Private servers

[sharion~]

Hey guys ,
does anyone know of a way to create a private server that ACTUALLY WORKS?
I tried everything I could find and I can not get it to work

It would really appreciate if anyone could help me solve this

[Schwarzaar]

Hi sharion,

best and easiest way to create your own server imho is the DnL Servermanager :

https://steamcommunity.com/app/529180/discussions/0/3763356482617207663/?ctp=2

https://github.com/Bletch1971/ServerManagers/tree/Archive/DSM

Latest version :

DnLServerManager_1.0.61.zip


To set it up correctly I recommend to use this youtube link :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiJhHrySTGA


If you still have questions after that just let me know

[sharion~]

Hi I've been following some guide I found here on a steam community page ,
I got some errors saying -
The code execution cannot proceed because X3DAudio1_7.dll
was not found. Reinstalling the program might fix this problem.

and another one that follows after that -
The code execution cannot proceed because XAPOFX1_5.dll
was not found. Reinstalling the program might fix this problem.

Can this have anything to do with the fact that the DNL Dedicated Server got an update 2 days ago?

[Schwarzaar]

You need to install both Microsoft Visual C++ 20xx Redistributables, that you find in your DNL Manager folder as soon as you installed your server.

You will find them here :

2013 :
DNLManager\Data\Servers\server1\_CommonRedist\vcredist\2013\vcredist_x64.exe

2015 :
DNLManager\Data\Servers\server1\_CommonRedist\vcredist\2015\vc_redist.x64.exe

"DNL Manager" folder is your folder where you have installed the manager

For example :

D:\Programs\DNLManager\Data\Servers\server1\_CommonRedist\vcredist\2015\vc_redist.x64.exe

[sharion~]

Thanks for the help! ,
The solution you provided did not fully fix my issue but it helped me find the solution

I was missing a different dependency , the one I was actually missing was a Direct X Redist
after downloading it from inside that file the problem was solved

[sharion~]

Schwarzaar , I was looking through some of your posts and saw one where you mentioned running 2 server instances to be able to change from the new map and the old map ,

do you have a guide on how to do that? I'm not that familiar with the game but it sounds like it adds alot of content

[Schwarzaar]

There are different approaches how you can make that work.

I`ll show you mine.

Recommended Hardware :

- M2.SSD recommended
- 32 GB RAM recommended
- 16 GB for the host
- 8 for each of the VM´s


You need 1 PC (Laptop / PC / Server Hardware)
- install Vmware Workstation (dunno if Vmware player also works)
- Set Network Card on both virtual Machines to "Bridged"

- create 2 vitual Machines
- 1 x Windows 10 or newer
- install latest MS security patches
- install latest Vmware Tools
- download DnLServer Manager (DnLServerManager_1.0.61.zip)
- create a cluster share :
- create a separated folder on your D:\ drive and name it "cluster" (Windows Explorer)
- grant modify permission to "everyone"
- share this folder and name the share "cluster$"
- write down the name of the virtual machine (you will need it later)
- follow the steps here for setting up the server
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiJhHrySTGA
- for "Server Name" use a name that includes "Archos"
- for "Map Name or Map Mod Path:" select "The Sacred Path"
- for "Server Args:" use
-clusterid=cluster -ClusterDirOverride=\\%Nameofvirtualmachine%\cluster$ where %Nameofvirtualmachine% needs to be replaced by the name of your virtual machine you wrote down before
- under "Difficulty"
- enable "Enable Tribute Downloads"
- disable "No Survivor Downloads"
- disable "No Items Downloads"
- disable "No Creature Downloads"
- under "Tribute Upload Options"
- disable "No Survivor Downloads"
- disable "No Item Uploads"
- disable "No Creature Uploads"
- edit "GameUserSettings.ini" file (DNLManager\Data\Servers\server1\DNL\Saved\Config\WindowsServer\GameUserSettings.ini)
- in the Category "ServerSettings" add the following lines if not existent or overwrite it with these settings:
NoTributeDownloads=False
AllowDownloadSurvivors=True
AllowDownloadItems=True
AllowDownloadDinos=True
AllowUploadSurvivors=True
AllowUploadItems=True
AllowUploadDinos=True
- install Microsoft Visual C++ 20xx Redistributables (included in the DnLManager
- 2013
- 2015
- install DirectX Redistributables
- start server
- wait for the server to finish the start procedure ("initialization" shows that it has not been finished yet)

- 1 x Windows 10 or newer
- install latest MS security patches
- install latest Vmware Tools
- download DnLServer Manager (DnLServerManager_1.0.61.zip)
- follow the steps here for setting up the server
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiJhHrySTGA
- for "Server Name" use a name that includes "Gaia"
- for "Map Name or Map Mod Path:" select "The Shard"
- for "Server Args:" use
-clusterid=cluster -ClusterDirOverride=\\%Nameofvirtualmachine%\cluster$ where %Nameofvirtualmachine% needs to be replaced by the name of your virtual machine you wrote down before
- under "Difficulty"
- enable "Enable Tribute Downloads"
- disable "No Survivor Downloads"
- disable "No Items Downloads"
- disable "No Creature Downloads"
- under "Tribute Upload Options"
- disable "No Survivor Downloads"
- disable "No Item Uploads"
- disable "No Creature Uploads"
- edit "GameUserSettings.ini" file (DNLManager\Data\Servers\server1\DNL\Saved\Config\WindowsServer\GameUserSettings.ini)
- in the Category "ServerSettings" add the following lines if not existent or overwrite it with these settings:
NoTributeDownloads=False
AllowDownloadSurvivors=True
AllowDownloadItems=True
AllowDownloadDinos=True
AllowUploadSurvivors=True
AllowUploadItems=True
AllowUploadDinos=True
- install Microsoft Visual C++ 20xx Redistributables (included in the DnLManager
- 2013
- 2015
- install DirectX Redistributables
- start server
- wait for the server to finish the start procedure ("initialization" shows that it has not been finished yet)


Start your game and choose a planet you want to start from

Select "LAN" in your server filter options (top right)

Look for your server and voila....