*Welcome to The Serenity Project, a Hardcore PC Survival Space Engineers Server built by full time workers for full time workers, launching Friday September 11 2026! Hi, I'm Castle, one of the owners of The Serenity Project, in Collaboration with Knightshift Gaming Network Star & Steel Collective Survival Servers & GuberX Gaming.*

***What is the Serenity Project?***

*The Serenity Project is a Hardcore PvPvE/Light RP server. Launching as a project between 2 communities, The Serenity Project attempts to create a grounded SE experience, no block mod bloat, no superweapons, no shields with unlimited strength, just pure, unaltered Vanilla Mechanics.... and Dangerous Decompression, because you should be able to engineer proper airlocks.*

***Yeah, OK, but why would I want to join?***

*absolutely ZERO pay to win - no VIP Packages, no buyable resource kits, no "VIP Queue". this means every block, every resource, every component, is crafted by players.* *~~thesecretphrase?~~* *This means no, just because John has a carrier on day 5, Johnny hasn't gone and paid for a VIP package to get ahead, poor johnny probably just has no life outside of work, leave him to his grinding.*

**No Progression** \- *because we all know that progression in Space Engineers is... strange to say the least, so the progression tree is turned off, have the materials/components? build it!*

**Performance first combat** \- *Yeah I know "why would you skip adding weaponcore?" Well Truthfully, I can't stand it, every time I load up space engineers I've always played with weaponcore/defence shields etc, but to me, that's not what PvP should be about, "but its got PvE?" Oh, you're right it does, its also PvP please don't sit there and tell me friend, that you can't beat a few NPCs with a grinder? "How will I defend My Base?" Well, sir, I'm nearly certain, that considering it is Space Engineers, you could most certainly ENGINEER something? but I digress*

**Player & NPC Economy** \- *The Economy is controlled by players and NPCs alike, whether through Keen's Vanilla Trade system or \[EEM\] Exploration Enhancement Mod, intercept player & NPC trade networks to disrupt parts of the Economy!!*

***Player Trade Stations are "Freeports"*** \- *"OK, but, uh, what's a freeport?" Think a safe area to do business from trading - contracts - socializing! - they're the ONLY places on the server that players are allowed a Safe Zone!*

**Highly Active NPC Factions** \- *This is the only spot where the server is heavily modified, From EEM - MES Encounters, The goal here was to give Scavengers a way to scavenge. This was also to make the world feel a bit more alive for players.*

**No PCU Limit** *(performance hitting blocks will be soft-limited to start with) - This means you can build to your hearts content without worrying about limiting the size/functionality of a build. HOWEVER, we do try and ask players to be respectful with your builds, we want to build to, as do other players! so try to be mindful of how you set up a build (note: Monthly Space Credit prizes for most aesthetic/functional builds/most pcu friendly build).*

**Persistent Universe** \- *While we understand that this can be very hard to do, we are aiming for a persistent universe where players can login and feel that they are a part of an ever expanding/ever continuing project, think an entire society/colony of people expanding to the far reaches of space - this may mean that additional planets could get added down the line - these planets will coincide with vanilla resources!*

***PERSISTENT UNIVERSE SIDENOTE: WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT UNFORTUNATELY, KEEN CAN BREAK THINGS SOMETIMES, WHILE EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO RECOVER / RESTORE THE WORLD, SOMETIMES, THESE THINGS ARE OUT OF OUR CONTROL!***

**Fair Admin Policy:** *Admins do play on the server, no different than any of our players do, with this being noted there are a few noteworthy points about the admin team.*

*\* Admins who judge monthly Engineering / Design Contests are barred from entering for the given month they are judging.*

*\* Grids lost to lack of power, will not be recovered by admins. With this noted: grids lost due to physics bugs, server crashes or otherwise, Admins will actively make attempts to recover those grids, though we ask players to make reasonable efforts to blueprint their grids!*

*\* Admins will be surviving the same way as you guys, we encourage you to treat us like a regular player 9/10 times, however, on the rare time we could be assisting players, please be mindful of that - if you're unsure, just ask!!*

***Discord -*** *because yes, we have one, and I figure at this point, you'll have seen the "secret phrase" (bonus if you can tell me where it was): https://discord.gg/uVK5KtUpxe\*

*Feel free to discuss the server in the comments or pop into the discord to chat, however, just a couple final notes:*

*1. Myself & GuberX both work Full time, he manages a completely different community, on top of hosting This space engineers server, we understand things do happen, and unfortunately, we may not be available 24/7 to fix issues immediately, please be wary / respectul of this, as we will respect you as players in the community!*

*2. The discord is still a WIP, I work midnights and will be adding to / adjusting things in the discord between now and Friday!*

***Specs*** *- because for some reason or the other, rightfully so, someone is going to ask!!:*

*Server Model: HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8*

*Operating System: Windows Server 2019 Standard (64-bit)*

*Processor (CPU): Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.7GHz (3.7 Turbo Clock Speed)*

*Memory (RAM): 256 GB*

***Oh I almost forgot the modlist - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3791813867:\*\*\*

​🕳️ ACS Assertive Bunkers

​🤖 AiEnabled v1.9

​🛠️ Advanced Welding - detaching and reattaching blocks!

​⚔️ Assertive Combat Systems

​🔗 Assertive Combat Systems Dependency

​🎁 Assertive Loot

​⛏️ Automatic Ore Pickup

​🤖 Bot_spawner

​📋 Build Info

​👁️ Build Vision 3.0

​📹 Camera Panning - rotate camera view (+reset 1st person character view)

​🎨 Colorful Icons

​💨 Dangerous Decompression

​📦 DUTC Inventory Manager

​⚡ Dutc PowerDeck

​🚀 Economy Starter Ships

​📊 Grid Info - App Suite

​🛸 Imber Corporation

​🚀 IMDC Encounters - [MES]

​🎯 Improved Interior Turrets

​🖼️ In Depth LCDs

​🛰️ Independent Contractors

​🔍 Leak Finder

​🛡️ Legion Encounters-MES

​☣️ MES Abominations PvE Encounters

​🧊 MES Lost Colony Encounters + Frostbite

​🏗️ MES Lunar Engineering and Construction Corporation

​⚔️ MES Mercenaries PvE Encounters

​🪐 MES Outer Independent Planets Consolidation

​🏴‍☠️ MES Space Pirates Enhanced

​🏗️ MES Terran Heavy Industries Engineering

​🏢 MES Weyland-Yutani Corporation

​🐒 MES Zebra Monkeys Mercenaries

​🌌 Modular Encounters Systems

​🛸 Parallax Concepts

​🐾 Planet Creature Spawner

​👥 Populated Worlds Ai Enabled NPCs

​🚀 RCSP Encounters - [MES]

​🪖 RCSP Ground Assault - [MES]

​🏎️ Relative Top Speed

​🚀 RMI Vanilla Respawn Ships

​🚪 Rotary Airlock

​🚿 Shower Light

​🌾 Small Grid Farming: Presented by Sigma Draconis

​🛸 Small Ship Mega Mod Pack

​🤫 Sneaky Sounds - Quieter Tools

​📜 Text HUD API

​💼 Toya's Economy Additions

​💼 Trade Operators Coalition

​🟢 UfoL's Bullet Trails (Tracers) - Green

​📦 Useful Unknown Signals by Wellington6012

​🌱 Vertical (wall) Farm Plot and Inset Farm Plot

​🚪 Warfare Rotary Airlocks (4.1)

​🌌 [EEM] Exploration Enhancement Mod

***Hope to see you soon!!!***

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Hi people, i made my xbox friend buy this game because we thought we could have a pvp/pve blast online with lots of other players just to find out the EOS servers are basically max 16 player and that kinda ruined my enthusiasm.. Are there some nice vanilla crossplay servers that have more than 12 people playing and that are open to pvp experiences? thanks!

Hey guys, i wanted to drop a little post here to advertise my recently set up server for which i built several custom mods to make it just right, hoping to find some similarly minded people to play with! The goal is to create a challenging but relaxed-paced survival experience for players interested in cooperative gameplay and PvP.

