SeaBlock VS Alt-F4

I would recommend starting with Krastorio 2 or Industrial Revolution 3. Krastorio (the original) isn't currently being developed, and afaik K2 is better. Industrial Revolution 1 and 2 are unavalaiable. Both are great starter overhaul mods, and can be a good way to get into modded games. Some other mods that you might want to check out are MSI II, Warptorio, Seablock, and Space Exploration. MSI II is an expansion of the base game, making it a bit more linear and storylined. Warptorio is vanilla factorio with a fun twist of base management. Seablock and Space Exploration are bigger overhauls, and aren't usually ones that beginners to mods jump into. But they're not the worst out there, and many people have played and enjoy them. I think you would like IR3 and SE the most, based on your preferences. But be sure to search around the factorio mod site to see what peaks your interest.

So - you finally decided to start a seablock run after playing around in vanilla factorio (or maybe some space exploration / K2 / AE / etc). You load up a new install of factorio, search the mod listing for seablock... and find 2 options: seablock, and seablock pack. Perhaps going by the latest update (seablock), or by just the name, you decide to select seablock - start the game... and its not quite the same as you expect (or perhaps you post some screenshots of your starter base online and notice all the comments of 'you got the wrong modpack!'). So let me clarify for you!

Found and fixed for the next version.

You should grab the seablock pack from the mod directory instead of just the seablock mod. It will have all the needed dependencies to get you started, to which you can add whatever QOL mods you wish.

Second this - dont just look at the base 'seablock' mod, but also grab the 'seablock pack' mod. The second provides all the necessary mods you should play with (including QOL mods like helmod and FNEI).

fun fact, the eponymous blog has the name Alt-F4 to pay homage to the quick crafting menu

This is my Space Exploration 0.5 base after around 250 hours. I started in December 2020 of the Alt-F4 public SE server inspired me. I've completed all four tiers of the four space sciences, and they all fit in my lovely Doughnut Base (TM). And I must admit, Space Exploration has probably been the most fun I've had in a Factorio playthrough. The mechanics, logitistic puzzles, feeling of exploration, graphics, and pure design. It could just as well be the official expansion of Factorio. Well done Earendel for truely creating a masterpiece!

You have my interest! As for the modpack info, I think we can put together an article in Alt-F4 about it sometime, as it is definitely stuff that everyone is interested in.

You may find it helpful to take a look at alt-f4.blog, issue #12 with an article from TheKool on productivity modules, issue #16 on speed modules, issue #25 on efficiency modules, and issue #29 on beacons.

alternative Friday Factorio Fan Facts - https://alt-f4.blog/

Instructions unclear, reading https://alt-f4.blog/ right now.

I was a contributor to http://alt-f4.blog/ and helped get the site down to 1.6-1.9 MB, depending on thumbnail size.

Hi all! I'm currently writing a piece for Alt-F4 about how Factorio (and other similar games) have inspired me to go into STEM, specifically robotic engineering. For the piece, I would love to know if you have any stories about how Factorio has inspired you to study STEM further, helped you pick a future career or even just impacted your current job.

This might make for an interesting section of some ALT-F4 article!