{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3c419683a466ba4a9e1f6c86","clusterId":"c_e3e62edb70dcc8a9cc2adef1","slug":"factorio-2-1-goes-stable-two-years-after-space-age","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Factorio 2.1 Goes Stable Two Years After Space Age","summary":"Wube Software has released stable version 2.1 of Factorio's Space Age expansion. The update adds mixed-item rocket launches, item transfers between platforms in orbit, unloading bays on landing pads, and circuit network input/output separation. Recyclers have been split into their own mod so Space Age can be played without Quality. Enemy expansion now scales with evolution, and ARM64 Linux support allows native play on Steam Deck and Raspberry Pi. The team credited player bug reports from the experimental period.","whyItMatters":"The update ships as polish rather than new content, with Wube's own blog saying 2.1 adds no new planets, enemies, or research trees, which tells you where the studio sees the expansion's remaining work.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eWube Software has released stable version 2.1 of Factorio\u0026#39;s Space Age expansion. The update is a collection of quality-of-life changes rather than new content. Rockets can carry multiple different items in a single launch, and platforms in orbit can send and receive items with each other. Landing pads gain unloading bays where inserters take items out directly, feeding trains and belts. The circuit network gets input/output separation, and labs can set research based on circuit conditions. Recyclers are now a separate mod, so Space Age can be played without the Quality system. Enemy expansion has been reworked to scale with evolution, and ARM64 Linux support allows native play on Steam Deck and Raspberry Pi.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Splitting Factorio's recyclers into a separate mod lets Space Age run without Quality, so the expansion's difficulty curve is now a setting players choose rather than a package deal.","twitterPost":"Factorio 2.1 turns Quality into an opt-in: recyclers now live in their own mod, so Space Age can run without it.","threadsPost":"Factorio 2.1 separates recyclers into their own mod, which means Space Age no longer forces Quality on players. Wube Software made the expansion's hardest difficulty layer a choice instead of a default.","newsletterBlurb":"Wube Software has shipped stable version 2.1 of Factorio's Space Age expansion after a long experimental period. The update adds mixed-item rocket launches, item transfers between platforms in orbit, and unloading bays on landing pads, and it splits recyclers into their own mod. ARM64 Linux support now allows native play on Steam Deck and Raspberry Pi.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/24/174022.html\",\"title\":\"Factorio's Major Expansion \\\"Space Age\\\" Releases Stable Version 2.1 After Long-Term Testing, Adding Many New Features Including Space Platform Enhancements\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4615,"outputTokens":617,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792777034,"createdAt":"2026-10-23T17:32:11.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-23T17:36:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-23T17:36:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_e3e62edb70dcc8a9cc2adef1","canonicalTitle":"『Factorio』大型拡張「Space Age」、長期テストを経て安定版2.1リリース。宇宙プラットフォーム強化など新機能多数追加","representativeArticleId":"a_f3947d2d18f71f469fc6f8b9","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Factorio: Space Age\",\"Factorio\"],\"studios\":[\"Wube Software\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-23T16:04:46.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-23T16:04:46.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-23T17:36:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/24/174022.html","title":"『Factorio』大型拡張「Space Age」、長期テストを経て安定版2.1リリース。宇宙プラットフォーム強化など新機能多数追加"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Factorio: Space Age","Factorio"],"studios":["Wube Software"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}