Version history/0.15.0

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0.15.7

Date: Fri May 05, 2017 12:36 pm

Balancing

  • Changed production science pack recipe to require assembling machine 1 instead of pumpjack.
  • Changed science pack 3 to require electric mining drill instead of assembling machine 1.
  • Changed crafting times: Oil refinery 20->10 Pumpjack 10->5 Chemical plant 10->5 Lab 5->3 Roboport 15->10
  • Reduced the mining time of the storage tank from 3 seconds to 1.5 seconds.
  • Increased the mining time of the reactor from 0.5 seconds to 1.5 seconds.
  • Increased the underground belt length (basic, fast, express) from 5,5,5 to 5,7,9.

Changes

  • When a connection is refused the username is included in the log message. (46036)
  • When a connection is refused the username is included in the log message. (https://forums.factorio.com/46036)
  • Copying entity settings from a disconnected entity will no longer disconnect circuit wires. (45816)
  • Copying entity settings from a disconnected entity will no longer disconnect circuit wires. (https://forums.factorio.com/45816)
  • Trains in manual mode now have twice the penalty and trains in manual mode without a player in them have 2.5 times the penalty.
  • Reactors produce used up fuel cell when it is completely consumed instead of at start. (46123)
  • Reactors produce used up fuel cell when it is completely consumed instead of at start. (https://forums.factorio.com/46123)
  • Reverted flamethrower turret liquid consumption change from 0.15.5. Instead of 30/s it will use 3/s.
  • Flamethrower turret no longer shoots in its prepare state. (46160)
  • Flamethrower turret no longer shoots in its prepare state. (https://forums.factorio.com/46160)
   /color command defaults alpha (the 4th parameter) to 255 (instead of 0) if not specified. (https://forums.factorio.com/46338)
  • Reduced default requester chest paste multiplier for nuclear reactor recipe to 1 and for centrifuge recipe to 2. (45878)
  • Reduced default requester chest paste multiplier for nuclear reactor recipe to 1 and for centrifuge recipe to 2. (https://forums.factorio.com/45878)
  • Inserters will no longer take fuel from locomotives and instead will take the burnt result items if the locomotive fuel uses that system.

