Exteros' QoL System

by Exteros

Modular QoL bundle for Factorio 2.0 and 2.1, every feature switches on separately: Rate Calculator, Even Distribution, Force Insert, Belt Brush, Belt Reverser, Belt Visualizer, Bottleneck, Squeak Through, Auto Deconstruct, Inventory Repair, Copy Chest, Chest Limit, Time Controls, Auto Inventory Sort, Held Item Count, Player Searchlight, Wire Shortcuts, Planner Zapper, Planner Menu, Tape Measure, Ghost Builder, Quality Scroll, Renamer, Player Colors and Auto Alt Mode, all in one Settings Hub.

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Changelog

Version: 0.4.10
Date: 21. 10. 2026
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crashes caused by API changes in Factorio 2.1.20+ (Even Distribution, Rate Calculator with boilers and heat exchangers).
    - Fixed a crash in Held Item Count with some blueprint books.
    - Auto Deconstruct no longer leaves items on belts marked for deconstruction.
Version: 0.3.10
Date: 21. 10. 2026
  Bugfixes:
    - API compatibility fixes.
    - Fixed a crash in Held Item Count with some blueprint books.
    - Auto Deconstruct no longer leaves items on belts marked for deconstruction.
Version: 0.4.9
Date: 10. 10. 2026
  Features:
    - Even Distribution: items go to the right slot and only as much as fits, with optional fuel and ammo limits and a hand-only mode.
    - Auto Deconstruct also cleans up chests, beacons, pipes and, optionally, belts and poles around depleted drills.
    - Auto Deconstruct settings are now in the Settings Hub, with a new option for fuel inserters.
  Bugfixes:
    - Internal fixes and improvements.
    - Belt Reverser no longer continues onto a belt that side-loads into the one it is reversing.
  Locale:
    - Updated translations.
Version: 0.3.9
Date: 10. 10. 2026
  Features:
    - Even Distribution: items go to the right slot and only as much as fits, with optional fuel and ammo limits and a hand-only mode.
    - Auto Deconstruct also cleans up chests, beacons, pipes and, optionally, belts and poles around depleted drills.
    - Auto Deconstruct settings are now in the Settings Hub, with a new option for fuel inserters.
  Bugfixes:
    - Internal fixes and improvements.
    - Belt Reverser no longer continues onto a belt that side-loads into the one it is reversing.
  Locale:
    - Updated translations.
Version: 0.4.8
Date: 08. 10. 2026
  Major Features:
    - Added Bottleneck: status lights on machines and mining drills.
    - Added Belt Visualizer: CONTROL + G highlights a whole belt line.
  Features:
    - Player Searchlight: adjustable flashlight size, brightness and colour.
  Changes:
    - Held Item Count, Auto Inventory Sort and Player Searchlight can now be switched off completely.
    - Hotkeys of disabled features no longer show up in the controls menu.
    - Settings Hub: coloured tabs and shorter setting names.
Version: 0.3.8
Date: 08. 10. 2026
  Major Features:
    - Added Bottleneck: status lights on machines and mining drills.
    - Added Belt Visualizer: CONTROL + G highlights a whole belt line.
  Features:
    - Player Searchlight: adjustable flashlight size, brightness and colour.
  Changes:
    - Held Item Count, Auto Inventory Sort and Player Searchlight can now be switched off completely.
    - Hotkeys of disabled features no longer show up in the controls menu.
    - Settings Hub: coloured tabs and shorter setting names.
Version: 0.4.7
Date: 06. 10. 2026
  Changes:
    - Chest Limit and Belt Brush now use CONTROL + mouse wheel (or PAD + / PAD -).
    - Removed Ghost Builder's pipette pickup of items on the ground.
    - Removed SHIFT + I sorting of your own inventory.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed Chest Limit not showing for containers of other qualities.
    - Fixed the Tape Measure description: it is SHIFT + drag, not Alt-drag.
Version: 0.3.7
Date: 06. 10. 2026
  Changes:
    - Chest Limit and Belt Brush now use CONTROL + mouse wheel (or PAD + / PAD -).
    - Removed Ghost Builder's pipette pickup of items on the ground.
    - Removed SHIFT + I sorting of your own inventory.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed Chest Limit not showing for containers of other qualities.
    - Fixed the Tape Measure description: it is SHIFT + drag, not Alt-drag.
Version: 0.4.6
Date: 05. 10. 2026
  Major Features:
    - Added Ghost Builder: hover over a ghost while you carry its item and it gets built. Works for upgrades, tiles and module requests too.
    - Added Planner Menu: one window with every planner and tool in the game (CONTROL + B). ALT + Q cycles through them.
