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.

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. ...

Changes

• Disabled the Command+W keyboard shortcut for closing the game window on Macs. Command+Q will still quit the application. more
• On macOS, left and right variants of the Command and Option keys are differentiated when not bound as a modifier.

Bugfixes

• Fixed a desync between ARM and x86 platforms when the pathfinder was overloaded. more
• Fixed a crash when trivial smoke was defined with bad movement speed values. ...

Changes

• Updated SDL to version 2.26.5.
• Replace "Version" column in mods install menu with "Last highlighted"

Bugfixes

• Fixed wind sound not changing its volume with zoom level.
• Fixed that productivity values did not show correctly in some cases. more
• Fixed texture compression artefacts on Apple Silicon Macs. more
• Fixed that playing music with master volume and music volume set to 100% would mute all other sounds.
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Bugfixes

• Fixed LuaRendering::draw_sprite and draw_animation throwing an exception when orientation_target was not given.

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

Bugfixes

• Fixed a crash when maximum-sounds is set below 16, for example by using --disable-audio or on failed audio initialization. more
• Fixed that some effects would sometimes be performed twice in multiplayer when FPS is lower than UPS.
• Fixed LuaSurface::find_entities_filtered would not accept force indexes. more
• Fixed that solar panels on multiple surfaces would all produce electricity based on a daytime of one of the surfaces when the...

Minor Features

• In the blueprint preview window, deselecting all train fuel items disables the 'Train fuel' option. (This was already the case for modules. https://forums.factorio.com/102804)

Changes

• On macOS, when AZERTY keyboard layout is used, the shortcut for Undo will default to Cmd + Z instead of Cmd + W. more

Bugfixes

• Fixed loader would ignore ElectricEnergySourcePrototype::buffer_capacity. ...

Graphics

• Added support for Wayland on Linux. To enable it, set SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland in your environment. (thanks to raiguard)

Changes

• Music no longer fades out on technology screen. more

Bugfixes

• Fixed 'on_string_translated' event having incorrect localised_string parameter for fallback groups.
• Fixed that LuaPlayer::cursor_stack_temporary returned false for pasted blueprints. more
• Fixed size issues ...

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Bugfixes

• Fixed a crash when trying to filter car/spider ammo slots. more
• Fixed visual artifact in water when zoomed out.
• Fixed 'on_entity_renamed' Lua event not including 'player_index' if copy-pasting to a train stop. more

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Changes

• Added autosave slots to "The Rest" settings gui. more

Bugfixes

• Fixed a crash with crafting machines using burner energy sources and items that produce burnt results. more
• Fixed that the bonus GUI could show incorrect values for modded inserter bonuses. ...

Bugfixes

• Fixed that LocalisedString didn't support fallback groups in some cases when parsed from Lua. (https://forums.factorio.com/104297, https://forums.factorio.com/104303)
• Fixed a crash when a mod defines an entity that kills itself when created. more

Modding

• Added CarPrototype::immune_to_cliff_impacts, true by default. If set to false - entity will take damage when it collides with cliff prototype entities.
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Bugfixes

• Fixed items dropped on underground belts could be inserted at a wrong position when transport lines were facing east or south. more
• Fixed DNS CNAME records confusing the SRV lookup on Windows more
• Fixed a crash when hovering over some rich text tags and destroying the object they refer to. ...

Minor Features

• Improve mod update checking for large mod collections

Graphics

• Loaders now show their item filters in alt mode.

Bugfixes

• Fixed a crash when doing alt-reverse selections in zoomed-in map mode. more

Scripting

• Added LuaInventory::is_full().
• Added 'include_bar' parameter to LuaInventory::count_empty_stacks().

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Minor Features

• Added preferred audio device output setting.
• Added the current binary architecture to the main menu version string.

Optimizations

• Added native support for M1 Macs.

Bugfixes

• Fixed a crash when canceling deconstruction of a pipe to ground while the GUI was open. more
• Fixed entity ghosts would draw wires even if prototype of inner entity disabled it. more...

Minor Features

• Added mod portal bookmarks to install mods gui

Bugfixes

• Fixed show-player-robots debug option would render lines for characters on other surfaces. more
• Fixed using incorrect sound settings when there is no configuration file.
• Fixed a crash related to teleporting spider vehicles with burner energy sources between surfaces.
• Fixed that the return value of some lualib noise functions didn't have the metatable for noise expression arithmetic. ...