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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.

Setting Change documented

Necesse: 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: Necesse

Changed settings (1)
  • Steam Auto Update: Changed AUTO_UPDATE

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

    Before

    Setting
    AUTO_UPDATE
    Default
    0
    When it takes effect
    Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.

    After

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

The Necesse Rust & Romance Update is dropping on July 30th!

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
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.

Setting Change documented

Necesse: 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: Necesse

Changed settings (5)
  • Steam Auto Update: Added AUTO_UPDATE

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

    After

    Setting
    AUTO_UPDATE
    Default
    0
    When it takes effect
    Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
  • Save Name: Added SAVE_NAME

    Name of the save file.

    After

    Setting
    SAVE_NAME
    Default
    Save1
    When it takes effect
    Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
  • Player Slots: Added SERVER_SLOTS

    Number of slots available for players to join the server.

    After

    Setting
    SERVER_SLOTS
    Default
    10
    Range / options
    … – 99
    When it takes effect
    Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
  • Steam App ID: Added SRCDS_APPID

    DO NOT EDIT

    After

    Setting
    SRCDS_APPID
    Default
    1169370
    Range / options
    1169370
    When it takes effect
    Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
  • Steam Beta Branch: Added SRCDS_BETAID

    Steam Beta branch to install.

    After

    Setting
    SRCDS_BETAID
    Default
    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: added

The guided tools were added to 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

v.1.2.0 hotfix build 23470192

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

Necesse 35% discount and new bundle

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

The Necesse Secrets update is now live!

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

Necesse Secrets update is dropping on April 9th!

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

v.1.1.1 - Small update 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

Necesse Version 1.1 is now live!

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.