Astro Colony
Everything you need to customize your Astro Colony server lives in one place: the Game Settings tab on your MintServers panel. This guide explains each setting so you can tune your server exactly how you like it.
⚠️ Important Warning:
Some settings only apply once the server restarts, and some world settings such as Free Construction only apply to new saves. Restart your server after changing settings, and download a backup of your save before making big changes.
Opening The Game Settings Tab
- Log into your MintServers panel and select your Astro Colony server.
- Click Game Settings under the Tools section in the left sidebar.
- Change the settings you want, save your changes, and restart your server.
Available Settings
Server Settings
Server Name:The name of your server. Give it a unique name so it is easy to find when you Join Server.Server Password:Sets the password players need to join. Leave it empty to make your server public.Max Players:The maximum number of players allowed on the server at once.Map Name:The map name displayed in the server list.Admin List:The Steam64 IDs of your server admins, separated by commas. See our Become Admin guide.
World Settings
Map Seed:The seed used for your map.Shared Technologies:Toggle this setting on or off.Oxygen Consumption:Toggle this setting on or off.Free Construction:Removes all resource costs from building. This only applies to new saves, so enabling it will not change your current colony.
Saving Settings
Autosave Interval:The number of minutes between autosaves. A value of 5.0 means every 5 minutes.Autosaves Count:How many autosave files to keep.Should Load Latest Savegame:Controls which save the server loads on start. Keep this enabled when you Upload an Existing Save.
Advanced Settings
Auto Update:Enables or disables automatic game updates every time the server boots.Server Query Port:The UDP port used for Steam server list features. It is set for you, so you normally do not need to change it.
🛠️ Troubleshooting
Changes are not applying:Make sure you saved your changes and restarted the server.Free Construction has no effect:This setting only affects new saves. It will not change a colony that has already been created.Players cannot find the server:Check that the Server Name matches what players are searching for, and that the server is running.
Now your server is set up just the way you want it! If a setting is not behaving the way you expect, no worries! Just open a support ticket and our team will gladly jump in and help out.