Why doesn’t a new world seed change my world?

The world name and seed only take effect when a new world is created. To create a new world, back up your old one, clear the worldPrefabID value in settings.json while the server is stopped, and restart the server.

Why are my changes to settings.json being overwritten?

Every time your server starts, it writes values from the startup parameters to the file, including the server name, password, player limit, and storm settings. Always change these values in Startup parameters. Other world settings, such as combatDifficulty, are retained.

Stormforge: Server Configuration

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Introduction

With the right configuration, you can turn your Stormforge game server into exactly the server you have in mind: with your own name, a password, the right number of players, and a world with your rules for death and storms. In this guide, we’ll show you which settings are available, where to find them in ZapX, and what you can adjust directly in the configuration file.

How the configuration works

Stormforge reads its server settings from the settings.json file. However, you don’t need to change the most important values there manually: you can find them in ZapX under the Configuration tab, in Startup parameters.

Every time your server starts, it writes the values from the startup parameters to the corresponding places in settings.json. Everything else stays as it is and can be edited directly in the file. You can find the file in the Files tab, directly in your server’s main folder.

Important

Always change values that are available as startup parameters in Startup parameters, not directly in settings.json. Any changes you make in the file will be overwritten with the values from the startup parameters the next time the server starts.

After you save, ZapX will offer to restart the server. Your changes will only take effect after the restart.

Startup parameters at a glance

Startup parameter	Meaning
Server name	Your server’s name, up to 64 characters. Default: `ZapX Stormforge Server`
Server password	Password required to join. Leave blank for an open server.
Max. players	How many players can be on your server at the same time, from `1` to `8`. Default: `8`
World name	Name of the world, up to 64 characters. Default: `ZapX World`
World seed	Starting value used to generate the world. Leave blank for a random world.
Pause when empty	Pauses the world while no players are connected. Default: on
Loss on death	What happens to your inventory when you die: `DropRecoverable` (default), `KeepAll`, or `LoseAll`
Roaming storms	How intense the wandering storms are in your world: `Off`, `Easy`, `Normal` (default), or `Hard`

Death penalty

Use the Loss on death field to choose how punishing death is:

DropRecoverable: Your inventory stays where you died, and you can retrieve it. This is the default.
KeepAll: You keep your entire inventory.
LoseAll: You lose your inventory.

Wandering storms

Wandering storms are a special feature of Stormforge. Use Roaming storms to set how dangerous they are: from Off (no wandering storms) through Easy and Normal to Hard. Easy is a good starting point for relaxed sessions with friends.

World, world name, and seed

The first time your server starts, it creates a new world using the World name and World seed from the startup parameters. After that, it loads that same world every time it starts. The world is specified in the worldPrefabID entry in settings.json.

Info

World name and World seed only take effect when a new world is created. If you change them later, your existing world remains unchanged.

Starting a new world

First, back up your current world in the Savegames tab.
Stop your server.
If needed, enter a new World name and World seed in Startup parameters, then save.
In the Files tab, open settings.json and clear the value of worldPrefabID so that it reads "worldPrefabID": "".
Start your server. It will now create a new world and enter its ID in worldPrefabID automatically.

Your old world will remain in the saves/Worlds folder. To switch back, enter its ID in worldPrefabID again and restart your server. The ID is the name of the folder in saves/Worlds.

More settings in settings.json

Every time your server starts, it overwrites these values with the values from the startup parameters, so manually changing them won’t help: serverName, password, maxPlayers, pauseWhenEmpty, port, and, in worldSettings, the entries name, seed, deathPenalty, and movingStormsDifficulty. Your server also sets the savesDirectory path itself.

You can freely edit the other entries in worldSettings, such as combatDifficulty, resourceRate, enemyHealthScale, or durabilityLossScale. Your server will retain these settings each time it starts.

Warning

Only edit settings.json when your server is stopped, and make sure the JSON is valid. If the file is invalid, your server will set it aside as settings.json.broken the next time it starts and use the default settings.

Conclusion

Congratulations, you’ve successfully configured your Stormforge server! Our guide Connecting to the server shows you how to join your server, and you can find help with issues in Common issues. Our support team is available every day if you have any other questions or need help! 🙂

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Go to the Configuration tab and select Startup parameters. There you can set the server name, server password, max. players, world name, world seed, pause when empty, death penalty, and wandering storms. You can find additional world settings in the settings.json file.

Select a setting in the Loss on death field: DropRecoverable (your inventory stays where you died and can be retrieved; default), KeepAll (you keep everything), or LoseAll (you lose everything). Then save and restart the server.

Yes. Set Roaming storms to Off. You can also choose Easy, Normal (default), or Hard.

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Stormforge: Server Configuration

Introduction

How the configuration works

Startup parameters at a glance

Death penalty

Wandering storms

World, world name, and seed

Starting a new world

More settings in settings.json

Conclusion

Frequently asked questions

Stormforge

How the configuration works

Death penalty

Wandering storms

World, world name, and seed

Starting a new world

More settings in settings.json

Conclusion

Game Server

Servers & Hosting

ZAPX

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