factorio-mod-settings-converter

A command-line tool to convert Factorio mod-settings.dat files to JSON/YAML and back.

Features

• Convert mod-settings.dat to JSON or YAML for easy editing.
• Convert JSON or YAML back to mod-settings.dat.
• Support for Factorio 2.0+ settings format (including has_quality flag).
• Preserves value types (numbers, booleans, strings, lists, dictionaries).

Installation

From Source

Ensure you have Rust installed.

cargo install --path .

Usage

Convert DAT to JSON

factorio-mod-settings-converter mod-settings.dat
# Creates mod-settings.json

Convert DAT to YAML

factorio-mod-settings-converter mod-settings.dat mod-settings.yaml

Convert JSON/YAML to DAT

factorio-mod-settings-converter mod-settings.json
# Creates mod-settings.dat

Specify Output

factorio-mod-settings-converter input.dat custom-output.json

License

MIT