About Offline Safe Base Biter Control
From Factorio Mod PortalThis mod allows headless server owners to keep their bases protected and producing items whilst there are no players online by pausing biter AI.
Why ===
As Clusterio is constantly sending rcon commands to the headless client, it is not possible to completely pause a headless client even when auto_pause: true is enabled in the server-settings.cfg file.
This mod will also save the evolution state and restore it when next a player rejoins.
This mod allows for Clusterio server admins to still have their base running, free of worry that biters will not be able to attack the base while no one is online.
I Do Not Use Clusterio ================ That's totally fine, this mod still works perfectly without Clusterio which is why it is not marked as a dependency. If you as a server admin would like for your base to keep running while players are not online, but you do not want the worry of biters attacking your base while nobody is there to protect it, then this mod is for you.
Per World configurations =================== You're able to use this mod on multiple servers connected to the same Clusterio master, with different settings in each server without the need for your players to re-download any mod-settings data which saves a restart of the client. All settings are stored in the Map Settings area, allowing you to customise the mods parameters in real time.
How Do I Know This Is Working? ======================== Personally I use the following command to ensure that the server is being paused: > cat factorio-current.log | grep CBC
You will see the server log to file whenever the server gets paused.
Highlights
From source dataFootprint
Rated a light load on a server.
License
Published under MIT.
Last update
Its author last shipped an update 2 yr ago.
Offline Safe Base Biter Control on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Factorio servers. We download it from Factorio Mod Portal, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Factorio — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 0.0.7, released 2024-10-21
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0.7 | 2024-10-21 | 2.0 | n/a |
| 0.0.6 | 2020-12-10 | 1.1 | n/a |
| 0.0.5 | 2020-08-30 | 1.0 | n/a |
| 0.0.4 | 2020-08-30 | 1.0 | n/a |
| 0.0.3 | 2020-01-25 | 0.18 | n/a |
| 0.0.2 | 2020-01-12 | 0.17 | n/a |
Run Offline Safe Base Biter Control on a Factorio server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogWeapons, items & crafting
New weapons, gear, items and the recipes to make them.
Runs on your server
From source side supportFactorio Mod Portal lists Offline Safe Base Biter Control as required on the server. Check its Factorio Mod Portal page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Factorio
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
Verified at the source
- ✓Factorio Mod PortalOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-09Open ↗
- ✓AuthorAlienX, as published on Factorio Mod Portal
- ✓LicenseMITFree
