Exteros Quality of Life System
A comprehensive, modular Quality of Life system for Factorio 2.0+. Designed to streamline gameplay without removing the core challenges of the factory experience.
🚀 Key Features (Quality of Life)
⚙️ Settings Hub
A draggable settings menu for quick access to runtime options. Close with Escape or SHIFT+E.
📦 Even Distribution
Automatically distribute items evenly among multiple entities. Perfect for early-game fueling or inventory management.
🏃 Squeak Through
Walk between pipes, solar panels, and other structures that usually block your path. No more getting stuck in your own design!
🏗️ Auto Deconstruct
Miners that have exhausted their resources are automatically marked for deconstruction. Keeps your factory clean and your logistics bots busy.
🛠️ Inventory Repair
If you have repair packs in your inventory, your damaged items will be automatically repaired over time.
⏱️ Time Controls
A sleek GUI in the top-left corner allows you to adjust game speed on the fly. Great for waiting out long research or speeding up travel.
🔤 Auto Alt Mode
Automatically enables Alt mode (entity info overlays) when you join a game—whether starting fresh, loading a save, or connecting to multiplayer. No more pressing Alt every time!
📋 Auto Inventory Sort
Automatically sorts chests, cargo wagons, and vehicles when opened. Manual sort (SHIFT+I) for open containers.
🔢 Held Item Count
Shows the count of your held item in inventory and vehicle trunk in the center of the screen.
🔦 Player Searchlight
Your character automatically faces the selected entity for orientation when building or inspecting.
⚠️ Cheat Features (Optional & Configurable)
These features are disabled by default and can be enabled via the Cheat Mode toggle in startup settings.
⚡ Crafting & Mining Speed
Modify your character's manual crafting and mining speeds. Speed up those early-game hand-crafting sessions!
🎒 Inventory Expansion
Add a significant number of bonus slots to your character's inventory capacity.
📏 Stack Size Manager
Customize item stack sizes. Support for both multipliers (e.g., 10x stacks) and absolute values.
🧪 Productivity Overhaul
Unlock productivity modules for all recipes (including those that normally don't allow it) and set a custom productivity cap.
🏹 Advanced Reach
Massive bonuses to interaction, building, and loot pickup distance beyond the standard QoL reach.
⚙️ Installation
- Download the mod from the Factorio Mod Portal.
- Or install it directly via the in-game mod manager.
- Enjoy a smoother Factorio experience!
🧩 Compatibility
- Factorio 2.0+ (Required)
- Space Age (Supported)
- Quality (Supported)
- Elevated Rails (Supported)
- Compatible with most overhaul mods thanks to its modular core library.
📄 License & Contact
Developed by Exteros.
Project source: GitHub Repository
Contact: GitHub Profile
🌍 Localization
- 🇬🇧 English
- 🇨🇿 Czech
❤️ Inspiration & Credits
This mod was built upon the ideas and mechanics of several amazing mods from the Factorio community. Huge thanks to their original authors:
- Even Distribution Lite - For the core concept of equal item distribution.
- Squeak Through 2 - For the essential movement improvements.
- Auto Deconstruct - For the clever automation of exhausted miners.
- Picker Extended Reborn - For some quality of life features i did not thought of.
Their work has made Factorio better for years, and this system aims to bring those beloved features into a single, unified 2.0 experience.