Map guide: Everything Else
Most maps can be sorted into one of four categories:
- Pattern map generation - DNA, Beach, etc.
These maps are a twist on normal factorio map generation, with normal gameplay objectives (launch a rocket, build a base).
- Challenge maps - dangerOres, 100x tech cost, bot islands, prehistoric.
These maps still have normal gameplay objectives, but with significant changes that require you to play differently and in some cases engineer unique ways to solve problems.
- Combat heavy - crash site, triangle of terror, toxic jungle.
These maps have a focus on combat and/or base defense, and in many cases are recommended to be played multiplayer. Crashsite is a notable scenario with its capturable, lootable, and upgradeable outposts that provide materials to help survive the biter onslaught.
- Complete overhaul - Diggy.
Currently the only map in this category, Diggy is a complete overhaul of vanilla map generation. You start with only a small area open to you and must dig yourself a base from the walls of your rocky prison while making sure to support the ceiling and avoid collapses.
Alternatively, you can take a look at this alignment chart to find something suiting you or your fellow players.
Resources are not an issue as you march your way through the tech tree, but all science costs are multiplied by 1000.
- There are infinite ores in every direction.
- You have done basic research into how to build a factory. (Automation, Logistics, Military, Turrets)
- The market does not offer what it normally does.
- The biters are plentiful, but seem slow to evolve.
- The sun's position seems unchanging.
- Increased mining speed is enabled, but decreases as the game goes on.
Difficulty Rating: 10/10
Map Category: Challenge Maps
Singleplayer Compensations? No
Multiplayer Save Downloads available:
0.16.51 Start
0.17.38 Start
[Final Save Link]
Relive your childhood memories as an antfarm of belts and inserters comes to life, in Factorio!
Note: This map is not feature complete, although runs perfectly fine in its current state.
- An unpredictable mix of terrain and void walls renders many blueprints useless.
- A good challenge for building in confined spaces.
- The challenges of a ribbon world without the wasted space - styled by ants!
Difficulty Rating: 4/10
Map Category: Pattern Map Generation
Singleplayer Compensations? No
Multiplayer Save Downloads available:
0.17.29 Start
0.16.50 Start
0.17.31 Final
0.16.51 Final
Chew your way through resources and cook up a factory with some bacon strips! Enjoy the pig and ham themed resource patches - the circle of life, in Factorio.
Note: This map is not feature complete, although runs perfectly fine in its current state.
- Infinite island world with bacon-strip shaped islands.
- Pig and ham shaped resource patches.
- Island strips connected with thin pieces of land.
- Landfill is disabled.
Difficulty Rating: 5/10
Map Category: Pattern Map Generation
Singleplayer Compensations? No
Multiplayer Save Downloads available:
0.17.36 Start
0.16.51 Start
0.16.51 Final
This map is spanning the void like a Broken Web! In order to launch a rocket into space, you must collaborate like ants to build a breathtaking ant cave.
- Confined space map with predictable terrain generation
- A good way to challenge yourself with building in tight spaces.
Difficulty Rating: 3/10
Map Category: Pattern Map Generation
Singleplayer Compensations? No
Multiplayer Save Downloads available:
0.17.37 Start
0.16.51 Start
0.16.51 Final
Triangle of death's Christmas cousin! The further you go down the tree, the better your presents get. Have you been a good factory worker this year?
- Christmas tree shaped death world with plenty of loot to fight for.
- Can you reach the presents at the base of the tree?
- Infinitely-expanding world (in 3 directions)
Difficulty Rating: 7/10
Map Category: Combat Heavy
Singleplayer Compensations? No
Multiplayer Save Downloads available:
0.17.43 Start
0.16.51 Start
0.16.51 Final
Extensive underground mining has resulted in brittle soil. New regulations requires that heavy objects are placed on top of proper materials, to support the ground!
TLDR: You cannot place certain items without concrete underneath!
Difficulty Rating: 5/10
Map Category: Challenge Maps
Singleplayer Compensations? No
Multiplayer Save Downloads available:
0.18.17 Start
0.17.69 Start
0.17.69 Final
Like a star flying into a net, this map might catch you by surprise! Shape your base around the spaghetti, but do not let it spiral out of control.
Note: Should the starting area not contain all 4 ores and water, restart the map. It is advised to check at runtime with a map charting command.
- Whacky, unpredicable mix of terrain and void.
- A good way to challenge yourself with building in confined spaces.
Difficulty Rating: 2/10
Map Category: Pattern Map Generation
Singleplayer Compensations? No
Multiplayer Save Downloads available:
0.17.38 Start
0.17.38 Final
For Crash Site documentation, please see the dedicated page at https://github.com/Refactorio/RedMew/wiki/Map-guide%3A-Crashsite
Starting on the crossroads, you must choose wise to find a to escape. Do not get lost in this infinite maze of crosses. And careful not to hurt your neck, since this time, the maze is slightly on an angle.
