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Cardinal: Style (no "you")

2026-04-05T14:30:16Z

Style (no "you")

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	\| {{Achievement\|rush-to-space}}		\| {{Achievement\|rush-to-space}}
	\| This achievement becomes disabled if you finish the process of researching [[Production_science_pack_(research)\|production science]] or [[Utility_science_pack_(research)\|utility science]] (meaning ~~you~~ should not even unlock the ability to make "purple" or "yellow" science packs, much less research something requiring them.)		\| This achievement becomes disabled if you finish the process of researching [[Production_science_pack_(research)\|production science]] or [[Utility_science_pack_(research)\|utility science]] (meaning players should not even unlock the ability to make "purple" or "yellow" science packs, much less research something requiring them.)
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Kman600: Mention that selecting an official map preset can disable achievements

2026-04-01T18:10:07Z

Mention that selecting an official map preset can disable achievements

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	== Disabling achievements ==		== Disabling achievements ==
	[[File:achievement_list.png\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Achievement list in-game.]]Achievements can only be unlocked in the default game mode, called ''Freeplay''. Any scenarios, such as the [[tutorial]] or [[scenario system\|custom scenarios]] disable achievements. Furthermore, using script or cheat commands in the [[Console#Scripting_and_cheat_commands\|console]] disables achievements, however the user will be warned about this the first time they try to run such a command. Within the freeplay game, changing any enemy or pollution settings to anything lower than default disables the following achievements, and will warn the player of this before they start the game:		[[File:achievement_list.png\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Achievement list in-game.]]Achievements can only be unlocked in the default game mode, called ''Freeplay''. Any scenarios, such as the [[tutorial]] or [[scenario system\|custom scenarios]] disable achievements. Furthermore, using script or cheat commands in the [[Console#Scripting_and_cheat_commands\|console]] disables achievements, however the user will be warned about this the first time they try to run such a command. Within the freeplay game, changing any enemy or pollution settings to anything lower than default (Including selecting any map generation presets that do so, such as Rail World) disables the following achievements, and will warn the player of this before they start the game:
	* There is no spoon		* There is no spoon
	* No time for chitchat		* No time for chitchat

Dogman15: /* List of Space Age expansion achievements */

2026-03-06T10:58:36Z

List of Space Age expansion achievements

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	\| {{Achievement\|rush-to-space}}		\| {{Achievement\|rush-to-space}}
	\| This achievement becomes disabled if you finish the process of researching [[Production_science_pack_(research)\|production science]] or [[Utility_science_pack_(research)\|utility science]] (meaning you should not even unlock the ability to make "purple" or "yellow" science, much less research something requiring them.)		\| This achievement becomes disabled if you finish the process of researching [[Production_science_pack_(research)\|production science]] or [[Utility_science_pack_(research)\|utility science]] (meaning you should not even unlock the ability to make "purple" or "yellow" science packs, much less research something requiring them.)
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Dogman15: /* List of Space Age expansion achievements */ clarifying what I wrote yesterday

2026-03-06T10:57:59Z

List of Space Age expansion achievements: clarifying what I wrote yesterday

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	\| {{Achievement\|rush-to-space}}		\| {{Achievement\|rush-to-space}}
	\| This achievement becomes disabled if you finish researching ~~anything with~~ [[Production_science_pack_(research)\|production science]] or [[Utility_science_pack_(research)\|utility science]]		\| This achievement becomes disabled if you finish the process of researching [[Production_science_pack_(research)\|production science]] or [[Utility_science_pack_(research)\|utility science]] (meaning you should not even unlock the ability to make "purple" or "yellow" science, much less research something requiring them.)
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Dogman15: /* List of Space Age expansion achievements */

