About Rainbow Modules
From Factorio Mod PortalAdds new color modules.
Modules are overhauled to be available at red science.
The first 3 colored modules, red yellow and blue, can provide a very small boost on what you want to machines. However, they also have downside effects (like consuming more electricity) so they aren't that useful.
The second tier removes the negative effects,, but their effects are small and aren't that powerful. The third tier provides more powerful modules.
All of the tiers have a different recipe chain from vanilla. If you want productivity modules, you need to produce speed, and to produce speed you need to produce energy modules.
The white modules are "good for everything" that are a flat upgrade to all machines. But their effects are weak, so you'll want to upgrade to color modules eventually. If you have the quality flag enabled, black modules appear in all techs. Those are pure quality modules that aren't that different from vanilla (+1%, +2%, +3% quality) and are made with the color modules.
Vanilla modules are kept for science & item production, so I wouldn't change the vanilla balance for science packs. By default they don't give bonuses anymore so you use the rainbow modules but you can enable them in the startup settings. Module graphics borrowed from Mr.SmoothieHuman
Highlights
From source dataFootprint
Rated a light load on a server.
License
Published under Unlicense.
Last update
Its author last shipped an update 3 mo ago.
Rainbow Modules 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
- 1.0.4, released 2026-07-28
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.4 | 2026-07-28 | 2.1 | n/a |
| 1.0.3 | 2026-07-28 | 2.1 | n/a |
| 1.0.2 | 2026-07-04 | 2.1 | n/a |
| 1.0.1 | 2026-03-07 | 2.0 | n/a |
| 1.0.0 | 2026-03-03 | 2.0 | n/a |
Dependencies
- Optional: [reserved]
- Optional: Pyanodons Post Processing
Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.
Run Rainbow Modules 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 catalogGameplay & overhauls
New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.
Runs on your server
From source side supportFactorio Mod Portal lists Rainbow Modules 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 ↗
- ✓AuthorKabury, as published on Factorio Mod Portal
- ✓LicenseUnlicenseFree

