and legendary ist <math>I_{4,0} = 0.001 C_0 \cdot 0.8 Q</math>.

We therefore need <math>I_{1,0}</math> crushers that reprocess uncommon items just to keep up with the uncommon items from the crushers reprocessing normal items. However most of the times these crushers reproduce uncommon items, which have to be dealt with as well. After cycling <math>I_{1,0}</math> once, additional <math>I_{1,0} \cdot 0.8 \cdot (1-Q)</math> uncommon items appear. After cycling these <math>( I_{1,0} \cdot 0.8 \cdot (1-Q)) \cdot 0.8 \cdot (1-Q)</math> additional uncommon items appear and so on. The number of crushers needed to reprocess uncommon items can therefore be written as the following infinite sum:

<math>C_1 = I_{1,0} \cdot \sum_{k=0}^\infty (0.8 \cdot (1-Q))^k = 0.9 C_0 \cdot 0.8 Q \cdot \sum_{k=0}^\infty (0.8 \cdot (1-Q))^k</math>

Since <math>0.8 \cdot (1-Q) < 1</math> the infinite sum converges and we get the following result:

<math>C_1 = 0.9 C_0 \cdot 0.8 Q \cdot \frac{1}{1-(0.8 \cdot (1-Q))} = 0.9 C_0 \cdot \frac{0.8 Q}{0.8 Q - 0.8 + 1} = 0.9 C_0 \cdot \frac{Q}{Q +\frac{1-0.8}{0.8}}</math>

This can then be expanded and generalized for reprocessing rare and epic items:

<math>C_q = (0.9 C_{q-1} + 0.09 C_{q-2} + 0.009 C_{q-3}) \cdot \frac{Q}{Q +\frac{1-0.8}{0.8}}</math>

Finally for the number of legendary items produced each cycle we add their production rates of all quality reprocessing processes together:

<math>I_4 = I_{4,3} + I_{4,2} + I_{4,1} + I_{4,0} = C_3 \cdot 0.8 Q + 0.1C_2 \cdot 0.8 Q + 0.01C_2 \cdot 0.8 Q + 0.001C_0 \cdot 0.8 Q = (C_3 + 0.1C_2 + 0.01C_2 + 0.001C_0) \cdot 0.8 Q</math>

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== History ==
{{history|2.1.7|
* Disallow quality modules to be applied to crushers with asteroid reprocessing recipes.}}
{{history|2.0.7|
* Introduced in [[Space Age]]{{SA}} expansion.}}

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Rocket silo

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{{:Infobox:Rocket silo}}
The '''rocket silo''' is an important production building that serves as the sole win condition and a source of [[space science pack]]s in the base game. In [[Space Age]]{{SA}}, it is instead the only way to launch items and the player off [[Nauvis]] to orbiting space platforms to visit the neighboring planets of [[Vulcanus]]{{SA}}, [[Fulgora]]{{SA}}, [[Gleba]]{{SA}}, and [[Aquilo]]{{SA}}.

Building a silo requires, among other things, [[electric engine unit]]s, [[processing unit]]s, and [[concrete]], which all must be produced in [[assembling machine]]s or [[foundry|foundries]] and cannot be crafted by hand from raw materials. The rocket itself can only be produced in the silo.

Once the silo has been built and placed it can be filled with [[processing unit]]s, [[low density structure]], and [[rocket fuel]], which will create [[rocket part]]s within the silo. 100 rocket parts are needed to construct a rocket (50 parts in Space Age{{SA}}). The silo accepts [[productivity module]]s, and due to the high resource cost of rockets, silos are a prime candidate for their use. Once constructed, the rocket will rise into position and can be launched. It is required to place a [[cargo landing pad]] somewhere on the planet in order to launch a rocket.

Once a rocket has been constructed, the silo will continue to craft a second rocket within the silo. If both are constructed, once the first rocket has been launched, the second will rise into place without the silo going through its normal animation of closing and reopening its doors. This is particularly useful in Space Age when crafting speeds are faster and rockets are in increased demand.

== Base game ==

The rocket silo is unlocked with its [[rocket silo (research)|respective technology]] using all [[science pack]]s except for military. It requires 10 low density structure, rocket fuel, and processing units to make 1 [[rocket part]], for a total of 1,000 of each for a single rocket.

Before a rocket can be launched, the player must place a [[cargo landing pad]] somewhere on the planet. The landing pad can be anywhere on the planet, with no restrictions on distance from the silo, but only one can be placed.

Launching a rocket requires a payload and launching one for the first time will trigger the victory screen, which thanks the player for playing and invites them to keep growing their factory, with the options of exiting the game, viewing the credits, or continuing the game. The rocket can be launched manually by clicking the "Launch" button. Checking the "Send to orbit automatically" checkbox will make the rocket launch automatically once it has a payload.

