How to Join Your Citadel Forged with Fire Server

Citadel Forged with Fire has no direct connection via IP address. You can only reach your server through the in-game server browser by searching for the name of your server.

Find connection details

Important

To join you need the name of your server. The IP address as well as the Game Port and Query Port can be found in the dashboard – you do not need them for the search inside the game, but they matter if your server does not show up in the list.

Join via the server browser

1. Start Citadel Forged with Fire
   Launch the game and wait until the main menu has loaded.

2. Open Join Game
   Select Join Game in the main menu. The server list opens.

3. Search for your server
   Enter the name of your server in the search field of the server list.

4. Join
   Select your server from the list and click Join.

5. Create your character
   The first time you join you create your character. Your progress is then stored on the server and loaded again the next time you join.

Note

There is no menu entry for a direct connection via IP:Port in Citadel Forged with Fire. The server browser is the intended way onto your server – just search for the server name there.

Password protected server

If a join password is set for your server, you need it when connecting. Only share it with the players who are supposed to get onto your server.

Which ports does Citadel Forged with Fire use?

Note

A server occupies several ports. The Game Port and the Query Port use UDP:

Configuration value	Purpose
ConnectionPort	Game Port – the actual player connection to the server runs through this one
QueryPort	Query Port – your server registers with the server list through this one and is found there
SteamPort	Communication with Steam

You can see which ports apply to your server in the dashboard. The Game Port and the Query Port must never be the same port.

Server cannot be found

Server does not appear in the list

If your server does not show up in the server browser, the Query Port is usually the reason – the server only registers with the list through that port. Check in the dashboard whether the Game Port and the Query Port are different ports and restart your server afterwards. Right after the first start it can also take a few minutes until the server appears in the list.

The join button cannot be clicked

If your server is displayed but joining does not work, the port in Engine.ini does not match the Game Port. Connect to your server via SFTP and create the following file if it does not exist yet:

/Config/Engine.ini

Add this section to it and enter the Game Port from your dashboard as the port:

[URL]
Port=<Game Port>

Save the file and restart your server.

Where is the configuration?

The configuration files of your server are located in the /Config/ folder. The path /Citadel/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/ points to the same folder – you can use either way, they are the same files.