LAN Play?

[kitten2021]

Will there ever come an ability to play the game offline locally over my LAN network rather than connecting to the EA servers? Really hate doing that and have family members who bought the game and do not want to do that either but we'd really love to play together over a LAN game.

Chances we'll ever get to be able to do this?

[Fenix]

Technically you should be able too.
You'd have to run the the Dedicated server on one of the PCs, though.
The Host Machine can connect to the server with 127.0.0.1
And the Other would just need to connect to the internal IP the Router gives the Host PC.

[kitten2021]

Originally posted by Fenix:

Technically you should be able too.
You'd have to run the the Dedicated server on one of the PCs, though.
The Host Machine can connect to the server with 127.0.0.1
And the Other would just need to connect to the internal IP the Router gives the Host PC.

Get out of town, seriously!? Oh my goodness, that would be incredible! We both thought the only way we could play together was through the stupid EA servers. Thanks, @Fenix! We will try that later.

[Fenix]

Yeah Download the server via steam, under tools but instead of launching thru Steam make a shortcut to the EXE directly
Add
-log -unattended

Your shortcut target should look like this (this is mine)
D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\SatisfactoryDedicatedServer\FactoryServer.exe -log -unattended

Your path will be different, based off where you installed it.
I use it so the game runs in the background, building up resources as I'm doing other things.
Good luck.

[Fenix]

Oh to close the server, is CRTL+C on the window it opens,
Leave that window open, just minimize it.

[kitten2021]

Originally posted by Fenix:

Yeah Download the server via steam, under tools but instead of launching thru Steam make a shortcut to the EXE directly
Add
-log -unattended

Your shortcut target should look like this (this is mine)
D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\SatisfactoryDedicatedServer\FactoryServer.exe -log -unattended

Your path will be different, based off where you installed it.
I use it so the game runs in the background, building up resources as I'm doing other things.
Good luck.

Beautiful, thank you! I was just researching how to get this going. :)

[76561199523837000]

Originally posted by Fenix:

Yeah Download the server via steam, under tools but instead of launching thru Steam make a shortcut to the EXE directly
Add
-log -unattended

Your shortcut target should look like this (this is mine)
D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\SatisfactoryDedicatedServer\FactoryServer.exe -log -unattended

Your path will be different, based off where you installed it.
I use it so the game runs in the background, building up resources as I'm doing other things.
Good luck.

Hi,

I did this via Satisfactory Dedicated Server on Epic game, it worked for several months. But since the new update 8, I can't connect to my server.
I reinstalled everything whether through epic game or steam, nothing works...
With Steam, the command window opens, and after not even 5 seconds, it closes by itself... I search everywhere on tutorials and Forums and I can't find anything...
Ideas ?

Thanks in advance !

[Fenix]

As to why it's not working via epic, I have no idea, and my knowledge of the server is limited.
Now for the Steam Window closing it could be the foillowing:
If you try to launch the server, with steam, launching any other game in steam even on another machine (unless that machine is in offline mode), shuts the server off as you can't use multiple things in steam at the same time.
This is why I had to use the Shortcut Method Listed above to launch the server outside of steam.... but for you that shouldn't be the case as you are on EPIC, unless you launch another game in steam.

[76561199523837000]

Originally posted by Fenix:

As to why it's not working via epic, I have no idea, and my knowledge of the server is limited.
Now for the Steam Window closing it could be the foillowing:
If you try to launch the server, with steam, launching any other game in steam even on another machine (unless that machine is in offline mode), shuts the server off as you can't use multiple things in steam at the same time.
This is why I had to use the Shortcut Method Listed above to launch the server outside of steam.... but for you that shouldn't be the case as you are on EPIC, unless you launch another game in steam.

Hi,

I actually stopped using epic so I'm trying with Steam.
I followed your steps and yes that's it, the window remains open but how did you manage to find your server? I tried my IP address and couldn't find it.
Plus I would like my friends to be able to access it too.

Thanks in advance !

[Fenix]

If your are playing on the same machine as the server, use the Home IP: 127.0.0.1
-your shouldn't need to do anything to connect as it's the same machine.

For a machine on your local network open a command prompt (open the start menu and search CMD) and type IPCONFIG on the Machine you want to connect to.
IP4v Address is what you are looking for to give to others on your home network.
You might need to tweak your Routers settings for this, but you really shouldn't as it's local.

Now for connecting remotely your IP Address should be it...
But You might have play with your router settings to get that to work

[76561199523837000]

Originally posted by Fenix:

If your are playing on the same machine as the server, use the Home IP: 127.0.0.1
-your shouldn't need to do anything to connect as it's the same machine.

For a machine on your local network open a command prompt (open the start menu and search CMD) and type IPCONFIG on the Machine you want to connect to.
IP4v Address is what you are looking for to give to others on your home network.
You might need to tweak your Routers settings for this, but you really shouldn't as it's local.

Now for connecting remotely your IP Address should be it...
But You might have play with your router settings to get that to work

Thank you, however I am sure I did that correctly and yet this time it works but locally at least!
To succeed in sharing with friends, I tried on my router but it didn't work. I wonder if it's not the internet operator's router that's not working well.

[Fenix]

Yeah, I can’t really help there too many variables to go over here.

[Lawn-Mower]

Originally posted by Fenix:

You'd have to run the the Dedicated server on one of the PCs, though.
The Host Machine can connect to the server with 127.0.0.1
And the Other would just need to connect to the internal IP the Router gives the Host PC.

Download the server via steam, under tools but instead of launching thru Steam make a shortcut to the EXE directly
Add
-log -unattended

Your shortcut target should look like this (this is mine)
D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\SatisfactoryDedicatedServer\FactoryServer.exe -log -unattended

Your path will be different, based off where you installed it.
I use it so the game runs in the background, building up resources as I'm doing other things.

Oh to close the server, is CRTL+C on the window it opens,
Leave that window open, just minimize it.

Good work! This deserves to be in the guide section.

[Air Bear]

Alternatively, if you all are on Steam: One person starts their own game. The other people need to be friends with them on Steam. Right click on their name in the steam friends list and click 'join game'. Thats how I join my friends personal game. No servers at all.

[Lawn-Mower]

Originally posted by Troppamus:

Alternatively, if you all are on Steam: One person starts their own game. The other people need to be friends with them on Steam. Right click on their name in the steam friends list and click 'join game'. Thats how I join my friends personal game. No servers at all.

No, that's not LAN, that's going through external servers.

[DB]

Because connecting to EA servers is inconvenient why?