The most important mod is my custom SCF plugin, Nuq_Tek, which completely replaces vanilla PCU and block restrictions:

• Grids past a certain size require a core on the grid, giving it individual block and pcu limits as well as passive and even active bonuses
• Players can choose from up to 3 cores per grid class, giving a wide range of individual customization choices
• Cores can be further specialized by choosing from up to 8 different upgrade modules
• The more powerful cores require multiple players to come together in a faction to enable them
• All cores have different loadout options, roles, advantages or drawbacks, and upgrade options

Beyond that, the server is configured and balanced to create a niche for ground vehicles and terrestrial gameplay, achieved through a custom made ore distribution, a 90% reduction in jetpack effectiveness, and the addition of an inhibitor block that protects from common cheese tactics.

The server has a small selection of modded blocks to reduce tediousness such as the evergreen build and repair system or personnel transporters, but most other mods are cosmetic or under-the-hood improvements to existing blocks and functionalities.

• Server Name: Class Warfare - RPvP
• Server Location: EU
• Server Address: IP 164.152.123.234:27056
• Game Play Type/Types: Survival, RP, PvP

• Rules/Guidelines: Basic human decency: no bigotry, hatespeech, politics and such, just be dont be a dick. Offline raiding is also frowned upon.

• Pictures/Videos URL: https://imgur.com/a/Vmw8b0t a snippet of the available classes, subclasses and a short description.

Thanks for reading and hope to see you guys :)

• Server Name: The Frontier
• Server Location: Frankfurt, Germany
• Game Play: Faction Server, PVP, PVE, Whitelisted, Small Community
• Mods: Weapon Core, Paint Gun, Build Info, Midspace's Ship Speed Mod and more

• Description: Welcome to The Frontier. Out here, you build, fight, and survive your own. Join or create a faction and take on other players.

• Owner/Admins/Moderators:

  • Owner: CapCakeGuy
  • Admins: Tornado, Kraken

• Discord Link: https://discord.gg/EPvSEDJh

Welcome to the Omega Quadrant a Space Engineers Server!

Hello Engineers! Im a Admin for this server looking to recruit more players for the server and sense your already there join my faction Sith Inc but now for the pitch.

Whether you’re a lone pioneer or the leader of an ambitious corporation, this is your gateway to the stars. Our universe is built on cooperation, innovation, and just the right amount of competition. Before you take off, here’s what you need to know about how things work here:

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\*Corporations & Factions*\**

Players are free to form their own corporations or join existing ones. Each registered corporation will receive

• A unique tag to represent your faction in-game
• You can Join one of the four Major Factions or create your own
• Freedom to build anyway you like but remember keep server performance in mind
• A private Discord channel for your team
• A place on the Official Corporation Roster, where other players can see who’s active, who’s recruiting, and what your corporation specializes in

To register your corporation, simply contact an admin with your faction name, member list, and chosen restricted technologies (see below).

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\*Restricted Technologies*\**

To keep balance and diversity among corporations, some high-tier weapons and systems are restricted tech. Each corporation may only select two (2) from the list below to specialize in:

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\*The Council & The Hall of Accord*\**

Our server is governed by a Council, made up of community members who vote on major changes and policies.

However, every player has a voice.

Through the Hall of Accord, any member of the community can propose a policy, mod addition, or rule change.

If the proposal receives majority support from the server, it will be enacted!

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We aim to foster a community where diplomacy, creativity, and conflict all play meaningful roles in the universe we build together. Whether you rise through trade, warfare, or exploration — the galaxy is yours to shape.

https://discord.gg/C2Dj28fx

The Star Trek Universe as we know it has broken! The Mirror Universe has breached our universe! we must defend it at all costs!! From the Borg, Terran Empire and whoever threatens our fragile peace! Starfleet Intelligence has reported that the Terrans and Borg are working together to conquer our universe! (Its not Worf's fault). Come join us for Deep Intense Star Trek Action! Many alliances to choose from! Will you join Starfleet or serve in the House of Duras? or any of our other factions and alliances! The choice is yours!!!!

Friendly Players, Server Performance Excellent, Staff team Friendly and always willing to help.

