# How to Change Max Players on Your Icarus Server (/docs/icarus/player-slots)



import { Step, Steps } from 'fumadocs-ui/components/steps';

Icarus has a **hard cap of 8 players** per session. This is a game design limit and cannot be increased.

Change the Player Limit [#change-the-player-limit]

<Steps>
  <Step>
    Stop the server [#stop-the-server]

    In the [XGamingServer Panel](https://panel.xgamingserver.com), go to **Console** and stop the server.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Edit ServerSettings.ini [#edit-serversettingsini]

    Click **Files** in the sidebar and open `Icarus/Saved/Config/ServerSettings.ini`. Set:

    ```ini
    [/script/icarus.dedicatedserversettings]
    MaxPlayers=8
    ```

    Valid range: `1` to `8`.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Save and start [#save-and-start]

    Click **Save Content** and start from **Console**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

> The game is processor-intensive, with each additional player increasing CPU strain.

Related Guides [#related-guides]

* [Server Configuration](/docs/icarus/server-config)