Mods and Consoles/Body

AGS Foreword

Starting with version v3.0, PS5 and Xbox Series players will join the Holdfast community via cross-platform play.

Players on both consoles cannot load mods. Unity on consoles uses IL2CPP (ahead-of-time, AOT), which prevents loading our Mono-based mods (just-in-time, JIT) at runtime. The Steam Workshop — which delivers mods on Steam — is also unavailable on consoles.

Beyond the technical blockers, we must comply with strict platform policies. There’s a reason mod support is rare on consoles. Designing a single system that ticks all the boxes on all platforms isn’t feasible — for now — as our modding was built for Steam.

I know that’s disappointing for modders who poured hours and heart into their work. As someone who started as a modder, I feel you — and you deserve the straight answer.

Walki, Lead Developer

Server Platforms

This prepares community server admins for the console release. Warning: Misconfigured servers will eject console players mid-game.

Set your preferred server platform with the global config command:

server_platform None   # Default; cross-play ON
server_platform Steam
server_platform Xbox
server_platform PSN

If the server becomes cross-play incompatible, it will force-change server_platform, eject any console players, and hide itself from the console server browser. This can happen when loading or reloading (rc fileReloader) the config, and when loading mods (a mod’s type is only known after it’s loaded).

Cross-play Compatible Any platform (Steam, Xbox, PlayStation) can connect if players have cross-play enabled in their game settings.	Steam Only Visible only to Steam players. Happens when the server is or becomes cross-play incompatible (mods, etc.). This will EJECT and then reject console players.
Xbox Only Visible only to Xbox players with cross-play disabled. Rejects other platforms.	PlayStation Only Visible only to PlayStation players with cross-play disabled. Rejects other platforms.

Server Config Cross-Play Compatibility Table

Check your server config for the following commands and align them with your target server_platform:

	Steam & SteamDeck	Xbox & PlayStation	Cross-play Compatible
objects_override [any]	✅	✅	✅
capture_point_override [any]	✅	✅	✅
spawn_override [any]	✅	✅	✅
starting_weapons_selection_override [any]	✅	✅	✅
firearm_ammo_override [any]	✅	✅	✅
ships_spawn_detail_override [any]	✅	✅	✅
ships_health_detail_override [any]	✅	✅	✅
mod_variable [any]	✅	✅	✅
mod_variable_local [any]	✅	✅	✅
mods_installed_server_only [any]	✅	✅	✅
mods_installed [uniform]	✅	✅*	✅
mods_installed [flag]	✅	✅*	✅
mods_installed [script]**	✅	❌	❌
mods_installed [map]**	✅	❌	❌
map_name ModMap***	✅	❌	❌

* Uniform and flag mods don’t flip the server platform, but they’re only visible to Steam players. Console players will see a generic uniform/flag instead.
** Loading a script or map mod will change server_platform at load time (Steam-only).
*** Setting a ModMap in your rotation immediately forces server_platform = Steam.

Notes & Caveats

• Cross-play visibility also depends on each player’s client setting (some console users disable cross-play).
• If you’re experimenting, do it on a test server — flipping into Steam-only mid-evening will hard-kick console players.
• After edits: prefer a clean restart over live rc fileReloader while you’re still validating cross-play, to avoid transient ejections.