2. Gameplay Config Setup

The config_gameplay.txt file (often simply referred to as the Gameplay Config file) is used to set up many of the core functions of an SCP:SL server.

Config Paths

Windows: AppData\Roaming\SCP Secret Laboratory\config\<port>

You can press Windows button + R and enter AppData\Roaming\SCP Secret Laboratory\config, This will directly take you to the config folder. Linux: .config/SCP Secret Laboratory/config/<port> under the user you are running LocalAdmin in.

Misc

Change warhead and intercom timers, friendly fire, etc.

Config Field	Description	Type	Default Value
server_forced_class		int	-1
map_seed	Set the server map seed	int	-1
heavily_modded_server		bool	default
custom_whitelist		bool	false
server_access_restriction		bool	false
transparently_modded_server	if your server is a Transparently Modded Server according to the definition that can be found in the Verified Server Rules.	bool	false

Server main settings

Config Field	Description	Type	Default Value
server_name	Server name	string	My Server Name
player_list_title	Title of the playerlist	string	default
player_list_title_rate	how often title of the playerlist is updated	int	default
serverinfo_pastebin_id	Pastebin ID for the server description	string	7wV681fT
server_ip	Server IP that gets sent to the serverlist	string	0.0.0.0
max_players	Server player limit	int	20
server_tickrate		int	60
use_reserved_slots	Enable or disable reserved slots	bool	true
lobby_waiting_time	Time on the waiting for players screen	int	default
use_native_sockets		bool	true
ipv4_bind_ip	IPv4 address for the server to listen on	string	0.0.0.0
ipv6_bind_ip	IPv6 address for the server to listen on	string	::
contact_email	Contact email for the verification team to contact you by	string	default

Spawn settings

Config Field	Description	Type	Default Value
minimum_MTF_time_to_spawn		int	280
maximum_MTF_time_to_spawn		int	350
maximum_MTF_respawn_amount		int	15
maximum_CI_respawn_amount		int	15
priority_mtf_respawn		bool	true
use_crypto_rng		bool	false
team_respawn_queue			default
late_join_time	How long after the round starts can someone join and get spawned	int	0

Player Info Range

Config Field	Description	Type	Default Value
player_info_range	This controls the default range that the player information text appears on clients.	int	10

Respawn ticket system settings

Each NTF or CI player spawned in consumes one ticket.
# We recommend keeping this on for game balance!
#
# Warning: Even if you disable the system, the tickets ratio for MTF/CI will still determine their spawn chance. 

# Ticket counts (initial)
# The ratio of MTF-to-CI tickets directly determines which team has a higher chance of spawning.
# The initial settings (24:18) give around 42.8% chance for the CI to spawn instead of the MTF.
# The CI spawn chance can be calculated by this formula: CI_TICKETS / (MTF_TICKETS + CI_TICKETS) * 100%

Config Field	Description	Type	Default Value
respawn_tickets_enable	Enable or disable the ticket system	bool	true
respawn_tickets_mtf_initial_count			default
respawn_tickets_ci_initial_count			default
respawn_tickets_mtf_classd_cuffed_escape_count			default
respawn_tickets_mtf_scientist_escape_count			default
respawn_tickets_mtf_scp_hurt_escape_count			default
respawn_tickets_ci_classd_escape_count			default
respawn_tickets_ci_scientist_cuffed_escape_count			default
respawn_tickets_ci_scientist_died_count			default
respawn_tickets_ci_scp_item_count			default
respawn_tickets_mtf_scp_hurt_interval			default

Stamina

Config Field	Description	Type	Default Value
stamina_balance_use	The percentage of stamina used per second while sprinting. Stamina is currently only utilized on humans. 0 to disable, but this *will* cause weirdness with status effects and other mechanics, so we recommend keeping it on!	double	0.05
stamina_balance_immunity	The time (in seconds) that newly-spawned players can sprint without consuming stamina. Used to reduce visual artifacts. We recommend to put it at least 2 seconds	int	3
stamina_balance_regen_cd	The seconds that must pass before stamina starts regenerating after the player stops sprinting. Lower values are more liekly to be exploited by players Higher higher can be annoying to players.	int	1
stamina_balance_regen_speed	How fast the stamina regenerates. This is a multiplier for the default setting, which is based on a curve - not a specific value.	int	1
stamina_balance_walk_speed	Multiplier for human walk speed. Default speed before multiplier is 4.5 m/s.	double	1.2
stamina_balance_sprint_speed	Multiplier for human sprint speed. Default speed before multiplier is 7 m/s.	double	1.05

Misc gameplay settings

Config Field	Description	Type	Default Value
intercom_cooldown	time before intercom becomes available again	int	120
intercom_max_speech_time		int	20
auto_round_restart_time		int	10
friendly_fire		bool	false
friendly_fire_multiplier		double	0.4
warhead_tminus_start_duration		int	90
lock_gates_on_countdown		bool	true
isolate_zones_on_countdown		bool	false
open_doors_on_countdown		bool	true
keep_items_after_escaping		bool	true
allow_playing_as_tutorial		bool	true
disable_decontamination		bool	false
096_destroy_locked_doors		bool	true
no_holidays		bool	false
allow_disarmed_interaction		bool	false
914_mode	DroppedAndHeld/Inventory/DroppedAndInventory/Held/Dropped	String	default
sinkhole_slow_amount		int	30
sinkhole_spawn_chance		int	0
disconnect_drop		bool	true
end_round_on_one_player		bool	false
cuffed_escapee_change_team		bool	true
pd_exit_count	how many exits in pd	int	2

AFK Settings

Config Field	Description	Type	Default Value
afk_time	time for someone to be detected as afk (079 gets extra 13 seconds)	int	90
constantly_check_afk		bool	false
afk_kick_message		string	AFK

Spawn Protection

Config Field	Description	Type	Default Value
spawn_protect_disable	Disable spawn protection.	bool	true
spawn_protect_time	Spawn protection length in seconds.	int	30
spawn_protect_team	Spawn protection enabled for selected team(s).		1, 2 (MTF, Chaos Insurgents)
spawn_protect_allow_dmg	Allow spawn protected players to deal damage.	bool	true

Auto Event Broadcast Settings

Config Field	Description	Type	Default Value
auto_warhead_start_minutes	How long it takes for the warhead to start	int	0
auto_warhead_lock	Is the warhead able to be cancelled?	bool	true
auto_warhead_broadcast_enabled	Enable broadcast for auto warhead	bool	false
auto_warhead_broadcast_message	Message for auto broadcast	string	The Alpha Warhead is being detonated
auto_warhead_broadcast_time	Broadcast time	int	10
auto_warhead_detonate_broadcast	End of detonation broadcast	string	The Alpha Warhead has been detonated now
auto_warhead_detonate_broadcast_time	Broadcast time	int	10
auto_decon_broadcast_enabled	enable broadcast	bool	false
auto_decon_broadcast_message	Decontamination broadcast	string	Light Containment Zone is now decontaminated
auto_decon_broadcast_time	Broadcast time	int	10

Deadman's Switch settings

Config Field	Description	Type	Default Value
dms_enabled	If deadmans switch should be enabled	bool	true
dms_activation_time		int	240

Metrics

Config Field	Description	Type	Default Value
save_metrics	Metrics are used to anonymously track players' in-game activities and can be used to improve gameplay balance. If set to 'true', the game will generate a JSON file containing collected metrics at the end of the round, which will be stored locally.	bool	true

Security & Anticheat

Recommended to not be changed from what it is by default.

Config Field	Description	Type	Default Value
online_mode	Enables connection to central servers	bool	true
ip_banning	Enables IP banning.	bool	true
enable_whitelist	Allows only whitelisted users to join.	bool	false
forward_ports	Enables automatic port forwarding.Note: router must have enabled UPnP support to make this work.	bool	true
enable_query	Enables query protocol (TCP port).	bool	false
query_port_shift	Determines shift between game port and query port.	int	0
query_bind_ip1	IPv4 address to listen to	string	0.0.0.0
query_socket_ip1_dualmode		bool	false
query_socket_ip1_linger		bool	false
query_bind_ip2	IPv6 address to listen to	string	::
query_socket_ip2_dualmode		bool	false
query_socket_ip2_linger		bool	false
query_rx_buffer_size		int	4096
query_administrator_password	Sets administrator password for query procol.	string	none
query_permissions		long	18446744073709551615
query_kick_power		int	255
query_clients_limit		int	10
query_timeout_time		int	10000
query_maximum_time_difference		int	120
connections_delay_time	Time to send to clients for how long they should wait on the round restart screen before attempting to connect to the server again	int	5
enable_sync_command_binding		bool	false
ratelimit_kick	Kicks user after exceeding commands rate limits (otherwise just disallows command execution).	bool	true
same_account_joining	Allow the same account to join more than once?	bool	false
anticheat_console_output	output anticheat stuff to console	bool	false
enable_fast_round_restart	restart the round fast (can be buggy)	bool	false
fast_round_restart_delay		double	3.2
display_preauth_logs
rejection_suppression_threshold
challenge_issuance_suppression_threshold
preauth_challenge		bool	true
preauth_challenge_mode	Reply - prevents from flooding server with preauth requests from spoofed IP addresses MD5 or SHA1 - prevents from flooding with preauth requests from legitimate IP addresses as well. Requires additional time to join the server.	string	reply
preauth_challenge_base_length		int	10
preauth_challenge_time_window		int	12
preauth_challenge_clean_period		int	4
preauth_challenge_secret_length	Only for MD5 and SHA1 challenges (higher value = longer time required to join the server)	int	2
enforce_same_ip	This enforces the player to be using same IP address to connect to the game and authenticate. Enabling this blocks proxies. Not enforced if player joined from IPv4 and authenticated from IPv6 or viceversa.	bool	true
no_enforcement_for_local_ip_addresses		bool	true
enforce_same_asn	This enforces that the IP address used to connect to the game and authenticate must be assigned to the same Internet Service Provider (ISP). Works only on servers on the public list. This is less restrictive that "enforce_same_ip" and blocks most of the proxies.	bool	true

