FFF - When are the discussed changes released?

[Locane]

I really enjoy the deep-dive in to the development process for Factorio through Factorio Friday Facts. A lot of the things I'm excited by, but it's not clear to me when the changes that are discussed are actually put in-game.

When are things like the new particle system and faster load times released, when the FFF is released? I have Steam set to subscribe to the latest Beta; as of this writing 0.17.79. I am concerned about those two things specifically, but I'd like to know more generally - is there a version number that the changes being discussed are associated with?

I couldn't find this googling around.

[DaveMcW]

The version will be 0.18.0, and you should get it if you selected the "latest experimental" beta.

The release date is "2020". There will likely be FFFs hinting at a more precise date when it gets closer.

[Locane]

Damn. That's what I was afraid of. I wish that was more clear in each post.

[Jap2.0]

1.0 is set for September 25, so the beta should be at least a couple months before that. Nothing more specific than that, though.