Save Timelapse
Turn the save files you already have into an interactive, explorable timelapse of your Factorio factory. You don't need to have had this mod installed while you played.
Save Timelapse records your factory's state for the companion desktop viewer. To view and explore the resulting timelapse, you'll also need the free companion tool from GitHub:
github.com/rephyr/save-timelapse
Two ways to build a timelapse
From existing saves
The companion tool can build a timelapse directly from your existing Factorio saves. It temporarily stages this mod into a private, isolated Factorio run and exports the factory state from each selected save.
You don't need to install or configure anything from this Mod Portal page for this workflow. Just point the companion tool at your Factorio saves folder.
Live capture
Install this mod and enable the save-timelapse-live-capture runtime setting.
The mod takes one initial snapshot of your factory, then records incremental construction and world changes as you play. This avoids repeatedly scanning the entire factory and is designed to keep the performance cost low.
Viewing the result
The mod records data into your script-output folder. Viewing the timelapse happens in the separate companion application.
Download the latest version from:
The companion viewer currently supports:
- Pan and zoom
- Timeline scrubbing
- Play/pause with adjustable playback speed from 0.25x to 8x
- Automatic camera follow that gradually pans and zooms out as your factory grows
- Optional terrain rendering including grass, water, trees, and cliffs
- Player position tracking during playback
- Multi-surface support for Nauvis, platforms, and other planets
Status
Alpha release. The core recording, replay, and rendering pipeline is functional, but the project is still under active development. Expect bugs, missing features, and occasional breaking changes between versions.
Source code, issues, documentation, and releases: