FACTORIO / PROGRESSION
Progression
From first burner drill to rocket launch and interplanetary industry.
12 entriesReviewed 2026-10-27
ENCYCLOPEDIA / PROGRESSION
Progression reference library
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BASE / CORE · ProgressionFirst five minutes
Gather basic iron, copper, stone and coal to establish power and early smelting.
BASE / CORE · ProgressionFirst electricity
Connect water pumping, boiler fuel and steam power to an electrical grid.
BASE / CORE · ProgressionFirst automatic science
Produce red science in assemblers and feed labs through inserters.
BASE / CORE · ProgressionOil and blue science
Advance from basic smelting into crude oil, plastic, sulfur and electronic components.
BASE / CORE · ProgressionRail outposts
Use trains for distant ore or liquid supply when initial patches become insufficient.
BASE / CORE · ProgressionConstruction bots
Automate the placement and removal of blueprinted infrastructure with logistic coverage.
BASE / CORE · ProgressionNuclear and advanced power
Scale reliable electricity when higher-tier machines and beacons need greater supply.
BASE / CORE · ProgressionRocket launch base game
A major progression milestone in base Factorio leading to satellite-based space science.
SPACE AGE DLC · ProgressionFirst space platform
Space Age: build a defensible production-capable platform for transport and space science.
SPACE AGE DLC · ProgressionFirst planetary landing
Space Age: establish a local production loop on a new world.
SPACE AGE DLC · ProgressionInterplanetary logistics
Space Age: move cargo and science packs between planets using platforms.
BASE / CORE · ProgressionLate-game science
Complete advanced planet research and sustain specialized science transport.
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