Better Pumpjacks

Better Pumpjacks expands oil extraction with two powerful new pumpjack tiers, configurable balance settings, and dedicated pumpjack-only productivity research.

Upgrade your oil fields from the vanilla pumpjack to Pumpjack MK2 and Pumpjack MK3, then continue improving them through repeatable productivity research without affecting regular mining drills.

Features:

-Adds Pumpjack MK2 and Pumpjack MK3
-Faster oil extraction speeds
-Increased module capacity
-Built-in base productivity bonuses
-Upgrade planner support:
-Pumpjack → Pumpjack MK2 → Pumpjack MK3
-Pumpjack-only productivity research
-Repeatable productivity levels with increasing science costs
-Custom item, technology, and research icons
-Distinct blue and red pumpjack visuals
-Custom destroyed remnants
-Configurable pollution values
-Configurable speed, productivity, and module slots
-Compatibility

Designed to work with:

-Factorio 2.0
-Vanilla
-Space Exploration
-Krastorio 2
-Space Age
-Multiplayer

Science requirements automatically adjust depending on the installed overhaul mods.

Pumpjack Tiers

-Pumpjack MK2:
A faster and more efficient upgrade for mid-game oil production, with additional module slots and improved productivity.

-Pumpjack MK3:
A powerful late-game pumpjack designed for high-output oil fields, with even greater speed, productivity, and module capacity.

-Pumpjack Productivity Research:
Better Pumpjacks includes dedicated productivity research that only affects Pumpjack MK2 and Pumpjack MK3.
Each completed level increases pumpjack productivity without boosting normal ore-mining drills.

Mod Settings

The following values can be adjusted through the start-up mod settings menu:

-MK2 mining speed
-MK3 mining speed
-MK2 base productivity
-MK3 base productivity
-MK2 module slots
-MK3 module slots
-MK2 pollution
-MK3 pollution

Notes:

Changing start-up settings requires restarting the game.

For multiplayer, all players and the server should use the same mod version and start-up settings.

Built for players who want stronger oil-production progression without replacing the rest of Factorio’s mining system.