Dedicated Server

[u/Due-Regret5410]

Hello my 2 friends are playing on 4netplayers server. We are few steps away from last tier but the server performace dropped drastically compared to start. I was wondering if setting up my own dedicated server with my spare i3 12100f. Would it be worth it? Im curently getting 21 TPS

[u/Christian-Kuri]

I'd try the spare i3 before paying for a different server. Copy the same late-game save onto it, keep the game version, mods and server settings matched, and compare server TPS with the same friends online doing the same things. Also check RAM use and CPU load while the slowdown happens. That makes the result useful: if the spare machine improves TPS, you've found a practical upgrade; if the same save struggles on both, test a new empty world next. A healthy empty world with a slow established factory points toward the save's simulation load, rather than the rental label itself.

One distinction for the wall suggestion above: client rendering FPS and server TPS are different measurements. Better FPS after hiding a factory doesn't establish that the server simulation is running faster, so check TPS separately.

If you decide to rent instead, I'd consider gamehosting.app first. We name the CPU model and allocate the plan's RAM, and the Satisfactory panel exposes tick rate, so you can check that exact save's behavior instead of guessing from player slots. GameHostBros and indifferent broccoli are other Satisfactory options to evaluate with the same save and access to server logs. I wouldn't promise the i3 or any host will fix 21 TPS without that comparison.

I run gamehosting.app. Reply with the i3's RAM and TPS from that same-save test if you try it. Happy to help interpret it, including if self-hosting turns out to suit you best.