Server joining safe?

[ThatGuysFriend]

is it safe to join a random server on the browse server section?

[ThreeTreeCheese]

Sure this multiplayer much to my surpise is mostly free of griefers.

[ThatGuysFriend]

Originally posted by aboteler1:

Sure this multiplayer much to my surpise is mostly free of griefers.

that is good to hear but is it also safe as in my info will be safe?

[BOYCOTT]

Originally posted by ThatGuysFriend:

that is good to hear but is it also safe as in my info will be safe?

what is this? minecraft? :P

[ThatGuysFriend]

Originally posted by Too-DAMN-Much:

Originally posted by ThatGuysFriend:

that is good to hear but is it also safe as in my info will be safe?

what is this? minecraft? :P

Well im just trying to make sure im covered so.... its good to know if il be safe when/if i decide to join a random server .......so is it?

[AlexMBrennan]

It's hard to prove a negative, and doubly so if we don't have access to the source code - I'm not aware of any bug in the Factorio code that would allow a malicious host to execute code on your computer but they could obviously exist (e.g. web browsers are notoriously vulnerable to this so I hope you are not using the internet)

[ThatGuysFriend]

Originally posted by AlexMBrennan:

It's hard to prove a negative, and doubly so if we don't have access to the source code - I'm not aware of any bug in the Factorio code that would allow a malicious host to execute code on your computer but they could obviously exist (e.g. web browsers are notoriously vulnerable so I hope you are not using the internet)

hm, well its not the certainty i was looking for but thank you for your input as this is helpful.....i assume there is no safety like encryption of data to protect the user but who knows

[BOYCOTT]

from what i understand since the modding is done through an official capacity by the developers instead of an unofficial kludge that works well enough and is grateful it's not being taken action against like minecraft forge which still relies directly on decompiling the game's source code it should not be an issue unless the factorio developers put it there.

to be fair, i guess really anything is possible, if someone actually tries they could probably create a malicious mod for factorio, but that brings me back to the developer versus users scenario, hopefully the developers have planned carefully what exactly the limitations of a mod within their API are.

[ThatGuysFriend]

Originally posted by Too-DAMN-Much:

from what i understand since the modding is done through an official capacity by the developers instead of an unofficial kludge that works well enough and is grateful it's not being taken action against like minecraft forge which still relies directly on decompiling the game's source code it should not be an issue unless the factorio developers put it there.

to be fair, i guess really anything is possible, if someone actually tries they could probably create a malicious mod for factorio, but that brings me back to the developer versus users scenario, hopefully the developers have planned carefully what exactly the limitations of a mod within their API are.

but isnt joining a server in general risky as they can also Ip grab if no safe guards like the ones hopefully put in place for mods are absent?

[BOYCOTT]

Originally posted by ThatGuysFriend:

but isnt joining a server in general risky as they can also Ip grab if no safe guards like the ones hopefully put in place for mods are absent?

in that case the response is the same as the second paragraph except it's valve's API, wait, this game does let you join from the friends list right? if so that would be valve's API, if not unsure.

[edit] just noticed you capitalize the i in ip for some reason, at any rate, yes your remote IP will be exposed to any server you join, that's how the internet works, it's very dumbed down and very over simplified but calling ip a computer's phone number for data isn't actually the most incorrect thing.
the real issue though is if someone running that same server has some malicious intent and starts port scanning or actively seeking a way into your system, at which point your firewall and/or router should help depending on configuration.

for what it's worth, ip numbers... they're a weird case, basically if you have a server of any kind running then beyond all shadow of a doubt never expose the public ip to anyone, ever, it's too ripe of a target, but for 99% of all people just hanging out playing games with nothing worth stealing really anyway it's a non-concern and it's almost assured your ip is probably dynamic anyway so they'd have to find you again eventually regardless.
i wouldn't just go posting it publicly without a reason, but realistically it's a minor concern and fine to give to people you are friends with.[/edit]

[ThatGuysFriend]

Originally posted by Too-DAMN-Much:

Originally posted by ThatGuysFriend:

but isnt joining a server in general risky as they can also Ip grab if no safe guards like the ones hopefully put in place for mods are absent?

in that case the response is the same as the second paragraph except it's valve's API, wait, this game does let you join from the friends list right? if so that would be valve's API, if not unsure.

right so should be safe joining people....thanks for your help

[BOYCOTT]

Originally posted by ThatGuysFriend:

right so should be safe joining people....thanks for your help

read ninja edit.

but yeah, it should.

[worldwillBas1]

Dont think so. Just due to the fact you would have to download a mod most likely. And i have yet to hear of a bad mod.

[worldwillBas1]

And its not minecraft. I mean mincraft is mostly retarded twelve year olds with their moms credit card. Thats why all of those scams exist there. Factorio on the other hand has NO in game purchases at all, even in server.