Factorio Guide
Automate Everything. Launch the Rocket.The definitive Factorio strategy hub. Production ratios, base layouts, train networks, defense blueprints, Space Age expansion walkthroughs — all in one place.
Your First Factory
Complete beginner walkthrough — from the first punch to automated red and green science in 4 simple steps.
Smelting Ratios
Exact furnace ratios for iron, copper, steel, and stone — never waste furnaces or belt capacity again.
Basic Rail Network
Rail signals, deadlock prevention, LTN mod, and logistic robots — build reliable networks from scratch.
Main Bus Design
How to build a main bus base in Factorio: bus width, lane allocation, and expansion strategy.
Red Science Pack Guide
Everything about the first science pack: exact recipe, assembler count, and how to automate it properly.
Quality Modules Guide
How the Quality module system works in Space Age: tiers, probabilities, and how to build a quality production line.
Getting Started
Beginner guide, first factory, science packs, mall design
2 ArticlesScience Packs
Red, green, blue, gray, purple, yellow, white science
2 ArticlesProduction Ratios
Furnace math, circuit ratios, beacon layouts, SPM
3 ArticlesBase Design
Main bus, city blocks, nuclear, megabase, UPS
1 ArticleTrains & Logistics
Rail signals, deadlock fix, LTN, logistic bots
2 ArticlesDefense
Turrets, walls, pollution, artillery, biters
2 ArticlesBlueprints
Blueprint books, community designs, sharing
2 Articles🚀 Space Age Expansion
Gleba, Fulgora, Vulcanus, Aquilo — quality modules, space platforms, interplanetary logistics — all new in the expansion.
4 ArticlesAbout This Guide
Factorio Guide is a community-maintained strategy resource covering everything from your first hour in Factorio to megabase-scale production. Content is updated regularly to reflect the latest Factorio versions and Space Age expansion.
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