# Factory I/O v2.5.0 preview 1 available **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Created:** [May 13, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.factoryio.com/t/factory-i-o-v2-5-0-preview-1-available/856 "2021-05-13T15:52:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![goncalo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3be4f8/32.png) [@goncalo](https://community.factoryio.com/u/goncalo)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.factoryio.com/t/factory-i-o-v2-5-0-preview-1-available/856/1 "2021-05-13T15:52:18Z")
[Edit] Released: [Factory I/O v2.5.0](https://community.factoryio.com/t/factory-i-o-2-5-0-released/913) * * * A preview for the v2.5.0 version of Factory I/O is now available for download: - Installer (link removed) - Portable (link removed) This release improves the **open** and **save** windows, which now allows changing the default directory, and choosing how the scenes are ordered. ![open save](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/factoryio/original/1X/7997e101f1852539194c8695ff14c1546b95732a.jpeg) A new warning icon is also displayed next to forced tags in the driver window. ![warning icon](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/factoryio/original/1X/ef8d67389f4f6f803c3774ced09119fb444d155f.jpeg) Another major change is **dropped** support for **on-premise** license servers. **Full release notes:** ``` Starting at version 2.5.0, on-premise license servers are no longer supported. ``` - **Core:** ‘Open’ window defaults to the ‘Scenes’ tab when ‘My Scenes’ is empty. - **Core:** Added option to change directory when opening or saving scenes. - **Core:** Added option to choose how to order scenes in the ‘Open’ and ‘Save’ windows. - **Core:** Show sensor and actuator tags by default on clean installs. - **Drivers:** Added a warning icon next to forced tags in the driver window. - **Drivers:** Increased the maximum value for Modbus items starting address from 32767 to 65535. - **Drivers:** Fixed several bugs and improved performance on OPC driver. - **Parts:** Digital display now uses a monospaced font. - **Documentation:** Improved information regarding tags data types. - **SDK:** Updated [SDK](https://github.com/realgamessoftware/factoryio-sdk) to .NET Standard 2.0. - **Licensing:** On-premise license servers are no longer supported. ---
**Author:** ![brunovgr](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.factoryio.com/brunovgr/32/12_2.png) [@brunovgr](https://community.factoryio.com/u/brunovgr)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.factoryio.com/t/factory-i-o-v2-5-0-preview-1-available/856/2 "2021-05-13T17:31:45Z")
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**Author:** ![sps4you](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@sps4you](https://community.factoryio.com/u/sps4you)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://community.factoryio.com/t/factory-i-o-v2-5-0-preview-1-available/856/3 "2021-05-27T11:47:04Z")
Hello, could you tell me when V2.5.0 will be launched? (Real Version - Not the Preview) Thank you very much. Kind regards Florian ---
**Author:** ![brunovgr](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.factoryio.com/brunovgr/32/12_2.png) [@brunovgr](https://community.factoryio.com/u/brunovgr)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.factoryio.com/t/factory-i-o-v2-5-0-preview-1-available/856/4 "2021-05-27T17:04:39Z")
Hi, We are currently working with the vendor of a third-party library (OPC) in order to fix a reported bug. Once this bug is fixed we will release the official version. ---
**Author:** ![goncalo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3be4f8/32.png) [@goncalo](https://community.factoryio.com/u/goncalo)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 11:02am UTC](https://community.factoryio.com/t/factory-i-o-v2-5-0-preview-1-available/856/5 "2021-06-15T11:02:47Z")