Console/Lua commands (Factorio Version 0.17 )

The Console is Factorio's command-line interface.

The in-game console is used for:

• Chatting with other players
  
• Running commands / scripts / cheats
  
• Occasional status updates

There are three types of commands:

• Normal - Display information about the game and customize your experience.
  
• Multiplayer - Message filtering, banning users, etc.
  
• Scripting/Cheating - Run small Lua scripts (but they disable achievements for the save game)

This is a very powerful feature, which also allows cheating, and as such achievements will be permanently disabled for the save as soon as you use a script command.

Using the console

The console display can be toggled with the / (slash) or ~ (tilde) keys.

You can customize the keys via Options Menu → Keyboard → Toggle Lua console. When the console is open, you'll see a blinking cursor at the bottom of the screen; type your message or command and hit Return to send it (this will also close the console). Documentation about message and command prefixes can be found further down this page.

When console is closed, only the most recent messages/commands will be displayed, but they will gradually fade away (opening the console will immediately re-display all recent messages). Note that by default, all executed commands are made visible to all users. You can set the fade out time via Options Menu → Other Settings → Message Delay.

If you want to immediately hide the console, open the console and then press Escape key (or press Return without entering any message/command). This not only closes the console, but it also hides all the recent messages/commands. The console can be cleared with the /clear command.

Note that the console can also accept raw Lua code as well as game commands.

Console history

The console has an inbuilt history; it's a bit like a text editor where only one line of text is displayed at a time.

Use the ↑ and ↓ keys to scroll through the console history.

Use the ← and → keys to cursor through the currently displayed message or command, which you can edit (delete, insert, etc.) and resend (by pressing Return).

The Tab key will auto-complete commands and player ids.

Videos

Misc Commands

Faster Mining

/c game.player.force.manual_mining_speed_modifier=1000

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Faster Crafting

/c game.player.force.manual_crafting_speed_modifier=1000

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Unlock and Research All Technologies

/c game.player.force.research_all_technologies()

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Unresearch All Technologies
This does not reset manually applied bonuses.

/c for _, tech in pairs(game.player.force.technologies) do 
	tech.researched=false
	game.player.force.set_saved_technology_progress(tech, 0)
end

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Turn Off Night
Enables eternal day.

/c game.player.surface.always_day=true

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Turn On Night
Disables eternal day.

/c game.player.surface.always_day=false

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Change Game Speed
0.5 is half speed, 1 is default, 2 is double speed, etc. Minimum is 0.01. This can be used for a lot of things like when you know you will have to wait for long periods of time for something to complete. Increasing will decrease performance, be careful.

/c game.speed=1

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Freeze time
Stops the advancement of the time.

/c game.player.surface.freeze_daytime=true

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Unfreeze time
Resume the advancement of the time.

/c game.player.surface.freeze_daytime=false

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Remove all pollution

/c game.player.surface.clear_pollution()

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Completely turn off pollution

/c for _, surface in pairs(game.surfaces) do
  surface.clear_pollution()
end
game.map_settings.pollution.enabled = false

Add/Remove Mining Resources to map

Adding Mineable Resources

This creates a new 11×11 patch of resources, centered on the player character, where the ground is not water. The patch it creates is perfectly square but it randomizes the amount similar to natural generation, with fewer ore at the edges and more ore in the center. The default numbers result in a patch with 2500-3000 ore.

If you want a larger patch, change "local size = 5" to a larger number. A larger patch will have exponentially more ore. Entering a number above 30 is not recommended.

If you want a richer patch, change "local density = 10" to a larger number. Entering a very large number shouldn't hurt anything but you probably don't need to go above 100.

