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Authentication error - Winsock error: 10054

Clients Connection Issues

Description of issue Some players cannot connect to the game due to government internet restricti...

Updated 3 months ago by techman36

Client & Server Launch Options for SCP: Secret Laboratory

Common debugging steps

This page lists various launch options you can use when starting SCP: Secret Laboratory. These op...

Updated 3 months ago by Kf637

I keep getting kicked with the error “Client failed to authenticate in time”!

Clients Connection Issues

Description of issue This issue is typically caused by a user’s authentication token being reject...

Updated 3 months ago by Lazar

I keep getting kicked with the error “Authentication timeout exceeded”!

Clients Connection Issues

Description of issue This issue is typically caused by a user’s authentication token being reject...

Updated 3 months ago by Lazar

Resolving crash issues

Common debugging steps

This is a generic guide with resolutions to resolve issues. Following the below instructions will...

Updated 3 months ago by Lazar

I’m getting massive walls of red and yellow text in my Player Console mentioning “a task was cancelled”!

Clients Server List loading errors

Description of Issue This issue is typically caused by the game client failing to authenticate pr...

Updated 3 months ago by Lazar

Remote Admin Panel

Server guides

The Remote Admin panel is a menu that helps moderators and administrators of servers in doing the...

Updated 3 months ago by Kf637

1. How to create a Dedicated Server

Server guides Hosting a Server 101

Windows Installation Ensure you meet the requirements Minimum Specs: 3 GB RAM, 2 Core CPU, 4 GB S...

Updated 3 months ago by Lazar

0. Renting a game server

Server guides Hosting a Server 101

Renting a game server is the simplest way to host a server, as almost everything is done for you....

Updated 3 months ago by Denty

InternalServerError when server gets verified

Server issues Network issues

Description of issue This issue happens when the server gets verified in our central servers. Fo...

Updated 3 months ago by Zenlet

Contacting the Safety & Compliance team

Server guides

This guide explains how to contact the SCP:SL Safety & Compliance Team via email for issues such ...

Updated 4 months ago by Zenlet

2. Gameplay Config Setup

Server guides Hosting a Server 101

The config_gameplay.txt file (often simply referred to as the Gameplay Config file) is used to se...

Updated 4 months ago by Kf637

SteamCMD: Error! App state is 0x2 after update job

Server issues Misc

Description of issue: When trying to install or update the dedicated server via SteamCMD, it will...

Updated 4 months ago by Denty

DllNotFoundException on server startup (GpuDriver.dll / libopus-0)

Server issues Misc

Description of issue When you start the server, it shows a big red error message in the console a...

Updated 4 months ago by Denty

SteamCMD: App '996560' state is 0x6 after update job

Server issues Misc

Description of issue While updating the dedicated server with SteamCMD, the process exits with: E...

Updated 4 months ago by Denty

I'm having server_name config issues!

Server issues Misc

Server_name is not loading/is default The likely cause can be multiple things. Please follow the ...

Updated 4 months ago by Denty

This server requires authentication from central servers

Server issues Misc

Description of issue Anyone that attempts to join the server be it a local or public connection w...

Updated 4 months ago by Denty

Server cannot be found in the list by searching

Server issues Misc

Description of issue The server cannot be located when searching the list. Possible Causes: Use...

Updated 4 months ago by Denty

Player failed to authenticate: non-issued token used for Authentication

Server issues Misc

Description of issue Players get disconnected when joining the server with the error message: fai...

Updated 4 months ago by Denty

My "SCP: Secret Laboratory Dedicated Server" tool shows a BUY button instead of a PLAY button

Server issues Misc

This is a quite weird bug that occurs once after a while, to fix it simply follow the guide below...

Updated 4 months ago by Denty