About More Descriptions
From Factorio Mod PortalAdds flavored and basic descriptions to almost every item and entity in the game.
Adds flavored and basic descriptions to almost every item and entity in the game, including Space Age content! This is a very niche mod, but it makes the game feel more alive in my opinion. Yes, now every fluid barrel tells you that it is, in fact, a barrel filled with a fluid. See the gallery for other examples.
Features
- Descriptions for hundreds of items and entities.
- A mix of useful tidbits, "lore"-friendly flavor, and a pinch of dry humor.
- Full support for Space Age.
Current Languages
- 🇬🇧 English - Written by yours truly et al. I should've used a thesaurus more...
- 🇩🇪 German/Deutsch - Machine translated, edited by me.
- 🇯🇵 Japanese/日本語 (base game) - Translated by shibagouki.
- 🇫🇷 French/Français - Translated by Supershadow301.
- 🇨🇳 Chinese (Simplified)/简体中文 - Translated by DostGit (wittiness amped up + support for AAI industry).
- 🇷🇺 Russian/Русский - Translated by vlad433.
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Built for Factorio 2.0.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
License
Published under MIT.
More Descriptions 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
- 1.4.0, released 2026-10-29
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4.0 | 2026-10-29 | 2.1 | n/a |
| 1.3.0 | 2026-10-28 | 2.1 | n/a |
| 1.2.0 | 2025-12-14 | 2.0 | n/a |
| 1.1.0 | 2025-11-29 | 2.0 | n/a |
| 1.0.0 | 2025-10-19 | 2.0 | n/a |
Dependencies
- Optional: [reserved]
- Optional: [reserved]
- Optional: quality (factorio_portal, not in our catalogue)
- Optional: recycler (factorio_portal, not in our catalogue)
Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.
Run More Descriptions 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 catalogWeapons, items & crafting
New weapons, gear, items and the recipes to make them.
Runs on your server
From source side supportFactorio Mod Portal lists More Descriptions 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
- Game versions
- 2.0
Verified at the source
- ✓Factorio Mod PortalOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-29Open ↗
- ✓AuthorStarkillerHDX, as published on Factorio Mod Portal
- ✓LicenseMITFree
