How to Add Admins to Your DeadPoly Server

Updated June 10, 2026 · By Host Havoc Technical Support Team

Adding admins to your DeadPoly server gives trusted players elevated permissions such as access to the admin panel and server commands. You can also set your server to private to restrict who can join alongside admin access.

Find the player ID

You need the player's ID before adding them as an admin. There are two ways to get it:

  • In-game: Open your inventory, click TRUSTS, then copy the value shown under My ID.
  • Server logs: Navigate to DeadPoly > Saved > Logs in your file manager. Open the log file in a text editor and search for Login request. The ReadpointEOS value next to the player's Steam name is the ID to use.

Add an admin (current version)

  1. Log in to your Game Control Panel.
  2. Stop your server.
  3. Click Configuration Files and open Game.ini using either the text editor or config editor.
  4. Locate the Admins="" option and add the player ID inside the quotes.
  5. Save the file and start your server.

Add an admin (legacy version)

  1. Log in to your Game Control Panel.
  2. Stop your server.
  3. Click Configuration Files and open Engine.ini using either the text editor or config editor.
  4. Locate the Admins section and replace the numeric portion of an admins= line with the player's Steam64 ID.
    DeadPoly Engine.ini admins section with Steam64 ID entered
  5. Save the file.

To add more than two admins in the legacy version, copy and paste additional admins= lines and repeat the steps above. To find a Steam64 ID, use a tool such as https://www.steamidfinder.com/ or check your web console when logging into Steam.

Troubleshooting

  • ID not working: Confirm you copied the ReadpointEOS value from the logs, not the Steam display name.
  • Changes not saving: Make sure the server is stopped before editing the file, then save before restarting.