About Tier-One Primitive Tech
From Factorio Mod Portal** USE ONLY ON A NEW WORLD ** This mod selectively removes/hides certain technologies which are NOT considered "Tier one". Only the lowest level "Tier 1" buildings and technologies are allowed for a primitive lifestyle. Certain settings can be toggled ON to override the default behavior.
USE ONLY ON A NEW WORLD This mod selectively removes/hides certain technologies which are NOT considered "Tier one". Only the lowest level "Tier 1" buildings and technologies are allowed for a primitive lifestyle. Certain settings can be toggled ON to override the default behavior.
What does this mod do ?
It limits the player to the following items ONLY :
- Only yellow belt
- Only grey assemblers (except when fluid recipes require a blue assembler)
- Only stone furnaces
- Only wooden power poles.
- Only the slowest version of everything, etc etc..
- No logistic bots.
- No beacons or modules
- Yellow inserters are allowed.
- And a few other changes...
Specifically these Technologies are removed
Always Disabled Technologies
- advanced-material-processing
- advanced-material-processing-2
- automation-3
- effect-transmission
- electric-energy-distribution-1
- electric-energy-distribution-2
- fast-inserter
- logistic-robotics
- logistic-system
- logistics-2
- logistics-3
- nuclear-fuel-reprocessing
- nuclear-power
- stack-inserter
- uranium-processing
- uranium-ammo
Optionally Disabled Technologies ( via settings menu )
- artillery
- artillery-shell-range-1
- artillery-shell-speed-1
- atomic-bomb
- belt-immunity-equipment
- coal-liquefaction
- construction-robotics
- defender
- destroyer
- discharge-defense-equipment
- distractor
- effectivity-module
- effectivity-module-2
- effectivity-module-3
- energy-shield-equipment
- energy-shield-mk2-equipment
- energy-weapons-damage-1
- exoskeleton-equipment
- explosive-rocketry
- laser
- laser-shooting-speed-1
- laser-turret
- modular-armor
- night-vision-equipment
- battery-equipment
- battery-mk2-equipment
- personal-laser-defense-equipment
- personal-roboport-equipment
- personal-roboport-mk2-equipment
- fusion-reactor-equipment
- solar-panel-equipment
- power-armor
- power-armor-mk2
- rocketry
- spidertron
These recipes are removed (because they are prohibited, but their technology is mandatory)
- productivity-module-3
- speed-module-3
- steel-chest
FAQ
What does this mod do ?
It limits the player to the following items ONLY :
Only yellow belt Only grey assemblers (except when fluid recipes require a blue assembler) Only stone furnaces Only wooden power poles. Only the slowest version of everything, etc etc.. No logistic bots. No beacons or modules Yellow inserters are allowed. And a few other changes...
Specifically these Technologies are removed
Always Disabled Technologies
advanced-material-processing advanced-material-processing-2 automation-3 effect-transmission electric-energy-distribution-1 electric-energy-distribution-2 fast-inserter logistic-robotics logistic-system logistics-2 logistics-3 nuclear-fuel-reprocessing nuclear-power stack-inserter uranium-processing
Optionally Disabled Technologies ( via settings menu to be implemented later )
artillery artillery-shell-range-1 artillery-shell-speed-1 atomic-bomb belt-immunity-equipment coal-liquefaction construction-robotics defender destroyer discharge-defense-equipment distractor effectivity-module effectivity-module-2 effectivity-module-3 energy-shield-equipment energy-shield-mk2-equipment energy-weapons-damage-1 exoskeleton-equipment explosive-rocketry laser laser-shooting-speed-1 laser-turret modular-armor night-vision-equipment battery-equipment battery-mk2-equipment personal-laser-defense-equipment personal-roboport-equipment personal-roboport-mk2-equipment fusion-reactor-equipment solar-panel-equipment power-armor power-armor-mk2 rocketry spidertron
These recipes are removed (because they are prohibited, but their technology is mandatory)
productivity-module-3 speed-module-3 steel-chest
Highlights
From source dataFootprint
Rated a light load on a server.
License
Published under MIT.
Last update
Its author last shipped an update 13 mo ago.
Tier-One Primitive Tech 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
- 0.0.9, released 2025-10-23
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0.9 | 2025-10-23 | 1.1 | n/a |
| 0.0.8 | 2024-02-09 | 1.1 | n/a |
| 0.0.7 | 2023-04-21 | 1.1 | n/a |
| 0.0.6 | 2023-04-19 | 1.1 | n/a |
| 0.0.5 | 2023-04-19 | 1.1 | n/a |
| 0.0.4 | 2022-08-17 | 1.1 | n/a |
Run Tier-One Primitive Tech 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 catalogBuilding & decoration
Blocks, furniture, decorations and building tools.
Runs on your server
From source side supportFactorio Mod Portal lists Tier-One Primitive Tech 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 ↗
- ✓Authorjasonrubik, as published on Factorio Mod Portal
- ✓LicenseMITFree
