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Ore Factory Squad Co-op Roles & Permissions Host Guide

Use the host computer's Roles app to give a joined guest only the access needed for their next co-op task.

By Ore Factory Guide Team · Updated 2026-09-11

Quick answer

If a guest can join your game but cannot do the task they were invited to do, start with the host's Roles app on the computer. The default Employee role has limited permissions; the host can edit that role or create a custom one. Review the current role before a player uses an expensive or high-impact action.

The v1.0.6 update adds permission areas for Dynamite, Casino, Stock Sell, and vehicle purchases. Use the current Roles screen for the exact labels and available choices.

Official Ore Factory Squad Roles and Permissions screen
Official v1.0.5 Roles and Permissions screen. It shows the computer app context, not every current permission, menu label, or saved-role behavior.

Confirm that this is a permissions problem

This guide fits when the guest has already joined the session but a specific action is unavailable or denied. First name the action: using Dynamite, making a vehicle purchase, selling stock, or another host-controlled task.

If the player cannot enter the lobby at all, use the co-op join and Steam invite guide instead. An invite, lobby-code, or connection failure is not solved by changing a role.

Give only the access needed for the next job

  1. Have the host open the computer's current Roles app.
  2. Identify the one action the guest needs to perform.
  3. Review the assigned Employee role before changing anything.
  4. Edit that role or create a separate role when the next job needs different access.
  5. Let the guest test one action while the host can observe the result.
  6. Review the role again before opening wider access for purchases, stock, or destructive tools.

This keeps the test narrow and makes it clear which permission changed the result. Recheck the role after reconnecting or updating the game.

Match the role to the task

Guest's next task Check in the current Roles app Avoid assuming
Use Dynamite the Dynamite permission area added in v1.0.6 that every Employee can use it by default
Use Casino or Stock Sell the visible Casino or Stock Sell permission area that money-related access is grouped under one permanent label
Buy a vehicle the current vehicle-purchase permission area that a guest can make expensive purchases just because they can drive
Do ordinary co-op work the assigned role's visible limits that joining a lobby grants every action automatically

Before widening access, review the current screen and let the guest test one action.

If the guest is still blocked

Check the exact action again in the current Roles screen and record what the guest sees. Do not keep changing unrelated role options until you know which action is blocked. If the problem remains after a clear, repeatable test, include the host role, guest role, game version, action, and result in a bug report.

For a shared delivery workflow after permissions are settled, use the Contracts and Pallet Packer guide. For a stuck or disconnected player after a completed contract, use the co-op contract disconnect guide.

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