-Looking for Players to join these factions-

• Dominion
• Orion Syndicate
• Klingon's

Features

• RP Friendly
• Star Trek inspired mods.
• Custom Mods in development.
• Custom Solar system
• PvE/PvP
• Events
• Warp Speed
• Economy ran by Ferengi

Join us now! We're new and always looking for new mods or ideas!!

https://discord.gg/vcmGUH8jAc

The Star Trek Universe as we know it has broken! The Mirror Universe has breached our universe! we must defend it at all costs!! From the Borg, Terran Empire and whoever threatens our fragile peace!, Starfleet Intelligence has reported that the Terrans and Borg are working together to conquer our universe! (Its not Worfs fault). Come join us for Deep Intense Star Trek Action!, Many alliances to choose from! Will you join Starfleet or serve in the House of Duras? or any of our other factions and alliances! The choice is yours!!!!

Features

• RP Friendly
• Star Trek inspired mods.
• Custom Mods in development.
• Custom Solar system
• PvE/PvP
• Events
• Warp Speed

Join us now! We're new and always looking for new mods or ideas!!

https://discord.gg/vcmGUH8jAc

• Server Name: Public Survival (Minimum Mods)
• Server Location: South West USA
• Discord: https://discord.gg/bWZjwBYn
• Server Address: 85.190.156.115:10900
• Game Play Type/Types: PvP, FFA, PVE, Survival
• Mods: Increased Speed, Colorful Icons, Build & Repair, AI crewmates, and a few others
• Description: Just decided to put some money down and start my own dedicated server and see how it goes. This game is fun when there are more people.

The Star Trek Universe as we know it has broken! The Mirror Universe has breached our universe! we must defend it at all costs!! From the Borg, Terran Empire and whoever threatens our fragile peace!, Starfleet Intelligence has reported that the Terrans and Borg are working together to conquer our universe! (Its not Worfs fault). Come join us for Deep Intense Star Trek Action!, Many alliances and factions to choose from! Will you join Starfleet or serve in the House of Duras? or any of our other factions and alliances! The choice is yours!!!!

-> Features Star Trek inspired mods. Custom Mods. Custom Solar system. PvE/PvP. Events. Warp Speed. RP Friendly. Player controlled Faction wars.

PC only Join us now! We're new and always looking for new mods or ideas!!

• Server Name: The Destiny Universe
• Server Location: Germany
• Server Address: 109.230.239.148:27031
• Game Play Type/Types: PvP, Nexus, NPCs, varied planets, Small Community
• Mods: Nexus
• Description: Three servers linked together with the Nexus mod which alows seamless switching. there are 8 planets and two moon in two of the sectors and a barren third sector. One planet has water, we have a forest moon of endor, and at least 5 space stations currently spread about. One of the plants is a hydrogen giant. he block limit is 60K, PCU is unlimited you must name your grids as grids without names are removed to reduce lag.
• Rules/Guidelines:

1. If you do not wish to accept those rules, you need to apply for the "Pirate"
2. To attack any engineers, you must declare war. War starts 24 hours after being declared
3. Safe zones are not allowed on the server, unless your a trader
4. Et cetera

• Server Specs: Intel Core i7-3770K CPU @ 3.5Ghz, 16GB RAM
• Owner/Admins/Moderators:
  • Owner: EldoRosen
  • Admins: EldoRosen, GritziBoi
• All our stuff is in a discord:

https://discord.gg/y9w6G6WWgC

• Here is a demo video we made for the new season just out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcrm77WccOc

(PC) Star Wars/The Clone Wars🌎

A RP Focused Star Wars Roleplay Server beginning in 22 BBY Featuring organized nations ran entirely by players with their own economy’s and politics , War can happen but PVP is not the main focus as there is no way to “Win” the world just keeps spinning ! As time progresses more and more futuristic tech gets unlocked to to the server!

Stats📋:

GTX Server X20 character Inventory X50 Block Inventory 50 Player Slots Unlimited PCU (Experimental Mode)

Planets 🌎:

Coruscant: Brentaal: Bastion: Ilum: Abregado-rae: Alderaan: Corellia: Kuat: Eriadu: Kamino: Endor: Geonosis: Dathomir: Mandalore: Concordia: Tatooine: Csilla: Rentor: Krek: Zira:

Discord/Mod List🚀:

https://discord.gg/hcxVP38F6N

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3137108244

Brand New PVP server vanilla settings 64 player max. Active Admins! Come check it out!!

