Space Engineers Crossplay

In this guide, you will learn how to activate and manage a crossplay-enabled (Xbox & Steam) Space Engineers game server.

Rent a Server

To rent a crossplay-enabled game server, you can rent either version of the game (Xbox or Steam). You can learn more about the process here:

• Renting a Nitrado Xbox Server
• How to Rent a Game Server

Activating Crossplay on Your Game Server

Xbox

All Xbox Space Engineers servers have the crossplay option enabled by default.

Steam

General Settings

To activate crossplay on a Steam Space Engineers server, follow these steps:

• Navigate to your Nitrado web interface
• Go to Settings -> General
• Enable the Crossplay option under Base settings
• Rename your world (choose a name that does not already exist, or delete the world and LastSession.sbl from “Saves/”)
• Select a crossplay-compatible scenario
• Save the settings
• Restart the server, or start it if it’s currently stopped

Note:

• Only mods that do not execute scripts at the user level can be loaded in Crossplay mode.
• A maximum of three planets is allowed. If you have more, you must create a new world (rename it to a unique name).

Expert Settings

To enable crossplay manually by editing the SpaceEngineers-Dedicated.cfg, add these lines:

<ConsoleCompatibility>true</ConsoleCompatibility>
<NetworkType>eos</NetworkType>

Ensure your world and mods meet the criteria mentioned above (maximum of 3 planets, no user scripts). If not, create a new world.

Connecting from Steam to an Xbox Space Engineers Game Server

To connect to an Xbox Space Engineers server from Steam, follow these steps:

• Use the EOS filter in the server name search bar.

• Enter the server name in the search box.
• Select “Join World” to connect.

If you follow these steps, you’ll have your Space Engineers crossplay server up and running smoothly.

We hope this guide helps you in setting up crossplay for Space Engineers on your Nitrado server. For more detailed information or assistance, feel free to check out our other guides or contact Nitrado support.