{"id":17296,"date":"2025-08-29T17:38:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T17:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=17296"},"modified":"2025-08-31T19:31:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T19:31:50","slug":"how-to-change-max-clients-players-on-your-vintage-story-server","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/article\/how-to-change-max-clients-players-on-your-vintage-story-server\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Change Max Clients Players On Your Vintage Story Server"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this guide, we will show you how to <strong>change the Max Clients (Players) setting of your Vintage Story server<\/strong>. The Max Clients value defines the maximum number of players who can connect to your server at the same time. Adjusting this helps you control your community size and balance server performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Log in<\/strong> to your control panel at <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.ggservers.com\">https:\/\/panel.ggservers.com<\/a>. <br>Once logged in, select your server and make sure to <code>Stop<\/code> it before making any changes. Stopping the server ensures that your new settings are properly applied when it starts again.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"106\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-153-1024x106.png\" alt=\"Stopping your Vintage Story server from the control panel\" class=\"wp-image-17105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-153-1024x106.png 1024w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-153-300x31.png 300w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-153-768x80.png 768w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-153-50x5.png 50w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-153-60x6.png 60w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-153-100x10.png 100w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-153.png 1222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the left-hand menu, go to <code>Server Settings<\/code> and then open the <code>General Settings<\/code> tab. Here you will find the key options that control how your Vintage Story server behaves, including the maximum number of clients allowed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"787\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-114.png\" alt=\"Accessing General Settings in the Vintage Story server panel\" class=\"wp-image-16987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-114.png 787w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-114-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-114-768x624.png 768w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-114-50x41.png 50w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-114-60x49.png 60w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-114-100x81.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Locate the Max Clients option<\/strong>. Change the number to your desired player limit. <br><br>Keep in mind: increasing the Max Clients will allow more players to join, but may require more server resources depending on your plan. Once you enter the new value, the system <strong>automatically saves<\/strong> your changes \u2014 there is no save button needed. Finally, restart your server so the new player limit takes effect.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"408\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-15.png\" alt=\"Changing the Max Clients player limit in Vintage Story server settings\" class=\"wp-image-17297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-15.png 408w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-15-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-15-50x29.png 50w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-15-60x34.png 60w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-15-100x57.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s it! You have successfully updated the <strong>Max Clients setting<\/strong> for your Vintage Story server. Your community can now enjoy playing together with the new player limit you set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon\">Need assistance? Our <strong>24\/7 Support Team<\/strong> is always ready to help. You can reach us anytime via the ticket system at <a href=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/billing\/submitticket.php\">https:\/\/ggservers.com\/billing\/submitticket.php<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this guide, we will show you how to change the Max Clients (Players) setting of your Vintage Story server. The Max Clients value defines the maximum number of players who can connect to your server at the same time. 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