Damage Model · Don't Starve Together

Generates the shared cluster.ini plus both shard server.ini files, adding the [STEAM] section the old version missed

Builds a forwarding table per shard layout and flags conflicts, pinpointing UDP gaps as the main cause of invisibility

Field-by-field Master vs Caves diff separating must-match from must-differ, with six checks against silent failure

Generates worldgenoverride.lua and explains why leveldataoverride.lua must never be hand-edited

Generates both modoverrides.lua files plus the mods/ download list, calling out the per-shard config trap

Offline whitespace and placeholder checks, plus the warning that a Steam password reset voids every token

Six recurring failures mapped as symptom → ranked causes → verification steps, never asserting a root cause

21 verifiable c_ commands graded by danger, fixing the invented c_kick / c_ban syntax from the old version

Separates snapshots from real backups, with scope, retention, a runnable script and a rehearsal checklist

Estimates CPU and RAM from players, shards and mods, stressing that single-core speed beats core count

Eleven graded checks including five blockers, with a recommended verification order

Use dedicated_lan_server to skip token checks and isolate server issues from token or port issues

Generates the entire cluster directory at once — token, shards, worldgen, mods and the download list