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Space Engineers World Settings – Guide
Space Engineers World Settings – Introduction
The galaxy has never reached such expanses as they have with Space Engineers server hosting, offering endless worlds to explore. Within Space Engineers, players can enjoy space travel in style by designing a spaceship and heading deep into the unknown. When it comes to playing together, the best experiences often have stellar custom worlds in their orbit, set up with unique Space Engineers world settings for all to enjoy.
A Space Engineers server with unique world options unlocks endless space journey possibilities. From different scenarios to multipliers, respawn options, and more, you can edit every aspect for the perfect game server. Requiring only a few seconds to modify your Space Engineers settings, in this guide, we will show you how to prepare your server for lift-off!
Space Engineers World Settings – Getting Started
Before you can change Space Engineers world settings, it’s important to know that certain settings may require that you start a brand new world. To do this, you will need to know how to rename or delete your current world to create a new one. Below, we will show you how to rename/delete and start a new world on your Space Engineers game server!
Beginning a New Space Engineers World
- Go on your Space Engineers server webinterface and stop your server.
- Next, to the left under “Tools”, select “File Browser”.
- Inside your File Browser, click the folders to enter /spaceeng_profile/Saves/.
- Then, you’ll see your world folder. Press the green icon to rename the world or the red icon to delete the world.
- Afterward, keep your server offline and you’ll now be ready to edit your Space Engineers world settings.
How to Edit Your Space Engineers World Options
- Head to your Space Engineers web interface.
- On the left side under “Settings”, click “General”.
- Within this area, you’re now ready to edit your Space Engineers world options.
World Options & Settings On Your Server
Base World Settings
| Setting | Description |
| World name | Sets the name of the world on your server. |
| Game Mode | Adjust your world’s gamemode between “Survival Mode” and “Creative Mode”. |
| Ingame Scripts | Enable/disable in-game programmable blocks. |
| Auto save in minutes | Modifies the interval of auto-saves on your server. |
Space Settings
| Setting | Description |
| Procedural Density | Sets the density of objects for procedural asteroids. Default: 0.00 |
| Procedural Seed | Changes the seed value for procedural asteroid generation. Default: 0 |
| Asteroid Amount | Adjusts the number of major asteroids that can generate within a new world. Default: 2 |
| Max Floating Objects | Modifies the maximum floating objects on a world at a time. Default: 32 |
| World Size Km | Allows you to set a maximum world size. Default: 0 (0 is infinite) |
| View Distance | Limits the view distance of the world on your server. Default: 15000 |
Gameplay & World Settings
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Scenario | Sets the scenario when creating a new world on your Space Engineers server hosting. You can learn more about Space Engineers scenarios in our guide. |
| Inventory Size Multiplier | Adjusts the inventory size of players in-game. Default: 1 (400 items) |
| Assembler Speed Multiplier | Increases the assembler speed when changed. Default: 1 |
| Assembler Efficiency Multiplier | Modifies the efficiency of the assembler when changed. Will only work in the “Survival Mode” gamemode. Default: 1 |
| Refinery Speed Multiplier | Changes the speed at which the refinery processes ores. Only available in the “Survival Mode” gamemode. Default: 1 |
| Environment Hostility | Sets the environmental hostility. Safe will prevent hostility. Normal provides the default experience. Cataclysm and above present an extremely hostile environment, even when everyone has disconnected from the server. |
| Destructible Blocks | Determines if blocks can be destroyed. |
| Auto Healing | If enabled, players will automatically heal when they’re not taking damage. |
| Weapons Enabled? | Enables/disables the ability to use shoot weapons. |
| Show player names on HUD | When looking at a player in-game, determines if their username will appear on your HUD. |
| Thruster Damage | Sets if thruster damage is enabled or disabled. |
| Cargo Ships | Toggles cargo ships on and off. |
| Enable Spectator | Determines if spectator mode is enabled for the server. |
| Trash removal | Activates and deactivates trash removal in-game. |
| Respawn Ship Delete | Space Engineers world settings that determine if the respawn ship is deleted after respawning. |
| Welder Speed Multiplier | Changes the welder speed. Default: 1 |
| Hack Speed Multiplier | Adjusts the hack speed. Default: 1 |
| Grinder Speed Multiplier | Modifies the grinder speed. Default: 1 |
| Enable Copy & Paste | Enables/disables the copy and paste function on a Space Engineers server if the “Creative Mode” gamemode is set. |
| Permanent Death | Determines if permanent death(hardcore mode) is activated. |
| Pause empty server | When enabled, if the server is empty everything will pause until a player has joined. |
| Voxel Generator Version | Activates ice generation on the server. The oxygen setting will need to be enabled for this to work. |
| Oxygen | Sets if the oxygen feature is enabled for your server. |
| Enable 3rd person view | Enables and disables 3rd person view. |
| Spawn ship time multiplier | Determines the spawn ship time. Default: 1 |
| Enable encounters | Enables and disables the random generation of abandoned ships in your Space Engineers world settings. |
| Physics interactions | Sets how realistic the physics are on your game server. |
| Enable plants | Adjusts if plants are enabled. |
| Flora density | Changes the density of plants on your world. |
| Enable sun rotation | Determines if your server will have sun rotations. |
| Enable Jetpack | Allows for enabling and disabling the jetpack. |
| Spawn with tools | Grants tools to players upon spawning in. |
| Enable scenario edit mode | Enables and disables the scenario edit mode. |
| CanJoinRunning | Modifies if players can be running while joining in-game. |
| StartInRespawnScreen | Adjusts if players always start in a respawn screen on join. |
| Enable voxel destruction | Enables the voxel destruction feature. |
| Enable Cyberhounds | Determines if cyberhounds are active on the server. |
| Enable Spiders | Sets if spiders can spawn on the server. |
| Max drones | Modifies the maximum drones available on a server. Default: 5 |
| Oxygen Pressurization | Toggles whether oxygen can be used / is needed for players to survive. |
| Tool Shake | Sets whether tools and objects shake when used. |
| Inventory size of containers | Sets the modifier for the size of containers. Default: 1 |
| Enable Saving | Activates and deactives saving on the server world. |
| Infinite Ammo | Determines if ammo is infinite on the server. |
| Enable Container Drops | Sets if container drops are enabled. |
| Activate Sub-Grid damage | Adjusts if sub-grid damage is enabled on various ship parts. |
| Adaptive Simulation Quality | Activates the adaptive simulation quality feature. |
| Enable VoxelHand | Enables the volxehand feature. |
| Voxel Trash Removal | Sets if the voxel trash removal feature is active. |
| Enable Research | Enables/disables research on the server. |
| Enable good bot hints | Determines if the bot will provide good hints. |
| Optimal spawn distance | Sets the optimal spawn distance on the server. |
| Enable auto respawn | Modifies if auto respawning is enabled. |
| Maximum factions count | Places a maximum factions count on the server. |
| Enable Bounty contracts | Activates bounty contracts on the server. |
Design a Unique Space Engineers Experience
In the infinite space of Space Engineers, you now know what settings you can edit and how to edit them. Using this knowledge, you can ensure space exploration is always exciting, with fun twists, turns, and different scenarios to try. With so much to try with friends, where will your Space Engineers game server adventure lead first?
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4/22/2023
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