Enshrouded: Quick Answers About Your Server
EnshroudedGuideShort answers to the Enshrouded questions we hear most. Haptic's Enshrouded servers are for the PC (Steam) version today, with PlayStation 5 support…
Short answers to the Enshrouded questions we hear most. Haptic's Enshrouded servers are for the PC (Steam) version today, with PlayStation 5 support coming, you become admin with the Admin Password, the game settings only work under Custom difficulty, terrain outside a Flame Altar's area grows back by design, the game saves by itself every few minutes, and EML mods go in the mods folder, where your server runs the mod loader for you once it is updated for 1.0.
Can PlayStation 5 or Xbox players join?
Not yet. Haptic's Enshrouded servers are for the PC (Steam) version today, so PlayStation 5 players won't see your server in the game's server list. PlayStation 5 support is coming: Enshrouded 1.0 lets PS5 players join dedicated servers through Keen's own online service, and we're setting Haptic up with Keen for it. We'll announce it when PS5 groups can join. PC and PS5 players can't share one server at 1.0, because the game has no crossplay yet. Xbox follows in spring 2027.
How do I become admin?
Join with the Admin Password from the Details tab of your Overview card. Enshrouded has no admin list, console, or RCON: the password typed at join sets the role, and admins kick and ban from the in-game player list. Full guide: Enshrouded roles: Admin, Friend, Guest, and Visitor passwords.
Why do my custom game settings do nothing?
The individual game settings only apply when Difficulty is Custom. Under any preset the game ignores them, and it says so in the log at every start: 'gameSettings' will not be applied Preset is not set to 'Custom'. You can spot that line in your Console card. Set Difficulty to Custom and restart: Enshrouded difficulty and custom game settings.
Why did the holes I dug fill back in?
That is how Enshrouded is built, not a rollback on your server. A Keen developer confirmed it on the official forum: changes inside a Flame Altar's area are permanent, and outside that area the world returns to its natural state over time (Keen's answer on Steam). Dig, build, and terraform inside a Flame Altar's area to keep your changes. It works the same on every host.
Can I change how often the server saves?
No, and you do not need to. Enshrouded has no autosave setting. It saves the world about every 5 minutes, and your server saves it once more every time it stops, restarts, or goes to sleep, so a normal stop loses nothing.
Can I add mods?
Yes, though not on 1.0 yet. Keen has no official mod support, but the community's mods use the Enshrouded Mod Loader (EML), and your server runs it for you. Enshrouded 1.0 changed the game's data files and EML can't read them yet, so for now a server with mods starts without them and the Console says so. We're updating EML for 1.0, and your mods load again after that with nothing to reinstall. To add mods, upload each mod's folder, with its mod.json directly inside, into install/enshrouded/mods with the Files card or SFTP, then restart. There is no mod browser, because Enshrouded mods are on Nexus Mods, so you download them yourself: Enshrouded: add mods to your server.
Where is my world file?
On your PC, single-player worlds are in %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Enshrouded, and world 1 is the file named 3ad85aea. On your server, the world is the savegame folder in the Files card. To move one to the other: Enshrouded: move your world to your server.
Can I stay on an older version?
No. Players can only join a server on the same build as their game, and Steam updates everyone automatically, so your server follows the latest build: Enshrouded: 1.0, game updates, and version mismatch.
Need help?
Reach us on Discord or at support@haptic.gg. Tell us your server name and what you are trying to do.
