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Abiotic Factor Entropic Break Release Date Moves to 2027: Mods Come First
Abiotic Factor Entropic Break is delayed to Q1 2027. Community Update #5 brings official mod.io mod support first. What changes for your dedicated server.
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Free Eco Server vs Renting One: What Eco Really Needs
Is a free Eco server real, and can you rent one for Xbox or PS5? The honest answer, plus why world size and 24/7 uptime set the cost, not player slots.
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Soulmask Server Lag: Tribesmen, Yards and the Settings That Fix It
Soulmask server running rough? The cause is usually tribesmen and production yards, not your hardware. Here is what to change, including the new yard limits.
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Will Enshrouded 1.0 Wipe Your Save? What Server Owners Need to Know
Enshrouded 1.0 lands October 15 and no wipe has been announced. What actually threatens your dedicated server world, and the ten minute backup that covers it.
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Factorio ARM64 Linux Port: Headless Servers on a Raspberry Pi
Factorio's new ARM64 Linux build ships the headless server, and Wube saw no ARM64 vs x86 desyncs. What Friday Facts #446 means for your dedicated server.
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XSkills on a Vintage Story Server: Which Fork to Install in 2026
The original XSkills stopped at Vintage Story 1.20.7. Here is the fork stack that runs on 1.22.7, the install order, client parity and the server-side specialisation limit.
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Squad 10.5.5: Three Hotfixes to Stop Server Crash Exploits
Offworld shipped Squad 10.5.3, 10.5.4 and 10.5.5 in three weeks, all to close server crash exploits and infinite join queues. What changed and what admins should do.
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Core Keeper 1.3 Release Date: Riders of the Underground Lands September 21
Core Keeper 1.3 Riders of the Underground arrives September 21 with rideable mounts, the Moss sub-biome and the Hookshot. What server owners should do first.
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V Rising Server Not Showing Up? Fixes That Actually Work
Why your V Rising server is invisible: the registration window, ListOnMasterServer and ListOnEOS, browser filters, ports 9876 and 9877, patch and mod mismatch.
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