Only two items can be used as a payload. The first is a [[satellite]]; launching a rocket with one of these will return a shipment of 1,000 [[space science pack]]s to the cargo landing pad roughly 29 seconds after the launch is triggered. The second is a...

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<li>[[Raw fish]]: Grants the "So long and thanks for all the fish!" achievement. Other than this, it also wastes the launch.</li>
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== Space Age ==
{{About/Space age}}
=== Basics ===
In Space Age, the silo is unlocked far earlier in the game, requiring 1,000 of only [[automation science pack|automation]], [[logistic science pack|logistics]] and [[chemical science pack|chemical]] science packs. The silo is a critical building for transporting items and the player offplanet to orbiting [[space platform]]s. Rockets are built identically to the base game, except that a single rocket part takes only 1 of each material instead of 10 and only 50 rocket parts are required per rocket. This means that a single rocket requires only 50 of each resource. The silo greatly benefits from higher [[quality]] productivity modules as well as the [[technologies#Infinite Research Exclusive to Space Age|rocket part productivity]] infinite technology, both of which can reduce the cost of rockets even further.

The rocket can be manually launched in one of three ways:
* Deliver cargo: launch with a payload of any size or composition at any orbiting platform
* New platform: if the silo contains exactly one [[space platform starter pack]], clicking this will open the map and invite the player to enter a name for the new platform.
* Travel to platform: the rocket will launch to any orbiting platform with the player as its sole payload. The player can only bring any equipped [[armor]], their installed modules, and any weapons, but no ammo for those weapons.

[[File:rocket_silo_gui.png|The rocket silo's GUI in Space Age|310px|right]]

=== Rocket capacity ===
Unlike in the base game, a space age rocket can accept nearly every item in the game as a payload. This is expressed by the silo as a weight limit. Every item in the game has a rocket capacity which is the maximum number of items that can fit in a single rocket. An item's rocket capacity can be read by the circuit network by feeding an item into the [[selector combinator]] and choosing the respective mode of operation. As a general rule of thumb, the more complex the item, the fewer can fit within a rocket.

Some items, like the rocket silo itself and the [[atomic bomb]], are too heavy for rockets, and so the raw materials must be shipped to orbit individually and assembled on the destination planet.

[[Fluids]] cannot be put in rockets, but full [[barrel]]s can. Some fluids cannot be barreled, so they cannot be transported by rocket. This is notably the case for all the fluids that can only be obtained on [[Fulgora]], [[Vulcanus]], and [[Aquilo]], except for [[fluoroketone]].

=== Orbital requests ===
The rocket silo can detect requests from any space platform in orbit around the current planet. These can be satisfied in two ways.

* If "Automatic requests from space platforms" is ''not'' selected, the silo acts as a large container. Items can be inserted and removed with [[inserters]]. If the silo receives a full rocket of a single item that is requested, the rocket will automatically launch to the platform requesting that item, even if the payload is more than what is being requested. If multiple platforms are requesting the same item, the rocket will prioritize the earliest platform that the player created.

* If automatic requests ''is'' selected, the silo acts similar to a [[requester chest]]. [[Logistic robot]]s will fill the silo automatically from the [[logistic network]] (including from [[buffer chest]]s), and the rocket will launch automatically when full, unless the requesting platform has set a minimum payload to a lower amount than a full load. If there are items in the rocket inventory when this box is selected, those items will be moved to the silo's trash slots and be removed by logistics robots.

Regardless of option selected, the rocket will only launch automatically when it contains at least one item.

The silo can be connected to the [[circuit network]], with two output functions.
* Output requests: Outputs the sum of requests from all orbiting platforms, if any. A request is considered satisfied and will be removed from the output the instant the rocket launch is triggered, not when the delivery to the platform actually happens.
* Output contents: Outputs the contents of the rocket silo. If automatic requests is selected, this option will do nothing.

== Maximum throughput ==
In the base game, a fully moduled silo has +611% crafting speed from beacons and +40% productivity.

Modules accelerate crafting time in the first phase, but have no effect on animations in the other phases.

There are five phases to a rocket launch.

===== Working =====
Rocket parts must be assembled in the silo before the rocket can be deployed.

The best possible time to assemble 100 rocket parts, based on the rocket part recipe and the module effects, is 1250 ticks, or ~20.833 seconds.

1250 ticks elapsed.

===== Preparing rocket for launch =====
The rocket is brought up out of the silo so a payload can be inserted, if any.

This animation lasts 890 ticks, or ~14.833 seconds.

2140 ticks elapsed.

===== Waiting to launch rocket =====
The payload must be inserted.

One fast inserter arm swing to insert a Satellite is 14 ticks, or ~0.233 seconds.

2154 ticks elapsed.