2026-03-05T10:37:58Z

List of Space Age expansion achievements

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	\| {{Achievement\|get-off-my-lawn}}		\| {{Achievement\|get-off-my-lawn}}
	\| Disabled when using no enemies, peaceful mode or lower than default enemy base frequency or size settings.		\| Disabled when using no enemies, peaceful mode or lower than default enemy base frequency or size settings.
	\| Quote from Gran Torino ~~movie~~.		\| Quote from the movie ''Gran Torino''.
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	\| {{Achievement\|shattered-planet-1}}		\| {{Achievement\|shattered-planet-1}}
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	\| {{Achievement\|rush-to-space}}		\| {{Achievement\|rush-to-space}}
	\| This achievement becomes disabled if you finish researching [[Production_science_pack_(research)\|production science]] or [[Utility_science_pack_(research)\|utility science]]		\| This achievement becomes disabled if you finish researching anything with [[Production_science_pack_(research)\|production science]] or [[Utility_science_pack_(research)\|utility science]]
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	\| {{Achievement\|if-it-bleeds}}		\| {{Achievement\|if-it-bleeds}}
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	\| Arnold Schwarzenegger quote from Predator (1987) ~~movie~~.		\| Arnold Schwarzenegger quote from the movie ''Predator'' (1987).
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	\| {{Achievement\|we-need-bigger-guns}}		\| {{Achievement\|we-need-bigger-guns}}
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	\| Quote from Split Second ~~movie~~.		\| Quote from the movie ''Split Second'' .
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	\| {{Achievement\|size-doesnt-matter}}		\| {{Achievement\|size-doesnt-matter}}

Dogman15: /* List of base game achievements */

2026-03-05T10:09:07Z

List of base game achievements

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	\| {{Achievement\|art-of-siege}}		\| {{Achievement\|art-of-siege}}
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	\|		\|''The Art of Siege'' is a collection of four board wargames published by Simulations Publications Inc. in 1979 that simulate four famous sieges.
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	\| {{Achievement\|keeping-your-hands-clean}}		\| {{Achievement\|keeping-your-hands-clean}}

Thrawcheld: /* List of base game achievements */ merge notes for "mass production" achievements

2025-09-06T13:27:07Z

List of base game achievements: merge notes for "mass production" achievements

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	\| {{Achievement\|mass-production-1}}		\| {{Achievement\|mass-production-1}}
	\|		\| rowspan="3" \| The number of circuits manufactured towards the Mass production 1, 2 and 3 achievements are accumulated across different maps. They do not have to be made on a single map.
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	\| {{Achievement\|mass-production-2}}		\| {{Achievement\|mass-production-2}}
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	\| {{Achievement\|mass-production-3}}		\| {{Achievement\|mass-production-3}}
	~~\| The number of circuits manufactured towards the Mass production 1, 2 and 3 achievements are accumulated across different maps. They do not have to be made on a single map.~~
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Thrawcheld: /* List of base game achievements */ rm spurious empty 4th column

2025-09-06T12:50:42Z

List of base game achievements: rm spurious empty 4th column

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	\| {{Achievement\|iron-throne-2}}		\| {{Achievement\|iron-throne-2}}
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	\| {{Achievement\|iron-throne-3}}		\| {{Achievement\|iron-throne-3}}
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Bilka: Improved wording of various achievement notes

