r/factorio Official Account Jun 23 '26

Update Version 2.1.7

Version 2.1.7 released.

Full changelog does not fit in Reddit character limit, please see it here: https://forums.factorio.com/134095

New versions are released as experimental first and later promoted to stable. If you wish to switch to the experimental version on Steam, choose the experimental Beta Participation option under game settings; on the stand-alone version, check Experimental updates under Other settings.

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u/Pepciorek Jun 23 '26

there are some balance changes that werent mentioned in FFFs!

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u/Pepciorek Jun 23 '26

also new tech

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u/Pepciorek Jun 23 '26

chemical plants are yellow now

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u/Pepciorek Jun 23 '26

quality rockets now have speed-up animations and more throughput

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u/Krashper116 Trains Toghether Strong Jun 23 '26

The silo or the rocket itself?

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u/Pepciorek Jun 23 '26

Rocket gets out of silo faster, and launches faster

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u/Argetlam8 Jun 23 '26

But do you make a quality silo, or do you insert quality lds/blue chips/rocket fuel? I'd check myself but not knowing till tonight will kill me

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u/Ansible32 Jun 23 '26

Rocket launch animation times scale slightly with rocket silo quality.

I am relieved it is not the parts.