How to Configure Your The Isle: Evrima Server (Game.ini)

Complete The Isle Evrima Game.ini reference — server name, growth, AI, weather, migrations, day/night, mutations, and all settings.

The Isle: Evrima uses Game.ini for all server settings. The server must run once to generate config files.

Game.ini
Engine.ini

⚠️ Must use the evrima beta branch. Install: app_update 412680 -beta evrima validate


[/Script/TheIsle.TIGameSession]

Server Identity

SettingDefaultDescription
ServerName""Browser display name
MaxPlayerCount100Max concurrent players
bServerPasswordfalseEnable password
ServerPassword""Join password
bServerWhitelistfalseWhitelist mode
bQueueEnabledfalseJoin queue
bEnableGlobalChatfalseGlobal chat
bEnableHumansfalseHuman characters

Growth

SettingDefaultDescription
GrowthMultiplier1Growth speed (keep below 20 — higher breaks things)

AI & Plants

SettingDefaultDescription
bSpawnAItrueAI critters (carnivore food)
AIDensity1Spawn density (0.0–1.0)
AISpawnInterval40Seconds between spawn checks
bSpawnPlantstruePlants (herbivore food)
PlantSpawnMultiplier1Plant density

Weather

SettingDefaultDescription
bRandomWeatherEnabledtrueDynamic weather
MinWeatherVariationInterval600Min seconds between changes
MaxWeatherVariationInterval900Max seconds between changes

Day/Night

SettingDefaultDescription
ServerDayLengthMinutes45Daytime duration
ServerNightLengthMinutes20Nighttime duration

Migration

SettingDefaultDescription
bEnableMigrationtrueSpecies migration zones
SpeciesMigrationTime10800Zone active time (3hrs)
bEnableMassMigrationtrueMass migration events
MassMigrationTime43200Mass migration interval (12hrs)

RCON

SettingDefaultDescription
bRconEnabledfalseEnable RCON
RconPassword""RCON password
RconPort8888RCON port (TCP)

⚠️ The Isle uses a custom RCON protocol — standard tools won't work. See RCON Setup.

[/Script/TheIsle.TIGameStateBase]

Admins & Whitelist

AdminsSteamIDs=76561198012345678
WhitelistIDs=76561198087654321
VIPs=76561198099999999

Playable Species

AllowedClasses=Stegosaurus
AllowedClasses=Carnotaurus
AllowedClasses=Pteranodon
AllowedClasses=Omniraptor

Remove a line to disable that species. See Playable Dinosaurs.

Engine.ini (Required)

Must contain EOS credentials (shared/public — same for all servers):

[EpicOnlineServices]
DedicatedServerClientId=xyza7891gk5PRo3J7G9puCJGFJjmEguW
DedicatedServerClientSecret=pKWl6t5i9NJK8gTpVlAxzENZ65P8hYzodV8Dqe5Rlc8

Ports

PortProtocolPurpose
7777–7779UDPGame
7777TCPQuery
8888TCPRCON
10000TCPQueue

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