Image	Resources	Code
	Coal	/c local surface=game.player.surface local ore=nil local size=5 local density=10 for y=-size, size do for x=-size, size do a=(size+1-math.abs(x))*10 b=(size+1-math.abs(y))*10 if a<b then ore=math.random(a*density-a*(density-8), a*density+a*(density-8)) end if b<a then ore=math.random(b*density-b*(density-8), b*density+b*(density-8)) end if surface.get_tile(game.player.position.x+x, game.player.position.y+y).collides_with("ground-tile") then surface.create_entity({name="coal", amount=ore, position={game.player.position.x+x, game.player.position.y+y}}) end end end
	Stone	/c local surface=game.player.surface local ore=nil local size=5 local density=10 for y=-size, size do for x=-size, size do a=(size+1-math.abs(x))*10 b=(size+1-math.abs(y))*10 if a<b then ore=math.random(a*density-a*(density-8), a*density+a*(density-8)) end if b<a then ore=math.random(b*density-b*(density-8), b*density+b*(density-8)) end if surface.get_tile(game.player.position.x+x, game.player.position.y+y).collides_with("ground-tile") then surface.create_entity({name="stone", amount=ore, position={game.player.position.x+x, game.player.position.y+y}}) end end end
	Iron Ore	/c local surface=game.player.surface local ore=nil local size=5 local density=10 for y=-size, size do for x=-size, size do a=(size+1-math.abs(x))*10 b=(size+1-math.abs(y))*10 if a<b then ore=math.random(a*density-a*(density-8), a*density+a*(density-8)) end if b<a then ore=math.random(b*density-b*(density-8), b*density+b*(density-8)) end if surface.get_tile(game.player.position.x+x, game.player.position.y+y).collides_with("ground-tile") then surface.create_entity({name="iron-ore", amount=ore, position={game.player.position.x+x, game.player.position.y+y}}) end end end
	Copper Ore	/c local surface=game.player.surface local ore=nil local size=5 local density=10 for y=-size, size do for x=-size, size do a=(size+1-math.abs(x))*10 b=(size+1-math.abs(y))*10 if a<b then ore=math.random(a*density-a*(density-8), a*density+a*(density-8)) end if b<a then ore=math.random(b*density-b*(density-8), b*density+b*(density-8)) end if surface.get_tile(game.player.position.x+x, game.player.position.y+y).collides_with("ground-tile") then surface.create_entity({name="copper-ore", amount=ore, position={game.player.position.x+x, game.player.position.y+y}}) end end end
	Uranium Ore	/c local surface=game.player.surface local ore=nil local size=5 local density=10 for y=-size, size do for x=-size, size do a=(size+1-math.abs(x))*10 b=(size+1-math.abs(y))*10 if a<b then ore=math.random(a*density-a*(density-8), a*density+a*(density-8)) end if b<a then ore=math.random(b*density-b*(density-8), b*density+b*(density-8)) end if surface.get_tile(game.player.position.x+x, game.player.position.y+y).collides_with("ground-tile") then surface.create_entity({name="uranium-ore", amount=ore, position={game.player.position.x+x, game.player.position.y+y}}) end end end

Adding new oil patch

This creates 9 crude oil patches in a 3×3 square.

Crude Oil

/c for y=0,2 do
for x=0,2 do
game.player.surface.create_entity({name="crude-oil", amount=25000000, position={game.player.position.x+x*7-7, game.player.position.y+y*7-7}})
end
end

Remove resources around the player

Removes all resource patches from the ground in a 50 x 50 area around the player.

/c local surface=game.player.surface
local size=50
local pos=game.player.position

for _, e in pairs(surface.find_entities_filtered{area={{pos.x-size, pos.y-size},{pos.x+size,pos.y+size}}, type="resource"})
do e.destroy()
end

Items and Recipes

Logistics

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Production

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Intermediate Products

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Combat

Add items to the player's inventory

All the codes are base of One Stack Size.

