How to Set Up a Co-Op Server on Your Insurgency: Sandstorm Server

In co-op mode (e.g. Checkpoint) you play together with other players against AI enemies. To do this you set a co-op scenario and adjust the bot and mode settings in Game.ini.

Step 1: Set the co-op scenario

1. Open dashboard
   Open the dashboard of your server and navigate to the Settings.

2. Set scenario and map
   In the Scenario Name field, enter a checkpoint scenario, e.g.:

   Scenario_Refinery_Checkpoint_Security
   

   Set the matching map in the Map field (here Refinery). A full list can be found in Change Scenario.

Step 2: Adjust the co-op settings

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

2. Connect via SFTP
   Connect to your server via SFTP.

3. Open Game.ini
   The Game.ini file is located in the Insurgency/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/ directory. Open it.

4. Add the co-op settings
   Add the following section and adjust the values:

   [/Script/Insurgency.INSCoopMode]
   AIDifficulty=1
   bUseVehicleInsertion=True
   MinimumEnemies=5
   MaximumEnemies=40
   bBots=True
   FriendlyBotQuota=8
   MaxPlayersToScaleEnemyCount=8
   

   Setting	Default	Description
   AIDifficulty	1	AI difficulty from easy (0) to hard (1)
   bUseVehicleInsertion	True	Enemies arrive by vehicle
   MinimumEnemies	5	Minimum number of enemy bots
   MaximumEnemies	40	Maximum number of enemy bots
   bBots	True	Enables AI bots in co-op mode
   FriendlyBotQuota	8	Fills the player team with bots
   MaxPlayersToScaleEnemyCount	8	Scales the enemy count to the player/bot count

5. Adjust checkpoint settings (optional)
   For the Checkpoint mode you can additionally use the following section:

   [/Script/Insurgency.INSCheckpointGameMode]
   DefendTimer=90
   DefendTimerFinal=180
   RetreatTimer=10
   RespawnDPR=0.1
   RespawnDelay=20
   PostCaptureRushTimer=30
   bForceSoloWaves=True
   

   Setting	Default	Description
   DefendTimer	90	Time to defend against the counterattack
   DefendTimerFinal	180	Extension of the counterattack on the final point
   RetreatTimer	10	Time before bots retreat after a counterattack
   RespawnDPR	0.1	"Dead player ratio" before the bot team respawns
   RespawnDelay	20	Bot respawn delay
   PostCaptureRushTimer	30	Time bots rush the cache after destruction
   bForceSoloWaves	True	Enables the reinforcement waves system from local play

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