===== Launching rocket =====
The rocket is launched with the payload. This phase ends when the result inventory appears inside the silo.

1162 ticks, or ~19.367 seconds.

3316 ticks elapsed.

===== Reset =====
The silo door must close before the cycle begins again.

368 ticks, or ~6.133 seconds.

If a second rocket was buffered within the silo, this step is skipped.

=== Totals ===
'''Grand Total: 3684 ticks''', which gives a total cycle time of ~61.417 seconds, including time spent building rocket parts and inserting the payload.

With a build time of 1250 + 14, the delay from animations is 2420 ticks.[https://www.reddit.com/r/technicalfactorio/comments/x92gfa/more_empirical_measurements_on_rocket_silos/]

=== Space Age ===
In Space Age, the rocket silo gained the ability to buffer a second rocket ready to load and launch [https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-405]. If a second rocket is ready, then the rocket silo skips the door close/open animation.
This means the only stages that take place are preparing, loading and launching the rocket. The preparing animation lasts 684 ticks (11.4 seconds) and the launch animation lasts 933 ticks (15.55 seconds).
Assuming the loading is instant, this results in a rocket launch every 1617 ticks (26.95 seconds), with sufficient speed and/or productivity bonuses (enough to get <math>\frac{1000}{539}</math> (~1.85) rocket parts per second, or ~111 rocket parts per minute).

=== Quality ===

Starting with the 2.1 update, Rocket Silo quality has an impact on the animations speed. The paragraphs above are still true, but only for the normal-quality Rocket Silo.

{| class="wikitable"
! Quality !! Ticks between launches !! % increase from previous quality !! % increase from normal quality !! Continuous launches per minute !! Min. Rocket parts per second for continuous launches
|-
| Normal || 1614 || ø || ø || 2.23 || 1.85
|-
| Uncommon || 1423 || 11.8 || 11.8 || 2.53 || 2.11
|-
| Rare || 1301 || 8.57 || 19.4 || 2.77 || 2.31
|-
| Epic || 1218 || 6.34 || 24.5 || 2.96 || 2.46
|-
| Legendary || 1097 || 9.94 || 32.0 || 3.28 || 2.73
|}

== Achievements ==
The rocket silo, which is used to win the base game, is directly connected to the following game-win-based achievements:
{{Achievement|smoke-me-a-kipper-i-will-be-back-for-breakfast}}
{{Achievement|no-time-for-chitchat}}
{{Achievement|there-is-no-spoon}}
{{Achievement|raining-bullets}}
{{Achievement|steam-all-the-way}}
{{Achievement|lazy-bastard}}
{{Achievement|logistic-network-embargo}}
{{Achievement|so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish}}

== Trivia ==
Prior to version [[version history/2.0.0#2.0.7|2.0]], the rocket could accept any item as cargo; however, most did nothing in particular and simply wasted the launch. Notable exceptions included:

{{Spoiler|button-text=Spoiler! Click to view.|message=
<ul><li> [[Vehicle]]s : When a vehicle was inserted into the payload slot, the player could enter the rocket like they would any other vehicle, then launch and ride it.
<ul><li> This allowed a fast-moving view of one's base (as the game world is internally 2-dimensional, the rocket actually simply moved north along the map), and then returned the player next to the launching silo once the launch animation had finished.
<ul><li> If all space near the rocket silo is occupied, the player is placed at spawn instead.</li></ul>
<li> Wasted the launch, as the rocket's sole payload slot is occupied by the vehicle, rather than a satellite. (Having any number of satellites in the car's trunk or the "astronaut"s inventory does not count.)</li></ul>
<li>[[Space science pack]]: Returned one [[raw fish]] for every science pack that was launched, but no more than 100 raw fishes per launch.</li></ul>}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery widths=240px heights=240px>
File:Victoryv2.jpg|The victory screen
File:rocket_silo_rising_rocket.gif|The rocket rising and being primed for launch.
File:rocket_silo_launch.gif|The rocket launching.
File:Rocket_silo_gui_base_game.png|The rocket silo's GUI
File:Rocket_silo_gui_space_age.png|The rocket silo's GUI in Space Age
</gallery>

== History ==

{{history|2.0.7|
* Updated sprite for the rocket. A payload is now required to win the game.
* Rocket silos continue producing parts for the next rocket while the current rocket is being launched. Completing another rocket soon enough skips closing and reopening the doors.
* {{SA}} Rocket silo circuit connection can read orbital requests.}}

{{history|0.17.0|
* Updated sprite and changed dimensions from 9×10 to 9×9. A satellite is no longer required to win the game.}}

{{history|0.13.9|
* Rocket parts from building rockets in the silo now show in production statistics.}}

