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Idle crafter

by jodokus32 · for Factorio

Automatically handcrafts items or recipes, while nothing else is crafted. Queues one at a time, so manual handcrafts get operated asap. Items or recipes can be specified in mod settings per player

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4 yr agoLast updated
MITLicense
Factorio Mod PortalSource

About Idle crafter

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Automatically handcrafts items or recipes, while nothing else is crafted. Queues one at a time, so manual handcrafts get operated asap. Items or recipes can be specified in mod settings per player

Automatically handcrafts items or recipes, while nothing else is crafted. Queues one at a time, so manual handcrafts get operated asap. Items or recipes can be specified in mod settings per player

The settings has to look like this: stone-pipe=15, stone-pipe-to-ground=2, sb-cellulose-foraging (In order to find this internal name of an item or recipe, you can press F4 and select the debug option "show-debug-option-in-tooltips", If you hover over an item or recipe, you can see it in the tooltip)

This means: Crafts item or recipe "stone-pipe" until at least 15 pieces are existing. Then crafts item or recipe "stone-pipe-to-ground" until at least 2 pieces are existing. Since the pipe-to-ground has consumed the 10 pipes, the first item gets queued again to fill up to 15 After that, craft the recipe "sb-cellulose-foraging" infinitely

Any handcraft during this crafting procedure gets queued as next. But since the idle crafting recipes are queued one by one, you don't have to wait long, unless, you let craft a very long lasting recipe

If you want to let craft a complex item, which takes long, it might be wise, to let the ingredients be crafted before individually f.e. 1 assembler: you can also craft 5 gears and 3 circuits before crafting 1 assembler This way, you can interrupt the process more responsive with regular handcrafting.

Highlights

From source data

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

License

Published under MIT.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 4 yr ago.

Idle crafter 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
0.0.2, released 2022-12-05

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
0.0.22022-12-051.1n/a
0.0.12022-10-281.1n/a

Run Idle crafter on a Factorio server

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What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Factorio Mod Portal as “Mods”

Weapons, items & crafting

New weapons, gear, items and the recipes to make them.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Factorio Mod Portal lists Idle crafter 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 ↗
  • ✓Authorjodokus32, as published on Factorio Mod Portal
  • ✓LicenseMITFree

Idle crafter, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Idle crafter?

Factorio Mod Portal lists Idle crafter as required on the server. Check its Factorio Mod Portal page to see whether players need it too.

Is it free?

Yes. Idle crafter is free to download from Factorio Mod Portal. Its license is MIT.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

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