Dedicated server error

[spookyplanet]

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

[Oxyd]

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

[daniel34]

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.

[spookyplanet]

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

[daniel34]

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?

[spookyplanet]

here's the details in the cmd box

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.10240]
(c) 2015 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

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>

[Oxyd]

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.

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.

[daniel34]

-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.

[spookyplanet]

There's no error logs in that location

[daniel34]

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

[spookyplanet]

ive attached screen shot of folder

[spookyplanet]

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

[spookyplanet]

Any ideas anyone?

Regards

[daniel34]

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.

[spookyplanet]

Hi

The game works fine as single player.

Regards

[razztorback]

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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