{{history|0.12.7|
* Updated icon.}}

{{history|0.12.4|
* Rocket silo now behaves correctly when out of electricity.}}

{{history|0.12.0|
* Introduced}}

== See also ==
* [[Satellite]]

{{SpaceNav}}
{{C|Space related}}

Module talk:Infobox

2026-08-24T21:45:19Z

Md143rbh7f: /* Suggestions */

== Suggestions ==

# There should be option to override ''all'' parameters for space age, becouse for example rocket silo in space age have 20 inventory size where in base game 0. It shouldn't be limited to only few parameters.
# Section for "Buildable only on: [[File:Nauvis.png|28px|link=Nauvis]]" and "Craftable only on: [[File:Vulcanus.png|28px|link=Vulcanus]]"
# Triggerable technologies, what to do to unlock them.
# Spoil result.
# Optionally food for machines? Nutrients for biochamber, bioflux for captured biter spawners, etc. ~~ [[User:Mefisto1029|Mefisto1029]] ([[User talk:Mefisto1029|talk]]) 14:03, 25 October 2024 (UTC)
: I would prefer to limit the overridable parameters to only what is needed. I've changed storage size to be overridable.
: I added 2, 3 and 4. I ran a script to fill in the technology triggers for the vanilla technologies.
: Technically, food is considered a fuel. I think we can use that row for it for now. -- [[User:Bilka|Bilka]] ([[User talk:Bilka|talk]]) - Admin 13:53, 28 October 2024 (UTC)
:: Stack size should also be able to be overridden, at least for [[space science pack]] (edit. producers parameter also should be overridable also for space science). Also do we add weight (originally for trains) parameter to simulate how many items can be carried by rocket assuming it can carry 1t? Or there will be separate parameter for that? ~~ [[User:Mefisto1029|Mefisto1029]] ([[User talk:Mefisto1029|talk]]) 19:20, 28 October 2024 (UTC)
::: I added the space age variants for producers and stack size. I've renamed the weight parameter so that it's less ambiguous that it's about vehicles and added rocket capacity instead. -- [[User:Bilka|Bilka]] ([[User talk:Bilka|talk]]) - Admin 19:56, 28 October 2024 (UTC)
:::: I spent few minutes and added automatic health quality to [[Module:Infobox/sandbox|sandbox]] if it is fine then add it. Diffrence can be seen here: [https://wiki.factorio.com/Special:ComparePages?page1=Module%3AInfobox&rev1=&page2=Module%3AInfobox%2Fsandbox&rev2=&action=&diffonly=&unhide= module] and [https://wiki.factorio.com/Special:ComparePages?page1=Module%3AInfobox%2Fparsing&rev1=&page2=Module%3AInfobox%2Fparsing%2Fsandbox&rev2=&action=&diffonly=&unhide= parsing]. ~~ [[User:Mefisto1029|Mefisto1029]] ([[User talk:Mefisto1029|talk]]) 09:49, 29 October 2024 (UTC)
::::: Thanks for the effort, however I think it's more intuitive to use the template directly in the infobox code, like with the other properties. Since the health property is automated with a script, I added it to its output and let the script fill the infoboxes. -- [[User:Bilka|Bilka]] ([[User talk:Bilka|talk]]) - Admin 15:48, 1 November 2024 (UTC)
: Remove "minutes" text from spoil time (see [[Infobox:Raw fish]]). Add science packs "Remaining" (1,2,3,4,6)? ~~ [[User:Mefisto1029|Mefisto1029]] ([[User talk:Mefisto1029|talk]]) 10:57, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
:: Add extra1 as space-age possibility, for example space science pack have diffrent desc in base game and space age. ~~ [[User:Mefisto1029|Mefisto1029]] ([[User talk:Mefisto1029|talk]]) 12:48, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
::: All added now. -- [[User:Bilka|Bilka]] ([[User talk:Bilka|talk]]) - Admin 18:06, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

On this topic, can we add <code>space-age-boosting-technologies</code>? [[User:Md143rbh7f|Md143rbh7f]] ([[User talk:Md143rbh7f|talk]]) 21:45, 24 August 2026 (UTC)

== Adding support for radar-coverage-distance ==

:As per the title. This is a parameter (radar-coverage-distance) for [[Cargo landing pad]].
:Cheers, [[User:Jouki|Jouki]] ([[User talk:Jouki|talk]]) 01:25, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
::We should also add it so that the [[Radar]] page can have its continuous coverage distance listed, and we should also add exploration-coverage-distance for Radar as well.
::[[User:Paulcd2000|Paulcd2000]] 05:59, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
::: Added as radar-coverage-distance. -- [[User:Bilka|Bilka]] ([[User talk:Bilka|talk]]) - Admin 19:43, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

== Add more categorizations to make infobox for power generators makes more sense ==

=== add fuel-consumption ===
It is for fusion reactor, fusion generator, nuclear reactor, burner inserter, and boilers, they currently make use of "energy consumption" but fuel reads much better and makes for less confusion. Also it should not be added as _row_type because that limits you a lot in what units can be used.

