Server options and settings explained

Conan Exiles server settings explained: what every option in the in-game Server Settings menu and ServerSettings.ini does, from PvP, XP and day/night to survival, combat, harvesting and region access.

These settings work the same on Conan Exiles Enhanced (Unreal Engine 5) and on the Legacy (UE4) version. You can change them in two places: the server settings menu, opened from the main menu in the game while you are logged in as admin, or in your game panel under Configuration Files.

Conan Exiles server settings explained: how to change them

In the game: log in to your server as admin, then open the server settings menu from the main menu. Changes made there are saved by the server.

In the game panel:

1. Open your server in the game panel and press STOP.
2. Open Configuration Files and edit ServerSettings.ini with the Config Editor or the Text Editor.
3. Change the settings you want. The setting names in the file are shown in code below.
4. Save the file and press START.

General

• Server Password (ServerPassword): the password players need to join. Change it here.
• Admin Password (AdminPassword): this password gives administration rights.
• Battleye enabled (IsBattlEyeEnabled): turns on BattlEye cheat protection. Funcom highly recommends this to stop cheaters affecting your gameplay.
• PvP Enabled (PVPEnabled): when this is ticked, Player vs Player is enabled on the server.
• Community (ServerCommunity): the community you pick from the drop-down list changes how your server is filtered in the server list. Set it up responsibly so players can find a server that matches their playstyle. Values: 0 None, 1 Purist, 2 Relaxed, 3 Hard Core, 4 Role Playing, 5 Experimental.
• Server Region (serverRegion): the region you select changes how your server is filtered in the list. Pick your region to help players find a server close to them. Values: 0 Europe, 1 North America, 2 Asia, 3 Australia, 4 South America, 5 Japan.
• No Ownership (NoOwnership): when ticked, ownership rules don't exist on the server. All players can loot all chests, use all machines, dismantle all buildings and so on.
• Can Damage player owned structures (CanDamagePlayerOwnedStructures): when ticked, players can attack and destroy other players' structures.
• Enable Sandstorm (EnableSandStorm): when ticked, sandstorms sweep across the Exiled Lands from time to time.
• Clan Max Size (clanMaxSize): the maximum size of a clan on the server. Once a clan reaches the limit, no new members can join.
• Maximum Nudity (MaxNudity): the most nudity allowed on the server (0 none, 1 partial, 2 full). This overrides the player's own setting: on a no-nudity server, a player with full nudity turned on still sees none. If the server allows full nudity and a player picks partial, they correctly see partial.

Progression

• Player XP Rate Multiplier (PlayerXPRateMultiplier): multiplies every type of XP players receive. Use it to speed up progression in all activities.
• Player XP Time Multiplier (PlayerXPTimeMultiplier): in Conan Exiles players get XP passively over time, just for surviving. This multiplies how fast that XP comes in.
• Player XP Kill Multiplier (PlayerXPKillMultiplier): multiplies the XP players get for killing monsters and players.
• Player XP Harvest Multiplier (PlayerXPHarvestMultiplier): multiplies the XP players get for harvesting.
• Player XP Craft Multiplier (PlayerXPCraftMultiplier): multiplies the XP players get for crafting.

Day / night cycle

• Day Cycle Speed (DayCycleSpeedScale): multiplies the speed of the whole 24-hour day. You can tweak each part of the day with the settings below. This multiplier is applied on top of those settings.
• Day Time Speed (DayTimeSpeedScale): daytime in Conan Exiles runs from 7:00 to 16:59 in-game time. This multiplies the time spent between those hours.
• Night Time Speed (NightTimeSpeedScale): night runs from 19:00 to 4:59 in-game time. This multiplies the time spent between those hours.
• Dawn/Dusk Time Speed (DawnDuskSpeedScale): dawn runs from 5:00 to 6:59 and dusk from 17:00 to 18:59. This multiplies the time spent in both.
• Catch Up Time (UseClientCatchUpTime, ClientCatchUpTime): for a smooth start, Conan Exiles can make a new player's game start at a set time of day, whatever the server time. New characters start at that time and play at it until the server catches up with them. We recommend not picking the darkest hours of the night, unless you're feeling sadistic.

