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Choose the CPU, memory and NVMe storage your server runs on, and add more when it grows.
Empires Mod Server Hosting
Run your own Empires server for commander matches and game nights, with the map, player slots and match rules set from the panel.
- Map, slots, research and team limits in the panel
- SourceMod and Metamod:Source when you want them
- Stays up when the host logs off
- Switch between 446 games for free, anytime*
- From, per month
- $5.49
- Player slots
- Unlimited
- Uptime
- 99.9%
- Money-back
- 3 days
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No per-slot fees. Choose your own slot limit. To help us recommend the right plan for you, tell us how many friends are joining you!
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Medium Tank2 GB RAM, 150% CPU
$5.99/mo
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Secure Backups Included
Medium Tank
$5.99/mo
Billed monthly. Cancel any time.
- Medium Tank plan $5.99
- Secure Backups 30 GBFree
3-day money-back guarantee
Part of the Gamebox
Switch your Empires Mod server to any of 445 other games, right from the panel, whenever you want!*
Included with
every plan
99.9%+ Uptime
Server Console
MySQL Database
(S)FTP Access
Secure Backups
Auto Restarts
DDoS Protected
No Per-Slot Fees
US & UK Locations
Instant Setup
Why host your Empires server with us?
Your maps, your match rules and your commander settings, on a server you run from one panel.
Online ยท DDoS protected
Stays up when the host leaves
Your server keeps running after everyone logs off, and it is protected from DDoS attacks.
Deploying server Installing Empires Server online
Online in minutes
Your server deploys itself the moment you order. No setup, no waiting.
Config Editorserver.cfg
MatchResources and ResearchLimits per Team
Wait phase60 s
All talkOff
Fall damageNormal
Allow spectators
Saved to server.cfg
server.cfg, without the typing
Match, Research and Team Limits
Set the time limit, wait phase and respawn delay, speed up research, give each side more starting resources, and cap what a team can build, all labelled in the panel.
- Match, research and per-team limits
- No file editing needed
server.cfg - Physgun VS Code main server.cfg mapcycle.txt
1234
// your server, your rules
emp_sv_research_multiplier 2
emp_sv_max_vehicles 32
sv_alltalk 1
Terminal
$ ssh server@physgun.com
โ Connected, Empires container ready
$ physgun status
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For the power users
SSH Access & VSCode
Connect with real developer tools and edit server.cfg, your map cycle and your SourceMod admins directly. Or skip it and use the panel.
- Full SSH access included
- Edit files live in VSCode
Map
start mapemp_canyon
Restart
Starts on emp_canyon
Your Start Map
Type the map your server starts on, from emp_canyon to a conquest map, and restart.
Research
NormalFasterAll unlocked
Limits per team
BuildingsVehiclesTurretsWalls
Northern Faction vs Brenodi Empire
Commander Rules
Make research faster or unlock it all, and set how many buildings, vehicles, turrets and walls each team can have.
Game VersionReleaseBeta
Max Players64
Install SourceMod On
Release, Beta and SourceMod
Run the release or the beta, set up to 64 player slots, and add SourceMod and Metamod:Source for admin tools and plugins.
The panel every Empires server deserves.
One place for your whole server: name, map, max players, passwords, release or beta and SourceMod in the startup settings, a config editor for match rules, research, resources and team limits, scheduled restarts and backups, subusers for your admins, a file manager with SSH and VS Code, and every other universal tool.
gamecp.physgun.com/true-console-ssh-access
True Console & SSH Access
Accurate, blazing-fast output piped directly from the container. Paired with complete SSH access inside the Panel!
1 / 10Empires Mod Server Hosting, Explained
New to Empires?
What is Empires Mod?
Empires is a free team game on the Source engine that mixes a first-person shooter with a real-time strategy game. The Northern Faction and the Brenodi Empire fight over large maps. One player on each side is the commander, who builds the base, researches technology and gives orders from above. Everyone else fights on the ground as a Scout, Rifleman, Grenadier or Engineer, joins a squad, and drives jeeps, APCs and tanks with their own weapons, armor and engines.
Command or Fight.
Lead from above as commander, or fight in a squad whose leader can revive the fallen and call in artillery.
Vehicle Combat.
Six vehicle types, including three levels of tanks, each with your own pick of weapons, armor and engine.
Why rent a server?
What is Empires Mod Server Hosting?
Empires has no official servers, so every match runs on a community server. Hosting from the game client ties the match to one player's PC and ends it when they leave. A dedicated server keeps yours online around the clock, without a PC left on at home or ports to forward. We deploy it in minutes, with the map, player slots, password, game version and SourceMod in our panel, match and commander settings in the config editor, and full file access over SFTP and SSH.
Always Online.
Your server keeps the map going when the host logs off, so your group can play any time.
Full Control.
Set the map, match rules, research speed and team limits, and add SourceMod for admin tools.
Questions, answered
Straight answers before you order. Still stuck? Real people are here around the clock.
Physgun
Up to 64. Empires servers usually run 32 to 64 slots, which is enough for a commander and full squads on both sides.
Yes. Your server can install SourceMod and Metamod:Source for you, for admin tools and plugins.
Yes. Pick the release or the beta, and the server switches on its next start.
Yes. Set a server password so only the people you share it with can join, which suits scheduled game nights.
Yes. The server updates itself each time it starts, so a restart brings the latest version, and your config and map cycle edits are kept.
Yes. You can set up a backup schedule in the panel, and secure backup storage is included in every Physgun server!
Yes, to any Gamebox game your server can run. Switching wipes the old game's files, and the panel offers to take a backup first.
Yes. Every Physgun server is protected from DDoS attacks.
Chicago, USA and London, UK. Pick the one closest to most of your players.
Yes. If the server is not right for you, contact support within three days of ordering for a full refund.
Still stuck?
Ready to launch your Empires server?
Run commander matches on your own map, slots and rules, on a server that stays up when the host logs off.
- 3-day money-back guarantee
- Online in minutes
- Real people, around the clock
