{"id":18675,"date":"2026-02-17T11:57:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T11:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=18675"},"modified":"2026-02-17T11:57:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T11:57:31","slug":"allow-custom-scenarios-rimworld-open-world","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/article\/allow-custom-scenarios-rimworld-open-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Allow Custom Scenarios Rimworld Open World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Enabling the <strong>Allow Custom Scenarios<\/strong> setting on your <strong>RimWorld Open World<\/strong> server provides your players with the ultimate creative freedom. This feature allows users to design and implement their own unique starting conditions, incident rates, and colonist modifiers when creating a new save. By activating this, you enhance <strong>Information Gain<\/strong> and variety for your community. Follow the standard <strong>GGServers<\/strong> workflow to enable this feature.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Access the Panel<\/h3>\n<p>Log in to your <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.ggservers.com\/\">GGServers Control Panel<\/a>. The panel offers the <strong>Entity Clarity<\/strong> needed to manage world generation rules and player permission sets.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Stop the Server<\/h3>\n<p>To ensure that the new world generation permissions are properly initialized, click the red <strong>Stop<\/strong> button. Changing scenario rules while the server is running can cause conflicts during the &#8220;Select Scenario&#8221; phase for new players.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"121\" height=\"56\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-32.png\" alt=\"Stop The Server\" class=\"wp-image-17502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-32.png 121w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-32-50x23.png 50w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-32-60x28.png 60w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-32-100x46.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 121px) 100vw, 121px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The server must be offline to update scenario generation rules.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Navigate to Server Settings<\/h3>\n<p>On the left-hand navigation sidebar, click on the <strong>Server Settings<\/strong> button. This menu contains the essential configuration categories for your RimWorld Open World server.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"274\" height=\"58\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-26.png\" alt=\"Server Settings Button\" class=\"wp-image-17495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-26.png 274w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-26-50x11.png 50w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-26-60x13.png 60w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-26-100x21.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Open the Server Settings menu to access your configuration tabs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4: Open General Settings<\/h3>\n<p>Inside the Server Settings menu, select the <strong>General Settings<\/strong> tab. This section handles the fundamental behavior of how the server manages new game instances and player inputs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"172\" height=\"63\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-27.png\" alt=\"General Settings Menu\" class=\"wp-image-17496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-27.png 172w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-27-50x18.png 50w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-27-60x22.png 60w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-27-100x37.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 5: Change the Setting That Will Auto Save<\/h3>\n<p>Locate the box labeled <strong>Allow Custom Scenarios<\/strong>. Set this to <strong>Yes<\/strong> (or 1) to enable the scenario editor for your players. This allows anyone creating a save on the server to modify starting pawns, items, and map conditions. The GGServers panel features an <strong>automatic save<\/strong> function; your change is applied the moment you toggle the setting.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"417\" height=\"243\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-69.png\" alt=\"RimWorld Allow Custom Scenarios Setting\" class=\"wp-image-18694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-69.png 417w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-69-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-69-50x29.png 50w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-69-60x35.png 60w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-69-100x58.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Enable this to let players use the Scenario Editor for new saves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 6: You are Ready to Start!<\/h3>\n<p>Return to the main dashboard and click <strong>Start<\/strong>. Your RimWorld Open World server will now allow custom scenario creation, giving your players the freedom to start their survival journey exactly how they choose.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Host the most unique colonies on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/rimworld-server-hosting\">RimWorld server hosting at GGServers<\/a><\/strong>. Our high-performance NVMe storage ensures that custom scenarios with thousands of modified parameters load instantly for all players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon\"><strong>If your players are receiving errors when trying to upload their custom scenario, please contact us at our <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/billing\/submitticket.php\">Support Portal<\/a><strong>. We are available 24\/7 to help!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enabling the Allow Custom Scenarios setting on your RimWorld Open World server provides your players with the ultimate creative freedom. This feature allows users to design and implement their own unique starting conditions, incident rates, and colonist modifiers when creating a new save. 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