7D2D Server Config

Getting started with configuring your server

Before you start please look over how to log into your FTP client using a 3rd party program Tutorial listed here

1. You will first want to stop your serer
2. Once stopped head into the FTP client and edit the serverconfig.xml file
   1. A good program to use is notepad++
3. When you open up the file you should see a load of lines that are editable (list below)
4. Make the changes you wish to make and follow the format they list in the file. If you alter the format then the file will not work

The following information below is the configuration changes and settings for Alpha 17.2 for 7 Days to Die, which introduces an XP multiplier along with changes to the frequency / timing of the Blood Moons.

GENERAL SERVER SETTINGS

Server Representation

ServerName

Whatever you want the name of the server to be.

ServerDescription

Whatever you want the server description to be, will be shown in the server browser.

ServerWebsiteURL

Website URL for the server, will be shown in the serverbrowser as a clickable link

ServerPassword

Password to gain entry to the server

ServerLoginConfirmationText

If set the user will see the message during joining the server and has to confirm it before continuing. For more complex changes to this window you can change the "serverjoinrulesdialog" window in XUi

Networking

ServerPort

Port you want the server to listen on.

ServerVisibility

Visibility of this server: 2 = public, 1 = only shown to friends, 0 = not listed. As you are never friend of a dedicated server setting this to "1" will only work when the first player connects manually by IP.

ServerDisabledNetworkProtocols"

Networking protocols that should not be used. Separated by comma. Possible values: LiteNetLib, SteamNetworking. Dedicated servers should disable SteamNetworking if there is no NAT router in between your users and the server or when port-forwarding is set up correctly

Slots

ServerMaxPlayerCount

Maximum Concurrent Players.

ServerReservedSlots

Out of the MaxPlayerCount this many slots can only be used by players with a specific permission level

ServerReservedSlotsPermission"

Required permission level to use reserved slots above

ServerAdminSlots

This many admins can still join even if the server has reached MaxPlayerCount

ServerAdminSlotsPermission

Required permission level to use the admin slots above

Admin interfaces

ControlPanelEnabled

Enable/Disable the web control panel

ControlPanelPort

Port of the control panel webpage

ControlPanelPassword

Password to gain entry to the control panel

TelnetEnabled

Enable/Disable the telnet

TelnetPort

Port of the telnet server

TelnetPassword

Password to gain entry to telnet interface. If no password is set the server will only listen on the local loopback interface

TelnetFailedLoginLimit

After this many wrong passwords from a single remote client the client will be blocked from connecting to the Telnet interface

TelnetFailedLoginsBlocktime"

How long will the block persist (in seconds)

TerminalWindowEnabled

Show a terminal window for log output / command input (Windows only)

Folder and file locations

AdminFileName

Server admin file name. Path relative to the SaveGameFolder

UserDataFolder

Use this to override where the server stores all generated data, including RWG generated worlds. Do not forget to uncomment the entry!

SaveGameFolder

Use this to only override the save game path. Do not forget to uncomment the entry!

Other technical settings

EACEnabled

Enables/Disables EasyAntiCheat

HideCommandExecutionLog

Hide logging of command execution. 0 = show everything, 1 = hide only from Telnet/ControlPanel, 2 = also hide from remote game clients, 3 = hide everything

MaxUncoveredMapChunksPerPlayer"

Override how many chunks can be uncovered on the ingame map by each player. Resulting max map file size limit per player is (x * 512 Bytes), uncovered area is (x * 256 m²). Default 131072 means max 32 km² can be uncovered at any time

PersistentPlayerProfiles

If disabled a player can join with any selected profile. If true they will join with the last profile they joined with

GAMEPLAY

World

GameWorld

RWG (see WorldGenSeed and WorldGenSize options below) or any already existing world name in the Worlds folder (currently shipping with Navezgane)

WorldGenSeed

If RWG this is the seed for the generation of the new world. If a world with the resulting name already exists it will simply load it

WorldGenSize

If RWG this controls the width and height of the created world. It is also used in combination with WorldGenSeed to create the internal RWG seed thus also creating a unique map name even if using the same WorldGenSeed. Has to be between 2048 and 16384, though large map sizes will take long to generate / download / load

