dedicated-servers

[frank stag]

I'm on windows.

[foggy agate]

C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Local\FactoryGame\Saved\SaveGames\server

[peak wagon]

calling that a success. thanks for the help guys, really stumped me at those warnings coming up.

They really need to make sure that on the wiki it says to close steam.. and ignore these errors!

[foggy agate]

looks great. Well done! 🙂

[grizzled cliff]

So I ignore this and just try to connect?

[foggy agate]

yes please. 🙂

[turbid ridge]

Yes

[grizzled cliff]

Should've asked earlier, lol. Been trying to "fix" this for like 2h now

[peak wagon]

sorry ast thing, just got into game and start at tier 1 not 0.

Ive played heaps but i want to start at 0 for my friend who is new.

Usually ehre is a tick box to skip tier 0 but this just does it auto?

[foggy agate]

I think right now there is no tier 0 on the dedicated server.

[peak wagon]

yeh no biggie he can do that solo to learn the ropes.

[foggy agate]

or just tell him what to do 😄 its more fun 😄

[peak wagon]

hahah true

[ripe oar]

Dedicated works fine so far

[deep shale]

What version is the dedicated server supposed to be? I have the latest experimental game client and just installed the dedicated server but it says the versions don't match

[foggy agate]

should be 170636

like the client

[deep shale]

Mine is 170147, clearly old, but steam doesn't want to update it

[foggy agate]

delete the server files and reinstall them, had this yesterday too

[deep shale]

I installed via my steam client as well as steamcmd both had the issue, ok, I'll try

[foggy agate]

update the save game

[deep shale]

There is no save game since it's a brand new dedicated server

[peak wagon]

ive installed via steaCMD and now the ded server is finally in the steam library.

will it help to reinstlal via steam so that it updates and stuff?

[deep shale]

I initially installed via steamcmd, had that version issue, then I instaled via the steam client, but when launching from steam client it showed the path was from steamcmd, not sure if that should have been the case when not using steamcmd but I tried completely removing the directory from steamcmd and installing again via the steam client. Will see if that works.

[mortal crystal]

can you invite freinds

[deep shale]

That fixed my version issue

Seemed like when the steamcmd version was installed then launching from the steam client would still launch that version. Even though I tried to update the steamcmd version previously, with the same command I used to download it, it must not have really updated.

[ripe oar]

How many player can join dedicated server? Is it limited to 4 as well?

[tame solar]

4 unless you edit the config

[ripe oar]

where is that config? did not found any place where to set up this value

[foggy agate]

#dedicated-servers message

[tame solar]

I was just looking for that msg lol, thank you

[lime seal]

so I tried to get the server to run and its stuck on a dos screen, hmmm I need a instruction manual badly 😄

[tame solar]

see pins

[foggy agate]

or look on the top of this room.

https://satisfactory.fandom.com/wiki/Dedicated_servers

There is everything you need to get up and running.

[ripe oar]

Thx. that game.ini is missing in my setup. I just added it. Let's see if it works 🙂

[tame solar]

the message starts with

Currently, dedicated servers do not generate config files, so you will need to create your own as below:

[ripe oar]

😛

[lime seal]

hmmm nope still stuck on dos screen with these warning os messages, hmmmm technical messages about unable to resolve host

[peak wagon]

yep igfnore it

[foggy agate]

can ignore those

[peak wagon]

i think the wiki needs to state to close steam first

[lime seal]

but i start it in steam just like another program?

[peak wagon]

sorry, that was for the steamCMD version, perhaps its different if u install via steam normal

[lime seal]

yeah i got the version through the tools so I believe so, why i think the messages in the dos screen I need to understand to go further.

[peak wagon]

windows

?

[ripe oar]

if somebody wants to join our dedicated server (german) just PM me.

[peak wagon]

windows/.

[lime seal]

right i have steam and waited for it to show up on steam tools so I installed it through that, now its another program right beneath the game in steam that I can launch

[peak wagon]

yes are u on windows or linux

[lime seal]

windows 10 yes

[peak wagon]

open the server dos window

down to where it has the yellow warnings

then open a CMD window with admin rights

and copy paste this

netstat -an | find /I "15777"

[lime seal]

done

[peak wagon]

what did it say

[lime seal]

udp 0.0.0.0:15777 :

[peak wagon]

ok its running

open game

leave the server dos open

manage server

connect using 127.0.0.1 as your address

[mighty lance]

hey, anyone running a server from their home network? I don't have an IPv4 address for myself

[peak wagon]

? why not

[glass quarry]

dslite ipv6 xD

[peak wagon]

if u need ip to join your own server u can also use 127.0.0.1

[peak wagon]

working?

[mint elm]

help pls LogGenericPlatformMisc: Error: SetEnvironmentVar not implemented for this platform: SteamAppId = 526870

[lime seal]

so far yes, thanks, i guess i thought there was more of a interface to the server based on the screenshots on the wiki, but just dos works so it appears to be working

[peak wagon]

yep excatly what happened to me, and some one helped me. i was waiting for seomthing to 'happen'

they need ot write it on the iwki

wiki

[peak wagon]

@mint elm try this

[foggy agate]

you can write yourself it there. The Wiki is no official documentation.

[tame solar]

feel free to direct any wiki editing questions my way

[mighty lance]

to German people - I'm assuming there's no way to host from home as a Unitymedia/Vodafone customer?

[foggy agate]

No.

They use dual stack / DSLite

you can ask them to change this.

[mighty lance]

😦

[foggy agate]

it should be free but need a bit of luck (or you force the luck :D) got them doing this.

[frank stag]

Server isn't finding the save file after being restarted, fml

[peak wagon]

working?

[foggy agate]

but it might be more easy to rent a server from a hoster. 🙂

[lime seal]

yeah, got a world started I think but now I can't figure out how to join it even with the server name and session name, says game ongoing to it appears online but join game can't find the id hmmmm

[mighty lance]

yep 😄 got any recommendation for a server located in Germany? only two players so we don't need a lot of performance

looking at Hetzner right now (I'll self-host via the CLI, no need for fancy interface)

[foggy agate]

then use hetzner. 🙂

[elfin heart]

Can someone quickly explain to me what the advantage of a dedicated sever is? I’ve been playing multiplayer w my kiddos w no issues without one…

[frank stag]

They can connect to the server when you're not available to host.

[versed merlin]

And the world can persist when everyone’s gone, so your production continues

[patent sparrow]

server is permanent running so infinite production farm

[versed merlin]

(or your power demands spike while you’re at work and everything dies)

[patent sparrow]

that happens opnly with bad power design 😄

[bronze cradle]

help

so i've started the server and portforwarded everything

[storm pewter]

Hi, for the dedicated server on steam do I literally just download it and then I can use it?

[bronze cradle]

but it doesn't really work

[storm pewter]

oh

[bronze cradle]

but still

it accept my connection

[wraith skiff]

Can the server only have 4 player at most ?or there some settings that can break the limit

[bronze cradle]

in game:

[foggy agate]

#dedicated-servers message

[bronze cradle]

i don't get it

[foggy agate]

use localhost or 172.0.0.1 as name for internal testing. 🙂

if the server runs on the same PC

[bronze cradle]

ok bet

same network, will connect localy

nop

[foggy agate]

then use the local address and check if the windows firewlal is opened for that ports.

[bronze cradle]

connected locally still accept my connection but same ingame image

[tiny yarrow]

anyone know why i cant let my friends join my server?

[wraith skiff]

wow,thank you👍

[foggy agate]

sure. Millions of reasons.....

ports not opend.. firewall... server not running correctly....

just need more stuff to work with....

[tiny yarrow]

it wont let me change the session to friends only

[bronze cradle]

question, what is "-nosteam"?

