dedicated-servers

[drifting hatch]

So.. @whole meadow what was the problem xD

I'm a bad person for pinging

Is this supposedly fixed in 433351 ?

Poor tcp, why kill xD

I think satisfactory dedicated server could do a lot of better things than that XD

I can survive TCP sessions thru disconnects as long as I am VPN'd into my network. There aren't any keepalives in TCP

Source and destination

And they are

the

same xD

From both aspects xD

Destination doesn't change if you are VPN'ing into a private network

Source is usually held in the table

How do you think you can jump networks, I can walk out of here, drop the UniFi WiFi, drop to the cell network, I don't lose connectivity xD

Maybe in that case yea xD

I'd reboot pfSense but that would be a horrorshow xD

Oh I have a static v4 and a static /56 delegation, I just don't want the downtime xD

No CIDR calculator app on your Android device? xD

or Chrome on the better version --> desktop PC

Uh oh XD

You can use a wrong CIDR - mask - and it will work in some circumstances

Just a terrible idea

[hidden forge]

As i said, llms just chain words together. They don't know why these word should be chained together

[turbid ridge]

Nothing here should be getting blocked by windows firewall. And according to documentation debian's network settings default to let all traffic through

[fallow zinc]

Hey all, so one of my friends can join my g portal server and another cant. the one who cant automacially disconnects when they enter and they dont even see the landscape. Itsays (timed out) when hes back in the menu. It does say he joined the server, but he doesnt stay or load in himself. We have tried disabling his firewall with no luck. JW if there is anything else that can be done. We can play coop with no issues.

[drifting hatch]

DM me your sever IP

I'll try

[fallow zinc]

you helped me yesteday lol. You had no problem joining

🙂

[drifting hatch]

Don't write it in public

Oh, yes XD

I have a bad memory xD

Send the latest address xD

In our DM 😄

We can do chat here so people can learn

[fallow zinc]

so, i m wondering what causing him to timeout. He can run the game normally in coop and single player. So i dont think it times him out due to long load times

[drifting hatch]

So the background is - one friend can connect, one friend can't

[fallow zinc]

it seems like anyone else but him can connect lol

[drifting hatch]

It's a bit run of the mill but can the friend who can't connect try in PowerShell

Test-NetConnection -ComputerName 10.0.100.5 -Port 8888

Test-NetConnection -ComputerName 10.0.100.5 -Port 7777

[fallow zinc]

i dont know what is

[drifting hatch]

Replace my IP with your public one

Get rid of that 10.0.100.5 tosh 😉

[drifting hatch]

Start key, type command, right click on Command Prompt, Run as Administrator

[fallow zinc]

so, does he have to do that or me?

hes not online right now

[drifting hatch]

Your server is online

Are you in the mid americas?

or east

So this friend

This is the focus on the issue xD

I can connect, so I don't think there is anything wrong at your end

[fallow zinc]

yaaaaah

[drifting hatch]

Can friend try those powershell things xD

Test-NetConnection -ComputerName <your_server_ip> -Port 7777

Test-NetConnection -ComputerName <your_server_ip> -Port 8888

PowerShell

[fallow zinc]

illl have him try later, thank you

[drifting hatch]

Sure thing

[hidden forge]

Local firewall shouldn't matter as long as outgoing connections are allowed (which is the default)
Is he trying to "join game" via IP or adding the server in server manager?

[frail mango]

Hello, with some friends we have an issue right now, we started playing on a dedicated server a friend has setup (linux). Everything worked fine untill today or some days because of a new version of the game, even when he tried to update the server the version stay the same for the server.
Has anyone got the same issue ? is there a way to correct this issue ?

[proud granite]

how did he updated the server ?

did he select the correct directory for the server to update ?

[hidden forge]

When in doubt, extract the save, nuke everything, and start with a fresh install

[frail mango]

He has just tough about this kind of issue, he is still looking but we think it's the issue, sorry to have bothered you 😅

And decided to nuke the serv... xD

[quasi ferry]

If he hasn’t nuked it yet - I’ve seen this be fixed by restarting the server itself (maybe the entire home server he has)

[oblique hornet]

check 7777, 8888, 15000, 15777

also udp/tcp

(if not 1.0)

8888 (New Requirement - TCP):
As of version 1.1, this port is required for TCP connections to prevent players from getting stuck in infinite loading screens. 
UDP 15777 (Query Port): This port is no longer needed with Update 1.0 and should be closed. 
UDP 15000 (Beacon Port): Like the query port, this is also unnecessary for the default setup and should be closed. 

[frail mango]

He tried several times, but it didn't work. He told me he followed a tutorial that may have placed the files in the wrong location... but he's going to nuke it, which we think is simpler.

[oblique hornet]

he is running it as a docker or a dedi?

[dusk cipher]

how do i find my address ?

[quasi ferry]

Google maps maybe? Unsure how to help with this one…

[dusk cipher]

for the address IP?

[quasi ferry]

No I was being sarcastic I’m sorry :(

Internal or external IP?

[dusk cipher]

ok i was tripping for a sec lmao

[quasi ferry]

Haha sorry was being dumb

[dusk cipher]

im not sure tbh ive created the TCP and UDP things on firewall and put port at 7777. now im in game but unsure where to find the address to launch the server

[quasi ferry]

Go to www.whatsmyip.com that should show you what’s needed!

[dusk cipher]

didnt work. why is it so hard just to setup a server lol

im guessing a server still runs when im offline right? so my friends can still log on and play while im at work

[wicked knot]

The server has to "launch" as an application on whatever machine it will live on. You can connect to it with an IP address, if it is already running

[dusk cipher]

the cmd thing is running. im just unsure where to find the address.

[wicked knot]

Where did you tell it to install the server to?

[dusk cipher]

what do you mean? sorry this is all new to me

[wicked knot]

If you are installing it on YOUR PC, your PC, AND the server application, has to be running for anyone to access it

The server is basically a copy of the game, with no player. Other players can connect to it, and experience that unique world

[dusk cipher]

its installed to my pc yes

[wicked knot]

If you want something that others can reach any time, whether you have your computer on or not, then you need a hosting service

[dusk cipher]

man this is confusing haha

[wicked knot]

OK, so you installed it on your PC. WHERE, on your PC?

[dusk cipher]

in C:

[wicked knot]

what, exactly, di you type into the steamCMD for "force install dir ...... "

[meager halo]

what guide did you follow

[dusk cipher]

yes i typed that and login anonymous

[dusk cipher]

i followed gamisfy on youtube

[meager halo]

the guide is outdated and some info is incorrect

[wicked knot]

!wikisearch Dedicated_server

[rancid ether]

https://satisfactory.wiki.gg/index.php?search=Dedicated_server

[dusk cipher]

damn ok

[hidden forge]

@dusk cipher if the server runs on the same system as the game just use "127.0.0.1"
If it's a different system, either look into task manager, settings or use a command line, depending on your OS
Friends from outside your network need to use your WAN-IP, your routers external IP. This requires setting up port forwarding

[dusk cipher]

ok i used 127.0.0.1 and it worked

[meager halo]

if it runs, congrats

now you need to go into your router for port forwarding

[dusk cipher]

great... ill do some research lol

thanks guys, getting there

[hidden forge]

most guides are probably out of date
all you need are ports 7777/tcp, 7777/udp and 8888/tcp (by default)
forward these to the system you are running the server on

[oblique hornet]

yes, 15000 and 15777 are no longer used

[oblique hornet]

here's a summary

[drifting hatch]

Would need to see the server logs

[rotund ermine]

We’re experiencing consistent stutters during autosaves: the game freezes for a moment and then all connected players are rubberbanded to their position from ~2–3 seconds earlier. Is this expected behavior? The server has been up for about 980 hours of runtime. Auto-stop is disabled, and autosaves are configured every 5 minutes.

[drifting hatch]

Not from my experience

Need to tail the server logs when this happens

[rotund ermine]

Here are the logs from the last 12 minutes. I think it’s about the section “Write Backup to Disk and Cleanup time: 0.070 seconds”

[drifting hatch]

Logs look similar to mine

What is the server?

[rotund ermine]

It’s a Satisfactory Dedicated Server running on Ubuntu 24.04 minimal inside Docker Compose. The container is wolveix/satisfactory-server:latest, no autostop, autosave every 5 minutes.

or what do you mean?

[drifting hatch]

That's good, I run the same, CPU and main memory?

[rotund ermine]

8 cores (xeon silver 4215R @3,2 GHz
32 GB Ram
100GB vhdx on a nvme

[drifting hatch]

Well.. on face value it shouldn't be an issue xD

Depends how many 8 cores, 32 GiB of RAM and 100GB of that secondary storage is being used xD

can you like htop or glance that save event?

or iotop it maybe

[rotund ermine]

I’ll let a monitoring run for a while.

[drifting hatch]

might just be server resources

Thing about these servers is a lot of people are sharing the hypervisor

How much are you paying?

[rotund ermine]

Here’s a quick snapshot from glances in advance, in case it helps.

[drifting hatch]

That is good CPU and mem util

How many clients?

[rotund ermine]

0 atm

[drifting hatch]

Hmm

[rotund ermine]

Monitoring without any players on the server probably won’t be very meaningful, I guess.

[drifting hatch]

Can you sudo glances and e on the container?

[rotund ermine]

like this?

[drifting hatch]

Yep xD Just looking

[rotund ermine]

yea sorry i'm not a linux expert ^^

[drifting hatch]

It doesn't look resource constrained, it looks really nice actually

That's cool xD

Where does the server save to? like secondary storage

It's the only thing I can think of

[unkempt laurel]

Hi i got a question, i just updated my server via steamcmd, but when i try to join i get a version mismatch

how can i fix it? When i try to update i get that "1690800" is already up to date

[rotund ermine]

I just followed the instructions. Even during the Linux installation I didn’t create any additional partitions or anything like that

[drifting hatch]

Hello!
Does
steamcmd.exe +login anonymous +app_update 1690800 validate
Work?

