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Guides
How to import blueprint strings, get through early Nauvis, prep Vulcanus, unlock the Foundry, run quality loops, read blueprint books, and understand FactorioPrints imports—plus console commands and a small modding walkthrough.
- How to import a blueprint string into FactorioComplete walkthrough for copying blueprint strings from Beltworks and importing them into Factorio 1.1 or 2.0 / Space Age—plus fixes for common failures.
- How Beltworks search worksTitle search, aliases, include/exclude tags, entity and recipe filters, and sorting—so you find the right Factorio blueprint faster on Beltworks.
- Blueprint books vs blueprintsWhen to use a single Factorio blueprint vs a blueprint book, how nesting works, and how Beltworks shows book trees and planners.
- How to upload a blueprint on BeltworksCreate an account, publish native Factorio blueprints with strong titles and tags, and keep your listings maintainable on Beltworks.
- Finding Space Age and Factorio 2.0 blueprintsHow to find Factorio 2.0 and Space Age planet blueprints on Beltworks—and avoid version mismatches when importing.
- First trip to Vulcanus: what to bring (Factorio Space Age)Ad-hoc Starter packing list for Vulcanus in Factorio Space Age—Foundry solids, a rocket silo, and enough belts/power/bots to stand up basic infrastructure by hand before automation.
- How to board a rocket and travel to a space platform (Factorio Space Age)Empty inventory still greyed out? How to click Travel to space platform in a rocket silo—ammo slots, trash slots, blueprints, orbit requirements, and the hover tooltip that names the blocker.
- Foundry research stuck at 99% (Factorio Space Age)Foundry shows Unavailable / 99% after crafting tungsten carbide? You are missing Calcite processing—mine calcite on Vulcanus. Why inventory proof is not enough, and how to finish the unlock.
- Using Console Commands in FactorioOpen the Factorio console, understand achievement risks, and build copy-ready /c commands with searchable filters and parameter controls.
- Quality Field Guide — Factorio Space AgeQuality tiers, unlock gates, recycler loops, and stage-by-stage builds (Rare → Epic → Legendary) with keep/reject filter setups for Factorio: Space Age.
- Factorio hotkeys & keyboard shortcutsSearchable default Factorio 2.0 / Space Age controls — look up actions by name or find what a key does.
- How to build your own Factorio modsInstall the tools, drop a working example mod into your mods folder, enable it in Factorio, then edit the files yourself. Includes downloadable starter zip and exact paths.
- How Beltworks imports and credits FactorioPrintsWhy Beltworks mirrors the public FactorioPrints / Factorio School archive, what we keep, how authorship and source links work, and how to request a removal.
- How to read a blueprint book on BeltworksUnderstand book trees, nested blueprints, planners, and what to copy when a Beltworks print is a book instead of a single blueprint.
- Beltworks vs Factorio School / FactorioPrintsWhat Beltworks adds on top of the classic FactorioPrints and Factorio School archives—search, guides, native uploads—and what we still link back to.
- Nauvis starter factory checklistAn original Beltworks checklist for the first hours on Nauvis—power, smelting, green circuits, science, and when to grab a blueprint instead of hand-building.
- Reporting blueprints and requesting removalsHow to report spam or unsafe blueprint strings on Beltworks, and how authors request removal of imported FactorioPrints listings.
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