Bugfixes

  • Fixed that clicking locomotive from zoomed in map view would change color (and show fuel) for some other locomotive on the train (46137)
  • Fixed that clicking locomotive from zoomed in map view would change color (and show fuel) for some other locomotive on the train (https://forums.factorio.com/46137)
  • Fixed that construction bots could repair vehicles from very far. (45517)
  • Fixed that construction bots could repair vehicles from very far. (https://forums.factorio.com/45517)
  • Fixed that rocket silo or other GUIs would obscure finished-game dialog. (46157)
  • Fixed that rocket silo or other GUIs would obscure finished-game dialog. (https://forums.factorio.com/46157)
  • Fixed that boiler could output a different fluid than its input. (46023)
  • Fixed that boiler could output a different fluid than its input. (https://forums.factorio.com/46023)
  • Fixed that the inserter would sometimes report bad values to the circuit network. (45598)
  • Fixed that the inserter would sometimes report bad values to the circuit network. (https://forums.factorio.com/45598)
  • Fixed pump recipe description having wrong pumping speed. (45863)
  • Fixed pump recipe description having wrong pumping speed. (https://forums.factorio.com/45863)
  • Fixed wrong error message when loaded headless save file doesn't exist (45058)
  • Fixed wrong error message when loaded headless save file doesn't exist (https://forums.factorio.com/45058)
  • Fixed the "Input action fragment is missing" crash that would sometimes happen due to packet loss. (45604)
  • Fixed the "Input action fragment is missing" crash that would sometimes happen due to packet loss. (https://forums.factorio.com/45604)
  • Fixed crash when resizing the game window while having an assembling machine level 1 GUI open. (46069)
  • Fixed crash when resizing the game window while having an assembling machine level 1 GUI open. (https://forums.factorio.com/46069)
  • Fixed alternative zoom controls would do nothing in map editor. (46136)
  • Fixed alternative zoom controls would do nothing in map editor. (https://forums.factorio.com/46136)
  • Fixed some cargo wagon spritesheets were offset by 1 frame. (viewtopic.php?f=173&t=44930)
  • Fixed that it was hard/not possible to select the character corpse over some entities. (45764)
  • Fixed that it was hard/not possible to select the character corpse over some entities. (https://forums.factorio.com/45764)
  • Fixed that the blueprint book GUI would scroll to the top after every click. (46184)
  • Fixed that the blueprint book GUI would scroll to the top after every click. (https://forums.factorio.com/46184)
  • Fixed crash when trying to disconnect non circuit connectible entities using Lua::Entity::disconnect_neighbour. (46111)
  • Fixed crash when trying to disconnect non circuit connectible entities using Lua::Entity::disconnect_neighbour. (https://forums.factorio.com/46111)
  • Fixed that calling Lua::Entity::disconnect_neighbour would sometimes disconnect more wires than it should.
  • Fixed mod settings corruption when removing mods that contained mod settings. Note: this will reset all mod settings. (46207)
  • Fixed mod settings corruption when removing mods that contained mod settings. Note: this will reset all mod settings. (https://forums.factorio.com/46207)
  • Fixed inconsistent selection of resource patches on the map. (44596)
  • Fixed inconsistent selection of resource patches on the map. (https://forums.factorio.com/44596)
  • Fixed GUI sizing when resetting mod settings. (46150)
  • Fixed GUI sizing when resetting mod settings. (https://forums.factorio.com/46150)
  • Fixed that the blueprint book GUI would scroll to the top after every click. (46184)
  • Fixed that the blueprint book GUI would scroll to the top after every click. (https://forums.factorio.com/46184)
  • Fixed that dropping a blueprint onto a book icon in the library GUI would drop it in the top level instead. (46112)
  • Fixed that dropping a blueprint onto a book icon in the library GUI would drop it in the top level instead. (https://forums.factorio.com/46112)
  • Fixed that the blueprint library would sometimes stop opening books. (46004)
  • Fixed that the blueprint library would sometimes stop opening books. (https://forums.factorio.com/46004)
  • Fixed GUI scaling problems with the assembling machine GUI. (46046)
  • Fixed GUI scaling problems with the assembling machine GUI. (https://forums.factorio.com/46046)
  • Fixed desync related to the on_selected_entity_changed event. (46025)
  • Fixed desync related to the on_selected_entity_changed event. (https://forums.factorio.com/46025)
  • Fixed that the atomic bomb shooting speed cooldown didn't work. (46217)
  • Fixed that the atomic bomb shooting speed cooldown didn't work. (https://forums.factorio.com/46217)
  • Fixed the constant combinator GUI when the constant combinator name was larger than the rest of the GUI. (44227)
  • Fixed the constant combinator GUI when the constant combinator name was larger than the rest of the GUI. (https://forums.factorio.com/44227)
  • Fixed that the reactor didn't show fuel in the description. (46266)
  • Fixed that the reactor didn't show fuel in the description. (https://forums.factorio.com/46266)
  • Fixed making blueprints of requester chests with "set requests" would copy the current requests into the blueprint. (46038)
  • Fixed making blueprints of requester chests with "set requests" would copy the current requests into the blueprint. (https://forums.factorio.com/46038)
  • Fixed that deleting saves with the delete key key wouldn't maintain focus on the saves list. (45234)
  • Fixed that deleting saves with the delete key key wouldn't maintain focus on the saves list. (https://forums.factorio.com/45234)
  • Fixed crash when mining rails while having the "show rail paths" debug option enabled. (45836)
  • Fixed crash when mining rails while having the "show rail paths" debug option enabled. (https://forums.factorio.com/45836)
  • Fixed infinite loop when migrating entities from an unrelated type to a roboport type. (44351)
  • Fixed infinite loop when migrating entities from an unrelated type to a roboport type. (https://forums.factorio.com/44351)
  • Fixed that the technology multiplier didn't apply on infinite research. (45079)
  • Fixed that the technology multiplier didn't apply on infinite research. (https://forums.factorio.com/45079)
  • Fixed filtering server list for games with mods. (46264)
  • Fixed filtering server list for games with mods. (https://forums.factorio.com/46264)
  • Fixed mod version checking for automatic mod download. (46321)
  • Fixed mod version checking for automatic mod download. (https://forums.factorio.com/46321)
  • Fixed flamethrower turret would not shoot last single shot worth of liquid. (46311)
  • Fixed flamethrower turret would not shoot last single shot worth of liquid. (https://forums.factorio.com/46311)
  • Fixed crash when exiting server list (46293)
  • Fixed crash when exiting server list (https://forums.factorio.com/46293)
  • Fixed "Right mouse button to open" in opened armor. (46317)
  • Fixed "Right mouse button to open" in opened armor. (https://forums.factorio.com/46317)
  • Fixed that the blueprint library wouldn't use scroll bars for shared blueprint books. (45464)
  • Fixed that the blueprint library wouldn't use scroll bars for shared blueprint books. (https://forums.factorio.com/45464)
  • Fixed that resource patches in unexplored areas could be examined on the map.
  • Fixed rail ghosts could not be placed over ghosts of enemy force. (46335)
  • Fixed rail ghosts could not be placed over ghosts of enemy force. (https://forums.factorio.com/46335)
  • Fixed the sulfuric acid fluid icon. (46371)
  • Fixed the sulfuric acid fluid icon. (https://forums.factorio.com/46371)

