Is this too newb of a post?

Sorry guys, I checked the wiki and other obvious sources but I just can't seem to get a direct answer on how to set this fundamental function up.

Hey everyone!

I just made a big mistake and saved over a huge game a had with a few friends. The game seemed to be auto saving but when I went back to check the autosaves they were from a solo game I had ages ago from an old version of the game.

I read that if I launch my server with "--help" i ...

Thank you I figured it out.

ok, so I think i got it working in a healthy way. Heres a shot

http://imgur.com/a/z0JZE

But! I can't connect. I am using the same computer to run and to connect, i've forwarded the port to 34198 instead of 34197 like the guide told me (if i was trying to connect locally) and changed the port in ...

http://imgur.com/a/kgx9e

Heres what it looks like now. Looks like its running but i cant connect and if I take the "pause" out of it it just flashes. Do I need to keep the pause in to ensure the server continues running?

THe first argument in the .bat file has to be the program you want to execute, in this case factorio.exe , then add the --start-server argument with a file path (e.g. saves/game.zip ).

Make sure your .bat file is in the bin\x64 directory.

If you're not sure how it works please post the contents ...

Hey folks! Happy to be here on the forums finally. I've always lurked them but now I need your help! I'm trying to set up a dedicated server for the experimental branch in Factorio. I've followed the guide that is pinned in the steam forums.

Download zip from the website
extract
go in to Factorio ...