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19 ArticlesHow to Join your V Rising Server
Once you have your V Rising server configured the way you would like it to be, you're ready to join. It is possible to join your server either directly using your server's IP or through the in-game server list. --- How to Find your Server's IP Address To find the IP address of your server, you will need to log in to your control panel. Once you’ve logged into your control panel, copy your server IP and port. --- Setting your Server Name In order to connect to your server using the in-game server list, you will need to know your server name. This can be found and configured via your file. 1. Access your Control Panel and Stop your server. 2. Navigate to the Config tab, select the Server Host Settings. 3. Locate the option and enter in your desired Server Name. 4. Save and restart your server to ensure the changes apply. --- Joining via Direct Connect Joining with direct connect requires you to have your server IP. 1. Click Play. 2. Click Online Play. 3. Click Show All Servers. 4. Click Direct Connect. 5. Enter your IP and Port, and click Connect. --- Joining via Server List To join via server list, you will be required to know your server name. 1. Click Play. 2. Click Online Play. 3. Click Show all Servers. 4. Enter your server name into the search bar. 5. Select your server and click Join Game. --- If you require any further assistance, please contact our support at: https://shockbyte.com/billing/submitticket.php
How to Enable/Disable Castle Damage on your V Rising Server
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 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 Default game settings preset in your server's control panel. 1. Access your Control Panel and Stop your server. 2. Navigate to the Config tab and select the Server Host Settings. 3. Locate the option and select from the dropdown. 4. Select the save button. --- Setting a Castle Damage Mode There are three available castle damage modes: - - Player's can never deal damage to enemy castles. - - Player's can deal damage to enemy castles at any point. - - 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: 1. Access your Control Panel and Stop your server. 2. Navigate to the Config tab and select the Server Game Settings. 3. Locate the setting and select the dropdown for your desired setting. 4. Save and restart your server to ensure the new changes are applied. --- If you require any further assistance, please contact our support at: https://shockbyte.com/billing/submitticket.php
How to Enable Voice Chat for your V Rising Server
Voice chat can be a great way for players to communicate with one another, unfortunately, there is no built-in way to do this with V Rising so you will have to go through a few steps to complete this with Unity Gaming Services. --- Signing Up For Unity Gaming Services You will require a Unity Gaming Services account to use Vivox VoIP. Unity Gaming Services is required to enable voice chat with your V Rising server. 1. Access Unity Gaming Services Dashboard. 2. Click Create An Account. 3. Complete the registration process. --- Getting your VoIP Credentials Before you can complete your , you will be required to generate the information to fill it in and download the Vivox DLL file. 1. Log into your Unity Gaming Services Dashboard. 2. Click Create Project, and give it a name. 3. Navigate to Multiplayer Voice and Text Chat (Vivox). 4. Click Setup Voice Chat. 5. In the Setup Guide, select , and download . 6. In the downloaded file navigate to as you will require to be uploaded to your server later. 7. Once downloaded navigate to Credentials as you will require each of the credentials on this page. --- Configuring your Server Once you have the credentials and files, you will be required to upload the DLL file and fill in your ServerVOIPSettings.json file. 1. Access your Control Panel and Stop your server. 2. Navigate to the Files tab, select locate the directory. Open the file. 3. Edit the following config lines based on your Vivox Credentials: | Config Line | Vivox API Info | | -------- | ------- | | VOIPEnabled | | | VOIPIssuer | Token Issuer | | VOIPSecret | Token Key | | VOIPVivoxDomain | Domain | | VOIPAPIEndpoint | Server | 6. Save this file, then navigate to the directory. 7. Upload the previously found to this folder, if there is already one in there then replace it with this new file. 8. Restart your server. --- Enabling Voice Chat Once your server is setup you'll need to enable voice chat in-game. 1. Open V Rising. 2. Navigate to Options Sound. 3. Enable . --- If you require any further assistance, please contact our support at: https://shockbyte.com/billing/submitticket.php
How to Enable PvP and Time-Based Events on your V Rising Server
It is possible to run either a PvP or PvE V Rising server. It is also possible to set PvP as a time-based event throughout the day, allowing you to set a specific time range to allow players to PvP. --- 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. 1. Access your Control Panel and Stop your server. 2. Navigate to the Config tab and select the Server Host Settings. 3. Locate the option and select from the dropdown. 4. Select the save button. --- Enabling/Disabling PvP You can easily enable or disable PvP using your server's file. 1. Navigate to the Config tab and locate the file. 2. Locate the setting , you can set it to the following based on if you would like a or server. 3. Save and exit the file. Restart your server to ensure the changes apply. --- Time-based PvP You can set specific times you would like PvP and castle sieges to take place in your server. 1. Navigate to the Files tab and locate the directory. 2. Scroll down until you find the section. 3. Edit each setting based on the times you wish to set, use the table provided below to distinguish each setting: | Setting | Value | | -------- | ------- | | TimeZone | Accepted values are , , , , , . Sets your server to a specific time zone. Local is by default (). | | VSPlayerWeekdayTime | This section is for time-based PvP during weekdays (Monday-Friday) | | VSPlayerWeekendTime | This section is for time-based PvP during weekends (Saturday-Sunday) | | VSCastleWeekdayTime | This section is for time-based Castle Sieges during weekdays (Monday-Friday) | | VSCastleWeekendTime | This section is for time-based Castle Sieges during weekends (Saturday-Sunday | | StartHour | Any value from . This sets the starting hour of time-based events. | | EndHour | Any value from . This sets the ending hour of time-based events. | | StartMinute | Any value from . This sets the starting minute of time-based events. | | EndMinute | Any value from . This sets the ending hour of time-based events. | 6. Save and Start your server. --- If you require any further assistance, please contact our support at: https://shockbyte.com/billing/submitticket.php
