About Auto Player Control
From Factorio Mod PortalAutomatic ghost construction and deconstruction assistant. Builds ghosts and deconstructs marked entities within your reach - just like you would! Toggle with Shift + C.
Auto Player Control
Auto Player Control automates the tedious clicking involved in manual construction and deconstruction. If you've spent hundreds of hours in Factorio and your wrist is starting to complain, this mod is for you.
The mod simulates player actions 1:1. It doesn't make anything faster or easier — it just saves your hands. Build range is unchanged. Deconstruction takes the same time as manual mining. Items are consumed from your inventory exactly as they would be if you placed them yourself.
When enabled, Auto Player Control will:
- Automatically place buildings for any ghost within your reach (if you have the items)
- Automatically mine entities marked for deconstruction within your reach
- Show a green circle indicating your build range
- Highlight unbuildable ghosts with a red overlay (missing materials)
How to Use
Toggle Auto Player Control on/off using the construction robot icon in your shortcut bar, or press Shift + C.
When enabled, a green circle shows your build range (can be disabled in settings). Any ghost inside this area will be built automatically if you have the required items. Ghosts you can't build show a red overlay.
Auto Player Control also deconstructs trees, rocks, fish, and marked entities when you get close enough.
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action | Default | Customizable | |--------|---------|--------------| | Toggle Auto Player Control | Shift + C | Settings → Controls → Mods |
Settings
| Setting | Default | Description | |---------|---------|-------------| | Auto-build rate | 20 ticks | How often to attempt building | | Visualization update rate | 60 ticks | How often to refresh visual indicators | | Deconstruction delay | 10 ticks | Delay between deconstructions | | Show build radius | Yes | Green circle around player | | Show missing material indicators | Yes | Red overlay on unbuildable ghosts | | Show flying text | Yes | "Constructed" / "Deconstructed" messages |
Highlights
From source dataFootprint
Rated a light load on a server.
License
Published under MIT.
Last update
Its author last shipped an update 10 mo ago.
Auto Player Control 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
- 0.2.0, released 2026-01-03
Run Auto Player Control 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 catalogQuality of life & UI
Small conveniences, tweaks and interface improvements players notice straight away.
Runs on your server
From source side supportFactorio Mod Portal lists Auto Player Control 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 ↗
- ✓AuthoraGauldoth, as published on Factorio Mod Portal
- ✓LicenseMITFree
