Serversettings.xml

serversettings.xml is a file that stores all the settings for the Barotrauma dedicated and client-hosted server.

It is located in the Barotrauma root directory (same place as the Barotrauma.exe).

Configuration Fields

Config Field	Default Value	Allowed Values	Description
tickrate	20	0< (Int)	Sets the server's tickrate.
randomizeseed	True	True/False (Bool)	Sets if the server should generate a new seed each round. True - Server randomizes seed when starting a new round. False - Server doesn't randomize seed, uses the same seed set in the lobby.
userespawnshuttle	True	True/False (Bool)	Allows or disallows the use of a respawn shuttle for respawning. Only works if respawning is allowed. True - Uses respawn shuttle, respawning players spawn in a shuttle a distance from the main submarine and must dock or otherwise merge with the crew. False - Doesn't use respawn shuttle, players are spawned in the submarine on certain job spawnpoints, depending on their job.
respawninterval	300	0< (Int)	Sets time between each respawn wave, in seconds.
maxtransporttime	180	0< (Int)	Sets maximum time the respawn shuttle has to dock to the submarine, in seconds. If time runs out before the shuttle docks it will automatically return to the first outpost.
minrespawnratio	0.2	0.0-1.0 (Float)	Sets minimum percentage of dead players required for the respawn timer to start.
autorestartinterval	60	0< (Float)	Sets time for automatic starting of a round, in seconds. Only works if "autorestart" is set to True.
startwhenclientsready	False	True/False (Bool)	Allows or disallows the server to automatically start a round if enough players are ready. True - Starts automatically if the set client ratio is met. False - Ignores ready clients, must be manually started.
startwhenclientsreadyratio	0.8	0.0-1.0 (Float)	Sets minimum ratio of players required to be ready for a round to be automatically started. Only works if "startwhenclientsready" is set to True.
allowspectating	True	True/False (Bool)	Allows or disallows players from spectating. True - Dead players can spectate. False - Dead players cannot spectate and are sent into the lobby.
endroundatlevelend	True	True/False (Bool)	Sets if the round should be ended once the submarine reaches the end of the level. True - Once the submarine docks, or is close to the last outpost and a player entered the outpost the round is automatically ended. False - Players must vote to end or an admin must use the endround command to manually end the round.
saveserverlogs	True	True/False (Bool)	Sets if server logs should be saved once the server is turned off. True - Server logs are saved in the ServerLogs folder upon server shutdown. False - Server logs aren't saved.
allowragdollbutton	True	True/False (Bool)	Allows or disallows the use of the ragdoll button. (Exact key depends on keybind configuration) True - Players can ragdoll on their own if they hold the button down. False - Players cannot ragdoll on their own, players must be stunned (or be dead) to ragdoll.
allowfiletransfers	True	True/False (Bool)	Allows or disallows file transfers for server files to clients. Note: currently only .sub files can be transferred, if a client is missing a content package they won't be able to connect at all. True - Server will send missing files to clients. False - Server won't send missing files to clients, if a client is missing the required files they will not be able to spawn and will be sent back into the lobby.
voicechatenabled	True	True/False (Bool)	Allows or disallows the use of voicechat. True - Players can use voicechat. False - Players cannot use voicechat.
playstyle	Casual	Serious/Casual/Roleplay/Rampage/SomethingDifferent (String)	Sets server playstyle displayed in the server browser and lobby. Serious - "The crew should focus on working together efficiently and completing their objective. No unnecessary messing around." Casual - "Having fun is more important than completing the objective. A good choice for new players." Roleplay - "The crew should aim to act like a real submarine crew. Chain of command is important, as is taking care of your responsibilities and following orders. Speaking out-of-character should be avoided when a round is running." Rampage - "Get ready to fight for your life! A server heavily geared toward combat. This can mean player-versus-player combat, PvE or both—the server description should include guidelines as to what kind of violence is allowed on the server." SomethingDifferent - "Gameplay differs significantly from the usual Barotrauma gameplay. Modded servers, very unconventional subs, battle royale rounds, shuttle racing, deathrun maps... Anything goes!"
allowvotekick	True	True/False (Bool)	Allows or disallows players from voting to kick other players. True - Players can vote to kick. False - Players cannot vote to kick.
allowendvoting	True	True/False (Bool)	Allows or disallows players from voting to end the round. True - Players can vote to end the round. False - Players cannot vote to end the round, the tick box also doesn't appear at all.
allowrespawn	True	True/False (Bool)	Allows or disallows respawning. True - Players can respawn once dead. False - Players cannot respawn and will have to spectate until the round ends.
botcount	0	0-maxbotcount (Int)	Sets number of bots that should be spawned in a round.
maxbotcount	16	0-16 (Int)	Sets maximum allowed bots in a round.
botspawnmode	Normal	Normal/Fill (String)	Sets how bots should be spawned. Normal - Bots fill the amount of slots set in botcount. Fill - Bots skip the botcount value and fully fill the rest of the empty player slots.
allowdisguises	True	True/False (Bool)	Allows or disallows players to disguise themselves. True - Players can disguise themselves by using another player's id card. False - Players cannot disguise themselves and will always have their names above them even when covering their face.
