{"ok":true,"trend":{"id":455802,"platform":"hn","region":"global","key":"solving factorio quality","title":"Solving Factorio Quality","url":"https://exyr.org/2026/solving-factorio-quality/","first_seen":"2026-09-30T07:20:39.671110Z","last_seen":"2026-09-30T20:50:39.617500Z","last_rank":4,"peak_rank":4,"last_volume":243,"peak_volume":243,"seen_count":57,"score":95.27,"category_hint":"medicine","section":"health","category":"medicine","summary":"A new write-up examines Factorio's quality mechanic, introduced with the game's Space Age expansion, and works through how to optimize it. The piece analyzes the probabilities and production trade-offs behind crafting higher-quality items, prompting discussion among players about the most efficient strategies for farming quality modules and outputs.","why":"Factorio players are actively debating optimal strategies for the quality mechanic added in the Space Age expansion.","tone":"positive","entities":["Factorio","Space Age","Wube Software"],"summarized_at":"2026-09-30T19:24:37.640000Z","meta":{"via":"scan","lang":"en","link":"https://exyr.org/2026/solving-factorio-quality/","term":"fda","hn_id":"49887343","comments":92},"nw":null,"promo":null,"kind":null,"importance":null,"hidden":false,"hide_reason":null,"judged_at":null,"title_en":"Solving Factorio's Quality System With Math","section_name":"Health","category_name":"Medicine","timeline":[{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T07:20:39.671110Z","rank":29,"volume":9},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T07:35:39.652873Z","rank":30,"volume":21},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T07:50:39.667233Z","rank":28,"volume":27},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T08:05:39.652758Z","rank":28,"volume":37},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T08:20:39.703617Z","rank":25,"volume":41},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T08:35:39.740869Z","rank":24,"volume":44},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T08:50:39.678583Z","rank":25,"volume":52},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T09:05:39.632261Z","rank":25,"volume":58},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T09:20:39.640662Z","rank":24,"volume":62},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T09:35:39.727123Z","rank":25,"volume":63},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T09:50:39.702986Z","rank":25,"volume":70},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T10:05:39.785470Z","rank":24,"volume":72},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T10:20:39.783530Z","rank":23,"volume":76},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T10:35:39.704008Z","rank":21,"volume":84},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T10:50:39.774796Z","rank":21,"volume":91},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T11:05:39.635990Z","rank":20,"volume":96},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T11:20:39.645132Z","rank":20,"volume":101},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T11:35:39.763578Z","rank":20,"volume":105},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T11:50:39.785091Z","rank":20,"volume":108},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T12:05:39.607247Z","rank":21,"volume":114},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T12:20:39.801964Z","rank":19,"volume":122},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T12:35:39.609444Z","rank":20,"volume":131},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T12:50:39.765936Z","rank":19,"volume":140},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T13:05:39.679974Z","rank":19,"volume":141},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T13:20:39.789921Z","rank":18,"volume":147},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T13:35:39.675560Z","rank":17,"volume":152},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T13:50:39.704759Z","rank":17,"volume":155},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T14:05:39.599843Z","rank":16,"volume":161},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T14:20:39.732971Z","rank":17,"volume":162},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T14:35:39.737522Z","rank":16,"volume":172},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T14:50:39.687057Z","rank":16,"volume":177},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T15:05:39.654952Z","rank":16,"volume":178},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T15:20:39.617522Z","rank":16,"volume":182},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T15:35:39.617441Z","rank":16,"volume":185},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T15:50:39.743359Z","rank":16,"volume":191},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T15:56:45.357086Z","rank":11,"volume":197},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T16:05:39.948517Z","rank":16,"volume":198},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T16:20:39.675977Z","rank":15,"volume":200},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T16:35:39.655548Z","rank":14,"volume":205},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T16:50:39.668224Z","rank":14,"volume":208},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T17:05:39.715455Z","rank":13,"volume":210},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T17:18:45.566829Z","rank":11,"volume":214},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T17:20:39.671883Z","rank":12,"volume":214},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T17:35:39.595549Z","rank":12,"volume":215},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T17:50:39.781974Z","rank":11,"volume":220},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T18:05:39.865067Z","rank":9,"volume":221},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T18:20:39.799613Z","rank":9,"volume":223},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T18:35:39.796548Z","rank":8,"volume":228},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T18:40:45.798162Z","rank":10,"volume":230},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T18:50:39.780228Z","rank":8,"volume":230},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T19:05:39.652812Z","rank":7,"volume":232},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T19:20:39.682610Z","rank":6,"volume":235},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T19:35:39.690779Z","rank":6,"volume":236},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T19:50:39.707265Z","rank":6,"volume":238},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T20:02:45.409954Z","rank":9,"volume":240},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T20:05:39.632677Z","rank":6,"volume":240},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T20:20:39.630947Z","rank":5,"volume":241},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T20:35:39.645655Z","rank":4,"volume":243},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T20:50:39.617500Z","rank":4,"volume":243}],"posts":[{"platform":"hn","url":"https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49887343","author":"laurenth","title":"Solving Factorio Quality","snippet":null,"posted_at":"2026-09-29T02:27:54Z","likes":243}],"elsewhere":[],"window":"7d"}}