[tiny yarrow]

so i cant invite them

[versed merlin]

no steam is if you’re running on a machine without the steam client installed

[bronze cradle]

oh k

[foggy agate]

you have to hand them the external IP of your server.......

and then put it in the server browser...

[tiny yarrow]

oh ok thx

[storm pewter]

hi is there a way to play with my friends in update 5 without using a dedicated server?

[versed merlin]

same way you have been?

[bronze cradle]

yho what is "Game Server API failed to initialize"?

[storm pewter]

Really? When my friends try to join me using the traditional invite and join game method their pc always freezes. Vise versa for me too

[versed merlin]

1. remember this is experimental branch 😉
2. any log information?

[storm pewter]

Lemme try to get on rq

[bronze cradle]

well this is so wierd

[versed merlin]

not really. :D. It’s “Experimental” so expect the weirdness!

[bronze cradle]

It just dont work man :(

at least put smt on experimental that works :((

this is very enfuriating

[versed merlin]

People are playing with it, so we can MAKE it work :D. it works, just not for everyone. that’s what we’re all here for

[bronze cradle]

because I think it's game related

[bronze cradle]

thank you

sry

[versed merlin]

All good. 🙂

[bronze cradle]

the server looks fine, game just won't recognize that the server is up

[timid obsidian]

Is there an option to (auto) save more often ?

[foggy agate]

never had that.

[solid forge]

cheers guys so I have set it up on Linux and win always the same problem --> create new session and game work perfectly ... use our save game no chance always get connection timeouzt anyone experienced this

[versed merlin]

I had that problem with my linux server last night, and turned out that I hadn’t set up the firewall/ip tables/etc to route traffic properly. user error

[foggy agate]

not as far as I'm aware.

[bronze cradle]

I disable windows firewall completly

[timid obsidian]

Erf too bad
Hope it's gonna come soon

[versed merlin]

similar issue here. i’m going through my log files to find out more, so I can then search for it over on the bug reporting area

[bronze cradle]

I keep getting the same error :|

actually not an error doe, the client just won't recognize that the server is online

wierd

[solid forge]

are you ruining the server on linux

[bronze cradle]

but the server gets the connections

[cloud horizon]

Hey guys.

[granite bough]

I am having trouble getting my server to go outside of LAN. I can access it from my home, but not outside... any help with port forwarding and firewall?

[foggy agate]

os you are using?

[versed merlin]

Yep. Ubuntu headless 20.04 LTS. Using SteamCMD. The server’s up, waiting for connections, and shows in the Windows Steam game’s server manager as waiting for set up. I attempt to connect to set it up (map, save game name, server name, etc) and get a time out error.

[granite bough]

Windows 10

[versed merlin]

the server logs show that I’m connecting, but then almost instantly disconnecting.

[bronze cradle]

me 2

[foggy agate]

then just go into settings of the windows firewall and create a rule for the in the wiki mentioned ports on UDP

with your Router: help is impossible here. Might check with your ISP or manual.

[cloud horizon]

I have a quick questions. I'm renting a dedicated server from Gportal and it's working for me perfectly. Now I would like my friend to join. I gave him the same details I used to ad the server but it's offline for him. Do you know what might be the problem?

[granite bough]

I have made outbound and inbound rules for 15777, 15000. 7777

[foggy agate]

on UDP?

[solid forge]

same setup here whats the last message for for me it's always the same something EQS location angle thern the timeoutt ...sorry flattened it again just reinstalling can be more detailed when t's up and running

[foggy agate]

contact gportal about that.

should work fine. 🙂

[granite bough]

Yes, on UDP

[foggy agate]

then its prob. your router.

could check with a port scanner within the same network.

[granite bough]

Thanks, I will give that a shot

[solid forge]

oh and automated or manual install

[foggy agate]

with your router as mentioned, its hard to help. Check with the isp or your manual, should be mentioned there.

[versed merlin]

[2021.10.29-22.09.54:338][ 51]LogNet: AddClientConnection: Added client connection: [UNetConnection] RemoteAddr: 192.168.50.215:55145, Name: IpConnection_2147482525, Driver: IpNetDriver_2147482545 IpNetDriver_2147482545, IsServer: YES, PC: NULL, Owner: NULL, UniqueId: INVALID
[2021.10.29-22.09.56:046][102]LogDTLSHandler: Warning: Empty certificate identifier
[2021.10.29-22.09.56:359][111]LogDTLSHandler: DTLSCertVerifyCallback: Verified
[2021.10.29-22.09.56:392][112]LogDTLSHandler: UpdateHandshake: Handshaking completed

THen I get a connection close error. LOL

[versed merlin]

I did automated first, but I’m about to blow away the install and user accounts and home dir and go manual.

[cloud horizon]

Sweet thanks

[solid forge]

hehe so at the same junction right now 😄 ... at first I had the feeliing that it was network related but ... in only happens with 1000+ hour save game

[versed merlin]

one… thousand.. hours?!

[bronze cradle]

oh I think I've found my problem. Is it mandatory that the port forwarding is UDP only?

[versed merlin]

mine is a brand new server, no save file. wanted to set it up pristine first, to see how it all went.

[foggy agate]

YES

[tame solar]

the ports use UDP

[solid forge]

I could login once weirdly enough everything I had in the inventory and equipped was gone so that's my next bet when I i^'m up and running ... save wiith empty inventory and non equiipped try with tthat ...who the fuck knows at thios point 😄

[bronze cradle]

but my PF are TCP/UDP

[solid forge]

that should work nicely mate

[versed merlin]

“Who the fuck knows at this point” - that’s why we’re here! 😄

[solid forge]

weird

[versed merlin]

but, for now, time to go see Dune in IMAX. :D. good luck, y’all!

[solid forge]

have fun

[tame solar]

enjoy the film

[subtle sundial]

pls give 1000 word review in #off-topic-general xd

[bronze cradle]

IT WORKED

fkosidhjtgtero5tyrty

wrong port

lol

[quick mist]

1 kiloword not needed.

Hot. Dry. Sandy. Worms. Space drugs. What's not to like other than that it's only the first third of the book adapted?

[solid forge]

mmmmhh space drugs

[jovial zodiac]

I was in a dedicated server and my internet went out. I'm unable to join the server, says its offline but other people are currently on it. Has anybody run into this and found a fix?

[tame solar]

Have you rebooted yet?

[jovial zodiac]

the pc?

[tame solar]

Ye

[jovial zodiac]

let me try that

that worked. thanks

[quaint acorn]

Hi - has this working 2 days ago. Come back, updated both client and server to recent. On Windows Server 2016. Getting this error in client:

and last entries on server log:

it also doesn't work with a domain name (that worker 2 days ago)

all ports open

and others could connect 2 days ago

obs the IP address is the LAN addy of my server

[full kraken]

is there another server running on the same pc

and check windows firewall

[quick mist]

hostnames work fine, check that the record is accurate and that it's not also resolving to an IPv6 address

[quaint acorn]

Thanks folks. I just restarted my server and router and that seemed to do it. God, I hate networking...

[haughty zodiac]

After one of the autosave-crashes, my reconnect made me a new player, while the old is still sitting in a truck 😦

does anyone know commands to kick player from a game or something?

[lofty latch]

You have to be in game and use the session management

[kindred sierra]

is there a limit how many players can join a server?

[blazing willow]

how many RAM must i gave the Satisfactory Server?

[verbal spoke]

FYI - Advertising any type of service for dedicated servers is prohibited and goes against this server rules.

[slim laurel]

With a dedicated server will everything in the world run even when no one is logged in or would it pause the time?