[drifting hatch]

It could be slow to write but yea would need to check where it is writing to

[unkempt laurel]

Thx, will try that

Thx, its verifying now. I'll let you know if it worked

[drifting hatch]

Sure thing

[rotund ermine]

There’s a good guide in the Satisfactory Wiki on how to set up auto-updates. Unfortunately, I can’t post links here, but just google Satisfactory Dedicated Server auto update and you’ll find it. With that in place, you won’t run into these issues anymore. Just restart the Windows service once and everything works again.

if you are using windows ^^

[unkempt laurel]

nahh linux, but still thanks for trying to help :D

[drifting hatch]

This sounds good xD

[unkempt laurel]

Nope still didnt work, but i noticed some mods are still active from the last time i used it. Does this matter? And if so how can i remove them

[drifting hatch]

My guess is mods

[drifting hatch]

wolveix/satisfactory-server:latest auto updates if you restart the container

I think you were running that

Maybe my brain fails me. This is a usual problem

[rotund ermine]

What you need to keep in mind: the save games will no longer be under %localappdata%\FactoryGame\Saved\SaveGames, but instead in %WINDIR%\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\FactoryGame\Saved\SaveGames. Drove me crazy when I was trying to find my saves ^^

[rotund ermine]

yes. but not the windows dedicated server

[unkempt laurel]

Yeahhh but i still need to figure out how to connect to it via winscp

forgot the last 2 digits of the ip

[drifting hatch]

I will chit-chat with the AI xD

Any joy?

[rotund ermine]

yea i love chatgpt for things like that 😄

[drifting hatch]

Yes xD

Not sure if it solved your problem tho

[hidden forge]

if you know the name of the system try a quick dns lookup
open cmd or powershell and run "nslookup <System-Name>"

[drifting hatch]

That's just name isn't it? xD

[hidden forge]

fair enough, just connect to the name directly then 😅

[drifting hatch]

Does A and AAAA

[unkempt laurel]

I deleted the mods and restarted it and validated. But nothing worked so far

[drifting hatch]

Yea you need to update the server

[unkempt laurel]

yeah

Wait i type my commands here

[drifting hatch]

You're running wolveix or was that someone else xD

[unkempt laurel]

steamcmd
force_install_dir ~/SatisfactoryDedicatedServer
login anonymous
app_update 1690800 validate

[unkempt laurel]

idk, i use proxmox and ubuntu

i dont have much knowledge about both

[drifting hatch]

app_update 1690800 validate

Stop the server first

[unkempt laurel]

yeah i already tried that 3 times

[drifting hatch]

Hmm, people have problems with this

Backup your saves

Uninistall it

Clean install

[unkempt laurel]

how can i uninstall it? (Sorry for the many stupd questions lol)

Idc bout the saves, we started fresh so yea

[drifting hatch]

Remind me which operating system you are xD

[unkempt laurel]

linux

/ubuntu

[drifting hatch]

how did you install it
like
sudo apt ?

[unkempt laurel]

uhhh

wait let me check

long time ago

yeah sudo

[drifting hatch]

dpkg --get-selections | grep steam

[unkempt laurel]

i get this

[drifting hatch]

You're grepping the grep? xD

[unkempt laurel]

im gonna go to sleep, have a lecture early in the morning. Thx for the help

[unkempt laurel]

bro idk shit bout linux XD

maybe i need some knowledge first hahaa

but still thx for the help

[drifting hatch]

Okie, come back tomorrow and we can work on this xD

Fixing problems is my mission xD

[turbid ridge]

Figured it out! The tutorial I followed when I first set up Debian had me misconfigure the network interface which led to me having multiple entries for the same adapter. Removing the unnecessary one fixed my issue and the server is now responding

[sterile hull]

I get this screen, I just reset my pc and am trying to connect to my home servers server which worked fine. the second i try to hit authenticate all i get is a connection to the server has been lost.

running wolveix/satisfactory-server in docker on ubuntu

[clever breach]

The server needs to restart its connection, its a server side issue

Just restart the world server side

Btw can i join it pls

I want to restart playing satisfactory but i dont have the motivation if im playing alone

[clever breach]

Im not explaining this well

[oblique hornet]

somteimes client side can also cause issue (the game), restarting the game can help.

[drifting hatch]

Yay! So happy you found a solution xD

[sterile hull]

thanks for the suggestions, i had to join it on my wan first before i could access it with public ip

and sorry this one is between me and my other friend we had our world for months before

[clever breach]

O ok

But does it work?

Now

[hoary salmon]

has anyone got a fix for epics' "Missing string table entry"? I have a clone of myself in my server and he has my inventory:(

[scarlet arrow]

Anyone have any issues after the last 2 updates of dedicated servers not working?

[fossil stump]

Mine just stopped working, getting a TLS error....

[fossil stump]

After stopping, updating and starting the server got a warning about unverified certificate, but it's working again.

[wicked knot]

make sure you dont have "keep inventory on death" set, and beat it repeatedly about the neck and shoulders, until it gives up the loot

[jaunty skiff]

Hello everyone, since a few hours friends can't join my self-hosted dedicated windows server which runs on a separate machine :

• no parameters have changed
• ports 7777 & 8888 are still forwarded (on both TCP & UDP)
• I can join via local IP but not from WAN (can't even see it, appears offline)
• I restarted the router, server and client
• I tried removing IPv6 on the hosting computer
• I updated the server

but nothing seem to work, do you have any advice ?

[jaunty skiff]

Could it be related to the latest 1 year aniversary update ?

also tried -multihome launch parameter, hell, I even forwarded all traffic from my router to the local hosting machine
if TCP or anything network related is not working, I can't figure out what it is

[mild thunder]

have you verified that your public IP didnt change?

[jaunty skiff]

I did, and unfortunately it is still the same

anyway I re-added the server in server manager

but It can't find it

[mild thunder]

so even with local IP of the server, you cant find it now?

[jaunty skiff]

Yes I can, as i said :
I can join via local IP but not from WAN (can't even see it, appears offline)

[mild thunder]

not all routers will loopback the WAN ip if already inside of the network

[jaunty skiff]

it used to work fine 8 hours ago

before the latest aniversary update

nothing has changed except that

[mild thunder]

(took a moment to have someone remotely connect to my server, as i hadn't since last update), 2 things i would check would be the router port forwards(probably not it if it used to work), then i would also check the windows firewall rules to make sure allow edge traversal is on and the rules are applied for the current network profile. if that all fails, maybe worth grabbing wireshark and seeing if the packets get to the server so you can tell if its a server config or a router config

[jaunty skiff]

Thx for your suggestions, I'll try that after work

[eager aspen]

Man, that username, it's beautiful

[oblique hornet]

https://github.com/kazuninishiki/satisfactory-admin wrote an app that does server admin via API, feel free to use/comment if interested (terminal based, i also have a gui based, still refining)

[drifting hatch]

DM me the public IP if you like, I'll try

You only need TCP open on the 8888

[fresh tartan]

Hi! I‘ve rented 2 servers in the past and both times I got frustrated by either their downtime or performance issues. I used trusted providers (or so I thought) with a big plan. My safe just eventually got to big.

Now I‘d love to give it a try again. Do you guys have reccommendations on good providers?

[drifting hatch]

IPv6 is your saviour xD

Maybe xD

[fresh tartan]

I‘ll have to look into what that is. I‘m not a big tech guy

Thanks!

[drifting hatch]

Ignore me xD

So what is the prob

You rent a server

Can't connect?

[fresh tartan]

I am about to rent a server. But I don‘t know witz what provider to go

[drifting hatch]

Ah okay I can't advise on that xD

I only run my own servers

Where do you live?

[fresh tartan]

Switzerland

[drifting hatch]

Oh, wonderful country, I'll search

?

Oh it got removed

hostkey .com / dedicated-servers/switzerland/

Break the bot xD

[fresh tartan]

Do you know this provider?

[drifting hatch]

Nope just Google it xD

[fresh tartan]

oh alright

I did that the last 2 times and then got so frustrated that I just cancelled the plans without even saving my saves

[drifting hatch]

I don't know what it's like, I only run my own

[fresh tartan]

Well thanks anyways!

[drifting hatch]

Good luck out there 🙂

Just out of interest

Run it locally?

Do you need a dedicated server?

[fresh tartan]

I think it's more fun when the game time continues running even when you're not here "working", no?

[drifting hatch]

Yes I would agree 🙂

Run your own server 🙂

It's not as hard as you might think

[fresh tartan]

I don't have the time and/or courage to learn how to do it and to troubleshoot it.
Additionally I don't have any hardware that I could run 24/7

[drifting hatch]

If I can do it, you can do it

[fresh tartan]

I think I could do it. But if I can I would rather pay a small monthly fee and safe myself hours of headache

[drifting hatch]

You do need hardware that can run 24/7 that is true

Yea, I've never used providers. Surely someone here can advise xD

[fresh tartan]

Thanks for the help though!

[drifting hatch]

Good luck (and Switz is an amazing country)

[fresh tartan]

Just for people that might have just clicked into the chat;

Does anybody know a good server provider?

I've used shockbyte before with their biggest plan and it was terrible.

[drifting hatch]

Which glorious nation xD

[jaunty skiff]

@drifting hatch @mild thunder everything is back to normal now without having changed anything, it just fixed itself during the day while I was at work; it still drives me nuts to ignore the cause, maybe faulty router that was messing up port forwarding despite having restarted it or Epic Games Store APIs, anyway, thank you very much for your efforts and I wish you both an excellent day !