Modding

  • Icons are now required to have correct size (which can be overridden by icon_size property). (45700)
  • Icons are now required to have correct size (which can be overridden by icon_size property). (https://forums.factorio.com/45700)
  • 32x32px for entity, fluid, item, item-group, recipe, technology, virtual-signal
  • 128x128px for achievement, tutorial
  • If icon path references base mod, technology icon is expected to be 128x128px and item-group icon 64x64px.
  • In near future, we may remove default sizes and require icon_size to be always specified.
  • It is no longer possible to teleport any rolling stock or train stop. (45264)
  • It is no longer possible to teleport any rolling stock or train stop. (https://forums.factorio.com/45264)

Scripting

  • Fixed LuaChunkIterator could become invalid and crash the game if used. (46366)
  • Fixed LuaChunkIterator could become invalid and crash the game if used. (https://forums.factorio.com/46366)
  • Added LuaPlayer::mod_settings read - the runtime player mod settings for the given player.
  • Added LuaEntity::temperature read/write - the temperature of entities that use the heat energy source type as well as reactors and heat pipes.
  • Added LuaEntity::get_burnt_result_inventory.

0.15.6

Date: Tue May 02, 2017 12:34 pm

Changes

  • Increased roboport construction range to 55 (110x110 area) to make roboports able to build each other without interconnecting their logistic areas, and not break when there are obstacles like trees or rocks.
  • New Oil refinery flame, including high resolution version.

Bugfixes

0.15.5

Date: Sun Apr 30, 2017 11:08 am

Bugfixes

Scripting

0.15.4

Date: Sat Apr 29, 2017 6:27 pm

Changes

  • Added /permissions reset to reset all permissions to default.
  • Steam and water content of fuild wagons are now shown separately in locomotive tooltip.
  • Removed the "minimum chunks between new bases" map generation setting because it wasn't doing anything.
  • Re-added custom /color support through /color r g b a.
  • PvP: Added a biter easing option to prevent excessively large bases close to team starting areas.

Bugfixes

Modding

Scripting

0.15.3

Date: Thu Apr 27, 2017 7:13 pm

Changes

  • Wave defense: Units won't spawn if there are more than 500 already on the map.
  • Wave defense: Added a 'Unit bounty bonus' upgrade.
  • Removed the ability to set /color using RGB values.
  • Wave defense: Added Uranium to the map.
  • "Disable all mods" option in mod load error dialog doesn't disable base mod anymore.
  • Changed stack-split so "splitting" a stack of 1 still transfers the 1 item. (https://forums.factorio.com/45149)
  • Change submachine stack size to 5. (https://forums.factorio.com/45210)
  • Blueprints, blueprint books and deconstruction planners can be destroyed by clicking the trash can icon in their GUIs. Clearing a blueprint is still possible via the Shift+Right Click shortcut.

Bugfixes

Modding

Prototype names are not allowed to contain the '.' character.

Scripting

0.15.2

Date: Tue Apr 25, 2017 9:42 pm

Changes

  • Reduced wave defense biter power increase as more players join to reduce pathfinding performance drain. (https://forums.factorio.com/44717)
  • Tweaked the biter and uranium ore settings of the 'Rail world' preset.
  • Changed mining drill fluidbox to allow fluid to flow to pipes without the use of pumps.
  • Changed the "sync mods with save" button to support disabling mods a save file wasn't using.
  • Computers with 2GB or more video memory and 8GB or more RAM will default graphics quality to high.
  • Selecting high sprite quality in graphics options will show warning if computer doesn't have enough video memory.

