A Conan Exiles server is ready about 16 to 25 seconds after its files load. The first start of a new server takes longer. A stop saves the world before the server exits. On a played world that took about 40 seconds. On a new world it took up to 3 minutes and 43 seconds. Do not cut a stop short.
How long a start takes
Press Start at the top of the server page, then open Console. The server is ready when the console shows Started SourceServerQueries. On Loafhosts that line came 16 to 25 seconds after the files loaded.
Some starts take longer:
- The first start of a new server. The game builds a new world.
- A start that updates. Update on start checks Steam for a newer build, and Update mods on start checks the mods. Downloads happen before the game starts.
While the server starts, the Players page says “The server is starting. Who is on and the characters show once it is up.” After the ready line, the game may still need a moment. The page can say “The server is running, but the game is not answering the panel yet.” It answers once the world has loaded, about half a minute after the start.
How long a stop takes
A stop asks the game to save and exit. It does not just switch off.
- A world that has been played took about 40 seconds.
- A new world took up to 3 minutes and 43 seconds on its first stop.
During this time the console shows the stop. It prints a line such as “If it has not stopped in (seconds) seconds, it is killed. Change this under Settings, Auto-Kill.” The number is the one on the Auto-Kill card.
Do not lower the Auto-Kill time
The Auto-Kill card on Settings has the field Seconds until auto-kill. If the game is still running that many seconds after a stop, it is killed. A kill does not save the world, so anything since the last save is lost.
Read Seconds until auto-kill on the card. A Conan stop can take minutes (about 40 seconds on a played world, up to 3 minutes and 43 seconds on a new one), so the number must be larger than that. Do not lower it.
If it does not work
- The server has not shown the ready line after a few minutes. Look at the console for errors. Check Crashes for what happened at this start.
- A stop seems stuck. Wait. A new world’s first stop can take over 3 minutes. A kill does not save.
- The Players page says it is not answering. Wait about half a minute after the ready line.
More about the game: Conan Exiles servers.