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Hi All

When i run the server.bat file to start my server i get the following error

Opening zip
c:/Users/Mark/AppData/Roaming/Factorio/saves/tart-server failed

The .bat file consists of the following line
Factorio.exe -start-server Spookys_MP.zip

I did start a single player game and saved it straight away which i called the saved game as Spookys_MP

Any ideas anyone

Regards
Mark

You misspelled --start-server as -start-server.

the command should be --start-server Spookys_MP.zip, with two dashes before the start-server
or factorio.exe -s Spookys_MP.zip

if you call it with just -start-server it assumes you want to load (-s) the file tart-server, which it can't find.

Ive tried that and nothing happens part from a black window pops up for 2sec

Could you first run 'cmd' (open a command prompt) and then start the .bat file from that?
You could see the error that's occuring that way. Without that we can't help you much.

There should also be a log file at %appdata%\Factorio\factorio-current.log, can you post that?

here's the details in the cmd box

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.10240]
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C:\Users\Mark>cd\

C:\>cd "Program Files"

C:\Program Files>cd Factorio

C:\Program Files\Factorio>cd bin

C:\Program Files\Factorio\bin>cd x64

C:\Program Files\Factorio\bin\x64>server.bat

C:\Program Files\Factorio\bin\x64>Factorio.exe --start-server Spookys_MP.zip

C:\Program Files\Factorio\bin\x64>

daniel34 wrote:or factorio.exe -s Spookys_MP.zip

-s is actually the short option for --map2scenario, so that won't work either. --start-server does not have any short option currently.

spookyplanet wrote:Ive tried that and nothing happens part from a black window pops up for 2sec

Can you post the log that's created from that? That might tell us exactly what it's doing.

Oxyd wrote:-s is actually the short option for --map2scenario, so that won't work either. --start-server does not have any short option currently.

You are right, my bad. Thought it was short for loading server map, because it loaded the game on my machine and I killed it before it finished.

There's no error logs in that location

Can you post a screenshot of your Factorio directory? It should look like that:


There should be the logfile in it (factorio-current.log).

Also, is your .bat file only that line? Try starting it without the .bat file by directly entering the command Factorio.exe --start-server Spookys_MP.zip

ive attached screen shot of folder

Entering the command instead of running the .bat file still does the same

Any ideas anyone?

Regards

As you don't have any logs in your %appdata% folder, can you even start Factorio the usual way (starting only factorio.exe) without starting it as server? This might give you an error that could resolve the problem.

Hi

The game works fine as single player.

Regards

for Windows
Go to your Factorio.exe folder (Probably 'C:\Program Files\Factorio\bin\x64\')
Create a text document and write into it 'Factorio.exe --start-server YOURSAVEGAME.zip'
If you haven't already done, replace YOURSAVEGAME with your savegame name
Save the file as server.bat. Important: At 'Save as type:' select 'All Files'

Remember to portforward your router i got mine to work fine dedicated


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