Bugfixes

0.15.1

Date: Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:56 pm

Changes

  • Reduced noise effect on zoom-to-world view.

Bugfixes

0.15.0

Date: Mon Apr 24, 2017 4:13 pm

Configuration

  • Configuration has been reset.

Major features

  • Research overhaul. 4 new science packs: Military, Production, High-tech and space. > Space science packs are generating by launching a rocket. > Added infinite researches.
  • Nuclear power.
  • Blueprint library: Allows for keeping players blueprints between individual game saves and allows sharing blueprints in multiplayer games.

Features

  • Map Interaction improvements: > Selectable map overlays: logistics networks, pollution, electric network, turret range, etc. > Train stations and trains can be opened by clicking them while in the map view. > Zoom to the world view from the map. It only shows parts of the map covered by radar or other players though. > Custom map markers can be added by the players.
  • Added wagon for transporting fluids. > One side of pump can connect to the fluid wagon, the other side has to be connected to something else.
  • When dying in multiplayer you leave behind a body with your items that slowly degrades.
  • Added infinite mining productivity research, each tier increases mining productivity by 2%.
  • Fuel type now affects vehicle acceleration and top speed.
  • Added coal liquefaction oil processing recipe.
  • Added Pipette Tool. Picks up items from your inventory used to build the currently selected entity. For resources it will select the fastest available resource extractor.
  • Mini tutorials. Small missions that explain some of the game mechanics. The current content is a testing sample and it only covers trains.
  • New scenarios: PvP and Wave defense.

Graphics

  • Added high graphics quality option. In this settings the following list of things will have double resolution: Car, Trains, Rails, Rail signals, Train stop, Transport belts, Underground belts, Splitters, Pipes, Steam engine, Assembling machines, Oil refinery, Chemical plant, Mining drill, Furnaces, Resources
  • New ore graphics that makes the ore patches look less tiled.
  • Tweaked the GUI graphics.
  • Decreased the size of the recipe icons on assembling machine by 23%.

Minor features

  • Fast in game interactions like fast inserting into/from entity and copy paste can be done by dragging instead of having to click one at a time.
  • Build-by-moving for electric poles now accounts for covering all unpowered entities on the way.
  • Fast replacing input piece of underground belt will also fast replace ouput piece if possible.
  • Added support for setting player color from the /color command using Lua syntax: {r=...g=...,b=...,a=...}
  • Added warning for situation when robots don't have storage place to put items in the logistics network.
  • Pumps show their direction in the detailed view.
  • Belts and pipes show correct connections when building a bluprint.
  • Technologies show the required science packs below the icons in the technology GUI list.
  • Technologies are sorted by the science packs needed.
  • Added /screenshot command - takes a screenshot of your current game screen.
  • Added support for equipment grids in the map editor.
  • The build rotation of each blueprint is remembered independently of the general item build rotation.
  • Infinite resource minimal yield is calculated using the initial resource amount and the prototype minimum yield.
  • Added optional filters to the deconstruction planner.
  • Copying from assembling machines to filter inserters will set the filters to the ingredients of the assembling machine recipe.
  • Combat robots and construction robots are maintained between sessions in multiplayer and when changing surfaces.
  • Added reverse-rotate.
  • Offshore pump and generator show pumping speed/fluid usage.
  • Alternative select with blueprints (shift + select) skips the blueprint setup GUI.
  • Mining rails is disabled if mining starts with trains or gates.
  • Toggle fullscreen using Alt + Enter.
  • Added "f"/"force" option to the /players command
  • Added Logistic networks GUI containing a list of all networks and contents with search (opened by the L key).
  • Added /open command - opens another players inventory if you're an admin.
  • Added /alerts command - configures alerts for your player.
  • Added /mute-programmable-speaker command - disables global sounds created by the Programmable Speaker entity.
  • Added /seed command - prints the map seed.
  • Added fluids to the production GUI.
  • Added kill statistics GUI.
  • Added enable/disable all mods button to the mod manager GUI.
  • Added automatic barreling support for all fluids.
  • Cargo wagons can have settings copied from any distance like Locomotives.
  • Added the ability to auto-launch the rocket.
  • Train stops can be colored like trains.
  • Fish can be collected by robots.
  • Extended map generator settings to include an advanced section.
  • Added map generator presets.
  • Show fog-of-war and radar radius when holding radar in cursor.
  • Seed for map creation on the headless server can be specified via map-gen-settings.json
  • Damaged items merge into one stack, the health of the stack will be the average of the items.
  • Added server whitelist support -- see the /whitelist console command.
  • Added /banlist command to operate on the banlist, in addition to the pre-existing /ban and /unban commands.
  • Added "favourite" feature in public games list: Keep your favourite servers at the top of the list.
  • Added /permissions command for managing permissions in a multiplayer game.
  • Added ability to change individual inserter stack size bonuses through GUI or the circuit network.
  • Added ability to export and import blueprints, blueprint books, and deconstruction planners as strings.
  • Server console will print JOIN and LEAVE messages for players joining or leaving.
  • Server console messages that aren't a part of the main log can be logged separately by running the server with the --console-log option.
  • Translatable energy units and SI prefixes (eg. "100 ГВт").
  • Furnaces and assembling machines show the amount of products finished.