Crosses (without the 3) is similar, with the only difference being a lack of rotation.
Note: Should the starting area not contain all 4 ores and water, restart the map. It is advised to check at runtime with a map charting command.
- Confined, but predicatable space provides a moderate challenge.
Difficulty Rating: 2/10
Map Category: Pattern Map Generation
Singleplayer Compensations? No
Multiplayer Save Downloads available:
0.17.38 Start
[Final Save Link]
For Diggy documentation, please see the dedicated page at https://github.com/Refactorio/RedMew/wiki/Map-guide%3A-Diggy
What a lovely day for a fishing trip. I hope we brought enough Soy Sauce!
- Fish islands are spread around in the water
- The fishes heads contains high amount of resources
- Someone placed worms around the lit of our soy sauce - exterminate them so we can enjoy our fish with some delicious soy sauce! (Not sponsered by Kikkoman)
(Kikkoman is a registered trademark under Kikkoman Corporation, Japan)
Difficulty Rating: 4/10
Map Category: Pattern Map Generation, Islands
Singleplayer Compensations? No
Multiplayer Save Downloads available:
0.17.47 Start
0.16.51 Start
0.16 Start
0.17.47 Final
0.16.51 Final
0.16 Final
Circular groups of ore islands linked by paths arranged in a fractal, expanding pattern.
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A space limited start leads players to explore larger and larger rings of biter infested map.
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Each ore patch upon its own island must be belted out to a production area or loaded on to trains.
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This map encourages use of trains similar to RSO due to the spread out nature of the ores, with islands only accessible by bots encouraging the player to revisit exhausted ore areas later in the game to extract more resources.
Difficulty Rating: 5/10
Map Category: Pattern Map Generation
Singleplayer Compensations? Yes
Multiplayer Save Downloads available:
0.17.49 Start
0.16.51 Start
0.17.50 Final
0.16.51 Final
Colourful fruity loop ore filled islands in a sea of..... not milk.
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Donut shaped islands populated with ores, stone, trees and.... WORMS!
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A well balanced map which needs connecting of islands by landfill then careful removal of worms to open up new islands for exploitation.
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The RedMew market and wise spending of coins eases strategic expansion.
Difficulty Rating: 5/10
Map Category: Pattern Map Generation
Singleplayer Compensations? No
Multiplayer Save Downloads available:
0.17.50 Start
0.16.51 Start
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0.16.51 Start - Alternate A
0.16.51 Start - Alternate B
0.16.51 Start - Dangerores
0.16.43 Start
0.17.54 Final
0.16.51 Final
0.16.51 Final - Alternate A
0.16.51 Final - Alternate B
0.16.43 Final
Am I inside an assembling machine? This is like a huge maze of never ending gears!
Note: This map is not feature complete, although runs perfectly fine in its current state.
- Gear-themed pattern map generation.
Difficulty Rating: 3/10
Map Category: Pattern Map Generation
Singleplayer Compensations? No
Multiplayer Save Downloads available:
0.17.52 Start
0.16 Start
0.16 Final
Note: The final save for the 0.17.52 start is unavilable.
Large islands linked by multiple land bridges for rails.
Note: Grid Islands Rotated is similar to the normal map, but with three changes: The map is rotated 45 degrees, there are 4 tracks instead of 2, and the island separation is larger.
- Custom ore generation.
- Square, circle and diamond islands.
- Islands linked by causeways.
- Encourages rail use to transport materials for manufacture.
Difficulty Rating: 5/10
Map Category: Island Maps
Singleplayer Compensations? No
Multiplayer Save Downloads available:
0.17.68 Start
0.17.54 (Rotated) Start
0.16.51 Start
0.16.51 (Rotated) Start
0.17.55 Final
0.16.51 Final
0.16.51 (Rotated) Final
Did I, or did I not enter a server? Why am I still seeing the menu background???
- Map Generation replicates the picture you see in the Factorio game menus.
Difficulty Rating: 0/10
Map Category: Image Replication
Singleplayer Compensations? No
Multiplayer Save Downloads available:
0.17.49 Start
0.17.50 Final
Short map description goes here, the same one that is ingame.
This is where you put "note: _____" if needed, typically a reminder or piece of information not conveyed in the description, preview or extra information.
- Bullet points for the extra map info, typically describing the map features in a blunt fashion (compared to the description, which has more room for humor/lore.
Difficulty Rating: ?/10
Map Category: ?
Singleplayer Compensations? No
Multiplayer Save Downloads available:
[Version, Start Save]
[Version, Final Save]