How to Change the Player Limit on Your Aloft Server
How to adjust the maximum number of players on your Aloft dedicated server — hard cap of 8 players.
Aloft supports up to 8 concurrent players per server. This is a hard cap set by the game.
Changing the Player Limit
- Log in to the XGamingServer Panel
- Click Startup in the sidebar
- Find the Player Count or Max Players field
- Set your value (1–8)
- Restart your server
The value maps to the playercount#N# launch parameter.
Island Limits Per Player Count
The number of accessible islands scales with player count:
| Players | Max Islands |
|---|---|
| 1–2 | Fewer islands |
| 3–5 | Normal |
| 6–8 | Full world |
Each player also gets 1 Home Island plus up to 3 shared islands are available.
📝 Note: Aloft's hard cap is 8 players. This cannot be increased beyond 8 regardless of server hardware.
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