[jaunty skiff]

Merci fréro, il est simple et efficace

[eager aspen]

oh que oui, masterclass

[terse grotto]

hey guys! I have setup a server on a win 10 machine.

i can connect to it lokaly but my DDNS wont let annybody in. connection timed out. opend ports 7777 and 8888 both in windows firewall and in the router

[drifting hatch]

7777 UDP and TCP and 8888 TCP?

[terse grotto]

in router i hopend both

[drifting hatch]

Fancy DM'ing me your IP and I'll check?

is -multihome=:: worth a try and how do you do it with steamcmd xD

I am a docker peasant xD

[terse grotto]

hahah @drifting hatch does docker work on windows? 😉

[drifting hatch]

Yea I think so, there are Windows binaries

[terse grotto]

that seamed a little bit too advanced for me 😉

[drifting hatch]

I'm just not familiar with steamcmd xD

It could be UDP, it's hard to test

Your 7777 and 8888 TCP looks open

[terse grotto]

@drifting hatch We cant even join me at regular joinming

[drifting hatch]

I've been trying to figure this out

[hidden forge]

if you can see the server ping, udp works, if not not

[drifting hatch]

Yea UDP is my suspicion

Problem is that it's hard to test

I'll wireshark this when I can generate enough calories xD

Write a script

[mild thunder]

If you can use Wireshark on the server computer, I can give a filter to use to see if the packets are reaching it

[terse grotto]

i can download it 😄

[mild thunder]

im running an old version, so ill update to make sure the filter still works in the new

[terse grotto]

when i use webbrowser port checker it says its closed. wierd

[mild thunder]

here is the quick version of the filter: tcp.dstport == 7777 || udp.dstport == 7777 || tcp.dstport == 8888 || tcp.srcport == 7777 || udp.srcport == 7777 || tcp.srcport == 8888

that didnt work as expected since those characters are used for stuff here

there we go

from what i have seen, connection starts on UDP on 7777, one packet in each direction, and then switches to TCP to get the server manager pages

[terse grotto]

@mild thunder and @drifting hatch i found the fault!

[mild thunder]

yay

[drifting hatch]

Do tell

[terse grotto]

Asus rt-ax88U router was not happy to open port 7777 out to the public changet it to 5055 and it worked to add it in my on game with the outside host name!

[drifting hatch]

Wow! okay xD

[terse grotto]

Yes feels realy nice if it only was that XD 😄

[pseudo iron]

I'm looking to move a locally hosted muliplayer game to a dedicated server using LGSM. The problem I'm having is I can't find the save files for the game. I'm on linux (specifically Bazzite) and have looked in ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/526870/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Local Settings/Application Data/FactoryGame/Saved/SaveGames except there is no 526870 directory, only 2180100 & 0.
Also tried /home/<steam_user_name>/.config/Epic/FactoryGame/Saved/SavedGames/ but there is no FactoryGame directory.

[hexed root]

Mine are located in here (Arch Linux) .local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/526870/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/FactoryGame/Saved/SaveGames/XXXXXXXXXXX

[hidden forge]

if the old server is still running, just use the server manager to download and then upload the save

[pseudo iron]

It's not a server though, just a locally hosted multiplayer game. You know, where the host has to be playing in order for others to join him.

[hidden forge]

ah, then just upload it

[pseudo iron]

upload what though??

[hidden forge]

the save? useing the server manager?

[pseudo iron]

like I said in my original post...I dont have a directory named 526870

[hidden forge]

server manager allows you to upload local saves, right in the game

[pseudo iron]

its not a server...there is nothing under server manager

[mild thunder]

if you can connect to the server from that computer, you can go to manage saves, and upload to the new server through the ingame server manager

[hidden forge]

you want to play on a dedicated server, right? then add it in the server manager, and then upload the local save in the save manager tab

[pseudo iron]

see I was trying to move the files from my computer to my server (once I find them).

Lemme get connected to the server an see if I can move them your way

[daring stratus]

we noticed something weird on our server; creatures are passive for me, but will attack my playmates? is that a known bug or a feature or smth?

[hidden forge]

check your game settings. hostility is by player iirc

[daring stratus]

thats a wild concept if true lol

ill check

oh yeah

bit of a weird decision but ok

[edgy pasture]

@whole meadow
I can add one more report that the desyncs seem to be fixed.
I played for a bit with ports forwarded to the internet and no vpn tunnel for a while (about an hour) today with plenty of foundations being built. No desync. 🙂
This is the first time since 1.1 was released that this has worked without the vpn tunnel in place.

@warm pollen Thank you for helping them fix this.

[sage marsh]

heya, i'm having some issues with my dedicated server.

in the server manager, i'm getting the following behaviour:

Local ip works, can be loaded and played fine.

public ip shows failed to connect to server API

on the server i'm getting the following logs that stand out:

TLS alert, unknown CA
ssl certificate problem: unable to get local issuer certificate
failed to initialize SSL state for socket HTTPrequest
error accepting expected connection [0] SE_NO_ERROR

i am running the server on windows 10, previously i was on server 2025 but that had some issues.

[hidden forge]

did you set up port forwarding so the server is reachable from the outside?

[sage marsh]

yup

also set proper firewall rules to allow the traffic to pass

[hidden forge]

everything changed to the new host? firewall on host allows for traffic?

[half flax]

can smm handle putty keys...?

[limber robin]

I successfully installed a satisfactory dedicated server on linux using SteamCMD, to find out that my epic client cannot connect to it. is there a place to find an epic dedicated server that runs on linux? The Wiki only has the windows one.

[odd carbon]

What branch is your server on

[limber robin]

normal, not experimental

If I try to connect to my steamcmd linux server I get LogGame: Error: RegisterPlayerWithSession: Failed- UniqueId.IsValid(): true, IsV2(): true, IsOnline: false. AI says its because im on an epic client that cant authenticate with steam

[odd carbon]

Did you try joining via the in game server manager, and are you 100% sure you're on the same branch as the server?

[drifting hatch]

It would show a version mismatch?

[limber robin]

I checked my client version against 5.3.2-433351+++FactoryGame+rel-main-1.1.0 and I am told they should work. I am able to see the server, load saves and authenticate with it. I just bomb out when i try to join

client v Version
433351.299

[drifting hatch]

And the server?

[limber robin]

5.3.2-433351+++FactoryGame+rel-main-1.1.0, is this the version?

[limber robin]

Yes, server is433351

So I my take away is that the epic client should work with the steam dedicated server then?

If so, ill go back to the drawing board

[drifting hatch]

Is this server on the LAN?

[limber robin]

Yes, I am trying to connect using a local 192 address

[drifting hatch]

Go by the IP option

Server Manager -> Add Server

[limber robin]

I am able to add the server by local IP address and am able to join using the password

I get the correct status

I just crash when i try to join

not game crash, it just freezes and kicks me back to main menu

It is a sav that i pulled over from a previous windows dedicated server. not sure if that matters

[drifting hatch]

And Join Game? xD

[limber robin]

Yes, Join Game is where it freezes while loading

[drifting hatch]

Freezes.. hmm

[limber robin]

Ill get a screenshot

frozen here

[drifting hatch]

Is the bar moving or literally frozen

[limber robin]

Starts moving, then freezes in that spot for about 10-15 seconds, then back to main menu

[drifting hatch]

Is UDP 7777 open?

[limber robin]

UDP and TCP

[drifting hatch]

Show evidence xD

[limber robin]

7777/udp ALLOW Anywhere
15000/udp ALLOW Anywhere
15777/udp ALLOW Anywhere
22 ALLOW 192.168.4.0/24
32400/tcp ALLOW Anywhere
7777/tcp ALLOW Anywhere

[drifting hatch]

What is that, Windows Firewall?

[limber robin]

linux ufw status

[drifting hatch]

Ah nice

[odd carbon]

Looks fine

[drifting hatch]

Yea looks fine

8888/tcp ?

[limber robin]

I will add that and see what happens

[drifting hatch]

It's needed

[limber robin]

oh, hopefully thats it.

trying

[odd carbon]

Watch the log while you connect ./FactoryServer.sh -multihome=0.0.0.0 -log

[limber robin]

Oh my god, you are awesome

i am stupid

im in

[odd carbon]

😂 what was the problem

[limber robin]

I really apprecaite your time and the help

[odd carbon]

Np

[limber robin]

i added 8888 rule to the firewall

[odd carbon]

Aah alright

[limber robin]

i did not catch that in my setup

[drifting hatch]

You're definitely not stupid xD

[limber robin]

heh, thanks

i imagine you all get port issues a lot, i hate to be another to that number though

[drifting hatch]

If I had a number for all the firewall mistakes I have made... it's a big number xD

[limber robin]

heh. same. Well thanks again to you folks. ill go and let the others know they can play.

[odd carbon]

Have fun!

[north grove]

my friends cant seem to connect to my dedicated server. I have the server running with open ports (7777 7778 27015 37015 27020 15777 8889) {had to change reliable port to 8889 because of internal conflicts}
i can join the server from my 192 address but when they try joining my public ip they get "cannot connect to the server API"
please let me know what im overlooking or missing! ❤️

[odd carbon]

Did you forward your servers lan ip?

[north grove]

yes i did but it also randomly fixed itself. honestly idk but here he is so sorry for taking your time

[odd carbon]

Haha, np at all.

[drifting hatch]

Why does 8888 conflict?

Running something on 8888?

[halcyon relic]

I play with a dedicated server but my friends are getting constantly a timeout when joining.

[odd carbon]

did you forward your servers lan ip?