Logistics

Storage

Icon	Item	Code
	Wooden Chest	/c game.player.insert{name="wooden-chest", count=50}
	Iron Chest	/c game.player.insert{name="iron-chest", count=50}
	Steel Chest	/c game.player.insert{name="steel-chest", count=50}
	Storage Tank	/c game.player.insert{name="storage-tank", count=50}

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Belt Transport System

Transport Belts

Icon	Item	Code
	Transport Belt	/c game.player.insert{name="transport-belt", count=100}
	Fast Transport Belt	/c game.player.insert{name="fast-transport-belt", count=100}
	Express Transport Belt	/c game.player.insert{name="express-transport-belt", count=100}

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Underground Belts

Icon	Item	Code
	Underground Belt	/c game.player.insert{name="underground-belt", count=50}
	Fast Underground Belt	/c game.player.insert{name="fast-underground-belt", count=50}
	Express Underground Belt	/c game.player.insert{name="express-underground-belt", count=50}

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Splitters

Icon	Item	Code
	Splitter	/c game.player.insert{name="splitter", count=50}
	Fast Splitter	/c game.player.insert{name="fast-splitter", count=50}
	Express Splitter	/c game.player.insert{name="express-splitter", count=50}

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Inserters

Icon	Item	Code
	Burner Inserter	/c game.player.insert{name="burner-inserter", count=50}
	Inserter	/c game.player.insert{name="inserter", count=50}
	Long Handed Inserter	/c game.player.insert{name="long-handed-inserter", count=50}
	Fast Inserter	/c game.player.insert{name="fast-inserter", count=50}
	Filter Inserter	/c game.player.insert{name="filter-inserter", count=50}
	Stack Inserter	/c game.player.insert{name="stack-inserter", count=50}
	Stack Filter Inserter	/c game.player.insert{name="stack-filter-inserter", count=50}

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Energy & Pipe Distribution

Icon	Item	Code
	Small Electric Pole	/c game.player.insert{name="small-electric-pole", count=50}
	Medium Electric Pole	/c game.player.insert{name="medium-electric-pole", count=50}
	Big Electric Pole	/c game.player.insert{name="big-electric-pole", count=50}
	Substation	/c game.player.insert{name="substation", count=50}
	Pipe	/c game.player.insert{name="pipe", count=100}
	Pipe to Ground	/c game.player.insert{name="pipe-to-ground", count=50}
	Pump	/c game.player.insert{name="pump", count=50}

Logistics (Continued)

Transport

Icon	Item	Code
	Rail	/c game.player.insert{name="rail", count=100}
	Train Stop	/c game.player.insert{name="train-stop", count=10}
	Rail Signal	/c game.player.insert{name="rail-signal", count=50}
	Rail Chain Signal	/c game.player.insert{name="rail-chain-signal", count=50}
	Locomotive	/c game.player.insert{name="diesel-locomotive", count=5}
	Cargo Wagon	/c game.player.insert{name="cargo-wagon", count=5}
	Fluid Wagon	/c game.player.insert{name="fluid-wagon", count=5}
	Artillery Wagon	/c game.player.insert{name="artillery-wagon", count=5}
	Car	/c game.player.insert{name="car", count=1}
	Tank	/c game.player.insert{name="tank", count=1}

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Logistic Network

Icon	Item	Code
	Logistic Robot	/c game.player.insert{name="logistic-robot", count=50}
	Construction Robot	/c game.player.insert{name="construction-robot", count=50}
	Active Provider Chest	/c game.player.insert{name="logistic-chest-active-provider", count=50}
	Passive Provider Chest	/c game.player.insert{name="logistic-chest-passive-provider", count=50}
	Storage Chest	/c game.player.insert{name="logistic-chest-storage", count=50}
	Buffer Chest	/c game.player.insert{name="logistic-chest-buffer", count=50}
	Requester Chest	/c game.player.insert{name="logistic-chest-requester", count=50}
	Roboport	/c game.player.insert{name="roboport", count=10}

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Circuit Network

Icon	Item	Code
	Lamp	/c game.player.insert{name="small-lamp", count=50}
	Red Wire	/c game.player.insert{name="red-wire", count=200}
	Green Wire	/c game.player.insert{name="green-wire", count=200}
	Arithmetic Combinator	/c game.player.insert{name="arithmetic-combinator", count=50}
	Decider Combinator	/c game.player.insert{name="decider-combinator", count=50}
	Constant Combinator	/c game.player.insert{name="constant-combinator", count=50}
	Power Switch	/c game.player.insert{name="power-switch", count=50}
	Programmable Speaker	/c game.player.insert{name="programmable-speaker", count=50}

Logistics (Continued)