[tame solar]

afaik there is a setting that controls whether the server pauses when nobody is online

[misty sentinel]

Is it possible to change the dedicated server admin login on the host machine?

[slim laurel]

oh cool

[blazing willow]

also you can change the setting to the server be online when no one is online

?

[quick mist]

yes

[blazing willow]

ok

how many ram should i take the Server?

[slim laurel]

Around 4gb 6gb if there will be more then 4 people

[tacit finch]

Mhm...it seems like I cant open the map on the Server...

[slim laurel]

Basically 1gb per person

[vagrant trench]

may you help me

[summer pilot]

who wanna play some satisfactory with me lol

[tame solar]

#looking-for-group-old

[misty sentinel]

Or is this a security risk?

[vagrant trench]

Anyone a clue with a Nitrado Server?

my Nitrado Server is online, but i cant connect and it says itisnt authenticates

[summer pilot]

i have one runs just fine on that host

[stray bone]

Oh I just looove that my game continues while the game is not running

[haughty zodiac]

unfortunately, theres only one "me" in the game and the 2 other players
but my alter ego still sits in the truck 😄

[cunning lichen]

I have 2 friends on the server I use the exact same details and nothing, doesnt even look like it attempts to ping the server

[brisk parrot]

i get that issue sometimes usualy just readding the searver to the server manager fixes it, otherwise it could be a port forwarding issue or a firewall issue

[brittle wedge]

Will it have issues i there is another server running?

[full kraken]

You’ll just need additional ports allocated

[brisk parrot]

15000 15777 and 7777 are the ports

[full kraken]

If you have more servers you’ll need more

[brisk parrot]

i dont know which ports the game takes after those three

[velvet abyss]

has anyone else gotten a spot where their server like, hangs and doesn't let anyone connect, but is still up, until you click the cmd window

[minor solar]

Excuse me guys does anyone know how to alter the player cap on the dedicated servers?

[brittle wedge]

I just resolved this after a few days of trying.. I created a Game.ini config file on the server and added [/Script/OnlineSubsystemUtils.OnlineBeacon]
BeaconConnectionInitialTimeout=5.0
BeaconConnectionTimeout=45.0

did this on the client pc as well using engine.ini

[tame solar]

#dedicated-servers message

[brittle wedge]

(ps this was the default value, I changed the first value from 5 to 15)

[blazing willow]

I have a question

have one a good tutorial Video to install a Satisfactory server on Ubuntu server, because the Satisfactory wiki is to confusing

[timid slate]

Is it a server issue that trucks record menu doesn't open?

and headlights don't toggle

[velvet abyss]

it generally fixes itself if you relog

the menu at least. not sure about the headlights

[timid slate]

Headlights as well 👍 Thanks

Lol, trucks def aren't stable yet on servers 😂 constant stopping and startint accelerating

[shadow sequoia]

is server.SaveGame working for anyone? mine appears to be saving the game, but it won't accept any name for the save and is writing it to a blank named file I think

[frank stag]

I was able to use the command to save a game

[shadow sequoia]

server.SaveGame savefile

?

[frank stag]

yes

[shadow sequoia]

mine just says saving game to '' each time

[frank stag]

yeah, that's what it said for me as well

I was able to load the saves offline, but I couldn't convince the server to reload the saves after a reset

It wouldn't find the session ID at all

[ember thunder]

hey guys, how do i get hub parts after goinf into the server, i dont see a drop pod anywhere, so i cant deconstruct it

[velvet abyss]

you should start with them

[ember thunder]

does only the first person to lo into the server get them?

[lost plover]

Yes

[velvet abyss]

yeah

[frank stag]

typically every person gets a copy of hub parts

until the hub has been constructed for the first time

and then the surplus copies vanish

[velvet abyss]

the more you know.gif

[shadow sequoia]

ah, I found it, the directory is hardcoded to a different spot than I was looking

[lost plover]

Anyone know how to enable cheats on the server, I want to stress my server a little

[rose valley]

That might be a Windows thing. If a process has a console window then Windows will freeze your process if a text selection is made in the console until the selection is cleared. A little annoying at times. Does that sound like what you experienced?

[ember thunder]

https://satisfactory.fandom.com/wiki/Console

no such things as actual cheats tho

i dont think there are any

[velvet abyss]

as in, if i selected something in the cmd window? i'm not sure if that would be applicable. it was fine when i logged off last night, but friend couldn't join when i was asleep

[rose valley]

Were there any other dialogs open or anything? Were you running with -unattended? I'd strongly recommend that to anyone on Windows.

[velvet abyss]

none that i saw. yeah, -log -unattended

[lofty latch]

Is -unattended new?

Or is my memory slipping already

[rose valley]

Interesting. I'll be on the lookout for additional reports of this behavior.

It's been there since day 0, documented on the wiki.

[lofty latch]

I'm just slipping then

[slender idol]

If you accidentally clicked the black part of the cmd window it will pause it

[rose valley]

Yeah, exactly. I do that a lot without realizing.

[lofty latch]

Ah btw @rose valley - there's an issue where the process can sit there and stall if you run it headless but the required C++ runtime is missing. It just sits there like a lemon.

No error, no output, no exit code

[velvet abyss]

when i got up and looked at the server, it just had the autosave msgs. but when i clicked on it, it refreshed itself and i saw a page of login attempts like this

[rose valley]

Is that on windows?

[lofty latch]

It is yes

[rose valley]

That sounds like that's exactly what happened then.

[hushed pilot]

can anyone guide me through how to set up a server? i just downloaded it but have no idea how it works

[lofty latch]

Only happens if it's headless, it won't happen on an interactive desktop session

[rose valley]

And does the log say anything about this?

[hushed pilot]

i’ve read the wiki but have no idea how it works

[velvet abyss]

i'm not sure how i would have clicked on it? it's running in another room

[lofty latch]

@rose valley no, it literally produces zero output of any kind. Process just sits there. In an interactive session it tries to install the C++ runtime. Headless just sits there.

[rose valley]

You could have clicked on it when you left it.

[rose valley]

That's good to know, thanks!

[lofty latch]

@rose valley offer of a copy remains open if you want to track some of these oddities down in a repeatable environment.

I've confirmed this on win10 and server 2016 when the runtimes are missing

[rose valley]

If and when I need one I'll call upon you 🙂

[lofty latch]

I haven't checked what happens if you use the old 'runs in an interactive desktop' mode for a headless process but I don't think this is supported in newer versions of Windows any more

Do you know off hand which runtime version is required?

[rose valley]

You can just try to follow the instructions in the wiki to begin with. Understanding the entire process is not necessarily required but some understanding helps. However, you can come back here with specific questions when you get stuck and I'm sure these nice people would be more than happy to help you out.

[restive anchor]

So, I'm trying to the change the Session Name but whenever I type something it just goes back to what it already says

[rose valley]

You are trying to load a new save file, or would just like to change the session name in your current save?

[restive anchor]

I'm trying to load a save

[rose valley]

I recommend joining the current game on the server and load the save from the pause menu (pause -> Load ). Cumbersome but more reliable.

[restive anchor]

Okay, didn't know that worked. I'll try that, thank you

[frank stag]

That works? Nice

My server wouldn't locate the saved games after a restart this morning, though it loaded it on the first attempt when I created the server yesterday

[rose valley]

It only works if the save file has been copied to it's supposed location ( Saved/SaveGames/server )

[frank stag]

*nod, I couldn't get the server to load the autosaves it had generated itself

[dry zinc]

how do we start deicated server with epic

[lost plover]

You have to do it though steam

[dry zinc]

thats stupid

[valid salmon]

hi all- anyone know what would be causing this error when attempting to launch .sh file on linux: illegal instruction (core dumped)

[velvet abyss]

they are working on the epic server + the steam one doesn't require you to own the game through steam

[mighty lance]

can someone help me setting up the dedicated server on Debian? I just got a Hetzner VPS and I'm going crazy - even installing steamcmd via apt-get doesn't make it available to run (command not found) and when starting steamcmd via /usr/lib/games/steam/steamcmd, I get an error related to steamconsole.so

[quick mist]

if it's an amd64 arch you'll need to also install the 32-bit compatibility libraries.

