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BeamNG.drive (BeamMP): 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.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Game update Published

Hotfixes for v0.39 Released

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.

Game update Published

Long Time, Now See v0.39

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.

Setting Change documented

BeamNG.drive (BeamMP): startup parameters changed

The definition of visible startup parameters changed in the panel code. The listed values explain added, changed and removed fields. The date records the definition change; existing server values were not automatically changed by it.

Supported server software: BeamNG.drive

Changed settings (4)
  • Authentication Key: Added AUTHKEY

    BeamMP authentication key from https://keymaster.beammp.com. The placeholder keeps a new private server bootable but does not publish it.

    After

    Setting
    AUTHKEY
    Default
    replace-with-your-beammp-auth-key
    When it takes effect
    Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
  • Max Cars: Added MAX_CARS

    Maximum cars per player

    After

    Setting
    MAX_CARS
    Default
    1
    Range / options
    1 – 10
    When it takes effect
    Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
  • Max Players: Added MAX_PLAYERS

    Maximum number of players

    After

    Setting
    MAX_PLAYERS
    Default
    10
    Range / options
    1 – 100
    When it takes effect
    Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
  • Private: Added PRIVATE

    Whether the server stays private and is omitted from the public BeamMP server list.

    After

    Setting
    PRIVATE
    Default
    true
    Range / options
    true, false
    When it takes effect
    Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

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

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.

Private server

In private mode, join by IP and port using “Direct Connect”; the server does not appear in the public list. To list it publicly, disable private mode and enter your valid AuthKey.

Setting
PRIVATE
Default
true
Range / options
true, false
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Vehicles per player

Maximum number of concurrently spawned vehicles per player.

Setting
MAX_CARS
Default
1
Range / options
1 – 10
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Max. players

Maximum number of simultaneously connected players. This value is read-only here and does not limit vehicles per player.

Setting
MAX_PLAYERS
Default
10
Range / options
1 – 100
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Installation version

latest installs the latest BeamMP version; alternatively enter an exact version such as 3.8.0 or v3.8.0. Saving and restarting do not change the installed version. Only a reinstall uses this value. A pinned version is not updated automatically.

Setting
BEAMMP_VERSION
Default
latest
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.