In other languages: Deutsch Español 日本語 Polski Português, Brasil Русский Türkçe Українська 简体中文

Tutorials

From Official Factorio Wiki
Revision as of 09:48, 4 December 2021 by DaveMcW (talk | contribs) (→‎Circuit network: Delete old tutorial link)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

This page lists tutorials that can be found here on the wiki. They range from guides for the very first steps in the game to in-depth modding tutorials.

The first steps and the first base

These tutorials aim to guide the player through the first steps of the game and provide an idea of how a base could look like.

  • Quick start guide - Guides through the first steps of the game, from mining the first piece of ore to automating the first science pack.
  • Main bus - A type of base organization that is well suited for beginners.
  • Keyboard shortcuts - A collection of useful keyboard shortcuts.

Power production

These tutorials take an in-depth look at individual topics related to power production.

Circuit network

These tutorials take a closer look at the circuit network and present usage examples.

  • Circuit network cookbook - Example-heavy tutorial; for beginners who want to get to know and use the benefits of the circuit network.

Miscellaneous

Modding tutorials

These tutorials range from teaching the first steps of modding to in-depth explanations of individual mechanics:

  • Modding tutorial/Gangsir — A simple modding tutorial that suits beginners well.
  • Mod structure — More details on how mods need to be structured in order to be loaded by the game.
  • Scripting — A small tutorial that focuses on run-time scripting and provides some info on how to use the story script.
  • Mod settings — A comprehensive tutorial about how to create and use mod settings.
  • Localisation — A tutorial about how to format and use localisation, which is how mods are translated.
  • Inspecting a live mod — An annotated tour of a mod that is live on the mod portal right now.
  • Mod changelog format — The formatting requirements for the mod changelog.txt file.
  • Script interfaces — A small tutorial about script interfaces (LuaRemote) and custom keyboard shortcuts.
  • Noise Expressions — A tutorial about generating terrain, complete with example mod.
  • Untitled GUI Guide — A tutorial about building custom interfaces that also expands into more advanced parts of GUI modding.
  • Controller modding guide / FAQ — A guide about building your mod to support controllers (game pads).

Additional info

Third-Party Tools

There is a wide variety of tools contributed by community members to help in mod development, such as plugins for IDEs to provide auto-completion, debuggers, as well as scripts to automate common tasks regarding translations or packaging.