Run the installation file and complete the setup. Multiplayer games can be joined, hosted while playing, or hosted by a dedicated server. Multiplayer games can be advertised to other players on the same LAN or worldwide. You will need to create your save file before you start the server, as the dedicated server needs a save file to be provided.
This can easily be done using the --create command-line argument. For example:. There are several JSON configuration files that Factorio can make use of to change the server and map settings:. The --map-gen-settings and --map-settings options must be used with the --create option when you create a new map. Starting the Factorio server requires you to specify the location of the server-settings. By default, this is in the Factorio data folder.
For example, to start Factorio using the most recent saved map, you would run:. On windows, it may be useful to start the server with a. The bat file should have the following content:. Alternatively, Docker can be used to run the server: factorio docker container. Additionally, if you plan to enable mods on your server a mod updater script can greatly simplify this process.
Here are several existing options, or you can write your own! In order to publish the game to the matching server, Factorio needs to be given some more information than just the save file location. These information are provided in a server settings file.
The recommended way is to make a copy of this example file and edit the copy. Notes about some technical details surrounding multiplayer have been published by the development team in several Friday Facts blog posts:.
As of version 0. Players may join each other through Steam, or by just the port-forwarded host. To join a multiplayer game by IP, you will need to know the public IP of a valid server.
You can find this through social media, websites, or by word of mouth. If the server has been set up correctly to accept public connections, you should be able to join the game. Factorio's devs keep a list of all public servers that declare themselves to the service, allowing players to join directly through Factorio. Most of these servers will be password-requiring, but many completely public servers can be connected to.
Provide your Factorio. Simply select one. Steam provides a "game invite" system, simply use that to join. You can find more info about how to use steam in it's documentation. This is the most recommended way for the average player to use multiplayer with their friends, as it allows Steam to handle everything.
If you have some friends on the same internet connection as you in the same building or network , you may play a LAN game. Factorio requires that the server in client-server mode have a publicly accessible IP address or that all players are on the same LAN. Multiplayer games will be launched in client-server mode also multiplayer forwarding mode.
In this mode, all clients send their network traffic to the server and the server forwards the traffic to the other clients. The advantage of this is that it allows games where some players are inside a LAN and others are outside. The disadvantage may be slightly more lag as packets must travel an extra hop through the server.
In PvP mode, players can be on different forces. Each force can have one free-for-all or more players teams. Right now I don't think there's any in-game way to download a mod that's not the most recent version. Re: Download mods when joining servers automatically Post by Zeblote » Tue Aug 09, pm mattj wrote: This is a good idea.
Re: Download mods when joining servers automatically Post by ssilk » Tue Aug 09, pm Absolutely great id. The problem is, what should I do with the others: viewtopic. Have you used the Advanced Search today? Need help, question? Re: Download mods when joining servers automatically Post by supernet2 » Sat Aug 04, am I completely agree with previous statements. Enable auto downloading the mods from the host server.
For players who have limited bandwidth though This would be the easiest route for the player to join the server. Then the player can re-browse back to the server they wanted to join with the mods enabled and ready to go. If the player so chooses to disable the mods they can, and the re-enabling of the mod happens again when attempting to join same server mods were downloaded from or redownloading from the new server they connect too that is modded.
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Re: Download mods when joining servers automatically Post by frostedclaws » Sun Aug 05, pm This needs implemented! Re: Download mods when joining servers automatically Post by Philip » Fri May 29, pm oh brother a 2 year old comment being quoted, yes i know factorio has automatic mod syncing now and it was sorely needed, makes joining a modded game so much better now.
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