How to Add VIPs to Your The Isle Evrima Server

Last updated: August 17, 2026

This guide shows you how to add VIP players to your The Isle Evrima server. VIPs bypass the join queue when your server is full — great for rewarding donors, regulars, or trusted community members without giving them admin powers.

VIPs are NOT admins. They don't get RCON access or admin commands — they just skip the queue. For admin powers, see the Add Admins guide.

How VIPs Work

When your server has bQueueEnabled=true and is at its max player count, new players go into a join queue. VIPs skip the queue entirely and connect immediately, even if the server is full.

Add a VIP

Find the player's SteamID64 — A 17-digit number starting with 7656. You can:
- From their Steam profile: paste their Steam URL into steamid.io and copy the steamID64 value.
- From the server: while they're connected, run playerlist via RCON.
Stop the server — Log in to the NolimitHost Game Panel, select your server, and stop it first.
Open Game.ini — In the left sidebar, click File Manager and navigate to TheIsle/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/Game.ini.

Add VIP entries — Under [/Script/TheIsle.TIGameStateBase], add one line per VIP:

[/Script/TheIsle.TIGameStateBase]
VIPs=76561198000000001
VIPs=76561198000000005
VIPs=76561198000000009

Save and start the server. VIPs can now bypass the queue.

Remove a VIP

Edit Game.ini, delete the player's VIPs= line, save, and restart the server.

Verify VIP Status

When a VIP tries to join a full server, they should connect immediately instead of being placed in the queue. Check:

Console output when they connect — VIPs show a "VIP joined" or similar log entry.
Test it yourself — set the max player count to 1 temporarily, fill the server, then have a VIP try to join.
Run getqueuestatus via RCON to see queue position vs VIP bypasses.

VIP vs Whitelist vs Admin

These three lists serve different purposes. A player can be on multiple lists — e.g., an admin who's also a VIP gets both queue bypass and RCON access.

List	Purpose	Effect
`VIPs`	Donors / regulars	Bypass queue when server is full
`WhitelistIDs`	Approved players only	Required to connect at all (when whitelist enabled)
`AdminsSteamIDs`	Server admins	Can use RCON commands

Common Issues

Problem	Fix
VIP still stuck in queue	Verify the SteamID64 is correct (17 digits, starts with 7656). Check that `bQueueEnabled=true` is set.
Wrong section	The `VIPs=` lines must be under `[/Script/TheIsle.TIGameStateBase]`, not a different section.
Server overwrote my edit	Always stop the server before editing `Game.ini` — Evrima rewrites configs on shutdown.

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