Server Spider

Purpose

• Custom spidertron named server-spider controllable in-game with english by sending commands to the next.js server from the in-game chat using RCON through a factorio server.

tasks it should be able to do

• move to a location
• mine a resource
• craft an item
• follow a player
• stop following a player
• stop all actions

Install (script)

./script/Move-compress-install.ps1

What it does:

• Reads info.json to get name/version
• Zips to mods Folder
• Enables the mod in the modlist

Server / RCON

• Launch Factorio via Steam with RCON (Steam enforces command confirmation; use Steam properties):

  • Steam → Library → Factorio → Properties → Launch Options: --rcon-bind 127.0.0.1:27015 --rcon-password server-spider --start-server-load-latest

• Next.js env (.env.local):

  # DASH_TOKEN is optional; if omitted, a secure per-launch token is generated
  # DASH_TOKEN=your-secret-token
  RCON_HOST=127.0.0.1
  RCON_PORT=27015
  RCON_PASSWORD=server-spider
  RCON_VERBOSE=1

• Start the dashboard:

  npm run dev

  Open the dashboard. Auth initializes automatically and sets an HttpOnly cookie; no manual token entry needed.

• Endpoints/controls:

  • /api/rcon/ping checks RCON connectivity
  • /api/rcon/poll fetches queued A! requests for the agent

Behavior Notes

• Movement uses waypoint queue via add_autopilot_destination.
• Force: uses game.forces.player.
• Finder selects the first matching spider on a surface.
• In-game logs (chat): queue, poll, move/go, and agent messages are printed with [server-spider] tags for visibility.

Current Test Suite

• Follow me
• follow noiseymaker11
• mine iron ore
• mine a big rock
• mine 5 stone and craft a stone-furnace
• go to nearest enemy
• chop nearest tree
• stop all actions
• stop following a player
• move up 10 then right 10
• research Automation

Feature Test Suite

• move to a tagged location
• put items in a chest/furnace/assembler

Broad Future Features