Where does ServerGameSettings.json go on a V Rising dedicated server?

Into the local override settings folder: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Stunlock Studios\VRisingServer\Settings on Windows, or the Settings subfolder of whatever path you pass with -persistentDataPath. Do not edit the defaults under VRisingServer_Data/StreamingAssets - updates overwrite them.

How do V Rising raid windows work?

Set CastleDamageMode to TimeRestricted and define VSCastleWeekdayTime and VSCastleWeekendTime under PlayerInteractionSettings. Castles can only be damaged inside those windows, evaluated on the server machine's local clock. V Rising distinguishes weekday and weekend windows, not individual days.

Does this tool collect my server password?

No. The generated ServerHostSettings.json ships with CHANGE_ME placeholders for the join and RCON passwords; you replace them privately on the server.

Why is GameSettingsPreset left empty in the host file?

If GameSettingsPreset names a preset, the server loads that preset instead of your ServerGameSettings.json override on boot. Leaving it empty makes the generated file authoritative.

Tools / V Rising

V Rising Server Rules Studio

Build a complete ServerGameSettings.json and the ServerHostSettings.json essentials from a preset and a form - including raid windows your players can read in their own timezone, plus a copy-ready Discord rules card. No passwords collected.

Preset

Server identity

Server name Save name

Server description

Game port (UDP) Query port (UDP)

Max players List on server browsers

Do not type your real server password anywhere here. The output uses placeholders.

Game mode

Mode Difficulty

Clan size New-player PvP protection

Who can loot a death bag Teleport-bound items

Blood-bound equipment (keep gear on death)

Rates

Resource yield (0.25-3) Craft speed (0.25-6)

Refinement speed (0.25-6) Loot drops (0.25-3)

Blood essence yield (0.25-3) Inventory stacks (0.25-3)

Castles & servants

Castles per owner (1-5) Castle limit counts per

Castle decay rate (0-3, 0 = never) Servant conversion speed (0.25-6)

Raids & sieges

Castle damage Siege golem health

Castle hearts

Raid windows use the server machine's local clock. Pick its UTC offset so the result can show the window in every visitor's own timezone. V Rising supports one weekday window and one weekend window (not per-day).

Weekdays (Mon-Fri) raids open Weekdays raids close

Weekends (Sat-Sun) raids open Weekends raids close

Server clock UTC offset

Day & night

Full day length (minutes) Daylight from (hour)

Daylight until (hour) Blood moon every (min-max days)

Validate an existing file (optional)

Paste your current ServerGameSettings.json to flag unknown keys and out-of-range values

Optional. Secrets are stripped before anything is stored. Max ~100 KB.

Generating...

What this generates

A complete ServerGameSettings.json (every documented key, your choices applied on top of 1.1-era defaults) and the ServerHostSettings.json essentials - name, ports, save name, listing flags - with password placeholders. If you schedule raid windows, the result also shows the windows converted to each visitor's timezone and a plain-text Discord rules card you can paste into your server's rules channel.

Schema sources: the official Stunlock dedicated-server instructions (1.1.x) for host settings, and the community-documented 1.x game-settings schema. Fields Stunlock leaves undocumented are marked "verify" in the result.

How to install

Stop the server.
Save ServerGameSettings.json into the local override folder: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Stunlock Studios\VRisingServer\Settings (or the Settings folder under your -persistentDataPath).
Merge the host essentials into ServerHostSettings.json in the same folder and replace the CHANGE_ME placeholders privately.
Leave GameSettingsPreset empty so the preset does not override your file.
Forward both UDP ports, then start the server.

FAQ

Where does ServerGameSettings.json live?

In the local override folder shown above - not in VRisingServer_Data/StreamingAssets/Settings, which updates overwrite. Overrides can be a full file or just the keys you change; this tool emits the full file so nothing runs on a default you never chose.

How do the raid windows work?

CastleDamageMode=TimeRestricted limits castle damage to VSCastleWeekdayTime / VSCastleWeekendTime under PlayerInteractionSettings, evaluated on the server machine's local clock. The game supports one weekday and one weekend window; windows cannot cross midnight (the scheduler runs on a 01:00-23:59 clock).

Do you collect my server password?

No. The host file ships with CHANGE_ME_BEFORE_LAUNCH and CHANGE_ME_RCON placeholders. Replace them on the server; never paste real passwords into a web form.

Can I validate my existing config?

Yes - paste it into the optional validator box. Unknown keys (typos, keys from older versions) and values outside the documented ranges are flagged with the generated result.