2025-07-29T16:01:44Z

Improved wording of various achievement notes

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	== Disabling achievements ==		== Disabling achievements ==
	[[File:achievement_list.png\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Achievement list in-game.]]Achievements can only be unlocked in the default game mode, called ''Freeplay''. Any scenarios, such as the [[tutorial]] or [[scenario system\|custom scenarios]] disable achievements. Furthermore, using script or cheat commands in the [[Console#Scripting_and_cheat_commands\|console]] disables achievements, however the user will be warned about this the first time they try to run such a command. Within the freeplay game, changing any enemy or pollution settings to anything lower than default disables the following achievements, and will warn the player of this before they start the game:		[[File:achievement_list.png\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Achievement list in-game.]]Achievements can only be unlocked in the default game mode, called ''Freeplay''. Any scenarios, such as the [[tutorial]] or [[scenario system\|custom scenarios]] disable achievements. Furthermore, using script or cheat commands in the [[Console#Scripting_and_cheat_commands\|console]] disables achievements, however the user will be warned about this the first time they try to run such a command. Within the freeplay game, changing any enemy or pollution settings to anything lower than default disables the following achievements, and will warn the player of this before they start the game:
	* There is no spoon		* There is no spoon
	* No time for chitchat		* No time for chitchat
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	\| {{Achievement\|arachnophilia}}		\| {{Achievement\|arachnophilia}}
	\| Here "build" means to ''place'' the spidertron~~. Just~~ crafting it is not ~~enough~~.		\| Here "build" means to ''place'' the spidertron, simply crafting it does not unlock this achievement.
	\| Arachnophilia means "love of spiders".		\| Arachnophilia means "love of spiders".
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	\| {{Achievement\|nuclear-power}}		\| {{Achievement\|nuclear-power}}
	\| ~~The actual condition check seems to be~~ a steam turbine ~~producing~~ power ~~on a surface where~~ a nuclear reactor ~~exists anywhere~~. ~~So you~~ can ~~get~~ the ~~achievement by e.g. placing a single~~ steam turbine ~~fed by~~ a ~~coal fueled boiler, and then placing a cold~~ nuclear reactor ~~anywhere else. All without ever crafting a single uranium fuel cell~~.		\| This achievement checks that a [[steam turbine]] produced power. Beforehand, a [[nuclear reactor]] needs to be built and a [[uranium fuel cell]] consumed, as well as a [[depleted uranium fuel cell]] produced. These various conditions can be unrelated, meaning the steam turbine does not need to be consuming steam that was produced with the help of a nuclear reactor.
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	\| {{Achievement\|automated-construction}}		\| {{Achievement\|automated-construction}}
	\| Almost anything counts as "machines" placed, including e.g. ~~belt~~. ~~Though~~ not ~~tiles~~.		\| Almost anything counts as "machines" placed, including e.g. belts. [[Tile]]s do not count.
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	\| {{Achievement\|you-are-doing-it-right}}		\| {{Achievement\|you-are-doing-it-right}}
	\| Almost anything counts as "machines" placed, including e.g. ~~belt~~. ~~Though~~ not ~~tiles~~.		\| Almost anything counts as "machines" placed, including e.g. belts. Tiles do not count.
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	\| {{Achievement\|mining-with-determination}}		\| {{Achievement\|mining-with-determination}}
	\| The actual condition is a check each time a tile is exhausted, that there are no ore tiles left within 12 tiles. ~~Source:~~ [https://forums.factorio.com/~~viewtopic.php?t=~~126207 ~~Dev reply at forums~~].		\| The actual condition is a check each time a tile is exhausted, that there are no ore tiles left within 12 tiles. [https://forums.factorio.com/126207]
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	\| {{Achievement\|solaris}}		\| {{Achievement\|solaris}}
	\| The electric network may not have any electricity producers besides solar panels connected to ~~it. Note~~ that ~~you can still have other power networks on the same planet, with non-solar power~~.		\| The electric network may not have any electricity producers besides solar panels connected to that particular network.
	10 GJ over an hour is equivalent to a constant production of 10GJ/(60*60s)=~~2778 kW~~. With the day-night cycle, a solar panel on Nauvis produces 42 kW on average. So in theory just 67 solar panels is enough to gain the achievement, if the power ~~produced~~ is consumed.		10 GJ over an hour is equivalent to a constant production of 10GJ ÷ (60 × 60s) = 2778kW. With the day-night cycle, a solar panel on Nauvis produces 42 kW on average. So in theory just 67 solar panels are enough to gain the achievement, if the produced power is consumed.