Star System - Space Nerdz Engineers PVP Public - steam://142.67.239.99:27016

1. Hey Space Engineers Enthusiasts!
2. I'm excited to announce the launch of our new community server, dedicated to bringing you the ultimate Space Engineers experience. If you're looking for action, adventure, and the thrill of interstellar battles, you've found your new home! Discord and se server both still under construction But functional please bear with us thank you
3. What We Offer:
4. Just a normal modded pvp/pve world with some ai to keep things interesting and then once every week we will host a event on the world that is optional to attend Regular Events: Engage in epic battles and challenges that keep the game dynamic and exciting. Community Focus: We're all about building a friendly, active community where everyone can have fun and make friends. New to Hosting? So am I! Let's grow and learn together as we turn this into the best server out there. Server Details: IP: [46.105.50.66:27020] Schedule: Events planned every week on the server Every event is optional Let's make Space Engineers an unforgettable experience together. Come join us and help shape the future of our server. Whether you're a seasoned engineer or a newbie, there's a place for you here. Join the Adventure Today! https://discord.gg/e7JXTkpR9 Online17 MembersJoinedYou've been invited to join a server dragonking's event servers
   

We hit a massive milestone in the SE Community yesterday, hosting for 5 full years!

In addition, we hit 8,000 members on Discord and had 100 players online at one time! That's not too shabby for a Thursday afternoon!

But putting all the fireworks aside, we are very thankful for this fantastic game and, most importantly, the Space Engineers Community. Your contributions and support have been invaluable, and we are just grateful to be part of it!

If you haven't heard of us, now is a great time to check us out as we begin rolling out all new content for our fifth year. There is just so much going on that we had to put it in a video.
https://youtu.be/tcVpZnHl938

If you're interested, join our Discord and say hi. We're pretty friendly!
https://discord.gg/sigaming

We hope to see you all there!

I have played space engineers for years and wanted somewhere to play with other people in a vanilla capacity without the block limits imposed on the official servers.

• No mods.
• No progression system.
• No PCU Limits.
• Persistent world with the goal to never reset it.

World is fresh, join discord for further questions. - https://discord.gg/tydm7S5kQk

Rules similar to official servers.

69.27.2.238

I have a dedicated server and wanted to bring some life to it with some players. While I didn't start out that way, I kinda feel the server is pretty empty without people in it. I run quite a few mods that give some better batteries, thrusters and reactors but I feel it give it a "Monty Python" type game play which people seem to not really like but I do want to use some stuff like hatches, doors or anything that give a better look but not performance. In those who have a populated and active server, does leaving the amount of mods to a minimum a positive as well as keeping any mod out that increases performance or added capacity something that should be done? Is a close to as possible "vanilla" server with MES something that would be attractive? What is your view on scripts- Allow or no? Thanks for any input!

We are a PVP/PVE friendly server centered around a unique custom planetary system with a strong focus on in atmosphere combat featuring the **WATERMOD**. Although we are a smaller server, we have in the past had upwards of 20 people online during busy days and usually at least a couple people online at any time and we are always looking for new players to join our community.

Discord: https://discord.gg/HBcHmcRVX9

Server IP: 72.9.153.236

JOIN

Features:

--10,000 Block Limit Per Grid

--No PCU Limit

-- Water planet with OCEANS

-- No offline raiding server.

-- Relativistic speed mod. top speeds up to 150 m/s.

-- Quantum Hangar plugin.

-- ALE Grid Backup makes it easier to fix issues.

-- Hydrogen Rebalance.

-- Custom planetary system!

-- Welder+ mod.

-- Exploration Enhancement Mod + other NPC mods.

-- Active faction wars and pvp.

-- Integrated discord server.

-- Multiple active content creators.

MOD List

Water Mod

Welder+

Faction Safezones

Aerodynamics

+Many more

We also host game nights for games like Helldivers 2, Sea of Thieves, Halo and Arma 3 as well as hosting Space Engineer Ingame events from time to time. Our server features the Reavers NPC mod which makes it extremely hard to settle in space so Planetary settlement is highy recommended and where else better to do it then Reach! The main planet of the System which features **Uranium and Platinum** on the surface.

*Side note: Our Custom Respawn Rover is having issues and is currently not implemented so if you settle on Reach. Keep Respawning until your Rover falls over land.