[half flax]

yooo activechat, you overlooked my message but i shall forgive this disgression
-# please dont hurt me, i was just joking
can smm handle putty keys...?

[halcyon relic]

i´ve send my router ip

[odd carbon]

thats your public ip they cant connect via that

[halcyon relic]

but they see the server in the server manager

[odd carbon]

Did you forward the ip in your router?

[halcyon relic]

its the ip from the router. the public warn ip. so its called here

[odd carbon]

You need to forward

7777 UDP
7778 UDP
15000 UDP
8888 TCP

[halcyon relic]

why 8888 ?

[odd carbon]

its for Game traffic, Reliable messaging

[halcyon relic]

ok i will try

it worked. thx

[odd carbon]

np

[hidden forge]

What is smm?

[half flax]

satisfactory mod manager

[drifting hatch]

Mods.. I think that is your problem xD

[hidden forge]

Then ho ask the developer

[spring kindle]

how do i renew the SSL Cert on a windows machine?

i checked that location but there are no certificates

[odd carbon]

1 sec

[odd carbon]

do you have FactoryGame\Saved\Config\WindowsServer

[spring kindle]

yes

[odd carbon]

wait nvm do you see a Certificates folder anywhere?

[spring kindle]

nope, looked all through admin profile and game location

also checked mmc for computer certificates

[sage marsh]

ye

[odd carbon]

hmm idk man so no FactoryGame/Certificates?

[sage marsh]

im pretty sure the issue is that it's not grabbing the trusted certificate from the windows certificate store, since this is an issue for other applications that rely on git for their SSL backend. the issue is: normally you can use a command to manually set git (and thus any program that uses it) to use the windows certificate store, which i did, but it still does not work.

i'd run it in a VM but the server it's running on is already a VM and is meant to run multiple different game servers (since they won't be in use at the same time, that was a more economical way to do it over having separate application servers).

i'm considering just looking to see if all the game servers i want to run can be hosted in docker, and re-create the server as a linux VM running portainer + docker for easier gameserver management.

[spring kindle]

it says it generated one but appears to still be using the old expired cert when visiting the https://<ip>:7777

[hidden forge]

the dedicated server uses a self-signed certificate by default, so an "Unknown CA" error is to be expected and normal.
could it be another game server is blocking the ports?

[spring kindle]

pterodactyl.io is good for running games in docker

[odd carbon]

Is it fixed or?

[spring kindle]

no its not fixed

[odd carbon]

maybe empty browser cache?

[spring kindle]

umm ok... weird now its fixed, new cert was generated

[odd carbon]

prob needed a restart

[spring kindle]

ive restarted it like 5 times

[odd carbon]

oh

[spring kindle]

all good, now i can go to bed, thanks 🙂

[odd carbon]

np!

[hidden forge]

why renew it?

[odd carbon]

It was expired i think

[hidden forge]

it's still valid until 2026?

at least the one in the screenshot

[odd carbon]

oh ye.. i see

idk then lol

somehow invalid then

[hidden forge]

ah yeah, missed it

using the old expired cert

[sage marsh]

nope, we used to have a terraria server on that port, but it's offline now (VM not running anymore) and the portforwarding has been changed to point to the new application server.

[light zephyr]

hey y' all dealt with the recurring and frustrating issue of your satisfactory server appearing offline? while running just fine. do a restart of the server and it shows up just fine. Few hours later back to showing offline while being online.

using this image: https://github.com/wolveix/satisfactory-server/tree/main and yes I have changed the messaging port multiple times to something else and the issue persists.

[nimble trout]

Did the new desync fixes in the changelog cause anyone else to have timeout/connection issues? I am running dedicated through a service provider and been working great for 4 of us. As of this patch 1 person cannot connect but 2 of us connect just fine. The person trying to connect is getting timeout error but he can hear game sounds before it boots him. If I watch the terminal while he tries to connect I see an error about Reliable something

Will grab the actual error when he tries to get back on but wondering if this is a known issue and he needs to do something on his side since 2 of us can already connect

[ruby violet]

what’s a dedicated server

[north grove]

self hosted server that runns 24/7

[drowsy dune]

my friend has a dedicated server and I've got another friend who can register the server just fine yet when I try to put in the same address and port I get this (there are three servers because we've been trying different ports/addresses) anyone have any idea why this might be happening?

[topaz idol]

is the query port open or just the "connect" port?

[candid crane]

Check if the host* of the server has Ports Forwarding set up properly

his router is probably just refusing the inbound connection because it's not setup properly

[topaz idol]

Maybe, I've also noticed that if i run other dedi servers (from steam n such) they all default to the same query port.

[drowsy dune]

server-owner isn't aware of what a query port is but claims to probably have seen it be called by a different name

[hidden forge]

query port is old and unused by now

required are 7777/tcp, 7777/udp and 8888/tcp by default, adjusted if the hoster changed them

[topaz idol]

Not true Xeet, I've had multiple dedis up and running (ARK/Satisfactory) and ARK+Satisfactory fought for the port, it routed the incoming traffic all wrong and crashed both dedis, clients game and so forth. So it is def not unused

if i recall correctly its 27015 tcp/udp for the query

You can connect without opening it, but that requires a "forced" connection, like directly connecting

[hidden forge]

yeah, ARK dedi uses 7777/udp too, so there can be a conflict with satis server

[drowsy dune]

and I know someone else was at least able to get his server in the server manager but always lost connection while trying to load in, when I can't even get that far

[hidden forge]

"lost connection" as in "infinite loading screen"?

[topaz idol]

honestly, it sounds like the firewall on the dedi server is blocking incoming traffic on that port. Have you checked logs / made sure those ports are open for incoming traffic ON the server PC?

[hidden forge]

or the port forwarding at the router is not/wrong configured

[topaz idol]

like in the advanced firewall settings? not the portforwarding required on the router

[drowsy dune]

no, the loading screen froze then he got returned to main menu with a message about losing connection to the host

[hidden forge]

hm, are you useing IPv6?

[topaz idol]

Its either the portforwarding not being correct OR the advanced firewall setting on the server PC not accepting incoming connections on said port

[drowsy dune]

my device isn't

[topaz idol]

you can see it in the server console if he is trying to connect through IPv6

Also, if you dont see any connection attempt in the serverconsole it is the port/firewall causing your headaches

[hidden forge]

which type of address are you using to reach the server? does it contain numbers and dots, numbers and colons or just words?

[drowsy dune]

just words

and dots

we've tried addresses with numbers and dots, numbers dots and words, and words and dots

[hidden forge]

so, just a domain like "google.com", gotcha

[topaz idol]

Saltine, with your server PC/host google "whatsmyip" copy that IP, and add ":7777" to the end, as long as you havent changed the port from the default ones. Send it to your friend and have him try and connect. If the console shows a connection attempt ports are confiured correctly, if he times out with him showing up in the console its a firewall issue. if he doesnt show up in the console, its a portforwarding problem.

[hidden forge]

saltine is not the one hosting

[topaz idol]

well the host of said server then

ohh wait! WAIT! does your IPS provider have a filter for "unknown" adresses?

I have known some IPS provides to refuse the connection based on location, unknown connection and so forth

The typical "unsafe site" message you sometimes get, you know

[drowsy dune]

he's not available for a few hours, he'll join this server when he is

[drowsy dune]

how can I check this?

[topaz idol]

That is diffrent from every provider, if they even give you the option to mess around with it. I'd wait patiently and start with the other steps tbh. its a long rabbithole to go down

[drowsy dune]

the ports he's been sending me to connect to have been different than the default

[topaz idol]

try the IP/adress he sendt, remove his port and add 7777 or 8888 and see if that works

he might have "changed" it incorrectly and not have it take effect

[drowsy dune]

he says he can join just fine on the host computer on local address but gets the following server log when trying to join through the public address when it freezes and loses connection to the host

LogGame: Error: RegisterPlayerWithSession: Failed- UniqueId.IsValid(): true, IsV2(): true, IsOnline: false LogGameMode: Display: Match State Changed from WaitingToStart to InProgress LogGame: Warning: Set Online State For Player : true - BP_PlayerState_C_########## LogGame: Warning: Could not process player whose OnlineState changed: local user was invalid LogStreaming: Display: 0.169 ms for processing 2986 objects in RemoveUnreachableObjects(Queued=0, Async=0). Removed 314 (22023->21709) packages and 531 (38663->38132) public exports. LogReliableMessaging: Warning: Handshake with player 'BP_PlayerController_C_##########' timed out. Removing component. LogFactory: Warning: Put down failed because we where never equipped. LogFactory: Warning: Put down failed because we where never equipped. LogAkAudio: Warning: UAkGameplayStatics::StopActor: Could not retrieve audio device. LogSave: Warning: New/Old Root size mismatch! LogServer: Display: Server startup time elapsed and saving/level loading is done, auto-pause is allowed to proceed from now on (if enabled in server settings). WorldTimeSeconds = 54.73

replaced some numbers with # incase they're sensitive even though I'm pretty sure they aren't

[topaz idol]

the console for bootup is either further up or looks diffrent, but from what i can see it says its not online indicating a portforwarding problem prehaps? I'm not that good at reading the console tbh

at the start of the console log it'll say what port it binded and so forth, if it doesnt, then its not online as far as i know

[hidden forge]

@topaz idol can you try connection to the server api via browser?
enter https://<address>:<port> and see what happens
if you get a timeout, the ports are closed/blocked, if you get a site showing a "handler error" at least TCP works

[topaz idol]

I could, but i dont have said server adress

[hidden forge]

ah sry, i meant @drowsy dune

[drowsy dune]

I've got a ton of combinations of address:port to go through, this will take awhile

[hidden forge]

Any starting with 10., 172., 192.168., fe or fd can be skipped

[frosty gale]

I can verify. My own dedicated server is offline since the birthday update as well.

will not start.

