Planet Ribbonia


Explore the derelict fulgoran ringworld of Ribbonia, an artificial planet where spatial reasoning and creativity are the key to your survival. Can you handle C.H.A.R.L.E.S., the crazed and lonely AI? Discover Fulgoran crafting techniques involving molten plastic and fusion plasma and dive into pure Factorio nostalgia on Ribbonia. Ribbonia minimally affects the vanilla game and can be added to existing saves.

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Changelog

Version: 0.4.5
Date: 2026-05-07
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed issue where copying a pumpjack gave the player a rocket silo. Thanks Melissanoma!
Version: 0.4.4
Date: 2026-05-06
  Compatibility:
    - Added UFP Tritium and H3 fuel cells to fuel cell productivity research.
    - Added UFP Tritium and H3 train fuel to specialised fuel productivity research.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed typo that enabled decomposition of box recipes. Thanks yut23!
  Translation:
    - Added Polish locale!
Version: 0.4.3
Date: 2026-05-05
  Compatibility:
    - Added compat patch with fiends Train Overhaul.
  Graphics:
    - Starmap sprite now works with pLib, Metal and Stars and other mods that overwrite the starmap layer.
Version: 0.4.2
Date: 2026-05-04
  Features:
    - Added setting to no longer gate mini trains behind Ribbonia.
    - Added compat patch to force and hide mini trains setting if Mini Trains lead the Way is active. Thanks xflomasterx!
  Compatibility:
    - MTltW is now compatible!
Version: 0.4.1
Date: 2026-05-02
  Info:
    - Fixed the date in changelogs to the right year to keep time travel secret. Thanks crimsonwolf92!
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed item weight overflow for several items. Thanks yut23!
    - Removed auto recycle flag from several recipes.
Version: 0.4.0
Date: 2026-05-01
  Major Features:
    - Big Space Update!
    - Added Ribbonia sprite on the star map; compat patch for pLib is planned.
    - Added 4 sizes of custom scrap asteroids for the Ribbonia routes with custom sprites!
    - Set up Ribbonia asteroid definitions.
    - Added factoriopedia entries for asteroids.
    - The new asteroids can get huge but are very brittle and die to gunfire.
    - This makes the Ribbonia routes feel different and more challenging without destroying current save files.
    - Moved Ribbonia up slightly to be further away from existing modded planets.
    - Added a Vulcanus-Ribbonia route.
  Compatibility:
    - Added incompatibility with Mini trains lead the way. Compatibility patch is planned. Thanks xflomasterx!
Version: 0.3.2
Date: 2026-04-28
  Compatibility:
    - Added advanced and regular version of Tritium fuel cells and tritium fuel cell extraction to fuel cell productivity if True Nukes is installed.
    - Added an ignored_by_productivity field to catalysts so cell fuel and fuel reprocessing looping isn't material positive.
Version: 0.3.1
Date: 2026-04-27
  Compatibility:
    - Added Thorium fuel cell, dark matter fuel cell to fuel cell productivity research with Metal and Stars installed.
    - Added Dark matter fuel, liquid dark matter fuel, liquid uranium fuel to specialised fuel productivity with Metal and Stars installed.
Version: 0.3.0
Date: 2026-04-26
  Optimizations:
    - Some cleanup from dev phase.
    - Removed unused resource sprites.
    - Removed unused technology sprites.
    - Removed unused icon sprites.
    - Removed unused entity sprites.
    - Removed old comments.
    - Changed internal name of collapsed casino.
    - Wrote migration for collapsed casino.
  Gui:
    - Removed redundant autoplace controls in GUI at game start. Thanks Semenar!
    - Added sliders for collapsed casino and mystery pile boxes.
  Scripting:
    - Adjusted C.H.A.R.L.E.S. and starter patch on landing script for new casino rubble.
  Balancing:
    - Made all three resources much more common after player feedback.
Version: 0.2.29
Date: 2026-04-25
  Compatibility:
    - Added Dream fuel to fuel productivity research with Cubium installed.
    - Added stable plasma fuel to fuel productivity research with various versions of Dyson Sphere installed.
