⚠️ SearchlightAssault ⚠️
🟡 Updated this year🔍 Analysis
- 👍 -0.0% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #360 of 1367 content mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Adds a game map and searchlights which sweep for foes at great range, alerting you while directing adjacent turrets to snipe spotted foes. Designed to dovetail with the early-mid game, searchlights provide: - Circuit network interfaces for search & detection I/O - Incentive to automate lamp & combinator production in the early game - New tactics to assault biter bases without leap-frogging turrets!
SearchlightAssault adds a game map and searchlights that sweep for enemies at long range, alerting you and directing adjacent turrets to fire on spotted foes. It includes circuit network interfaces for search and detection I/O, and encourages automating lamps and circuits. Despite a negative endorsement score, it has over 17,000 downloads and was recently updated.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- 17,296 downloads show real community interest despite the odd endorsement count.
- Circuit network integration means you can hook this into your existing automation logic.
- Recently updated (May 2026), so it's likely still being maintained and compatible with current game versions.
⚠️ Cons
- The negative endorsement score (-0.5) is a red flag—maybe bugs or balance issues turned players off.
- Description is thin on specifics like exact range, damage, or how searchlights interact with different turret types.
- Potential compatibility risk with other mods that modify turret AI or map generation, given the custom map and turret direction mechanics.
This is for Factorio players who enjoy defense automation and want a new layer of early-mid game threat detection. If you like circuit networks and building clever turret setups, this gives you a reason to automate lamps and integrate searchlights into your defenses.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use the circuit network interface to set up alerts when searchlights spot enemies, so you know when to reinforce.
- Place searchlights near turret clusters to get the auto-targeting bonus, and experiment with lamp automation to manage power usage.
- Since it adds a new map, consider starting a new save to fully experience the intended early-mid game progression.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Factorio Mods
- Author
- bolderbrush10
- Version
- 2.3.25
- Downloads
- 17,296
- Endorsements
- -0.5
- Category
- content
- Created
- 5/19/2026
- Updated
- 5/19/2026
- Tags
- content
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