Unturned
Unturned is a 2014 Survival Sandbox game by Nelson Sexton, founder of Smartly Dressed Games.. A combination of a Wide Open Sandbox and Survival Horror game. You're dumped completely naked into a Zombie Apocalypse and have to find a way to survive. You can scavenge supplies from the abandoned towns and facilities or take to the wilderness to build a new settlement and grow your own food.
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Unturned Commands
Open the chat box to enter an Unturned command. To use the command, start with the character "@" or "/" before your command.
Unturned Loadout Command
Give players each item when spawning. Using SkillsetID of 255 gives the item set to everyone. Can only be used in the server console or the servers commands.dat file.
The syntax:
/loadout [Skillset ID] [Item IDs]
Argument information and help:
- Skillset ID - The skillset ID of the skillset you wish to set the loadout for - use 255 to set the loadout for all players/skillsets
- Item IDs - A slash-separated list of item IDs you wish to set the loadout to - e.g. 2/3/4
The following loadouts can be use to replicate the default single-player ones.
loadout 0/180/214 loadout 1/233/234/241 loadout 2/223/224/225 loadout 3/1171/1172 loadout 4/242/243/244 loadout 5/509/511/510 loadout 6/211/213 loadout 7/232/2/240 loadout 8/230/231/239 loadout 9/1156/1157 loadout 10/311/312
A good loadout for beginner players in Normal difficulty game maps.
loadout 255/2/15/81/104/121/138/253/334/1175
LAN Server via SteamCMD
installation
install SteamCMD (if you dont already have it) - Ubuntu/Mint
sudo apt install steamcmd sudo add-apt-repository multiverse sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 sudo apt update sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1
Microsoft Windows Users try:
Once installed, start your server from the command prompt like this:
./ServerHelper.sh +LanServer/MyServer
The full path to the ServerHelper.sh script for Unturned is...
~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Unturned/ServerHelper.sh ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/U3DS/ServerHelper.sh
note: Not sure what the difference is in the script at each location above.
The configuration file for your server with the default parameters including difficulty level, map, etc, is stored in a file called Commands.dat
vi ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/U3DS/Servers/MyServer/Server/Commands.dat
Replace the text "MyServer" with the name of your server. The default name is actually MyServer, yours will be named that unless you specified otherwise.
Configuration file for additional parameters
vi ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/U3DS/Servers/MyServer/Config.json
Workshop Mods
ls ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/304930
Creating a Server using a New Map (New Server New Map)
With SteamCMD and Unturned both installed, the next step is to setup and configure the server with a map of your choice.
Consider a name for your new server. It is a good idea to incorporate the name of the map into your server name to aide in your organization if you eventually have multiple servers. For this example we will use the Hawaii map.
You must start the server once, then terminate it, to allow the binary to create all of the necessary configuration files.
cd ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/U3DS ./ServerHelper.sh +LanServer/HawaiiLuau
When finished loading you should see the last line in console look something like this:
Total: 132.052000 ms (FindLiveObjects: 3.179000 ms CreateObjectMapping: 1.160000 ms MarkObjects: 126.958000 ms DeleteObjects: 0.754000 ms)
Now shut it down by issuing the 'shutdown' command in the server console. you wont see the first letter of shutdown so it will actually look like you typed 'hutdown'
shutdown
Create the mail configuration file 'Commands.dat' which specifies among other things, the map you will be using. It wont exist until you create it. Observe correct case and path.
vi Servers/HawaiiLuau/Server/Commands.dat
Populate the file with the correct parameters including the name of the map.
name A discreption of your map and game rules for the server poll list map Hawaii maxplayers 6 welcome Give your map a clever MOTD for players to read when they connect mode Hard owner 12345678901234567 cheats Enabled perspective Both loadout 255/2/253/1175/1445/1446/1508 password blah123 port 27015
In this example we choose some useful parameters. The map name must match the name of a curated map identifier or one that you have manually installed.
If you try to run the server at this point you will see the following error because Hawaii is a custom map:
Attempting to load curated map 'Hawaii'? Include its workshop file ID (1753134636) in the WorkshopDownloadConfig.json File_IDs array. Failed to find map Hawaii, defaulting to PEI!
Install the custom map on the server (if necessary depending on your setup). There are a couple options for you to accomplish this. The first is to manually place the files on the server. The second and best option is to configure the server to automatically download the map, which also triggers connecting clients to automatically download and install the map when they attempt to connect to your game server. Here the second best option is described.
Determine the ID of the custom map. In the Unturned game client goto WORKSHOP -> MANAGE and look for the map workshop item, then click 'View Details.' Take note of the map ID number. In our example Hawaii is '1753134636'. Back to the server you will edit:
vi ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/U3DS/Servers/HawaiiLuau/WorkshopDownloadConfig.json
looks like:
{
"File_IDs": [
1753134636
],
"Query_Cache_Max_Age_Seconds": 600,
"Max_Query_Retries": 2,
"Use_Cached_Downloads": true,
"Should_Monitor_Updates": true,
"Shutdown_Update_Detected_Timer": 600,
"Shutdown_Update_Detected_Message": "Workshop file update detected, shutdown in: {0}",
"Shutdown_Kick_Message": "Shutdown for Workshop file update."
}
save and launch the server
./ServerHelper.sh +LanServer/HawaiiLuau
You should see among a bunch of other messages:
1753131903 'Hawaii Assets' queued for download Downloading workshop item: 1753134636
That's good. Server is ready for play.
Online Server for Unturned
You can use your existing LAN server (assuming that you set one up using the guide you found here) to operate an online game server for others on the Internet to connect to and use. For those of you with a great Internet connection and a static IP address or your own subnet, you will have it made. However, the average Internet user as an asymmetrically proportioned residential broadband connection with dynamic IP addressing. This does not make the hosting of an online game server impossible, it just is far from ideal and depending on your Internet provider anywhere from somewhat more difficult to impossible. You will likely have to understand how to set up a port forward in your CPE (firewall/router) and dedicate a port for your server.
When sharing your at home Unturend game server to the Internet community is not working out you can consider the option of purchasing a rental game server from one of the commercial providers available online. Typical monthly fees range from $12/mo on up to $40/mo for the vast selection of purpose built providers.
In order to assist you in your search for a good Unturned Game Server Host there is our Unturned: Dedicated Hosting Providers page. Information listed is based on individual experiences and opinion. I would consider it the most unbiased and useful guide available for reviews of Unturned Game Hosting Providers as of late 2021.
Mods for Unturned
Rocket / RocketMod / RocketMod 4 for Unturned Server
see: Unturned: RocketMod
Miscellaneous Support
Steam64 ID
It is useful to know your Steam User ID. it is in the form of Steam ID 64.
go to the http://steamcommunity.com/ page and log in if you are not yet connected to the steam page. Then click on your Username in the top menu. The numbers are your Steam ID (in this example, so the ID is 7612312351242. Note yours somewhere.
Linux Unturned Client Paths
Workshop files
- ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/workshop/
Custom Workshop Maps
- ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Unturned/Maps/
