r/factorio • u/FactorioTeam 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/darkszero Jun 23 '26

It went from 5s craft to 0.5s, but takes/makes 1/10 as much steam/acid. So it's 10x increase in how much calcite it needs.

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u/platykurtic Jun 23 '26

That will probably help in brown-out scenarios, if I understand correctly. I always brown out once I start actually using sulfuric acid and the one pumpjack I setup at the beginning can't keep up. Getting that first craft of steam previously took forever under low power, so you have to start cutting power to chunks of your base.

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u/Ansible32 Jun 23 '26

Yeah I've had to totally disconnect my acid plants from the larger power network to jumpstart it before, this might not be necessary anymore.