Alternative Atmospherics for Factorio

This guide offers....

)- Introduction to SomaFM player and stations.
)- Recommendations for alternative atmospheric sound / music for when the game music gets to repetitive.
)- Manipulate in ways to give your planets life and immersive game play in new ways.

Introduction

For those times when the game music has become a bit repetitive and your looking for a change. These stations provide new immersive elements to the game that practically make it a new game again. SomaFM hosts these stations and a lot more, i recommend checking them out.

SomaFM Player

The links in the guide directly link to the stations but it uses the same player as all the stations are available via the player. There are stations for you so hold on to the player and explore. It will pop up and start playing when you click a "listen now" link. You will see tabs at the bottom of player to navigate if you want to see other stations or who's playing and works with everything so all smart speakers can play with station voice requests.

There is also an integrated W10 version of the player if interested. here[www.microsoft.com]
(I recommend using this for ease of use)





Over 30 unique channels of listener-supported, commercial-free, underground/alternative radio broadcasting to the world. All music hand-picked by SomaFM's award-winning DJs and music directors.

Soma FM[somafm.com]

Atmospheric Drone

Best used as background under game sounds.

Drone Zone

Atmospheric textures and minimalist sounds.
Listen Now[somafm.com]
This station is the best as it meets all the criteria for the game and fits organically.



Two ways to use this,
)- First is play and adjust volumes accordingly.
)- Second, for those of you that like games that have gaps between songs, is to make it very low so you can only really hear the peaks of the "songs"

Alternative Drone Station

Darker sounds for a bit more hostile planet.

Dark Zone

The darker side of deep ambient.
Listen Now[somafm.com]

Atmospheric Sound & Music

Best used as background under game sounds. Keep in mind these are more "musical".

Mission Control

Atmospherics with NASA and Space Explorers on comm mixed in.
Listen Now[somafm.com]
Best chatter station for the game.



This station works well because while your doing your thing in game you will hear your character talk to mission control and its the kind of chatter that works well with the game as its generally engineering stuff they are doing (or did) in space during repairs etc.

Alternate Atmospheric Music Stations

These all fit the game play when you want something more musical.

n5MD Radio

Ambient, modern composition, post-rock & experimental electronic music.
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Deep Space One

Deep ambient electronic, experimental and space music.
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Synphaera Radio

Modern electronic ambient and space music.
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DEF CON Radio

DEF CON Year-Round Hacking.
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cliqhop idm

Blips'n'beeps backed mostly w/beats.
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Space Station Soma

Spaced-out ambient and mid-tempo electronica.
Listen Now[somafm.com]