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21 ArticlesHow to Set the Death Penalty on your Necesse Server
Upon dying in Necesse, players will receive a set punishment. The chosen punishment has various options to choose from, such as losing key items, losing all items, losing nothing, or permanent death. --- Death Penalty Options | Penalty | Description | |--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| | No penalty | Nothing happens on death | | Drop materials | Drop all non equipment, combat, and special items | | Drop main inventory | Drop everything except hotbar and equipped items | | Drop full inventory | Drop everything on you | | Hardcore | Character stays dead permanently | --- Configuring Death Penalty Once you've decided which option to use, the server death penalty can be adjusted. 1. Open your Server Control Panel. 2. Navigate to Config and open Necesse Server Settings. 3. Locate Death Penalty and set the desired value using the dropdown menu. 4. Save the file and Restart your server. --- To learn more about Necesse server hosting, you can browse our library of Knowledgebase articles here.
How to Reset your Necesse Server
If you would like to have a fresh start on your Necesse server, you can either completely reset your server, generate a new world, or reset your player data. ::ProseNote{title="Important" description="As this process involves deleting files, make sure to create a backup of your server before proceeding with the steps in this guide." appearance="error"} :: --- Resetting the Entire Server Resetting the entire server will delete all server files, including the world and settings. 1. Open your Server Control Panel. 2. Navigate to Instances on the left-hand side. 3. Select Reset on the Active Instance. 4. Accept the prompt confirming the deletion of all server files. --- Resetting Player Data If you'd like to reset either a specific player's data, or all player data on the server, the relevant player data files can be deleted. 1. Open your Server Control Panel. 2. Stop the server and wait for it to go Offline. 3. Navigate to Files and open the directory . If the world name was changed, open the world folder matching the correct name. Your world name can be can be found in the Necesse Server Settings in the Config editor if unsure. 4. Delete any files containing the Steam ID of the target player. 5. Start your server. --- Generate a New World Generating a new world allows you to switch to and play on a new world without deleting any of the server files, including the server settings and your old world data. --- To learn more about Necesse server hosting, you can browse our library of Knowledgebase articles here.
How to Pause your Necesse Server when no Players are Online
Necesse owners often find it beneficial to enable automatic pausing on their server. This pauses the server progress when it detects that no players are online. For example, having pausing enabled prevents NPCs from dying to hostile mobs while no players are online. --- Enabling Automatic Pausing 1. Open your Server Control Panel. 2. Navigate to Config and open Necesse Server Settings. 3. Locate Pause When Empty and set it to Enabled. 4. Save the file and Restart your server. --- To learn more about Necesse server hosting, you can browse our library of Knowledgebase articles here.
How to Join your Necesse Server
Once you have configured your Necesse Game server the way you would like it, you are ready to join. Necesse provides two ways of connecting to your server which are either using your in-game server list or direct connecting using an IP Address. --- Obtaining your Server IP In order to connect to your server, you will need to know both the server IP and port. These can both be found in your Server Control Panel. Once logged in to the control panel, you will find your server's IP and port in the overview, next to IP Address. --- Using Direct Connect You can join your server using the Direct join button located in the Multiplayer menu. 1. Launch Necesse. 2. Click Multiplayer. 3. Click Direct join. 4. Enter your server's IP Address and Port separately, then click Connect. --- Using Server List You can join your server by adding it to the server list in the Multiplayer menu. 1. Launch Necesse. 2. Click Multiplayer. 3. Click Add server. 4. Enter any name, then enter your server's IP Address and Port separately. When done, click Add. 5. Select your server in the list, then click Join server. --- To learn more about Necesse server hosting, you can browse our library of Knowledgebase articles here.
How to Install Mods on your Necesse Server
Modding is a great way for server owners to expand the amount of content available, or improve the quality of life on their Necesse game server. Most Necesse mods can be found on the Necesse Steam Workshop. Thankfully, Shockbyte offers full Steam Workshop support. As a result, to install them all you will need is the mod's Workshop ID. --- Locating Workshop IDs Before you can install a Steam Workshop mod, you will need to locate the mod's Workshop page and copy its Workshop ID. 1. On your Steam client, navigate to the Necesse Steam Workshop. 2. Locate your desired mod, and select it. 3. Copy the mod ID in the URL of the web page (the numbers after ). --- Installing Workshop Mods Once you have your desired mod IDs, you will need to add them to your Necesse Server Settings to automatically install them. 1. Open your Server Control Panel. 2. Stop the server and wait for it to go offline. 3. Navigate to Config and open Necesse Server Settings. 4. In the Workshop Mod IDs setting, enter your mod IDs in separate fields. Each Mod ID should be entered in its own field. To add a new field, click the Add + button. 5. Save the file and Start the server. --- Installing External Mods To install a mod .jar file from the Steam Workshop or elsewhere, upload it to the mods folder. 1. Open your Server Control Panel. 2. Stop the server and wait for it to go offline. 3. Navigate to Files and open the folder. 4. Upload the desired mod file. 5. Start your server. --- To learn more about Necesse server hosting, you can browse our library of Knowledgebase articles here.
How to Install Mods on your Necesse Client
If you intend on using mods on your Necesse game server you will need the same mods installed locally as well. If you want to install mods on your Necesse server you can follow this article. Some mods are client-side only (like texture packs for example) and do not need to be installed on your server. --- Installing Mods on Your Client To install mods, you must download and install them from the Necesse Steam Workshop and then enable them in-game. 1. On your Steam client, navigate to the Necesse Steam Workshop. 2. Locate your desired mod, and select it. 3. Click the Subscribe button to start downloading. 4. After downloading the mod, launch your Necesse game client. 5. Open the Mods page and ensure your desired mods are enabled. --- To learn more about Necesse server hosting, you can browse our library of Knowledgebase articles here.
How to Generate a New World on your Necesse Server
Necesse server owners may wish to start a fresh world. This can be quickly configured in the Shockbyte Control Panel, allowing owners to create a new world easily. ::ProseNote{title="Knowledgebase" description="Looking to reset your entire server instead? You can follow our other article on the topic here: How to Reset Your Necesse Server" appearance="discovery"} :: --- Generating a New World Generating a new world allows you to switch to and play on a new world without deleting any of the server files, including the server settings and your old world data. 1. Open your Server Control Panel. 2. Navigate to Config and open Necesse Server Settings. 3. Locate the World Name setting and enter a new name that has never been used before. 4. Save the file and Restart your server. --- To learn more about Necesse server hosting, you can browse our library of Knowledgebase articles here.