Changelog

Version: 2.2.0
Date: 2026.04.13 08:00:00+00:00
  Features:
    - Added quality research support. When the `quality` mod is present, QSD will research epic and legendary quality tiers.
    - For space age players, the option to use the `mech-armor`.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed print commands not using colors correctly.
    - Fixed `quality` and `mech-armor` settings being stuck as disabled after toggling mods between games.
  Changes:
    - Removed spidertron remote. These are "free" now in Factorio 2.0.
    - Fixed missing "Spidertron" research in tech tree (for spidertron remote).
    - Marked mod "Krastorio2" INCOMPATIBLE with QSD.
    - Marked `space-age` related mods as "optional" dependencies.
    - Updated minimum `base` mod version to `2.0.76`.
    - Removed unused `elevated-rails` optional dependency.
  Other:
    - Refactored Lua modules to use local module pattern instead of globals.
    - Standardized string quoting to single quotes across all Lua files.
    - Fixed build process to ignore `.DS_Store` files correctly.
    - Organized mod settings screen into logical groups using `order` property.
    - Makefile enhancements and cleanup.
    - README updates.

Version: 2.1.2
Date: 2024.10.22 09:05:00+00:00
  Other:
    - (Internal) Fix changelog after QUICK HOTFIX in 2.1.1 for faster player response.

Version: 2.1.1
Date: 2024.10.22 09:00:00+00:00
  Bugfixes:
    - QUICK HOTFIX - Discovered an issue with fusion versus fission for the base game and QSD.
      The mod will use `fission` if you are not in "Space Age", and `fusion` if you are.
      Thanks to https://github.com/Xephi for reporting this issue.

Version: 2.1.0
Date: 2024.10.21 03:00:00+00:00
  Features:
    - Addded support for Factorio 2.0.

Version: 2.0.0
Date: 2022.06.20 00:00:00+00:00
  Features:
    - Sweet new Quick Start Delight thumbnail.
    - Added setting to enable or disable starting spidertron.
    - Added "Braking force (research)" to the Quick Start Delight pack.
    - Added "Braking force (research)" settings to mod settings.
    - Added "Lab research speed (research)" to the Quick Start Delight pack.
    - Added "Lab research speed (research)" settings to mod settings.
    - Added "Mining productivity (research)" to the Quick Start Delight pack.
    - Added "Mining productivity (research)" settings to mod settings.
  Other:
    - (Internal) Adjusted QSD constants file layout.

Version: 1.2.1
Date: 2022.06.15 00:00:00+00:00
  Features:
    - Added "Radar" to the Quick Start Delight pack.
    - Added "Radar" settings to mod settings.
    - Added "Repair Pack" to the Quick Start Delight pack.
    - Added "Repair Pack" settings to mod settings.
  Optimisations:
    - Sort player inventory after performing any updates.
  Locale:
    - Adjusted item added to inventory message for clarity.
  Other:
    - (Internal) Created 'qsd' Lua library.
    - (Internal) Updated Apache License related materials.
    - Added some "flavor text" to the project's README.

Version: 1.2.0
Date: 2022.06.09 20:30:00+00:00
  Features:
    - Added "Toolbelt (research)" to the Quick Start Delight pack.
    - Added "Toolbelt (research)" settings to mod settings.
  Changes:
    - Simplified gear creation, insertion, and powering in Lua.
    - Moved Lua constants into `constants.lua`.

Version: 1.1.1
Date: 2022.06.09 20:20:20+00:00
  Bugfixes:
    - Correct "non-recoverable error" when attempting to handle quick start items with 0 count.

Version: 1.1.0
Date: 2022.06.08 08:00:00+00:00
  Features:
    - Added Big Electric Poles (50x) to the default loadout.
    - Added Big Electric Poles to mod settings.
  Changes:
    - Continue to make adjustments / updates to changelog.txt to conform to Factorio specs.
    - changelog.txt will stop "changing" in the future as corrections to parsing are made.
    - Updated "Construction Bot Starting Count" to offer more selections.
    - Reworked internal gear setup to use cleaner data structures.

Version: 1.0.1
Date: 2022.06.07 04:38:00+00:00
  Bugfixes:
    - Fix changelog.txt parsing in Factorio client.

Version: 1.0.0
Date: 2022.06.07 04:00:00+00:00
  Features:
    - Offers settings to enable / disable the mod.
    - Offers settings to enable / disable robot technology research perks.
    - Offers settings to adjust starting item counts.
    - Configures player equipment with Belt immunity equipment (1x).
    - Configures player equipment with Exoskeleton (5x).
    - Configures player equipment with Personal battery MK2 (4x).
    - Configures player equipment with Personal roboport MK2 (4x).
    - Configures player equipment with Portable fusion reactor (2x).
    - Configures player equipment with Portable solar panel (3x).
    - Configures a spidertron with Exoskeleton (1x).
    - Configures a spidertron with Personal battery MK2 (4x).
    - Configures a spidertron with Personal roboport MK2 (4x).
    - Configures a spidertron with Portable fusion reactor (2x).
    - Places Construction robot (200x) into player inventory.
    - Places Lamp (200x) into player inventory.
    - Places Spidertron (1x) into player inventory.
    - Places Spidertron Remote (1x) into player inventory.
    - Places Steel Chest (50x) into player inventory.

Version: 0.1.0
Date: 2022.06.06 22:40:00+00:00
  Debug:
    - UNSTABLE pre-release.