The player settings page for this game contains all the options you need to configure and export a config file. Player settings page link: [Factorio Player Settings Page](../player-settings).
In Factorio, the research tree is shuffled, causing certain technologies to be obtained in a non-standard order. Recipe costs, technology requirements, and science pack requirements may also be shuffled at the player's discretion.
Factorio's technologies are removed from its tech tree and placed into other players' worlds. When those technologies are found, they are sent back to Factorio along with, optionally, free samples of those technologies.
A free sample is a single or stack of items in Factorio, granted by a technology received from another world. For example, receiving the technology `Portable Solar Panel` may also grant the player a stack of portable solar panels, and place them directly into the player's inventory.
In Factorio, items which need to be sent to other worlds appear in the tech tree as new research items. They are represented by the Archipelago icon, and must be researched as if it were a normal technology. Upon successful completion of research, the item will be sent to its home world.
When the player receives a technology, it is instantly learned and able to be crafted. A message will appear in the chat log to notify the player, and if free samples are enabled the player may also receive some items directly to their inventory.