	~~The total power produced over the last hour is checked about every 12 seconds. So if your solar power produces 10GJ in e.g. one minute, then you will get the achievement soon after~~.
	\| ''Solaris'' is a 1961 philosophical sci-fi novel written by Stanisław Lem, as well as the name of Sun Microsystems' Unix-based computer operating system.		\| ''Solaris'' is a 1961 philosophical sci-fi novel written by Stanisław Lem, as well as the name of Sun Microsystems' Unix-based computer operating system.
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	\| {{Achievement\|steamrolled}}		\| {{Achievement\|steamrolled}}
	\| "Destroy by impact" means driving into ~~then~~ with a car or tank. Note ~~that~~ evolution ~~increases spawner HP a lot.~~		\| "Destroy by impact" means driving into them with a [[car]] or [[tank]]. Note spawner health is larger with higher [[evolution]].
	~~In Space Age, this can be conveniently done by running over harmless and innocent small egg rafts on Gleba~~.
	\| 'Steamroll' generally refers to a multiplayer match in which one team is performing significantly better than the other.		\| 'Steamroll' generally refers to a multiplayer match in which one team is performing significantly better than the other.
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	\| {{Achievement\|pyromaniac}}		\| {{Achievement\|pyromaniac}}
	\| All Gleba plants count as "trees" for this achievement.		\| All [[Gleba]] plants count as trees for this achievement.
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	\| {{Achievement\|run-forrest-run}}		\| {{Achievement\|run-forrest-run}}
	\| "Destroy by impact" means driving into ~~then~~ with a car or tank.		\| "Destroy by impact" means driving into them with a [[car]] or [[tank]].
	\| This line was spoken by Jenny Curran in the 1994 drama film ''Forrest Gump''.		\| This line was spoken by Jenny Curran in the 1994 drama film ''Forrest Gump''.
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	\| {{Achievement\|minions}}		\| {{Achievement\|minions}}
	\| This achievement requires follower robot count level 7 for a total of 100 robots. In the base game (i.e. ~~not~~ Space Age), 3 rocket launches are needed to obtain the space science packs to get the ~~3000~~ space science needed to research level 7.		\| This achievement requires follower robot count level 7 for a total of 100 robots. In the base game (i.e. without Space Age), 3 rocket launches are needed to obtain the space science packs to get the 3,000 space science needed to research level 7.
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	\| {{Achievement\|keeping-your-hands-clean}}		\| {{Achievement\|keeping-your-hands-clean}}
	\| This achievement can no longer be unlocked if the first [[Enemies#Nests\|spawner or egg raft]] is destroyed in any way but with artillery. Killing Nauvis worms is allowed.		\| This achievement can no longer be unlocked if the first [[Enemies#Nests\|spawner or egg raft]] is destroyed in any way but with artillery. Killing Nauvis worms is allowed.
	~~Since the conditions disallowing turning biter map settings down, this achievement is obviously a huge limitation, guaranteeing endless attacks from nearby untouchable~~ spawners~~. It~~ is ~~however possible~~ to ~~[https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?t=128208 disable the spawners] from~~ spawning ~~biters~~ by placing ~~e.g~~. ~~pipes on all~~ [https://~~www~~.~~reddit~~.com/~~media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2F7finmeaojl4e1.png%3Fwidth%3D834%26format%3Dpng%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D9f670c7ab3dc0f2be19728773234c24ee37459f5 48 possible spawnpoints~~].		A possible strategy to neutralize spawners without destroying them is to block enemy spawning by placing structures around spawners.[https://forums.factorio.com/128208]

	Space Age~~: Since crafting Gleba biochambers require an egg~~, ~~which you usually get as loot from destroying an~~ egg ~~raft, this makes it hard to visit Gleba before Vulcanus (~~for ~~artillery). But if you really want to go Gleba first, you~~ can ~~still get your first 2 eggs~~ from stomper ~~shell drops~~.		In Space Age, the [[pentapod egg]]s required for [[biochamber]]s can be obtained from [[stompers\|stomper]] shells, so no egg rafts need to be destroyed.
	<hr/> Disabled when using no enemies, peaceful mode or lower than default enemy base frequency or size settings.		<hr/> Disabled when using no enemies, peaceful mode or lower than default enemy base frequency or size settings.
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	\| {{Achievement\|logistic-network-embargo}}		\| {{Achievement\|logistic-network-embargo}}
	\| Only ''placing'' chests breaks the requirement of this achievement, simply crafting them does not disqualify the player from earning the achievement.		\| Only ''placing'' the chests breaks the requirement of this achievement, simply crafting them does not disqualify the player from earning the achievement.
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Thue: it-stinks-and-they-do-like-it: trivia

2025-07-11T15:10:19Z

it-stinks-and-they-do-like-it: trivia

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	\| Disabled when using no enemies, peaceful mode or lower than default enemy base frequency or size settings.		\| Disabled when using no enemies, peaceful mode or lower than default enemy base frequency or size settings.
	Spores are affected by the pollution map settings, disabling pollution when generating the map will prevent you from earning this achievement.		Spores are affected by the pollution map settings, disabling pollution when generating the map will prevent you from earning this achievement.
	\|		\| A play on name of the similar Nauvis achievement "It stinks and they don't like it".
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	\| {{Achievement\|get-off-my-lawn}}		\| {{Achievement\|get-off-my-lawn}}