# Manage Playable Dinosaurs on Your The Isle Evrima Server (/docs/the-isle-evrima/playable-dinosaurs)





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

You can control exactly which dinosaur species players can pick on your server. This is managed through `AllowedClasses` in `Game.ini`.

<img alt="The Isle Evrima dinosaur selection menu" src={__img0} placeholder="blur" />

The screenshot above shows the in-game dinosaur picker — what your players see is exactly what your `AllowedClasses` list permits.

How AllowedClasses Works [#how-allowedclasses-works]

| Configuration                          | Behavior                                                                 |
| -------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **No `AllowedClasses` lines**          | All species are available (default)                                      |
| **Any `AllowedClasses` lines present** | **Only** the species you list are available — everything else is blocked |

> ⚠️ **If players see an empty selection screen,** the `AllowedClasses` block has been corrupted or removed and Evrima can't fall back to "all species". See [Troubleshooting → No Dinosaurs in Selection Screen](/docs/the-isle-evrima/troubleshooting#no-dinosaurs-in-selection-screen) for the recovery flow.

Set Allowed Classes [#set-allowed-classes]

<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>
    Open Game.ini [#open-gameini]

    Click **Files** in the sidebar and navigate to:

    ```
    TheIsle/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/Game.ini
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Add allowed species [#add-allowed-species]

    Under `[/Script/TheIsle.TIGameSession]`, add one line per species:

    ```ini
    [/Script/TheIsle.TIGameSession]
    AllowedClasses=Carnotaurus
    AllowedClasses=Ceratosaurus
    AllowedClasses=Stegosaurus
    AllowedClasses=Triceratops
    AllowedClasses=Tyrannosaurus
    ```
  </Step>

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

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

All Available Species [#all-available-species]

Herbivores [#herbivores]

| Species            | Class Name           |
| ------------------ | -------------------- |
| Beipiaosaurus      | `Beipiaosaurus`      |
| Dryosaurus         | `Dryosaurus`         |
| Gallimimus         | `Gallimimus`         |
| Hypsilophodon      | `Hypsilophodon`      |
| Maiasaura          | `Maiasaura`          |
| Pachycephalosaurus | `Pachycephalosaurus` |
| Stegosaurus        | `Stegosaurus`        |
| Tenontosaurus      | `Tenontosaurus`      |
| Triceratops        | `Triceratops`        |

Carnivores [#carnivores]

| Species       | Class Name      |
| ------------- | --------------- |
| Allosaurus    | `Allosaurus`    |
| Carnotaurus   | `Carnotaurus`   |
| Ceratosaurus  | `Ceratosaurus`  |
| Deinosuchus   | `Deinosuchus`   |
| Dilophosaurus | `Dilophosaurus` |
| Herrerasaurus | `Herrerasaurus` |
| Omniraptor    | `Omniraptor`    |
| Troodon       | `Troodon`       |
| Tyrannosaurus | `Tyrannosaurus` |

Other [#other]

| Species        | Class Name       |
| -------------- | ---------------- |
| Diabloceratops | `Diabloceratops` |
| Pteranodon     | `Pteranodon`     |

> The exact roster changes with Evrima updates. Run `getplayables` via RCON to see the current list on your server.

Update Live via RCON [#update-live-via-rcon]

Change the playable list without restarting:

```
updateplayables Carnotaurus,Stegosaurus,Tyrannosaurus
```

This replaces the entire allowed list with the species you specify. See [RCON Setup](/docs/the-isle-evrima/rcon-setup).

Example Configurations [#example-configurations]

Apex Predators Only [#apex-predators-only]

```ini
AllowedClasses=Tyrannosaurus
AllowedClasses=Allosaurus
AllowedClasses=Carnotaurus
AllowedClasses=Ceratosaurus
AllowedClasses=Deinosuchus
```

Herbivore Sanctuary [#herbivore-sanctuary]

```ini
AllowedClasses=Stegosaurus
AllowedClasses=Triceratops
AllowedClasses=Maiasaura
AllowedClasses=Dryosaurus
AllowedClasses=Tenontosaurus
AllowedClasses=Pachycephalosaurus
```

All Species (Default) [#all-species-default]

Remove all `AllowedClasses=` lines from `Game.ini`. Every species becomes available.

Related Guides [#related-guides]

* [Server Configuration](/docs/the-isle-evrima/server-config)
* [AI Settings](/docs/the-isle-evrima/ai-settings)
* [RCON Setup](/docs/the-isle-evrima/rcon-setup)