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fix: [Factorio] Update startparameters to load the latest server autosave - #4960

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@Doug-Murphy Doug-Murphy commented Sep 18, 2026

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Swap --start-server ${serverfiles}/save1.zip launch argument with --start-server-load-latest

Description

Please include a summary of the change and which issues are fixed.

Discussion started in #4959

Type of change

  • Bug fix (a change which fixes an issue).
  • New feature (a change which adds functionality).
  • New Server (new server added).
  • Refactor (restructures existing code).
  • Comment update (typo, spelling, explanation, examples, etc).

Testing

Please list the exact validation you performed and the outcome.

  • Commands/tests run: docker compose up. Verified launch arguments in Docker container log.
  • Result: The Factorio server launched and loaded the latest autosave.zip
  • Environment used (distro/version): Ubuntu Server 24.04.5

Risk and rollback

  • Risk level: Should be LOW. No one's save1.zip should be of a later version than the game's default saving mechanic of using rolling autosaves.
  • Rollback plan: A simple reversion of this PR.

Breaking changes

  • No breaking changes.
  • Breaking changes included (describe below).

Existing users may be reliant upon the default save1.zip loading, but this would no longer be the case.

Documentation impact

  • No documentation update required.
  • User documentation update required.
  • Developer documentation update required.

I assume user documentation may be required, but I am not very familiar with all of the docs that exist around this. I did not personally find any, but suspect I may have just missed some.

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  • This pull request links to an issue.
  • This pull request uses the develop branch as its base.
  • This pull request subject follows the Conventional Commits standard.
  • This code follows the style guidelines of this project.
  • I have performed a self-review of my code.
  • I have provided a detailed enough description of this PR.

Documentation

If documentation does need updating either update it by creating a PR (preferred) or request a documentation update.

I do not believe docs will require updating. The only relevant docs I found surrounding this are here but that isn't truly applicable.

Thank you for your Pull Request!

Swap --start-server ${serverfiles}/save1.zip with --start-server-load-latest
@Doug-Murphy Doug-Murphy changed the title fix: Update startparameters to load the latest server autosave fix: [Factorio] Update startparameters to load the latest server autosave Sep 18, 2026
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