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Necesse: 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.

Change type

Game update Published 16.11.2020

v0.21.3 - Reworked settlers, crits, balance changes 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

Game update Published 23.10.2020

v0.21.2 - New weapons, a lot of improvements, tweaks and fixes

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 07.10.2020

v0.21.1 - Death penalties, multiplayer improvements, enchantments 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

Game update Published 22.09.2020

v0.21.0 - New experimental, colored lights

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 15.09.2020

v0.20.39 - Feedback changes

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 11.09.2020

v0.20 goes stable!

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 04.09.2020

v0.20 releases on September 11th!

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 28.08.2020

v0.20.37 - Cosmetics, balance and fixes

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 21.08.2020

v0.20.36 - Smoother movement, particles, controller and balance

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 14.08.2020

v0.20.35 - New particle system, updated textures 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

Game update Published 07.08.2020

v0.20.34 - Major performance improvements, auto door and polish

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 31.07.2020

v0.20.33 - Banners, AI, progression polish and improvements

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 24.07.2020

v0.20.32 - New items, AI, fixes 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

Game update Published 17.07.2020

v0.20.31 - Zooming, expeditions, improvements and fixes

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 03.07.2020

v0.20.30 - New settler, enemy types 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

Game update Published 26.06.2020

v0.20.29 - Dynamite, armor, invites and polish

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 19.06.2020

v0.20.28 - More furniture, village types, new armor sets and weapon

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 12.06.2020

v0.20.27 - New furniture, sounds 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

Game update Published 05.06.2020

v0.20.26 - Homestone, new trinkets, better potions 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

Game update Published 29.05.2020

v0.20.25 - Summoner gear, nearby crafting and improvements

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.

Pause world when empty

Stops world time, crops, NPC work and events while nobody is connected.

Setting: pauseWhenEmpty
Default: true

Delegate more work to clients

May make movement smoother but trusts clients more. Off keeps stricter server validation.

Setting: giveClientsPower
Default: true

Client timeout (seconds)

Setting: maxClientLatencySeconds
Default: 30
Range / options: 5 – 300

Unload levels after (seconds)

How long an abandoned level remains in memory. Very high values increase memory use.

Setting: unloadLevelsCooldown
Default: 30
Range / options: 5 – 3600

Dropped-item lifetime (minutes)

0 means indefinitely. A positive value prevents abandoned items from consuming resources forever.

Setting: droppedItemsLifeMinutes
Default: 0
Range / options: 0 – 10080

Unload unattended settlements

Setting: unloadSettlements
Default: false

Maximum settlements per player

-1 means unlimited.

Setting: maxSettlementsPerPlayer
Default: -1
Range / options: -1 – 100

Maximum settlers per settlement

-1 means unlimited.

Setting: maxSettlersPerSettlement
Default: -1
Range / options: -1 – 250

Settler job search range (tiles)

Larger ranges can increase settlement CPU load.

Setting: jobSearchRange
Default: 100
Range / options: 10 – 500

Write session logs

Disabling reduces disk writes but makes later troubleshooting harder.

Setting: logging
Default: true

Message of the day

Text, accented characters and emoji are preserved. Commas, quotes, backslashes and other special characters are safely escaped in the config file. The preview shows this escaping; the game displays your original text.

Setting: MOTD
Default

Save Name

World filename: 1–20 characters, using only A–Z, a–z, 0–9, hyphen and underscore. Another name loads or creates another world.

Setting: SAVE_NAME
Default: Save1
When it takes effect: Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.

Player slots

Maximum number of players connected at the same time. This value comes from your booked server and is read-only here.

Setting: SERVER_SLOTS
Default: 10
Range / options: … – 99
When it takes effect: Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.

Steam Auto Update

Enable or disable auto-update on startup. 0 to disable and 1 to enable.

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

Workshop mod IDs

Numeric Steam Workshop IDs, separated by commas. Mods are loaded on the next start. Leave empty for no Workshop mods.

Setting: MOD_IDS
Default
When it takes effect: Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.