About Better Flamethrowers
From Factorio Mod PortalMakes Flamethrower turrets attack enemies directly in front of them, have 360 attack capacity and also makes them not damage friendly placeable-entities/buildings (Except Player)
Are you looking to supercharge your Factorio defenses with fiery fury? Look no further than the "Better Flamethrowers" Mod. This mod empowers your flamethrower turrets and adds an element of strategic gameplay to your Factorio experience.
Features:
- Into the Vanguard: Flamethrower turrets now can attack directly in front of them. They are no longer defenseless if a biter reaches them!
- 360 Radius of attack: Flamethrowers now can attack enemies in all directions. Set them on fire with style!
- Fire Resistance: All placeable entities/buildings can now resist the destructive power of your own flames. Because buildings deserve some defenses too!
(Only works for vanilla placeable buildings.)
NO damage, speed, turn rate, or other variable whatsoever have been modified.
Highlights
From source dataFootprint
Rated a light load on a server.
License
Published under MIT.
Last update
Its author last shipped an update 3 yr ago.
Better Flamethrowers 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
- 1.0.0, released 2023-09-04
Run Better Flamethrowers 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 Better Flamethrowers 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 2026-10-09Open ↗
- ✓Authoreflernicolas, as published on Factorio Mod Portal
- ✓LicenseMITFree
