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Implementing a Custom Ranking System on Your Insurgency: Sandstorm Server

Last updated on Feb 19, 2025

Enhance competitive play by introducing a custom ranking system that tracks player performance, rewards skill progression, and fosters a competitive community on your Insurgency: Sandstorm server.

📌 Prerequisites

  • An Insurgency: Sandstorm server purchased at VolticHost.com

  • Access to VolticHost Game Panel

  • Custom ranking system scripts or plugins designed for Sandstorm and basic knowledge of file management

1️⃣ Upload Ranking System Files

  1. Log in to VolticHost Game Panel.

  2. Click on your Insurgency: Sandstorm server.

  3. Navigate to the File Manager.

  4. Upload your custom ranking system files (e.g., ranking scripts, database files) into a dedicated directory (e.g., Sandstorm/addons/rankings).

  5. Verify that all necessary files and dependencies have been successfully uploaded.

✅ Custom ranking system files have been successfully uploaded!

2️⃣ Configure Ranking System Settings

  1. Locate the configuration file for the ranking system (commonly named rankings.cfg or similar) within the File Manager.

  2. Click Edit to open the file.

  3. Customize ranking parameters such as:

    • Experience thresholds: Define the XP required for each rank.

    • Reward settings: Set in-game rewards or benefits for ranking up.

    • Display options: Configure how rankings are shown in-game.

  4. Click Save File to apply your custom configurations.

✅ Ranking system settings configured and saved successfully!

3️⃣ Integrate the Ranking System into Server Startup

  1. Navigate to the Startup tab in VolticHost Game Panel.

  2. Append your startup command with the parameter to load your ranking system (e.g., +exec rankings.cfg or a specific plugin command).

  3. Click Save Changes to update your startup parameters.

✅ Server startup parameters updated to integrate the custom ranking system!

4️⃣ Testing and Activating the Ranking System

  1. Navigate to the Console tab in VolticHost Game Panel.

  2. Click Stop to shut down your server, then click Start to relaunch it with the new ranking system enabled.

  3. Join a test match and execute any ranking commands to verify that player performance is tracked and rankings update accordingly.

✅ Custom ranking system is now active and operational on your Sandstorm server!

🎉 Conclusion

You've successfully implemented a custom ranking system on your Insurgency: Sandstorm server using VolticHost Game Panel, fostering a competitive environment where players are rewarded for their in-game performance. 🚀

For additional assistance, contact VolticHost Support.