Balancing

  • Increased the rate at which resources grow with distance from the center by 50%.
  • Crude oil balancing: Halved the resource amount on the map Increased the minimum yield from 10% to 20% Halved the rate of depletion. Doubled the starting yield. Fixed that the mechanics of increasing richness with distance from start wasn't working for crude oil.
  • Increased module inventory size of Chemical plant and oil refinery from 2 to 3.
  • Increased logistic slot/trash slot count from 5 per level to 6 per level.
  • Removed processing unit from the modular armor and portable solar panel recipe.
  • Increased the pump pumping speed 4 times.
  • Reduced the plastic bar recipe requirement of petroleum gas 30 -> 20
  • Reduced the electric engine recipe requirement of lubricant 20 -> 15
  • Reduced the electric furnace recipe requirement of steel 15 -> 10
  • Reduced the steel furnace recipe requirement of steel 8 -> 6
  • Reduced the pumpjack recipe requirement of steel 10 -> 5
  • Reduced crafting time: Engine unit + electric engine unit: 20 -> 10 Pumpjack 10 -> 8 Advanced circuit 8 -> 6 Processing unit 15 -> 10 Cracking recipes 5 -> 3
  • Increased stack size of stone wall pipe and belts 50 -> 100
  • Increased the maximum power production of steam engine from 510kW to 900kW
  • Doubled the heat capacity of water from 0.1kJ per degree per liter to 0.2kJ.
  • Increased the substation supply area (16X16 to 18X18) and wire reach (16 to 18).

Combat Balancing

  • Player regains health at a much higher rate, but only after being out of combat for 10 seconds.
  • Discharge defense equipment pushes back, stuns and damages nearby enemies when activated by the remote.
  • Decreased the size of Discharge defense equipment from 3x3 to 2x2.
  • Greatly increased the damage of Personal Laser Defense Equipment.
  • Flamthrower gun has a minimum range of 3.
  • The flames created on ground from the flamethrower significantly increase in duration and damage when more fuel is added to them by firing at the same spot.
  • Increased fire resistance of biter bases.
  • Increased the health of player non-combat buildings.
  • Increased player health from 100 to 250.
  • Increased collected amount and effectiveness of Fish.
  • Increased the damage, range and health of biters worms.
  • Decreased health and resistance of Behemoth biters.
  • Doubled the stack size of all ammos.
  • Tweaked the cost and crafting time of some ammos.
  • Increased the damage of most player ammos. Greatly increased the damage and fire rate of Rockets and Cannon Shells.
  • Increased the collision box of Cannon Shells.
  • Increased Tank health and resistances.
  • Added research for Tank Cannon Shells damage and shooting speed.
  • Tweaked research bonuses and added more end-game research for military upgrades.
  • Greatly increased the damage of Mines. They also stun nearby enemies when they explode.
  • Added uranium rounds magazine and uranium cannon shells.
  • Added flamethrower to the tank.

Other minor changes.