[half flax]

uhhh

my server is fine

[drowsy dragon]

I am the friend that saltine was talking about earlier i looked through the logs and it says that it is connected to port 7777 and is running

[drowsy dune]

tried this and it looks like my internet blocked it, switched to phone hotspot and now entering the ip and port just doesn't make anything, browser says DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN

[tacit goblet]

Hi all, I've been running a dedi server for about 3 months now for some friends, however the server went down sometime around the last update due to windows updates and now i cant seem to get it back up and running. What info would help, im trying to get running tonight to play with friends.

Log files dont seem to have anything too helpful all i'm really seeing is "LogCore: Engine exit requested (reason: ConsoleCtrl RequestExit)"

[frosty gale]

Something is definitely wrong. Tried several times, even stood up a new VM. Same situation.

[frosty gale]

found a possible workaround. Back up .confg/Epic directory, remove the Satisfactory install dir, and rebuild with Steam download. Copy the world saves into the new .config/Epic directory, and restart the server. Hopefully it'll work for others.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/526870/discussions/1/4751949102181378614/?ctp=2

[lean dove]

can someone join my server and verify functionality

[drifting hatch]

DM me the address

@lean dove ^

[flint nacelle]

im having some issues where the game just doesnt seem to want to bind to ports, everything is forwarded, and sometimes it works over lan, is there anywhere i can find log files to share?

[topaz idol]

Do you have any other servers running?

[hidden forge]

Browser error implies a DNS problem. The domain couldn't be resolved or does not exist

[muted junco]

i cant join server and have this issue on the user info

[drifting hatch]

AI xD

[muted junco]

I reinstalled the game have the official 1.1 version no mods

[tiny nexus]

Hi All,

New to managing a Dedicated Server. Got one set up with SteamCMD and have been having this issue since the rollout of 1.1.1.4. Seems that the DedicatedServer Infrastructure hasn't been updated to support the new version of the game (https://steamdb.info/depot/1690801). Am I on the right track with this or have I missed something important 😛

Run the SteamCMD updater bat file, just says there is no update available (as I expect given the above)

[muted junco]

and to note i get to the server manager but just cant join the map

[noble elm]

anybody wants to play normal save? (mic witch bad English and play for fun)

[hidden forge]

#1201555265942724758

[noble elm]

ok sorry

[deep turret]

you must run same command as for install especially +force_install_dir otherwise you only installed it whole again elsewhere

[frosty gale]

If your running the Dedi Server on a Linux VM, try sh /home/<username>/Satisfactory/Steam/steamcmd.sh +force_install_dir /home/<username>/Satisfactory/ +login anonymous +app_update 1690800 -beta public validate +quit with <username> being your current home directory.

[tiny nexus]

Running through a Windows Server in my living room. Already using +force_install_dir in the cmd line. Got this, login anonamous, app_update 1690800 -beta public, validate then +quit

[deep turret]

why assume they used some specific location for install
and that have nothing to do with VM

[deep turret]

did you restart your server then ?

[tiny nexus]

As in the cmd running file, or the actual server machine.

[deep turret]

the server software

the instance must be down while updating

[tiny nexus]

Ah, yes. I closed the actual server before trying to update it

[frosty gale]

point. Still waiting for coffee this morning. I guess they'd know what they were doing if using a Linux VM anyway, so NVM.

[tiny nexus]

OOf, feels like a dig but ill take it 😛

[deep turret]

I guess you thought different user maybe

[deep turret]

double check the server location you put in force_install_dir is actual location your bat starts on

if it tells you it's up to date , it's up to date
so if it's still behind yet, it's 2 different thing running

[frosty gale]

just saw the bat and thought, "oh, nvm.... M$." Last personal exp with M$ was 2001. Never, ever, again.

[deep turret]

oh so it was already that bad at the time ?

[tiny nexus]

Yeah right. The server is presently offline and got nothing running on the Server itself except the updater but still isnt updating to the latest version.

[frosty gale]

Last decent OS from M$ was, to my knowledge, Win 2000. After that, it's been downhill. With the advent of Win7, I've noticed M$ poking in adverts into the interface. Horrid biz practices, but they have lawyers and politicians on payroll, so they get away with it all.

[lean dove]

accept my request

[tiny nexus]

Alls good, appreciate the assist with this but clearly somethings up with how I have set this up. There doesnt seem to be any reason it shouldn't be updating but ill check back in a few days

[deep turret]

check your Lauch bat binary location

[light zephyr]

Found a resolution for this. Turns out the healthcheck that is supposed to run every sixty seconds didn't run at all. The reason why the server appears offline is for some unknown reason the satisfactory server no longer responds on port 7777. It is open. just no response. I resolved this by adding a healthcheck that makes a http post request to the satisfactory server's API for its health. if it fails it automatically restarts the server

hope this helps someone

[nocturne sorrel]

Can anyone help me test my dedicated to ensure it's accessible? I think I solved the port forwarding issues but need to confirm with someone external

[wheat pelican]

im not able to start a game via server. i played a while pre 1.0 through my docker server thing. worked great. now i get crshes or go back to main menu when want to join the game on the server.
https://questions.satisfactorygame.com/post/68c06589dbe2e46a549b7d3f (same thing like this guy posted 5 days ago)

[nocturne sorrel]

did you forward the new port being used in 1.1 (8888)?

[daring stratus]

every time i log in, i have three solid biofuel stacks in my depot queue. its super weird. i can delete them, but the next time logging into the server, they are there again. i can put them in my inventory and the next time, there are three new stacks in the queue again

does anyone else have something like this?

[dapper jackal]

I'm also having this issue, it worked fine when I played before the 1.1 update but now cannot connect to either my existing save or a new save on my server. The server is linux and I'm playing on linux via steam proton. Whenever I try to join the game it loads and then kicks me back to the title screen with connection lost

[dapper jackal]

I will try this, thanks

[dapper jackal]

That was the problem, thank you!

[nocturne sorrel]

Glad you got it worked out!

[flint nacelle]

i figured a temporary fix, my DNS is right, but it just wasnt binding and the only other used ports were 80 9090 25565 and 3000 nothing that should matter, i found just re-validating the files with steamcmd before every run fixes whatever was wrong

[limpid root]

Hey all, I am running a dedicated satisfactory server that is working fine for the most part. I host the server on my own network on a seperate machine. I can play from my PC, other players can play online with no issues. But one of my players is unable to join. When they add the server to the server manager they get the error:

Could not connect to the server. Unsupported Response Content-Type received from the Server API. with an option to Retry but it didnt help.

I was not able to find much in the way of this error on the wiki or reddit. Any help will be much appreciated.

[formal surge]

Hi guys, got a dedicated server thats working fine except when the server "force restart" we got error and cant join anymore. Anyone encounter that ?

[potent marlin]

What does the error message say and have you tried ~10 minutes after the restart ?

[formal surge]

Couple of hour after and we got this

This been 3 days in a row thats we start fresh because each force restart we cant log back

[formal surge]

o well look like its the translucent conveyor belt mod that screw everything sorry for bothering 😄

[timber geyser]

Since you mentioned other players are able to join, I wonder if that person is adding the server incorrectly? Maybe putting in the wrong port or something like that?

[limpid root]

this didnt seem to be the case. The server actually did come up in the background with seemingly all the right info. Like the servers name and status. But still had the error.

on the problem players client i mean

[buoyant pine]

Is there a plugin system, like server-side mods?

I might try and make one if none exists

[wicked knot]

!modding

bot is drunk again. There is a whole discord dedicated to mods/plugins

[buoyant pine]

I joined.

[deft vine]

Can a dedicated server have 2 different saves not at once but 2 to swap back and forth from?

[potent marlin]

yes

[deep turret]

you can load any save, simply make sure it does not name clash

[deft vine]

Alright ty

[deft vine]

Wdym by that?

[deep turret]

that the saves have different names, so the last automatic saves does not overwrite the other save

[deft vine]

ah ok ty

[deep turret]

note: I mean save session name, not the file name, which will be ignored by the game server

[grave zinc]

Hello iam getting back after few months to hosting server i updated it thru SteamCMD and after i launched it i conected to ip of thad server with password no problem. But when i try to connect to the server it will try to connect for some time but then i throws timeout. I dont know how to fix it. Server log of the timeout:
[2025.09.16-15.11.48:340][650]LogNet: NotifyAcceptingConnection accepted aggregation: 192.0.0.14:56538 (21)
[2025.09.16-15.11.57:894][932]LogReliableMessaging: Warning: Handshake with player 'BP_PlayerController_C_2467007' timed out. Removing component.
[2025.09.16-15.11.57:894][932]LogNet: UNetConnection::Close: [UNetConnection] RemoteAddr: 192.0.0.14:55655, Name: IpConnection_2467222, Driver: GameNetDriver FGDSIpNetDriver_2482198, IsServer: YES, PC: BP_PlayerController_C_2467007, Owner: BP_PlayerController_C_2467007, UniqueId: Steam:3 (ForeignId=[Type=6 Handle=2 RepData=[0604301001001]), Channels: 2547, Time: 2025.09.16-15.11.57
[2025.09.16-15.11.57:894][932]LogNet: UNetConnection::SendCloseReason:
[2025.09.16-15.11.57:894][932]LogNet: - Result=ConnectionTimeout, ErrorContext="ConnectionTimeout"

I know it may not be network issue cuz the server is connected to my pc with lan dirrectly and works for other servers like minecraft/cs2. i forwarded 7777 and 15777 both udp and tcp

[hidden forge]

If you skipped a few months, did you open the new 8888/TCP port in your firewall/port forwarding?

