Modding
File:Fff-18-entity-graph.jpg
'Diagram of entities' (objects on the map) class inheritance structure generated by doxygen. Taken From Friday Facts #18 http://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-18
Resources
This page is a starting point, but you'll often want more depth.
- Modding FAQ page
- The Modding Help board has a great community and focuses on answering modding questions
- The Official Lua API documentation is a great reference for understanding the Factorio functions and types in the game.
- You can also find inspiration from any of the mod databases listed on the Mods page.
Licensing
All mods require a license since v0.11. If a mod has no license it is assumed to have a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.
See also
Creating a scenario from a saved game (map)
An often asked question is how to make a scenario (something which can be edited in the map editor) from a map: Factorio can convert them (see also this post):
./bin/prod/factorio --map2scenario mapfoo
More about the client parameters
Creating scenarios with the map editor
Another first step is also making maps with the ingame editor. That stores the map as a scenario, which is just a directory on disk with some files in it. You can look into those files to get a better understanding as to what they are for, or you can read the following pages:
See also
- Tutorial: Create graphics for your mod..., how to generate sprite maps
- Modding overview
- Script interfaces
- Migration scripts
- Modding FAQ
- Modding Tutorial
- Custom keyboard bindings
- Official Factorio lua API documentation