Extra Zoom

Extra Zoom on Your Factorio Server

Extra Zoom, also from RockPaperKatana, lifts Factorio's default zoom limit so you can seamlessly zoom in and out much further than vanilla allows. On sprawling multiplayer bases this is a genuine quality-of-life win — you can keep track of belt networks and production chains without constantly switching to the map view.

Since it's a purely client-side comfort mod, everyone on your server benefits the moment they connect: drop the zip into the mods/ folder, enable it via mod-list.json, and thanks to automatic mod syncing on join, every client pulls the matching version straight from your server.

Tip: Especially handy on bases whose rail networks stretch for kilometers across the map.

Plan the rollout and operation

Extra Zoom is a client convenience, not a fix for server ticks or map calculations. Recommend it to players with large displays or sprawling rail networks while leaving zoom limits personal. Check labels, selection boxes, and other UI mods at maximum distance and close range. If one player reports rendering problems, they can disable Extra Zoom independently; the save and factory logic remain unchanged.

For rollout, copy the save, mod-list.json, mod-settings.dat, and current mods directory. Enable the new zip on a server copy first and let Factorio validate dependencies and version ranges during boot. Connect at least two clients, use the core feature, save under a new name, and load that save again. Watch the server log, UPS, and synchronization in a realistic factory rather than only on an empty map. For updates, record the game, mod, and dependency versions together and change one package per test run. Content or recipe mods can leave saved entities and production chains behind, so do not remove them directly from the live world. On a copy, replace recipes, filters, and buildings before deleting the file. The original save then remains a reliable rollback. Also document the tested mod order so teammates and later maintenance windows always begin from the same reproducible combination.