How to Configure your V Rising Server
Configuration can be a great way to personalise, improve, or bring variety to your V Rising server. This article will explain where to find each configuration file, what they achieve, and how to use them. --- Editing your Configuration Files Your server files can be found and edited in the Config tab of your server panel. Server Host Settings File Location: A list of some configurations that can be made in this file can be found below: | Setting | Description | | -------- | ------- | | Server Name | The server name to show in the server list. | | Server Description | The server description to show in the server list. | | Save Name | The world file to use for your server. | | Server Password | The password required to join the server, if specified. | | List On Steam | Whether to show this server on Steam's server list. | | List On Epic | Whether to show this server on Epic's server list. | | Auto Save Interval | The save interval for the server in seconds. | | GameDifficultyPreset | The difficulty preset to use for the V Rising server. | | GameSettingsPreset | The settings preset to use for the V Rising server. | | Reset Days Interval | Number of days between automatic world resets. Set to 0 to disable automatic wipes | | Day Of Reset | Day of the week when the automatic reset can occur. Use to allow resets on any day | | RCONPassword | The RCON password to use while authenticating with the RCON port. | Server Properties File Location: A list of some configurations that can be made in this file can be found below: | Setting | Description | | -------- | ------- | | Steam Updates | Enable or disable automatic Steam updates for the server. When enabled, the server will check for and apply updates from Steam during startup. | | Admins | Enter the Steam64 IDs of players who should have admin permissions on the server. Multiple IDs can be added to grant admin access. | Server Game Settings File Location: A list of some configurations that can be made in this file can be found below: | Setting | Description | | -------- | ------- | | Game Difficulty | Controls the setting for game difficulty. | | Game Difficulty | Controls the setting for game difficulty. | | Game Difficulty | Controls the setting for game difficulty. | | Game Mode Type | Controls the setting for game mode type. | | Castle Damage Mode | Controls the setting for the mode for Castle Damage. | | Siege Weapon Health | Controls the setting for siege weapon health. | | Player Damage Mode | Controls the setting for player damage mode. | | PvP Protection Mode | Controls the setting for pvp protection mode. | | Death Container Permission | Controls the setting for death container permission. | | Relic Spawn Type | Controls the setting for relic spawn type. | | Can Loot Enemy Containers | Controls the setting for looting enemy containers. | | Blood Bound Equipment | Controls the setting for blood bound equipment. | | Teleport Bound Items | Controls the setting for teleport bound equipment. | | Bat Bound Equipment | Controls the setting for bat bound equipment. | | Allow Global Chat | Controls the setting for allowing global chat. | | All Waypoints Unlocked | Controls the setting for allowing all waypoints to be unlocked. | --- If you require any further assistance, please contact our support at: https://shockbyte.com/billing/submitticket.php
How to Change the Server Name and Description of your V Rising Server
A server name is used to help you identify your server via the in-game server list. A server description is a great way to explain to players the gameplay that your server provides. --- Setting your Server Name & Description In order to connect to your server using the in-game server list, you will need to know your server name. This can be found and configured via your file. 1. Access your Control Panel and Stop your server. 2. Navigate to the Config tab, select the Server Host Settings. 3. Locate the and options and enter in your desired name and description for your server. 4. Save and restart your server to ensure the changes apply. --- If you require any further assistance, please contact our support at: https://shockbyte.com/billing/submitticket.php
How to Change the Rate of Castle Decay on your V Rising Server
When a vampire's castle's heart runs out of essence it starts slowly decaying. It is possible to change the rate at which this happens or disable it entirely on your V Rising server. --- Selecting a Custom Gametype In order to make changes to a V Rising server's gameplay settings you will first need to select the Default game settings preset in your server's control panel. 1. Access your Control Panel and Stop your server. 2. Navigate to the Config tab and select the Server Host Settings. 3. Locate the option and select from the dropdown. 4. Select the save button. --- Modifying your Castle Decay Rate Your server's castle decay rate can easily be changed in your server's file. 1. Navigate to the Files tab and locate the directory. 2. Locate the setting and enter your chosen decay rate. Setting this to disables castle decay entirely. 3. Save and exit the file. Restart your server to ensure the changes apply. --- If you require any further assistance, please contact our support at: https://shockbyte.com/billing/submitticket.php