Factorio Update 1.1.83 Patch Notes – June 14, 2023

Factorio update 1.1.83 is rolling out on PC(Steam). According to the official Factorio patch notes, the latest update added support for controllers, along with contextual hotkey hints and improved wire connection highlighting. Apart from this, Factorio patch 1.1.83 also includes several bug fixes.

Previously, a major Factorio update 1.1.75 added various fixes for crashes and more. Unfortunately, players are still experiencing several issues since the last major patch. Today’s Factorio patch 1.1.83 will address a few of these errors.

Read more details below.

Factorio Update Patch Notes – June 14, 2023

Features

• Added controller (gamepad) support. Change input method in Settings -> Controls to play using a controller.

Minor Features

• Added contextual hotkey hints. Enable it in Settings -> Interface. Useful when playing using a controller.
• When connecting wires to entities with multiple sides (combinator, power switch), the hovered side is highlighted.

Changes

• Improved sounds fading in and out on game resume and pause.

Bugfixes

• Fixed an issue where migrating color type mod settings did not work correctly.
• Fixed canceling deconstruction of pipes not removing colliding pipe-to-ground ghosts.
• Resolved a crash related to construction robots delivering items and upgrading entities simultaneously.
• Fixed an issue where LuaSurface::force_generate_chunk_requests() did not respect generate_with_lab_tiles.
• Corrected the fluidbox layout when changing a recipe from one using custom fluidbox indexes to one not using them.
• Fixed certain sounds (e.g., programmable speaker or rocket silo) not fading out on pause.
• Resolved a crash when trying to change the direction of a loader simulation with fluid energy source.
• Fixed loaders with energy sources not consuming all the energy from the internal buffer, preventing the out-of-fuel icon from showing up.
• Fixed god/editor/spectator/ghost controller movement latency when game speed is greater than 1.
• Corrected the creation of underground belts over transport belts with a target direction set, resulting in an incorrect undo action.

Modding

• Added CustomInputPrototype::controller_key_sequence and CustomInputPrototype::controller_alternative_key_sequence.

Scripting

• Added LuaModSettingPrototype::type read.
• Added on_entity_color_changed.
• Added on_player_input_method_changed.
• Added defines.game_controller_interaction.
• Added LuaGuiElement::game_controller_interaction read/write.
• Added LuaPlayer::input_method read.
• Added LuaSurface::find_closest_logistic_network_by_position.
• Added optional area to LuaSurface::get_connected_tiles.
• Added cursor_display_location to custom input events and on_gui_click.

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