Here there,

The main goal is solo fun. I was curious whether I’m alone in wanting more dynamic solo play than the base game offers. I haven’t seen a mod that tries this, but maybe I’m wrong. If so, name it and I’ll rush to try it. And this work is a perfect "box" to ask.

I’ve been quietly building a Factorio 2.1 mod called Castaway, and I’m trying to decide whether to push it toward a public release or leave it as a personal project.

The pitch: another survivor crashes on Nauvis. Not a faceless enemy nest, a named rival with a crash site, a small robotic camp, real drills on your ore patches, and a grudge. He expands, warns you, then starts sending drone raids. You can ignore him, starve his outposts, negotiate a fragile peace and trade favor for ore, or find his core and shut him down for good.

He also lives in the same world you do. Biters are his problem too: if nests sit on his perimeter or his ore claims, his drones muster and clear them when he can afford it.…