[mighty lance]

I did, this is what I get:

[lofty latch]

@mighty lance take a look at the automated solutions on the wiki maybe?

[mighty lance]

and lib32gcc-s1 is installed

[lofty latch]

You need to add the architecture using dpkg

[quick mist]

I think you want the ia32-libs package

[lofty latch]

No it's 'dpkg --add-architecture i386'

[timid jacinth]

does ssd make any major performance difference in server?

[quick mist]

ah, yes, that superceded ia32-libs

[quick mist]

only when disk i/o is involved. like when saving/loading game states

[timid jacinth]

ok

[dusty urchin]

Hi, I'm unable to add "FactoryServer.exe" AND "UE4Server-Win64-Shipping.exe" to firewall list in windows 10

any idea how to fix it?

[quick mist]

add the UDP ports directly.

[pliant panther]

Hi,
To setup a server, do you need to login with your steam everytime the server restarts or only once?

[dusty urchin]

You don't if you for example will use steamcmd

[quick mist]

you never need to log into Steam to start a server

[pliant panther]

Cool, thx!

Time to build with my friends 😄

[quick mist]

PowerShell command to open the default UDP ports on Windows:

New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Allow Satisfactory default inbound ports" -Direction Inbound -Action Allow -EdgeTraversalPolicy Allow -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 15000,15777,7777

[turbid ridge]

This means that i just need to copy-paste the Game.ini and add that line?

[quick mist]

in fact, I'm adding that command to the Wiki so it doesn't get lost

[dusty urchin]

Yep, it helped. Thx

[quick mist]

fantastic!

[modern escarp]

Anyone else experiencing crash issues?

[quick mist]

they're kind of expected but not so much that I'd call the server 'unstable'

[slim laurel]

I am a bit lost as to where I should place a save file for the server to use. Is it under SatisfactoryDedicatedServer/FactoryGame/Saved ?

[quick mist]

on Linux, look in $HOME/.config/Epic/FactoryGame/Saved/SaveGames/server

[slim laurel]

For some reason I dont have that as a directory but I have an idea of what to look for so ill try that

[wet cedar]

Hello everyone.
For any of you madlads like me who run ArchLinux on their servers, I've made an AUR package for the dedicated server.
The bot will not let me post the link, but you may find it under the satisfactory-server package in the AUR.

[oblique umbra]

The server not showing up under the tools tab steam is a known issue right?

[quick mist]

yes

[slim laurel]

It was it might be fixed now?

idk

[oblique umbra]

Good so it's not just me

Ima restart

Welp still not there

[lofty latch]

@rose valley don't suppose you know what exit code 132 means when it comes from UE4Server is?

[quick mist]

it seems that (for now) if you don't own SF on Steam the server doesn't show up in Tools like it should. CSS is working with Valve both on this and getting the server into the EGS

[tepid acorn]

Hey guys, is the dedicated server saving some files outside of its own root folder?

[quick mist]

yes

[tepid acorn]

i reinstalled the server because i forgot the password

and i dont know where the file is that i need to delet

[quick mist]

look in ~/.config/Epic

[tepid acorn]

on my client

or on the server?

[quick mist]

on the server

(the path is different on Windows)

[tepid acorn]

oh

im on windows

[quick mist]

you can find the Windows paths at https://satisfactory.fandom.com/wiki/Dedicated_servers#Loading_a_save_file depending on how you have the server running

[tepid acorn]

thx got

it

[hoary trench]

I've updated my server and client, however it still says "server and game versions are not compatible"

[tepid acorn]

it is in local in the folder FactoryGame

[tepid acorn]

thank you ❤️

[slim laurel]

I can't find ~/.config/Epic at all

[quick mist]

Linux or Windows host?

[slim laurel]

Linux

[quick mist]

if you go to your home directory and type cd .config it throws an error?

[slim laurel]

oops im dumb

I kept typing cd /.config

[quick mist]

that'd be the problem, yes (:

[frosty gale]

hey im trying to connect to my server hosted on nitrado and the game ip is not showing up on steam anyone know how to get the ip to work.

[quick mist]

I don't know anything about Nitrado but you don't add the server to the Steam server browser. Fire up Satisfactory, go to Server Manger -> Add Server and punch in the server's address there

[frosty gale]

its not showing up in the server list on steam either

[slim spoke]

@turbid ridge i dont know i have no clue what ur talking about

[half viper]

If you are talking about the server window on Steam. Yeah, that dont always work. Saved working server, are showing as unavailable

[quick mist]

what server list? The one in the Server Manager in Satisfactory?

if you're talking about literally anywhere else, you're looking in the wrong place

[lofty latch]

Here's a fun twist - the Linux and Windows versions of the server have different CPU requirements in terms of the required instruction set

so you can run the server on an A8-3850 on Windows, but not Linux

[quick mist]

huh.

[lofty latch]

I appear to be finding out every oddity xD

[hoary trench]

How do i use an old save? it won't let me edit the save session name

[quick mist]

see the Wiki

[hoary trench]

I did see the wiki

[quick mist]

the session name is part of the save file's filename

[hoary trench]

4. Insert the Session Name from step 1 into the server settings tab in Server Manager, press ↵ Enter. The server should initiate a search for the save file with the matching Session Name.
   it doesn't allow me to change it

[quick mist]

there's a bug where it clears the text you type in there rather quickly. workaround is to paste the name and quickly press Enter

[hoary trench]

well, window focus was broken

[slim laurel]

So in ~/.config/Epic/FactoryGame/Saved/SaveGames/
There is a file called server but no directory which cant be created because there is already a file named that am I missing something?

[quick mist]

server should be a directory, not a file

[slim laurel]

I thought so

[quick mist]

huh.

that seems.. broken

[slim laurel]

This also explains why I was having trouble just copy pasting xD

[quick mist]

have you started a server at all on a new map yet?

[slim laurel]

These are the 2 files I see

I did

To make sure that the directory would be there

[quick mist]

that's a big honking file

that's very unusual

what is the output you get for file server? Just server: data?

[slim laurel]

like if I did nano server ?

[hoary trench]

no

[quick mist]

no, the file command. it tells you what type of file a file is

[hoary trench]

file server

[slim laurel]

I already deleted it

[quick mist]

welp

[slim laurel]

rip

hmm Ill do another install later and see if I find anything

[hoary trench]

does the save file have to be .sav?

[slim spoke]

yes

[hoary trench]

oh?

it seems to be working

[slim spoke]

its still a game

[hoary trench]

LMAO IT HAS KERBAL-STYLE LOADING MESSAGES

[slim spoke]

ur just putting a copy of save into server

[hoary trench]

yeah, ik

[slim spoke]

ok thats why good deeds for nov

[stray bone]

Is water / flow / pipes bugged?

[quick mist]

not really

they just fixed a bug in the last release where all pipes showed the wrong fluid

[lost plover]

v0.5.0.4 – Build 170618
Fixed that issue

[ripe kayak]

anyone tested performance of hypertubes hyper tube cannons on dedicated servers yet?

