Update log
Full RuneScape: Dragonwilds update
The complete published notes, normalized for clean reading and source attribution.
Extracted changes
- Server
- Compatibility
- Workshop
- Gameplay
Hosting options
First thing first, you need to choose how you want to host your dedicated server!
Dedicated servers can be hosted:
via a third party hosting partner Shockbyte, our preferred one,
on a computer you own at home,
on a computer in the cloud that you setup yourself.
| Shockbyte (Provider) | At Home | Cloud | |
| Difficulty | Easiest | Hard | Hardest |
| Price | Set | Electricity costs | Depends on capacity |
| Progression | Secured | Manual back ups | Manual back ups |
Hosting at Shockbyte
If you opt to use our hosting partner Shockbyte, simply go to their website to rent a RuneScape: Dragonwilds dedicated server.
You will need to enter some configuration values. To do so, go to the config page:
Then click on RuneScape: Dragonwilds Settings
and edit the settings in here. More info about Config Settings can be found in a following section named "Configuration Values".
Optionally, you can set the World to one from your personal library. More info can be found in a following section named "World Management".
Once you have set those values, write down your World Name and start the server.
You can now play! Find your server by following the steps in the section "Finding My Dedicated Server".
Hosting at home
Prerequisites
Dedicated servers will only run on 64-bit OS. Both Windows and Linux are supported.
RAM required is 2Gb + 1Gb per player. The server can support up to 6 players as of 0.11 (March 2026). So, for 6 players, you'd need 8Gb. Two players would need 4Gb.
Ports
Dedicated Servers use ports starting with 7777 by default. The second server will use 7778 and so on. You must ensure that the port(s) can be reached directly. This means your Firewall, Router(s) and ISP must forward those ports for UDP.
Please note that:
every router between you and your ISP will need port forwarding.
some ISPs will prevent you from doing port forwarding altogether. Some will have admin tools that allow you to do it. Others will require you to contact their Client Support.
This website
has a lot of details on how to forward ports.
if your server appears in the list of servers for other players, but is not joinable, then Port Forwarding likely failed somewhere.
Installing the game
The game is distributed via Steam or Steam Command. Simply acquire the free product "RuneScape: Dragonwilds - Dedicated Servers" on Steam.
You can download the product from Steam directly, or use this cmd line to do so:
steamcmd +force_install_dir C:\\MyInstallFolder +login anonymous +app_update 4019830 +quit
Next, simply run via Steam, or locate RSDragonwilds.exe in the dedicated server product folder and run it.
We advise to add the following launch options when running:
-log -NewConsole
so you get a console feedback telling you exactly what's happening on the server. To do so:
go to Steam > RuneScape: Dragonwilds Dedicated Server.
Right click and select Properties
Set your launch option to -log -NewConsole
Ensuring versions match
If you cannot see your Dedicated Server any more, use the logs to ensure that the version it runs matches the one your game does.
This is likely to happen any time an update or hotfix is released.
You can find the version your Dedicated Server runs at the top of its logs.
You can find the version your client runs in the top left corner.
Hosting in the cloud
We're working with Cloud server providers to get accurate documentation and details - we'll be linking them here once we have
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