About Upgrade Builder and Planner
From Factorio Mod PortalAutomatically upgrade buildings by hand or with construction robots.
Upgrade Planner
Using the selection tool 'Upgrade Builder' you can select items to upgrade. Set your configuration using the mod menu, accessed with the button in the top left or the upgrade planner hotkey ('U' by default) 
Then select items to upgrade, and they will be upgraded using items from your inventory. By holding 'Shift' while selecting an area, the upgrade will be performed using construction robots.
1.4.11 - Fix issue with drop down index 1.4.10 - Fixed small error 1.4.9 - Fixed upgrading assembling machines without a recipe set 1.4.8 - Fixed upgrading beacons with modules 1.4.7 - Fixed raised_event error, fixed rail ghosts would expire instantly, fixed upgrading modules in blueprints 1.4.6
- Added support for upgrading rails and curved rails
- Configs will be verified on configuration to check for item prototype changes
- Fixed error with old invalid configs
- Fixed error when dropdown index could become out of range
1.4.5 - Add upgrading tiles in blueprints, Fix configs not switching properly again, other cleanup and fixes 1.4.4 - Fixed config wouldn't switch properly, Fixed trying to upgrade tiles in blueprints 1.4.3 - Fixed clearing items wouldn't update the config 1.4.2 - Fixed rules not being cleared properly 1.4.1 - Fix choose elem button triggering for other mod guis 1.4.0 - New Gui for rulesets, upgrade modules, upgrade modules in blueprints, fixed some other minor issues. Removed deconstructing trees, use filtered deconstruction planners, I felt it was outside the scope of the mod. I also cleaned up a lot of the original authors code, or some other maintainers. It is somewhat cleaner now
1.2.17 - Able to upgrade blueprints, also added hotkey for toggling gui visibility and button visiblity
1.2.16 - Hacked in choose elem button
1.2.14 - Removed distance checking as it was annoying, Fixed raised event error.
1.3.9 - Adds a new item and recipe (unlocked with Upgrade builder technology) - "Upgrade Builder" - that allows you to replace entities on the map using construction robots. Entities are replaced by hand unless you hold shift when selecting an area to mark it for bots to upgrade.
Original Mod By kds71 Version 1.1.10 by malk0lm Updated to 0.13.6 by Slayer1557 Improved to use 0.13 API features by Klonan
Version 1.1.12 - Added German Localization courtesy of Luma88 and Russian courtesy of RikkiLook. BUXFIX: Underground belts will now maintain their orientation when upgraded. Version 1.2 - I asked Klonan if we could cooperate and incorporate his version of the mod. The result is a much more powerful Upgrade builder. Now you are able to upgrade entities by hand, rather than relying on robots. You can still tell robots to do it by holding the shift key when designating the area. Version 1.2.2 - Minor fixes and further cleanup by Klonan, recipe changed to deconstruction planner, Change from text button to image button Version 1.2.3 - Uses better method where possible to replace entities. Version 1.2.5 - For factorio 0.14 - Added support for deconstructing trees like this:
Version 1.2.6 - Upgrade planner will now raise events preplayer_mined_item, player_mined_item and on_built_entity Version 1.2.7 - Fixed on_built_entity error Version 1.2.8 - Fixed error about removed mod items Version 1.2.9 - If you upgrade one half of an underground belt it will try to upgrade the other half Version 1.2.11 - Fixed gui not showing on player joining a game Version 1.2.12 - Fixed belt not valid crash Version 1.2.12 - Fixed _another_ belt not valid crash Version 1.2.15 - 0.15 compatibility, New gui
Highlights
From source dataFootprint
Rated a light load on a server.
License
Published under MIT.
Last update
Its author last shipped an update 9 yr ago.
Upgrade Builder and Planner 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
- 1.5.3, released 2018-03-30
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5.3 | 2018-03-30 | 0.16 | n/a |
| 1.5.2 | 2018-01-07 | 0.16 | n/a |
| 1.5.1 | 2017-12-21 | 0.16 | n/a |
| 1.5.0 | 2017-12-13 | 0.16 | n/a |
| 1.4.11 | 2017-08-26 | 0.15 | n/a |
| 1.4.10 | 2017-08-09 | 0.15 | n/a |
Run Upgrade Builder and Planner 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 Upgrade Builder and Planner 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 ↗
- ✓AuthorKlonan, as published on Factorio Mod Portal
- ✓LicenseMITFree

