SeaBlock VS bobsmods

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).

bob's mods are always good. I believe they were the among the first overhaul mods on the block.

Essentially yeah. This research is essentially split up into the following path in Bobs: Basic Electronic Components > Basic Circuit Board > Basic Electronic Circuit Board

AB - Angels & Bobs. Overhaul mods by two different authors, usually played together. The "OG"s of factorio mega-modpacks.

Fixed, ready for the next release. Thanks for reporting this! https://github.com/BobsMods/bobsmods/issues/75

Vanilla -> Bob's/Angels -> K2 and or SE (many people combine them) -> Pyanodons in that order.

bob's mods and angel's mods. are almost always combined together because they mash so incredibly well. rather than singular big overhaul mods they both break up their suites into many many smaller parts so you can mix and match if you wanted to. if you use these mods ore management becomes vastly more complicated as there will be a lot more to deal with, and petrochem will also be at least 10 times as convoluted as vanilla. in general, both of these mods take the existing vanilla game and makes every single part far more complicated than it originally was. especially noticable when you're trying to craft advanced electronics. might not be the best choice for your first modded playthrough.

Links Bobs : https://mods.factorio.com/user/Bobingabout