[slim spoke]

i heard they are all waiting for u

😛

[ripe kayak]

doesn't use them, was just curious re: any changes in map data loading

[slim spoke]

same never seen a hypertube

[slim laurel]

I have tried moving a save file from the game over to the dedicated server but it keeps telling me that I need to create or load a game

After creating a game I can see the option to load the save I transferred but when I do I get this error

wait I can join back

[finite canopy]

just try to connect again @slim laurel

yes lol

connection just timed out

[slim laurel]

very cool lol

[quick mist]

when you load a game, the server has to shut down and restart with the new game file. that will break the connection. When you log back in the newly loaded game should be up and running

[slim laurel]

Yep got it 👍 also thanks for the help!

[quick mist]

anytime!

[subtle cairn]

Is there a known bug where you cant use the Conveyor Lift Floor Hole in multiplayer, when trying to attach the second convery it says "An identical buildable is already built there!"?

[slim spoke]

its the order

hole out in belt

[subtle cairn]

Still not allowing me to build them

[slim spoke]

check utube for a vid they are just picky

[subtle cairn]

Will do, thanks

[foggy agate]

#satisfactory-experimental that has nothing to do with the dedicated server stuff....

[subtle cairn]

Well it works on single-player but not multiplayer so i would tend to disagree

[subtle cairn]

Still not working with the changed order, cant seem to find any order that works for me

[slim spoke]

i havent done htem thats just the order guy used who has

so im not as helpful with detail

[subtle cairn]

No problem, thanks for trying though

Im guessing its a client bug from reading around, will just have to clip em through the floors for now

[marble rivet]

Just asking..how much ram is the server using up with two players on your side? My guys are asleep already so i cant test it with them

[foggy agate]

around 4.5 to 5 GB, depends on the safe.

[slim spoke]

one of devs said it looks like 6gb is good min for ram

[subtle cairn]

Around 5-7GB currently, sometimes it drops sometimes it goes up, seems to hover around that, im running it on AMP by cubecoders so not sure if that has any overhead or not

[slim spoke]

not official just as a reply to a chat

its when u go mid to late game it will take more ram

[marble rivet]

Okay since ive tried to set it up and its running now...took me a hour to get it running but i try to use it on the same machine where im playing the game too

[slim spoke]

put server on its own core after first 3

[versed merlin]

LOL! I liked it, thought the change to the Guild Heighliner was interesting. Looking forward to Part Two. 👍

[slim spoke]

heheh

[subtle sundial]

i know nothing about dune but ok thx
i just wanted to know if this incarnation was better than the last

[versed merlin]

personally, i think so.

[abstract bay]

So how are dedicated servers running so far? I want to give it a go after experimental

[quick mist]

pretty well.

[lost plover]

Good, I have really no issues. But there are connection issues where like you can join your server but others cant

[chrome rose]

friend made dedicated server, says session is private, how do i join him?

[slim spoke]

get ip and add server in server manager

[chrome rose]

can he see that in game or in the log? we tried a few from the log and it didnt work on my end @slim spoke

[slim spoke]

tell them go on host comp and open browser type in whatismyip

thats teh ip u will use to connect thru net

[chrome rose]

got it thanks

[slim spoke]

or if they are on router then its same ip from any comp

[chrome rose]

does the port stay 15777?

[slim spoke]

link in pinned messages with step by step

[chrome rose]

great

[idle flower]

How would I modify a dedi's save game with the save editor and then get it to load that modified save?

[slim spoke]

forward the 3 udp ports .. should do range for 7777 though of like 7777-7787

load edit then put back in server and load the save

[idle flower]

how does one, "load the save", lol.

[slim spoke]

scim will add calculator to the save name so u know which version is which

follow the steps?

[idle flower]

This is what i'm following
https://satisfactory.fandom.com/wiki/Dedicated_servers#Loading_a_save_file

[slim spoke]

could just replace save so it loads 1 u want

or put in game and server save folder

then use server manager in game to load

[idle flower]

this is what I dont get, where in game does it give you the option to load a save?

[slim spoke]

just replace the save

start server it loads

ur just changing the file

[idle flower]

in the FactoryGame/Saved/SaveGames/server folder, right?

[slim spoke]

check the steps

[idle flower]

I uploaded another file, thats probably my issue

[slim spoke]

i have 0 memory lol

[idle flower]

lmao

[slim spoke]

u can put more saves in

u just have to use the manager

go in server manager to ur server and take peek

[idle flower]

i'm in there, the "Manage Saves" tab just says under construction, lol

[slim spoke]

or whatever container or app u got

well simple thing would be replace the save u dont want loading

wait til they finish features on server

[alpine dawn]

well...I managed to crash the server

[slim spoke]

lol

[quick mist]

to switch saved games, in the Server Manager go to Server Settings and put in the Session Name for the save you want to load. you will get booted and when you reconnect the save will be loaded

[alpine dawn]

firing the rebar gun reliably crashes it

[versed merlin]

yep. several reports of that

[alpine dawn]

thats going to put a damper on progress

XD

[quick mist]

xeno-basher > rebar gun

[alpine dawn]

yeah

I need to just go that route

[quick mist]

faster, more fun, less crap to carry around

[alpine dawn]

just need to unlock it

XD

what tier is that?

4?

[quick mist]

I think it's in the MAM?

so tierless

nope, I was wrong

T4

[alpine dawn]

ah yeah I need to grind the space elevator

XD

[quick mist]

I am annoyed whenever I start a new game and forget to hunt drives before tiering up. The Cast Screw recipe is too good to not get

[idle flower]

I moved over to a dual cpu server in my lab, is this accessible for anyone else ndboost.com:15777 ? Can a couple of you login and test it out, shouldnt have any build cost.

[lost plover]

Sure

[lost plover]

It's not pinging for me

[versed merlin]

offline

[lost plover]

@versed merlin Could you see if mine works for you?

[mental gate]

... oof trying to install dedicated server with only steamCMD didnt give me desired results...

[lost plover]

Yeah I hated it, but I got it working

I think

[quaint acorn]

daft question: ded serv running successfully - how do I manual save?

[lost plover]

Just save it in game

[quaint acorn]

before I log out

[mental gate]

Im installing XFCE4 atm to load up Steam itself

[lost plover]

The server saves the game auto every time someone leaves the server

[quaint acorn]

that's not available on the menu, unlike the single player game

[lost plover]

Are you a admin to the server?

[quaint acorn]

yes

[slim spoke]

server.SaveGame "saveName" Creates a save of the current session.

console

[mental gate]

the "current session" huh?

damn i forgot how long installing XFCE4 took... good thing its not Gnome lol

[slim spoke]

ya cause ur editing that one not some other save just sitting on server

[quaint acorn]

hmmm - "Day 1" is not a valid save name...

[slim spoke]

day_1

space probably is bad

[mental gate]

ahem, "dia_de_los_muertos"

[quaint acorn]

nope tried that - same error

[slim spoke]

try day1 figure out the cmd

paste is from the wiki page

[idle flower]

ty, yeah same for me now too. hmm.

[quaint acorn]

"day1" is not a valid save name

[lost plover]

Make sure your ports are in firewall

[slim spoke]

nd the server pings

server name pending though

[idle flower]

i just restarted it

[slim spoke]

its up

[lost plover]

It's up

[quaint acorn]

nemmind - it just auto🤣 saved

[mental gate]

kek

[quaint acorn]

one last question - my server's on 24/7. Two other fellas have joined and logged out (although their avatars are still in game - sat). We're early game and the biomass burners are going. If I log out -does the game keep running or pause itself?

[slim spoke]

runs unless u go in settings and set ur server up

[quick mist]

depends on the config in Server Settings

[lost plover]

@idle flower You killed it?

[slim spoke]

its off tiger

[idle flower]

sup?

did it go down for you?