allowrewiring	True	True/False (Bool)	Allows or disallows players from rewiring anything. True - Players can rewire anything except if it has been set otherwise in the submarine. False - Players cannot rewire anything in a submarine.
allowfriendlyfire	True	True/False (Bool)	Allows or disallows friendly fire between players. True - Players can deal damage to each other. False - Players don't deal damage to each other.
banafterwrongpassword	True	True/False (Bool)	Enables or disables auto-banning after too many failed password retries. True - Players are auto-banned after exceeding max password retries, set in maxpasswordretriesbeforeban. False - Players can't be auto-banned for too many password retries.
maxpasswordretriesbeforeban	3	0< (Int)	Sets after how many failed password retries the player is auto-banned. Only works if "banafterwrongpassword" is set to True.
selectedsubmarine	N/A (Alphabetically picks first submarine)	String	Sets submarine that will be used in a round.
selectedshuttle	N/A (Alphabetically picks first shuttle)	String	Sets respawn shuttle that will be used in a round.
traitorsenabled	No	Yes/No/Maybe (String)	Sets the chance of traitors appearing in a round. Yes - Traitors definitely appear in a round. No - Traitors do not appear in a round. Maybe - Traitors have a 50/50 chance of appearing in a round.
traitorsminplayercount	1	0< (Int)	Sets minimum number of players required for a traitor to be picked.
traitorsminstartdelay	90	0< (Float)	Sets minimum amount of time that must pass before a traitor is selected, in seconds.
traitorsmaxstartdelay	180	0< (Float)	Sets maximum amount of time that must pass before a traitor is selected, in seconds.
traitorsminrestartdelay	30	0< (Float)	Sets minimum amount of time that must pass before another traitor is selected, in seconds.
traitorsmaxrestartdelay	90	0< (Float)	Sets maximum amount of time that must pass before another traitor is selected, in seconds.
subselectionmode	Manual	Manual/Random/Vote (String)	Sets how the next submarine should be picked. Manual - Only a client with the SelectSub permission can select a submarine. Random - Submarine is randomly picked on round start. Vote - All players can vote for a submarine.
modeselectionmode	Manual	Manual/Random/Vote (String)	Sets how the Game Mode should be chosen. Manual - Only a client with the SelectMode permission can select the game mode. Random - Game mode is randomized on round start. Vote - All players can vote to pick a game mode.
endvoterequiredratio	0.6	0.0-1.0 (Float)	Sets amount of endround votes required to end the round. Only used if "allowendvoting" is set to True.
kickvoterequiredratio	0.6	0.0-1.0 (Float)	Sets amount of votekick votes required to kick a player. Only used if "allowvotekick" is set to True.
killdisconnectedtime	120	0< (Float)	Sets amount of time a player must be disconnected from their body for the character to be killed.
kickafktime	120	0< (Float)	Sets amount of time a player must be AFK to be auto-kicked.
karmaenabled	False	True/False (Bool)	Enables or disables the Karma system.
karmapreset	default	default/strict/custom (String)	Sets the karma rules preset that should be used. Only works if "karmaenabled" is set to True.
gamemodeidentifier	sandbox	Sandbox/Mission/Campaign (String)	Sets game mode
missiontype	All	Salvage/Monster/Cargo/Combat/All (String)	Sets mission types that the server should run, if multiple are selected the server randomly chooses one. All includes all.
autobantime	3600	0< (Float)	Sets ban length for players who are vote-kicked, in seconds.
maxautobantime	86400	0< (Float)	Sets maximum auto-ban length that can be set in the lobby host UI.
name	Server	String	Sets server name.
public	false	True/False (Bool)	Sets if the server should be shown in the server browser. True - Server is visible in the server browser. False - Server isn't visible in the server browser. Note: Even if the server isn't public any player can still connect to it unless it has a whitelist or password.
port	27015	Valid port (Int)	Sets server's port for player connections. Port must be port-forwarded for the server to be connectable and visible in the server browser.
queryport	27016	Valid port (Int)	Sets server's port for querying with steam for connections. Port must be port-forwarded for the server to be connectable and visible in the server browser.
maxplayers	10	1-16 (Int)	Sets max players.
enableupnp	false	True/False (Bool)	Sets if the server should attempt to use UPnP to allow players to connect (instead of port-forwarding). True - Server attempts UPnP. False - Server doesn't attempt UPnP. Note: Not all routers support UPnP This is also unnecessary if hosting from a client (not dedicated server), as client-hosting uses Steam P2P for connections.
autorestart	false	True/False (Bool)	Allows or disallows the server from auto-starting rounds in the lobby. True - Server auto-restarts rounds after the interval passes. False - Server doesn't auto-restart rounds, rounds must be started in another way (Players readying up/manually starting). Uses time set in autorestartinterval.
LevelDifficulty	20	0-100 (Int)	Sets level difficulty.
AllowedRandomMissionTypes	Salvage,Monster,Cargo,Combat,All	Deprecated, missiontype is able to randomize now.	N/A
AllowedClientNameChars	32-33,38-46,48-57,65-90,91-91,93-93,95-122,192-255,384-591,1024-1279,19968-40959,13312-19903, 131072-15043983,15043985-173791,173824-178207,178208-183983,63744-64255,194560-195103	UTF-16 character code ranges (Int)	Sets characters that are allowed in player's names.
ServerMessage		String	Sets the text displayed in the server's info box. Due to technical limtations, dedicated servers have maximum of 128 characters displayed in Server Browser, however upon joining info box is fully intact. This constraint doesn't affect client-hosted servers.
Password		String	Sets password required to enter the server.