Connections ratelimiting

Ratelimit time windows define how often user with the same IP/UserID can initialize new connection (once per X seconds).

Config Field	Description	Type	Default Value
enable_ip_ratelimit		bool	true
enable_userid_ratelimit		bool	true
ip_ratelimit_window	Time between connections per ip	int	3
userid_ratelimit_window	Time between connections per userid	int	5

Item & Ammo limits

Item category limits -
Values of 0 are NOT unlimited and will prevent item pickups of that type entirely!
The inventory can hold a max of 8 items, so a limit of 8 is effectively unlimited.

Config Field	Description	Type	Default Value
limit_category_grenade		int	default
limit_category_keycard		int	default
limit_category_medical		int	default
limit_category_scpitem		int	default
limit_category_firearm		int	default

Ammo type limits
Values from 1 to 65k.

Config Field	Description	Type	Default Value
limit_ammo12ga		int	default
limit_ammo556x45		int	default
limit_ammo44cal		int	default
limit_ammo762x39		int	default
limit_ammo9x19		int	default

Friendly Fire

#Action is performed if someone either kills enough teammates OR deals enough damage to teammates.
#Set kills or damage to 0 to disable that threshold.
#Detectors priority: Respawn (kill), Window (kill), Life (kill), Round (kill), Respawn (damage), Window (damage), Life (damage), Round (damage)
#Actions: kill, kick, ban, noop (no operation - do nothing, eg. to enable logging)
#Damage dealt AFTER round end is ignored.

Config Field	Description	Type	Default Value
ff_detector_global_broadcast_seconds	Specifies the broadcast time length in seconds in which the broadcast is visible.	int	5
ff_detector_global_adminchat_seconds
ff_detector_classD_can_damage_classD
ff_detector_webhook_url
#Per round
ff_detector_round_enabled		bool	false
ff_detector_round_kills		int	6
ff_detector_round_damage		int	500
ff_detector_round_action		string	ban
ff_detector_round_ban_time		string	24h
ff_detector_round_bankick_reason		string	You have been automatically banned for teamkilling.
ff_detector_round_kill_reason		string	You have been automatically killed for teamkilling.
ff_detector_round_adminchat_enable		bool	false
ff_detector_round_adminchat_message		string	%nick has been banned for teamkilling (round detector).
ff_detector_round_broadcast_enable		bool	true
ff_detector_round_broadcast_message		string	%nick has been automatically banned for teamkilling.
ff_detector_round_webhook_report		bool	true
#Per life (resets on respawn)
ff_detector_life_enabled		bool	false
ff_detector_life_kills		int	4
ff_detector_life_damage		int	300
ff_detector_life_action		string	ban
ff_detector_life_ban_time		string	24h
ff_detector_life_bankick_reason		string	You have been automatically banned for teamkilling.
ff_detector_life_kill_reason		string	You have been automatically killed for teamkilling.
ff_detector_life_adminchat_enable		bool	false
ff_detector_life_adminchat_message		string	%nick has been banned for teamkilling (life detector).
ff_detector_life_broadcast_enable		bool	true
ff_detector_life_broadcast_message		string	%nick has been automatically banned for teamkilling.
ff_detector_life_webhook_report		bool	true
#In a specified time window
ff_detector_window_enabled		bool	false
ff_detector_window_seconds		int	180
ff_detector_window_kills		int	3
ff_detector_window_damage		int	250
ff_detector_window_action		string	ban
ff_detector_window_ban_time		string	16h
ff_detector_window_bankick_reason		string	You have been automatically banned for teamkilling.
ff_detector_window_kill_reason		string	You have been automatically killed for teamkilling.
ff_detector_window_adminchat_enable		bool	false
ff_detector_window_adminchat_message		string	%nick has been banned for teamkilling (window detector).
ff_detector_window_broadcast_enable		bool	true
ff_detector_window_broadcast_message		string	%nick has been automatically banned for teamkilling.
ff_detector_window_webhook_report		bool	true
#In a specified time window AFTER RESPAWN
ff_detector_spawn_enabled		bool	true
ff_detector_spawn_window_seconds		int	120
ff_detector_spawn_kills		int	2
ff_detector_spawn_damage		int	180
ff_detector_spawn_action		string	ban
ff_detector_spawn_ban_time		string	48h
ff_detector_spawn_bankick_reason		string	You have been automatically banned for teamkilling.
ff_detector_spawn_kill_reason		string	You have been automatically killed for teamkilling.
ff_detector_spawn_adminchat_enable		bool	false
ff_detector_spawn_adminchat_message		string	%nick has been banned for teamkilling (spawn detector).
ff_detector_spawn_broadcast_enable		bool	true
ff_detector_spawn_broadcast_message		string	%nick has been automatically banned for teamkilling.
ff_detector_spawn_webhook_report		bool	true
#Kills made with explosions (eg. grenades) after DISCONNECTING from a server (eg. throwing a grenade and immediately closing the game)
ff_detector_explosion_after_disconnecting_enabled		bool	true
ff_detector_explosion_after_disconnecting_action		string	ban
ff_detector_explosion_after_disconnecting_ban_time		string	48h
ff_detector_explosion_after_disconnecting_bankick_reason		string	You have been automatically banned for teamkilling.
ff_detector_explosion_after_disconnecting_adminchat_enable		bool	false
ff_detector_explosion_after_disconnecting_adminchat_message		string	%nick has been banned for teamkilling (explosion after disconnecting detector).
ff_detector_explosion_after_disconnecting_broadcast_enable		bool	true
ff_detector_explosion_after_disconnecting_broadcast_message		string	%nick has been automatically banned for teamkilling.
ff_detector_explosion_after_disconnecting_webhook_report		bool	true

