connect to server starts wrong application

[Sheex]

Hi!
I set up a dedicated server, which seems to run fine, and added it to the favourites in the game server list in steam. This all worked flawless.
But when trying to connect to the running server, instead of Enshrouded being started, Steam starts the Cryofall dedicated server - obviously the wrong application.

Is there any other way of connecting to a dedicated server, e.g. via command line parameters?

[Dersh]

I read on the discord if you start the dedicated server through steam it can have the app id erroneously changed.

So without redoing anything, like reinstalling go to the Enshrouded dedicated server install folder and find steam_appid.txt and make sure 1203620 is in the file. If its different, change it to that, save. Then try restarting the server from its executable not through steam.

So after you have it show up in view -> game server -> favorites you have to connect to the server through Enshrouded itself, not by connecting with steam server browser.

If you still have issues try what I did that fixed my issue, let me connect to my server on the second computer through the in-game server browser. (assuming you port forwarded everything on your router(s) and windows firewalls)

First I uninstalled the dedicated server then I reinstalled it with SteamCMD using these instructions:

Originally posted by Hausprophet:

create a new dedicated server using steam cmd and login as anonymous so your steam id isn't blocked;
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD
-> login anonymous
-> force_install_dir C:\enshrouded-server
-> app_update 2278520 validate
after that start and exit server for .json file will be created. edit your server file after. works perfect for me :)

Setup the Enshrouded_server.json again

Added the server again in view -> Game Servers -> Favorites via (your.ip.here.server:15637)

At this point things still were not working (for me), but what finally fixed things for me was running these commands in CMD.exe as administrator on both PCs (Server, and pc I was using as client)

ipconfig /flushdns
netsh winsock reset
netsh int ip reset

Then reboot both pcs after these commands.

Finally my server showed up ingame and I was able to connect without getting server has invalid app id error (you have to connect ingame, cant connect through the steam server browser)

Hopefully that helps you