Features

• Migrated the prototype modding documentation from the wiki to the docs website, enabling a more advanced presentation, an offline version, and machine-readability of the underlying format. They can be found at https://lua-api.factorio.com/latest/index-prototype.html.

Minor Features

• Added controller vibrations to some actions.
• Added option to capture system mouse cursor when using a controller. This fixes cursor teleporting when usi...

Changes

• Automatic UI scale on Steam Deck will never be lower than 100%
• Steam on-screen keyboard will automatically appear on Steam Deck and in Steam Big Picture mode when using a controller.

Bugfixes

• Fixed that notch slider tooltips would not show in some cases. more
• Fixed that updating mods with dependencies did not work correctly in some cases. more
• Fixed music not playing after setting preferred audio output device. ...

Minor Features

• Changed --dump-data to write infinite values as the string "inf" and "-inf".

Bugfixes

• Fixed LuaGameScript::check_prototype_translations() did not work correctly for manual localised strings with parameters. more
• Fixed it was possible to drop cursor items through ghosts. ...

Minor Features

• It is now possible to blueprint entities of friendly forces.

Changes

• "Pick up items" will no longer fire at the same time as other actions. This fixes character picking up items when flipping blueprints. more

Bugfixes

• Fixed not being able to select assembling machine recipe if Craft, Craft 5 and Craft all were not bound to any button ...

Unfortunately the difficulty settings are global for the entire game, so its not possible to set different difficulties for different forces/teams.

Hmm, it looks like it might be that all the items requested are stored in buffer chests (as opposed to passive providers or storage).

At the moment the request depots are buffer chests also (so for instance, construction robots can use the items to repair walls), which at the moment the mod can't request items from buffer chests. The problem would be, if the long range depot could request from other request depots, you would get infinite loops of request depots providing to request depots.

It seems to work fine, i tried requesting some construction robots, is there a specific item or location it doesn't work with?

If you can send me a save game I can take a look

The drone depot in the main base will auto-allocated requests from delivery depots (if the logistic network has the item)

Changes

• Allow "Pick up items" and "Drop items" actions to be fired at the same time as other actions, in keyboard and mouse mode. more

Bugfixes

• Fixed "Enter/leave vehicle" shortcut never allowing other shortcuts to use the same key combination. ...

If you change your name your save game will see your new name as a new character. You can use a console command to swap your character back in-game: /swap-players old-username new-username

Source

Bugfixes

• Fixed a desync when reading cursor_display_location in on_gui_click.
• Fixed macOS release missing files due to a third party library bug.

Use the automatic updater if you can (check experimental updates in other settings) or download full installation at http://www.factorio.com/download/experimental.

For steam deck users, remember to set your configuration to "Generic Gamepad" or "Gamepad with Mouse Trackpad"

Notice for macOS users: This release is broken for you, please be patient until we release a fixed version.

Features

• Added controller(gamepad) support. Change input method in Settings->Controls to play using a controller.

Minor Features

• Added contextual hotkey hints. Enable it in Settings->Interface. Useful when playing using a controller.
• When connecting wires to entities with multiple sides(combinator, power switch), the hovered side is highlighted.

Changes

• Improved sounds fading in and out on game resume and pause.

Bugfixes

• Fixed that migrating color type mod settings did not work correctly. ...

I agree that the current way of controling them is bad, this is why it was heavily tweaked in our internal version, stay tuned for future news :)

You can set it to 20 which is the default value

What do you have set in Settings->Interface->Other->Chat message delay?

I had no idea!