[slim spoke]

ur down nd

[lost plover]

Yes

[slim spoke]

offline

[idle flower]

hmm

[slim spoke]

u server tease u

lol

😛

i dont mp so kidding

[idle flower]

yeah i'm not sure why its droppping out either

[lost plover]

Are you still on it?

[idle flower]

I was, yeah, i just killed it and rebooted it.

I have a feeling its my router

[slim spoke]

server is like its the weekend im taking a break

[lost plover]

Lol

[idle flower]

lol

[slim spoke]

still no .. will say when it up

[idle flower]

its either a config issue or my router

[lost plover]

Are you home hosting?

[quaint acorn]

Client options>Server Manager>ServerSettings>Pause game when no players are connected is set to true

[slim spoke]

id guess router first

cause it ran

[lost plover]

If your home hosting I do know some ISP tend to block server traffic like that

[idle flower]

me too, its an old whitebox router

[lost plover]

I know Spectrum and At&T does

[idle flower]

im on a business line at home

[lost plover]

Oh okay

[quaint acorn]

however, I have myself signed on twice on sessions manager + the other fellas are also signed on via Manage Session>Manage players

[idle flower]

it says its up for me now

[quaint acorn]

if I quit - do the game keep running?

[lost plover]

Not for me

[slim spoke]

up

[lost plover]

It's up

[idle flower]

hmmm

[quaint acorn]

nemming figures - logged out and back in again - no other players registered - let's see if it pauses...

[lost plover]

Under status on your server if the game is running there should be a game timer

@idle flower The server went offline again

[idle flower]

SMH, I show you connected at :43

[lost plover]

Weird

[slim spoke]

router must have said no again

[lost plover]

Maybe your router firewall is over protective

[idle flower]

its just on really old hardware

[lost plover]

The server or router?

[idle flower]

ty for the assist

the router

[lost plover]

Ohh

[idle flower]

its a pfSense router running on a hp thin client

[slim spoke]

#multiplayer-troubleshooting did u see the pfsense thing there

[lost plover]

Ohh do that

[upper stream]

@everyone Multiplayer: experimental dm if want to join

[slim spoke]

dont be that guy

[upper stream]

what do you mean

[verbal spoke]

dont try to ping everyone

[slim spoke]

@upper stream #looking-for-group-old

[verbal spoke]

literally is bannable and is in the rules

[slim spoke]

and yes what baines said

[upper stream]

ohhhhhhh

sry

[idle flower]

ooo i did not see that, i just added an outbound NAT rule, let see if that helps

[slim spoke]

should do it

[wispy arch]

does anyone have any idea why i cannot change my server's session name? i'm trying to load a save but every time i make a change it resets to the old one almost immediately

[lost plover]

Did you press enter after changing the name

[slim spoke]

i would load in game and fix then put save in

or scim i think u can edit that

[idle flower]

@lost plover mind giving it another shot?

[lost plover]

Offline

[wispy arch]

i just clicked on the input field and typed

[lost plover]

Press enter then it should save the name, had that issue

[wispy arch]

oh yeah i just gotta be really fast

thanks

[slim spoke]

oh thats the paste and hit enter one lol

[lost plover]

@idle flower I'm guessing your pfSense did not like that

[marble rivet]

you need to pause your server if it changes back to the session name before..uncheck the little checkbox under it which is saying something with 'pause the game if no one is on the server'
Join the server and leave it after it. Then you are able to change the name of the session...had the same problem

[alpine dawn]

hmm I think I may have found another bug on the dedicated server

current milestones in the hub stopped showing the resource progress/requirements in the top right of the screen

[hushed gate]

You can send Questions, Feedback, Suggestions, and Bug Reports at https://questions.satisfactorygame.com/ - <3 @slim spoke

Oct 31, 2021, 2:33 AM

[alpine dawn]

ah, looks like its a known issue at this point much like the rebar gun issue

😄

[slim spoke]

ya i wasnt sure but it sounded familiar

[alpine dawn]

thanks for sending that link

[slim spoke]

np

[frosty gale]

anyone know why when I try to switch the session to friends only it will switch it back to private?

[slim spoke]

on dedi it doesnt matter what its set to

private lets people play

[frosty gale]

it says that it needs to be set to friends only to invite people

[slim spoke]

others are running servers now with private

[frosty gale]

is there a different way to invite people?

[fickle ingot]

Super noob question on how to get dedicated server via vps, or is that not possible?

[slim spoke]

give ip of server to person

they add in server manager

[frosty gale]

so why is mine telling me that that won't work

[slim spoke]

hld on

lol vps just make sure udp ports are available

[frosty gale]

where can I find the ip?

[slim spoke]

if its vps it should show u

[frosty gale]

vps?

[slim spoke]

oh i missed that was another person

sorry

let me back up real fast

[frosty gale]

ok

[slim spoke]

on host comp opwn browser and type whatismyip

thats teh net ip

if ur on lan with it just do on ur comp

skippy just follow the wiki page in pinned messages and see how it goes

[frosty gale]

how can my friend use the ip to join?

[slim spoke]

sanctum — Today at 10:45 PM
give ip of server to person
[10:45 PM]
they add in server manager

[steady salmon]

Hi everyone, this has been asked several times but I haven't seen a fix for it yet. I'm running a server for a maximum of 10 users. The MaxPlayers variable in game.ini is set to 10, but when a fifth player attempts to join the server, they get the error "Server is Full". Is there a workaround for this?

[slim spoke]

ini in wrong spot

check what it says when its loading

[steady salmon]

"When its loading" what do you mean by that?

[slim spoke]

read the server output

search in here for how to increase player

[steady salmon]

Read the server output where exactly? In a console? Where would I find that?

I've already searched how to increase the player limit. You edit the value in the game.ini file on the server.

[slim spoke]

there is a simple how and what to do if u search

thats what others used and it worked

[steady salmon]

I did exactly this.

[slim spoke]

dont know what to tell u sorry

[slender idol]

Mine created the game.ini files without issue 🤔

[slim spoke]

put at top

before dedi it had to be first thing

[steady salmon]

Thanks. I'll give that a try and see if it works. Surprised to hear that the order of this file matters. This is a game variable - it should be called properly regardless of order but we can give it a go.

[slim spoke]

that should fix it

im guessin its same code basically

[hushed pilot]

can anyone help me with setting up a server? it’s my first time doing anything like it and i don’t even know where to begin

shoot me a ping or a dm if you can help

[slim spoke]

pinned messages has a link to follow

[hushed pilot]

i’ve tried reading the wiki but i can’t make heads or tails of it

[slim spoke]

read into the things near bottom like docker

[steady salmon]

Yeah, @hushed pilot. Starting a dedicated server is a pretty technical process. The easiest way is to have your server hosted by another company like zap-hosting. They do all the work for you, and all you need to do is log in. But it costs a monthly fee.

If you have a spare computer on-hand and want to host a server locally, you can skip the monthly cost but you're gonna need someone to hold your hand through the process of opening ports and installing everything necessary from that wiki. Sorry I can't be of more help than that.

[hushed pilot]

oh i need another computer?

[slim spoke]

it starts with forwarding ports

[steady salmon]

You technically can run it from your own PC if you want to.

[slim spoke]

on the router which u can just look up how to do for ur router

u need to do the 3 ports as UDP

[hushed pilot]

what’s the catch?

[slim spoke]

u have to do the work thats the catch

[steady salmon]

The server will use resources from your PC constantly as its running.

[hushed pilot]

ah

[steady salmon]

The server will sort of "Reserve" a portion of your RAM and a portion of your processing power.

[slim spoke]

there is pay and there is containers with server setups and there dl and do it

[steady salmon]

And depending on the number of players logged in at any one time, that might be a BIG number or a small number. And it really depends on your PC specs.

