[closed] How to run factorio server and game from one account on Steam?

[mustafa1453]

I have a network issue(lagging) while playing in mp mode. So I decided to set up own dedicated server and then play on it. I used this scenario - https://wiki.factorio.com/index.php?tit ... ess_server, and it runs well. However, after I run it, I can't to run factorio game. It says "Couldn't create lock file {path}\.lock: 32. Is another instance alreadt running?".

So the question is - is it possible to run factorio game during running server?

[Loewchen]

You need to install another instance of factorio to run the headless server from, but if you indeed are having network issues that prevent you from simply hosting a multiplayer game directly, then hosting a multiplayer game on a headless server on the same network will not help you either.

[Zavian]

When installing a second copy of Factorio I recommend using the .zip version. The .exe version and the Steam version by default will both share the same working directory, which is likely to cause problems.

[mustafa1453]

Thanks for reply. As Loewchen mentioned, network issue still exists, even with headless server.