Early Blueprints

by AleCadz

Unlocks blueprint tools from the start: import string, blueprints, blueprint books, copy/cut/paste, undo/redo and the deconstruction and upgrade planners. In vanilla these require Construction robotics. Robots still need their research, so you build the ghosts by hand.

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Blueprints
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AleCadz
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Latest Version:
1.0.0 (5 hours ago)
Factorio version:
2.0
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Use blueprints from the very start of the game.

In Factorio 2.0 the blueprint tools are locked behind Construction robotics, which needs chemical science. That means you can't use a blueprint you found online until well into the mid game, even though you would be building it by hand anyway.

This mod makes these shortcuts available from the start:

  • Import string
  • Blueprint and blueprint book
  • Copy, cut and paste
  • Undo and redo
  • Deconstruction planner and upgrade planner

Nothing else changes. Construction robots, the personal roboport and every other technology still need their normal research. The ghosts you place have to be built by hand (hover a ghost and press Q to pick the right item, or drag over ghosts with the item in hand).

Tip: pair it with a mod that builds ghosts from your inventory when you hover them, such as GhostPlacerXpress.

Compatibility: made for the base game; Space Age uses the same shortcuts, so it should work there too. Safe to add to or remove from an existing save.

Translations: English, Spanish.