There is a huge range of configuration options that affect how, when and what can damage a player's castles on your V Rising server. All of these changes can be made in your server's ServerGameSettings.json file.
Selecting a Custom Gametype
In order to make changes to a V Rising server's gameplay settings you will first need to select the Custom game settings preset in your server's control panel.
- Access your control panel and Stop your server.
- Navigate to Files > Config Files.
- Click V Rising Server Settings.
- Select Custom using the Game Settings Preset dropdown.
- Save your changes.
Setting a Castle Damage Mode
There are three available castle damage modes:
- Never - Player's can never deal damage to enemy castles.
- Always - Player's can deal damage to enemy castles at any point.
- TimeRestricted - Player's can only deal damage to enemy castles within certain predefined time frames.
It is possible to set the mode of castle damage on your V Rising server using your server's control panel.
- Navigate to your control panel and Stop your server.
- Navigate to Files > Config Files.
- Click V Rising Game Settings.
- Locate the CastleDamageMode setting and enter your chosen type. For example:
"CastleDamageMode": "Always".
- Click Save then Start your server.
Setting a Castle Heart Damage Mode
There are three available castle heart damage modes:
- CanBeDestroyedOnlyWhenDecaying - Players can only destroy enemy castle hearts while they are decaying.
- CanBeDestroyedByPlayers - Players can destroy enemy castle hearts using in-game "key" items.
- CanBeSeizedOrDestroyedByPlayers - Player have the choice of seizing or destroying enemy castle hearts.
A castle heart damage mode can easily be set in your server's ServerGameSettings.json file.
- Navigate to your control panel and Stop your server.
- Navigate to Files > Config Files.
- Click V Rising Game Settings.
- Locate the CastleHeartDamageMode field and enter your chosen mode. For example:
"CastleHeartDamageMode": "CanBeDestroyedByPlayers".
- Click Save and Start your server.
Configuring Time-Based Castle Damage
If you select time-based castle as your server's castle damage mode you will need to define at which times players can damage enemy castles. This can be done in your server's ServerGameSettings.json file.
- Navigate to your control panel and Stop your server.
- Navigate to Files > Config Files.
- Click V Rising Game Settings.
- Locate the
VSCastleWeekdayTimeandVSCastleWeekendTimesettings.
- Using the StartHour/StartMinute settings define a time for castle damage to be enabled for both weekdays and weekends.
- Using the EndHour/EndMinute settings define a time for castle damage to be disabled for both weekdays and weekends.
- Click Save and Start your server.
If you have any unwanted players join your server, you can find out Knowledgebase article on how to kick or ban players on your V Rising server here.
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