Default

Default settings for new game installs.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<serversettings
name="Server"
public="false"
port="27015"
queryport="27016"
password=""
enableupnp="false"
autorestart="false"
LevelDifficulty="20"
ServerMessage=""
AllowedRandomMissionTypes="Salvage,Monster,Cargo,Combat,All"
AllowedClientNameChars="32-33,38-46,48-57,65-90,91-91,93-93,95-122,192-255,384-591,1024-1279,19968-40959,13312-19903,131072-15043983,15043985-173791,173824-178207,178208-183983,63744-64255,194560-195103"
tickrate="20"
randomizeseed="True"
userespawnshuttle="True"
respawninterval="300"
maxtransporttime="180"
minrespawnratio="0.2"
autorestartinterval="60"
startwhenclientsready="False"
startwhenclientsreadyratio="0.8"
allowspectating="True"
endroundatlevelend="True"
saveserverlogs="True"
allowragdollbutton="True"
allowfiletransfers="True"
voicechatenabled="True"
playstyle="Casual"
allowvotekick="True"
allowendvoting="True"
allowrespawn="True"
botcount="0"
maxbotcount="16"
botspawnmode="Normal"
allowdisguises="True"
allowrewiring="True"
allowfriendlyfire="True"
banafterwrongpassword="True"
maxpasswordretriesbeforeban="3"
traitorsenabled="No"
traitorsminplayercount="1"
traitorsminstartdelay="90"
traitorsmaxstartdelay="180"
traitorsminrestartdelay="30"
traitorsmaxrestartdelay="90"
subselectionmode="Manual"
modeselectionmode="Manual"
endvoterequiredratio="0.6"
kickvoterequiredratio="0.6"
killdisconnectedtime="120"
kickafktime="120"
karmaenabled="False"
karmapreset="default"
gamemodeidentifier="sandbox"
missiontype="All"
maxplayers="10"
autobantime="3600"
maxautobantime="86400" />