Factorio monthly challenge

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Every 1st of each month a new save game is created and the previous progress is recorded on this page.

Changes:

July: server is running the experimental version >=2.1 to include all new improvements
July: added tracking for science pack unlocks to compare different playthroughs
August: permission for external blueprints will be removed. Last round was to easy by just stamping down premade factories
September: nerfs to vulcanus resources and increased amount of demolisher by making them have smaller territories

Date:2026-08-01 Version:2.1.14 Completed: No Completed after: - Seed:3741207161 Playtime:159:30:01 Science:

- 00:08:29

- 01:33:38

- 02:19:24

- 03:52:12

- 08:06:55

- 09:11:05

- 14:13:02

- 37:27:39

- 27:56:53

- 56:45:26

- 99:50:24

- 115:47:29 Evolution:Nauvis - 0.9879
- ⌛: 5%
- 🩸: 54%
- 💀: 42%
Gleba - 0.9244
- ⌛: 20%
- 🩸: 21%
- 💀: 59% Players:Players (51):
wampastompa09 (30%)
AbairLiom (26%)
Darkcry (21%)
ElNapo (21%)
electricmonk2k (16%)
star3Watcher (11%)
vvictor (4%)
Morgan3rd (4%)
morganc (4%)
Dalarann (3%)
Neura (2%)
GregKlein (2%)
Moonsilence (2%)
TheFactoryNeverSleeps (2%)
Sanpai89 (1%)
SOELTJUUH (1%)
Nir135 (1%)
itsnotyouitsme (1%)
SilentLog (1%)
synergy_029 (0%)
Kori-san (0%)
Shakarez (0%)
Phoenix_str (0%)
Lemaign (0%)
Mista64 (0%)
Sensual (0%)
MrAi (0%)
__Tortu__ (0%)
Me17761991 (0%)
richmartz (0%)
RafPaf (0%)
Kyrgyz_bala_from_Bishkek (0%)
hythemous (0%)
SuperstalkerX (0%)
Moon-O-Cronic (0%)
fredushka (0%)
Th13f (0%)
idorosen (0%)
luafish (0%)
Tema1712 (0%)
MrPraline (0%)
alex8841 (0%)
sukram72 (0%)
AllIWantIsAPepsi (0%)
ReaktivU92 (0%)
UNDER_1218 (0%)
taskdom1no (0%)
Akwagazod (0%)
darklich14 (0%)
Gorm2 (0%)
Mithril_Ryder (0%) Save Game: SaveGame 49.05mb Last Updated:

Date:2026-07-01 Version:2.1.12 Completed: Completed after: 95:41:30 Seed:4086982834 Playtime:107:07:48 Science:

- -

- 93:12:43

- 94:33:13 Evolution:Nauvis - 0.9817
- ⌛: 4%
- 🩸: 67%
- 💀: 29%
Gleba - 0.6839
- ⌛: 71%
- 🩸: 24%
- 💀: 5% Players:Players (22):
Shakarez (61%)
Darkcry (36%)
AlexGilder (1%)
.Alicja. (1%)
SpiderHorse (0%)
StevoGlitchyFishy (0%)
vvictor (0%)
Abyssion_Z (0%)
AllIWantIsAPepsi (0%)
SuperstalkerX (0%)
YC00 (0%)
._Apollo_. (0%)
ExcludeR (0%)
Mista64 (0%)
QArea51 (0%)
Grappe (0%)
Storlem65 (0%)
osin11 (0%)
Skopulis (0%)
Laurensco (0%)
R1no (0%)
Part-human (0%) Save Game: SaveGame 46.20mb Last Updated:

Date:2026-06-01 Version:2.0.76 Completed: Completed after: 31:21:13 Seed:2450296641 Playtime:31:46:50 Science:

- -

- - Evolution:Nauvis - 0.8630
- ⌛: 10%
- 🩸: 76%
- 💀: 14% Players:Players (3):
Darkcry
Shakarez
NyakTheEng Save Game: SaveGame 9.24mb Last Updated:

Date:2026-05-01 Version:2.0.76 Completed: Completed after: 25:01:06 Seed:4219427383 Playtime:25:01:55 Science:

- -

- - Evolution:Nauvis - 0.8104
- ⌛: 10%
- 🩸: 78%
- 💀: 11% Players:Players (1):
Darkcry Save Game: SaveGame 8.57mb Last Updated:

Configuration for next month:

map-settings.json

enemy_evolution
- time_factor (0.0000040)
  - 0.0000064 => 0.0000070
- destroy_factor (0.0020000)
  - 0.0032000 => 0.0035000
- pollution_factor (0.0000009)
  - 0.0000015 => 0.0000016
enemy_expansion
- min_expansion_cooldown (14400)
  - 12346 => 11729
- max_expansion_cooldown (216000)
  - 110592 => 88474
unit_group
- min_group_gathering_time (3600)
  - 2786 => 2647
- max_group_gathering_time (36000)
  - 11797 => 9438
- max_gathering_unit_groups (30)
  - 48 => 53
- max_unit_group_size (200)
  - 498 => 598

map-gen-settings.json

autoplace_controls
- uranium-ore
  - frequency (1.000)
    - 1.651 => 1.601
- enemy-base
  - frequency (1.000)
    - 2.000 => 2.200
  - size (1.000)
    - 1.915 => 2.098
- vulcanus_coal
  - frequency (1.000)
    - 1.000 => 0.950
- sulfuric_acid_geyser
  - frequency (1.000)
    - 1.000 => 0.900
- tungsten_ore
  - frequency (1.000)
    - 1.000 => 0.625
- calcite
  - frequency (1.000)
    - 1.000 => 0.900
property_expression_names
- demolisher_territory_radius (384)
  - 384 => 180
territory_settings
- minimum_territory_size (10)
  - 10 => 4