=== add fluid-output ===
for boiler, heat exchanger, fusion generator, and fusion reactor. currently they use "heat output" but heat should maybe be reserved as a term for heat pipe heat? It is definitely confusing for fusion reactor to say it outputs "heat".

=== add heat-consumption ===
for heat exchanger, it uses "energy consumption" in a similar way like boilers, with the same confusion about electricity drain

=== add distribution-efficiency ===
for beacons. there is an "efficiency" but it most commonly used to refer to power usage efficiency, and clarification here would make the intent clearer.

=== add uses ===
for science packs. factoriopedia says "remaining" which is also an option but less readable and makes less sense in context.
: Added as science capacity. Rest still pending. -- [[User:Bilka|Bilka]] ([[User talk:Bilka|talk]]) - Admin 18:09, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

-- [[User:Zaz|Zaz]] ([[User talk:Zaz|talk]]) 22:21, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

== Research names are sometimes parsed incorrectly ==

When a user adds the name of a research with " (research)" after it into one of the fields that uses the "p._vrow_tech" function (required-technologies / allows / boosting-technologies), it adds a second " (research)" to the name and creates spurious links to nonexistent pages. It looks like the "parsing._technology" function is supposed to catch this.

Examples: 
[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Agricultural_science_pack_(research)_(research)]] 
[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Planet_discovery_Aquilo_(research)_(research)]] 
[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Bioflux_(research)_(research)]] 
[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Cryogenic_science_pack_(research)_(research)]] 

All of the actual links in the infobox still point to the correct research pages, so this doesn't cause any functional issues, but it adds a small amount of clutter to the Special:WantedPages list.

Also, the module has "Recycling" typo'd as "Recyling" twice.

[[User:Orthotoma|Orthotoma]] ([[User talk:Orthotoma|talk]]) 07:44, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
: Thanks for the notice, I fixed the infoboxes that had the extra (research) text. Also thank you for fixing the typo on the sandbox page, I ported it to the Module now. -- [[User:Bilka|Bilka]] ([[User talk:Bilka|talk]]) - Admin 18:08, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Electric furnace

2026-08-21T21:19:41Z

Md143rbh7f: ocd

{{Languages}}
{{:Infobox:Electric furnace}}

The '''electric furnace''' is the third and last tier of furnace. As its name implies, it uses [[electric system|electricity]] rather than [[fuel]] to operate, removing the need for a fuel belt.

The electric furnace smelts items at the same speed as a [[steel furnace]], and also has two slots for [[module|modules]]. However, it is slightly larger than the other two tiers of furnaces; it occupies a 3×3 area instead of a 2×2 area.

When it is first unlocked, the electric furnace is not significantly better than the steel furnace. It does not consume fuel and produces less [[pollution]] (1 versus 4), but this is offset by the fact that it requires twice as much energy (180 kW versus 90 kW). If electricity is primarily generated by [[boiler]]s (1.8 MW for 30 pollution), then each electric furnace effectively produces an additional 3 pollution for a total of 4/m, which negates the benefit. It also requires more space and resources to build.

The electric furnace becomes much better with more unlocked technologies, especially modules and more effective ways of producing power. It is also required for smelting on [[space platform]]s, since burner devices do not operate in space.

== Output ==

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" | Resource
! {{Imagelink|Stone furnace}}
! {{Imagelink|Steel furnace}}
! {{Imagelink|Electric furnace}}
|-
| '''Coal consumption''': 0.0225/sec
| '''Coal consumption''': 0.0225/sec
|
|-
! scope="row" | Iron
| {{Icon|Iron plate|0.3125}} 0.3125/sec
| {{Icon|Iron plate|0.625}} 0.625/sec
| {{Icon|Iron plate|0.625}} 0.625/sec
|-
! scope="row" | Copper
| {{Icon|Copper plate|0.3125}} 0.3125/sec
| {{Icon|Copper plate|0.625}} 0.625/sec
| {{Icon|Copper plate|0.625}} 0.625/sec
|-
! scope="row" | Stone brick
| {{Icon|Stone brick|0.3125}} 0.3125/sec
| {{Icon|Stone brick|0.625}} 0.625/sec
| {{Icon|Stone brick|0.625}} 0.625/sec
|-
! scope="row" | Lithium plate{{SA}}
| {{Icon|Lithium plate|0.156}} 0.15625/sec
| {{Icon|Lithium plate|0.3125}} 0.3125/sec
| {{Icon|Lithium plate|0.3125}} 0.3125/sec
|-
! scope="row" | Steel plate
| {{Icon|Steel plate|0.0625}} 0.0625/sec
| {{Icon|Steel plate|0.125}} 0.125/sec
| {{Icon|Steel plate|0.125}} 0.125/sec
|}

