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Implementing Custom Game Modes on Your Insurgency: Sandstorm Server

Last updated on Feb 19, 2025

Elevate your gameplay experience by integrating custom game modes that introduce unique objectives, rules, and challenges tailored to the tactical environment of Insurgency: Sandstorm.

📌 Prerequisites

  • An Insurgency: Sandstorm server purchased at VolticHost.com

  • Access to VolticHost Game Panel

  • Custom game mode files or plugins designed for Sandstorm and basic knowledge of file management

1️⃣ Uploading Custom Game Mode 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 game mode files (e.g., mode scripts, XML configuration files) into a dedicated directory (e.g., Sandstorm/addons/gamemodes).

  5. Verify that all required files and dependencies are correctly uploaded.

✅ Custom game mode files have been successfully uploaded!

2️⃣ Configuring Game Mode Settings

  1. Locate the configuration file for your custom game mode (commonly named gamemode.cfg or similar) within the File Manager.

  2. Click Edit to open the file.

  3. Customize settings specific to the game mode, such as:

    • Objective Rules: Define victory conditions and round objectives.

    • Player Restrictions: Set limitations on loadouts or abilities.

    • Time Limits & Scoring: Adjust round durations and scoring systems.

  4. Click Save File to apply your custom configurations.

✅ Custom game mode settings configured and saved successfully!

3️⃣ Integrating the Game Mode into Server Startup

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

  2. Append the startup command with the parameter to load your custom game mode configuration (e.g., +exec gamemode.cfg or a specific command for your plugin).

  3. Click Save Changes to update your startup parameters.

✅ Server startup parameters updated to integrate the custom game mode!

4️⃣ Testing and Activating the Custom Game Mode

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

  2. Click Stop to shut down your server, then Start to relaunch it with the new game mode enabled.

  3. Join a test match to verify that the custom game mode loads correctly and that all mode-specific features function as intended.

✅ Custom game mode is now active and operational on your Sandstorm server!

🎉 Conclusion

You've successfully implemented a custom game mode on your Insurgency: Sandstorm server using VolticHost Game Panel, offering a fresh and engaging tactical experience that challenges your community in new ways. 🚀

For additional assistance, contact VolticHost Support.