This guide was written as if you were using ubuntu 14.04 server.
First off, we need to install some dependencies, do this with the following:
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apt-get install xorg xfce4-session x11vnc xdotoolnow, we're going to start a screen and xdummy interface
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screen -R x
sudo Xorg -noreset +extension GLX +extension RANDR +extension RENDER -logfile ./10.log -config ./xorg.conf :10We now need to start xfce on xdummy, as xdotool (which I used for my pausing script) needs a window manager.
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screen -R xfce
export DISPLAY=:10
startxfce4Now, we need to turn off xfce's screensaver, this might cause some issues if you skip this step
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xset s offDownload factorio, and upload it to your server
back at the server, we need to create a save directory, and make factorio executable
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cd factorio
chmod +x bin/x64/factorio
mkdir savesIn your new savefile, type the following into the console:
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/c local char = game.players[1].character; game.players[1].character = nil; char.die()Back to the server, we need to make a script for launching factorio
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cd
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#!/bin/bash
name="mapname.zip"
~/factorio/bin/x64/factorio --mp-load-game $name #assumes 64 bit now, we need to change startfactorio's permissions
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screen -R factorio
export DISPLAY=:10
./startfactorioThe last thing left is the autopauser script (prevents biters from destroying your base when you are offline).
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screen -R pauser
nano pauser
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#!/bin/bash
PATHTOLOG="/root/factorio/factorio-current.log"
OLDPLAYERCOUNT=0
PLAYERCOUNT=0
NUMBEROFLINESOLD=0
while :; do
#get the current nuber of log entries
NUMBEROFLINES=$(wc -l /root/factorio/factorio-current.log | grep -o "[0-9]\+")
ABSOLUTELINES=$((NUMBEROFLINES-NUMBEROFLINESOLD))
#only look at new lines
TAILEDLOG=$(tail -$ABSOLUTELINES $PATHTOLOG)
#grab Joins PlayerJoinGame
JOINSGAME=$(echo $TAILEDLOG | grep "MultiplayerManager changing state from(InGameSendingMap) to(InGame)" | wc -l | grep -o "[0-9]\+")
#grab peer leaving
QUITS=$(echo $TAILEDLOG | grep "PlayerLeaveGame" | wc -l | grep -o "[0-9]\+")
#grab peer timeout
DROPOUTS=$(echo $TAILEDLOG | grep "is not responding, dropping" | wc -l | grep -o "[0-9]\+")
BOOT=$(echo $TAILEDLOG | grep "MultiplayerManager changing state from(CreatingGame) to(InGame)" | wc -l | grep -o "[0-9]\+")
QUITS=$((QUITS+DROPOUTS))
echo "QUITS: "$QUITS
JOINS=$((JOINSGAME))
echo "JOINS: "$JOINS
echo "JOINSGAME:"$JOINSGAME
PLAYERCOUNT=$((PLAYERCOUNT+JOINS))
PLAYERCOUNT=$((PLAYERCOUNT-QUITS))
if [ $BOOT -eq 1 ]
then
WID=$(xdotool search Factorio 2>/dev/null)
xdotool windowactivate --sync $WID
xdotool key Escape
xdotool key shift+space
fi
if [ $PLAYERCOUNT -eq 1 -a $OLDPLAYERCOUNT -eq 0 ]
then
echo "detected players, unpausing"
WID=$(xdotool search Factorio 2>/dev/null)
xdotool windowactivate --sync $WID
xdotool key shift+space
fi
if [ $PLAYERCOUNT -eq 0 -a $OLDPLAYERCOUNT -eq 1 ]
then
echo "0 players, pausing"
WID=$(xdotool search Factorio 2>/dev/null)
xdotool windowactivate --sync $WID
xdotool key shift+space
fi
#REMOVE the following line if you don't want to see current players.
echo $PLAYERCOUNT
OLDPLAYERCOUNT=$PLAYERCOUNT
NUMBEROFLINESOLD=$NUMBEROFLINES
#change to number of seconds between player count update [default: 1 sec]
sleep 1
done
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chmod +x pauser
export DISPLAY=:10
./pauserhopefully, everything should be running at this point
the pauser script will require a restart after desyncs.
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