== History ==
{{history|0.6.1|
* Now has the same smelting speed as the steel furnace.}}

{{history|0.6.0|
* Introduced}}

== See also ==
* [[Electric system]]

{{ProductionNav}}
{{C|Furnaces}}

Electric furnace

2026-08-21T21:17:16Z

Md143rbh7f: typo

{{Languages}}
{{:Infobox:Electric furnace}}

The '''electric furnace''' is the third and last tier of furnace. As its name implies, it uses [[electric system|electricity]] rather than [[fuel]] to operate, removing the need for a fuel belt.

The electric furnace smelts items at the same speed as a [[steel furnace]], and also has two slots for [[module|modules]]. However, it is slightly larger than the other two tiers of furnaces; it occupies a 3×3 area instead of a 2×2 area.

When it is first unlocked, the electric furnace is not significantly more efficient than the steel furnace. It does not consume coal and produces less [[pollution]] (1 versus 4), but this is offset by the fact that it consumes twice as much energy (180 kW versus 90 kW). If electricity is primarily generated by [[boiler]]s (1.8 MW for 30 pollution), then each electric furnace effectively produces an additional 3 pollution for a total of 4/m, which negates the benefit. It also occupies a bit more space.

The electric furnace becomes much better with more unlocked technologies, especially modules and more effective ways of producing power. It is also required for smelting on [[space platform]]s, since burner devices do not operate in space.

== Output ==

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" | Resource
! {{Imagelink|Stone furnace}}
! {{Imagelink|Steel furnace}}
! {{Imagelink|Electric furnace}}
|-
| '''Coal consumption''': 0.0225/sec
| '''Coal consumption''': 0.0225/sec
|
|-
! scope="row" | Iron
| {{Icon|Iron plate|0.3125}} 0.3125/sec
| {{Icon|Iron plate|0.625}} 0.625/sec
| {{Icon|Iron plate|0.625}} 0.625/sec
|-
! scope="row" | Copper
| {{Icon|Copper plate|0.3125}} 0.3125/sec
| {{Icon|Copper plate|0.625}} 0.625/sec
| {{Icon|Copper plate|0.625}} 0.625/sec
|-
! scope="row" | Stone brick
| {{Icon|Stone brick|0.3125}} 0.3125/sec
| {{Icon|Stone brick|0.625}} 0.625/sec
| {{Icon|Stone brick|0.625}} 0.625/sec
|-
! scope="row" | Lithium plate{{SA}}
| {{Icon|Lithium plate|0.156}} 0.15625/sec
| {{Icon|Lithium plate|0.3125}} 0.3125/sec
| {{Icon|Lithium plate|0.3125}} 0.3125/sec
|-
! scope="row" | Steel plate
| {{Icon|Steel plate|0.0625}} 0.0625/sec
| {{Icon|Steel plate|0.125}} 0.125/sec
| {{Icon|Steel plate|0.125}} 0.125/sec
|}

== History ==
{{history|0.6.1|
* Now has the same smelting speed as the steel furnace.}}

{{history|0.6.0|
* Introduced}}

== See also ==
* [[Electric system]]

{{ProductionNav}}
{{C|Furnaces}}

Electric furnace

2026-08-21T21:16:54Z

Md143rbh7f:

{{Languages}}
{{:Infobox:Electric furnace}}

The '''electric furnace''' is the third and last tier of furnace. As its name implies, it uses [[electric system|electricity]] rather than [[fuel]] to operate, removing the need for a fuel belt.

The electric furnace smelts items at the same speed as a [[steel furnace]], and also has two slots for [[module|modules]]. However, it is slightly larger than the other two tiers of furnaces; it occupies a 3×3 area instead of a 2×2 area.

When it is first unlocked, the electric furnace is not significantly more efficient than the steel furnace. It does not consume coal and lower [[pollution]] (1 versus 4), but this is offset by the fact that it consumes twice as much energy (180 kW versus 90 kW). If electricity is primarily generated by [[boiler]]s (1.8 MW for 30 pollution), then each electric furnace effectively produces an additional 3 pollution for a total of 4/m, which negates the benefit. It also occupies a bit more space.

The electric furnace becomes much better with more unlocked technologies, especially modules and more effective ways of producing power. It is also required for smelting on [[space platform]]s, since burner devices do not operate in space.

