Source-checkedWeapons, items & crafting

Shotgun rebalance

by Theis · for Factorio

Rebalancing the shotguns by making them available earlier.

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4 mo agoLast updated
MITLicense
2.1Latest game version

About Shotgun rebalance

From Factorio Mod Portal

Rebalancing the shotguns by making them available earlier.

Rebalances the shotguns

With some Technology tweaks:

  • Enable the shotgun from the start instead of requiring Military technology
  • Moves combat shotgun from Military 4 to Military 3 technology
  • Moves piercing shotgun shells from Military 3 to Military 2 technology

These changes moves all shotgun techs one level down, which means that at no point is the submachine gun the superior weapon until uranium bullets. Making the shotgun available before any research also allows for some combat options for playthroughs with tech multipliers.

With Utility tweaks:

  • Adds a minor damage and shooting speed boost increase to Military 4
  • Reduced the magazine capacity of shotgun shells from 10 to 6
  • Adds piercing to piercing shotgun shells so they sometimes shoot through enemies

The magazine capacity of shotgun shells is honestly ridiculous, with 19X damage compared to firearm magazines and this reduces it to 11X.

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Built for Factorio 2.1.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

License

Published under MIT.

Shotgun rebalance 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
2.1.2, released 2026-06-25

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
2.1.22026-06-252.1n/a
2.1.12026-06-232.0n/a
2.1.02026-06-232.0n/a
2.0.02024-11-242.0n/a
0.1.12024-08-091.1n/a
0.1.02024-08-091.1n/a

Dependencies

Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.

Run Shotgun rebalance 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 Shotgun rebalance 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
2.1

Verified at the source

  • ✓Factorio Mod PortalOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-08Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorTheis, as published on Factorio Mod Portal
  • ✓LicenseMITFree

Shotgun rebalance, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Shotgun rebalance?

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

Is it free?

Yes. Shotgun rebalance is free to download from Factorio Mod Portal. Its license is MIT.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

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