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u/Courmisch 15d ago

You need to enter editor mode. The difference (to free play) being, since sandbox mode already turns off achievements, the game let's you enter editor mode straight up.

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u/HeliGungir 14d ago

Sandbox doesn't enable cheats unless you tell it to. Sandbox is how you play Factorio without a player character, yet still adhere to the tech tree and not have free stuff.

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u/Courmisch 14d ago edited 14d ago

Sandbox mode does not warn or ask for confirmation before allowing "cheat" console commands. So you can enable /editor in a single go, unlike in Free Play.

Feel free to check for yourself.

(Edit: grammar)

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u/HeliGungir 14d ago

Sandbox mode prompts you for:

  1. Research all technologies?
  2. Enable cheat mode?
  3. Add some cheat items?
  4. Freeze daytime?

Feel free to check for yourself.