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How to change gameplay rules on your DDNet server

DDNet (DDraceNetwork)Updated Oct 23, 20263 min read

DDNet has one game type, DDraceNetwork, and its rules come from DDNet's settings. Rules that DDNet resets at every map go in a file named reset.cfg; the others go in myServerconfig.cfg. Both are in the main folder under Files. Restart the server after a change.

Rules that go in reset.cfg

Each time a map loads, DDNet puts these back to their defaults, then runs reset.cfg. Put them there so they apply on every map.

LineWhat it doesDDNet's default
sv_hit 0Players cannot hit each other with the hammer, grenade or laser.1
sv_endless_drag 1Endless hook for everyone.0
sv_show_others_default 1Players see other teams by default. 2 shows their own team only.0

Teams (sv_team) belong here too: How to change team settings on your DDNet server.

To create the file: open the Files tab, and in the main folder, next to myServerconfig.cfg, create reset.cfg. One setting per line.

Rules that go in myServerconfig.cfg

LineWhat it doesValue on a new server
sv_rescue 0Turns off /r (/rescue), which lets players teleport out of freeze.1
sv_rescue_delay 5Seconds between two rescues.5
sv_pauseable 1Players can pause their tee and make it disappear with /spec.0
sv_solo_server 1Solo mode: players cannot touch or hook each other.0
sv_tournament_mode 1Players join as spectators.0
sv_savegames 0Turns off /save and /load for team runs.1
sv_inactivekick_time 10Minutes before an inactive player is moved to the spectators. 0 never.0

How to edit the file: How to add your own settings to your DDNet server.

Good to know

  • Many of these are locked while a map runs, so the Console cannot change them. Change the file and restart.
  • A map can carry its own settings, and those win on that map.
  • Practice tools such as super and tele for admins come with Cheats (test commands): How to turn cheats on or off on your DDNet server.
  • Every setting is on ddnet.org, on its Settings and Commands page.

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