Bi-Directional chat bot integrating Discord and Factorio Chat written in nodejs.

1. A factorio server with RCON enabled
2. Ability to host the bridge locally on the same machine as the game server.

The Factorio server must have RCON enabled.

Launch Flags:

--rcon-port Port to use for RCON

--rcon-password Password for RCON

Install NodeJS https://nodejs.org/en/

To verify node is installed open an elevated cmd prompt and do "node -v" the node version should be returned

Navigate in the cmd prompt to the folder you have the FactorioChatBot (cd)

Run the following commands within that directory

npm install discord.js --save

npm install webhook-discord --save

npm install chokidar --save

npm isntall rcon --save

Configuration files bot_auth.json and config.json found in the FactorioChatBot root MUST be edited.

bot_auth.json Set Discord Bot Token https://discordapp.com/developers/applications/

config.json set ChatLog.log Directory Path (Generated after typing to chat on server with PSiChatUtil mod installed). It's important to add double slashes Example : "C:\Users\UserProfile\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\script-output\ChatLog.log"

set PlayerLog.log (Same process as above)

set webHook URL (discord server webhook) https://support.discordapp.com/hc/en-us/articles/228383668-Intro-to-Webhooks

set channelListen with your discord channel ID to listen on https://support.discordapp.com/hc/en-us/articles/206346498-Where-can-I-find-my-User-Server-Message-ID-

set RconIP (Should remain 127.0.0.1 for localhost)

set RconPort (Same port you set in your server launch params)

set RconPassword (Same pass you set in your server launch params)

Factorio Utility mod that exploits the write_file function to retrieve messages from in-game-chat. This mod is required on both server and client. https://mods.factorio.com/mod/PSiChatUtil

--To run from console do the following in the dir of the bot--

node FactorioChatBot.js

--To run as a service--

Install NSSM https://nssm.cc/

Follow the example https://i.imgur.com/L9qBYV5.png