Source-checkedQuality of life & UI

A Better Start (Quick Start)

by DefinitelyWalky · for Factorio

Added a requested feature: Technology unlocks can be disabled through the mod settings now!

173Downloads
9 yr agoLast updated
MITLicense
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About A Better Start (Quick Start)

From Factorio Mod Portal

Added a requested feature: Technology unlocks can be disabled through the mod settings now!

Another starting equipment mod to replace the outdated quick start mod, adds various technologies to the small and medium options (such as tool-belt, automation, electronics, etc) while keeping most of the other items identical.

#Details ##Small Pack - Only to speed up the initial grind

  • 10 Steel Axes
  • 200 Iron Plates
  • 200 Copper Plates
  • 50 Iron Gear Wheels
  • 500 Transport Belts, 50 Splitters, 50 Underground Belts
  • 20 Burner Mining Drills
  • 100 Coal
  • NO TECHNOLOGIES

##Starter Pack - Everything in the previous tier AND skipping straight to automation

  • More Iron and Copper plates
  • More belts
  • 30x Electric Mining drills
  • 48x Stone Furnaces
  • 100x Inserters
  • 10 Boilers, 20 Steam Engines, 1 Offshore Pump.
  • TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDED
  • Automation, Electronics, Toolbelt, Logistics, Electric Energy Destribution 1

##Medium Pack - Everything in the previous tier + moar + START WITH CONSTRUCTION ROBOTS

  • Power Armour with: fusion reactor, 4x personal roboport, 3x battery.
  • Moar Plates
  • Moar Belts
  • Green Circuits
  • 100x Assembling machine 2
  • 300 Inserers
  • 50 Long inserters
  • Steel chests
  • 50 electric mining drills
  • Allllll the poles
  • Starting power generation supplies
  • Pipes
  • Car
  • SAME TECHNOLOGIES AS LAST TIER

##Big Pack - It's big.

  • Power Armour mk2 with 4x exo, better robotports, batteries, night vision. (It's nice).
  • Moar of everything.
  • Logistic Chests
  • Oil refinery setup
  • 20 Chemical Plants
  • 10 Storage Tanks
  • Alllll the poles
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • Automation, Automation 2, Steel Processing, Plastics, Oil Processing, Fluid Handling, Electronics, Advanced Electronics, Sulfur Processing, Battery, Toolbelt, Engine, Electric Engine, Flying, Robotics, Logistic Robotics, Construction Robotics, Logistic System.

#Contact Me Contact me on Discord in case you need anything, I'm on the Official Factorio Discord server aswell: Walky#9581

Planned: A final option with end-game equipment.

#Release Notes Version 0.3.0

  • Added feature requested by "usafphoenix" to make technology unlocks optional. Opt-Out by default.

Version 0.2.0

  • Requested feature by "Sparks117" - Description of the various packs added.
  • Made the "Big" pack's power armour actually useful and different from "Medium"

Version 0.1.1

  • Fixed so that basic techs are correctly unlocked in the "medium" set.

Version 0.1.0

  • Initial Release
  • Added a "starter" option between small and medium instances.
  • Removed various quick-bar filters in the earlier sets which weren't being used.

Highlights

From source data

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

License

Published under MIT.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 9 yr ago.

A Better Start (Quick Start) on Nxeon

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One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Factorio servers. We download it from Factorio Mod Portal, place it, and restart the server.
Server side
Required on the server
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Factorio — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
0.3.0, released 2018-04-11

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
0.3.02018-04-110.16n/a
0.2.02018-04-080.16n/a
0.1.12018-01-210.16n/a
0.1.02018-01-210.16n/a

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What kind of mod it is

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Listed on Factorio Mod Portal as “Mods”

Quality of life & UI

Small conveniences, tweaks and interface improvements players notice straight away.

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From source side support

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Compatibility

Game
Factorio
Runs on
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Verified at the source

  • ✓Factorio Mod PortalOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-09Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorDefinitelyWalky, as published on Factorio Mod Portal
  • ✓LicenseMITFree

A Better Start (Quick Start), answered

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Is it free?

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