How to change a planet's gravity on a Space Engineers server


Summary
Space Engineers servers have many editable settings from the config folder. One popular setting is the gravity strength on individual planets. Changing these values can let players fly around at low gravity, even on Earth-like planets, or have a heavier gravity on far-off moons. It's worth noting, however, that with higher gravity comes a higher cost when leaving the atmosphere in a ship, with heavier gravities making ship launches much more difficult.

Requirement
This tutorial uses Notepad++ to edit the necessary files.
Download Notepad++ from their Official Website.

Note Make backups locally to save any necessary files.


How to Change a Planets Gravity on a Space Engineers Server
1. Log in to the BisectHosting Games panel.

2. Stop the server.


3. Go to the Files tab.


4. Find the following directory: /home/container/config/Saves/World .


5. Download the SANDBOX_0_0_0_.sbs file for editing.


6. Right-click the downloaded file and select Edit with Notepad++.


7. Press Ctrl+F to bring up the Find menu.


8. Type surfacegravity into the field, and choose Find Next.


9. Replacing the <SurfaceGravity> number will change the gravity modifier for that planet. The planet's name is listed a few lines below.


10. Cycle through planets by selecting Find Next again in the find menu.


11. Once finished editing, choose File>Save from the top-left.


12. Delete the old SANDBOX_0_0_0_.sbs file on the server.


13. Upload the edited sandbox file.


14. Start the server. The planet's gravity will be adjusted to the set values.


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