[hushed pilot]

yeah ok

[slim spoke]

first is some website... last 2 are on wiki

i dont know docker and those diff ones and whats easier

but u load a thing and basically there is ur server

goto setup admin and such

[steady salmon]

Dedicated Servers are good if you have a group of players who want to play together, but won't all be online at the same time. But if you want to experience multiplayer and you can stand to log in at certain times to play together, you might be better off hosting a multiplayer session instead.

[slim spoke]

and u have an app to control it

[steady salmon]

When you close out of Satisfactory, the session will close, and your friends won't be able to continue to play. But it's MUCH easier and cheaper to set up then a dedicated server.

[long sable]

Reworked my log monitor's messages for players joining/leaving a bit and recently did some refactoring of the code so it's not as difficult to find and fix bugs. Still not ready for public release yet, but getting closer to a point I'd feel comfortable sharing the code.

[frosty gale]

ok so my game still isn' t letting my friend join so I'm going to try starting a new server

what makes an address valid or invalid?

[slender idol]

Guessing you’re parsing the logs as opposed to getting a query?

[long sable]

Yeah, I'm not as familiar with parsing UDP packets, so I'm just parsing the logs

And I believe there are a few log messages related to the same things that are shown in the status on the manager. I haven't yet implemented them though.

[steady salmon]

@frosty gale, the "Address" of your server is what tells a player's game where your server is located. Typically today these are IP addresses, and are accompanied by a Port Number. Think of an "Address" like the address of an apartment building, and the Port Number is the Apartment Unit.

[slender idol]

Unfortunately steam query doesn’t work. Sucks. It’s an easy process.

[steady salmon]

So when your friend is connecting to your server, they might be using an IP address - that typically looks like this: 123.456.789.101. And they also supply a port number that looks like this: 7777. They need both to be able to connect properly.

[frosty gale]

ok how do I make it go online?

[steady salmon]

But the Server, the server software, and your server network ALL need to be configured properly for this to work.

Did you follow the Dedicated Server setup information in the pinned link?

https://satisfactory.fandom.com/wiki/Dedicated_servers

[storm pewter]

Hi, everything I try to launch a dedicated server the cmd prompt always end with this

[steady salmon]

@storm pewter Did you open the UDP ports on your network before trying to launch the server?

[storm pewter]

I'm pretty sure I did

[steady salmon]

Triple check.

[storm pewter]

Okay

Wait is it the process where I fowarded ports 15777, 15000, and 7777 on my router?

[steady salmon]

Correct.

[slim spoke]

make 7777 into 7777-7784

give it a few ports incase it cant use that one for some reason

[storm pewter]

And the internal ports and external ports should be the same right?

[storm pewter]

I think this might be my issue

[slim spoke]

rest is same

just the port forward for 7777 make it send range instead

server if it fails on 7777 goes up 1 til it finds a port til 7827

[storm pewter]

alr

Okay this might sound a bit stupid but how do I foward ports to send range?

[slim spoke]

router put what i said

should work

[frosty gale]

how do you take a server offline?

and delete it

[slim spoke]

exit

[storm pewter]

I'm using a spectrum router and when I foward ports it asks for the external port, internal port, and the protocol

[slim spoke]

same for both

• means from here to here

[storm pewter]

so for external I put 7777 and for internal I put 7784?

Sorry I'm not very good at this lol

[slim spoke]

7777-7783

[storm pewter]

ah

[frosty gale]

when I come back it still exists

[slim spoke]

exit in console

or killthe server

[frosty gale]

how do I do that?

[slim spoke]

goto console type exit

i have no clue what setup u ahve there

[storm pewter]

Just double checking, when fowarding the ports should the protocol be UDP, TCP or both?

[slim spoke]

https://satisfactory.fandom.com/wiki/Dedicated_servers

[storm pewter]

Thanks

[slim spoke]

need a min for brain break lol

[steady salmon]

@storm pewter UDP, but you can use both if you want.

[storm pewter]

alr

[slim spoke]

tcp doesnt nothing but open more u dont need

[frosty gale]

is there a command to kill it?

[slim spoke]

wiki literally says UDP ONLY

exit

send exit in console to server

[storm pewter]

Is it good? They’re all also set to UDP

[slim spoke]

server manager has console

[steady salmon]

@frosty gale. Do you want to shut the server down, or delete the save?

Exit will shut the server down. But it won't "Delete" it.

[frosty gale]

I want to delete the server

[slim spoke]

delete the folders

[steady salmon]

Do you want to delete the server from your PC. Or do you want to "start over" with a new Satisfactory save on that server?

[frosty gale]

I want to delete the server

so I can make a new one

[steady salmon]

Ok. So.

On your computer, you have software to run a server.

That software can be used to run multiple servers.

Deleting that software won't allow you to "make a new one"

You need to configure the software so you can start a new server.

Configuration includes things like: What port does the server run on. And "What save does the server load when it starts"

[indigo bone]

how many people can be on a dedicated server?

[frosty gale]

4

[steady salmon]

You don't really "Delete a server". You either delete the save data that the server is using, or you re-configure the server information so that people connect on a different port or a different IP address.

[storm pewter]

So I tried to launch the dedicated server again and the console still says this

[frosty gale]

I followed the video and made the address localhost because I didn't know it was supposed to be my ip

[steady salmon]

@indigo bone So far I've only been able to allow 4 people to connect. But I've been working to increase that limit on my server host with no luck so far.

[frosty gale]

i haven't really ever done anything with servers ever

[steady salmon]

@frosty gale Did you forward the ports on your home network to allow users to connect to your server?

[frosty gale]

I don't know how to do that

[slim spoke]

search how to increase player and it has to be top of the ini

[clever anvil]

There’s instructions on the wiki for increasing the limit for regular multiplayer. It also works for dedi servers

[steady salmon]

You need to look up your home router's instruction manual, and find out how to do "Port Forwarding"

Every router can do it.

But we can't help you because every router is different.

This is where you need to use Google, and find this information yourself.

[slim spoke]

there is sites u tell it ur router it gives u step by step

search port forwarding router step-by-step

[steady salmon]

@clever anvil I followed those instructions as far as I can tell. And they didn't work for me. But I have a feeling that my server host isn't showing me the right game.ini file.

[slim spoke]

did u make the folder and put ini in it?

[steady salmon]

I put the game.ini file into the satisfactory-experimental/Saved/Config/WindowsServer directory yes. I didn't "make" a folder. It was already made.

[slim spoke]

Place it in
Windows
FactoryGame/Saved/Config/WindowsServer
Linux
FactoryGame/Saved/Config/LinuxServer

folder at end is one u make

its where ur saves are

back out 1 folder from sav files

[storm pewter]

Wait I head that the Steam Dedicated server didn't work, is this true?

[steady salmon]

Yeah. I'm not sure I even have access to that directory from my game host @slim spoke. Checking now.

[slim spoke]

dedis work fine

u cant find it in library to dl

[storm pewter]

Alright thanks

so what should I do now? everytime I launch a dedicated server is shows this

[slim spoke]

can try the bug site see if anyone posted and replied

[storm pewter]

Alr I'll check it rn

Yeah I couldn't find anything in the bug site lol

[cobalt iron]

Is there any command I can run in the server console to get server version?

[slim spoke]

no

[steady salmon]

Just checking before I chase this endlessly. Has anyone officially been able to invite more than 4 players to a Dedicated Server?

[slim spoke]

should stay when it loads

[storm pewter]

Wait when making a dedicated server do I have to do something in my windows firewall?

