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


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.


* '''[[Roadmap/Coming Releases]]
== Factorio 2.1 ==
* [[Roadmap/History]]
* Work on Factorio 2.1 will begin after fixing bugs in 2.0 and Space Age. As of November 22, 2024, this is expected to take roughly 2 months.
* [http://www.factorioforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=7289 About the endgame content]


=== Development methods ===
* 2.1 will contain finishing touches and other changes "too big for putting into 2.0".
: '''[http://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-10 Factorio is a continuous jam session.]


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.
* The Factorio team are also playing with ideas for a new game. Lead Developer Kovarex is thinking about something "related to [World of Warcraft] in a similar way as to how Factorio is related to Minecraft"[https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-438]


From that [http://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-10 article]:
== Factorio: Space Age{{SA}} ==
: '''For more details, see the official [https://factorio.com/space-age/content content page].'''
[[Space Age|Factorio: Space Age]] is a paid expansion pack that was 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.


: ''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.
* 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


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.
Quality and Elevated Rails are both prerequisites for Space Age, but can be enabled on their own.
 
== Factorio 2.0 ==
* [[version history/2.0.0#2.0.7|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 features included:
** Improved control of train systems
** Better blueprint building
** Better flying robot behaviour
 
== See also ==
* [[Roadmap/History|Previous versions]]
** [[Version history|Detailed changelogs]]
* [[Upcoming features]]
 
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Latest revision as of 18:31, 22 November 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 2.1

  • Work on Factorio 2.1 will begin after fixing bugs in 2.0 and Space Age. As of November 22, 2024, this is expected to take roughly 2 months.
  • 2.1 will contain finishing touches and other changes "too big for putting into 2.0".
  • The Factorio team are also playing with ideas for a new game. Lead Developer Kovarex is thinking about something "related to [World of Warcraft] in a similar way as to how Factorio is related to Minecraft"[1]

Factorio: Space Age

For more details, see the official content page.

Factorio: Space Age is a paid expansion pack that was 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 features included:
    • Improved control of train systems
    • Better blueprint building
    • Better flying robot behaviour

See also

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