Visualize the layout and contents of pipe networks. Press Y to draw the selected entity's fluid systems. Press Shift + Y to draw all visible fluid systems. Press Alt + Y to automatically visualize systems on mouse-over. Press Control + Y to toggle between color-by-fluid and color-by-system.
Providing the player with new tools or adjusting the game interface, without fundamentally changing gameplay.
Version: 2.4.3
Date: 2025-09-28
Changes:
- Added setting to enabled ultra-wide support.
- This increases the max overlay size and could potentially cause lag or long delays when enabling and disabling the overlay
Version: 2.4.2
Date: 2025-09-26
Changes:
- Removed .git and screenshots.
Version: 2.4.1
Date: 2025-09-24
Bugfixes:
- Fixed crash when FluidsMustFlow was not enabled
Version: 2.4.0
Date: 2025-09-23
Features:
- Added an option in the player options to enable colored pumps (and buildings with singular fluidboxes) when using the Shift+Y overlay feature.
- Added compatibility for Fluids Must Flow. Future compatibility can be added easily for oother mods that don't show as expected.
- Submit a request on the mod portal with information or a PR/Issue on github for compatibility additions
Bugfixes:
- Fixed boxes not showing for pumps and other complex fluid boxes
Version: 2.3.3
Date: 2025-01-16
Bugfixes:
- Changed default keybind for "Color By System" to CTRL + SHIFT + Y so it doesn't conflict with the redo function
Version: 2.3.2
Date: 2025-01-16
Bugfixes:
- Fix to rendering displaying incorrect rotations for arrows and underground pipes
Version: 2.3.1
Date: 2025-01-15
Bugfixes:
- Fixed crash on start up
Version: 2.3.0
Date: 2025-01-14
Bugfixes:
- Updated to Factorio 2.0 and changed default keybind to "Y" to not conflict with the default "H" being flipping horizontally. Does not modify existing 2.0 pipe visualization.
- Developer changed to AmberAtelier (amberatelier on Discord)
Version: 2.2.2
Date: ????
Bugfixes:
- Fixed a crash when the overlay background is (somehow) destroyed. (#35)
Version: 2.2.1
Date: 2024-03-29
Bugfixes:
- Fixed a crash when a cached render object is destroyed. (#28)
Compatibility:
- Added a remote interface to blacklist entities from being visualized. (#26)
Version: 2.2.0
Date: 2023-11-24
Features:
- Added a map setting to adjust the number of entities visualized per tick. (#24)
- Re-added mouse-over visualization, toggled with Alt+H or the shortcut button. (#20)
- Pressing H while hovering will make that entity's fluid systems persist.
Bugfixes:
- Fixed a crash when an entity is invalidated while in the queue to be visualized. (#21)
Version: 2.1.0
Date: 2023-10-15
Features:
- Added a per-player setting to adjust overlay opacity. (#19)
Changes:
- Box colors are more consistent, being decided by prototype order instead of fluid system ID.
Bugfixes:
- Fixed that underground connections would cause entity rendering to end prematurely.
- Fixed that the default pipe color was semitransparent.
Version: 2.0.1
Date: 2023-10-14
Bugfixes:
- Fixed a crash when visualizing a fluid wagon.
- Fixed that the color mode GUI from 1.0.x would be left behind when migrating (#17).
- Fixed offshore pump boxes being off-center.
Version: 2.0.0
Date: 2023-10-14
Features:
- Added a hotkey to visualize an individual system without needing to remain hovered over it (default: H).
- Pipe connections on each entity are visualized individually.
Changes:
- Changed color mode selection from a GUI toggle to a hotkey (default: Control + H).
- Changed overlay hotkey from Control + P to Shift + H.
- Removed hover-over visualizer in favor of the individual system visualization hotkey.
- Visualization is performed over multiple ticks.
Version: 1.0.6
Date: 2023-03-26
Bugfixes:
- Fixed that the visualizer would show two output-only fluidboxes as connected (#11)
Version: 1.0.5
Date: 2023-03-09
Changes:
- Pumps are now drawn with a diode shape (by nekizalb)
Bugfixes:
- Fixed blue fluid colors being distorted to similar shades of cyan
- Fixed that fluid-burning labs would not be visualized
Version: 1.0.4
Date: 2022-03-18
Changes:
- Improved shortcut icons
Bugfixes:
- Fixed a crash when hovering over a flamethrower (#9)
Version: 1.0.3
Date: 2022-03-16
Bugfixes:
- Fixed a crash when hovering a reactor with a fluid energy source (#8)
Version: 1.0.2
Date: 2022-03-14
Bugfixes:
- Fixed a crash when iterating a reactor with a fluid energy source (#8)
Version: 1.0.1
Date: 2022-02-27
Bugfixes:
- Fixed a crash when starting a new freeplay game (#5)
Version: 1.0.0
Date: 2022-02-24
Features:
- Initial release