Subsistence: connect to and set up your server

Here's how to connect to your Subsistence 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 Subsistence 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.

In the Startup variables tab:

Admin Password (ADMIN_PASSWORD) – Password used to log in as admin. Join with ?password=THIS_VALUE or start steam.<uid>?password=THIS_VALUE.
Base Decay Hours (BASE_DECAY_HOURS) – Real-world hours a team must be offline before their base starts decaying. 0 disables decay. Example: 96 = 4 days.
Days Per Year (DAYS_PER_YEAR) – In-game days per in-game year. Allowed: 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 90, 120, 200, 365.
Difficulty (DIFFICULTY) – easy / normal / hardcore.
Enemy Base Item Access (ENEMY_BASE_ACCESS) – If true, players can access enemy chests, refineries, etc. Does not affect doors/windows/hatches.
Hosted By (HOSTED_BY) – Host label shown in the in-game server list. Max 64 characters.
Hunter Attacks (HUNTER_ATTACKS) – 0 = normal attacks, 1 = revenge only, 2 = no attacks.

Changes in the Startup variables tab take effect on the next restart.

Passwords such as ADMIN_PASSWORD are generated automatically by the portal. They are shown once at the top of the server page – please note them down.
The first start takes longer because the server files are downloaded and set up.