# Factorio Version 2.0.20 released as stable

- Product: Factorio (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/factorio)
- Vendor: Wube Software
- Date: 2024-11-19
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/427520/view/7213172232675131701
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/factorio/releases/2024-11-19-version-2.0.20-released-as-stable

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- **added** — Search is now case and accent insensitive for all official languages
- **added** — Added debug option 'always-show-lightning-protection'
- **added** — Added gamepad stick sensitivity setting for map movement
- **added** — Added inserter stack size override to be parametrised by blueprint
- **added** — Added Vulcanus 8 music track
- **changed** — Tree seed default import location changed to Nauvis
- **changed** — Fluid mixing now prefers the fluid with more volume and discards the other
- **changed** — Updated SDL to version 2.30.9
- **changed** — Gleba evolution is smoother and more gradual
- **changed** — Small stomper pentapod moves more slowly and decreases stomp DPS
- **changed** — Stomper pentapod vision range reduced from 40 to 30
- **changed** — Medium and big wriggler pentapod health increased
- **changed** — Quality selector streamlined to use separate buttons for each quality instead of a drop-down
- **changed** — Crafting machines now reset quality of the in-progress result when module effects change
- **changed** — Allowed negative multiplier of logistic and constant combinator groups
- **changed** — Updated shortcut icons and increased their size to 56px
- **changed** — Container sizes increase with quality
- **changed** — Bulk inserter does not default upgrade to Stack inserter as they are not functionally interchangeable
- **changed** — Demolisher health bars will always be visible for at least 1 tick after they take any damage
- **changed** — Default quality cycling shortcut simplified to alt+scroll
- **changed** — Captive biter spawner now inherits quality from the wild spawner instead of the capture robot
- **fixed** — Fixed a freeze when setting logistic/construction robots to active=false through script
- **fixed** — Fixed that LuaEntity::vehicle did not work correctly for characters controlled by a player
- **fixed** — Fixed rendering of glowing items on belts would not be batched properly
- **fixed** — Fixed a crash when reading LuaEntity::robot_order_queue
- **fixed** — Fixed that the permissions GUI could not be opened in multiplayer as not-the-host
- **fixed** — Fixed some decorative entities like craters or chimneys not having a tall enough drawing box
- **fixed** — Fixed that factoriopedia_description would not be used if the prototype did not also have a regular description
- **fixed** — Fixed a crash when space platforms are destroyed while specific entity GUIs are open
- **fixed** — Fixed undoing a copy-settings could void assembler contents
- **fixed** — Fixed tips not appearing in tutorials
- **fixed** — Fixed wrong times symbol in a logistic request tooltip
- **fixed** — Fixed that using pipette on GUI items did not consistently copy the quality
- **fixed** — Fixed that using pipette on tile items in GUI always selected normal quality
- **fixed** — Fixed that using pipette on entity items in GUI could select the wrong item if multiple items can build the same entity
- **fixed** — Fixed visualisation issue around cursor attractor range enveloping an existing attractor
- **fixed** — Fixed tile replacement logic ignoring tile ghosts covered by tile ghosts
- **fixed** — Fixed stations getting skipped when using the 'Destination full' condition for interrupts
- **fixed** — Fixed UI jank that widgets would snap to be centered on the cursor when dragged
- **fixed** — Fixed selections using deconstruction planners etc. not getting cancelled when leaving remote view
- **fixed** — Fixed that changing viewed surface would not abort wire drag
- **fixed** — Fixed non-chart sprites sometimes being drawn into chart
- **fixed** — Fixed upgrading cargo bays with incoming pods would leave them permanently reserved
- **fixed** — Fixed a crash when changing tiles causes entities to die
- **fixed** — Fixed that a music track could play on a wrong surface
- **fixed** — Fixed bloom lightmap for fog was being rendered also when fog effect was not used
- **fixed** — Fixed super force overbuilding entity with settings sometimes behaving incorrectly if overbuilt entity was marked for upgrade
- **fixed** — Fixed fluid overextent warning would sometimes show on entities that would not help overcome the overextent
- **fixed** — Fixed cars not having lightning endangerement alerts despite being vulnerable to lightnings
- **fixed** — Fixed a performance issue in the manage-mods GUI
- **fixed** — Fixed a memory corruption issue when changing a character's force from one that did not have logistics to one that did

##### **Minor Features**

- Search is now case and accent insensitive for all official languages.

