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=== Official Roadmap (copy) ===
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This is a short summary of the future plans for Factorio.


The official roadmap is the '''[http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=678 roadmap thread in the forum],''' which is normally updated after each major release.
Refer to [[Roadmap/History]] for past versions of the roadmap and to [[upcoming features]] for a more detailed and up-to-date list of upcoming features.


This is just a copy of that in the hope, that the devs change their habits. :)
== Factorio 1.1 (stable since January 26 2021) ==
* The 1.1 release was the final release of the vanilla game.
** It was maintained, so bugfixes, simple modding interface additions, or minor tweaks were happen, but that's about it. [https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-365]


==== Roadmap for the next 3 releases ====
== Factorio: Space Age ==
: '''This is a short overview of Space Age, for more details see [[Upcoming features]].'''


[[Roadmap/Coming Releases]]
Factorio: Space Age is a paid expansion pack released on '''October 21, 2024'''. It consists of 3 official mods which can be enabled and disabled at will. It cost $35.00 USD, or the same price as the base game.


==== Roadmap history ====
* Space Age, featuring 4 new planets, new buildings, new enemies, space platforms, and a reworked tech tree
* Quality, allowing drastic improvements to buildings and items as a "vertical" growth
* Elevated Rails, for improved rail routing and better intersections


[[Roadmap/History]]
Quality and Elevated Rails are both prerequisites for Space Age, but can be enabled on their own.


=== Development methods ===
== Factorio 2.0 ==
: '''[http://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-10 Factorio is a continuous jam session.]
* Factorio 2.0 is a free update to the base game released alongside Space Age. It features numerous quality of life improvements, performance optimizations, and other small tweaks. Some known features include:
** Improved control of train systems
** Better blueprint building
** Better flying robot behaviour


Factorio is developed in a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continual_improvement_process continuous development process]. This means, that the targets change with the ongoing development.
=== Expensive Mode ===
The [[Crafting#Recipe_difficulties|expensive mode]] has been removed.


From that [http://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-10 article]:
== See also ==
* [[Roadmap/History|Previous versions]]
** [[Version history|Detailed changelogs]]
* [[Upcoming features]]


: ''Any manager would probably say this is a bad thing, that we need a roadmap for the whole process from the start to the final release with all the contents, features and graphics planned ahead including cost estimates. I personally think, that the freedom of the jam (agile) way of development that allows us to react is the best for Factorio. We are inventing and extending the best ideas on the run, ideas that would never be visible in the start.
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There is a '''[http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=678 roadmap thread in the forum],''' which is normally updated after each major release.
 
The forum also includes a big [http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=6 Ideas & Suggestions-Board] which can be seen as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrum_(development)#Product_backlog backlog] for the development team.

Latest revision as of 17:52, 26 October 2024

This is a short summary of the future plans for Factorio.

Refer to Roadmap/History for past versions of the roadmap and to upcoming features for a more detailed and up-to-date list of upcoming features.

Factorio 1.1 (stable since January 26 2021)

  • The 1.1 release was the final release of the vanilla game.
    • It was maintained, so bugfixes, simple modding interface additions, or minor tweaks were happen, but that's about it. [1]

Factorio: Space Age

This is a short overview of Space Age, for more details see Upcoming features.

Factorio: Space Age is a paid expansion pack released on October 21, 2024. It consists of 3 official mods which can be enabled and disabled at will. It cost $35.00 USD, or the same price as the base game.

  • Space Age, featuring 4 new planets, new buildings, new enemies, space platforms, and a reworked tech tree
  • Quality, allowing drastic improvements to buildings and items as a "vertical" growth
  • Elevated Rails, for improved rail routing and better intersections

Quality and Elevated Rails are both prerequisites for Space Age, but can be enabled on their own.

Factorio 2.0

  • Factorio 2.0 is a free update to the base game released alongside Space Age. It features numerous quality of life improvements, performance optimizations, and other small tweaks. Some known features include:
    • Improved control of train systems
    • Better blueprint building
    • Better flying robot behaviour

Expensive Mode

The expensive mode has been removed.

See also

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