Finite Biter Battles

by rs2klee

A competitive Factorio prototype with fixed finite resources, symmetric arena generation, central spectator and penalty islands, multiplayer North/South team selection, dedicated-server-safe player handling, deterministic spawning, shared team research, resource depletion tracking, pollution-driven enemy waves, and admin/player timeout moderation. Battle Credits economy with configurable scoring, live North/South scoreboard, and a player-voted victory target.

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Owner:
rs2klee
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License:
MIT
Created:
12 hours ago
Latest Version:
0.1.101 (52 minutes ago)
Factorio version:
2.0
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Finite Biter Battles

⚠️ EARLY ACCESS / TEST BUILD

Multiplayer testing welcome! Feedback and bug reports are appreciated.

Finite Biter Battles (FBB) is a competitive Factorio game mode inspired by the classic Biter Battles format.

Two teams — NORTH and SOUTH — build bases on opposite sides of a symmetrical arena and compete to reach a player-voted Battle Credit target.

Features

  • ⚔️ NORTH vs SOUTH competitive multiplayer
  • ⛏️ Finite and rich resource deposits
  • 🛢️ Finite oil fields
  • 🐜 Pollution-driven biter attacks and escalating waves
  • 💰 Battle Credit economy and team scoring
  • 🔬 Research rewards
  • 🗳️ Player-voted victory target
  • 🏆 First team to reach the target wins
  • 👻 Spectator island and spectator breaks
  • 🛡️ Player timeout/moderation system
  • 🐟 Fish around the surrounding water for healing
  • 🔄 Arena reset system for new matches
  • 🖥️ Custom FBB scoreboard and HUD

Testing

This is an active development build. The game mode is being tested with multiplayer players and is expected to change as balancing and new features are developed.

Bug reports, balance feedback and multiplayer testing are very welcome.