How to set up your own Path of Titans server

If you want your own adventures with individual settings and mods for new dinosaurs and maps, then hosting your own server is the way to go. If you have access to the right hardware, you can install the server files via Alderon’s handy in-house command line tool.

If you want to host your own Path of Titans (PoT) server, it is recommended that you rent external hardware from a hosting provider to do this. You can also run the server application on your own device if you want, but this is not optimal for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the Path of Titans server is only online when your computer is running, and you have the application open. The other reason is that the broadband connection on most home networks isn’t enough to guarantee smooth and stable gameplay.

The specific hardware requirements depend heavily on how many players you want to play the MMO with and how many mods you want to use. It is also worth keeping in mind the requirements of the OS you are using. The following data is a rough guide:

• Processor (CPU): 2-4 players: min. 3 GHz (2 cores); 4+ players: min. 3.6 GHz (4 cores)
• RAM: 2-4 players: min. 4 gigabytes; 4+ players: min. 6 gigabytes
• Hard disk space: min. 30 gigabytes

Server hosting can be found in the portfolio of many different providers. As a rule, there are not only several performance plans, but also different types of servers. At IONOS, you have the choice between the following three variants:

• vServer: With a vServer from IONOS you get access to fully virtualized hardware resources. You pay a fixed monthly price for this.
• Cloud Server: The IONOS Cloud Servers are also based on fully virtualized server resources. However, billing here is on a per-minute basis.
• Dedicated Server: A Dedicated Server from IONOS offers you dedicated and exclusive enterprise hardware.

With both vServers and Cloud Servers, you only rent virtualized server power. However, this has no influence on availability and performance, with an IONOS guarantee of 99.9 percent for all customers of both models. The biggest difference between the two models is the billing method. With a vServer, you pay the agreed fixed costs at the end of the month; with a cloud server, you are only billed for the service that you have actually used.

The dedicated server model offers an alternative that relies entirely on dedicated hardware. However, the particularly powerful setups also have their price.

The right IONOS server model and plan depends on the way you want to shape your multiplayer experience in Path of Titans. Two decisive factors are the number of players as well as how accessible your PoT server should be. We have summarized five possible scenarios below and assigned the appropriate IONOS packages to them.

Want to host your own PoT server stress free so you can dive into the world of dinosaurs with a friend? But you don’t have any idea how often and for how long the server should be online and whether more players will be added at some point? In this case, a cloud server is the right IONOS product for you. You only pay when you use the resources and can scale the performance up or down at any time.

The low-cost option with enough computing power is the Cloud Server L.

Once you have decided on a server, you can start setting up your PoT server. In the following instructions we show the individual steps as an example for IONOS customers (vServer, Cloud Server, Dedicated). Windows Server is used as the operating system and the server application is installed via Alderon Games Cmd, the command line client of Alderon Game.

Once you connect to the server, you can download the command line tool Alderon Games Cmd from it. Click on the Download link to get it.

Create a directory for the Path of Titans server and copy the downloaded .exe-file into this folder.

Using the generated codes, you can now download and install the PoT server application. To do this, create a new file named update.bat in the first step and open it (right-click -> “Edit”).

Then copy the following lines into the file, specifying the previously copied token and GUID and the desired installation directory (between the quotes):

Save the file and then run it by double-clicking on it. Now the server application is installed via the command prompt.

In order for the server to be accessible to you and your fellow players, you need to release port 7777, which has already been marked in the update.bat. You can customize the firewall settings for your server at IONOS in the Cloud Panel:

1. After logging in, go to the “Server & Cloud” category.
2. Select the server.
3. In the left side menu, click “Network” and “Firewall Policies” one by one.
4. Add a new rule for TCP port 7777 under “Incoming” and save it by clicking “Add Rule”.

Path of Titans offers you numerous options for configuring your own server. All settings have to be done in the game.ini file, which is not included in the download of the server software. To create the configuration file, an initial start of the server is required. To do this, run the PathOfTitansServer-Win64-Shipping.exe file (located at: .\PathOfTitans\Binaries\Win64).

Terminate the server by closing the process if necessary via task manager. Afterwards, you should find the configuration file in the newly generated .\Saved\Config\WindowsServer\ folder. Open the file and insert the following header first:

Then you can insert parameters such as the server name or the desired password. One line must be used per parameter in the game.ini file. A detailed list of the available configuration options is provided in the GitHub entry “Server Configurations Options”. The page also provides an example startup configuration for you to use as a guide.

Now open the command prompt and change to the directory of the server startup file with the following command (the directory name that comes first must be adjusted accordingly):

In the directory, execute the following command to start your “Path of Titans” server. You also need to replace the placeholder with the codes you created in step 3 in the appropriate places: