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Sons of the Forest: 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

Developer announcement Published 20.02.2023

Sons Of The Forest Multiplayer Trailer

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 03.02.2023

Announcing Sons Of The Forest Early Access

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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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. · 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.

Tree regrowth

Cutting trees and sleeping can trigger automatic tree regrowth.

Setting: /GameSettings/Gameplay.TreeRegrowth
Default: true

Structure damage

Allows built structures to take damage.

Setting: /GameSettings/Structure.Damage
Default: true

Save interval (seconds)

How often the server auto-saves. Very short intervals add disk load; minimum 60 seconds.

Setting: /SaveInterval
Default: 600
Range / options: 60 – 86400

Idle day-cycle speed

0 pauses the day cycle while empty; 1 keeps normal speed.

Setting: /IdleDayCycleSpeed
Default: 0
Range / options: 0 – 1

Idle server FPS

Keep this low to save CPU while nobody is connected.

Setting: /IdleTargetFramerate
Default: 5
Range / options: 1 – 60

Active server FPS

Higher values increase CPU load, so the panel caps this at 120.

Setting: /ActiveTargetFramerate
Default: 60
Range / options: 10 – 120

Timestamp log entries

Adds a timestamp to entries when file logging is already enabled.

Setting: /TimestampLogEntries
Default: true

QueryPort

UDP port used by Steam to list the server and enable the discovery services.

Setting: QUERY_PORT
Default: 27016
Range / options: 1024 – 65536
When it takes effect: Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.

BlobSyncPort

BlobSyncPort UDP port used by the BlobSync system to initialize game systems and exchange data.

Setting: BLOBSYNC_PORT
Default: 9700
Range / options: 1024 – 65536
When it takes effect: Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.

Server Name

Name of the server visible in the server list, and in the Steam contacts.

Setting: SRV_NAME
Default: Pterodactyl hosted Server
When it takes effect: Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.

Max Players

The maximum number of players allowed simultaneously on the server.

Setting: MAX_PLAYERS
Default: 4
Range / options: 1 – 8
When it takes effect: Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.

Game mode

Sets the base game mode at launch or when a new world is created.

Setting: GAME_MODE
Default: normal
Range / options: normal, hard, hardsurvival, peaceful, custom
When it takes effect: Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.

Auto Update

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

Skip network Test

if you have problems to connect to your server, set this to TRUE

Setting: SKIP_TESTS
Default: true
Range / options: true, false
When it takes effect: Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.

Save slot

Selects the save slot. Changing it loads another slot without deleting the previous one.

Setting: SAVE_SLOT
Default: 0000000001
Range / options: … – 30
When it takes effect: Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.