Which hostine to choose?

[Paranoik]

Hello and good day!

I'm very interested in renting a SCUM server and customizing it with my own ideas to create a fun and unique experience. However, I have no background in programming and very limited technical knowledge — I mostly rely on internet research or AI to figure out how things work.

The problem I'm facing is not only about understanding how to configure things, but also which hosting provider to choose.

So far, I’ve rented servers from three different hosting services, and here’s what I’ve encountered:

On G-Portal, important files like Game.ini, ServerMessages.json, PuppetLoot.json, LootSpawnOverrides.json, etc. are completely missing, and there's no way to upload or create them manually.

On SurvivalServers, I can upload those files, but they don’t seem to work at all, and after uploading them, I can’t even delete them. Also, the path to configuration files is just /, while on G-Portal it is more structured: /SCUM/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/.

On PingPerfect, I can both upload and delete files, which is great, but for some reason, I can’t open or edit Game.ini, and any changes I make in files like ServerMessages.json or LootSpawnOverrides.json don’t work.

The only file that seems to be working on all three platforms is EconomyOverride.json.

For example, I tried setting up restart warning messages using this content in ServerMessages.json:

{
"RestartWarnings": [
{
"TimeBeforeRestart": 300,
"Message": "[Restart] Server will restart in 5 minutes. Please finish what you're doing."
},
{
"TimeBeforeRestart": 120,
"Message": "[Restart] 2 minutes remaining. Save your progress!"
},
{
"TimeBeforeRestart": 60,
"Message": "[Restart] Final minute!"
}
]
}

This file doesn't work on SurvivalServers or PingPerfect, and on G-Portal there's no way to even upload ServerMessages.json.

I also tried using this in Game.ini:

[/script/scum.scumserversettings]
RestartWarningMessage="Server will restart in {TIME} minutes. Please secure your gear!"
RestartWarningTimes=5,2,1
RestartMessage="Server is restarting now!"

But this doesn’t work either — G-Portal doesn’t even allow the creation of Game.ini, and on SurvivalServers and PingPerfect it has no effect.

Maybe I’m doing something wrong, or asking things the wrong way — I apologize if I’m not clear.

I’m really passionate about customizing the server — especially things like:

Making specific items spawn from zombies

Controlling the rarity of loot in different zones (cities, bunkers, etc.)

But I can't find clear or up-to-date documentation on how to configure server files properly.

Could you please advise or point me to accurate resources?

Thank you so much in advance!

[BigOleFatRambo]

https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1TIxj5OUnyrOvnXyEn3aigxLzTUQ-o-695luaaK2PTW0/mobilebasic?pli=1#heading=h.1u7c2ngj6q7p

https://github.com/CheeseKingu/Loot-Modifiers/blob/main/Nodes

There is all the information you will need. Im also on ping perfect. So far until they release RCON for Scum we have to use a dedicated PC that logs in as drone and makes the server announcements using python.

ps. im just a player trying to help that has figured out some workarounds. the steam mods might have a better answer when they weigh in on this.

[xKiCkx]

Originally posted by BigOleFatRambo:

https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1TIxj5OUnyrOvnXyEn3aigxLzTUQ-o-695luaaK2PTW0/mobilebasic?pli=1#heading=h.1u7c2ngj6q7p

https://github.com/CheeseKingu/Loot-Modifiers/blob/main/Nodes

There is all the information you will need. Im also on ping perfect. So far until they release RCON for Scum we have to use a dedicated PC that logs in as drone and makes the server announcements using python.

ps. im just a player trying to help that has figured out some workarounds. the steam mods might have a better answer when they weigh in on this.

Those links will explain hot to modify the loot.
And as for the custom messages, you can set them up in the serversettings.json, do note however, that the messages setting there will not be something you can schedule right before the server restart, they can be set for the "welcome message" (when someone joins the servers), and "message of the day" (message that can be repeated on the server) you can set time in the serversettings.json for how often you want this message to appear.