Factorio Update 1.1.68 Patch Notes – August 29, 2022
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Factorio Update 1.1.61 Patch Notes – June 29, 2022
Factorio update 1.1.68 is rolling out on PC(Steam). According to the official Factorio patch notes, the latest update added SRV records support as well as a long list of bug fixes and changes.
Previously, a major update was released with various fixes for crashes and more. Unfortunately, players are still experiencing several issues since the last major patch.
Today’s Factorio patch 1.1.68 will address a few of these errors.
Factorio Update Patch Notes – August 29, 2022
Minor Features
Added support for SRV records on Windows.
Added support for SRV records on Linux and MacOS.
Changes
The game no longer requires re-entering server passwords when restarting to sync mods or mod settings.
When joining modded games mods and settings are synced at the same time reducing the number of restarts needed.
Integrated SDL_Mixer for audio mixing, which is now the default mixer.
Added PulseAudio driver for the SDL audio backend.
Added Wayland driver for the SDL video backend.
Updated the –audio-driver command line option description for Windows, and added the option for Linux and Mac.
Storage tanks can now show fluid connection info.
Bugfixes
Fixed server getting stuck at “Saving the map for player” for 20 seconds sometimes if a client disconnects shortly after connecting.
Fixed server getting stuck at “Saving the map for player” forever in some rare situations.
Fixed highlight box on curved-rail would not render selection box correctly.
Fixed heavy-mode when character dies in multiplayer.
Fixed that the “run forest, run” achievement could be unlocked by shooting trees instead of running them over.
Fixed a crash when trying to read LuaEntity::neighbours on a WallConnectable when one of the neighbours is a ghost.
Fixed recipe highlights in the assembling machine GUI.
Fixed an issue with the prototype explorer GUI and guns.
Fixed false-positive desyncs when using mods and running /c game.force_crc() or /toggle-heavy-mode.
Fixed a crash when defining a fluid stream prototype with zero particles.
Fixed a GUI layering issue related to some error messages.
Fixed not being able to open blueprint books in books through the quickbar.
Fixed LuaSurface::find_entities_filtered would fail to find entities by collision mask if they only collide with tiles.
Fixed that pump that cannot interact with fluid wagons would crash on save after position change.
Fixed a desync when canceling deconstruction of cliffs when a robot has already thrown the explosive.
Fixed startup mod settings would show as being able to be reset while the game is running.
Fixed an issue when installing mod dependencies related to base-game dependencies.
Fixed an issue with biter AI that could freeze the game.
Fixed a crash when viewing other player inventories when changing controllers.
Fixed that the LuaPlayer::remove_alert ‘prototype’ parameter wouldn’t accept an actual prototype instance.
Fixed character inventory was not auto sorted when changing armor.
Fixed that the reset-to-default tooltip for string mod settings wasn’t fully localised.
Fixed a crash when trying to draw a wire connected linked container in a blueprint.
Fixed linked containers with filters would not preserve filters while there are no containers placed.
Fixed a crash when using SDL audio backend with configurations other than stereo.
Fixed a desync when using LuaGameScript::get_train_stops when there are multiple stops found.
Fixed a crash related to transport belts and item entities.
Fixed linked container content was cleared when entity dies leaving a ghost.
Fixed linked container content was cleared when fast-replacing through script.
Fixed locomotives on curved rails would not snap to train stops.
Fixed a crash related to audio.
Fixed that it was possible to provide invalid path_resolution_modifier value to LuaSurface::request_path.
Fixed double click interaction with number input.
Fixed teleporting spidertrons across surfaces while also changing their position.
Fixed manual filter insertion logic with modded container entities.
Fixed a crash related to multiplayer latency and modded selection tools.
Fixed an inserter activity progress being incorrect for certain orientations.
Fixed a sound instance leak.
Fixed integer mod settings would allow decimal values.
Fixed that renaming a spidertron wouldn’t include the player during the Lua event.
Fixed a lag spike when finishing selection of entities in chart view far from the center of the map.
Fixed a crash related to copy tool when cursor stack was cleared during setup blueprint event.
Fixed multiple instances of the same working sound syncing up, causing “phasing” artefacts.
Fixed fluid wagon fluid tooltips would round the amount shown incorrectly.
Fixed some sounds playing in fog-of-war when they shouldn’t.
Fix modded entities not showing input-output fluid connection arrows.
Fixed LuaControl::enable/disable_flashlight when LuaPlayer points at a player with CharacterController.
Fixed incorrect fluid arrows on chemical plants, pumpjacks and oil refineries.
Modding
The mod settings GUI will now show the ‘tooltip’ icon for any settings that have tooltips.
Added a reset button to each mod setting in the mod settings GUI.
Modded tips and tricks information is remembered when the associated mods are temporarily removed/disabled.
Added support for container entities with filters by using inventory_type = “with_bar” or “with_filters_and_bar”.
Added EntityPrototype::build_grid_size. Supported values are 1 (for 1×1 grid) and 2 (for 2×2 grid).
Added EntityPrototype::use_exact_mode.
Added support for circuit connections to linked containers.
Added the entity prototype flag not-in-made-in to allow hiding things from the ‘made in’ recipe tooltip.
Added FluidBox::hide_connection_info. When true the blue fluid connection arrows will not be drawn.
Scripting
Added LuaControl::crafting_queue_progress write.
Added LuaTile::tile_ghost.
Added ‘to_be_deconstructed’, and ‘has_tile_ghost’ filters to the options for LuaSurface::find_tiles_filtered.
Added LuaEntityPrototype::indexed_guns. It works as LuaEntityPrototype::guns but returns an array.
Collision-mask prototype filters for Entity, Tile and Decorative now support a ‘contains-any’ and ‘contains-all’ modes.
Added support to set player.opened to script inventories.
LuaEntity::get_connected_rail also returns rail_direction and rail_connection_direction going back to origin rail.
Added on_pre_ghost_upgraded event.
Added LuaEntity::get_rail_segment_rails.
Added LuaEntity::is_rail_in_same_rail_segment_as.
Added LuaEntity::is_rail_in_same_rail_block_as.
Added LuaEntity::get_parent_signals.
Added LuaEntity::get_child_signals.
Added LuaEntity::get_inbound_signals.
Added LuaEntity::get_outbound_signals.
Added LuaEntity::rocket_silo_status read and defines.rocket_silo_status
