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Max Allowed Characters
Maximum number of characters allowed to be present in the world (including player characters).
In ServerSettings.ini
scum.MaxAllowedCharacters=-1
The Max Allowed Characters setting at a glance
- Default: -1
- Kind of value: Number
- Allowed: 0 to 1024
- Section: The world
Common questions
What does the Max Allowed Characters setting do in SCUM?
Maximum number of characters allowed to be present in the world (including player characters).
What is the default for the Max Allowed Characters setting in SCUM?
-1 on a dedicated server.
How do you change the Max Allowed Characters setting in SCUM?
Set scum.MaxAllowedCharacters in ServerSettings.ini, to anything from 0 to 1024: the default line is scum.MaxAllowedCharacters=-1.
How it compares with the rest is on the server settings page.
More settings: The world
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Cooldown Multiplier · Encounter Enable Spawn Prevention Area Spawn On Character Death · Encounter Never Respawn Characters · Puppet World Encounter Spawn Weight Multiplier · Dropship World Encounter Spawn Weight Multiplier · Enable Dropship Abandoned Bunker Encounter · Dropship Abandoned Bunker Encounter Trigger Chance · Base Building Encounter Trigger Chance · Base Building Encounter Trigger Time Multiplier · Enable Dropship Base Building Encounter · Spawn Encounters In Threat Zones Ignoring Base Building · Enable Encounter Manager Low Player Count Mode · Base Building Encounter Min Num Elements To Start · Base Building Encounter Min Num Elements To End · Base Building Encounter Damage Percentage Increase Per Squad Member · Base Building Encounter Time To Full Min Num To End (days) · Base Building Encounter Maximum Min To End Reduction · Start Time Of Day · Time Of Day Speed · Nighttime Darkness · Sunrise Time · Sunset Time · Enable Fog · Destroy Objects Outside Map Limits On Restart 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