Overview

Biter Commander transforms Factorio into an asymmetric multiplayer strategy game.

One team plays normal engineers and builds the factory.

The other team becomes the Hive Mind, controlling the biters directly:

Launch attack waves
Place worms
Build biomass from pollution
Overwhelm the factory with coordinated assaults

Perfect for PvP servers, friend groups, and chaotic multiplayer games.

Features
Hive Team

Players on the Hive team can:

Spawn attack waves
Control enemy assaults
Generate biomass from pollution
Place worms near the battlefield
Coordinate attacks against engineer players
Engineer Team

Engineers play standard Factorio gameplay:

Expand the factory
Defend against Hive attacks
Manage pollution carefully
Research stronger defenses
Multiplayer Rules
Up to half of all connected players may join the Hive.
Remaining players stay on the Engineer team.
Pollution increases Hive biomass generation.
Hive attacks use biomass resources and cooldowns.
Commands
/join_hive

Join the Hive faction.

Example:

/join_hive

After joining:

You gain access to the Hive GUI
You can command biters
You can launch attacks and place worms
Hive GUI Controls
Spawn Attack Wave

Launches a coordinated biter attack.

Requirements:

Costs biomass
Has a cooldown
Place Worm

Places a defensive worm turret near your position.

Requirements:

Costs biomass
Biomass System

The Hive uses Biomass as its resource.

Biomass is generated from:

Pollution
Time passing
Future planned features

More pollution = stronger Hive attacks.

Default mod folders:

Recommended:

4–10 players
Dedicated server
One or two Hive players
Rampant factory growth
Large pollution clouds

The bigger the factory becomes, the stronger the Hive grows.

Planned Features
RTS-style minimap controls
Evolution upgrades
Spitter control
Hive tech tree
Custom boss enemies
Biomass structures
Expanded worm mechanics
Hive victory conditions
Dedicated server balancing
Space Age compatibility improvements
Known Issues

This is currently an early version of the mod.
Balance and gameplay systems are still being expanded.

If bugs occur:

Restart the server
Re-enable the mod
Report issues on the mod page
Credits

Created with help from ChatGPT and customized by the mod author.