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Alchemy Factory Guides

Start with the 1.0 shop and logistics changes, then use the returning-player checklist when an Early Access save no longer matches the current menus.

Start here

Start with the 1.0 task in front of you

Use Shop Recognition for a sales or reputation question, Wagons for a transport decision, or the old-save guide when a familiar upgrade moved.

01Shop RecognitionTranslate the old Reputation and sales-upgrade model into the Version 1.0 shop system.Open guide 02Wagon SystemChoose Wagons or conveyors around transport capacity, construction complexity and planning.Open guide 031.0 Old Save ChangesFind moved devices, reworked upgrades and the two named old-save hotfix boundaries.Open guide

Choose a path

Choose a returning-player path

These three pages cover the highest-value 1.0 friction without pretending to be a complete recipe, ratio or production database.

No additional published path is available yet.

Useful next moves

Turn the 1.0 changes into a decision

Check the system that owns the symptom first, then follow the related task when the blocker moves from sales to transport or an old save.

No published guides are available for this route yet.

Official Version 1.0 game media

Build the line, then make the shop work

Official Steam media shows the production, portal and shop-management context behind the three first tasks.

View source: View Alchemy Factory on Steam

Official Alchemy Factory key art with an alchemical production line — Official game identityChecked: 2026-09-10

Official Alchemy Factory screenshot showing barrels and production equipment — Production and shop contextChecked: 2026-09-10

Official Alchemy Factory screenshot showing the Grand Portal above a town — Grand Portal contextChecked: 2026-09-10

Current coverage

Published Version 1.0 coverage

The launch slice answers selling, logistics and returning-player questions without adding generic filler pages.

No published guides are available for this route yet.

What is verified

Current Version 1.0 scope

The official launch record supports the Wagon Logistics System, shop-management changes, Shop Recognition, the Grand Portal and Workbench changes.

Release stateVersion 1.0Official sourceChecked: Sep 10, 2026 New transportWagon LogisticsOfficial sourceChecked: Sep 10, 2026 Shop modelShop RecognitionOfficial sourceChecked: Sep 10, 2026

Official destinations

Official Alchemy Factory sources

Use the current Steam store record, Version 1.0 announcement and named hotfix announcements for release and system-change facts.

Alchemy Factory on Steam Version 1.0 announcement Hotfix 1.0.4917 Hotfix v1.0.4930

Questions players ask

Alchemy Factory FAQ

Short answers about the Version 1.0 systems covered by this first production slice.

What changed in Alchemy Factory Version 1.0?

The official launch notes describe the Wagon Logistics System, extensive shop-management changes, Shop Recognition, the Grand Portal, Tech Tree and Workbench changes, and recipe changes.

Are Wagons better than conveyors?

The official notes say Wagons provide greater transport capacity than conveyors but require more complex construction and careful planning. Choose from the line's actual routing problem rather than a universal ranking.

Where did non-production devices move after 1.0?

The official 1.0 notes say all non-production devices were removed from the Tech Tree and must now be unlocked at the Workbench.