On the top left is the Engine.ini file after I was done deploying the server.
The second one is after changing to 7779 and 27016
The third one is after starting the server again (it removed the empty password and tick rate).
Can you tell me:
Which version of the launcher you used (I assume 1.5.1?)
Which version of windows
Where is the launcher installed on disk (path)
Did you do anything fancy like running in administrator mode, etc…
Do you have some anti-virus on the machine (other than Windows Defender)
I experience this with the Official version & the beta version of the launcher. But, as the lines are deleted by the server (if I understood right) & not the launcher, I guess this should make no difference.
I have a windows 10 pro system last build german and am not aware of doing fancy things - the exact build number I can tell in the evening when I am back home.
the launcher is installed on e:… (have to look at home for the exact path)
Have no antivirus except the windows tools
But after you validated my steps showing a different result, I guess I will set up a second windows system to cross check…
yesterday I set up a the server on a new windows 10 machine. What should I say…
It works as it should, meaning their must be indeed something weired with my main machine causing this behaviour to the server. Maybe I will look further to find out, but for the moment it works as it should. The more as I planned to put the server on a extra machine. So I set up 2 conan servers, one for each map. This works perfect!
Thank you for your patience and your support.
BTW, is it normal that you get a couple of errors about a few missing files in the log?
and what is strange, when you create a new char,the intro scene shows always a man with white hairs instead of the newly created char ?
Well, I’m glad it works as expected on the second machine, but I would be very interested to know if you manage to find what makes the other machine behave differently, because I’ve really no idea
Even a vanilla-freshly installed Exiles unfortunately has quite a long list of warnings and errors in the logs, but for actual game issues like that, I have to refer you to the normal support team, or you could alternatively ask on the various Exiles related Discord channels like the “Conan Modding” and the “Admins United” one, where people generally know more about these things than I do.
Trying to install this on a windows server 2019. When I use the tool it installs all the files but then it comes up with " Error " The following components are required to run this program Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Runtime Direct X Runtime. I went to visual c++ runtime and it doesnt list 2019 as something it supports. Do I have to use an older os? Im lost as I want to use the tool so I can auto update etc
Yeah, the launcher itself does not have any dependencies on these things, but the game server requires some direct x and visual studio runtime stuff, which I believe you can install with the UE4 prerequisites
currently we have another problem with multihome function. Our dedicated server has multiple IPs, one of them is a tunnel.
The correct network adapter is selected and the server is also reachable with the IP (other IP), but only via direct connection. Connecting with serverbrowser in Conan not work. It’s listed, but when you click on it, it connect to the default IP 88.198.X.X.
Could you detail what you did, so I can help more efficiently next time it happens to somebody else?
If I decided to host 2 conan servers on 1 box can I run this application twice to do so?
As long as they are all in a separate folder, you can run as many as you want side by side.
Obviously that also implies that you need to have different sets of ports for each machine, and that you all port forward them, etc…
Actually I do.
I did check the multiple interface thing, but that was basically using two internal cards in my machine, which meant they used the same external IP, I never actually tested the tunneling with two different external IPs.
Hey. I’m having some trouble with the server settings sticking. For example, whenever I change the Server Name in the Launcher, then hit save changes, the name never changes for the server, and when the server restarts it resets the name back to the original. Is there a way to fix this?
The original versions of the launcher disabled the edit fields when the server was running, exactly for this reason: The server sometimes overwrites the files, and it does not load first whatever was modified in the file since it was last started.
For this type of change, the safest (to get them stick) is to shutdown the server, then change the values, save them and then start the server again.
Yeah… I had figured that might solve the issue, but after shutting down, changing them, then starting back up. It still resets the server name. I’ve tried making the ini read only, which I did change back once that did not work either. I’ve also tried shutting the server down, changing it, saving it, closing the launcher and then reopening it, and trying to start up then, still resets it back to the original name.
You are 100% certain that the server is actually properly stopped, that there’s no lingering process lurking in the background?
Are you trying to use fancy characters in the server name? Could you try something simple like “Dreams test server name”, save, open the ini file and make sure it’s still there, close the launcher and restart it and check if it’s still there?
Alright. So after checking some background processes that seemed to still be running Conan, then restarting the launcher and changing it, the change stuck. So thank you! Man I was getting so frustrated xD
Thanks for responding. I have one last question for you. I have a server up with a few admins and we see that it logs messages between users. Where can I go to disable this and how do I do so? Also, I noticed while running the dedicated server app I get ping spikes in game and when I login to the server and try to touch the app it isnt responding for a few seconds and then is able to be messed with. What would be causing this? Thanks in advance.
It may be possible to simply disable the “ChatWindow” category, by adding something like that to the command line parameters: -LogCmds=“ChatWindow off”
That being said, I personally like to have all that to be logged, it’s a nice way to handle harassement and inappropriate behavior, your server, your choices
Do you get the ping spikes in game even when the launcher is not running? (You can just quit it to test, the server will continue just fine, and when you start the launcher again it will continue from where it was).
Which version of the launcher are you using, what is the hardware configuration of the server (cpu, memory , storage type, internet speed, …)?
If folks don’t mind a small request. I’m trying to set up a server with the Windows Game Pass version for a handful of folks to connect to from their Xbox Consoles. It seems that the core difference is the location of all of the .ini files.
Would it be possible (or is it already possible) to get the dedicated server launcher to look in a different directory? That way, it could be pointed at the directory the Windows Game Pass version looks in, configure the server, then use the PC app to launch the server?
To be specific, what I’d like to do (and if there’s a way to achieve this, please let me know)
Launch the Server Launcher on my PC
Configure the Server Launcher to “Xbox Game Pass Version” (set up the directories and the like)
Configure the settings in the Server Launcher (including server name, passwords, etc…)
Launch the Game Pass application on the PC
Click Conan Exiles Play Now, and select dedicated server
Wait until the little “Close this box to shut down the server” pops up
Move over to my Xbox Series X
Find the server created in step 6 above and connect to it.
The dedicated servers used for both PlayStation and Xbox are specifically built versions designed to comply with Microsoft and Sony secure infrastructure, and come with what’s called “partner certificates” which allows them to connect to the Microsoft and Sony servers to access the list of players and if they are allowed to play (I’m simplifying).