[slim spoke]

yes max

once u find right spot for the file

and if u have other stuff in the ini ... the maxplayer has to be first thing

[cobalt iron]

Too much text flying by when starting the server , unable to see version that way

[slim spoke]

scroll

[cobalt iron]

that is what I did before writing that

ssh console backlog

will have to pipe the output to a file

[slim spoke]

there is 2 cmds.. exit and save

[storm pewter]

Are setting up dedicated servers in the future going to be easier? I can't figure this out and I really want to play with my friends in update 5

[steady salmon]

@storm pewter This is still experimental tech.

So it's likely that it will get easier in the future.

[storm pewter]

I see thanks

[steady salmon]

But forwarding ports and connecting via IP for dedicated servers has always been this complicated. For like...the past 30 years really.

It's frustrating when it doesn't work. Perplexing when it does - sometimes.

[storm pewter]

Yeah

[steady salmon]

But yes, Windows Firewall can interfere with server issues.

I'd recommend, if you trust your players, to shut down Windows Defender for the time being and test it.

And if that works, you can set up a "bypass" in Defender to allow traffic through that application and port.

[slim spoke]

port forwarding is literally tell it what port(or range 7777-7787) the ip to send it to... and set UDP for port type and apply

ip u use is the lan ip if its behind your router

make sure u dont to go the port triggering page on router

[mental gate]

So in testing the Linux dedicated server did anyone have issues with say picking up grass but it still being there?

[slim spoke]

sounds like desyncing

how long has it run

[mental gate]

The dedicated server? about an hour or so, tho I only logged onto it about 5 minutes ago

[slim spoke]

try restarting the server and client

could just been the connection was poopy that time

[mental gate]

I mean it happens to affect all grass and everything you can pick up

which is a smidge odd but I expected hiccups tbh

[slim spoke]

is server on same comp as game?

[mental gate]

different computer

[slim spoke]

check the bug site maybe

[mental gate]

the computer I'm on is Windows(VM) the computer its on is a seperate PC entirely

said PC running Linux

[summer ravine]

so how do i turn off the Server Restart settings?

for whatever reason, my dedicated server just did a auto restart

[slim spoke]

did it run 24hours?

[summer ravine]

nope

[slim spoke]

then something on the computer restarted it

[summer ravine]

odd, thanks!

was there a patch pushed today by chance?

[slim spoke]

no and #patch-notes

[west plinth]

anyone experiencing tractors skipping their stations, not loading, unloading or refueling?

[slim spoke]

check exp room

[summer ravine]

@west plinth yes

[desert finch]

Yes, same with fluid trains

[upper stream]

Not deticated but have a world that has 3 people on currently

Dm if interested

[mental gate]

Welp server PC just went through a Reboot lets see how it goes

ey its alive

[plucky otter]

Hey I have a question, does the dedicated server have an autosave feature?

[quick mist]

yes

it saves periodically and anytime someone disconnects from the server

[slim spoke]

if u do setting in server manager

or is it defaulted

[mental gate]

So oddly enough Plants around the Hub cannot be destroyed via chainsaw but when you move further away the chainsaw destroys foliage again

[slim spoke]

new stuff might not chainsaw

[mental gate]

now these particle effects I don't think are normal...

[patent zinc]

how to find out the server ip?

[plucky otter]

thank you!

[trail lichen]

let's see how far this "potato" can go with being a server.

[fair sierra]

The server crashes when I create the rebar gun and try to shoot it every time !!!

[trail lichen]

look in SA questions of others have the same problem and vote it up 🙂

[bronze apex]

it sais in the steamcmd: command 'steamcmd' not found

[upbeat turret]

what i do

[bronze apex]

Error! App '1690800' state is 0x202 after update job. << -- what ?

Steam>app_update 1690800 Update state (0x11) preallocating, progress: 0.00 (0 / 9128985175) Error! App '1690800' state is 0x202 after update job.
I did this

got the error

C was to full and moved it to D but it then was copied, deleted it on C

why doesent it show me the tool?

[brave loom]

is there a place where we can request features for the dedicated servers?

[sacred peak]

it is known that the label SIgns do not save under the dedicated server

[mint elm]

Un français qui a réussi a utilisé dedicated pour m’aider je m’en sors pas du tout le truc crash sans que je ne sache pourquoi

[velvet abyss]

not sure if there is anyone here who can help you that speaks french

[mint elm]

I can try in eng 😂

U can help me to use dedicated , the launcher crash every Time and steamcmd too

[dim grail]

I'm experiencing this too. I had to redo my sign calling my friend a jerk three times.

[snow belfry]

just ordered my vserver, i am trying cheap version first with 8gb ram for 1 month, if it sucks i will upgrade to more ram. TBH like i always say, for me its more fun to set it up than actually playing in the end

[quaint acorn]

Thanks! That might have done it.

[bronze apex]

Why does it not show the satisfactory dedicated server tool on steam which I have installed with steamcmd

[velvet abyss]

there is a problem with getting it to show up in steam. you have to use the cmd for now

[marsh charm]

Hello, can someone help me because I don't know what address to put when adding a server

[bronze apex]

the start command doesent work

[velvet abyss]

to start the server after you install it?

[marsh charm]

yes

[velvet abyss]

i just put a shortcut to the exe on my taskbar

C:\steamcmd\satisfactorydedicatedserver\FactoryServer.exe -log -unattended

[peak wagon]

Hey guys, does the server world keep running even if no one is logged in playing or does the world timer only run with one or kore users?
Just thinking early game, biomass will all use up if no one is logged in for a few hours

[solid forge]

jup your biomass would be gone I suppose 😄

[marsh charm]

what can we do with this

[velvet abyss]

you can go to wherever you have the server installed, and run the exe to start the server, then create a shortcut to it

[velvet abyss]

by default, it pauses when no one is in game. you can turn that on or off

[solid forge]

anyone else having problems with large save games 1000hours on the dedicated server...

[marsh charm]

what is the ip / address to put in satysfactory to be able to add the server in server manager

[solid forge]

I can create a new one just fiine or load save games up to around 600 hours after that always the connectiion tiime out bug

[velvet abyss]

you have to look up your ip, we can't tell you

ya the bot cuts off the website trying to link

but if you just google what is my ipv4 address

google says you can do ipconfig /all in cmd window but it looks like its just the local ips not the external one

[keen orchid]

whatismyip.com

[velvet abyss]

ok so it just removes the actual link

that's what i tried to link

[bronze apex]

how do I see the details to join a game?

Like address and port

[dusk flicker]

heh, just got a good laugh out of moving my local world onto my server, you hate to see it but the conveyor lifts floating out of their original position in the sky is hilarious to see but they still function out of place 😂

[keen orchid]

cant say ive seen any issues with using dedicated server

[dusk flicker]

oh they exist

[keen orchid]

i have no doubt

[keen orchid]

O_o

[dusk flicker]

that was after moving my save from from gaming pc to my server

the lift still works but its animation is way out of place lol

its not just that lift either

[keen orchid]

i started a new game from scratch

[dusk flicker]

its all the lifts

[prime gorge]

Satisfactory has a Platinum clearing on ProtonDB. May I ask why you are playing it on a VM then?

[bronze apex]

How do I see the dedicated Server info?

[dusk flicker]

what do you mean otter? are you running a server or someone else?

[bronze apex]

I want to help my friend ( I have friends:"WOW")

[dusk flicker]

you need to get the IP from him

[bronze apex]

?listen sets the ip?

to add a server I need the address? does it work with other people when I use localhost?

[keen orchid]

yes

im using my local ip... my friend connects via the external IP

[bold light]

i tried typing an explanation but my hands got tired

[velvet abyss]

you need to give your friend your external ip

[keen orchid]

and forward some ports

[bronze apex]

how

[velvet abyss]

go here