Guides

Build the first automated factory from mining to stable science without skipping power and defense.

Plan a practical ore-to-plate smelting district with capacity, fuel and scale in mind.

Choose a layout that matches the stage of your factory and your preferred logistics.

Maintain uninterrupted power as factory demand rises.

Resolve the oil processing bottlenecks that halt chemical science and plastics.

Expand research while keeping an honest distinction between base Factorio and Space Age.

Build a two-station train line and expand it into a safe, signal-aware network.

Coordinate shared train fleets using flexible version 2.x scheduling behavior.

Use construction and logistic robots without overwhelming roboport charging.

Turn circuit signals into simple, testable factory controls.

Survive factory expansion without allowing pollution-driven attacks to disable production.

Create reusable production designs that remain understandable and easy to debug.

Calculate production capacity before duplicating machine blocks.

Launch a small, resilient orbital production platform before attempting interplanetary logistics.

Establish molten metal and tungsten production on the Space Age volcanic world.

Turn salvage into advanced science with controlled multi-output processing.

Automate biological processing around spoilage rather than fighting it with huge storage.

Create a reliable heated industrial island on a freezing Space Age world.

Improve equipment tiers with quality modules without accidentally destroying useful products.

Find out why a seemingly connected rail network delivers less than it should.

Coordinate cargo transfer and science pack supply across planets and space platforms.

Expand beyond the first rocket without losing visibility into production bottlenecks.