⚠️ WIP – WORK IN PROGRESS – NOT FINISHED YET!This mod is in active alpha development (0.1.0, June 28, 2026). Bugs, unfinished UI and missing features are expected. Suggestions, ideas and bug reports are VERY welcome!
Central management dashboard for TrainConstructionSite in Factorio 2.1 / Space Age.
GitHub: https://github.com/Marcel1853/trainConstructionSiteManager
Author: Marcel171297
TrainConstructionSite Manager (TCSM) is a pure interface / QoL companion mod for trainConstructionSiteFork.
Instead of walking to every single Depot, Builder and Assembler on the map:
One window. All depots. All surfaces.
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Central Dashboard Full overview of all TCS-Depots, Builders and Assemblers – sorted by force & surface. Works on Nauvis, all Space Age planets and space platforms.
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3 Tabs
- Depots: Name, Location, Status, Trains (built / requested)
- Builders: Active build status
- Assemblers: Train assembly plants
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Quick actions right from the table
- Show on map: jumps via remote controller to the entity
- Ping: highlights the entity on the surface
- Location coordinates (X/Y) optionally toggleable
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Shortcut Bar Integration Dedicated TCS-Manager button in the shortcut bar. Hotkey: ALT + T
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FactoryLib GUI Draggable main window, built with the FactoryLib GUI layout engine. Compact, right-aligned header buttons: Coords toggle / Refresh / Close.
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Fully localized German & English complete.
Train building itself is still 100% handled by TrainConstructionSite / trainConstructionSiteFork. TCSM only reads the depot data and gives you a central UI.
- Install trainConstructionSiteFork
- Install FactoryLib
- Add trainConstructionSiteManager to your mods folder
- Start the game
Open with: Shortcut bar button “Open TCS Manager” or ALT + T
base >= 2.1
trainConstructionSiteFork >= 0.5.6
FactoryLib >= 0.2.2
Working:
- Central dashboard with full visibility over all TCS Depots, Builders, Assemblers
- Shortcut bar tool + ALT+T hotkey toggle
- Draggable main window (FactoryLib)
- Interactive table buttons: Jump to map / highlight entity
- Full German and English localization
WIP / Known issues:
- Train status / time display is not always correct yet
- UI buttons (X/Y coords toggle, Refresh, Close) – layout is being reworked, will be smaller and pushed further right
- No sorting / filtering / search in tables yet
- List gets slow with >50 depots
- Tooltips partially missing
- Space Age surface icons not final
This is the first commit state – intentionally marked as alpha.
I gladly accept suggestions!
Best via:
- GitHub Issues: https://github.com/Marcel1853/trainConstructionSiteManager/issues
- Factorio Mod Portal Discussion
- Discord / Forum DM: Marcel171297
Looking for:
- Which columns / info are you missing in the manager?
- Filter / search / grouping – how do you need it?
- UI feedback: button positions, size, layout
- Warning system: “Builder blocked”, “No material”, “Depot full”?
- Presets / export-import for depot configs?
- LTN / Cybersyn compatibility wanted?
No suggestion is too small. The mod should be really usable for large bases with 20+ depots.
- Multiplayer: Yes
- Existing saves: Yes, can be added / removed at any time
- Space Age: Yes, multi-surface support
- Other train mods: Neutral, only reads TCS depot data
- Base Mod: TrainConstructionSite by lovely_santa & Voske_123
- Fork: trainConstructionSiteFork – https://github.com/Marcel1853/trainConstructionSiteFork
- Manager UI: Marcel171297
- GUI Engine: FactoryLib >= 0.2.2
Thanks to all TCS testers!
MIT
Version 0.1.0-alpha – June 28, 2026 – Work in Progress