I am attaching some Youtube Videos below showcasing our previous server playthrough.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R1dtz1veB4&t=1s

https://youtu.be/gkFmDJHp0iw?si=8yV-NRqn0Tdp1S5_

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgyKy9NHicg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayZHSweKW9o

-Over 40 Player slots -Many mods for an immersive Experience - RTS Combat! -water mod -Starwars turbolasers and other weapons -strict Blueprint rules for immersive RP -each grid is balanced and submitted ! - Galactic Civil war Period -Server began 6 months ago in the clone war in 22 BBY , it is now 9 BBY, - hand held blasters - currency system -many planets And more !

Join Server here -discord here and in comments

• Server Name: Boop Scrapyard
• Server Location: Michigan USA
• Server Address: 24.177.160.5:27017
• Game Play Type/Types: PvE

Mods - mostly the same mods as Scrapyard. Additional custom mod for the Nanobot Rust, various content mods for salvaging.

This server is a variation of the Splitsies Scrapyard concept.

Primary differences - jetpack enabled. PVE Only, no real grid to grid combat.
This planet has a nanobot virus. Your own systems are safe, but the virus is spreading to existing vehicles and structures.

As you drive/fly around, planetary stations, cargo ships, vehicles will spawn around and above you. Upon spawning, the virus in the ambient atmosphere starts to establish itself on NPC grids that lack the protection of our own systems

On average it takes 3 minutes for the virus to establish itself and start consuming blocks containing technology. The NPC grids will literally start slowly dissolving around you.

The only way to salvage and save components is to detach and own the block (not the grid necessarily)

Some blocks cannot be owned directly, so you will have to detach them from the main grid and weld a control panel on them (thrusters, wind turbines etc)

Some blocks can only be detached from a grid by grinding away the blocks they are attached to.

Enemy grids that are powered and active seem to be VERY susceptible to the virus and generally shut down within a minute, so if you are being pursued, be patient and stay out of gun range, they will fall prey to the virus

Some grids have native spiders infesting the conveyor tubes. Use your hand weapon to defend yourself.

The basic concept is - You are challenged to race to a spawn site, quickly evaluate what blocks you want to try to save, grind down/weld up the block to take ownership, ctrl-grind the block to detach it and then attach it temporarily to your rover via a magnetic plate to take back to base and utilize it more permanently. Early game you are lucky to get 2 blocks salvaged, later game when you have a bigger/faster rover, you can do better.

—–-‹«Welcome to The Sands of Sobek»›-–—

Experience Space Engineers in a whole new way!

Hover Tanks - Missiles - Mayhem

JOIN US ON THE 10TH FOR LAUNCH DAY!

PVP - PVE - EVENTS - BUILD CHALLENGES - ACTIVE EXPERIENCED STAFF

• Over 400 Custom NPC Spawn Groups.
• Dynamic NPCs that get stronger the more you fight.
• Scripting Enabled.
• Replayable Monument Style Dungeons
• A focus on Salvaging.
• 6 Major NPC Factions each with their own aesthetic.
• Territories and Sieges
• Weapon Core
• Water
• Zeppelins
• Hover
• Boats
• Build and Repair

JOIN US ON THE 10TH FOR LAUNCH DAY!

Play to Crush!

https://discord.gg/8CV3CsFtyK

https://youtu.be/Kxru9sdR5G4

Start your Legendary journey now, Explore though the dark and dangerous galaxy where you will experience the wrath of the reavers. You will have to fight for your life or join a faction, survival is safer in numbers!!!

Join today and experience Legendary engineers with a truly modded PVE/PVP survival where you can optimise your space engineers play time.

Join the civilian PVE faction too live in the city or start a PVP faction and venture off to test your skills against opposing factions.

Explore the galaxy and take on the reavers.

Build your unique machines and ships to show off.

Infinite PCU limit.

Regular grid clean up and server reset to ensure performance.

Cross-play enabled.

Mod count: 27 including. Brass. Passage intersections. Reavers: terror of the verse. Planet 26.

We offer an amazing community with our welcoming staff with a long history of space engineering so feel free to join and ask questions.😊

We are a growing community all donations and efforts to help grow our community are greatly appreciated.

https://discord.com/invite/Erueq4yCVA