What is a "Steam ID"? Just about everything that is on Steam's game launcher has a unique ID number associated with it, like the license plates on cars. Every game, every mod in the workshop, every community group, and every player account. Many games can use those Steam ID numbers for player accounts to quickly and easily identify players on your server. Those...
Command Line Options These are the arguments passed to the server via the command line. To add command line arguments to your Avorion server, go to the Game Settings tab of your control panel, and click on the blue button "Show Advanced Options". AvarionConsoleConfigurationshowadvanced AvarionConsoleConfigurationentercommand_lines Possible Command Line Arguments: | Command Line | Arg/Default | Effect | | -------- |...
Avorion recently added the ability to automatically download and install content directly from the Steam Workshop. This is now the method recommended by the developers of Avorion for installing mods, since the server (and the clients) will automatically install, and automatically update any mods from the Workshop. Mods not available on the Steam Workshop can still be used on a server, they just...
To connect to your server manually, you'll need to use the in-game menus from within Avorion. Launch the game and hit Multiplayer -> Join via IP as per the screenshot below. Avorion join server by IP menu Type in your server's IP address as per the screenshot below, and hit Join. You can also hit Add Server to add the server to your...
Becoming Admin in your Avorion Server First, connect to your server via IP address, using dedicated IP address provided on the 'overview' page of your control panel. You will need to start and connect to the server at least once so the game can recognize your name and SteamID64. Refer to the related article for instructions on how to join your server. After...
Note: We don't normally write articles on actual gameplay related issues, but this was such a persistent problem while researching articles for Avorion, that we felt it deserved some attention. Sometimes while playing Avorion, you will suddenly see an alert pop up on your screen that looks like a red fist, and a message that your ship's morale is dropping. This is immediately...
