Factorio — Version 2.0.20 released as stable

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/116952)

• Fixed that using pipette on entity items in GUI could select the wrong item if multiple items can build the same entity.

• Fixed visualisation issue around cursor attractor range enveloping an existing attractor (https://forums.factorio.com/119514)

• Fixed tile replacement logic ignoring tile ghosts covered by tile ghosts

• Fixed stations getting skipped when using the 'Destination full' condition for interrupts. (https://forums.factorio.com/115988)

• Fixed UI jank that widgets would snap to be centered on the cursor when dragged.

• Fixed selections using deconstruction planners etc. not getting cancelled when leaving remote view. (https://forums.factorio.com/117145)

• Fixed that changing viewed surface would not abort wire drag. (https://forums.factorio.com/119456)

• Fixed non-chart sprites sometimes being drawn into chart. (https://forums.factorio.com/118486)

• Fixed upgrading cargo bays with incoming pods would leave them permanently reserved. (https://forums.factorio.com/119912)

• Fixed a crash when changing tiles causes entities to die. (https://forums.factorio.com/120091)

• Fixed that a music track could play on a wrong surface. (https://forums.factorio.com/119409)

• Fixed bloom lightmap for fog was being rendered also when fog effect was not used.

• Fixed super force overbuilding entity with settings sometimes behaving incorrectly if overbuilt entity was marked for upgrade.

• Fixed fluid overextent warning would sometimes show on entities that would not help overcome the overextent. (https://forums.factorio.com/119791)

• Fixed cars not having lightning endangerement alerts despite being vulnerable to lightnings (https://forums.factorio.com/119473)

• Fixed a performance issue in the manage-mods GUI. (https://forums.factorio.com/120032)

• Fixed a memory corruption issue when changing a character's force from one that did not have logistics to one that did. (https://forums.factorio.com/120101)

• Fixed the Trash unrequested checkbox in the character logistic GUI expanding the GUI size. (https://forums.factorio.com/118606)

• Fixed that LuaEntity::mirroring write did not work for ghosts. (https://forums.factorio.com/117633)

• Fixed sounds of items inserted by robots being too loud. (https://forums.factorio.com/117780)

• Fixed the Trash unrequested checkbox showing in chests which have no trash slots. (https://forums.factorio.com/116985)

• Fixed a crash when switching audio devices when there were none initially.

• Fixed pin text rich text icon quality punching through GUIs. (https://forums.factorio.com/117647)

• Fixed that LuaSurface::find_tiles_filtered() did not work with rotated bounding boxes. (https://forums.factorio.com/111178)

• Fixed interrupt GUI targets list being squashed too much with lots of interrupt conditions. (https://forums.factorio.com/119550)

• Fixed that heating towers couldn't consume items fast enough if the fuel value was low. (https://forums.factorio.com/120114)

• Fixed a consistency issue when deconstructing the last roboport in a logistic network. (https://forums.factorio.com/119973)

• Fixed fog was clipping through agricultural tower. (https://forums.factorio.com/116678)

• Fixed that killed and rebuilt power switches would get stuck in the inoperable state. (https://forums.factorio.com/119732)

• Fixed a performance issue with large inventory GUIs. (https://forums.factorio.com/120212)

• Fixed that infinity chests didn't show hidden items. (https://forums.factorio.com/118813)

• Fixed that programmable speaker alert text wasn't included in the blueprint parametrisation logic. (https://forums.factorio.com/118080)

• Fixed that science pack descriptions in Factoriopedia didn't make any sense. (https://forums.factorio.com/116958)

• Fixed muzzle flash of artillery wagon was offset when the wagon was on elevated rails. (https://forums.factorio.com/118761)

• Fixed artillery wagon gun barrel was rendered under elevated rail fence.

• Fixed drawing linked fluidbox connections when they should be hidden.