[grave zinc]

No. I will try

[grave zinc]

its working. Thank you so much for saving me another few hours of troubleshooting.

[hidden forge]

You can close port 15777 (if it is still open)

[celest bear]

Anybody searching for a satisfactory buddy (preferably dutch)

[celest plinth]

is there an location to look up the set up guide as i see this is more a question set up

[hidden forge]

#1201555265942724758

[hidden forge]

See wiki link in pins

[gleaming dust]

Is anybody else having their server freeze up a lot more lately? Mine seems to have started locking up every few hours when nobody is connected since the last update. Already tried setting up a fresh instance outside of AMP Panel (game server management software) that lead to much better performance, still locking up though.

[drifting plover]

so, do servers just randomly decide to put shit (like cars and train stations) at 0,0,0 sometimes while if you load the save locally it's at its normal location? nevermind, its an inactive asset dump

[golden rapids]

Hi all, im new to Satsifactory and im setting up a dedicated server. Just wondering if its best to use SteamCMD or the tool in steam to do this? As ive tried to do it with the steam tool however i keep getting "failed to connect to server API" error

[hidden forge]

both are valid
if you can't connect it's probably something with your network.
for more specific help we need more information about your setup

[golden rapids]

ok which information do you need? ive done the port forwarding in firewall both TCP and UDP for 7777

[hidden forge]

first thing would be where your server is. same system, different system in your home networ or a cloud server?

[golden rapids]

same system, local IP on my own computer

[hidden forge]

does it work with "localhost" as the address?

[golden rapids]

im sorry i dont know what you mean by that? Im very new to setting up servers 🫣

as in set up a server and type Localhost instead of my IP?

[hidden forge]

when you add the server in the server-manager in-game, try with "localhost" as the address

[golden rapids]

ok will try that now

Yes that works

is my friend able to join now?

[hidden forge]

no

[golden rapids]

oh ok

[hidden forge]

"localhost" only works on the local system

next step is to try to connect to your internal IP

[golden rapids]

Is that the IPv4?

[hidden forge]

yeah

[golden rapids]

thats what i did earlier and thats when it came up with the error

[hidden forge]

then set the firewall to allow incoming traffic to 7777/TCP, 7777/UDP and 8888/TCP

[golden rapids]

oh ok i hadnt done 8888 yet, let me add that rule now

[hidden forge]

missing 8888 won't trigger your error, it'll show as a timeout when trying to connect ("infinite loading screen")

[golden rapids]

yeah it did that

what would be triggering the failed to connect to server API error?

[hidden forge]

can you see the server ping?

[golden rapids]

showing as 20ms atm

[hidden forge]

then 7777/TCP is not working

[hidden forge]

base ports working then. this is with your local IPv4?

[golden rapids]

it is yeah

[hidden forge]

can you join the world?

[golden rapids]

get that when i try to join

[hidden forge]

ah. probably a UDP issue then

[golden rapids]

Ive done them on my Internet modem as well

thats right what ive done isnt it?

[hidden forge]

should be yes

[golden rapids]

do you know how i fix the UDP issue?

[hidden forge]

can you try disabling the firewall and try again? just to rule out the firewall

[golden rapids]

still get the same error

[hidden forge]

might be a windows issue then. let's skip this for now.
you said you already configured portforwarding on your router/firewall? then your friend should be able to connect
you can try it yourself by useing your WAN IP, but it might not work. depends if your firewall/router supports hairpin NAT

[golden rapids]

do i need to do the 8888 on my router as well? as i havent done that one.

[hidden forge]

yes

[golden rapids]

ah ok lemme do that then

ok ive done that, and i need to connect with what now?

WAN IP?

how can i know if it supports hairpin NAT?

[hidden forge]

your routers external IP
and just try it. if it does not work have your friend try

or use a port scanner

[golden rapids]

sorry, how do i get the external IP from the router? 🫣 i really am a noob with all this stuff sorry

[hidden forge]

either it is somewhere shown in your routers webUI
or google "what is my ip"

[golden rapids]

What is my ip only shows my IPv4.. let me try to find it another way

its showing me these

[hidden forge]

for your router?

[golden rapids]

yeah are you in the UK or elsewhere?

[hidden forge]

elsewhere

[golden rapids]

ah ok

in my router info screen, thats the ones i see under WAN IP settings

[hidden forge]

probably the ipv4 address then

[golden rapids]

yeah, thats the one ive been using 🤔

[hidden forge]

if you want, you can PM me the IP and i can check

[golden rapids]

ohhh im in!

wth lol..

Thanks for your help!! im not sure what changed there, but i set it up again with my IPv4 and now it works.. so weird lol

thank you so much 😁

[hidden forge]

np

[sage marsh]

i'm still having issues with my server and the public IP not connecting due to "failed to connect to server API"

i have switched the underlaying server to an ubuntu server (latest LTSC release) running Dockge, the server itself is running in a docker container managed via dockge.

the compose.yaml file for it is as follows:

services:
  satisfactory-server:
    container_name: satisfactory-server
    hostname: satisfactory-server
    image: wolveix/satisfactory-server:latest
    ports:
      - 7777:7777/tcp
      - 7777:7777/udp
      - 8888:8888/tcp
    volumes:
      - ./satisfactory-server:/config
    environment:
      - MAXPLAYERS=4
      - PGID=1000
      - PUID=1000
      - STEAMBETA=false
    restart: unless-stopped
    deploy:
      resources:
        limits:
          memory: 8G
        reservations:
          memory: 4G
networks:
  dockge_default:
    external: true

ports 7777 and 8888 are both forwarded on my router.

connecting using internal IP works fine.

[hidden forge]

how do you try to connect when you get the error?

[flint nacelle]

i had some weird forwarding issues and i just had to validate my files whenever i run the server

[frigid marsh]

Yes

[vital swift]

Question I'm pretty new to this whole "dedicated server" thing, what is there so much to talk about that it deserves its own room?

[sage marsh]

External IP, but i figured it out.

Server does not like it when you connect using external ip from the network the server is on. My GF had the same error, but it cleared up when she put her PC on a different network.

So basically: not a problem because me and my GF can just use the internal ip

[sage marsh]

Because hosting a service can get complicated, and afaik dedicated servers aren't entirely fleshed out yet.

In theory, setting up a dedicated server is as easy as download, run, port forward. In reality.... Theres issues.

[bronze furnace]

Anyone by chance use PIA VPN and have a satisfactory server running behind it? VPN split tunnel works fine for everything but Satisfactory, ive added the FactoryServer,FactoryServer-Win64-Shipping-Cmd.exe's to the bypass but no one externally can connect. If I disconnect VPN. It works fine.

[still wasp]

Hola, quien sabe español?

[still vale]

is there currently any bugs that create new characters for people that join a server because for one of my friends the game spawns him a new person instead of using his old person for some reason and other times it puts him in the right body. does anyone know what might cause this issue?

[hollow sigil]

host issues

[still vale]

is there some fix for it because it seams to be quiet randomly happening

[hollow sigil]

it happened to me once and i just killed my other selfe and it was fine for me

im not sure how to solve it when it happens that frequently

[still vale]

the bigger problem is that it creates a player sitting character thats immune without any data on it and i cant even remove them trough edditing the save file

[hollow sigil]

ok thats weird, mine wasnt immune

[still vale]

like it also says this over the sitting character that there are 3 of in the world with the same text above. it even shows that if u load it up in a single player world

[mild thunder]

takes alot of hits with that tool

[still vale]

my friend hit him with a xeno smasher a lot too and it isnt dying

[still vale]

ok yea they just tanked alot of dmg apparently

and they are now gone too

[mild thunder]

yay

[hidden forge]

afaik it's a problem with clients sometimes registering with their steamID, Epic or none of the two

[blazing fjord]

Hey guys, wondering if I might be able to get some help. I keep getting the message "The server appears to be offline" when trying to join through the server manager screen ingame. I have set ports 7777/tcp 7777/udp and 8888/tcp to allowed in my router settings, and the server picks up that I'm trying to connect to it. My firewall is also allowing connections from these ports, yet nothing seems to work. If it helps, im running Linux, and the dedicated server is on the latest version (according to steamcmd)

I also successfully ran the same dedicated sever before the 1.0 update, and did not have this issue.

When trying to directly connect to the server, I get this error.

[hidden forge]

Does your firewall allow connections FROM or TO 7777&8888?

It must be TO, not FROM

[blazing fjord]

7777 is set to listen, 8888 is not being shown as in use

[hidden forge]

Can you post the firewall rules?

[hidden forge]

Correct

Does it work when you try "localhost" as the address?

[blazing fjord]

Uh localhost doesnt as I am running the server on a dedicated computer

Thats when it returns the timed out error I showed before

[hidden forge]

OK, my mistake

Your trying to connect directly, not via your router, correct?

[blazing fjord]

Yes

[hidden forge]

Does it work when you disable the firewall?

[blazing fjord]

Nope

Does this help at all?

I used steamcmd to update it earlier, but I am now unsure if that worked

[hidden forge]

Well, if firewall off still doesn't work it's either the wrong IP or something wrong with the server.

Can you send more of the server log?

[blazing fjord]

Is there somewhere I can find the log file?

[hidden forge]

idk tbh

[hidden forge]

Is it loading an older, bigger, save or a fresh one?
Can you try with a new save?

[blazing fjord]

Okay, after a clean install of the dedicated server, and a wipe of the save, it still doesnt work

[potent marlin]

I mean given the message it's not a server issue, it's a networking issue

[mystic orbit]

Good Morning everyone. I am having an issue when trying to login to my dedicated server i have setup on my personal server. Have set it up through Steamcmd and followed all instructions. I can see server in the menu to add server get that all sqauared away then whe i join game it tries then says lost connection to host. all ports forwarded as they should be. was wondering if i am missing something? Also first time playing game and wanting to have the dedicated for me an my firends so we can play at different times.

