Abiotic Factor

Save Game Location

C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Local\AbioticFactor\Saved\SaveGames\<SteamID>\Worlds
%localappdata%\AbioticFactor\Saved\SaveGames\

Dedicated Server in Linux

https://github.com/DFJacob/AbioticFactorDedicatedServer/wiki

https://github.com/DFJacob/AbioticFactorDedicatedServer/issues/3

Installing the Abiotic Dedicated Server to Ubuntu

Note: Do not run as user root - make a user called anything else and give them sudo permissions Example:

sudo useradd -m  abiotic
sudo -u abiotic -s

Now login to that user and go to their home directory cd ~ to start this guide

1. Prepare the server with required packages

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install software-properties-common lsb-release wget

2. Install Wine Add repositories

sudo mkdir -pm755 /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo wget -O /etc/apt/keyrings/winehq-archive.key https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key

sudo wget -NP /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/$(lsb_release -is | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')/dists/$(lsb_release -cs)/winehq-$(lsb_release -cs).sources

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt update
sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-staging

Rebuild Wine Prefix (~/.wine)

wineboot -u

rm -rf ~/.wine) and run winecfg

rm -rf ~/.wine wineboot --init

sudo apt install cabextract winbind screen xvfb

3. Set up SteamCMD

sudo add-apt-repository multiverse
sudo apt-add-repository non-free
sudo apt update
sudo apt install steamcmd

4. Install Abiotic server (example location - change it to whatever you like)

make a directory for server files to live in

mkdir /home/abiotic/abioticserver

download the game via steamcmd forcing it to use the windows files (you'll get an error if you don't do this)

/usr/games/steamcmd +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType windows +force_install_dir /home/abiotic/abioticserver +login anonymous +app_update 2857200 +quit

5. Configure server

create the shell script to run your server (we're basically changing the .bat instructions to .sh)

touch /home/abiotic/abioticserver/AbioticFactor/Binaries/Win64/runserver.sh

edit this new file with

sudo nano /home/abiotic/abioticserver/AbioticFactor/Binaries/Win64/runserver.sh

add this to the file and change your password, server name, and world save name if you import any server save from your single player etc. (thank you @sirwillis92 for the changes to this)

#!/bin/bash
xvfb-run wine64 /home/abiotic/abioticserver/AbioticFactor/Binaries/Win64/AbioticFactorServer-Win64-Shipping.exe -log -newconsole -useperfthreads -NoAsyncLoadingThread -MaxServerPlayers=6 -PORT=7777 -QUERYPORT=27015 -tcp -ServerPassword=yourpassword -SteamServerName="yourserver" -WorldSaveName="Cascade"

save and close it (ctrl+x)

6. Forward your ports 7777 and 27015 to your server

7. Start the server by running your runserver.sh

We can't start the .sh without getting file permissions

chmod +x /home/abiotic/abioticserver/AbioticFactor/Binaries/Win64/runserver.sh

then cross your fingers

/home/abiotic/abioticserver/AbioticFactor/Binaries/Win64/runserver.sh

you'll get a bunch of errors, but it should still work turn it off with ctrl+z

Running this as a script right in your terminal will take over your terminal so I recommend running it as a service. I seem to have to reboot between server launches but that's what LXCs are good at.

Run as a service

1. create the service file

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/abiotic.service

2. Fill it with this (edit as necessary for your own setup):

[Unit]
Description=Abiotic Factor  Server
Wants=network-online.target
After=network-online.target

[Service]
User=abiotic
Group=abiotic
WorkingDirectory=/home/abiotic/abioticserver/
ExecStartPre=/usr/games/steamcmd +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType windows +force_install_dir /home/abiotic/abioticserver +login anonymous +app_update 2857200 +quit
ExecStart=/home/abiotic/abioticserver/AbioticFactor/Binaries/Win64/runserver.sh
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Save it

3. Enable the service

sudo systemctl enable abiotic

4. Start the service

sudo systemctl start abiotic

Use stop and disable commands to do that respectively.

That's it. It will auto restart on a power cycle and always update the server files to the latest build.

Linux run notes

I was able to get it running with xvfb-run wine64

here is a copy of what my shell script looks like:

$ cat examplestart.sh
#!/bin/bash
xvfb-run wine64 AbioticFactor/Binaries/Win64/AbioticFactorServer-Win64-Shipping.exe -log -newconole -useperfthreads -NoAsyncLoadingThread -MaxServerPlayers=6 -PORT=7777 -QUERYPORT=27015 -ServerPassword=ServerPassword -SteamServerName="ServerName" -WorldSaveName="Cascade"

I end up running into this error though:

