How to Kick and Ban Players on Your CryoFall Server

In CryoFall you manage players through the in-game console. Alternatively you can edit the lists directly in the server configuration while the server is stopped.

Use the commands in the game

1. Open the console
   Press the ~ key in the game to open the console.

2. Enter a command
   All commands start with /, for example:

   /ban PlayerName
   

3. Auto-complete commands
   The console completes partially typed commands with the Tab key.

Kick a player

A kick removes the player from the server for a set amount of time. Afterwards they can join again.

/kick <playerName> [minutes] ["reason"]

Example – the player is removed for 60 minutes with a reason:

/kick PlayerName 60 "Please follow the server rules"

Ban a player

A ban is permanent and stays in place until you lift it.

/ban <playerName>

The player is disconnected immediately and can no longer connect.

Lift a ban

/mod.blackList.remove <playerName>

/mod.blackList.print shows all banned players.

Kick and ban factions

You can remove entire factions by their clan tag:

/banFaction <clanTag>

/kickFaction <clanTag> [minutes] ["reason"]

Mute a player

/mute <playerName> [minutes]

/mod.muteList.remove <playerName>

Command overview

Open the server only for specific players

CryoFall has no server password. If you want to keep your server private, use the whitelist: while it is active only listed players can connect – operators and moderators excepted.

1. Add the players
   First add yourself and all of your players to the list:

   /whiteListAdd PlayerName
   

2. Enable the whitelist
   Only activate the whitelist afterwards:

   /mod.whiteList.enabled 1
   

3. Check the list
   Verify the result:

   /mod.whiteList.print
   

Manage the lists in the configuration file

The lists are also stored as plain text in the server configuration. That helps you for example when you want to lift a ban and nobody with the required rights is in the game.

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard.

2. Open the configuration
   Open the following file via SFTP:

   /Data/SettingsServer.xml
   

3. Edit the list
   The names are stored comma-separated in these entries:

   <access_blacklist></access_blacklist>
   <access_whitelist></access_whitelist>
   <access_whitelist_enabled>0</access_whitelist_enabled>
   

   Entry	Purpose
   access_blacklist	Banned players. Removing a name is the same as an unban.
   access_whitelist	Allowed players
   access_whitelist_enabled	1 enables the whitelist, 0 disables it

4. Start the server
   Save the file and start your server.