Terrain

Icon	Item	Code
	Stone Brick	/c game.player.insert{name="stone-brick", count=100}
	Concrete	/c game.player.insert{name="concrete", count=100}
	Hazard Concrete	/c game.player.insert{name="hazard-concrete", count=100}
	Refined Concrete	/c game.player.insert{name="refined-concrete", count=100}
	Refined Hazard Concrete	/c game.player.insert{name="refined-hazard-concrete", count=100}
	Landfill	/c game.player.insert{name="landfill", count=100}
	Cliff Explosives	/c game.player.insert{name="cliff-explosives", count=20}

Production

Tools

Icon	Item	Code
	Repair pack	/c game.player.insert{name="repair-pack", count=100}

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Electricity

Icon	Item	Code
	Boiler	/c game.player.insert{name="boiler", count=50}
	Steam Engine	/c game.player.insert{name="steam-engine", count=10}
	Steam Turbine	/c game.player.insert{name="steam-turbine", count=10}
	Solar Panel	/c game.player.insert{name="solar-panel", count=50}
	Accumulator	/c game.player.insert{name="accumulator", count=50}
	Nuclear Reactor	/c game.player.insert{name="nuclear-reactor", count=10}
	Heat Exchanger	/c game.player.insert{name="heat-boiler", count=50}
	Heat Pipe	/c game.player.insert{name="heat-pipe", count=50}

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Resource Extraction

Icon	Item	Code
	Burner Mining Drill	/c game.player.insert{name="burner-mining-drill", count=50}
	Electric Mining Drill	/c game.player.insert{name="electric-mining-drill", count=50}
	Offshore Pump	/c game.player.insert{name="offshore-pump", count=20}
	Pumpjack	/c game.player.insert{name="pumpjack", count=20}

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Furnaces

Icon	Item	Code
	Stone Furnace	/c game.player.insert{name="stone-furnace", count=50}
	Steel Furnace	/c game.player.insert{name="steel-furnace", count=50}
	Electric Furnace	/c game.player.insert{name="electric-furnace", count=50}

Production (Continued)

Production

Icon	Item	Code
	Assembling Machine 1	/c game.player.insert{name="assembling-machine-1", count=50}
	Assembling Machine 2	/c game.player.insert{name="assembling-machine-2", count=50}
	Assembling Machine 3	/c game.player.insert{name="assembling-machine-3", count=50}
	Oil Refinery	/c game.player.insert{name="oil-refinery", count=10}
	Chemical plant	/c game.player.insert{name="chemical-plant", count=10}
	Centrifuge	/c game.player.insert{name="centrifuge", count=10}
	Lab	/c game.player.insert{name="lab", count=10}

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Modules

Icon	Item	Code
	Beacon	/c game.player.insert{name="beacon", count=10}
	Speed Module	/c game.player.insert{name="speed-module", count=50}
	Speed Module 2	/c game.player.insert{name="speed-module-2", count=50}
	Speed Module 3	/c game.player.insert{name="speed-module-3", count=50}
	Efficiency Module	/c game.player.insert{name="effectivity-module", count=50}
	Efficiency Module 2	/c game.player.insert{name="effectivity-module-2", count=50}
	Efficiency Module 3	/c game.player.insert{name="effectivity-module-3", count=50}
	Productivity Module	/c game.player.insert{name="productivity-module", count=50}
	Productivity Module 2	/c game.player.insert{name="productivity-module-2", count=50}
	Productivity Module 3	/c game.player.insert{name="productivity-module-3", count=50}

Intermediate Products

Resources and Fluids

Icon	Item	Code
	Wood	/c game.player.insert{name="wood", count=100}
	Coal	/c game.player.insert{name="coal", count=50}
	Stone	/c game.player.insert{name="stone", count=50}
	Iron Ore	/c game.player.insert{name="iron-ore", count=50}
	Copper Ore	/c game.player.insert{name="copper-ore", count=50}
	Uranium Ore	/c game.player.insert{name="uranium-ore", count=50}
	Raw Fish	/c game.player.insert{name="fish", count=100}