LogOnline: Warning: OSS: Async task 'FOnlineAsyncTaskSteamCreateServer bWasSuccessful: 0' failed in 15.001264 seconds
which seems to mean that the server is not listed on the steam server list. I am not sure how to fix this, and sine the game doesn't have a direct connect option in-game, me or my friends can't connect
[2024.05.04-16.28.35:105][  0]LogWorld: Bringing up level for play took: 0.265297 LogGameMode: Display: Match State Changed from EnteringMap to WaitingToStart [2024.05.04-16.28.35:208][  0]LogGameMode: Display: Match State Changed from EnteringMap to WaitingToStart [2024.05.04-16.28.35:381][  0]LogGameState: Match State Changed from EnteringMap to WaitingToStart [2024.05.04-16.28.35:382][  0]LogLoad: Took 1.033981 seconds to LoadMap(/Game/Maps/Facility) LogInit: Display: Engine is initialized. Leaving FEngineLoop::Init() [2024.05.04-16.28.35:394][  0]LogInit: Display: Engine is initialized. Leaving FEngineLoop::Init() [2024.05.04-16.28.35:394][  0]LogLoad: (Engine Initialization) Total time: 3.48 seconds 0130:fixme:winsock:WS_setsockopt SO_SNDBUF ignoring request to disable send buffering 0130:fixme:winsock:WS_setsockopt SO_SNDBUF ignoring request to disable send buffering 0130:fixme:winsock:WS_setsockopt SO_SNDBUF ignoring request to disable send buffering 0130:fixme:winsock:WS_setsockopt SO_SNDBUF ignoring request to disable send buffering 0130:fixme:winsock:WS_setsockopt SO_SNDBUF ignoring request to disable send buffering LogOnline: Warning: OSS: Async task 'FOnlineAsyncTaskSteamCreateServer bWasSuccessful: 0' failed in 15.001264 seconds [2024.05.04-16.28.50:232][443]LogOnline: Warning: OSS: Async task 'FOnlineAsyncTaskSteamCreateServer bWasSuccessful: 0' failed in 15.001264 seconds 015c:fixme:advapi:ReportEventW (00000000CAFE4242,0x0002,0x0000,0x80000002,0000000000000000,0x0001,0x00000000,00000000198AFC48,0000000000000000): stub 

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I was able to resolve this by adding the -tcp tag to the startup command (i placed it after the QUERYPORT tag. This has now loaded the game server 3 times in a row and is visible in the steam server list

xvfb-run wine64 AbioticFactor/Binaries/Win64/AbioticFactorServer-Win64-Shipping.exe -log -newconole -useperfthreads -NoAsyncLoadingThread -MaxServerPlayers=6 -PORT=7777 -QUERYPORT=27015 -tcp -ServerPassword=ServerPassword -SteamServerName="ServerName" -WorldSaveName="Cascade" 

LogOnlineSession: Display: OSS: Session creation completed. Automatic start is turned on, starting session now. [2024.05.04-16.53.14:337][ 23] LogOnlineSession: Display: OSS: Session creation completed. Automatic start is turned on, starting session now.

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If you want to transfer your SaveGame from an ingame hosted lobby, you can take a look at your local PC. (%appdata%\Local\AbioticFactor\Saved\SaveGames\YOURMAPNAME).

Start the dedicated server once, to let the server create all neccessary folders.

Upload your local savegame to "abioticserver/AbioticFactor/Saved/SaveGames/Server/Worlds" and change the map name in your startparamter of the server.

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I just did a manual 'steamcmd' install, and my run command is

 WINEDEBUG=-all wine64 /srv/gameserver/fox/abiotic/AbioticFactor/Binaries/Win64/AbioticFactorServer-Win64-Shipping.exe -multihome=192.168.210.210 -useperfthreads -MaxServerPlayers=6 -PORT=7777 -QUERYPORT=27015 -ServerPassword=blahblah -SteamServerName="Together" -WorldSaveName="Together"

where "Together" should be replaced by your save name.

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I had a problem "wine64: not found" I fixed it by running this. I'm on an AMD Ryzen running Ubunt 24.04 server.

sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-stable wine-stable:amd64 wine-stable-amd64:amd64 wine-stable-i386:i386 

(note: this changes winhq-staging with winhq-stable)

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I had issues setting up the server on Ubuntu 24 but was able to get past them by doing the following:

1. Following the Wine instructions for installing wine on my machine (Apparently it's quite specific to linux distro and hardware)
2. Using "wine" in the wine server file instead of "Wine64"
3. I got an error loading a DLL at some point and followed the solution on this page:
   • https://forum.manjaro.org/t/wine-could-not-load-kernel32-dll-status-c0000135/69811/2
4. Every time I stop the server I have to restart the machine to get it to run again. No idea why.

To enable DLC content I did the following:

I found the admin.ini file here:

/home//abioticserver/AbioticFactor/Saved/SaveGames/Server

And added my Steam ID to it.

You can lookup your 17 digit Steam ID by opening the Steam app, clicking on your Icon, and going to Account Details. I pasted mine over one of the example IDs in the admin.ini.

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maybe use this for lan servers:

-UseLocalIPs

Linux performance note

Remove -NoAsyncLoadingThread from parameters for better server performance.

Dedicated Server in Windows

https://github.com/DFJacob/AbioticFactorDedicatedServer/wiki

https://github.com/DFJacob/AbioticFactorDedicatedServer/wiki/Guide-%E2%80%90-Quickstart

login anonymous
force_install_dir <DesiredPath>
app_update 2857200 validate

Edit

\(Server Install)\AbioticFactor\Binaries\Win64\RunServer.bat

Open RunServer add the following:

AbioticFactorServer-Win64-Shipping.exe -log -newconsole -useperfthreads -NoAsyncLoadingThread -MaxServerPlayers=6 -PORT=7777 -QueryPort=27015 -ServerPassword=YourServerPassword -AdminPassword=YourAdminPassword -SteamServerName="Your Server Name"

Ensure you replace YourServerPasword and "Your Server Name" with the correct info. If you don't want a password to access the admin menu in-game, remove the -AdminPassword= launch parameter RunServer.bat, this allows you to double click it to run the server.

Run the server and check if a console window appears.

If you didn't use the -AdminPassword launch parameter, you will need to manually add your SteamID (Doesn't work for Xbox or Playstation) to the server config. Close the server and navigate to \(Server Install)\AbioticFactor\Saved\SaveGames\Server\Admin.ini. Edit this file and add your SteamID under [Moderators], eg: Moderator=76561198053306820

Use RunServer again, if you can't see the server in the server browser you may have to port forward 7777 and 27015