This guide will show you how to enable and Manage Purges on your Conan Exiles Server
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The Purge system in Conan Exiles is a challenging gameplay feature that allows players to defend their bases against waves of hostile NPCs and invading forces. It adds an additional layer of excitement and difficulty to the survival experience by putting players' defensive structures, combat skills, and resource management strategies to the test. Whether you are managing a private server for friends or hosting a larger community, configuring the Purge system allows you to control how frequently these encounters occur and how challenging they become. Enabling and managing Purges on your Conan Exiles server gives you greater control over the overall gameplay experience. You can customize different aspects of the system to determine when players can participate in Purge encounters, how difficult the attacks will be, and what conditions must be met before an invasion can begin. These options are particularly useful for server owners who want to introduce more challenging PvE activities, encourage cooperation between players, or provide additional opportunities for progression and rewards. The Purge system has also evolved with major game updates, introducing the Treasure Coffer mechanic in the Age of War update. Unlike the older system, which relied on a Purge Meter that gradually filled through player activities, the updated system allows players to initiate Purges by accumulating treasure in their Clan's Treasure Coffer and proclaiming their wealth. The amount of treasure contributed determines the difficulty of the invasion, giving players more control over the challenge they want to undertake. In this guide, we will walk you through how to enable and manage Purges on your Conan Exiles server, including the relevant server configuration options and settings that influence Purge availability. You will also learn how to customize the experience to better accommodate your community, whether you want to encourage cooperative clan battles, provide challenging PvE encounters, or prevent Purges from occurring when players are offline. Before making any changes, we recommend stopping your server and creating a backup of your existing configuration files. This helps protect your current server settings and makes it easier to restore your previous configuration if needed. For reference, the main server configuration file is ServerSettings.ini. Keep in mind that some legacy Purge settings may no longer apply to the current Treasure Coffer-based system, so always verify that the settings you modify are supported by your server's game version.
Configuring the Purge System
1. Log in to your Game Control Panel.
2. Before making any modifications, stop the server from running by clicking the Stop button.
3. Navigate to Configuration Files.
4. Under Configuration Files, locate the ServerSettings.ini file, then select the Text Editor to open the file.
5. Within the file, locate the Purge Settings, then configure it based on your preferred server configuration.
(Note: If the parameter is not present in the configuration file, you can add it manually below its other settings.)
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| EnablePurge | Unchecking will completely disable purge events. |
| PurgeLevel | Raising this increases the purge difficulty level. Example:
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| PurgePeriodicity | Raising this increases the number of times a purge will be triggered in a real day. The actual number of purges is also dependent on the various settings below. |
| RestrictPurgeTime | If flagged, purges will be restricted to set times. |
| PurgeTimeWeekdayEnd | The value 0000 means 00:00 o'clock is the weekday end time. |
| PurgeTimeWeekdayStart | The value 0000 means 00:00 o'clock is the weekday start time. |
| PurgeTimeWeekendEnd | The value 0000 means 00:00 o'clock is the weekend end time. |
| PurgeTimeWeekendStart | The value 0000 means 00:00 o'clock is the weekend start time. |
| PurgeRestrictionWeekdayEnd | |
| PurgeRestrictionWeekdayStart | The value 0830 means 08:30 o'clock is the weekday start time |
| PurgeRestrictionWeekendEnd | The value 2200 means 22:00 o'clock is the weekend end time. |
| PurgeRestrictionWeekendStart | The value 1800 means 18:00 oclock is the weekend start time. |
| PurgePreparationTime | Raising this increases the time, in minutes, between the Purge warning and the start of the purge. |
| PurgeDuration | Raising this increases the maximum time the Purge will last. If you kill all of the waves, a purge can complete sooner |
| MinPurgeOnlinePlayers | Raising this will make purges only occur when the set number of players are online. If set to zero, the Purge will attack any clan above the Purge Meter threshold (offline Purges). |
| AllowBuilding | If flagged, building is allowed during purges |
| ClanPurgeTrigger | Raising this increases the number of different selected actions clans or players can do until they are eligible to be purged. In general, the higher the number, the longer a clan needs to be active to trigger The Purge. |
| ClanScoreUpateFrenquency | This is the interval at which clan Purge events are aggregated, and the scores are added to the Purge Meter. Lower numbers will raise the clan meter more quickly. |
| PurgeNPCBuildingDamageMultiplier | Raising this will increase damage inflicted by NPCs during a Purge. Examples:
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6. After editing, click the Save button to apply the changes.
