Demo-Multiplayer/Local Play with one Copy

[Rubi]

Is it possible (or would it be feasible) to allow demo-players to play with full-game players while allowing them to only build the techlevel-stuff that is already contained in the demo?
And/or is playing on a local network possible/somewhatish legal with only one copy?

I desperately try my friends to get on the factory-train using steam-broadcast but all of them are rather reluctant to pay full-price yet. (also, we have all quite a backlog to deal with). I'd like to have a way to convince them over after a local session.

[Emmote]

I don't think so. The two version are different and so will unlikely be able to join each other.

Just ask your friends why they are reluctant to buy a game that's got an overall approval rating of 98% (it's the 5th most approved game on Steam).

[Rubi]

I second that :) But it is the sheer number of games that are still on the backlog. I recently embraced the hard price-range of indie games, but I really provide my friends with an incentive to buy it (over other games). Mere spectating via broadcasting is imho not enough to be mesmerized by one's own creations/contraptions.

[R1B$]

Honestly, the demo speaks for itself.

If they don't want to buy it after playing that then it's probably not for them.

[Varenvel The Festive Dinosaur]

Demo is old and its not compatibile with factorio current version , i belive it was not updated since long

if you like game buy it , it wont be on sale anytime soon , 20bucks for 7th highest rated game of all time on steam , is a steal honestly

[Rubi]

Dear fellow factorians :),
I know, I already own factorio :) I just seek a way to tempt my fellow RL-friends into buying it themselves. While I appreciate the fact that the devs put out a demo as few devs do, I really like to provide a glimpse at what makes factorio great as a coop-experience. Believe me, whenever I play somethin else with my friends (e.g. Anno 1404) I'd say, "well that's all nice and well, but the logistical intricacy is so much better in Factorio" or "the harbor-defense system is all nice and well, but imagine it being automated, like in Factorio."

[Rampant Mackerel]

Can you coop the demo together?

[kremlin]

If you download it directly from the website, the client and the server, could you LAN it from that copy on multiple machines? I've been curious about that for a while. You might only need Steam copies for connecting through Steam.

[PunCrathod]

Originally posted by kremlin:

If you download it directly from the website, the client and the server, could you LAN it from that copy on multiple machines?

If you turn off online authentication on the server and use join ip you can join even through the internet with a single copy. As for lan only https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?t=39370

[Quillithe]

Originally posted by Rampant Mackerel:

Can you coop the demo together?

I believe so, that's probably the best thing to settle on

[daniel0674]

Originally posted by Rampant Mackerel:

Can you coop the demo together?

No, the demo is singleplayer-only.

Originally posted by kremlin:

If you download it directly from the website, the client and the server, could you LAN it from that copy on multiple machines? I've been curious about that for a while. You might only need Steam copies for connecting through Steam.

In theory, yes. Practically:

Originally posted by Factorio TOS:

Subject to the provisions of these Terms of Service, you are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited, and revocable right and licence to use the purchased or downloaded copy of Factorio for your personal, non-commercial use.

Given that the licence is non-transferrable, you are not allowed to give a copy of your game files to a friend to play multiplayer with them. If they haven't paid for the product, they are not allowed to use it.

[Proctrap]

Originally posted by daniel0674:

Originally posted by Rampant Mackerel:

Can you coop the demo together?

No, the demo is singleplayer-only.

Would be nice if you changed the wording in the demo. I own the game and a friend thought they could play the demo level with me, with their demo installation (wanted to see if they're capable of playing with me or if the 30€ are for nothing if they aren't able to play with me). So the demo wording sounded to them like they could play the demo levels in multiplayer, without a full copy.