Choose or create a project

A project is one local PyOps database. It contains the synced recipes, items, machines, and every plan you create from them.

PyOps creates a Default project on first launch. Use it when you have one playthrough or want to begin immediately. Create a separate project when you change to a different mod list, a substantially different set of mod settings, or another playthrough whose plans should stay independent.

Create another project

1. Open the project selector at the top-right of the navigation bar. On a narrow screen, open the navigation menu first; the project selector appears near the bottom.
2. Select + new project….
3. Enter a recognizable name, such as Py 2.1 — hard mode.
4. Select Create project.

A project name is only for identifying the plan; it does not need to match the save file name.

PyOps switches to the new project and opens Settings → Game data. The project starts empty, so the next required step is to sync Factorio.

Projects are local

Each project is a separate database on this computer. Switching projects reloads PyOps so that pages cannot accidentally keep data from the previous project.

Switch projects later

Open the same project menu and select another name. Removing a project from this menu does not delete its database: PyOps moves the file into a _removed folder in its data directory.

Continue to Sync game data.