Icarus
Icarus doesn't use a list of admin Steam IDs like some survival games. Instead, the whole server shares a single admin password, and anyone who knows it can log themselves in as an administrator for that session. This guide covers setting that password and using it to become an admin in-game.
Anyone who has the admin password can log in as admin, there's no separate step to approve individual players. Only share it with people you trust, and treat it like any other shared secret.
Step 1: Set Your Admin Password
📁 server (your server's root directory)
📁 Icarus
📁 Saved
📁 Config
📁 WindowsServer
AdminPassword line and set it to a password of your choice.
If you leave
AdminPassword blank, anyone can log in as admin with no password at all, effectively leaving the server wide open. Always set a real password before inviting anyone else to join.
Step 2: Log In as Admin In-Game
/AdminLogin YourSecurePasswordHere, using the password you set in Step 1, and press Enter.Admin status only lasts for your current session, you'll need to run
/AdminLogin again each time you reconnect. If a trusted player leaves your group on bad terms, change the password in ServerSettings.ini and restart the server to revoke their access.
What Admins Can Do
Once logged in, admins get access to the following commands, typed into chat the same way:
/KickPlayer [SteamID or Name] [Reason]Disconnects a player. They're free to rejoin afterward.
/BanPlayer [SteamID or Name] [Reason]Kicks a player and blocks them from rejoining.
/UnbanPlayer [SteamID or Name]Removes a player from the ban list.
/ReturnToLobbyKicks everyone currently connected and returns the server to the lobby.
/ReturnToLobbyWhenEmptyReturns the server to the lobby automatically as soon as it empties out.
/AdminSay [Message]Broadcasts a message to every player on the server.
Related Guides
The full breakdown of these commands plus the rest of your server's config options.
🛠️ Troubleshooting
/AdminLogin isn't working
Double-check you're typing the password exactly as it appears in ServerSettings.ini, including capitalization.
Admin commands stopped working after reconnecting
This is expected, admin status doesn't carry over between sessions. Run /AdminLogin again after joining.
Changed the password but it's not taking effect
make sure the server was fully stopped before you edited the file, and that you restarted it afterward.
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