[mystic orbit]

Ok i am here @silent frost

[rare bear]

so am I...

[mystic orbit]

it seems to me that its a player issue from what it shows in the sever instance when it tries to load when i log into it

[silent frost]

Okie dokie, when you are connecting as the log message shows. Is your client (game computer) on the same local network as the server OR are you attempting to connect through the internet?

[mystic orbit]

same local network

[silent frost]

Ooof, ok

[mystic orbit]

both pcs set next to each other

[rare bear]

it's going to sound very stupid... check the wires

[mystic orbit]

i have other servers for other games running on it as well and log into the no issues

no wiring issues

i have an enshroded palworld and last oasis realm all running on it and login with no problems

its not a cpu or ram issue

[rare bear]

alright, on the second machine, confirm it's connected via opening a browser and loading like msn.com or something

[mystic orbit]

plenty to spare

im talking to you on the pc i am usning to game on

[rare bear]

and the server one?

[mystic orbit]

so yes its on internet

yes man i wouldnt be here if it were that somple

been in comomputers for 30 yrs

[rare bear]

and I've been in computers for 40 years, been told a switch was on, drove an hour, and turned the switch on

it's stupid, it's repedative, IT IS CONFIRMATION. nothing more

[mystic orbit]

well as i said wouldnt bee here if it was something siple

i have went through all instals for dedi servers i can find on you tube

[rare bear]

what about the one in the pin here?

[mystic orbit]

did exact as they did only differece is i lose connection once i try to join game

that i have created on the server through the pc i am gamiong on

so it sees the server through network

[rare bear]

is the server installed on your host machine using your steam account?

[mystic orbit]

but when i try to join created game on server it then trys to load into it then goes to the lost connection to host

it is installed on my private server through steamsmd

as the youtube vids showed

all updated

[rare bear]

have you tried https://www.canyouseeme.org/

[mystic orbit]

yes its able to be seen

just double checked

[silent frost]

I would try to see if it's the local firewall and disable it completely maybe? 🤷

I'm not sure if router matters with a LAN connection

[mystic orbit]

well if it was a firewall issue i shouldnt be able to see it when i add a server correct on my pc i am going to play on

[silent frost]

That's not true

[mystic orbit]

if i put the local addess for my server in to add it that way shows offline but if i go public ip it finds it online

that is also confusing

[silent frost]

Can you find out what ports the server is using and let me know?

If the server is windows: Get-NetUDPEndpoint and Get-NetTCPConnection can do that

^ in powershell

Default is like 7777

Apparently

[mystic orbit]

yes thats what is used and forwarded in router an firewall

i am reinstalling server see if that helps

ok so after reinstall of the dedicated server files on my server
it seen the server when using local IP tried loading in but never connected.

Then tried to use my public IP and it did same thing lost connection to host lol

[silent frost]

If you can not connect locally then it's a local issue most likely I would guess

[mystic orbit]

i guess lol wont worry about it then

[silent frost]

My only guess is the firewall or antivirus is pooping on the connection

[mystic orbit]

could be

[silent frost]

If you can disable those temporarily that may allow us to rule that out

[hidden forge]

not being able to even see it locally sounds like a firewall issue. Or wrong IP settings

[mystic orbit]

i could see it locally

i just disabled windows firewall an boom instant join

what a joke lol sorry to bother you all an take up your time

[hidden forge]

can you show your firewall settings?

[mystic orbit]

it is set as all videos show it should

udp and tcp both 7777

[hidden forge]

yeah, for 1.0 that was correct

as of 1.1 you need 8888/tcp too

[mystic orbit]

well i added the factoryserver.exe to the firewall and now it connects everytime wit virus protection on

Ty all for the help its up an going now

[silent frost]

I would follow the instructions here: https://satisfactory.wiki.gg/wiki/Dedicated_servers there is a powershell command to do the firewall rules that you can cut and paste to rule out any other issues

[mystic orbit]

i did that

but it was antivirus stopping things

[silent frost]

OOOOH

[mystic orbit]

i had to add the factoryserver.exe to the exceptions

[silent frost]

OK, glad you figured it out

[mystic orbit]

yes me to an ty again

now i wont be pulling hair i dont have out lol

[verbal wraith]

guys my server appears offline for my friend

i have already forwarded the ports

7777 and 8888

[hidden forge]

can you friend see the server ping?
can he access https://<IP>:<PORT> in a browser?

[verbal wraith]

no, it shows as offline

he doesn't see the ping

[verbal wraith]

i can't find the issue

[hidden forge]

can he access https://<IP>:<PORT> in a browser?

[verbal wraith]

no

[hidden forge]

then your port 7777 setup is wrong or you are giving them the wrong ip

[verbal wraith]

apparently the port forwarding is blocked by my ISP

that's why

new update ig

[keen canyon]

Hello, guys, hope you're all alright !

My mate and myself have been trying all day to open a dedicated server but without sucess. We do see the server appearing into our games but we alway hit "Connection with host lost", and we can't work our head around that .. Anyone could help out ? 🙏🏻

[dreamy nymph]

my sever looks like it offline

can someone help top slove the issue

solve*

nevermind

[dreamy nymph]

Hi have you set your inbound rules in windows firewall

?

[keen canyon]

Yes and it is port forwarded too

[dreamy nymph]

sorry i don't knmow

[sage pulsar]

Im admin for a server "Sanctuary of the Doomed" we only need players to talk in chat of or satisfactory page to get the password.

We are at phase 5, most of the map is hardly used

[lament spear]

Hi guys, Im a total noob whos troubleshooting left and right but somehow i managed to get a Linux Server running in Proxmox (i think).

I can even add it in Satisfactory and see a ping to it, but whenever i try to connect and join on it (im in the same network) I get a Connection timeout....

anyone got an idea why?

[sage pulsar]

I will let this one run longer even after the goals are completed, some players like experiement with builds with other player input

[patent pendant]

IM getting this error when trying to save a blueprint on my dedicated server, i canst use Bps cause of this

[urban breach]

I understand you have to port forward several ports:
Server port 7777
Query port 15777
Beacon port 15000

Is this still true for patch v1.1?

[hidden forge]

No
7777 TCP
7777 UDP
8888 TCP
Is what you need in 1.1

[wicked knot]

Most likely a firewall issue. Port forwarding shouldnt come into play for local traffic.

[lament spear]

any idea how i would check this?
is it a firewall issue on my client PC or the Server?

[wicked knot]

https://satisfactory.wiki.gg/wiki/Dedicated_servers#Linux_3

[gusty plover]

I encountered the same problem, and the system I'm using is Ubuntu 25.04.

UFW is disabled by default.

[wicked knot]

and if you put the IP:port in a browser address bar?

if its a late stage/very developed world, the timeout threshhold may need to be extended
https://satisfactory.wiki.gg/wiki/Dedicated_servers/Configuration_files#Client_disconnected_for_Timeout

but that seldom happens in a local network scenario

[signal notch]

my server isn't working,is there soemthing wrong ?

[proper summit]

I had the same problem. We created four permissions.

One for incoming TCP 7777 and TCP 8888. One for outgoing UDP 7777 and TCP 8888. After that, it worked.

[signal notch]

It was suposed to be like this ?

in the outgoing

[proper summit]

nope

[signal notch]

the ones of incoming are ok

is the out that are doing this

[proper summit]

outcoing:

[signal notch]

i corrected

but this is the error that appears

[proper summit]

Double-click on the entry and allow the connection under General.

If you insert the protocols under Outgoing, they are disabled by default by Defender. You must always activate them manually during setup or afterwards.

[signal notch]

this i corrected already,but thanks

[barren rampart]

Hello there,

Seeking some assistance on my private dedicated server (4netplayers server). We're 2 players on it and we're experiencing terrible instability.. Lags, rollbacks, performance issues..
I honestly doubt this is an hardware issue, but seems more linked to the server itself.

I'm still seeing this "version" of the game in the advanced settings of the server (4netplayers dashboard) displaying 1.0 (while the game is 1.1 obviously) - see attached.
The thing is that the game allows us to get the latest items like elevators for ex. So the game itself is at the proper update 1.1.

Could the server be setup for 1.0 while we're running a 1.1 version of the game ?
Anyone experiencing issues with this provider, or could have an idea on how to solve this ?

Thanks in advance for those helping !

[proper summit]

Unfortunately, we had the same problem. Even with other providers such as Nitrado, more and more problems arose after a while as progress increased. This manifested itself in lag, players being teleported back, trains being displayed strangely, and so on.

The problem was only resolved when we moved to a Windows server.

You can check whether you can see the server utilization. Ours was always at 99%. With paid upgrades, the problem was solved for the time being, but as the factory grew, the problems returned.

[rustic glen]

Hello guys, I am seeking some much needed assistance. I keep getting the following error: Version mismatch detected between game and server. Game version: 424353 Server Version: 433351. Does anyone know how to fix this without updating the game version? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[hidden forge]

Either Update the Client or Downgrade the server

[rustic glen]

how do i downgrade the server

[hidden forge]

You need to find the specific build you need and download it
i know someone in this channel already did this, but not how

see #dedicated-servers message

[barren rampart]

By "windows server", do you mean hosted on your own machine/not from any provider ?
As you described.. All vehicules are rolling back/teleporting/having issues, etc... Many many issues while we're not that far into the game (just reaching oil stuff).
Don't know how to check the server data/utilization.. Kind of newbie in that stuff.. (why I'm paying a server i.o. doing it myself)..

[rustic glen]

Thanks so much

[hidden forge]

is it better a while after restarting the server?