    - Added Tape Measure: drag a rectangle to see its size.
  Features:
    - Held Item Count: choose the number format, and see how many times you can build the blueprint in your hand.
    - Chest Limit: change the limit with ALT + mouse wheel while holding a chest.
    - Auto Alt Mode and Chest Limit can be turned off just for yourself.
    - SHIFT + I also sorts your own inventory.
  Changes:
    - Features that Picker Extended already provides turn themselves off when it is installed.
    - Feature names are the same in every language, and setting descriptions are shorter.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a possible multiplayer desync caused by Auto Alt Mode.
    - Held Item Count in a vehicle trunk now respects quality.
Version: 0.3.6
Date: 05. 10. 2026
  Major Features:
    - Added Ghost Builder: hover over a ghost while you carry its item and it gets built. Works for upgrades, tiles and module requests too.
    - Added Planner Menu: one window with every planner and tool in the game (CONTROL + B). ALT + Q cycles through them.
    - Added Tape Measure: drag a rectangle to see its size.
  Features:
    - Held Item Count: choose the number format, and see how many times you can build the blueprint in your hand.
    - Chest Limit: change the limit with ALT + mouse wheel while holding a chest.
    - Auto Alt Mode and Chest Limit can be turned off just for yourself.
    - SHIFT + I also sorts your own inventory.
  Changes:
    - Features that Picker Extended already provides turn themselves off when it is installed.
    - Feature names are the same in every language, and setting descriptions are shorter.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a possible multiplayer desync caused by Auto Alt Mode.
    - Held Item Count in a vehicle trunk now respects quality.
Version: 0.4.5
Date: 05. 10. 2026
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed the green background of the mod thumbnail on the mod portal.
Version: 0.3.5
Date: 05. 10. 2026
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed the green background of the mod thumbnail on the mod portal.
Version: 0.4.4
Date: 02. 10. 2026
  Major Features:
    - Added Rate Calculator, based on Rate Calculator by raiguard and Rate Calculator+ by Kesha. Select machines with ALT + X to see what they produce and consume.
    - The Settings Hub shows the features in a list on the left and their settings on the right.
  Features:
    - Rate Calculator works with Space Age machines and on Factorio 2.1.
    - Rate Calculator search understands item names in your language.
  Changes:
    - The Settings Hub button moved to the shortcut bar. SHIFT + E still opens the hub.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed several bugs of the original Rate Calculator.
  Locale:
    - Czech and Russian translation of Rate Calculator.
Version: 0.3.4
Date: 02. 10. 2026
  Major Features:
    - Added Rate Calculator, based on Rate Calculator by raiguard and Rate Calculator+ by Kesha. Select machines with ALT + X to see what they produce and consume.
    - The Settings Hub shows the features in a list on the left and their settings on the right.
  Features:
    - Rate Calculator works with Space Age machines and on Factorio 2.1.
    - Rate Calculator search understands item names in your language.
  Changes:
    - The Settings Hub button moved to the shortcut bar. SHIFT + E still opens the hub.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed several bugs of the original Rate Calculator.
  Locale:
    - Czech and Russian translation of Rate Calculator.
Version: 0.4.3
Date: 29. 09. 2026
  Major Features:
    - Cheat Mode moved to a separate addon, Exteros' QoL System - Cheats. Your settings carry over. Without the addon, leftover cheat bonuses are removed from your character.
  Changes:
    - In multiplayer, only admins can change the game speed with Time Controls.
    - The mod is now under the MIT License.
  Modding:
    - Addons can add their own settings to the Settings Hub.
Version: 0.3.3
Date: 29. 09. 2026
  Major Features:
    - Cheat Mode moved to a separate addon, Exteros' QoL System - Cheats. Your settings carry over. Without the addon, leftover cheat bonuses are removed from your character.
  Changes:
    - In multiplayer, only admins can change the game speed with Time Controls.
    - The mod is now under the MIT License.
  Modding:
    - Addons can add their own settings to the Settings Hub.
Version: 0.4.2
Date: 12. 09. 2026
  Locale:
    - Russian translation by V1ncvega.
Version: 0.3.2
Date: 12. 09. 2026
  Locale:
    - Russian translation by V1ncvega.
Version: 0.4.1
Date: 06. 09. 2026
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a crash of Auto Deconstruct on Factorio 2.1 when a mining drill ran out of ore.
Version: 0.3.1
Date: 06. 09. 2026
  Changes:
    - No changes on Factorio 2.0, the fix in 0.4.1 is for Factorio 2.1 only.
