Conan Exiles servers are coming soon
Funcom's license rules out using Conan Exiles commercially and lists hosting among the services only Funcom may offer, and Funcom rents its servers through one partner. Conan Exiles opens on Wilderack once Funcom gives us its written OK. These guides are ready for the day Conan opens on Wilderack.
A Conan Exiles server keeps its settings in three .ini files. Most of what you’ll want to change is in ServerSettings.ini, and you can change much of it from inside the game as well.
Conan Exiles servers can’t be ordered on Wilderack yet. We open Conan Exiles once Funcom gives us its written OK. This reference works for any Conan Exiles Enhanced server.
The files
All three live in ConanSandbox/Saved/Config/LinuxServer:
| File | What it holds |
|---|---|
ServerSettings.ini |
Almost every rule: PvP, rates, decay, clans, the Purge, the admin password |
Engine.ini |
Server name and password, and which map regions run |
Game.ini |
RCON settings, which Wilderack writes for you |
Edit them in Files with the server stopped, or the server may write over your change when it saves. The common settings are also in Settings, so you can change them without opening a file.
Change settings in game
Once you’re admin, press Esc, open Settings, then Server Settings. Every slider there writes to ServerSettings.ini, and most apply at once. This is the easiest way to try a rate before you settle on it.
The main settings
All in the [ServerSettings] section of ServerSettings.ini:
| Setting | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
PVPEnabled |
Players can hurt each other. Needs a restart | False |
CanDamagePlayerOwnedStructures |
Players can damage other players’ bases | False |
RestrictPVPTime |
PvP only in the hours you set per weekday | False |
PlayerXPRateMultiplier |
Experience from everything | 1 |
HarvestAmountMultiplier |
Resources from each hit | 1 |
CraftingCostMultiplier |
Materials each recipe costs | 1 |
DayCycleSpeedScale |
Speed of the whole day | 1 |
ItemSpoilRateScale |
How long food lasts | 1 |
ThrallConversionMultiplier |
How fast thralls break on the wheel | 1 |
NPCRespawnMultiplier |
How fast NPCs come back | 1 |
DropEquipmentOnDeath |
What players drop when they die | DropEverything |
EverybodyCanLootCorpse |
Anyone can loot a dead player | True |
ClanMaxSize |
Most members a clan can have | 30 |
AvatarsDisabled |
Stop god avatars being summoned | False |
DisableBuildingAbandonment |
Turn off building decay. Needs a restart | True |
BuildingDecayTimeMultiplier |
How long buildings take to decay | 1 |
ServerMessageOfTheDay |
Message players see when they join | none |
Wilderack writes two values for you on every start: AdminPassword, with a password made for your server, and MaxNudity=0, since our servers are for players 13 and up. Copy the admin password from Settings.
To see every setting the server knows, log in as admin, open the console and type GetAllServerSettings.
Engine.ini
The server name and password live here, under [OnlineSubsystem]:
[OnlineSubsystem]
ServerName=Ironhold
ServerPassword=Server name and Server password in Settings write these for you.
Map regions are set here too. Enhanced runs the Exiled Lands and the Isle of Siptah as one map. To leave the Isle of Siptah out:
[Regions]
ExcludedRegions=IsleOfSiptahIsle of Siptah region in Settings writes this line. A region left out doesn’t load, which saves memory.
Settings from older servers
If you bring an Engine.ini from a server that ran the older Unreal Engine 4 version, delete any bUseBuildIdOverride and BuildIdOverride lines. The Enhanced server notes say these lines make the server think it’s on a different version, and it turns players away.
Which changes need a restart
Settings changed in game apply at once, except the few marked as needing a restart, like PVPEnabled. Changes made in the files apply at the next start.
Questions
Where is ServerSettings.ini on a Conan Exiles server?
In ConanSandbox/Saved/Config, in the folder for the server's platform. On Wilderack's Linux servers that is ConanSandbox/Saved/Config/LinuxServer, next to Engine.ini and Game.ini.
Can I change Conan Exiles server settings without a restart?
Most of them. Change them in game under Settings, then Server Settings, while you're admin, and they apply right away. A few, like PVPEnabled and NoOwnership, only apply after a restart.
How do I make a Conan Exiles server PvE?
Turn Player fighting (PvP) off in Settings, which writes PVPEnabled=False. New servers start that way. Leave Players can damage other bases off too.
Sources we checked
- Server INI SettingsInflexion Games
- RegionsInflexion Games
- Server ConfigurationConan Exiles Wiki
- RconConan Exiles Wiki