How to Set the Thrall and Pet Limit on Your Conan Exiles Server

Published 9 June 2026 · By Host Havoc Technical Support Team

Large thrall counts cause significant CPU load on Conan Exiles servers. Setting a per-clan thrall and pet limit is one of the most impactful performance improvements you can make.

Combine this with clan size limits for compound balance control.

Steps

  1. Log into the Game Control Panel and navigate to your Conan Exiles service.
  2. Stop the server.
  3. Click Configuration Files, then open ServerSettings.ini in the Text Editor.
  4. Under [ServerSettings], add or edit the follower limit settings.
  5. Click Save and start the server.

Default Configuration

EnableFollowerLimit=True
FollowerLimitClan1=55
FollowerLimitClan2=45
FollowerLimitClan3=40
FollowerLimitClan4=35
FollowerLimitClan5=30
FollowerLimitClan6=25
FollowerLimitClan7=20
FollowerLimitClan8=15
FollowerLimitClan9=15
FollowerLimitClan10=15

FollowerLimitClanN sets the maximum combined thralls and pets for a clan of N members.

Small-Scale Server Example

EnableFollowerLimit=True
FollowerLimitClan1=30
FollowerLimitClan2=25
FollowerLimitClan3=20
FollowerLimitClan4=15

Disable the Limit

EnableFollowerLimit=False

Note: Disabling the limit allows unlimited thralls per clan. Vanilla servers can hit serious lag at 100+ thralls per clan.

What Counts Toward the Limit

The limit counts:

  • Placed thralls (at crafting stations or decorating positions)
  • Active follower thralls (combat companions)
  • Tamed pets

It does NOT count:

  • Thralls being processed at a Wheel of Pain
  • Thralls in your inventory

Note on Mods

Some mods such as Pippi or Age of Calamitous may bypass or extend the follower limit. Check their documentation for additional config options if you need limits enforced alongside those mods.