Game Server guides and articles
Dedicated server guides for games like Palworld, Valheim, ARK, DayZ, Terraria, V Rising and Factorio. 108 articles, newest first.
World size barely matters for Terraria server RAM. Player count and your mod list do. Here is what actually drives memory use, with real numbers for...
TShock adds admin commands, permission groups, and anti-cheat to a vanilla Terraria server without touching gameplay. Here is what it actually does and how...
Which Pals actually win fights in Palworld: the top combat picks for PvE and PvP, how to balance a team, and what to focus on when training them.
Palworld breeding explained: which pairings give the best offspring, how the Egg Incubator cuts hatch times, and how to breed for rank, elements and skills.
Setting up a Palworld dedicated server where Steam and Xbox/Game Pass players can actually play together: the config that matters, the ports you need, and...
How to keep a Stardew Valley farm online without the host playing: Always On Server with SMAPI, Linux setup, mods, and the VPS specs you actually need.
A practical guide to the best DayZ server mods in 2026. Which mods actually improve your server, which ones cause problems, and how to build a stable mod list.
What the Palworld Sakurajima update means for dedicated server operators. Covers the new island, Pal changes, server settings, memory impact, and whether...
How the Ashlands biome affects Valheim dedicated servers. Covers RAM increases, world generation, mod compatibility, and server settings for the volcanic...
Valheim 1.0 arrives September 9, 2026 with the Deep North biome. What server admins should do in the weeks before launch: staging worlds, mod expectations...
Space-Node now runs ARK: Survival Ascended servers in San Jose, California on AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D with DDR5 RAM. From €12.40/month with DDoS protection...
How much RAM and CPU a DayZ server actually needs, why player count alone does not tell the whole story, and what pushes a server from fine to struggling.
How much RAM a Valheim dedicated server needs as the world grows, why CPU single-thread speed matters more than core count, and when to size up.
For three to five players this is a real question, and most answers come from people selling one of the options. Here is the honest comparison, including...
Terraria 1.4.5 Bigger and Boulder shipped in January 2026, but tModLoader is still on 1.4.4. Here is the real status and why your Calamity or Thorium server...
DayZ 1.29 Road to Badlands went stable on July 15, 2026 with a new rifle, desert camo, and an infected variant, but the part that matters for server admins...
Nitrado holds a multi-year exclusivity deal for official ARK Survival Ascended server hosting. Here is what that actually restricts, why unofficial...
Where should a German, Austrian, or Czech DayZ community host its server. Real Netherlands latency, hardware, and pricing for Central European survivor...
Sparked Host review for 2026 covering its Discord bot hosting tier, Minecraft and game server pricing, scalable Ryzen plans, and how it compares to Space-Node.
Three ARK Survival Ascended releases landed the same day, July 6, 2026: the free Genesis Ascended map, and two paid DLCs, Tides of Fortune and Dragontopia...
DayZ's third official expansion now has a name and a window: the Badlands map is called Nasdara and launches October 2026, adding a 5,000-plus structure...
Best Palworld server hosting for Southeast Asian players in 2026. We cover real latency from the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia to Space-Node's...
Palworld 1.0 launches July 10, 2026 with the World Tree, Sky Islands, dozens of new Pals, Genetic Recombination breeding and a real PvP mode. Here is...
Palworld 1.0 launches July 10, 2026. Pocketpair says you can keep old saves but recommends a fresh start. Here is why wiping is best and how to do it safely...
How Palworld 1.0 server clustering works: link separate dedicated instances, split the overworld and Sky Islands across nodes, and size each node.
How much RAM a Palworld 1.0 server needs: 8GB for small co-op, 16GB for a busy world, plus the CPU, storage and restart settings that keep it stable.
A complete ARK kibble guide: the kibble tier system, which eggs make which kibble, recipes, and the best kibble for taming top dinos fast.
How to use ARK Server Manager in 2026 to set up and run your own ARK Survival Ascended or Evolved server on your PC or a remote machine, without command line.
A complete ARK Survival Ascended admin command guide for server owners: logging in as admin, player management, dino control, and useful server cheats.
How to enable and use ARK Survival Ascended console commands: enabling cheats, spawning items and dinos, teleporting, and the most useful single-player...
Yes. ARK Survival Ascended has crossplay between PC (Steam and Windows Store), Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5, on official and unofficial servers.
Every ARK Survival Ascended map: the release order of The Island, Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction and more, with a quick guide to each map's theme.
How ARK Survival Ascended mods work in 2026, plus the popular mods worth knowing right now: Super Spyglass Plus, Primal Chaos, Ark Supreme, Astraeos, and...
ARK: Survival Ascended dedicated server requirements, hosting options, RAM and CPU needs, and how to set up an ASA server in 2026.
A clear comparison of ARK Survival Evolved and ARK Survival Ascended in 2026, covering graphics, mods, performance, price, crossplay, and which to choose.
How to install BepInEx for Valheim mods: manual and mod manager methods, installing mods, server-side mods, and fixing common BepInEx issues.
How to use the Conan Exiles Dedicated Server Launcher in 2026 to set up and manage your own server with a GUI. Covers installation, settings, mods, and...
The best DayZ maps in 2026: Chernarus, Livonia, Sakhal, and top community maps like Namalsk and Deer Isle compared by size, theme, and difficulty.
What CFTools does for DayZ servers: RCON management, player tracking, ban lists, the OmegaManager, and how server owners use CFTools to run their server.
The most important DayZ crafting recipes for 2026: fire, tools, base building, fishing, traps, and clothing repairs every survivor needs to know.
How to use iZurvive, the DayZ interactive map: find your position from a town name or road sign, filter loot and water pumps, and plan a route inland.
How to use the DayZ launcher to install mods in 2026, covering subscribing on the Workshop, load order, joining modded servers, and fixing mod errors.
How to edit DayZ loot with types.xml: understanding nominal, min, lifetime and restock values, increasing or decreasing spawns, and tools to edit safely.
The best Pals in Palworld for 2026: top combat Pals, the best base-working Pals for each task, and the best mounts for travel, flight, and gathering.
A Palworld boss guide for 2026: how tower bosses work, recommended levels and Pal types for each Tower, and combat tips to beat the Syndicate bosses.
How Palworld breeding works in 2026: building a breeding farm, how the combination formula works, passive skill inheritance, and notable parent combos.
Where Palworld dungeon entrances appear and how the respawn timer works, what loot and boss Pals are inside, and how to build an efficient farming loop.
How to use the Palworld interactive map in 2026 to find specific Pals, dungeon entrances, resource nodes, fast travel points, and boss locations.