Experimental manual research lanes: run different research in parallel, with separate queues and a combined research window.
Providing the player with new tools or adjusting the game interface, without fundamentally changing gameplay.
Version: 0.1.1
Changes:
- Backported to Factorio 2.0
Version: 0.1.0
Date: 2026-10-15
Features:
- Initial experimental release of manual parallel research lanes using native labs.
- Independent queues, fixed-count and indefinite level repeats, cross-lane prerequisites and automatic prerequisite previews.
- Default-lane control through the vanilla research screen, with synchronized queue display.
- Lab and lab-type assignment, blueprint lane tags and native rich-text lane names.
- Per-lane and combined research-speed graphs with approximate time remaining.
- Shared research unlocks and bonuses; objective research attributed to the default owner.
- Construction-robot module delivery and lab deconstruction support, with documented planner highlight limitations.
- Custom research icon, mod thumbnail, shortcut bar action and top-left button.
- Administrator command to prepare saves safely before uninstalling.