Roadmap/History

< Roadmap | History

This article gives short descriptions of past releases.

Refer to Roadmap for future releases and to Version history for detailed information about version changes.

Factorio 0.17 (February 26th 2019)

• New Tutorial
• GUI rewrite
  • Improve the looks of the GUI
  • Change the way it works
• New graphics back-end, SDL, OpenGL, DX11, v-sync fix, texture streaming, VRAM usage optimizations, shaders.
• Mod integration improvements
  • Syncing mods with multiplayer game
  • Mod browsing improvements
    • Show the mod picture and more smaller things
• Map editor improvements, both technical and usability wise - completely new editor
• Map generator improvements and fixes, autoplace specification improvements and documentation
• Rich text.
• Robot construction tools; Upgrade planner, copy-paste, undo.
• More high-resolution sprites, notably walls, gates, turrets, belts, biters, spawners, electric poles, worms, spitters.
• Many modding and scripting additions.

Factorio 0.16 (December 13th 2017)

• More high res stuff
• New terrain generation
• Belt-optimizations
• Artillery train
• General update optimizations
• Allow loading games with different mod settings (and automatically download the mods if necessary)
• More mini-tutorials

Factorio 0.15 (April 24th 2017)

• Nuclear power
• Blueprint preservation (Export/import blueprints)
• Update optimizations (belts + pipes)
• Research Revolution
• Combat balance
• New 3x2 boiler
• New terrain (red desert biome)
• Liquid wagon + universal barrelling
• Map interaction improvements, map tags and 'zoom to map'
• High res graphics introduction (This means just some parts of the game will be in high res in this version)
• Circuit network additions, improvements and optimizations
• Scenario pack extension - Wave defense and PvP scenario
• First set of interactive mini tutorials

Factorio 0.14 (August 26th 2016)

• Multiplayer production polish (move from "usable if you try hard and overlook imperfections" to "just works")
• Modding support for equipment grids in vehicles.

Factorio 0.13 (June 27th 2016)

• Proper tech tree.
• Second part of the circuit network extension (power switch, gate, train station, accumulator and logistic network integration to circuit network)
• Additional train conditions (wait until full, wait until empty, wait until circuit condition)
• Flamethrower turret
• Fire (forests can catch on fire)
• Basic Multiplayer matching server (allow listing running MP games via a central location)
• Better rail building
• Better train managing possibilities.
• Modules in blueprints.
• Centralized mod portal and its integration in the game
• Train graphics and vertical/horizontal discrepancy fix.
• Achievements
• Stack inserter

Factorio 0.12 (July 17th 2015)

• Multiplayer enhancements (lag hiding, better pvp/forces support, IPv6 support, DNS names).
• First part of the endgame content. (Build rocket and send it to space).
• Chain signals (trains).
• Combinator and more circuit logic.
• Personal roboport.
• Logistic trash fields.
• First part of nature destruction by pollution (only tree related now).
• First part of new ambient music update.
• Optimization of the game simulation speed.
• New graphics of combat robots.
• Buildable floors. (concrete + stone)
• Attempt of steam integration.

Factorio 0.11 (October 31st 2014)

• Multiplayer for the brave ones.
• New player graphics (3 versions depending on armor and colored depending on the player color).
• The first (simple) instance of a tank.
• Gates.
• VRAM saving optimization.

Factorio 0.10 (June 6th 2014)

• Finish the trailer. This is a #1 priority now :) Together with this we will work on presentation (finish new logo, new forum skin, new screenshots on web, credits page in the game).
• Functional replays. This will be a side-effect of multiplayer efforts.
• Factory sound background. Entities in the game will have specific sounds that play when player is near.

Factorio 0.9 (February 14th 2013)

• Blueprints.
• Oil/Chemicals industry.
• Biomes and doodads.

Factorio 0.8 (December 6th 2013)

• Standard Campaign rework.
• New terrain.
• Repairing robots (can reconstruct buildings as well)
• Roboport
• Map Editor rework

Factorio 0.7 (September 27th 2013)

• Improved Combat mechanics and modular armors.
• Pollution.
• More enemy variety and intelligent enemy behavior.
• Moddable weapons and attacks.

Factorio 0.6 (July 26th 2013)

• Better looking terrain.
• Improvements to the map generator.
• Map of discovered part of the world.
• Speed improvements (multithreading).

Factorio 0.5 (June 7th 2013)

• Automatic Factorio updater
  • no need for manual download anymore
• Usability improvements
  • better visualisation for building railroads
  • electricity statistics
  • fixes of ongoing bugs
  • loads of small improvements (things like alt info for wagons, easier semaphore building, etc.)
• Graphics Gui rework
  • the design for the new gui is ready and now it will be implemented
• Railroads improvements
  • Train path finding uses signals for path recalculation
  • Train can go backwards (when having locomotives on both ends)
  • different Train stops can be merged into one station
• God mode
  • play without the character

Factorio 0.4 (May 3rd 2013)

• Game determinism and replay
  • This is a first step towards the multiplayer
  • Involves the replay functionality improvements (pause, fast forward, etc.)
• First version of the scenario pack
  • There will be three scenarios to start with
• Trains
  • Originally a stretch goal however we got a lot of requests for this
  • There is already some functionality for the trains in the game and we want to finish it
• Electricity improvements
  • Accumulator entity
  • Large electric pole
  • Electric substation

See also

• Planned releases
• Version history