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This is a list of planned additions and changes for Factorio's next major release 0.16.
This is a list of known information about Factorio's "one big expansion pack".


== Changes/additions ==
== Plans ==
* [[Artillery wagon]] [https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-220]
* Q: What?
<!-- * Mod portal improvement (rewrite) -->
** A: It is way too early to show any of the plans, and since we want to keep the iterative process of expanding things that prove to be the most fun, the plan is quite loose anyway. [https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-365]
* High resolution textures for almost everything:
* Multiple people, including the modder [https://mods.factorio.com/user/Earendel Earendel] were hired to work on the expansion pack. [https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-365]
** Lab [https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-204]
* As of February 2022, development is on step 4 "Connecting systems into a prototype" out of 7 total steps until release. [https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-367]
** Radar [https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-205]
* [https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-367 Friday Facts #367] shows some concept art for the expansion.
** Worker robots (construction and logistic), combat robots (defender, distractor and destroyer) [https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-203]
* It is planned to be "as big an addition as the whole vanilla game." [https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-367]
** Combinators [https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-194]
* The planned price is $30.00. [https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-367]
** Electric & circuit wires, lamp [https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-210]
** Pumpjack, storage tank [https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-206]
** Player, tank [https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-218]
* New alert icons [https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-195]
* Map generation improvement (related to the updated high res terrains and decoratives) [https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-207] [https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-217]
** Generation of iron on top of other resources
** Tweaking the resource density (average number of resources per tile)
** Making resources much more spread apart
<!-- ** Reworking how the starting area works so that it always contains a predictable amount of resources. This means that every new map is feasible -->
** Making sure the starting area is not covered by trees
* [[Buffer chest]] [https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-203]
* Passenger seat for vehicles [https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-217]
** 1 extra seat per vehicle
** Passenger can have control of the weapons
* [[Cliff]]s [https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-219]
* Belts, underground belts and splitters can fast replace each other [https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-206]
* Train block visualisation [https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-198]
* All terrains, including stone path and concrete, have transitions with water [https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-220]
 
== Optimisations ==
* Train pathfinding and collision checking optimisations
* Additional smoke related optimisations [https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-209]
* Lamp related optimisations [https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/776fel/affects_of_radar_on_ups/dolmkwu/?context=1]
* Item stack optimisation
* Optimisation of electric network update logic [https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-209]
<!-- * Optimisation of logistic robot movement -->
* Group multiple item icons to one sprite in order to optimize rendering of saturated belts
* Optimisation of blueprint preview rendering [https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?p=316888#p316888]
* Belt optimisations [https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-204]
* Saving and loading optimisations [https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-201]
 
== Overall tweaks ==
* Find a way to show connected walls + pipes in a blueprint [https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-211]
<!-- * Confirm blueprint deletion
* Fluid squashing in pipes
* Map interaction improvements -->
 
== Semi-bugs or small things ==
* A train will no longer block its own path with chain signals [https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=213&t=19619&p=313195#p313195]
* Make programmable speaker 'Global playback' only apply for people on that force
* Make electric network UI less weird with lots of accumulators
* In the future, construction robots will stop following their repair target when the target leaves the construction zone [https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?p=304263#p304263]
* Construction robots now immediately know when their target has been repaired (by hand etc), instead of realizing it when they arrive at the target [https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?p=304263#p304263]
* Robots building things from personal roboports now count as being in the player's inventory while flying around [https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=53581]
* Added a /server-save command [https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?p=306946#p306946]
<!-- * Added automatic downloading of mods from multiplayer servers [https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=49355] -->
* Added ability to reset achievements, including steam achievements [https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?p=307496#p307496]
* The blueprint library will no longer erase modded entites from blueprints if their mod is removed from the game [https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-211]


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-200 Friday Facts #200 - Plans for 0.16]
* [https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-365 Friday Facts #365 - Future plans]
* [https://gist.github.com/Rseding91/4d12cc528b6cefbf5391c447db2fae06 Modding related changelog]
* [https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-367 Friday Facts #367]
* [[Roadmap/Coming_Releases|Planned releases]]
* [[Roadmap|Planned releases]]
* [[Version history]]

Latest revision as of 15:44, 23 February 2022

This is a list of known information about Factorio's "one big expansion pack".

Plans

  • Q: What?
    • A: It is way too early to show any of the plans, and since we want to keep the iterative process of expanding things that prove to be the most fun, the plan is quite loose anyway. [1]
  • Multiple people, including the modder Earendel were hired to work on the expansion pack. [2]
  • As of February 2022, development is on step 4 "Connecting systems into a prototype" out of 7 total steps until release. [3]
  • Friday Facts #367 shows some concept art for the expansion.
  • It is planned to be "as big an addition as the whole vanilla game." [4]
  • The planned price is $30.00. [5]

See also