Optimizations

  • Improved performance of mining drills in general and significantly improved performance when mining drills get backed up.
  • Improved performance when tiles are changed due to migration/mod removal.
  • Significantly improved GUI performance for inventories that required scroll bars.
  • Improved GUI performance in general.
  • Improved performance of radars scanning chunks.
  • Improved map generation speed and generation algorithm.
  • Improved game load performance when a large amount of mod data exists in the save.
  • Optimized graph rendering in production statistics window.
  • Improved regenerate entity performance.
  • Improved network map transfer performance.
  • Improved train performance when building/mining rail related entities.
  • Optimized memory requirements for storing tiles under concrete.
  • Circuit Network
  • Significantly improved circuit network performance. Up to 25 times less CPU usage and 10% less memory usage.
  • Added the Programmable Speaker: it shows alerts and plays sounds based on circuit network signals. It can be used to make simple songs.
  • Train Stop can output the contents of the stopped train's cargo.
  • Train Stop can be disabled using the circuit network. Trains will skip disabled Train Stops, allowing simple train control.
  • Mining Drills can be turned on and off using the circuit network. They can also output the remaining expected resources.
  • Pumpjacks can be turned on and off using the circuit network. They can also output the current oil mining rate.
  • Added Modulo, Power, Left Bit Shift, Right Bit Shift, Bitwise AND, Bitwise OR and Bitwise XOR to the Arithmetic Combinator.
  • Added >=, <=, != to the Decider Combinator and Circuit Conditions.

Changes

  • Boilers are more powerful and bigger and have dedicated output for the steam. Default boilers output steam at the fixed temperature 165.
  • Removed support of 32 bit systems.
  • Removed alien artifacts and alien science packs from the game completely.
  • Changed bounding box of burner mining drills and pumpjack, so it is possible to walk in between them.
  • Disabled loading of saves before 0.12.0 version (You can use 0.12 to load older saves and re-save them).
  • Changed "small pump" to "pump". Small pumps in old saves will be migrated but they will be misaligned and disconnected from pipes.
  • Train station adds 2000 tiles penalty when path finding, so trains try to avoid stations not related to their path.
  • The map seed is used to generate unique maps instead of just shifting the starting position.
  • The "decorative" entity type has been deprecated and replaced with the prototype type "optimized-decorative".
  • Multiplied all fluid amounts by 10.
  • All default map editor actions are now on left click.
  • Change fluidbox height and base level of boiler, steam engine and pump to improve fluid flow.
  • When the active train stop is removed trains will immediately leave the station if they're waiting at the station.
  • Changed the default comparison type for train conditions to "or".
  • Fast replacing splitters maintains the splitter contents on the new splitter instead of returning it to the player.
  • Research started/* Changed notifications are only shown when in multiplayer.
  • Crafting is now paused when the results can't be given to the player instead of spilling them on the ground.
  • Changed evolution from global to per force.
  • Disabled mining of vehicles other players are driving.
  • Decreased biter sounds volumes
  • Laser turret projectiles move much faster
  • Roboport construction area changed from 50 to 51 to allow roboports build/deconstruct each other even when there is a 1 tile gap between their logistic areas.
  • Restart button now uses map generation settings from currently loaded save.
  • New rocket silo GUI and visbility button for freeplay and sandbox scenarios.
  • Unified internal name of the 'flame-thrower' to 'flamethrower'.
  • Manual ghost building will mark trees/rocks for deconstruction similar to alt-building blueprints.
  • Trains are now always visible on the map, not only on chunks observed by radars or players.
  • Renamed "armor-making-2" to "heavy-armor".
  • Renamed "armor-making-3" to "power-armor".
  • Renamed "diesel-locomotive" to "locomotive".
  • Increased blueprint book size to hold 1000 blueprints
  • Blueprints, blueprint books and deconstruction planners are obtainable from the library GUI with no crafting cost.
  • Added combinator working, wire hold and wire place sounds.

Single player can be continued when you die.

