MaxPlayers (bug or behaviour change?)

[Rook]

I'm trying to change the maximum number of players to 10 on a dedicated server.

I've been sitting here for a couple of hours trying to figure out why I can't get the MaxPlayers setting to work in the GameUserSettings.ini file. All of the documentation that I can find online says that I should be able to change that setting by editing the file. [Granted, no one bothers to say the last time they verified their information to be accurate.]

I tried changing it in GameUserSettings.ini:

[/script/engine.gamesession]
MaxPlayers=10

It always reverts back to MaxPlayers=70 when the server starts..

It appears to have finally come down to this: as of version 256.4x (I didn't attempt it before this), you can only change MaxPlayers through the command line.

Anyone have any knowledge that can confirm the actual method for changing MaxPlayers?

[↘ Werner3000 ↙]

Hello Sir.

This is an old Thread, but maybe someone will find it, and find use of it.
I figured out with the Maxplayers problem under Linux Buster 64bit for a while now and was running a 70 slot server, but wanted my Server to have 40 Slots
Ive got into the same issue as Rook said above, i changed the config and it came back to 70 after a restart within the config...
After google and what not - i decided to search the word "MaxPlayers" per find command on linux within the gameserver folder. And i got 2 results in the end.

Behaviour:
Linux Host
Version: 312.27 (07.07.2020)

For me this 3 steps fixed the problem:

Prepare:
- Backup your Config files before you edit them
- Shutdown your server before doing changes
- Untested for Windows


1. Enter your path to your Gameserver main folder (not ShooterGame), search for the file /Engine/Config/BaseGame.ini - now find
[/script/engine.gamesession]
MaxPlayers=128
MaxSpectators=2
MaxSplitscreensPerConnection=4
bRequiresPushToTalk=true

and change the MaxPlayers to your prefered Slots you want.

2. Enter your path to your Gameserver main folder, search for the file /ShooterGame/Config/DefaultGameUserSettings.ini - now add this at the bottom of the file (delete existing entry if its on top or somewhere)
[/script/engine.gamesession]
MaxPlayers=40

3. Finally enter your path to your Gameserver main folder, search for the file /ShooterGame/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/GameUserSettings.ini - now find
[/script/engine.gamesession]
MaxPlayers=70

and remove it completly.

Boot back your Server Online. Here is my Command Line in start.sh, maybe that helps aswell.

#! /bin/bash
./ShooterGameServer Ragnarok?listen?AllowFlyerCarryPvE=true?AllowFlyingStaminaRecovery=true?DestroyUnconnectedWaterPipes=true?OverrideStructurePlatformPrevention=true?PreventSpawnAnimations=false?PvEAllowStructuresAtSupplyDrops=true?ServerAdminPassword=CENSORED?TheMaxStructuresInRange=30500?MaxTamedDinos=10000?ServerCrosshair=true?MapPlayerLocation=True?ShowFloatingDamageText=true?MaxPlayers=40 -ForceAllowCaveFlyers -server -log -epiconly

[Zera_Fox]

Originally posted by ↘╭м‿α‿в╮↙:

Hello Sir.

This is an old Thread, but maybe someone will find it, and find use of it.
I figured out with the Maxplayers problem under Linux Buster 64bit for a while now and was running a 70 slot server, but wanted my Server to have 40 Slots
Ive got into the same issue as Rook said above, i changed the config and it came back to 70 after a restart within the config...
After google and what not - i decided to search the word "MaxPlayers" per find command on linux within the gameserver folder. And i got 2 results in the end.

Behaviour:
Linux Host
Version: 312.27 (07.07.2020)

For me this 3 steps fixed the problem:

Prepare:
- Backup your Config files before you edit them
- Shutdown your server before doing changes
- Untested for Windows


1. Enter your path to your Gameserver main folder (not ShooterGame), search for the file /Engine/Config/BaseGame.ini - now find[/script/engine.gamesession]
MaxPlayers=128
MaxSpectators=2
MaxSplitscreensPerConnection=4
bRequiresPushToTalk=true

and change the MaxPlayers to your prefered Slots you want.

2. Enter your path to your Gameserver main folder, search for the file /ShooterGame/Config/DefaultGameUserSettings.ini - now add this at the bottom of the file (delete existing entry if its on top or somewhere)[/script/engine.gamesession]
MaxPlayers=40

3. Finally enter your path to your Gameserver main folder, search for the file /ShooterGame/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/GameUserSettings.ini - now find[/script/engine.gamesession]
MaxPlayers=70

and remove it completly.

Boot back your Server Online. Here is my Command Line in start.sh, maybe that helps aswell.

#! /bin/bash
./ShooterGameServer Ragnarok?listen?AllowFlyerCarryPvE=true?AllowFlyingStaminaRecovery=true?DestroyUnconnectedWaterPipes=true?OverrideStructurePlatformPrevention=true?PreventSpawnAnimations=false?PvEAllowStructuresAtSupplyDrops=true?ServerAdminPassword=CENSORED?TheMaxStructuresInRange=30500?MaxTamedDinos=10000?ServerCrosshair=true?MapPlayerLocation=True?ShowFloatingDamageText=true?MaxPlayers=40 -ForceAllowCaveFlyers -server -log -epiconly

Stop Necro'ing threads! One is already too many!

[↘ Werner3000 ↙]

Necroing :D Urban Dictionary keep on increasing. Neat.

Cheers.