Port queue

Config Field	Description	Type	Default Value
port_queue	port_queue is for NONDEDICATED SERVERS ONLY		- 7777  - 7778  - 7779  - 7780  - 7781  - 7782  - 7783  - 7784

Few ban settings

Config Field	Description	Type	Default Value
gban_ban_ip	Enabling this will automatically ban IP of players on the server that receives a Global Ban by a Global Moderator. (Defaults to false)	bool	default
ban_nickname_maxlength			default
ban_nickname_trimunicode			default

Nickname Filtering with Regex

Config Field	Description	Type	Default Value
nickname_filter		list	default
nickname_filter_replacement		list	default

Administration Broadcast

Config Field	Description	Type	Default Value
broadcast_kicks	Enable broadcasts for player kicks.	bool	false
broadcast_kick_text	Text that is displayed when a player gets kicked.	string	%nick% has been kicked from this server.
broadcast_kick_duration	Broadcast message duration in seconds.	int	5
broadcast_bans	Enable broadcasts for player bans.	bool	true
broadcast_ban_text	Text that is displayed when a player gets banned.	string	%nick% has been banned from this server.
broadcast_ban_duration	Broadcast message duration in seconds.	int	5

Idle mode options

Config Field	Description	Type	Default Value
idle_mode_enabled	Enable or disable idle mode	bool	false
idle_mode_time	Time in milliseconds until idle mode enables	int	5000
idle_mode_preauth_time		int	30000
idle_mode_tickrate		int	1

Player Report

Config Field	Description	Type	Default Value
report_send_using_discord_webhook	Send report using webhooks	bool	false
report_discord_webhook_url	Enter the discord channel webhook URL here	string	PleaseSetWebhookUrlHere
report_username	Webhook username	string	Cheater Report
report_avatar_url	Webhook avatar	string	default
report_color	Webhook embed message color	int	14423100
report_server_name	Webhook embed servername field content	string	My SCP:SL Server
report_header	Webhook embed message header	string	Player Report
report_content	Webhook embed messsage content	string	Player has just been reported.

Restart options

Config Field	Description	Type	Default Value
full_restart_rejoin_time	Amount of time after client should rejoin after a full server restart	int	25
restart_after_rounds	Set autorestart of the server after a specified amount of rounds (0 - disabled	int	0

Geoblocking

Block players from certain regions from playing on your server.

Config Field	Description	Type	Default Value
geoblocking_mode	Changes the mode for geoblocking.	string	none
geoblocking_ignore_whitelisted	list of players who bypass geoblocking.	bool	true
geoblocking_whitelist	country codes to whitelist.		- AA  - AB  - AC
geoblocking_blacklist	country codes to blacklist.		- AA  - AB  - AC