Modding

  • Fast cropping of sprite boundaries - it's no longer necessary to delete crop-cache.dat when existing sprites are modified.
  • Utility sprites are now defined fully in the core mod prototypes.
  • Added support for burner type generator-equipment.
  • Added "simple-entity-with-force" and "simple-entity-with-owner" entity types.
  • Boiler has now dynamically specified energy source (as inserter and similar).
  • Added support for mod settings: startup, runtime, and runtime-per-user.
  • Added commandline option --check-unused-prototype-data
  • Added a "nothing" technology modifier type with an "effect_key" property for script-based-effect research.
  • Redundant technology prerequisites are logged when verbose logging is enabled.
  • Changed technology prototype icon_size to default to 32 instead of 64.
  • In any instance an icon isn't 32x32 the icon_size property must be set to the actual size of the (square) icon.
  • Added the ability to have "friend" forces. Friend forces are given unrestricted access to buildings and won't be attacked.
  • Changed container entities to not scale info icons by default + added the optional prototype property "scale_info_icons" to enable scaling.
  • Added property "turret_base_has_direction" to turret entity types. Set it to true if you want to use turn_range property in turret attack_parameters. This property has to be true for any fluid-turret, because of pipe connections.
  • Added support for different recipe and technology complexity definitions.
  • Added "item-with-tags" item type that can store any basic arbitrary Lua data.
  • Lamps, roboports, walls, rail signals, and accumulators now accept any signal type (item, fluid, virtual).
  • "animation_speed" property of animation definitions has to be greater than 0.
  • Renamed smoke-with-trigger "action_frequency" property to "action_cooldown".

