These are the options on the Settings, Game Settings page of a PlayNHost Icarus server, taken from the panel's own definitions. Rows marked read only are set by your plan or the server and cannot be changed.
All settings
| Setting | What it does | Allowed | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Server Name | The name shown in the Steam server browser and to joining players. | up to 32 characters, no double quotes or backslashes | A PlaynHost Server |
| Auto Update | Check for a game update each time the server starts. Turn this off only if you need to stay on a specific build for mod compatibility. | on or off | on |
| Join Password | The password players have to type before they can join. Leave this empty and anybody who finds your server in the Steam browser can walk straight in. Between 4 and 32 characters, letters and numbers and the symbols . _ - only. Give it to the people you want on the server; it takes effect the next time the server starts. | 4 to 32 characters, letters and numbers and these symbols: . _ - | empty |
| Admin Password | The password that makes a player an admin in-game, which is what lets them run admin commands and delete prospects. Leave this empty and nobody on the server can become one. Between 4 and 32 characters, letters and numbers and the symbols . _ - only. Make it different from the Join Password, and hand it only to people you trust to run the server. | 4 to 32 characters, letters and numbers and these symbols: . _ - | empty |
| Max Players (read only) | The player limit included with your plan. This field is read-only. To run with fewer players, click Players on your server overview and pick any number up to your plan limit - you can raise it back whenever you like. Upgrading your plan raises the limit itself. | set by your plan or the server | set by your plan |
Good to know
- Change these under Settings, then Game Settings, and restart the server. The player limit, join password and admin password are written into the server's settings file at every start, so anything you type over them in the file is overwritten. Prospects are resumed automatically after a restart and the lobby rules (anyone can start a prospect, only admins can delete one) are fixed by the server.
- The panel saves a value when you leave its field. If the value is not allowed, the panel tells you and keeps the old one.
- Passwords and tokens are not listed with a value. Each server starts with one set for you, or with none, as the row says. Set a password before you invite players if you want a private server.
- To open the page, follow How to set up your Icarus server or How to change your server settings.
