Vintage Story Wiki: Complete Crafting, Multiplayer & Server Guide (2026)
The complete Vintage Story wiki for solo survivors and clan admins in 2026. Vintage Story is a brutally realistic Stone-to-Iron-Age survival game where flint knapping, pit kilns, granular soil physics, and crop rotation are the actual game systems — not just flavor. Our guides cover the survival progression, the 1.20 Deep Caves update, dedicated server setup, multiplayer config, popular mods, and the lag-fix flow for chunk-loading issues. Looking for the in-game recipe encyclopedia? See the official Vintage Story wiki for items + entities; we focus on the server-admin and multiplayer side they don't cover in depth.
๐ 1.22 Update Guide
Cabinets, fishing, grindstones, reworked berry bushes. Released April 2026 (current stable 1.22.1). What changes, what breaks, how to update.
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โฐ๏ธ 1.20 Deep Caves
Prepare your server for the new abyssal biome generation.
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๐ Husbandry Mods
Optimize your server TPS while running complex breeding mods.
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๐ ๏ธ Dedicated Server Setup
Installation guide for Windows and Linux. Learn about .NET 7 requirements and ports.
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๐ How to Join
Instructions for connecting to a VS server and troubleshooting authentication errors.
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๐ Unable to Connect Fix
Fix external join failures, port 42420 issues, and CGNAT dead ends.
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๐ Neolithic Survival
Master flint knapping, bow drills, and your first 24 hours in the wild.
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๐ง Food Preservation
Survive the winter by building cellars and sealing crocks with fat.
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๐พ Agriculture & NPK
Master the nutrient cycle, crop rotation, and greenhouse construction.
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๐จ Advanced Smithing
The art of voxel-shaping: from copper nuggets to iron blooms.
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๐ Prospecting & Ores
Use the Propick to find deep veins of tin, iron, and precious metals.
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๐ก๏ธ Admin Commands
A reference for server owners to manage roles, privileges, and land claims.
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๐พ Save Management
Backup, restore, and locate Vintage Story server saves.
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๐งฉ Install Mods
How to use the VS Mod DB and integrate the VINTOMATIC installer.
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โณ Temporal Mechanics
Master stability, temporal storms, rifts, and survive the unstable world.
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โ๏ธ Metallurgy Guide
Complete ore prospecting, smelting, and alloy creation from copper to steel.
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๐ฃ Rivers & Boats (1.22)
Navigate the new procedural rivers, build rafts, and handle strong currents.
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๐ Animal Husbandry
Learn animal taming, breeding mechanics, and sustainable livestock farming.
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โ๏ธ Mechanical Power
Build windmills, power transmission systems, and automated production.
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๐๏ธ Survival Strategies
Essential first week guide covering shelter, food, tools, and progression.
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๐ฃ 1.22 Forge & Fishing
Master quenching, tempering, and the 20+ species freshwater system.
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๐ฐ 1.23 Moat & Masonry
Master the new structural stability and functional drawbridge mechanics.
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๐ Mod Sync Fix
Fix the infinite "Downloading Mods" loop and repair corrupted mod caches.
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๐ง Chunk Lag Fix
Tune chunk radius, tick load, and TTL settings for smoother exploration.
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โ ๏ธ 1.22 Stability Issues
1.22 release crash patterns: look-direction crashes, MSI Afterburner conflicts, mid-save corruption. Mitigation playbook.
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๐ Choosing a Host: Buyer's Checklist
The 7 specs that actually matter when picking a Vintage Story hosting provider.
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๐ง Win to Linux Migration
Move your VS server from Windows to Linux. Save migration, .NET 7 setup, systemd unit, port forwarding.
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๐ฅ Mid-Save Update Recovery
Chunks won't load after a mod-laden update? Three recovery paths ranked by data preservation.
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๐ฐ Long-Term Modded Server
Patterns that keep modded servers alive for years: mod pinning, backup discipline, admin onboarding.
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What makes Vintage Story different?
- Tactile Crafting: No menus. You physically knap stones and hammer metal voxels into shape.
- Deep Simulation: Crops need specific nutrients; food rots based on temperature; soil has gravity.
- Temporal Rifts: Reality itself is unstable. Manage your stability or face creatures from the Rust World.
Note: Vintage Story is under constant development. Always check the official DevLog for changes to world generation and game physics before starting a new server world.
Built for stability, tested for Seraphs. Deploy your Vintage Story server with Supercraft and enjoy 100% stable UPS even during massive mining excursions.