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Materials

Icon	Item	Code
	Iron Plate	/c game.player.insert{name="iron-plate", count=100}
	Copper Plate	/c game.player.insert{name="copper-plate", count=100}
	Solid Fuel	/c game.player.insert{name="solid-fuel", count=50}
	Steel Plate	/c game.player.insert{name="steel-plate", count=100}
	Plastic Bar	/c game.player.insert{name="plastic-bar", count=100}
	Sulfur	/c game.player.insert{name="sulfur", count=50}
	Battery	/c game.player.insert{name="battery", count=200}
	Explosives	/c game.player.insert{name="explosives", count=50}

Intermediate Products (Continued)

Crafting Components

Icon	Item	Code
	Copper Cable	/c game.player.insert{name="copper-cable", count=200}
	Iron Stick	/c game.player.insert{name="iron-stick", count=100}
	Iron Gear Wheel	/c game.player.insert{name="iron-gear-wheel", count=100}
	Electronic Circuit	/c game.player.insert{name="electronic-circuit", count=200}
	Advanced Circuit	/c game.player.insert{name="advanced-circuit", count=200}
	Processing Unit	/c game.player.insert{name="processing-unit", count=100}
	Engine Unit	/c game.player.insert{name="engine-unit", count=50}
	Electric Engine Unit	/c game.player.insert{name="electric-engine-unit", count=50}
	Flying Robot Frame	/c game.player.insert{name="flying-robot-frame", count=50}
	Satellite	/c game.player.insert{name="satellite", count=1}
	Rocket Part	/c game.player.insert{name="rocket-part", count=5}
	Rocket Control Unit	/c game.player.insert{name="rocket-control-unit", count=10}
	Low Density Structure	/c game.player.insert{name="rocket-structure", count=10}
	Rocket Fuel	/c game.player.insert{name="rocket-fuel", count=10}
	Nuclear Fuel	/c game.player.insert{name="nuclear-fuel", count=1}
	Uranium-235	/c game.player.insert{name="uranium-235", count=100}
	Uranium-238	/c game.player.insert{name="uranium-238", count=100}
	Uranium Fuel Cell	/c game.player.insert{name="uranium-fuel-cell", count=50}
	Used Up Uranium Fuel Cell	/c game.player.insert{name="used-up-uranium-fuel-cell", count=50}

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Science Packs

Icon	Item	Code
	Automation Science Pack	/c game.player.insert{name="automation-science-pack", count=200}
	Logistic Science Pack	/c game.player.insert{name="logistic-science-pack", count=200}
	Chemical Science Pack	/c game.player.insert{name="chemical-science-pack", count=200}
	Military Science Pack	/c game.player.insert{name="military-science-pack", count=200}
	Production Science Pack	/c game.player.insert{name="production-science-pack", count=200}
	Utility Science Pack	/c game.player.insert{name="utility-science-pack", count=200}
	Space Science Pack	/c game.player.insert{name="space-science-pack", count=2000}

Combat

Weapons

Icon	Item	Code
	Pistol	/c game.player.insert{name="pistol", count=5}
	Submachine Gun	/c game.player.insert{name="submachine-gun", count=5}
	Shotgun	/c game.player.insert{name="shotgun", count=5}
	Combat Shotgun	/c game.player.insert{name="combat-shotgun", count=5}
	Rocket Launcher	/c game.player.insert{name="rocket-launcher", count=5}
	Flamethrower	/c game.player.insert{name="flamethrower", count=5}
	Land Mine	/c game.player.insert{name="land-mine", count=100}