GameName

Whatever you want the game name to be. This affects the save game name as well as the seed used when placing decoration (trees etc) in the world. It does not control the generic layout of the world if creating an RWG world

GameMode

GameModeSurvival

Difficulty

GameDifficulty

0 - 5, 0=easiest, 5=hardest

BlockDamagePlayer

How much damage do players to blocks (percentage in whole numbers)

BlockDamageAI

How much damage do AIs to blocks (percentage in whole numbers)

BlockDamageAIBM

How much damage do AIs during blood moons to blocks (percentage in whole numbers)

XPMultiplier

XP gain multiplier (percentage in whole numbers)

PlayerSafeZoneLevel

If a player is less or equal this level he will create a safe zone (no enemies) when spawned

PlayerSafeZoneHours

Hours in world time this safe zone exists

Misc Settings

BuildCreate

cheat mode on/off

DayNightLength

real time minutes per in game day: 60 minutes

DayLightLength

in game hours the sun shines per day: 18 hours day light per in game day

DropOnDeath

0 = everything, 1 = toolbelt only, 2 = backpack only, 3 = delete all

DropOnQuit

0 = nothing, 1 = everything, 2 = toolbelt only, 3 = backpack only

BedrollDeadZoneSize

Size of bedroll deadzone, no zombies will spawn inside this area, and any cleared sleeper volumes that touch a bedroll deadzone will not spawn after they've been cleared.

Performance Related

MaxSpawnedZombies

Making this number too large (more than about 80) may cause servers to run at poor framerates which will effect lag and play quality for clients.

MaxSpawnedAnimals

If your server has a large number of players you can increase this limit to add more wildlife. Animals don't consume as much CPU as zombies. NOTE: That this doesn't cause more animals to spawn arbitrarily: The biome spawning system only spawns a certain number of animals in a given area, but if you have lots of players that are all spread out then you may be hitting the limit and can increase it.

Zombie Settings

EnemySpawnMode

Enable/Disable enemy spawning

EnemyDifficulty

0 = Normal, 1 = Feral

ZombieMove

0-4 (walk, jog, run, sprint, nightmare)

ZombieMoveNight

0-4 (walk, jog, run, sprint, nightmare)

ZombieFeralMove

0-4 (walk, jog, run, sprint, nightmare)

ZombieBMMove

0-4 (walk, jog, run, sprint, nightmare)

BloodMoonFrequency

What frequency (in days) should a blood moon take place

BloodMoonRange

How many days can the actual blood moon day randomly deviate from the above setting. Setting this to 0 makes blood moons happen exactly each Nth day as specified in BloodMoonFrequency ===

BloodMoonEnemyCount

The number of zombies spawned during blood moons per player.

Loot

LootAbundance

percentage in whole numbers

LootRespawnDays

days in whole numbers

AirDropFrequency

How often airdrop occur in game-hours, 0 = never

AirDropMarker

Sets if a marker is added to map/compass for air drops.

Multiplayer

PartySharedKillRange

The distance you must be within to receive party shared kill xp and quest party kill objective credit.

PlayerKillingMode

Player Killing Settings (0 = No Killing, 1 = Kill Allies Only, 2 = Kill Strangers Only, 3 = Kill Everyone)

Land Claim Options

LandClaimCount

Maximum allowed land claims per player.

LandClaimSize

Size in blocks that is protected by a keystone

LandClaimDeadZone

Keystones must be this many blocks apart (unless you are friends with the other player)

LandClaimExpiryTime

The number of days a player can be offline before their claims expire and are no longer protected

LandClaimDecayMode

Controls how offline players land claims decay. All claims have full protection for the first 24hrs. 0=Linear, 1=Exponential, 2=Full protection until claim is expired.

LandClaimOnlineDurabilityModifier

How much protected claim area block hardness is increased when a player is online. 0 means infinite (no damage will ever be taken). Default is 4x

LandClaimOfflineDurabilityModifier

How much protected claim area block hardness is increased when a player is offline. 0 means infinite (no damage will ever be taken). Default is 4x