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NobleSkyFighter wrote:edit the "server.bat" file and set the save path to simply "YourSaveGame.zip". No need for the path there.
with 0.13 I suggest you skip the filename completely and rely on the introduced argument --start-server-load-latest instead, which will save you anything you previously had to do to figure out how to load the latest savegame (autosaves for example)
Hosting a factorio server? Take a look at this || init script ||.

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Re: Steam Dedicated Server

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Hey guys,

I've been having trouble getting a dedicated server set up using the steps given in this post, I'm not real good with this kind of thing and have been winging it a little. My main issue seems to be that I can't get the server to initiate using an alternate config file... no idea why, but as I said I'm not 100% on what I'm doing.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Start Factorio normally and create a new game. Save the game, such as servermap
Exit the game
Copy C:\Users<username>\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\config
to
C:\Users<%username%>\AppData\Roaming\Factorio
with a different name of course such as config-server, so there will be in side Factorio folder a folder with config and config-server
Inside config-server folder edit config.ini
write-data=PATHsystem-write-data__
to
write-data=PATHsystem-write-data__/server
Navigate to where base game is installed
For steam:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Factorio
Create a folder where the server is going to run from such as a folder on the desktop called Factorio Server
Inside the folder copy contents from C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Factorio
In Factorio Server folder edit config-path.cfg
config-path=PATHsystem-write-data__/config
to
config-path=PATHsystem-write-data__/config-server
Navigate to \Factorio Server\bin\x64
Create new text document and add the following:
cd "\Factorio Server\bin\x64"
start /wait factorio.exe --start-server "servermap.zip"
save file as filename.bat
remember to save file type as all files
copy servermap.zip file to this location
this should be located at C:\Users<username>\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves
run .bat file this will open the command prompt with the server running you should be able to run Factorio normally from steam

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I still get the error msg:
could not move file "factorio-current.log" Another instance of factorio is probably already running
any ideas?

I made a config-server.ini file and changed it like this:
write-data=C:\Program Files\Factorio\server

I made a server.bat file and wrote
start /wait Factorio.exe --start-server servertest.zip C:\Program Files\Factorio\config\config-server.ini

But I still get the error mentioned above after I start the server and try to run the game!

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As I suggested in a similar thread (viewtopic.php?f=49&t=62215)
Zavian wrote:Actually the easiest way is to just use the .zip download from https://www.factorio.com/download and make a factorio install that is separate your existing factorio installation. The .zip version will be completely self contained with it's own mod folder, save games and log files.

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Zavian wrote:As I suggested in a similar thread (viewtopic.php?f=49&t=62215)
Zavian wrote:Actually the easiest way is to just use the .zip download from https://www.factorio.com/download and make a factorio install that is separate your existing factorio installation. The .zip version will be completely self contained with it's own mod folder, save games and log files.

Ok that worked! But ofc im getting the "
Couldn't establish network communication with server." error now...........

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