== Output ==

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" | Resource
! {{Imagelink|Stone furnace}}
! {{Imagelink|Steel furnace}}
! {{Imagelink|Electric furnace}}
|-
| '''Coal consumption''': 0.0225/sec
| '''Coal consumption''': 0.0225/sec
|
|-
! scope="row" | Iron
| {{Icon|Iron plate|0.3125}} 0.3125/sec
| {{Icon|Iron plate|0.625}} 0.625/sec
| {{Icon|Iron plate|0.625}} 0.625/sec
|-
! scope="row" | Copper
| {{Icon|Copper plate|0.3125}} 0.3125/sec
| {{Icon|Copper plate|0.625}} 0.625/sec
| {{Icon|Copper plate|0.625}} 0.625/sec
|-
! scope="row" | Stone brick
| {{Icon|Stone brick|0.3125}} 0.3125/sec
| {{Icon|Stone brick|0.625}} 0.625/sec
| {{Icon|Stone brick|0.625}} 0.625/sec
|-
! scope="row" | Lithium plate{{SA}}
| {{Icon|Lithium plate|0.156}} 0.15625/sec
| {{Icon|Lithium plate|0.3125}} 0.3125/sec
| {{Icon|Lithium plate|0.3125}} 0.3125/sec
|-
! scope="row" | Steel plate
| {{Icon|Steel plate|0.0625}} 0.0625/sec
| {{Icon|Steel plate|0.125}} 0.125/sec
| {{Icon|Steel plate|0.125}} 0.125/sec
|}

== History ==
{{history|0.6.1|
* Now has the same smelting speed as the steel furnace.}}

{{history|0.6.0|
* Introduced}}

== See also ==
* [[Electric system]]

{{ProductionNav}}
{{C|Furnaces}}

Advanced asteroid processing (research)

2026-08-19T23:48:18Z

Md143rbh7f: might as well link to the section directly

{{Languages}}
{{:Infobox:Advanced asteroid processing (research)}}
{{About/Space age}}
Allows the player to obtain more varied resources out of [[asteroids]] via more advanced [[Crusher#Recipes|crushing recipes]].

== History ==
{{History|2.0.7|
* Introduced in [[Space Age]]{{SA}} expansion.
}}

{{TechNav}}

Advanced asteroid processing (research)

2026-08-19T23:40:46Z

Md143rbh7f:

{{Languages}}
{{:Infobox:Advanced asteroid processing (research)}}
{{About/Space age}}
Allows the player to obtain more varied resources out of [[asteroids]] via more advanced [[Crusher|crushing]] recipes.

== History ==
{{History|2.0.7|
* Introduced in [[Space Age]]{{SA}} expansion.
}}

{{TechNav}}

Piercing rounds magazine

2026-08-19T21:50:35Z

Md143rbh7f:

{{Languages}}
{{:Infobox:Piercing rounds magazine}}

A more advanced ammunition type for gun weapons.

Piercing rounds are more expensive than [[Firearm magazine]]s but have 60% higher damage. This becomes useful as [[evolution]] increases: a medium biter has 4/10% physical resistance and the basic firearm magazine only deals 5 damage per shot, so 8 full magazines are required to kill one. Piercing rounds, with 8 base damage per shot, are much more efficient by comparison. Their higher damage also enables them to scale better with [[Physical_projectile_damage_(research)|damage upgrades]], and [[gun turret]]s with piercing rounds and research upgrades remain somewhat effective against big biters. Massed gun turrets with piercing rounds are also a common method for killing demolishers on [[Vulcanus]].

== History ==

{{history|2.0.46|
* Recipe now produces 2 Piercing rounds magazines instead of 1.
* Crafting time increased from 3 to 6 seconds.
* Recipe cost changed from 1 to 2 Firearm magazines and 5 to 2 Copper plates.
}}

{{history|2.0.7|
* Lowered stack size of ammo from 200 to 100.
}}

{{history|0.15.0|
* Recipe now requires [[Firearm magazine]].}}

{{history|0.1.0|
* Introduced}}

== See also ==
* [[Firearm magazine]]
* [[Uranium rounds magazine]]
* [[Enemies]]
* [[Damage]]

{{CombatNav}}
{{C|Ammo}}

Piercing rounds magazine

2026-08-19T21:49:38Z

Md143rbh7f: can possibly move the last part to the gun turret page

{{Languages}}
{{:Infobox:Piercing rounds magazine}}

A more advanced ammunition type for gun weapons.

Piercing rounds are more expensive than [[Firearm magazine]]s but have 60% higher damage. This becomes useful as [[evolution]] increases: a medium biter has 4/10% physical resistance and the basic firearm magazine only deals 5 damage per shot, so 8 full magazines are required to kill one. Piercing rounds are much more efficient by comparison. Their higher base damage also enables them to scale better with [[Physical_projectile_damage_(research)|damage upgrades]], and [[gun turret]]s with piercing rounds and research upgrades remain somewhat effective against big biters. Massed gun turrets with piercing rounds are also a common method for killing demolishers on [[Vulcanus]].