  Info:
    - Updated dependency version check.
  Optimizations:
    - Removed vscode internal settings file.
Version: 0.2.28
Date: 2026-04-24
  Compatibility:
    - Added Dea Dias Thorium fuel cell to fuel cell prod research.
    - Added satellite to Frozetas science productivity research.
Version: 0.2.27
Date: 2026-04-23
  Compatibility:
    - Added diesel inserter thrower variants if Pelagos is installed.
    - Added standalone diesel inserter thrower tech if Pelagos is installed. Thanks Talandar for reviewing!
  Graphics:
    - Added empty thrower .png for future compats composite tech icons.
Version: 0.2.26
Date: 2026-04-22
  Compatibility:
    - Added tiberium fuel cell to respective prod research with Tiberium Dawn.
    - Added tiberium nucelar fuel to respective prod research with Tiberium Dawn.
    - Added compatibility with Vesta easy mode. Thanks Vampir3z!
Version: 0.2.25
Date: 2026-04-21
  Compatibility:
    - Added DT fuel cell to the productivity research with Vesta installed.
    - Added DT fuel cell research as pre requisites for productivity research if installed.
    - Added Maraxsis and Cerys techs as pre requisities for productivity researches if installed.
  Graphics:
    - Added Plutonium fuel to specialised fuel productivity.
    - Added Plutfonium fuel cell to fuel cell productivity.
Version: 0.2.24
Date: 2026-04-20
  Compatibility:
    - Added Cerys plutonium fuel to specialised rocket fuel productivity research.
    - Cerys fuel cells are untouched as to not disturb the cargo locked playthrough.
Version: 0.2.23
Date: 2026-04-19
  Compatibility:
    - Added Maraxsis MSR fuel cell to fuel cell productivity research.
Version: 0.2.22
Date: 2026-04-18
  Balancing:
    - Tiny solar panels are now made by putting regular solar panels into the pneumatic press.
    - Plasma fluid wagons may now be made in assemblers as well as the cryo plant.
Version: 0.2.21
Date: 2026-04-17
  Balancing:
    - Belt ramps now use molten plastic instead of molten iron. To closer mirror the base game principle of either fully or not at all replacing metal ingredients.
  Compatibility:
    - Resolved an incompatibility issue with more casting.
Version: 0.2.20
Date: 2026-04-15
  Graphics:
    - New technology icon for fuel cell productivity (thanks for roasting me for the old one).
Version: 0.2.19
Date: 2026-04-14
  Balancing:
    - You may now place belts, loaders, 1x1 loaders, splitters and lane splitters on Ribbonia. Undergrounds are banned to encourage usage of Thrower inserters and trains.
Version: 0.2.18
Date: 2026-04-13
  Compatibility:
    - Fixed startup crash with fluid recycler in unbalanced mode. Thanks nattanang.
  Major Features:
    - Natalie may no longer ride C.H.A.R.L.E.S.
Version: 0.2.17
Date: 2026-04-12
  Features:
    - Playtest patch for Foundry Public Playtest!
Version: 0.2.16
Date: 2026-04-11
  Features:
    - Added reactor fuel productivity infinite research.
Version: 0.2.15
Date: 2026-04-10
  Features:
    - Added specialised fuel productivity infinite research.
Version: 0.2.14
Date: 2026-04-05
  Graphics:
    - Added custom graphics for the Improvised fusion generator.
    - Graphic library extended to old sprites.
  Info:
    - Edited readme.txt
Version: 0.2.12
Date: 2026-04-04
  Compatibility:
    - Fixed a startup error with various lane balancer and lane balancer extension mods. Thanks nattanang.
Version: 0.2.11
Date: 2026-04-03
  Bugfixes:
    - Set the improvised fusion generator effectivity to 0.1. Thanks Amdu-Kado.
Version: 0.2.10
Date: 2026-04-02
  Compatibility:
    - Marked Alien Biomes as incompatible. Thanks The_God_.
Version: 0.2.9
Date: 2026-04-01
  Minor Features:
    - Added mock up recipe to Factoriopedia so people can see where to get Alien science packs.
    - Also requested feature that the base game shows rocket launch product sources: https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?t=133226
Version: 0.2.8
Date: 2026-03-31
  Graphics:
    - Added custom thumbnail.
Version: 0.2.7
Date: 2026-03-26
  Major Features:
    - Full version mod portal release. Pre play test, marked as deprecated.