Version: 0.4.0
Date: 05. 09. 2026
  Changes:
    - First release for Factorio 2.1, with the same features as 0.3.0.
Version: 0.3.0
Date: 05. 09. 2026
  Major Features:
    - Added Belt Brush: build several lanes of belts, pipes, walls or inserters at once, including corners, undergrounds and balancers.
  Features:
    - Added Wire Shortcuts: switch the wire in your hand between red, green and copper.
    - Added Planner Zapper: remove a planner from your cursor without keeping it.
    - Added Quality Scroll: change the quality of the item in your cursor.
    - Added Copy Chest: move everything from one container to another.
    - Added Belt Reverser: reverse a whole belt line.
    - Added Player Colors: set your character and chat colour.
    - Added Renamer: rename the building under your cursor.
    - Added Chest Limit: set the slot limit of containers before you build them.
  Changes:
    - Features that another installed mod already provides turn themselves off.
Version: 0.2.6
Date: 05. 09. 2026
  Major Features:
    - Added Force Insert: fast transfer can put items past a container's slot limit.
  Changes:
    - Even Distribution also fills containers past their slot limit.
Version: 0.2.5
Date: 27. 08. 2026
  Features:
    - Option to hide the QoL button in the top-left corner. SHIFT + E still opens the hub.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crashes in Held Item Count and Even Distribution.
    - Fixed Squeak Through not working on some buildings.
Version: 0.2.4
Date: 12. 05. 2026
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crashes when adding the mod to an existing save.
    - Fixed features breaking each other.
    - Fixed Inventory Repair.
  Optimizations:
    - Auto Deconstruct reacts faster to depleted mining drills and runs better on large maps.
Version: 0.2.3
Date: 17. 03. 2026
  Major Features:
    - Added Auto Inventory Sort: chests, wagons and vehicles sort themselves when you open them.
    - Added Held Item Count: shows how many of the held item you have.
    - Added Player Searchlight: your character faces the selected building.
    - Added the Settings Hub, a window for changing the mod's settings in game.
Version: 0.2.2
Date: 17. 03. 2026
  Major Features:
    - Added Auto Alt Mode: Alt mode turns on automatically when you join a game.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed an Even Distribution crash when loading older saves.
Version: 0.2.1
Date: 17. 03. 2026
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed Even Distribution sometimes leaving the item in your hand.
Version: 0.2.0
Date: 16. 03. 2026
  Major Features:
    - Added Auto Deconstruct: depleted mining drills are removed automatically.
    - Added Time Controls: change the game speed.
    - Added Inventory Repair: repair packs repair damaged items in your inventory.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed major Even Distribution issues.
Version: 0.1.5
Date: 10. 03. 2026
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a Squeak Through crash with some machines.
Version: 0.1.4
Date: 12. 12. 2025
  Features:
    - Squeak Through covers all vanilla buildings and supports Space Age, Quality and Elevated Rails.
  Locale:
    - Updated translations.
Version: 0.1.3
Date: 11. 12. 2025
  Changes:
    - Improved stability.
Version: 0.1.2
Date: 11. 12. 2025
  Optimizations:
    - Better performance of Even Distribution and Faster Manual Crafting.
Version: 0.1.1
Date: 15. 10. 2025
  Compatibility:
    - Added support for Advanced Solar HR.
Version: 0.1.0
Date: 12. 09. 2025
  Changes:
    - Squeak Through works better with overhaul mods.
Version: 0.0.9
Date: 22. 06. 2025
  Bugfixes:
    - Even Distribution keeps data from saves made with Even Distribution Lite.
Version: 0.0.8
Date: 22. 06. 2025
  Major Features:
    - Added Stack Size Manager: change item stack sizes.
Version: 0.0.7
Date: 21. 06. 2025
  Changes:
    - Internal improvements to Even Distribution.
Version: 0.0.6
Date: 20. 06. 2025
  Major Features:
    - Even Distribution is built in, no other mod needed.
  Locale:
    - English and Czech translation.
Version: 0.0.5
Date: 20. 06. 2025
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed Faster Manual Crafting resetting after loading a save.
  Changes:
    - Renamed some settings.
Version: 0.0.4
Date: 17. 06. 2025
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed picking up items with Far Reach.
Version: 0.0.3
Date: 16. 06. 2025
  Major Features:
    - Added Maximum Productivity.
    - Added Faster Manual Crafting.
Version: 0.0.2
Date: 15. 06. 2025
  Changes:
    - Requires Even Distribution Lite.
Version: 0.0.1
Date: 15. 06. 2025
  Major Features:
    - First release, with Squeak Through and Far Reach.