Factorio has been around for what feels like forever, but with the recent Spage Age DLC and a new update, a lot of the basic commands have changed from what we remember, including the ability to switch weapons.

Initially, you would switch weapons using TAB or Q. But now, for some reason, the Factorio developers decided to change the default button layout for changing weapons and other buttons with the recent DLC. Obviously, this had led to some frustration for players who had learned the original key binds to muscle memory, but thankfully, there is a way to change your weapon key back to what it was should you not enjoy the new changes,

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Factorio has been around for what feels like forever, but with the recent Spage Age DLC and a new update, a lot of the basic commands have changed from what we remember, including the ability to switch weapons.

Initially, you would switch weapons using TAB or Q. But now, for some reason, the Factorio developers decided to change the default button layout for changing weapons and other buttons with the recent DLC. Obviously, this had led to some frustration for players who had learned the original key binds to muscle memory, but thankfully, there is a way to change your weapon key back to what it was should you not enjoy the new changes,