Dedicated Server Settings

The dedicated server can be configured via the server_settings.xml file, which looks like this:

<ServerSettings>
  <MaxPlayers>12</MaxPlayers>
  <IPBinding>123.123.123.123</IPBinding>
  <Password>myPassword</Password>
  <MapPath>maps/OnlineServer</MapPath>
  <Port>13579</Port>
  <BlackList>
    <string>HostileUserName</string>
  </BlackList>
</ServerSettings>

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
<MaxPlayers>	integer	Mandatory. Maximum number of players allowed to connect simultaneously. Maximum value is 16.
<IPBinding>	IP address	Optional. Can be used to bind the server to a certain IP, if you host multiple games at different IPs on the same machine.
<Port>	integer	Mandatory. The port the server will listen for connections. Default is 13579.
<Password>	string	Optional. Used to password-protect your server. Leave blank to allow joining without password.
<MapPath>	string	Mandatory. Relative path to the map file. If the file does not exist at startup, server will create a new map.
<BlackList>	List<string>	unsupported yet. Can be used to blacklist players to prevent them from joining your server.