Survival

• Player Health Multiplier: directly multiplies player health.
• Player Health Regen Speed Scale: directly multiplies how fast players regenerate health.
• Player Stamina Multiplier: directly multiplies player stamina.
• Stamina Cost Multiplier (StaminaCostMultiplier): raises or lowers the stamina players use per action.
• Player Stamina Regen Speed Scale: directly multiplies how fast players regenerate stamina.
• Player Active Thirst Multiplier (PlayerActiveThirstMultiplier): scales how fast a player gains or loses water.
• Player Active Hunger Multiplier (PlayerActiveHungerMultiplier): scales how fast a player gains or loses food.
• Logged out characters remain in world (LogoutCharactersRemainInTheWorld): when ticked, offline players' bodies stay in the world, unconscious. When unticked, their bodies leave the world while they are offline.
• Drop Equipment on Death (DropEquipmentOnDeath): when ticked, players who are killed lose their equipment when they respawn. When unticked, they respawn with all their equipment.

Combat

• Everybody can loot corpse (EverybodyCanLootCorpse): when ticked, anyone can loot a dead player's corpse. When unticked, only that player can recover items from it.
• Combat Player Damage multiplier (PlayerDamageMultiplier): multiplies the damage a player does.
• Player Damage Taken Multiplier (PlayerDamageTakenMultiplier): multiplies the damage a player receives.
• Minion Damage Multiplier: multiplies the damage thralls and pets do.
• Minion damage taken multiplier: multiplies the damage thralls and pets receive.
• NPC damage multiplier (NPCDamageMultiplier): multiplies the damage NPCs and monsters do.
• NPC damage taken multiplier (NPCDamageTakenMultiplier): multiplies the damage NPCs and monsters receive.
• NPC Health Multiplier: multiplies the health of all NPCs.
• NPC Respawn Multiplier (NPCRespawnMultiplier): multiplies how fast NPCs respawn in the world after dying.
• Durability Damage Multiplier (DurabilityMultiplier): changes how much durability an item loses when used or damaged. This directly affects how long weapons, tools and armour last.
• Shield Durability Multiplier: changes how much durability a shield loses when blocking, so how long shields last.
• Thrall Wakeup Time: how long a thrall stays unconscious.
• Avatar Lifetime (AvatarLifetime): how long an Avatar can stay alive in the world.
• Disable Avatars (AvatarsDisabled): when ticked, Avatars can't be summoned on the server.

Harvesting

• Item Spoil Rate Scale (ItemSpoilRateScale): changes how long food lasts before it spoils.
• Harvest Amount Multiplier (HarvestAmountMultiplier): multiplies the resources gathered per harvest.
• Resource Respawn Multiplier (ResourceRespawnSpeedMultiplier): multiplies how fast resources respawn after being harvested.
• Land Claim Radius Multiplier (LandClaimRadiusMultiplier): raises or lowers the land claim radius. This affects resource and NPC respawns near buildings, and how close other players can claim land.

Crafting

• Crafting Cost Multiplier (CraftingCostMultiplier): multiplies the materials each recipe needs.
• Crafting Speed Multiplier (ItemConvertionMultiplier, spelt that way in the file): multiplies how fast items are crafted.
• Player Encumbrance Multiplier: multiplies how much encumbrance an item adds to the player.
• Player Encumbrance Penalty Multiplier: multiplies the penalties a player suffers when encumbered.

Chat

• Chat Local Radius (ChatLocalRadius): how far local chat reaches around a player.
• Max Message Length (ChatMaxMessageLength): the maximum number of characters in a chat message.

Region control access

These settings use an IP lookup to find the country a player connects from and block regions that aren't ticked for access. You can also add country codes by hand, using the two-letter codes from this list: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2. Separate country codes with a space in the input field.

Questions

Where are the Conan Exiles server settings stored?

What does Item Spoil Rate Scale do in Conan Exiles?

Do these settings work on Conan Exiles Enhanced?

How do I change my Conan Exiles server region?

My setting changes keep resetting. Why?

Related guides

• How to add yourself as admin on Conan Exiles
• Conan Exiles admin commands explained
• How to set your server region on Conan Exiles Enhanced
• All Conan Exiles guides
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