Only 1 instance of the server agent needs to be running on the same machine as the game server. As many clients as you allow can connect to the server agent.
INSTALLATION NOTE ** MUST READ **
New installs (Or installs that somehow have no active Owner account)
When starting the RAT server, you will now see a notice like this:
RAT 5 owner bootstrap token: k4ISlmBxG_2slJBY-DyF5fnX0xw_h
Use this token from any RAT 5 Client connected to this server to create a new Owner account. Copy that token and when you connect to your server from the RAT client, you will be prompted for it when creating your owner account.
The reason for this change is to not force a client install on the local machine where either there can't be, or its just unwanted.
Changelog for 7.5
Additions
• Guided world generation — Added server support for guided world creation instead of relying on fully manual setup.
• Operator roles and owner recovery — Added richer operator role management plus recovery options for restoring owner access.
• Discord integration — Added Discord server integration with event-driven messaging support.
• Discord scripting features — Added embed scripting and Discord status scripting for event automation.
• Expanded event coverage — Added Blood Moon events plus kicked-player and banned-player event types.
• Event scripting upgrades — Added reusable script functions, richer object/token support, wait support, chat token ranges, and import/export support for event configurations.
• Game-time support — Added stronger live game-time integration for automation and Blood Moon-aware workflows.
Changes
• Event authoring was expanded with better player, chat, and runtime token data for scripts.
• Built-in event catalog matching was improved to make shipped event definitions more useful out of the box.
• RATScript v1 support was removed so the server now standardizes on the current scripting model.
Fixes
• Fixed cases where events could be shown as retired incorrectly.
• Fixed startup-readiness issues that could interfere with early connection/setup flows.
• Fixed first-run setup defaults and GameWorld suggestions to behave more reliably.
• Fixed built-in role refresh behavior so permission updates apply correctly after restart.
• Improved config-save fallback handling so server settings changes are more reliable.
INSTALLATION NOTE ** MUST READ **
New installs (Or installs that somehow have no active Owner account)
When starting the RAT server, you will now see a notice like this:
RAT 5 owner bootstrap token: k4ISlmBxG_2slJBY-DyF5fnX0xw_h
Use this token from any RAT 5 Client connected to this server to create a new Owner account. Copy that token and when you connect to your server from the RAT client, you will be prompted for it when creating your owner account.
The reason for this change is to not force a client install on the local machine where either there can't be, or its just unwanted.
Changelog for 7.5
Additions
• Guided world generation — Added server support for guided world creation instead of relying on fully manual setup.
• Operator roles and owner recovery — Added richer operator role management plus recovery options for restoring owner access.
• Discord integration — Added Discord server integration with event-driven messaging support.
• Discord scripting features — Added embed scripting and Discord status scripting for event automation.
• Expanded event coverage — Added Blood Moon events plus kicked-player and banned-player event types.
• Event scripting upgrades — Added reusable script functions, richer object/token support, wait support, chat token ranges, and import/export support for event configurations.
• Game-time support — Added stronger live game-time integration for automation and Blood Moon-aware workflows.
Changes
• Event authoring was expanded with better player, chat, and runtime token data for scripts.
• Built-in event catalog matching was improved to make shipped event definitions more useful out of the box.
• RATScript v1 support was removed so the server now standardizes on the current scripting model.
Fixes
• Fixed cases where events could be shown as retired incorrectly.
• Fixed startup-readiness issues that could interfere with early connection/setup flows.
• Fixed first-run setup defaults and GameWorld suggestions to behave more reliably.
• Fixed built-in role refresh behavior so permission updates apply correctly after restart.
• Improved config-save fallback handling so server settings changes are more reliable.