== History ==

{{history|2.0.46|
* Recipe now produces 2 Piercing rounds magazines instead of 1.
* Crafting time increased from 3 to 6 seconds.
* Recipe cost changed from 1 to 2 Firearm magazines and 5 to 2 Copper plates.
}}

{{history|2.0.7|
* Lowered stack size of ammo from 200 to 100.
}}

{{history|0.15.0|
* Recipe now requires [[Firearm magazine]].}}

{{history|0.1.0|
* Introduced}}

== See also ==
* [[Firearm magazine]]
* [[Uranium rounds magazine]]
* [[Enemies]]
* [[Damage]]

{{CombatNav}}
{{C|Ammo}}

Grenade

2026-08-19T21:27:23Z

Md143rbh7f:

{{Languages}}{{:Infobox:Grenade}}
The '''grenade''' is a basic explosive weapon that is throw-able within a short distance, dealing damage in a small area of effect. It is effective against [[Enemies|small biters]] and [[Enemies|small spitters]], being able to instantly kill both in a single hit. Its damage can be increased with [[stronger explosives (research)|research]]. Grenades can also be used as an ingredient to craft the more powerful [[cluster grenade]].

Additionally, the grenade's decent blast radius allows it to quickly clear out dense areas of structures or [[tree]]s, and its low cost makes it ideal for quick early-game deforestation.

== History ==
{{history|2.0.7|
* Default "use item" control changed from {{keybinding|lmb}} to {{keybinding|rmb}}.}}

{{history|0.13.0|
* Is now used to craft [[cluster grenade]]s.
* Number of concurrent grenade sounds limited.
* Renamed from Basic Grenade to Grenade.}}

{{history|0.9.1|
* Increased area of effect by 30%.}}

{{history|0.7.1|
* Damage increased from 10 to 25.}}

{{history|0.7.0|
* Introduced}}

==See also ==
* [[Cluster grenade]]
* [[Damage]]
* [[Enemies]]

{{CombatNav}}
{{C|Capsules}}

Planets

2026-08-16T00:41:29Z

Md143rbh7f:

{{Languages}}
{{Disambiguation}}
[[File:solar-system-map.png|thumb|A map of the solar system where Factorio takes place.]]
Planets are large surfaces with unique properties. The [[Space Age]] expansion adds 5 new planets.

* {{imagelink|Nauvis}}
* {{imagelink|Vulcanus|space-age=yes}}
* {{imagelink|Fulgora|space-age=yes}}
* {{imagelink|Gleba|space-age=yes}}
* {{imagelink|Aquilo|space-age=yes}}
* {{imagelink|Shattered planet|space-age=yes}}

== Properties comparison ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Property !! Nauvis !! Vulcanus !! Fulgora !! Gleba !! Aquilo
|-
| Pollutant type || pollution || none || none || spores || none
|-
| Day night cycle || 7 minutes || 1.5 minutes || 3 minutes || 10 minutes || 20 minutes
|-
| Magnetic field|| 90 || 25 || 99 || 10 || 10
|-
| Solar power || 100% || 400% || 20% || 50% || 1%
|-
| Pressure || 1000 || 4000 || 800 || 2000 || 300
|-
| Gravity || 10 || 40 || 8 || 20 || 15
|-
| Robot energy usage || 100% || 100% || 100% || 100% || 500%
|}

File:Solar-system-map.png

2026-08-16T00:40:28Z

Md143rbh7f:

Cannon shell

2026-08-10T21:40:37Z

Md143rbh7f: fix anchor

{{Languages}}{{:Infobox:Cannon shell}}
The '''cannon shells''' are the basic ammunition for the [[tank]] along with [[explosive cannon shell]]s. Once enough research is conducted, [[uranium cannon shell|uranium]] shells are made available, which are equal or superior in all regards. Since regular shells are still specifically required to manufacture uranium variants, any previously manufactured stockpile can be "upgraded" without waste.

While cannon shells still deal an amount of explosive damage, it is only dealt on the directly hit target and it is also a much lower amount than what explosive shells deal; its primary damage outlet is physical and therefore better suited against [[Enemies#Worms|worms]], [[Enemies#Spawners|nests]] and large [[Enemies#Spitters|spitters]] for their lesser resistances against it. It also features much greater [[Damage#Piercing_power|piercing power]] that is reliable for up to medium-sized enemies.

== History ==
{{history|2.0.7|
* Lowered stack size of ammo from 200 to 100.
* Increased physical damage from 200 to 1000.
* Increased piercing power from 300 to 1000.
}}

{{history|0.11.0|
* Introduced}}

== See also ==
* [[Explosive cannon shell]]
* [[Uranium cannon shell]]
* [[Enemies]]
* [[Damage]]

{{CombatNav}}
{{C|Ammo}}