Vintage Story Server Commands List

This guide lists the most useful commands for managing your Vintage Story server. Commands let you manage players, control the world, and configure your server on the fly. Run them in-game (press T or / to open chat) or directly in the server console via the Game Panel.

Giving Yourself Admin Access

To run admin commands in-game, you first need to give yourself operator privileges. To open the server console, log in to the NolimitHost Game Panel at https://panel.nolimithost.cc/, select your Vintage Story server, and go to the Console tab. Then run:

/op YourUsername

Replace YourUsername with your in-game name. You only need to do this once - the server remembers admin status across restarts.

Admin and Permissions

These commands control who can do what on your server.

• /op <username> - Grant full admin privileges. Only use this for players you fully trust.
• /player <username> role suplayer - Remove admin privileges and return a player to the default role.
• /role <rolename> privilege grant <privilege> - Grant a specific privilege to a role (e.g. moderators who can kick but not change world settings).
• /player <name> privilege grant <privilege> - Grant a single privilege to one specific player.

Player Management

These commands manage who is allowed on your server and what happens to them.

• /kick <username> [reason] - Disconnect a player immediately. The reason displays on their screen. Example: /kick Steve griefing the base
• /ban <username> [reason] - Permanently ban a player until unbanned. Example: /ban Steve repeated griefing
• /unban <username> - Remove a ban, allowing the player to rejoin.
• /gamemode <username> <0-4> - Change a player's game mode:
  • 0 - Guest (cannot place or break blocks)
  • 1 - Survival (normal gameplay)
  • 2 - Creative (all blocks, instant break, flight, invincible)
  • 3 - Spectator (fly through the world, no interaction)
  Example: /gamemode Steve 2 puts Steve in creative. Use /gamemode 2 (no name) to change your own.
• /player <name> clearinv - Wipe a player's entire inventory. Useful for fixing corrupted inventories after a mod removal.
• /list clients - Show all currently online players.

Teleportation

These commands move yourself or other players around the world.

• /tp <x> <y> <z> - Teleport yourself to coordinates. Example: /tp 500 120 -300
• /tp <username> - Teleport to another player's location. Example: /tp Steve
• /tp <username> <x> <y> <z> - Teleport a player to specific coordinates. Example: /tp Steve 0 120 0

Time and Weather

These commands control the in-game clock and the weather.

• /time set <value> - Set the time of day. Accepts a number (0.0–23.9) or a name: morning, day, night, midnight, sunrise, sunset, etc. Example: /time set sunrise or /time set 14 for 2 PM.
• /time speed <0-9999> - Control how fast time passes. Default is 60. Set to 0 to freeze time entirely.
• /time stop / /time resume - Pause and unpause time-dependent processes (hunger, crop growth, weather). Useful during builds.
• /weather setprecip <-1 to 1> - Override rain intensity. -1 clears all clouds, 0 stops rain, 1 is a full downpour.
• /weather stoprain - Immediately stop current rain without permanently changing weather.

World and Server Management

These commands save, stop, and configure your server.

• /autosavenow - Force an immediate world save. Good practice before installing mods or making risky changes.
• /stop - Gracefully shut down the server (saves the world first).
• /giveitem <itemcode> [amount] [player] - Spawn items. Item codes use the format game:itemname. Example: /giveitem game:gear-temporal 3 Steve gives Steve three temporal gears.
• /serverconfig setspawnhere - Set the default spawn point to your current location. Or use /serverconfig defaultspawn <x> <y> <z> for specific coordinates.
• /serverconfig maxclients 20 - Set the maximum number of player slots.
• /serverconfig allowpvp true - Enable PvP.
• /serverconfig entityspawning false - Disable mob spawning (useful during builds).

Land Claims

These commands protect your builds from other players.

• /land claim new - Start defining a new protected area.
• /land claim grant <player> <use|all> - Let another player interact with (use) or build in (all) your claimed land.

For the complete command reference including world generation tools, macros, and entity management, see the Vintage Story wiki.