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Factorio Space Age Trains: Platform Arrival Windows, Cargo Bay Handoff Timing, and 3 Deadlocks Fixed

May 26, 2026 by Michael R.
Factorio Space Age train hub with 4-locomotive tungsten freight train and space platform cargo drop over Nauvis

Master Factorio Space Age trains: sync platform arrival windows with planet-side cargo pickup, fix 3 common deadlocks, and set per-planet train priorities for Vulcanus, Fulgora, Gleba, and Aquilo.

Categories Factorio

Factorio Quality System: Exact Probability Tables, the Recycler Cascade, and When Quality Modules Lose to Productivity

May 26, 2026 by Michael R.
Factorio quality system showing five quality tiers from grey Normal to gold Legendary with recycler cascade arrow looping back to ingredients

Four Quality Module 3s give 10% quality chance and 0.01% legendary per craft. Exact probability tables, recycler cascade math, and when productivity beats quality.

Categories Factorio

Factorio Space Age Endgame: 3 Completion Definitions (Aquilo Objective, Infinite Research, and Legendary Mech Armour)

May 26, 2026 by Michael R.
Factorio Space Age endgame — Promethium platform firing railguns at asteroids above the Aquilo base with cryogenic plants

Space Age has three distinct endgame goals — not one. Here’s the Promethium science chain, infinite research breakdown, and legendary completion checklist for each archetype.

Categories Factorio

10 Factorio Space Age Mods That Still Work in 2.0 (And Which Classic Mods Broke)

May 26, 2026 by Michael R.
Factorio Space Age best mods 2026 compatibility list showing confirmed working QoL picks in the mod manager

Most Factorio mod lists skip the compatibility check — here are 10 QoL picks that actually load in 2.0, plus which classic mods broke.

Categories Factorio

How to Turn Factorio Spidertrons Into Autonomous Drones: Waypoints, Squads, and Multi-Planet Control

May 26, 2026 by Michael R.
Factorio spidertron squad of three walking across Vulcanus volcanic plain toward a distant tungsten outpost with waypoint indicators visible

Stop piloting spidertrons manually. Queue waypoints, run 3-unit squads, and manage Nauvis outpost patrols from Fulgora in Space Age.

Categories Factorio

Factorio Aquilo Guide: How to Stop the Ground Melting — Foundation Math, Ammonia Chains, and Promethium Science

May 26, 2026 by Michael R.
Factorio Aquilo base with cryogenic plants on an ice platform, heat pipes routed away from the ammonia ocean, and a railgun turret firing at an incoming asteroid

Aquilo kills bases that skip concrete coverage. Here’s the heat-melt rule, ammonia-to-Promethium chain, and why Promethium science is built in space, not on the planet.

Categories Factorio

Vulcanus First, Every Time: The Factorio Space Age Planet Order That Doubles Your Nauvis Output

May 25, 2026 by Michael R.
Factorio Space Age planet order map showing Vulcanus, Fulgora, Gleba, and Aquilo in orbital paths around Nauvis

Vulcanus more than doubles your iron plate yield in a single trip. Factorio Space Age planet order for 3 archetypes — Turtle, Blitz, Completionist — with hour budgets and the Gleba-first mistake explained.

Categories Factorio

Factorio Fulgora Guide: The Scrap Recycler Probability Table Most Players Get Wrong — Plus Accumulator Sizing Math

May 25, 2026 by Michael R.
Factorio Fulgora base at night with lightning rods catching bolts, recycler array with colored output belts, and electromagnetic plant

Complete Factorio Fulgora guide 2026: exact scrap recycler probability table, accumulator buffer sizing math for lightning storms, EM plant +50% productivity, holmium chain, and the quality cascade trick.

Categories Factorio

Factorio Vulcanus Guide: Exact Demolisher Kill Counts, Foundry Smelting Math, and the Cargo Manifest Back to Nauvis

May 25, 2026 by Michael R.
Factorio Vulcanus base at night with foundries, mining drills, and an artillery turret firing at a big Demolisher

Factorio Vulcanus guide: Demolisher regen math, uranium shell kill counts per tier, foundry 3× smelting setup, and the prioritized cargo manifest for the trip back to Nauvis.

Categories Factorio

Factorio Gleba Guide 2026: Build the No-Buffer Spoilage Loop Before Pentapods Shut You Down

May 25, 2026 by Michael R.
Factorio Gleba base with agricultural towers, flamethrower defence against pentapod Stompers, and biolab at centre

Master Factorio Gleba with the no-buffer Spoilage Loop Architecture: exact shelf lives, agricultural tower setup, pentapod defence, and how to unlock the Biolab.

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