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Barotrauma: updates, settings and interface

Game updates, plugin versions and improvements to our interface with a traceable history.

Recorded, available and installed are different states. Your actual installation status and suitable updates are shown in the server panel.

Game update Published

Update: Uncharted Depths

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

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Game update Published

Update Preview: Uncharted Depths

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Open original source
Developer announcement Published

Steam Awards 2020 are coming

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Open original source
Developer announcement Published

Sneak peek: The environment overhaul

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Open original source
Game update Published

Halloween Update: Creepy Creature Feature

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Open original source
Developer announcement Published

Full steam ahead

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

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Developer announcement Published

Bugfixes and pastimes

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Open original source
Game update Published

Back to work! Minor update preview

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Open original source
Game update Published

New Frontiers Update – out now!

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Open original source
Game update Published

Preview: The New Frontiers update

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Open original source
Developer announcement Published

Campaign progression: submarines & some other things

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Open original source
Developer announcement Published

Our Steam anniversary!

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Open original source
Game update Published

Minor update: molochs, music and more

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Open original source
Developer announcement Published

Wreck designing competition

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Open original source
Developer announcement Published

Sneak peek: Outposts unlocked

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Open original source
Game update Published

Hotfix for the Rusted Remnants update

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Open original source
Developer announcement Published

Rusted Remnants

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Open original source
Game update Published

Preview: The Rusted Remnants update

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Open original source
Developer announcement Published

Sneak peek: Shipwrecked

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Open original source
Game update Published

Patch and monster mini-update out now

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Open original source

What the interface looks like

The image shows the interface on its capture date; earlier versions may differ.

Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions.
Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions. · Captured on 2026-10-08
Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions.
Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions. · Captured on 2026-10-08

What the settings do

These values come from our guided editors. Defaults are the editor starting values; they do not show the contents of a customer server.

Player limit (MaxPlayers)

Barotrauma allows at most 16 players. More players need more RAM and CPU — the recommendation follows your plan.

Setting
MaxPlayers
Default
8
Range / options
1 – 16
Server name

At most 60 characters; cannot be empty. Emoji may count as two characters.

Setting
ServerName
Default
Server
Description and MOTD

At most 2000 characters. Emoji may count as two characters. Leave empty to remove the description.

Setting
ServerMessageText
Default
Server tick rate

The game technically allows up to 60 but warns against values above 20, so the panel caps this at the default 20.

Setting
TickRate
Default
20
Range / options
1 – 20
Maximum lag compensation (ms)
Setting
MaxLagCompensation
Default
150
Range / options
0 – 500
Save server logs
Setting
SaveServerLogs
Default
true
Allow mod downloads

Off prompts players to use Workshop downloads instead and reduces direct server transfers.

Setting
AllowModDownloads
Default
true
Allow file transfers
Setting
AllowFileTransfers
Default
true
Voice chat
Setting
VoiceChatEnabled
Default
true
Play style
Setting
PlayStyle
Default
Casual
Range / options
Serious, Casual, Roleplay, Rampage, SomethingDifferent
Game mode
Setting
GameModeIdentifier
Default
sandbox
Range / options
sandbox, mission, pvp, multiplayercampaign
Randomize route seed
Setting
RandomizeSeed
Default
true
Start when enough clients are ready
Setting
StartWhenClientsReady
Default
false
Required ready ratio
Setting
StartWhenClientsReadyRatio
Default
0.8
Range / options
0 – 1
Submarine selection
Setting
SubSelectionMode
Default
Manual
Range / options
Manual, Random, Vote
Mode selection
Setting
ModeSelectionMode
Default
Manual
Range / options
Manual, Random, Vote
Level difficulty
Setting
SelectedLevelDifficulty
Default
0
Range / options
0 – 100
Allow spectating
Setting
AllowSpectating
Default
true
Allow AFK
Setting
AllowAFK
Default
true
AFK kick after (sec)
Setting
KickAFKTime
Default
600
Range / options
60 – 7200
Disconnected character remains (sec)
Setting
KillDisconnectedTime
Default
300
Range / options
0 – 3600
Automatically restart round
Setting
AutoRestart
Default
false
Restart delay (sec)
Setting
AutoRestartInterval
Default
60
Range / options
10 – 3600
Respawn mode
Setting
RespawnMode
Default
MidRound
Range / options
None, MidRound, BetweenRounds, Permadeath
Use respawn shuttle
Setting
UseRespawnShuttle
Default
true
Respawn interval (sec)
Setting
RespawnInterval
Default
30
Range / options
10 – 3600
Maximum shuttle time (sec)
Setting
MaxTransportTime
Default
180
Range / options
30 – 3600
Minimum respawn ratio
Setting
MinRespawnRatio
Default
0.2
Range / options
0 – 1
Skill loss on death (%)
Setting
SkillLossPercentageOnDeath
Default
20
Range / options
0 – 100
Extra loss on immediate respawn (%)
Setting
SkillLossPercentageOnImmediateRespawn
Default
10
Range / options
0 – 100
Bot takeover on permadeath
Setting
AllowBotTakeoverOnPermadeath
Default
true
Ironman with permadeath

Only applies in Permadeath mode and prevents obtaining any new character after death.

Setting
IronmanMode
Default
false
Friendly fire
Setting
AllowFriendlyFire
Default
true
Allow disguises
Setting
AllowDisguises
Default
true
Allow rewiring
Setting
AllowRewiring
Default
true
Lock all default wires
Setting
LockAllDefaultWires
Default
false
Allow linking Wi-Fi to chat
Setting
AllowLinkingWifiToChat
Default
false
Allow immediate item delivery
Setting
AllowImmediateItemDelivery
Default
true
Allow drag-and-drop giving
Setting
AllowDragAndDropGive
Default
true
Destructible outposts
Setting
DestructibleOutposts
Default
false
Killable NPCs
Setting
KillableNPCs
Default
true
Kick voting
Setting
AllowVoteKick
Default
true
End-round voting
Setting
AllowEndVoting
Default
true
End-round vote ratio
Setting
EndVoteRequiredRatio
Default
0.6
Range / options
0 – 1
General vote ratio
Setting
VoteRequiredRatio
Default
0.6
Range / options
0 – 1
Kick vote ratio
Setting
KickVoteRequiredRatio
Default
0.6
Range / options
0 – 1
Vote duration (sec)
Setting
VoteTimeout
Default
30
Range / options
5 – 300
Kick-vote cooldown (sec)
Setting
DisallowKickVoteTime
Default
120
Range / options
0 – 3600
Traitor probability
Setting
TraitorProbability
Default
0
Range / options
0 – 1
Minimum players for traitors
Setting
TraitorsMinPlayerCount
Default
1
Range / options
1 – 16
Karma system

Uses the existing karma preset; this editor does not modify the separate karma file.

Setting
KarmaEnabled
Default
false
Looted money destination
Setting
LootedMoneyDestination
Default
Bank
Range / options
Bank, Wallet
Track opponent in PvP
Setting
TrackOpponentInPvP
Default
true
PvP win score
Setting
WinScorePvP
Default
200
Range / options
1 – 1000
Auto Update

1 = on; 0 = off

Setting
AUTO_UPDATE
Default
1
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Steam query port

Port for the Steam server query. It is assigned automatically and is read-only here.

Setting
QUERY_PORT
Default
27016
Range / options
… – 65535
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
List in the public server browser

Controls whether the server appears in the relevant public server browser.

Setting
PUBLIC_SERVER
Default
True
Range / options
True, False
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.