Survival Horror

Save Slots & Backup Rotation · Sons of the Forest

Strict-JSON Server Workshop & Cave Threat Math · 8-Player Survival Horror · Survival Horror / Open World Crafting

Player tools indexed: 10 Admin consoles: 8

Save slots 1-5 are separate worlds, not save points for one world. Generates a backup script and crontab, and warns to stop the server first

Player tools (10)

Instant interactive calculations and recipe planners

Type cheatstick then press F1 — no input box appears. Covers godmode / invisible / addallitems / settimeofday / season / killradius / aidisable / addcharacter

#Console#cheatstick
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The five enemy settings stack multiplicatively — all-High is an order of magnitude worse than one High. Weighted into surface and cave indices

#Difficulty#Threat
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Markers are limited — rank bunkers, caves, 3D printers and weapons by priority (we do not duplicate a static coordinate database)

#Landmarks#GPS
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Hard cap 8 — split across gathering / building / exploring / combat / logistics and flag risky setups like explorers with no fighters

#Squad#Roles
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Server admin and config generation (8)

Config files, startup scripts and command wizards for running a server

Paste your config and catch syntax errors, misspelled keys, wrong nesting, type violations and logic conflicts in one pass

#Validation#Troubleshooting
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FAQ

Which Sons of the Forest server-admin tools are available?
We list 8 tools for Sons of the Forest: dedicatedserver.cfg Generator, Custom Difficulty Balancer, Config JSON Linter, Three Ports & Firewall, "Server Not Showing" Decision Tree, Save Slots & Backup Rotation, Performance & Framerate Tuning, SteamCMD Deploy & Update. All of them run straight in your browser.
Which ports does Sons of the Forest need open?
Sons of the Forest defaults to 8766/UDP, 27016/UDP, 9700/UDP. Use the actual instance configuration and allow only the listed protocols and ports. Check the host firewall, router forwarding and game visibility settings.
How do I install a dedicated Sons of the Forest server?
Install it with SteamCMD — the dedicated server app id for Sons of the Forest is 2465200, so +app_update 2465200 validate downloads or updates it. Config files usually live at dedicatedserver.cfg, %APPDATA%/../LocalLow/Endnight/SonsOfTheForestDS/dedicatedserver.cfg, ownerswhitelist.txt.
Do these tools cost anything or need installing?
No. Everything runs in the page: no install, no sign-up, no cost. Enter your values and the result appears instantly, and you can copy the generated configs and commands with one click.