I always bounce off of Factorio because I want to be able to play with the default settings but I always end up getting killed by bugs/aliens not long after starting the game.
- Generate new random seeds until you spawn in a forest / grassland area. Greener areas absorb more pollution so the pollution travels less across the map.
- Set spawn area to largest. Earliest biter nests get generated farther away, making it more difficult for your pollution cloud to reach them
This way you can play largely in peace without having achievements disabled.
I turn them off entirely. I'm playing Factorio to make trains and things to make the trains train about the place. Ain't got no time for random critter waves.
Well... When you level up a bit, your trains become an unstoppable bug-mashing barrier around the perimeter of your base. The bugs try to cross the tracks and SQUISH! No more bugs. No need for turrets or ammo, just trains.
It's the Factorio equivalent of the mine cart blender room trap in Dwarf Fortress, certified to kill even clown invasions.
- Set spawn area to largest. Earliest biter nests get generated farther away, making it more difficult for your pollution cloud to reach them
This way you can play largely in peace without having achievements disabled.