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Cross Play - Can Servers Allow?

  DISCLAIMER* This can be a complicated process and will require you to make adjustments to the firewall. While we are offering directions for initial set up, we offer no direct warranty or support related to host your own servers. Opening up your internet to outside connections is to be done completely at your own risk. Any attempt at hacking the game or connecting to our backend services to bypass unlocks will be immediately blocked. Now for actual details! DOWNLOAD DEDICATED SERVER FILES First off, you are going to need to download the Dedicated Server files via steam. Load into steam, then navigate to LIBRARY> TOOLS. Find ASTRONEER Dedicated Server in the list and install. LOCATE AND MODIFY DEDICATED SERVER .INI FILES DISCLAIMER: DO NOT MODIFY .INI FILES WHILE THE SERVER IS RUNNING. CHANGES TO THE .INI WHILE THE SERVER IS RUNNING WILL NOT GET SAVED. After the files have been placed in the directory of choice, you will need modify two.ini files for full functionality. Navigate to the directory where you want to install them. ASTRONEER DEDICATED SERVER > ASTRO > SAVED > CONFIG > WINDOWS SERVER The two files we will be working in are Engine.ini and AstroServerSettings.ini. If they do not exist, you can run the server via steam first, then close it. First up, lets tackle Engine.ini. SET CONNECTION PORT You can configure Engine.ini to allow connections on the port you want. Port 8777 will work for us. Add the following lines to Engine.ini [URL] Port=8777 THIS CONFIGURES PORTS THAT ASTRONEER CONNECTIONS TO. To accept connections on this port, your firewall will still need to set an exception. We won't go into detail about it here, as it can vary depending on your configuration. CLICK HERE to read a great article explaining it in detail for Windows 10. AstroServerSettings.ini should have a few fields already in it. This will allow you to modify settings on the server you're running instead of having to load up the entire game. This only works if the server is offline. SET YOUR PUBLIC IP ADDRESS AstroServerSettings.ini will need a line that sets the PublicIP of the server that players will put in game. Use a public IP checker like (https://www.google.com/search?q=my+ip) to figure out yours and then add it to the INI file. Below is an example that uses 10.10.10.100 as an IP: - PublicIP=10.10.10.100 Once you get your own server up and running, you might want to make it your own! SET AN OWNER - OwnerName=yoursteamname - OwnerGuid=0 This will set the first player that connects to the server with the Steam name that is listed in the OwnerName line as the owner of the Server! You can also set an owner other than yourself by opening the aforementioned astroserversettings.ini, then deleting the Steam name currently in the owner spot and setting it to the Steam name of the intended owner. FREE51 It will connect them again and add a unique GUID id to the ini. ENJOY Once this is configured, your server should be pretty much ready to go! Do servers enable cross play? YES Xbox and PC players can connect, but only via a preferred dedicated server. Xboxes can't connect to non-authenticated servers that someone might be running. PS4 players can connect to any Astroneer dedicated servers. Are there servers available for PlayStation 4? Yes! Yes! PS4 players can connect with any server. Feel free to rent or run your own servers through one of our trusted partners. Can I add my own saves to the server? If you follow the steps in this guide, you can add your own saves to your server. Location: COMMON -> ASTRONEER DEDICATED SERVER -> ASTRO -> SAVED -> SAVEGAMES Now you need to drop the save you want on your server in to the SAVEGAMES Folder. Make sure that the name matches this: MYSAVENAME$2019.05.04-01.20.07.savegame The '$', separates the name from the date. Everything to one side is the name. The date doesn’t need to match the actual date, but it should be valid.

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