Any Chance for a iOS version?

[brunzenstein]

for iPad at least?

[bobingabout]

I'm not saying it is impossible, but considering the game is currently designed to require a keyboard and mouse, to make it work on a touch screen system would require a considerable modification to the interface.

On top of that an iPad might not have the hardware requirements to be able to run the game. Also, I don't know if Alegro has an iPad port, Alegro is the graphics engine used.

[imajor]

I would be really happy to be able to play this game on iPad. Seems like Allegro runs on iOS and Android.

[IsaacHeron]

Imagine factorio on a 13" iPad Pro with pencil support... I would never get off the crapper again

[BZ64]

Can check out the interface of minecraft pocket edition... Is very usefull for factorio.. The crafting is similar and also the movement

[brunzenstein]

The chance for a iOs version are, as much as I would like to have, exactly zero.
Factorio is keyboard driven and Wube has by far not the technical resources to port the game to iOS.

[ssilk]

Thank you for your clear insight.

I would not say "never", it will take some time and, yes, clearly there is currently no such developer.
Other problems are the used memory: there is "only" 4 GB of internal RAM. Just a relatively small world would match in that memory. I think also the memory bus is not the fastest - and that is quite important for Factorio.