Common prototypes
🟠 Updated over a year ago🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.0% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #65 of 208 internal mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
A library to synchronize common materials from various mods
🤖 AI-enhanced — based on mod data
Common prototypes is a library mod by 5forsilver that synchronizes common materials from various mods. It has 3,167 endorsements and 32,944 downloads, updated July 2025. This is a backend utility for mod authors, not a player-facing content mod.
✨ Key Features
Synchronizes common materials from various mods
Acts as a library for mod authors
Recently updated (July 2025)
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid endorsement-to-download ratio (about 1 in 10) shows the community trusts it
- Recent update means it's actively maintained, so compatibility with current mods is likely good
- As a library, it's lightweight and won't clutter your game with new content
⚠️ Cons
- It's a library mod, so it does nothing on its own—you need other mods that depend on it
- No player-facing features, so if you're not a mod author, you might not see any benefit
- Potential compatibility risk if other mods don't properly use this library
🎯 Is This For You?
This is for mod authors who want to ensure consistent material definitions across their mods. It's also for players who install mods that require this library as a dependency, ensuring those mods work correctly.
This is for mod authors who want to ensure consistent material definitions across their mods. It's also for players who install mods that require this library as a dependency, ensuring those mods work correctly.
📦 Install:Easy· Under 1 minute
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're a player, just install this when a mod asks for it—it's a dependency, not a standalone mod.
- If you're a mod author, use this library to avoid material conflicts between your mod and others.
- Check the mod's page for a list of compatible mods, as it's designed to work with specific ones.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Factorio Mods
- Author
- 5forsilver
- Version
- 0.0.4
- Downloads
- 32,944
- Endorsements
- 3.167
- Category
- internal
- Created
- 7/20/2025
- Updated
- 7/20/2025
- Tags
- internal
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