Windrose
Windrose
7 ArticlesGetting Started with your Windrose Server
Step into the world of Windrose, where you can explore, complete quests, and progress through a shared adventure with other players. Work together, take on challenges, and shape your journey in a dynamic environment. A Windrose dedicated server allows you to create a persistent world for you and your players, with full control over settings, progression, and gameplay experience. --- Getting Started The following articles cover the most common questions you may have when first starting with your new Windrose server. - How to Join your Windrose Server - How to Make your Windrose Server Private - How to Change the Name and Description of your Windrose Server - How to Adjust the Difficulty on your Windrose Server --- Server Configuration The following articles cover the most common questions you may have when configuring your Windrose Server. - How to Enable Shared Quests for your Windrose Server - Windrose: Server Performance & Optimization Expectations --- If you require any further assistance, please contact our support at: https://shockbyte.com/billing/submitticket.php
Server Performance & Optimization Expectations
This article aims to explain performance considerations and expectations for your Windrose server. As the game is in an early stage of development, understanding how the engine handles resources is key to maintaining a stable environment for your players. By following this guide, you will gain insight into unexpected resource utilization, and how to differentiate between game-side optimization issues and server hardware. --- Early Access Development Windrose is currently in its early development stages. This means the game code is not yet fully optimized, and players should expect occasional instability as the developers continue to build and refine the core engine. - Frequent Updates: Because the game is evolving, performance may fluctuate between different version releases. - General Instability: You may experience occasional server crashes, "rubber-banding" during movement, or desync during high-action gameplay. RAM and CPU Utilization You may notice that your server consumes a high amount of RAM or CPU, even when few players are online. This is a common occurrence in unoptimized early-access titles. - CPU Usage: The server's CPU may spike while processing world physics or AI pathing. These spikes are typically caused by the game's current simulation logic. - Memory Overhead: Windrose currently requires a significant amount of RAM to hold world data in active memory. You may see "Memory Leaks" where RAM usage slowly climbs over long periods of uptime. ::ProseNote{title="Tip" description="To maintain the best performance, we recommend setting up a scheduled task to restart your server at least once every 24 hours. This clears the RAM and refreshes the game's simulation." appearance="info"} :: --- If you require any further assistance, please contact our support at: https://shockbyte.com/billing/submitticket.php
How to Change the Name and Description of your Windrose Server
This guide explains how to change the server name and description on your Windrose server. These settings determine how your server appears in the server list, helping players identify and learn more about your server at a glance. You can update both the server name and description in the Windrose Server Settings file located in the Config section of your panel. The steps below will walk you through modifying these values so your changes appear in-game. --- Setting your Server Name 1. Access your Control Panel and navigate to the Config tab. 2. Select the Windrose Server Settings file. 3. Locate the option and set your desired Server Name. 4. Save and restart your server to ensure the new changes apply. --- If you require any further assistance, please contact our support at: https://shockbyte.com/billing/submitticket.php
How to Enable Shared Quests on your Windrose Server
This guide explains how to enable shared quests on your Windrose server. When enabled, completing a co-op quest will automatically complete it for all players who currently have the quest active, making group progression smoother and more rewarding. You can configure this setting in the world settings file located in the Config section of your panel. The steps below will walk you through enabling shared quests for your server. --- Enabling Shared Quests If you would like to have co-op quests auto-complete it for all players who have it active, it would be good to enable Shared Quests for your server. 1. Access your Control Panel and navigate to the Config tab. 2. Select the World Settings file. 3. Locate the option and select the button to enable it. 4. Save and restart your server to ensure the new changes apply. --- If you require any further assistance, please contact our support at: https://shockbyte.com/billing/submitticket.php
How to Adjust the Difficulty on your Windrose Server
This guide explains how to adjust the difficulty on your Windrose server. Changing the difficulty allows you to customize the overall challenge, including gameplay balance and survival mechanics. You can modify this setting through the world settings file located in the Config section of your panel. The steps below will walk you through updating the difficulty to suit your preferred playstyle. --- Adjusting the World Preset Type If you would like to adjust the overall difficulty of your world, we would adjust the option in the Config area of the panel. 1. Access your Control Panel and navigate to the Config tab. 2. Select the World Settings file. 3. Locate the option and select the dropdown to set your desired difficulty. --- Adjusting the Difficulty Options Setting Alternatively, you can also adjust the setting in the World Settings file in the Config. You can also adjust the individual settings, such as the and modifiers, but this will automatically set the setting to . 1. In the same config area, locate the dropdown and select your desired difficulty. 2. Save and restart your server to ensure the new changes apply. --- If you require any further assistance, please contact our support at: https://shockbyte.com/billing/submitticket.php
How to Make your Windrose Server Private
This guide explains how to set your Windrose server to private. Making your server private allows you to control who can join by restricting access with a password. You can enable this by setting a password in the Config section of your panel. The steps below will walk you through updating this setting so only players with the password can connect. --- Enabling a Password If you would like to add a password to your Windrose server, you will need to enable the setting in the Config area. 1. Access your Control Panel and navigate to the Config tab. 2. Select the Windrose Server Settings file. 3. Locate the option and select the button to enable it. --- Adding a Password Now that you have enabled the option, you will need to set your desired password. 1. In the same config area, locate the option. Set your desired password. 2. Save and restart your server to ensure the new changes apply. --- If you require any further assistance, please contact our support at: https://shockbyte.com/billing/submitticket.php
How to Join your Windrose Server
This guide explains how to join your Windrose server. Whether you're connecting for the first time or sharing access with friends, the steps below will walk you through the process to ensure a smooth connection. By following this guide, you'll be able to locate your Invite Code, connect to your server successfully, and start playing without any issues. --- Finding your Invite Code To join your Windrose server, you will need your Invite Code. You can find this in the Config area of the panel. 1. Access your Control Panel and navigate to the Config tab. 2. Select the Windrose Server Settings file. 3. Locate the option and copy it. ::ProseNote{title="Tip" description="You can also set a custom Invite Code here. Simply stop the server, change the Invite Code to your preferred value (6 or more characters, using 0-9, a-z, A-Z), save your changes, and restart the server." appearance="info"} :: --- Joining your Server Now that you have your Invite Code, you can connect to the server. 1. Open Windrose and select the Play button. 2. Navigate to Connect to Server. 3. Enter your Invite Code in the provided field and click Find. 4. Select your server from the results and click Connect. You have officially joined your server! Share the Invite Code with your friends so they can join you too. --- If you require any further assistance, please contact our support at: https://shockbyte.com/billing/submitticket.php