Admin in MultiPlayer

[jonarano]

Bug:
- You are playing in a multiplayer game. You are not the host and neither the admin.
- Host says that he has to go, so you save the game and rehost the game.
- You load the previous game. Here, you should be the admin of the game, and not the previous game admin, as it is now.

It has always been like this, but until now I couldnt report it.

[Nexela]

You should be able to open the game in single player save that and then you will be Admin if you rehost as an MP game. Otherwise have the host make you an admin before he leaves

[Rseding91]

You should be able to open the game in single player save that and then you will be Admin if you rehost as an MP game. Otherwise have the host make you an admin before he leaves

Indeed. This isn't a bug.

[jonarano]

You should be able to open the game in single player save that and then you will be Admin if you rehost as an MP game. Otherwise have the host make you an admin before he leaves

Indeed. This isn't a bug.

I can open, but If I open It im not admin. That is the bug.

[Loewchen]

I can open, but If I open It im not admin. That is the bug.

Did you save it in singleplayer and opened the game with the new save?

[Zeblote]

I can open, but If I open It im not admin. That is the bug.

Did you save it in singleplayer and opened the game with the new save?

You shouldn't have to.

[daniel34]

Do you use any mods or scenarios that manage admin status, for example SpaceBook? Then refer to its documentation on how to become admin.

If you still can't manage to become admin, then please post the save file.

[GaboFDC]

Hi,

I have the same issue, I saved a multiplayer map in which i was no admin. I want to host it bu i'm not admin.

I do tried opening the save in single player and save it with new name, but when I load the new save, the only admin is the original host.

[Maximus-CZ]

Confirming Issue, Host started new map, loaded saved copy, cant promote myself as admin..
Singleplayer save/load didnt help

FOUND SOLUTION

Find a way to run factorio server in console mode here: https://wiki.factorio.com/index.php?title=Multiplayer (headless->windows)
When you server loads use /promote "nick", then /save and quit it.
Open factorio normally again and start saved map, you should be admin now -> /demote "nick" of old admin works too

[Klonan]

I have managed to reproduce some sort of similar issue,

Start supply scenario in singleplayer, try to run any command -> You are not an admin

[jonarano]

Is this fixed?

[Rseding91]

Loading a game in single player vs multiplayer doesn't change the admin status of a given player - that's working as intended. If it did, then the "admin" status would mean nothing in single player games and it wasn't designed to work that way.

Scenarios included will not switch a non-admin player to an admin. If the person that created the scenario set it up such that commands are disabled for non-admins (which you have to explicitly do) then they probably did it for a reason.

That might change in the future but right now that's working as intended and not a bug.