Factorio: These are the best mods

Game mods change or expand the gaming experience. So also with Factorio. There is a lively modder community here that has set itself the task of expanding the game, improving it, making it funnier or more demanding.

Helmod: assistant for planning your base

This mod is one of the most popular for Factorio. With over 360, 000 downloads, the numbers speak for themselves. The mod should support you in creating your base.

• The mod, Helmod: assistant for planning your base, is compatible with all mods and even multiplayer.
• For the time calculation you have the following setting options: 1 second, 1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes and others.
• You can adjust the size of the display in the settings. You also have other setting options here.
• Recipes can be filtered. To do this, use the system name. If you want to see the system name, select a real name in the options.
• You can share and manage the sheet in multiplayer.
• As admin you can see and change everything. Other users, on the other hand, only see their own sheet.

Fill4Me

Sometimes it can happen that you don't think of everything and so important forgetting. Fuel and ammunition in particular often run out quickly because you forgot to top up. This mod ensures that this no longer happens to you.

• Fill4Me automatically adds fuel or ammunition from the main inventory to the corresponding objects.
• It is compatible with other mods and automatically determines which ammunition and which fuel is needed. These decisions are reassessed when better ammunition or more powerful fuel is available. This ensures that you are on the move with the best equipment.
• The mod has no user interface since it is not necessary. For this you have a button in the upper left corner that switches the mod on and off. You can do the same with the commands: /f4m.toggle
• Use the command: /f4m.max_percent to set the maximum amount that should be loaded in resources.
• Unfortunately there is a problem with evaluating some types of ammunition.

Industrial revolution

With over 80, 000 downloads, the Mod Industrial Revolution is also one of the popular mods. You work your way through the different ages of technology - from the Stone Age to modern times and beyond. With over 500 new symbols and more than 35 new machines, this mod is very extensive.

• The mod adds high-resolution animations and requires a certain amount of computing power.
• There are no plastic gears, gold rivets or stone ropes in the mod. The repertoire of basic components has been expanded enormously. Instead of plates, basic units are given as bars. Due to the expanded component set, the production of intermediate and end products takes much longer.
• The technology tree is now broken down by age. You can work your way through the ages from the Stone Age and the Bronze Age to the Chrome Age. The further you crawl up in the technology tree, the more you can produce.
• Offensive and defensive options are expanded. So four more types of fixed projectiles are added with the mod. Five storey levels and reinforced steel walls will also be available.
• Since you can usually not find any iron right on your doorstep, you often have to put up with long distances to mine this ore. A relief is created by adding simple vehicles that have been available since the Bronze Age.
• If you want to play the mod, you have to start a new game.
• Something has also changed in the recipes. So there is no longer a distinction between normal and expensive recipes.

Cargo ships

Cargo Ships adds massive cargo ships that work like trains. So that you also have something to do on the high seas, the mod brings the right game content with you.

• The ships are redesigned freight cars. To make them work, they are pulled by invisible locomotives. You can enter and leave the ships by simultaneously pressing the Shift and Enter keys.
• You can create automatic routes by selecting the ship's engine.
• The mod adds two types of ships to the game: an oil tanker, a small and fast service boat that can be used as a standalone vehicle.
• So that the oil tanker has a benefit, the mod also provides an oil platform. The settings for the extraction of the oil can be done via the Mod Settings. There are also ports and buoys.
• Other planned options include an artillery ship, ore silos and cranes for fast loading and unloading of the ships.
• When starting a new game, the deep-sea oil is not shown on the "Generate preview" screen.

Space exploration

Build cargo rockets and set off on new shores. The Mod Space Exploration incorporates new worlds that you can explore. Planets, asteroid belts and more are added. Just like the other mods in this list, the download numbers speak for themselves.

• You can visit over 500 new places. These include exploring planets, moons, stars, asteroid fields and more. Each location has its own resources and challenges.
• You can only look around once you have launched a navigation satellite. You can get a bird's eye view and see every planet you have discovered.
• With the missiles you can transport cargo between different planets and explore new planets and moons.
• Build your own space station to do research or mine asteroids.
• Every planet has its own idiosyncrasies. This is how the wind affects you on some planets. You can mine resources there, but the wind will make life difficult for logistics bots.
• If that's not enough for you, you can adjust the meteor rate.