CONAN
Exiles Enhanced
A Conan Exiles Enhanced dedicated server on the JCBX box. PvE, seventy seats, layered backups, Tailscale-only access.
Server
| Game | Conan Exiles Enhanced (UE5) |
|---|---|
| Map | Exiled Lands + Isle of Siptah (combined regions, Enhanced) |
| Mode | PvE · no PvP, no offline raids, no decay |
| Slots | 70 |
| Region | North America · US-Central |
| Address | Tailscale required · connect details in Discord (see joining) |
| Hardware | 16 cores / 32 threads · 192 GB RAM · NVMe |
| Mods | 14 QoL mods (see mod list below) |
Tuning
Light QoL only. Combat, harvest rates, XP, and gathering all stay vanilla. The loop Funcom shipped is well-paced.
| Setting | Server | Vanilla | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly fire | 0× | 0.25× | Teammates can't damage each other |
| Crafting speed | 0.75× | 1.00× | 25% faster crafting timers |
| Wheel of Pain | 0.75× | 1.00× | 25% faster thrall conversion |
| Building decay | Disabled | Disabled | Bases never abandoned, no auto-demolish |
| Thrall decay | Disabled | Disabled | Followers don't disappear if you take a break |
| Living settlements | Enabled | Enabled | Workers wander, sleep, eat. Immersion on |
Mods
All quality-of-life. None of them touch combat, harvest, XP, or progression.
| Mod | What it does |
|---|---|
| ModControlPanel | In-game settings panel for configuring other mods. |
| Stacksize Plus | Increases stack sizes for most items. |
| Better Thralls | Pick up thralls, additional followers, warcry group commands, reduced follower fall damage. |
| Fashionist | Cosmetic armor override, dye system with color picker, visible weapons on character, thrall styling. |
| Simple Minimap | On-screen minimap with custom markers, guild member tracking, corpse locator, clock, and compass mode. |
| Unlock Plus | Locks for placeables/doors/gates, pull crafting materials from nearby containers, expandable storage capacity. |
| Lore & Loot Highlight | Glowing outline on interactable objects and loot containers. Colors are customizable. |
| Proximity Party | Displays health bars for nearby guild members and thralls without forming a party. |
| Extended Thrall Stats | Shows melee/ranged damage multipliers, damage per attribute point, and health per vitality on the thrall stat panel. |
| Inventory Compactor | Removes empty slots, consolidates partial stacks, and adds precise stack splitting. |
| Twin Bar | Doubles the action bar from 8 to 16 slots. Shift+number to swap between paired items. |
| Chest Labels | Shows each container's custom name as a text label on chests and cupboards. Toggle from the radial menu. |
| Follower Remote | Quick hotkeys for followers: switch engagement behavior, truncheon mode, and potion use without opening menus. |
| Ignores Follower Collision | Disables player-to-follower collision so your own thralls never block doorways or paths. |
Mods download automatically when you connect. If you get a "Funcom services" error after the download, restart the game and reconnect. You can also pre-install the collection from Steam Workshop.
Schedule
Three short restarts per day, for stability.
| When | Event |
|---|---|
| 05:00 CT | Server restart |
| 11:00 CT | Server restart |
| 18:00 CT | Server restart |
In-game warnings at T−10 and T−2 minutes. Back online within 60 seconds.
Backups
| Tier | Cadence | Coverage | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 min | 2.5 h | Engine rolling backups (30 slots) |
| 2a | 15 min | 24 h | Live SQLite snapshot, integrity-checked |
| 2b | Daily | 14 d | Full save tarball at restart |
| 3 | Daily | 7 d | System rsync with hardlinks |
| 4 | Daily | 14 d · 6 mo | Encrypted offsite to Cloudflare R2 (restic, auto-synced) |
Security
The server is never exposed to the public internet.
| Public exposure | None. Public IP rejects unsolicited traffic |
|---|---|
| Network access | Private Tailscale mesh only |
| Admin endpoints | Loopback-bound, never network-reachable |
| Maintenance | Auto-patched; redundant recovery on misbehavior |
Roadmap
No wipes. The world, your character, your bases, and your thralls are permanent.
| Phase | What |
|---|---|
| Now | Conan Exiles Enhanced with 14 QoL mods. Vanilla combat, harvest, and XP. Tracks Funcom patches as they ship. No reset on patch. |
| Mods | Current set is stable. The mod list evolves with the community as the server grows. |
| Long-term | This world stays online for as long as people are playing on it. |
Joining
Three steps, about five minutes. The server runs on a private Tailscale network with no public address. Join the network once; after that it's a normal direct connect.
| Step | What |
|---|---|
| 1 | Click the Tailscale share link in Discord to join the network. Free Tailscale account, about 30 seconds. |
| 2 | Install Tailscale, sign in, and you're on the network. |
| 3 | Launch Conan Exiles: Play → Online → Direct Connect, using the server address posted in Discord. Mods download automatically on first connect (see Mods). |