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Ammo

Icon	Item	Code
	Firearm Magazine	/c game.player.insert{name="firearm-magazine", count=200}
	Piercing Rounds Magazine	/c game.player.insert{name="piercing-rounds-magazine", count=200}
	Uranium Rounds Magazine	/c game.player.insert{name="uranium-rounds-magazine", count=200}
	Shotgun Shells	/c game.player.insert{name="shotgun-shell", count=200}
	Piercing Shotgun Shells	/c game.player.insert{name="piercing-shotgun-shell", count=200}
	Cannon Shell	/c game.player.insert{name="cannon-shell", count=200}
	Explosive Cannon Shell	/c game.player.insert{name="explosive-cannon-shell", count=200}
	Uranium Cannon Shell	/c game.player.insert{name="uranium-cannon-shell", count=200}
	Explosive Uranium Cannon Shell	/c game.player.insert{name="explosive-uranium-cannon-shell", count=200}
	Artillery Shell	/c game.player.insert{name="artillery-shell", count=1}
	Rocket	/c game.player.insert{name="rocket", count=200}
	Explosive Rocket	/c game.player.insert{name="explosive-rocket", count=200}
	Atomic Bomb	/c game.player.insert{name="atomic-bomb", count=10}
	Flamethrower Ammo	/c game.player.insert{name="flamethrower-ammo", count=100}

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Capsules

Icon	Item	Code
	Grenade	/c game.player.insert{name="grenade", count=100}
	Cluster Grenade	/c game.player.insert{name="cluster-grenade", count=100}
	Poison Capsule	/c game.player.insert{name="poison-capsule", count=100}
	Slowdown Capsule	/c game.player.insert{name="slowdown-capsule", count=100}
	Defender Capsule	/c game.player.insert{name="defender", count=100}
	Distractor Capsule	/c game.player.insert{name="distractor", count=100}
	Destroyer capsule	/c game.player.insert{name="destroyer", count=100}

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Armor

Icon	Item	Code
	Light Armor	/c game.player.insert{name="light-armor", count=1}
	Heavy Armor	/c game.player.insert{name="heavy-armor", count=1}
	Modular Armor	/c game.player.insert{name="modular-armor", count=1}
	Power Armor	/c game.player.insert{name="power-armor", count=1}
	Power Armor MK2	/c game.player.insert{name="power-armor-mk2", count=1}

Combat (Continued)

Armor Modules

Icon	Item	Code
	Portable Solar Panel	/c game.player.insert{name="solar-panel-equipment", count=20}
	Portable Fusion Reactor	/c game.player.insert{name="fusion-reactor-equipment", count=20}
	Energy Shield	/c game.player.insert{name="energy-shield-equipment", count=20}
	Energy Shield MK2	/c game.player.insert{name="energy-shield-mk2-equipment", count=20}
	Personal Battery	/c game.player.insert{name="battery-equipment", count=20}
	Personal Battery MK2	/c game.player.insert{name="battery-mk2-equipment", count=20}
	Personal Laser Defense	/c game.player.insert{name="personal-laser-defense-equipment", count=20}
	Discharge Defense	/c game.player.insert{name="discharge-defense-equipment", count=20}
	Exoskeleton	/c game.player.insert{name="exoskeleton-equipment", count=20}
	Personal Roboport	/c game.player.insert{name="personal-roboport-equipment", count=20}
	Personal Roboport MK2	/c game.player.insert{name="personal-roboport-mk2-equipment", count=20}
	Nightvision	/c game.player.insert{name="night-vision-equipment", count=20}

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Defense

Icon	Item	Code
	Wall	/c game.player.insert{name="stone-wall", count=100}
	Gate	/c game.player.insert{name="gate", count=50}
	Gun Turret	/c game.player.insert{name="gun-turret", count=50}
	Laser Turret	/c game.player.insert{name="laser-turret", count=50}
	Flamethrower Turret	/c game.player.insert{name="flamethrower-turret", count=50}
	Artillery Turret	/c game.player.insert{name="artillery-turret", count=10}
	Radar	/c game.player.insert{name="radar", count=50}
	Rocket Silo	/c game.player.insert{name="rocket-silo", count=1}

[{null}]

What about researching specific techs, but not others?

[Fungui]

can i find my exchange string

[Darth Porgus]

can you spawn in pollution and can you create a bitter nest?

[DUMBHA]

For infinity chests, use this command
/c game.player.insert"infinity-chest"

[Crazy_Human]

what about the infinte chest command? which add a chest with unlimited of each item

[Blaze]

Not that I'm aware of.

[Sgitch]

is there any fly mode cheat?

[Blaze]

All Updated to Factorio Version 0.17