Version 1.1.87 released as stable

Changes from 1.1.80 to 1.1.87

Features

• Added controller(gamepad) support. Change input method in Settings->Controls to play using a controller.

Minor Features

• Added contextual hotkey hints. Enable it in Settings->Interface. Useful when playing using a controller.

• When connecting wires to entities with multiple sides(combinator, power switch), the hovered side is highlighted.

• Changed --dump-data to write infinite values as the string "inf" and "-inf".

• It is now possible to blueprint entities of friendly forces.

Changes

• Updated SDL to version 2.26.5.

• Replace "Version" column in mods install menu with "Last highlighted"

• Disabled the Command+W keyboard shortcut for closing the game window on Macs. Command+Q will still quit the application. more

• On macOS, left and right variants of the Command and Option keys are differentiated when not bound as a modifier.

• Improved sounds fading in and out on game resume and pause.

• Allow "Pick up items" and "Drop items" actions to be fired at the same time as other actions, in keyboard and mouse mode. more

• "Pick up items" will no longer fire at the same time as other actions. This fixes character picking up items when flipping blueprints. more

Bugfixes

• Fixed wind sound not changing its volume with zoom level.

• Fixed that productivity values did not show correctly in some cases. more

• Fixed texture compression artefacts on Apple Silicon Macs. more

• Fixed that playing music with master volume and music volume set to 100% would mute all other sounds.

• Fixed a crash when unit has a composite command with a dead unit group. more

• Fixed that recipe category notification icons would draw under the category icon. more

• Fixed that inserting invalid items into blueprint books through script would crash. more

• Fixed being unable to copy or paste extremely large blueprint strings on Linux more

• Fixed a desync between ARM and x86 platforms when the pathfinder was overloaded. more

• Fixed a crash when trivial smoke was defined with bad movement speed values. more

• Fixed that startup color mod settings would appear as changeable during runtime.

• Fixed multiple forces being unable to order deconstruction of the same forceless entity. more

• Fixed deconstruction markers being visible to forces which did not order the deconstruction.

• Fixed inconsistent rounding in tooltips caused by floating-point inaccuracy. more

• Fixed that upgrading modules with fast-transfer could cause the returned modules to overlap with the inventory hand.

• Fixed not being able to type in textboxes on steam deck. more

• Fixed that dump-icon-sprites did not work correctly for icons using shift values. more

• Fixed ghosts could be removed even if they do not collide with built entity. more

• Fixed a crash when removing modded pipe-to-ground that connects to a shifted pipe-to-ground. more

• Fixed a crash when a mod sets a train's schedule while a temporary stop with no wait conditions is being removed.

• Fixed a crash when saving the game after a server disconnect with non-blocking saving enabled.

• Fixed that blueprints could have duplicate logistic filters. more

• Fixed that LocalisedString ignored 'correct' translation status of its parameters. more

• Fixed that some PNGs loaded darker than intended on Macs, affecting some mods.

• Fixed remapped modifier keys not registering properly in some environments. more

• Fixed that migrating color type mod settings did not work correctly. more

• Fixed cancel deconstruction of pipe would not remove colliding pipe to ground ghosts.

• Fixed a crash related to construction robots delivering items and upgrading entities in the same tick.

• Fixed LuaSurface::force_generate_chunk_requests() did not respect generate_with_lab_tiles. more

• Fixed changing recipe from one using custom fluidbox indexes into one not using custom fluidbox indexes could result in incorrect fluidbox layout. more

• Fixed some sounds (for example sounds from programmable speaker or rocket silo) not fading out on pause.

• Fixed a crash when trying to change direction of a loader simulation with fluid energy source. more

• Fixed a loader with energy source would not consume all the energy from internal buffer preventing out of fuel icon from showing up. more

• Fixed god/editor/spectator/ghost controller movement in latency when game speed is greater than 1.

• Fixed building underground belt over transport belt with target direction set would create incorrect undo action. more

• Fixed a desync when reading cursor_display_location in on_gui_click.

• Fixed macOS release missing files due to a third party library bug.

• Fixed "Enter/leave vehicle" shortcut never allowing other shortcuts to use the same key combination. more

• Fixed a crash when downgrading ghost of assembling machine when target machine cannot craft recipe due to missing pipes. more

• Fixed IME no longer working on Windows. more

• Fixed on_entity_color_changed not being raised for some entities. more

• Fixed a crash when trying to start sound fade out when there are no audio devices. more

• Fixed that Factorio wouldn't load on macOS versions prior to 10.15. more

• Fixed not being able to select assembling machine recipe if Craft, Craft 5 and Craft all were not bound to any button more

• Fixed another crash when downgrading ghost of assembling machine when target machine cannot craft recipe due to missing pipes.

• Fixed that you could blueprint enemy force tile ghosts.

• Fixed that the mod manager would occasionally download updates that are incompatible with the current game version. more

• Fixed missing support for wind and ambient category for sound prototypes. more

• Fixed selection tool rendering in the chart for ghost rails. more

• Fixed enemy expansion would fail to expand into chunks with entities invisible to the enemy. more

• Fixed some controls allowing binding to buttons that would not work. more

• Fixed LuaGameScript::check_prototype_translations() did not work correctly for manual localised strings with parameters. more

• Fixed it was possible to drop cursor items through ghosts. more

• Fixed a crash when fast replacing loader into a loader with fluid energy source when the loader type needs to be changed. more

• Fixed LuaFluidBox::get_pipe_connections() returning target_index as zero-indexed.

Modding

• Added CustomInputPrototype::controller_key_sequence and CustomInputPrototype::controller_alternative_key_sequence.

Scripting

• Added optional surface parameter to LuaForce::rechart.

• Added LuaGuiElement::auto_toggle read/write.

• Added LuaGuiElement::toggled read/write.

• BoundingBox accepts orientation from lua.

• Added LuaModSettingPrototype::type read.

• Added on_entity_color_changed.

• Added on_player_input_method_changed.

• Added defines.game_controller_interaction.

• Added LuaGuiElement::game_controller_interaction read/write.

• Added LuaPlayer::input_method read.

• Added LuaSurface::find_closest_logistic_network_by_position.

• Added optional area to LuaSurface::get_connected_tiles.

• Added cursor_display_location to custom input events and on_gui_click.

• Added target_fluidbox_index to PipeConnection.

• Renamed PipeConnection's target_index to target_pipe_connection_index.

• Added dash_offset to LuaRendering::draw_line.

• Added LuaFluidBox::get_fluid_system_contents() method.

• Added LuaFluidBox::get_pipe_connections() method.