[barren rampart]

Not really.. We usually try to restart the server when we start a session to "reset" the cache data and stuff, but we're experiencing issues from the very start of our time playing

[hidden forge]

i guess it's a host issue then

[barren rampart]

I've searched for all the reddit topics, tutorials or else, but nothing conclusive.
Also sent a request to the 4NP support, let's hope they could provide me with an answer soon.. whether it is solving or not the issue, but at least enlight the situation..

[patent pendant]

I’m getting this error trying to save BPs on my dedicated server, my session name is JustKenny so I don’t think that is causing the issue. Also it says bid failed to write to disk

But I saw it created the BP folder in the saved file location

[mild thunder]

i would still suggest looking at the name and make sure that there is not a space at the front or end of it. just now tested in windows 11, when creating the folder it removes those spaces, so while you think it created one with the correct name, it maybe of just forced the removal the spaces and it doesn't match the session name at that point.

[patent pendant]

I removed any spaces, I know sometime the save on a Dedi Server create a space for some odd reason

But I found the solution, session name can not have any captial letters on top of not having special characters or any spaces

[hexed sail]

How do I make a server?

[tired marsh]

hi guy after more than 400H into my dedicated server i have issue, me and everyone trying to connect into the dedicated server have a error message "connection has been lost" i use the wolveix image. and i don't understand why ... are there any change in the last dedicated server or client config ?

[potent marlin]

https://satisfactory.wiki.gg/wiki/Dedicated_servers

[tender crag]

Hi guys,i can't connect to my own dedicated server, even by trying the local ip, the service iss starting and seem halthy but i can't connect to it "connection to the host was lost" since 8888 port is already use by gluetun i opened 8889 and 7777 on my router but no change

[drifting hatch]

Are you adding the server in-game with like ip_address:8889?

and updated firewall rules to 8889

[tender crag]

just tried this , dod the firewall for 8889, but it seem to connect when just usign the ip withouth the port, with it it show me this

[drifting hatch]

docker logs satisfactory-server
See if it's throwing any errors related to ports

[tender crag]

i don't see error with the port

i tried to create a new game for testing, same result

[drifting hatch]

Seems that it is at least connecting, not sure why it then TimesOut

[tender crag]

even on local i can't that what i find weird, the server is on portainer ubuntu on my mini-pc , and i try to connect from my gaming pc

[drifting hatch]

Yea similar setup that I have

[tender crag]

the port chaning to 8889 doesn't change anything right ? it's just a port

i don't even need to open my port to connect to local just for testing

[drifting hatch]

Not 100% sure if you change to 8889 you have to change the to 7779 also, probably not

Not really enough in the log to know why it's timing out which suggests it's something going on with the client

[tender crag]

i don't use any mods,i launched it in vanilla, and my friend can join me when i launch the co-op party we have (not dedicated)

[drifting hatch]

Hmm, maybe a firewalling issue on the server? Is it definitely listening on the 7777's ?

[tender crag]

yep it says listening on port 7777 when i started it i'm sure of it

getting this as error

[drifting hatch]

Are you able to telnet to the server on 7777 and see if it accepts?

[jaunty sage]

Hello, I have a satisfactory server and it's only for friends, so whoever wants to join, tell me privately and I'll give them my Steam account name.

[tender crag]

how do i do that on my mini-pc ?

[drifting hatch]

On your desktop pc

in Command Prompt simply - telnet 192.168.....:7777

I forgot the IP of the mini-pc

[tender crag]

what is the exact command for telnet ?

because -telnet doesn't work

[drifting hatch]

No dash at the start

[tender crag]

it was'nt activated on my windows that why

[drifting hatch]

Shouldn't be

What's the IP of your server (local one)

[tender crag]

my telnet doesn't work at all

192.168.1.9

[drifting hatch]

telnet 192.168.1.9 7777 (sorry I put a colon by habit)

[tender crag]

windows says that it's not a command 🙁

[drifting hatch]

Oh

I thought that was a standard included one

Ah... "search for and open "Turn Windows features on or off" from the Start menu, then find and check the box next to "Telnet Client" in the list and click OK"

[tender crag]

that what i do just before, still not getting the command, welp

[drifting hatch]

Reopen the command prompt maybe

[tender crag]

i restarted my whole computer 🙁 still nothing

[drifting hatch]

C:\Windows\System32\telnet.exe 192.168.1.9 7777

[potent marlin]

Silly question but have you checked you have telnet installed before trying to use it

[tender crag]

i think is not installed yep i have a telnetexe.mui

[drifting hatch]

That's not it

I don't think so anyway

[potent marlin]

Check if there's anything in the aforementioned location, I'd link microsoft's guide to installing it but apparently links aren't allowed here so google it yourself ig

[drifting hatch]

Are you 100% sure that 7777/udp and 7777/tcp are open on your mini-pc in the firewall rules?

[tender crag]

i will try, but i wanted to use a domain name to avoid this kind of issue 🙁 , and now i'm obligated to use it

[potent marlin]

Uh, TIL I didn't think you could use domain names for satisfactory servers

[tender crag]

for minecraft i did get it working, but wanted to do the same for satisfactory

did open 8889 et 7777, still getting the error

[drifting hatch]

definitely 2 rules for 7777 udp and tcp ?

Both need to be open in the firewall

[tender crag]

how do i specify the udp/tcp on command line ?

[drifting hatch]

Which are you using - ufw ?

or like iptables

[tender crag]

ufw

[drifting hatch]

Just googling it... I use iptables so I'm a bit rusty on ufw

sudo ufw allow 7777/udp
sudo ufw allow 7777/tcp

[hidden forge]

@tender crag you must inform the server about the port change as the server tells the client the secondary port

[tender crag]

sorry what ? like in the compose ?

[hidden forge]

yeah, change the mapping to the desired port and inform the server itself via the environment variable "SERVERMESSAGINGPORT"

[tender crag]

like this ??

[drifting hatch]

Is there no space before the :

[hidden forge]

not 100% sure about docker syntax, might be "SERVERMESSAGINGPORT=8889"

[drifting hatch]

That would be my guess

[tender crag]

yep with the = the stack update

gonna try with this but you're the frist person to tell me this about changing the port

okay i'm in

now i need to or get the domain name up for my friend , or to keep the port open

[drifting hatch]

You got a static IPv4 ?

[tender crag]

big thanks to all of you nonetheless

[tender crag]

yep

[drifting hatch]

You can always just port map in the router and he can connect to your public IP

[hidden forge]

port forwarding is required anyway without some kind of tunnel into your network

[tender crag]

that what i'm gonna try 🙂 i hope it will work

[hidden forge]

gl

[hidden forge]

IP does not have to be static, just public. and IPv6 works too*
-# *:except a small bug on the client

[drifting hatch]

Yep, just easier for friend if it changes a lot but certainly can. And v6 definitely preferential if have a delegation

[hidden forge]

non-static ips can be fixed with a domain and a DDNS setup

[drifting hatch]

Yep

Dont know why I really asked that question tbh xD

[hidden forge]

you can, it gets resolved in the background
-# and is required for IPv6 anyway

[potent marlin]

Uh, I'm 90% sure I'm using ipv6 without a domain name

Wait nope

ipv4

Just checked, idk why I assumed

[hidden forge]

afaik there is still a bug on the client side when you use a IPv6 address in the server manager

[drifting hatch]

You don't need a domain name as such, it might look nicer, and just point the A / AAAA records to your IPs but certainly not "required"

[hidden forge]

domain is just IP with extra DNS steps /s

[potent marlin]

I mean basically yea

[drifting hatch]

Try your luck in #1201555265942724758 🙂

[jaunty sage]

Thanks

[whole cradle]

Hello guys I’m running a dell power edge server and I wanted to use some of the specs to run status factory but I don’t get it I installed the tool opens the ports but how do I know if it’s working how is it loading a map with all the settings

[hidden forge]

the first one to connect gets to claim the server and then can upload/create a save and load it

[whole cradle]

okay thanks now i have one thing i have installed the epic games tool but is it start and it works or do you need to do any thing

[drifting hatch]

If it's anything like the Steam dedicated server version you just run it

Open the ports on the server's firewall and connect in game in the server manager, etc

[potent marlin]

It's better to run as a service if you don't want to have to babysit it though

[drifting hatch]

Yep for sure

I wasn't sure if it was Windows or Linux

[potent marlin]

Yeah
Idk why people keep doing server stuff on windows but for some reason they do e_e

[drifting hatch]

Only Windows I have is the desktop yep xD

[potent marlin]

That's the way imo
Windows or Linux desktop, linux server
MacOS is for feeding to dogs and poultry

[drifting hatch]

Never owned an Apple product xD
Windows is mainly for gaming otherwise I would probably go Linux

[potent marlin]

Linux gaming did strides in the last ~5 years, it's honestly great for anything that doesn't have an annoying DRM (riot products, and stuff on older versions of easyanticheat)

For stuff that has an annoying DRM, there's a solution but unfortunately I'd get kicked if I suggested it x)

[drifting hatch]

Yeah it's getting better with the help of Valve. I do play quite a few Triple-A's and a lot don't support it. I'd estimate 30% of my library has linux support, might be a bit higher

[potent marlin]

Oh that's a LOT of triple As

[drifting hatch]

Cyberpunk 2077 has great Linux support, I've tested that, runs really well

Oh that's just the total library percentages

Not all tripleA xD

[potent marlin]

I avoid triple As like the plague, it's mostly just valorant that keeps me on windows rn (and laziness)
Once I get motivated to rebuild a PC I'm switching to a dual boot ubuntu/windows 11 probably

I prefer debian in theory but it recently dropped support for some non-free software and that's annoying to deal with