- Added debug option 'always-show-lightning-protection'.

- Added gamepad stick sensitivity setting for map movement.

- Selecting a spidertron remote selection in the quickbar which is for a different planet than the current one will center on the planet.

##### **Changes**

- [space-age] Changed tree seed default import location to Nauvis. (https://forums.factorio.com/119272)

- Fluid mixing will prefer the fluid with more volume and discard the other.

- Updated SDL to version 2.30.9.

- [space-age] Gleba evolution is smoother and more gradual.

- [space-age] Small stomper pentapod moves more slowly (also decreases stomp DPS).

- [space-age] Stomper pentapod vision range is reduced from 40 to 30.

- [space-age] Medium and big wriggler pentapod health is increased.

- [space-age] Streamlined quality selector to use separate buttons for each quality instead of a drop-down.

- [space-age] Changed crafting machines to reset quality of the in-progress result when module effects change. (https://forums.factorio.com/120270)

- Added inserter stack size override to be parametrised by blueprint. (https://forums.factorio.com/118635)

- Added Vulcanus 8 music track.

- Allowed negative multiplier of logistic (and constant combinator) groups. (https://forums.factorio.com/118684)

- Updated shortcut icons and increased their size to 56px.

- [space-age] Container sizes increase with quality.

- Reviving container ghosts no longer puts colliding items on the ground into the resulting container.

- Loading game for hosting now automatically offers the dialog whether the mods should be synced before continuing (as with normal game load).

- [space-age] Bulk inserter doesn't default upgrade to Stack inserter as they are not functionally interchangeable. (https://forums.factorio.com/121011)

- [space-age] Demolisher health bars will always be visible for at least 1 tick after they take any damage, even if they fully regenerate the damage in the same tick.

- [space-age] Default quality cycling shortcut simplified to alt+scroll.

- [space-age] Changed captive biter spawner to inherit quality from the wild spawner instead of the capture robot. (https://forums.factorio.com/121358)

- Spidertron selections saved into the quickbar will be darkened with a planet icon in the top when the selection leads to a different planet than the current one.

##### **Bugfixes**

- Fixed a freeze when setting logistic/construction robots to active=false through script. (https://forums.factorio.com/119911)

- Fixed that LuaEntity::vehicle did not work correctly for characters controlled by a player. (https://forums.factorio.com/119848)

- Fixed rendering of glowing items on belts would not be batched properly. (https://forums.factorio.com/118863)

- Fixed a crash when reading LuaEntity::robot_order_queue. (https://forums.factorio.com/119764)

- Fixed that the permissions GUI could not be opened in multiplayer as not-the-host. (https://forums.factorio.com/119979)

- Fixed some decorative entities like craters or chimneys not having a tall enough drawing box. (https://forums.factorio.com/116746)

- Fixed that factoriopedia_description would not be used if the prototype didn't also have a regular description. (https://forums.factorio.com/119631)

- Fixed a crash when space platforms are destroyed while specific entity GUIs are open. (https://forums.factorio.com/119136)

- Fixed undoing a copy-settings could void assembler contents. (https://forums.factorio.com/119554)

- Fixed tips not appearing in tutorials. (https://forums.factorio.com/117463)

- Fixed wrong times symbol in a logistic request tooltip. (https://forums.factorio.com/120014)

- Fixed that using pipette on GUI items did not consistently copy the quality. (https://forums.factorio.com/119201)

- Fixed that using pipette on tile items in GUI always selected normal quality. (https://forums.factorio.com/11695

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