• Fixed that manually-built trains were switched to automatic mode when a ghost attached to them was revived. (https://forums.factorio.com/119836)

• Fixed that blueprints could be grabbed while having a ghost item in the cursor. (https://forums.factorio.com/118524)

• Fixed an assembling machine could be set a fluid-only recipe with quality when set by circuit network. (https://forums.factorio.com/120108)

• Fixed maximum request limit (autotrash threshold) not accepting math expressions. (https://forums.factorio.com/117887)

• Fixed equipment requests not being cleared when the grid didn't have enough space. (https://forums.factorio.com/117509)

• Fixed that asteroid collector control behavior "set filter" would affect status light while wire was disconnected. (https://forums.factorio.com/118456)

• Fixed turbo splitter was missing description. (https://forums.factorio.com/120236)

• Fixed that the game would get into an invalid state if the backers.json file was manually edited in some ways. (https://forums.factorio.com/120176)

• Fixed a crash with lightning when setting time to damage to 0 through mods. (https://forums.factorio.com/120474)

• Fixed fast replacing a radar could cause radar network to break.

• Fixed that blueprint export/import to string did not work correctly for turret priorities with gaps. (https://forums.factorio.com/120162)

• Fixed that some asteroids could appear stationary if their velocity was lower than minimum position increment. (https://forums.factorio.com/120297)

• Fixed space platform autosaves being overwritten mid-journey when the platform changed its state. (https://forums.factorio.com/119650)

• Fixed market offer not working with nothing modifier. (https://forums.factorio.com/120744)

• Fixed rocket silo would start closing doors when next rocket was finished while lights blinking animation was already started. (https://forums.factorio.com/120748)

• Fixed LuaTechnologyPrototype::essential returning incorrect value. (https://forums.factorio.com/120640)

• Fixed that strafer pentapods couldn't attack a retreating target it was behind even when faster than the target. Attack range is increased but strafe distance is unchanged.

• Fixed more issues with blueprint reassigning changing the position of the entities or snapping values of the blueprint. (https://forums.factorio.com/117957)

• Fixed wrap-around of asteroid rotation animation was not seamless. (https://forums.factorio.com/117915)

• Fixed that Galaxy of Fame upload didn't clean its files. (https://forums.factorio.com/118090)

• Fixed more crashes related to using formatting strings with floating-point numbers on Intel Macs running Sonoma.

• Fixed cancelling deconstruction via deconstruction player was not showing counts for canceled deconstructions. (https://forums.factorio.com/119294)

• Fixed that galaxy of fame upload din't clean its files. (https://forums.factorio.com/118090)

• Fixed that setting negative value in constant combinator create 2 entries for the number in the blueprint parametrisation, one with underflown value.

• Fixed that it wasn't possible to input negative numbers in blueprint parametrisation. (https://forums.factorio.com/117989)

• Fixed offshore pump would present itself as water well pump even when it was not pumping water. (https://forums.factorio.com/120877)

• Fixed crash when trying to search invalid UTF-8 string (https://forums.factorio.com/120452)

• Fixed that hidden space locations would will show in descriptions. (https://forums.factorio.com/120541)

• Fixed that fast-transferring modules would put them into the rocket silo rocket inventory. (https://forums.factorio.com/117666)

• Fixed that switching surfaces while a platform hub GUI was open would leave the GUI open in some cases where it wasn't supposed to. (https://forums.factorio.com/119720)

• Fixed that you could remove your armor and spill items through the quickbar. (https://forums.factorio.com/120586)

• Fixed that modded attack_reaction could crash the game. (https://forums.factorio.com/120687)

• Fixed a crash when using surface.clear() on vulcanus. (https://forums.factorio.com/121058)

• Fixed that orbital request select window wasn't showing proper import from after chaning the group unless the whole window was closed and opened again. (https://forums.factorio.com/118392)

• Fixed double set of parameters in factoriopedia. (https://forums.factorio.com/118152)

• Fixed stack inserter would not wait for more items if spoil priority was set. (https://forums.factorio.com/120980)

• Fixed loaders would freeze or unfreeze partially. (https://forums.factorio.com/119228)

• Fixed arithmetic combinator gui would allow changing not relevant checkboxes in some cases. (https://forums.factorio.com/121041)

• Fixed surface editor would not set surface properties when creating surfaces planet-alike. (https://forums.factorio.com/120874)

• Fixed rail planner would remain active when changing surfaces. (https://forums.factorio.com/121026)

• Fixed a crash when reviving power switch with multiple ghost copper cables connected to the same side. (https://forums.factorio.com/121056)

