Which permission makes me immune to the karma system?

KarmaImmunity prevents you from losing karma due to negative effects of the karma system.

Which permission grants all available admin rights at once?

The All permission grants all admin rights.

Barotrauma: Become Admin on Your Own Server

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Introduction

Granting administrator rights allows you easy and comprehensive management with full control over your server. As an administrator, you can use all available options and features the game offers directly in-game. All steps you need to take to grant administrator rights for your server are described below.

Barotrauma: Become Admin on Your Own Server

Configuration

Adding an admin is done via the Clientpermissions.xml config, which you can find in the Configuration tab of your game server (raw text view).

A new client entry must be added to the config to add a new player. The syntax looks like this:

xml

<Client
    name="<playername>"
    steamid="<steamid>"
    permissions="<permission(s)>">
    <command
      name="<commandname>" />

The client entry contains the variables Name, SteamID, Permissions, and Command. These must be adjusted. The name can be chosen freely and serves only as a placeholder for clarity. Then you must define the SteamID64 of your Steam account.

You can find it by opening your Steam profile and right-clicking somewhere on the profile. There you can copy the Steam URL of the profile.

Then enter the URL on one of the following websites:

This will give you general account info as well as the Steam ID. In this case, the Steam ID 64 is required. The Steam ID must then be entered in the client entry under SteamID. The result looks like this:

xml

<Client
    name="Name"
    steamid="123456789"
    permissions="<permission(s)>">
    <command
      name="<commandname>" />

From now on, you are an admin, but no specific rights have yet been assigned to your account. You can add these by entering the permissions and commands that may be used. For example, it can look like this:

xml

...
    permissions="<permission(s)>"> ---> permissions="ServerLog, ConsoleCommands">
...

xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

    <command
      name="heal" />
    <command
      name="spawn" />

In this example, the admin has access to server logs, console, and the heal and spawn commands. Below you will find an overview of the permissions you can set.

Permissions

Permissions	Description
ManageRound	Can start/end rounds.
Kick	Can kick other players.
Ban	Can ban other players.
Unban	Can lift bans from other players.
SelectSub	Can select the submarine.
SelectMode	Can select the game mode.
ManageCampaign	Can select the objective, mission, and buy supplies in the campaign store.
ConsoleCommands	Can use console commands – note that you must also grant permissions for individual console commands.
ServerLog	Can read server logs.
ManageSettings	Can change server settings.
ManagePermissions	Can change permissions of other clients.
KarmaImmunity	Is immune to negative effects of the karma system, does not lose karma.
All	Grants all permissions.

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have successfully configured administrator rights. If you have any further questions or need help, our support team is available daily! 🙂

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Add a new client entry with name, SteamID64, permissions, and commands in the Clientpermissions.xml file found in the Configuration tab (raw text view) of your game server.

Right-click your Steam profile to copy the profile URL, then enter it on steamrep.com, steamidfinder.com, or steamid.io to get your SteamID64.

The ConsoleCommands permission, plus you must grant permissions for individual console commands separately.

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