Factories seem to be bugged... Before server patch when left unequipped and then later used they would Run x2.

Example
(I need to build 4 Exc Thrust Rigging, But theres only 2 Exc Thrust Rigging Factories on base, Each factory would run x2 making the 4 Exc Thrust Rigging that i need)

But now when equipped, factories don't run at all and you have to wait the full cooldown time before they will run. This makes it very annoying when building lots of Factory commods needed for Olympus ships etc. And needs to be fixed or tweaked

I would say that this is intentional behavior tho, even if the normal way that factory works is how you pointed out. This change most likely came with the fix to factories instantly making the maximum number of factorized goods possible when equipped before the patch. I could literally make 1m Personal Computers instantly by just equipping one factory once.

This.

Once on equip would definitely be nice.

FIX THE GOD DAMN FACTORIES ALREADY OR U WILL OWN ME A COOKIE!

Yeah please... Admin Response?

This change is intentional for the design of factories.

Weren't Olympus ships supposed to be an investment of both resources and time instead of finishing one within a day and a half?