How to Kick and Ban Players on Your Abiotic Factor Server

On an Abiotic Factor server you remove players through the admin menu inside the game. There are no documented chat or console commands for this.

Note

These functions are only available to players who are registered as admins. See Add Admin.

Kick or ban a player

1. Join as an admin
   Join your server with an account that is registered as an admin.

2. Open the menu
   Press Esc to open the in-game menu.

3. Open the admin area
   Select the Admin tab. There you see the list of all connected players.

4. Select the player
   Click the player you want to remove.

5. Choose an action
   Select Kick or Ban:

   • Kick disconnects the player from the server. They can rejoin at any time.
   • Ban disconnects the player and blocks them permanently.

Remove a ban

Banned players are managed through the admin area as well: open the list of banned players (Banned Players) there, select the player and click Unban. They can rejoin your server immediately afterwards.

Note

The exact wording of the list and its buttons can change with game updates. Look for the overview of banned players in the admin section of the Esc menu.

Ban through the configuration file

Bans are stored in the same file as your admins – in a separate section:

/AbioticFactor/Saved/SaveGames/Server/Admin.ini

[BannedPlayers]
BannedPlayer=76561198012345678

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard.

2. Connect via SFTP
   Connect to your server via SFTP.

3. Edit Admin.ini
   Add one line with the player's SteamID64 under [BannedPlayers], or remove a line to lift a ban.

4. Start the server
   Start your server. Bans are read on server start.

Warning

This file-based route is not officially documented. It is only evaluated on server start – an entry in the file therefore does not immediately remove a player who is already connected. Use the in-game admin menu to remove someone right away, and check after a game update whether the entry still takes effect.

No commands and no RCON

Important

There is no documented server console, no chat commands and no RCON for Abiotic Factor. Everything related to kicking and banning goes through the in-game admin menu or through Admin.ini. Commands such as /kick or /ban do not appear in the official documentation – do not rely on circulating command lists.

Tip

If you want to restrict your server to certain players in general, set a server password and only share it with those people.