• Fixed space platform hub gui would reset position when changing auto requests checkbox. (https://forums.factorio.com/120512)

• Fixed that assembler with set recipe enabled would not keep direction if current recipe did not require direction. (https://forums.factorio.com/120686)

• Fixed robot repair job assignmend ignoring repair packs stored in roboports when finding the closest source. (https://forums.factorio.com/117937)

• Allowed increasing of request count by blueprint parameters to push the max request count. (https://forums.factorio.com/118536)

• Fixed that corpses would block tiles from being deconstructed. (https://forums.factorio.com/119202)

• Fixed that restarting to reload mods on macOS would leave behind unresponsive zombie windows. (https://forums.factorio.com/117058)

• Fixed confusing blueprint parameter context tooltip for filter of storage chest. (https://forums.factorio.com/119013)

• Fixed music not switching correctly when restarting level. (https://forums.factorio.com/121012)

• Fixed that the production GUIs showed the graphs in 'All' when opened with saved precision. (https://forums.factorio.com/121152)

• Fixed that the "load save after sync" checkbox did not work in the sync mods with save GUI. (https://forums.factorio.com/121091)

• Fixed removing heatpipes from a blueprint could leave them visually connected to their neighbours. (https://forums.factorio.com/118750)

• Fixed 'Dropping to planet' button being too wide and pushing the 'Cancel' button off the screen. (https://forums.factorio.com/121132)

• Fixed 'Always show' label not being accurate to the behavior of only showing in "Alt-mode". (https://forums.factorio.com/116256)

• Fixed 'Parameterised build' GUI clipping off screen when too long. (https://forums.factorio.com/120712)

• Fixed robots failing to upgrade a container if it was the only source of the requested item. (https://forums.factorio.com/118973)

• Fixed that reusing the same sprite for multiple effects crashed instead of showing the error message and an option to disable problematic mods. (https://forums.factorio.com/118973)

• Fixed 'Galaxy of Fame' upload GUI clipping off screen on smaller resolutions. (https://forums.factorio.com/118826)

• Fixed vertical alignment of Current Research icon. (https://forums.factorio.com/117091)

• Fixed asteroid spawning being significantly reduced when a platform moved with paused thrust. (https://forums.factorio.com/121123)

• Fixed that fluids could get erased during migrations. (https://forums.factorio.com/119600)

• Fixed a crash when removing a roboport while robots in that network are deactivated by script. (https://forums.factorio.com/119993)

• Fixed that choose-elem-button wouldn't show the select list GUI if clicked with an item that didn't pass the filters. (https://forums.factorio.com/118537)

• Fixed that syncing mod while trying to host game didn't allow to continue the process after reloading the game. (https://forums.factorio.com/119876)

• Fixed chunks not being covered by fog of war when remote-viewing an unvisited surface. (https://forums.factorio.com/121029)

• Fixed all/any/individual request satisfied wait conditions ignoring maximum count of space platform requests. (https://forums.factorio.com/119265)

• Fixed offshorepump tooltip flickering too much when pumping at full capacity. (https://forums.factorio.com/120177)

• Disabled "Drive Remotely" button on driveable vehicles ghosts' GUIs. (https://forums.factorio.com/120400)

• Fixed Cargo Landing Pad and Space Platform Hub GUI being clipped off screen on smaller resolutions. (https://forums.factorio.com/120670)

• Fixed platform deletion and undelete platform buttons being clipped off the surface list. (https://forums.factorio.com/120443)

• Fixed that tanks didn't preserve all of their settings when mined and rebuilt. (https://forums.factorio.com/121148)

• Fixed that rebuilt tanks didn't have their inventory size bonus from equipment. (https://forums.factorio.com/121219)

• Fixed script error in PvP when setting starting item count to 0. (https://forums.factorio.com/117571)

• Fixed spectator players of dead teams showing on the map in PvP. (https://forums.factorio.com/114477)

• Fixed that inserters could get stuck with specific combinations of spoilage and disabled by control behavior. (https://forums.factorio.com/121167)

• Fixed that some pop-up GUIs would get closed when robots built the entity while the ghost GUI was open. [url=https://fo