Soulmaskis fun enough on your own, but playing with friends elevates the experience to a whole new level. If you want to create acustom worldjust for your group, you can evenhost your own dedicated serverin Soulmask without much hassle.
Creating a dedicated server sounds scary on paper if you’ve never done it before, but it’s actually pretty simple. If you want tohost your own custom Soulmask server, here’s what you need to do.
How to Make a Custom Server in Soulmask
Tocreate a dedicated serverin Soulmask, just follow these steps.
To change your server details like the server name and player count, justright-click StartServer.bat and choose Edit. Here are some common parameters that you’ll likely want to change.
With that, you’ve set up your very own dedicated server in Soulmask! Your friends should be able to view the server and join normally. Hosting the server on your PC will cause asmall performance hitto your game, so make sure to adjust your settings accordingly. Soulmask runs on a wide range of hardwareincluding the Steam Deck, though, so you should be fine as long as you have a beefy machine.
All GM Commands for Soulmask Dedicated Servers
Since you’re the owner of your own dedicated server, you can useGM commandsto teleport players, adjust XP values, and more while playing the game. To enable and use GM commands, just follow these steps.
This will make you an administrator for the server. You can open the GM panel at any time by typing “gm key [password]” in the command line. Here’s a list ofthe most important GM commandsin Soulmask.
After tinkering with the settings and files for a while, you’ll eventually get the hang of hosting your own dedicated Soulmask server. While normal servers are fine, it’s really fun totweak the settings of your own serverandenable things like PVPon a whim depending on how your group of friends is feeling.
Diego Perez
Currently serving as a Senior Staff Writer at PC Invasion, Diego Perez has been writing about video games since 2018, specializing in live service games like Destiny and Final Fantasy XIV. His work is featured at publications like Game Rant and Attack of the Fanboy (where he served as Associate Editor), but PC Invasion is home to his best work. When he’s planning content or writing guides, he’s yelling about Ape Escape or grinding Lost Sectors in Destiny. Plus, he has a Bachelor of Science in Telecommunication Media Studies for Texas A&M University.
