Space Block


Survive and thrive on your space platform! Unlock new recipes, technologies, and strategies as you manage resources, power, and production in orbit.

Overhaul
4 days ago
2.0
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Factorio: Space Age Icon Space Age Mod
Logistics Environment Mining Fluids Manufacturing Power Storage

Changelog

Version: 1.0.11
Date: 8. 30-31. 2025
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed "engine-unit" recipe.
  Features:
    - Added "oxidizer" unlocked under "electronics" technology.
    - Added "processing-unit" and corresponding technology, recipes, items.
    - Added additional settings.
    - Change a bunch of stuff related to data-updates.lua
  Notes:
    - This is actually pretty big of an update with a bunch of fixes but I did a bunch of it across a long period of time I kind of forgot a bunch of changes lol.
Version: 1.0.10
Date: 8. 29. 2025
  Hotfixes:
    - Fixed "lab" immediately unlocked under "electronics" technology.
Version: 1.0.9
Date: 8. 29. 2025
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed "fluid-handling" and "electric-energy-distribution-1" to actually use "space-science-pack".
    - Fixed small mistakes in changelog.
    - Fixed significant progression bugs, reported by te users on mod portal.
  Features:
    - Added prototypes\entity\remnants.lua
    - Added prototypes\entity\settings.lua
    - Added advanced mode setting option default "false".
    - Added "military-science-pack" allowed to be used in "space-lab".
    - Added "lab" and corresponding technology, recipes, items.
    - Added "accumulator" and corresponding technology, recipes, items.
    - Added "space-suit". disabled in advance mode.
    - Increase starter "space-solar-panel" amount in the hub to 3. Converted back to 1 in advance mode.
  Notes:
    - If you find any problems with the progression or have suggestions please be my guest and open a discussion on the portal. This mod is still actively in development and I have a big list of how to make the progression but I would love your ideas.
Version: 1.0.8
Date: 8. 28. 2025
  Bugfixes:
    - Updated "space-assembling-machine" crafting_categories to {"space-crafting", "crafting", "basic-crafting", "electronics", "pressing"} so additional crafting options are available.
  Features:
    - Added "logistics-2" and corresponding technology, recipes, items.
    - Added "bulk-inserter" and corresponding technology, recipes, items.
    - Added "advanced-oil-processing" and corresponding technology, recipes, items.
Version: 1.0.7
Date: 8. 28. 2025
  Changes:
    - Balanced "space-science-pack" recipe. 15 "iron-plate", 10 "carbon", 25 "ice".
Version: 1.0.6
Date: 8. 28. 2025
  Features:
    - Added data-final-fixes.lua
  Changes:
    - Optimized surface detection code.
    - Moved "surface_conditions" modifications to data-final-fixes.lua.
    - Fixed "burner-inserter" surface condition.
    - "iron-gear-wheel" is now unlocked by default.
Version: 1.0.5
Date: 8. 27. 2025
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed "space-assembling-machine" dropping Mk.2 instead of itself ("actually this time lol").
  Changes:
    - Changed "player.surface" to "player.physical_surface.name" to allow you to view in remote view.
    - Balanced "space-solar-panel" production to 70kW.
    - Balanced "space-science-pack" recipe. 20 "iron-plate", 10 "carbon", 50 "ice".
    - Balanced "circuit-network" technology by adding "space-science-pack".
    - Balanced "circuit-network" technology by adding "space-science-pack".
    - Balanced recipe crafting time for new items.
  Features:
    - Added steel "steel-axe" research technology to be visible.
    - Added "firearm-magazine" recipe.
    - Added "gun-turret" and corresponding technology, recipes.
    - Added "engine-unit" and corresponding technology, recipes.
    - Added "military-science-pack" and corresponding technology, recipes, items.
    - Added "chemical-science-pack" and recipes.
    - Added TRAINS ("idk, if this even works").
    - Added and a bunch of more stuff related to chemicals :)
Version: 1.0.4`
Date: 8. 27. 2025
  Bugfixes:
    - Added a check to stop "return_to_platform(player)" firing when no platform exists.
    - Fixed "I'm ready for this planet!" displaying before it should.
  Notes:
    - If you have ever thought it would be a good idea to delete your platform please do not. Also this mod breaks in multiplayer.
Version: 1.0.3
Date: 8. 26. 2025
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed "space-assembling-machine" dropping Mk.2 instead of itself. ("whoops I accidentally changed the wrong value, this actually will be fixed in 1.0.5")
    - Updated "space-assembling-machine" crafting_categories to {"space-crafting", "crafting", "basic-crafting", "electronics"} so additional crafting options are available.
    - Corrected "space-solar-panel" production to 100kW (was not increased in 1.0.2).
  Changes:
    - Reorganized and reformatted data-updates.lua for clarity.
  Features:
    - Added "steel-processing" and corresponding technology, recipes.
    - Added "circuit-network" support.
    - Added "cargo-bay" entity.
    - Added cargo-bay-limit, locked behind research technology.
    - Added cargo-bay-inserter functionality.
    - Added "advanced-metallic-asteroid-processing".
    - Added "long-handed-inserter".
Version: 1.0.2
Date: 8. 26. 2025
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed "iron-plate" and "copper-plate" recipe not being enabled.
Version: 1.0.1
Date: 8. 25. 2025
  Features:
    - Added changelog.txt with previous version entry and current changelog.
    - Added new files:
        changelog.txt
        technology-override.lua
        recipes-override.lua
        category.lua
        thumbnail.png
    - Added new directories:
        locale/en/locale.cfg
    - Added/updated locale entries for items, entities, and recipes.
    - Added new recipes and entities:
        - Fixed "space-solar-panel" recipe.
        - Added "space-lab" (item, entity, recipe).
        - Added "space-assembling-machine" (item, entity, recipe).
    - Added new technologies:
        - "space-automation" for "space-assembling-machine".
        - "planet-recovery-nauvis" (unused, cannot be researched).
    - Enabled additional vanilla recipes and technologies. examples technologies: "logistics", "electronics", "fast-inserter".
  Changes:
    - Reverted surface condition and recipe of "steel-furnace".
    - Changed surface condition of "stone-furnace" to be buildable on the space platform.
    - Added "stone" to the results of "carbonic-asteroid-crushing".
    - Restricted "space-assembling-machine", "space-solar-panel", and "space-lab" to only be buildable on platforms (gravity requirement).
Version: 1.0.0
Date: 8. 24. 2025
  Features:
    - Added basic structure: directories and files
      directories:
        prototypes/entity
        prototypes/items
        prototypes/recipes
        prototypes/technology
        graphics/entity
        graphics/icons
      files:
        entity.lua
        items.lua
        recipes.lua
        technology.lua
        main file structure: control.lua, data.lua, data-updates.lua, info.json.
    - Added hiding of all recipes and technologies from base game and Space Age DLC.
    - Added basic control logic to teleport the player to a custom automatically generated space platform.
    - Enabled certain technologies and additional start items in the hub.
    - Added new items/entities: space solar panel.
  Changes:
    - Changed recipes: "space-platform-foundation", "crusher", "asteroid-collector", "metallic-asteroid-crushing", "steel-furnace".
    - "metallic-asteroid-crushing" now also contains "copper-ore".
    - Changed surface condition of "steel-furnace" to be buildable on the space platform.