Here's how to connect to your Astro Colony server and adjust the most important settings.
Connecting
- Open the server page in the client area and click Start.
- Wait until the status shows “running”. You can follow the progress in the Console tab.
- Copy the address (IP:Port) at the top of the server page.
- Launch Astro Colony and connect via the server list or directly with the address. Alternatively add the IP with the query port (Ports tab) in Steam under View → Game servers → Favourites.
Important settings
In the Startup variables tab:
- Server Name (
SERVER_NAME) – Change the server name. - Server Password (
SERVER_PASSWORD) – Set the game password. Leave empty to make server public. - Max Players (
SERVER_MAXPLAYERS) – Amount of max allowed players. - Map Seed (
SERVER_MAPSEED) – Set the map seed. - Map Name (
SERVER_MAPNAME) – Map name displayed in serverlist. - Autosave Interval (
SERVER_AUTOSAVEINTERVAL) – Minutes between auto save (5.0 = 5 minutes). - Autosaves Count (
SERVER_AUTOSAVESCOUNT) – How many auto save files to keep.
Changes in the Startup variables tab take effect on the next restart.
Good to know
- The first start takes longer because the server files are downloaded and set up.