Scripting

  • Added "by_script" to on_research_finished.
  • Added "cause" to on_entity_died - the entity that did the killing if available.
  • Added "recipe" to on_player_crafted_item.
  • Added "rocket_silo" to the rocket launched event.
  • Added 4th custom gui root position "goal", which is used in the objectives.
  • Added column_alignments settings in table style.
  • Added LuaBurner - readable off entities and equipment - the burner energy source for the entity.
  • Added LuaCircuitNetwork::network_id read.
  • Added LuaConstantCombiantorControlBehavior::signals_count read + set_signal and get_signal.
  • Added LuaControl::shooting_state, repair_state, picking_state read/write.
  • Added LuaCustomChartTag + LuaForce API to add/find them.
  • Added LuaDecorativePrototype.
  • Added LuaEntity::connect_rolling_stock and disconnect_rolling_stock methods.
  • Added LuaEntity::get_logistic_point().
  • Added LuaEntity::graphics_variation read/write for simple entities and trees.
  • Added LuaEntity::shooting_target read/write for turrets.
  • Added LuaEntity::stickers read. The stickers attached to a given entity.
  • Added LuaEntityPrototype::crafting_speed read.
  • Added LuaEntityPrototype::drawing_box, sticker_box, flags, remains_when_mined, additional_pastable_entities, allow_copy_paste, shooting_cursor_size, created_smoke, created_effect, map_color, friendly_map_color, enemy_map_color, build_base_evolution_requirement read.
  • Added LuaEntityPrototype::get_inventory_size().
  • Added LuaEntityPrototype::ingredient_count read.
  • Added LuaEntityPrototype::module_inventory_size read.
  • Added LuaEquipmentGrid::get_contents, shield, and max_shield.
  • Added LuaFluidBox::owner read + get_capacity and get_connections methods.
  • Added LuaForce::evolution_factor.
  • Added LuaForce::is_chunk_visible().
  • Added LuaForce::set_friend/get_friend.
  • Added LuaGui::children read.
  • Added LuaGuiElement drop-down type.
  • Added LuaGuiElement type "camera".
  • Added LuaGuiElement type "choose-elem-button".
  • Added LuaGuiElement::children read.
  • Added LuaGuiElement::clear to remove all the contents of the element.
  • Added LuaGuiElement::single_line and want_ellipsis for the CustomLabel type.
  • Added LuaInventory::entity_owner, player_owner, and equipment_owner read.
  • Added LuaItemPrototype fuel_category, burnt_result, fuel_acceleration_multiplier, fuel_top_speed_multiplier read.
  • Added LuaLogisticNetwork::provider_points, empty_provider_points, requester_points, full_or_satisfied_requester_points, and storage_points read.
  • Added LuaLogisticPoint - read access to logistic data about provider, storage, and requester points.
  • Added LuaPlayer::add_alert, remove_alert, and get_alerts.
  • Added LuaPlayer::mute_alert, unmute_alert, is_alert_muted, enable_alert, disable_alert, is_alert_enabled.
  • Added LuaPlayer::opened write.
  • Added LuaPlayer::opened_gui_type read.
  • Added LuaRandomGenerator.
  • Added LuaSurface::destroy_decoratives and LuaSurface::create_decoratives.
  • Added LuaSurface::find_logistic_networks_by_construction_area(..).
  • Added LuaSurface::get_trains() and LuaForce::get_trains().
  • Added LuaSurface::regenerate_decorative().
  • Added LuaTrain::has_path, path_end_rail, and path_end_stop read + recalculate_path().
  • Added LuaTransportLine::operator[] and operator#.
  • Added Mod gui script for easy consistent styling of mod buttons and frames within the game.
  • Added mouse info to the gui clicked event.
  • Added on_biter_base_built - fires when biters build bases during migration.
  • Added on_entity_* Renamed - fires when an entity is renamed either by the player or through script.
  • Added on_gui_selection_state_* Changed - fires when an item in a drop-down gui element is selected.
  • Added on_market_item_purchased - fires when a player purchases something from a market entity.
  • Added on_player_changed_force - fires when a players force is changed.
  • Added on_player_dropped_item - fires when a player drops an item that results in an item-on-ground entity.
  • Added on_player_mined_entity and on_robot_mined_entity events.
  • Added on_runtime_mod_setting_* Changed event - fires when a player changes runtime mod settings.
  • Added on_selected_entity_* Changed - fires when the selected entity for a player changes.
  • Added on_surface_deleted, on_pre_surface_deleted, and on_surface_created events.
  • Added on_train_created event.
  • Added optional "surface" to LuaForce::chart_all().
  • Added optional fields "durability" and "ammo" when using SimpleItemStack definitions.
  • Added optional parameter "return_item_request_proxy" to LuaEntity::revive. If true and revive creates item request proxy, the proxy will be returned as the third value.
  • Added player_index to the entity settings pasted events.
  • Added remote interface functions for the rocket silo gui: add_tracked_item, remove_tracked_item, get_tracked_items, update_gui
  • Added remote interface to freeplay and sandbox scripts.
  • Added support for full copying LuaItemStack in most places that take the SimpleItemStack type.
  • Added support for LuaFlowStatistics read on electric poles.
  • Added support for specifying the "max_range" of a projectile when created through create_entity.
  • Added support for turret orientation read/write through LuaEntity::orientation.
  • Added the ability for mods to register commands.
  • Added the ability to read item_requests from item request proxy entities as well as ghosts.
  • Added the ability to read reach distances off the player or character entity.
  • Changed less_then to less_than in lua GUI progress bar style specification. (https://forums.factorio.com/33196)
  • Changed LuaEntity::item_requests to match the docs format.
  • Changed LuaEntity::passenger to work with both character entities and players.
  • Changed LuaEntityPrototype::underground_belt_distance to LuaEntityPrototype::max_underground_distance and changed it to work on both underground pipes and underground belts.
  • Changed LuaForce::clear_chart() to take an optional surface to clear the chart for.
  • Changed LuaSurface::create_entity{name="item-on-ground", stack=...} to accept the same format for item stacks as the rest of the Lua API.
  • Changed the player built event to include the item name used to do the building if possible and include the tags from the "item-with-tags" item if possible.
  • Changed LuaPlayer::clean_cursor to return true if the cursor is now empty.
  • Expanded LuaStyle read/write property support.
  • Fixed LuaSurface::spill_item_stack didn't interpret "enable_looted" parameter properly. (https://forums.factorio.com/38717)
  • LuaForce::reset() now resets everything about the force to the default state.
  • Mod events are now fired by the mod dependency order instead of the mod name starting with the scenario script.
  • Moved game.get_event_handler and game.raise_event to "script".
  • Removed Lua.coroutine due to potential exploits.
  • Removed LuaGameScript::evolution_factor.
  • Removed LuaGameScript::save/load.
  • Removed LuaPlayer::build_from_cursor + LuaPlayer::rotate_for_build as they aren't replay/MP safe.
  • Removed LuaSurface::get_tileproperties.
  • Removed LuaForce::item_resource_statistics and LuaForce::fluid_resource_statistics - they've been merged into the production versions.
  • The goal and left gui element has default direction vertical.
  • Utility sprites can be used in the sprite button.

Command line interface

  • Added map-settings option when creating map, it can be used to specify a file with map settings to be used instead of the defaults.
  • Added preset option when creating map.

Bugfixes


Versions

0.1-0.6

0.7-0.11

0.12

0.13-0.14

0.15

0.16

0.17

0.18-1.0

1.1

2.0.0

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