Start on any of the first three planets: Vulcanus, Gleba, or Fulgora.
Choose your planet in the startup mod settings before starting a new game.
Compatible with many modded planets!
When starting on Fulgora, elevated rails should be moved to after the regular rail stuff. It doesn't make much sense to have trains on a small island that cannot leave the island.
I intentionally left elevated rails as they were in progression because it wasn't a required change and I found it to be enough of an interesting challenge where I don't want it to be the default experience.
This mod also exists, which as far as I'm aware is compatible with APS, so anyone wanting that change can very easily do so themselves. https://mods.factorio.com/mod/EarlyvatedRails
