How to Add Admins on Your Abiotic Factor Server
How to add admins via Admin.ini and admin password, access the admin panel, and manage players on your Abiotic Factor server.
Abiotic Factor has two ways to grant admin access: the Admin.ini file (SteamID-based) and the admin password (launch parameter).
Method 1: Admin.ini (Recommended)
File Location
Adding Admins
Stop your server from Console in the XGamingServer Panel.
Click Files and navigate to AbioticFactor/Saved/SaveGames/Server/. Open Admin.ini (create it if it doesn't exist).
Add SteamID64s:
[Moderators]
Moderator=76561198012345678
Moderator=76561198087654321Find SteamID64s at steamid.io.
Save and start from Console.
Find SteamID64s at steamid.io.
Method 2: Admin Password
Add -AdminPassword=YourPassword to your server's startup parameters.
Players can then authenticate in-game by entering this password. Check your Startup tab in the panel for this field.
Admin Capabilities
Once you're admin, press ESC → Player Management → Admin tab:
- Kick — temporarily remove a player
- Ban — permanently block a player
- Unban — remove a ban from the Banned Players list
- Force World Save — trigger an immediate save
📝 Note: Abiotic Factor uses a GUI-based admin interface — there are no text-based console commands in vanilla. For console commands (god mode, teleport, spawn items), you need the community Cheat Console Commands mod via UE4SS.
DLC Access
Admin players who own DLC automatically enable it on the server. After connecting once as an admin with DLC, it stays active even when you're offline.
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