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Troubleshooting

Enshrouded Guide • Updated Oct 25, 2026

Enshrouded: Advanced Troubleshooting

Even the Flameborn encounter technical issues. Whether it's the notorious "Game creation failed" or invisible servers, here is how to fix the most common 2025 bugs.

Important: Enshrouded opens one public port: UDP 15637, the queryPort. Older guides add 15636 and 27015, but the server does not listen on either; game traffic travels over Steam's networking. If the server cannot be found, check the query port first.

1. "Game Creation Failed"

Error 5 usually means the server ran out of RAM, the save file is corrupted, or reservedSlots is set to 0.

2. Invisible in Browser

The in-game browser caches results and is slow. Use Steam Favorites with query port 15637 for reliable connections.

3. Input Lag / High Latency

Post-update (Nov 2024), even LAN connections route through Steam, adding 150-500ms latency. This is a known issue.

Fixing Specific Issues

Server Not Showing Up

  • The Favorite Fix: Open Steam → View → Game Servers → Favorites → Add Server. Enter IP:15637 (query port). Join from here.
  • Check for a port clash: two servers on one machine cannot share a queryPort. Give each its own.
  • Browser Filters: In-game, ensure "Show Full" and "Show Password Protected" are checked.
  • Run as Administrator: Run enshrouded_server.exe directly from the install folder as Administrator instead of via Steam.
  • Forward the query port: UDP 15637 (or whatever queryPort is set to), same number inside and outside.
  • Wait 5-15 Minutes: New servers take time to appear in the public list. Use Steam Favorites to connect immediately.

"Game Creation Failed" (Error 5)

  1. Check reservedSlots: 0, the default for every group, is fine. Slots reserved for one group are closed to everyone else, so if the reserved slots of all groups add up to slotCount, players from other groups see the server as full.
  2. Check server log: Look in enshrouded_server.log for specific errors.
  3. If "Disk Full": Free up disk space (minimum 10GB recommended).
  4. If stuck on "Loading Save": Your save might be corrupted. (Patch #14, v0.9.1.1 of 29 April 2026, fixed an endless world-loading issue, a crash in NPC pathfinding and several random crashes on the game's side; on the current 1.0 build, a load that never finishes points at the save or the config, not at the game.)
    • Stop the server and go to ./savegame/
    • Move world0.ksd (the current world) aside
    • Copy a recent file from backup/, for example world0.ksd.backup-1, into savegame as world0.ksd; pick by file time, see Save Rollback & Backups
  5. Verify RAM: Enshrouded servers need 6-8GB RAM minimum. Check requirements.

"Your Version Is Too Old"

Enshrouded updates frequently. Dedicated Servers do not "auto-update" instantly unless your host has a script for it.

  • Solution: Restart your server. On Supercraft, a restart triggers the SteamCMD update process. Update your client via Steam downloads.

Reducing Lag & Rubberbanding

If players are rubber-banding or experiencing high latency (and the base is not next to a large lake, which was a game bug until Hotfix #40, v0.9.1.1 of 6 May 2026, and is fixed on every build since, 1.0 included):

  1. Understand the Latency Issue: Since November 2024, even LAN connections route through Steam servers, adding 150-500ms latency. This is a known issue with no current fix.
  2. Group Players Together: If 16 players are in 16 different biomes, the server loads 16x the data. Grouping helps performance.
  3. Schedule Restarts: Enshrouded has memory leaks. Restart every 8-12 hours.
  4. Reduce Slot Count: Lower slotCount in config if server shows "Overloaded" even at low usage.
  5. Check Hardware: The server software is poorly optimized post-November 2024 update. Even powerful hardware shows overload warnings.

There Is No Linux Server Build

Important: Keen publish the Enshrouded dedicated server for Windows only. The "Enshrouded Dedicated Server" app on Steam contains a single Enshrouded depot and it is a Windows build, so there is nothing to install on a Linux box directly. If a guide tells you to run app_update 2278520 on Linux and launch the result, it is describing something that does not exist. Use a Windows machine, a Windows VM, or a hosted server.

Firewall Configuration

# Windows Firewall - the query port is the only one the server listens on
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Enshrouded UDP" dir=in action=allow protocol=UDP localport=15637

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