About ArmouredBiters - 2.1 update
From Factorio Mod PortalOriginally created by CybranM. Adds armoured enemies called Snappers to the game with custom sprites and animations. They've got more health but are slower than regular biters.
Temp Fork for 2.1 compatibility
Orginal mod here by CybranM
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/ArmouredBiters
ArmouredBiters
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/ArmouredBiters
This mod adds a new type of enemy to the game called Snappers (which don't replace regular biters), they're a bit slower but have more health and resistance than regular biters. Unlike regular biters, snappers have laser resistance to make building late game defences a bit more interesting. They spawn at the same pollution levels as regular biters at regular biter nests, for example if the biter nest can spawn a medium biter it can also spawn a medium snapper.
Note that the option to enable armoured biter nest works best when creating a new world as they wont spawn in regular biter nests with the option enabled.
YouTube video showing the biters in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqCXohS9RWw
Features
- Five new enemies: Small - Medium - Large - Behemoth - Leviathan (not pictured)
- New nest for the biters, disabled by default
- Settings to tweak spawn-rate, health and resistances
- Both normal and high sprite detail settings (the pngs are also optimized)
- Settings to change the snappers colour
Credits
Veden - Was instrumental to making this mod, helped a ton
Linver - Created the settings to change snapper stats
MFerrari - Created custom spawner logic and leviathan unit
Highlights
From source dataFootprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Last update
Its author last shipped an update 3 mo ago.
ArmouredBiters - 2.1 update on Nxeon
From our catalogue- 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
- 2.0.4, released 2026-07-28
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0.4 | 2026-07-28 | 2.1 | n/a |
| 2.0.3 | 2026-07-28 | 2.1 | n/a |
Dependencies
- Optional: [reserved]
- Optional: Alien Biomes
Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.
Run ArmouredBiters - 2.1 update on a Factorio server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogCreatures & NPCs
Adds or changes creatures, NPCs and how they behave.
Runs on your server
From source side supportFactorio Mod Portal lists ArmouredBiters - 2.1 update as required on the server. Check its Factorio Mod Portal page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Factorio
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
Verified at the source
- ✓Factorio Mod PortalOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-08Open ↗
- ✓Authorslightlygrilled, as published on Factorio Mod Portal
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree
