From what I know you don't need to use VM really. You should be able to grap a zipped Factorio version and start a server from it under windows along with otehr zipped version or steam one for playing on the server. I should apologize - you are right, tho you need to change som settings if you copy...

Hi Flanks! In your Data folder (in the Factorio folder) you got a server-settings.example.json file. copy that file and rename it to server-settings.json and edit it, you want to change "verify_user_identity" : true to "verify_user_identity" : false When this is changed, you chan...

I guess you are trying to host the server at the same computer you want to play at. That won't do. There are two ways to host a server. 1. You launch Factorio and you press Play -> Multiplayer -> New game Choose your settings and generate a map. Now, your cousin can connect to your IP and join the g...

Just a widely guess - The dedicated server is behind a NAT firewall which have a source port randomization enabled.

Which version of Factorio are you running? Would these settings in service-settings.json work better for you? { "name": "My Game", "description": "My Game", "tags": ["game", "tags"], "max_players": "4", "_...

Not sure what you mean by "Key" but I will guess you mean the command to start the server. In the folder you got your factorio.exe create following files: Create_map.txt Start_Factorio.txt Inside of the Create_map.txt. file, type the following: Factorio --create *NameOfSaveFile* Rename Cre...

Klonan wrote:Seems like a router issue, you router is not sending packets from a constant port

It's an NAT function usually called Port randomization.

Could be a strict NAT setting too.

What for router modell do you have?

(Manufacturer and Modell)

Usually it's an NAT setting that does this in your router.

This is because you probably do not have the save file in the correct directory, try the following command instead: (The .zip is not needed).

Usually, Qnap delivery Linux in ARM - and the Headless does not work for ARM architectures :( To your latest update: Your server does not seem to find a DNS server. To fix this: vi /etc/resolve.conf And in the file, add the following: nameserver 8.8.8.8 When you are done, press ESC and then type ZZ ...