Insurgency: Sandstorm server RAM: how much do you need?
Sandstorm's requirement depends on the number of bots, not the number of people connected.
Recommendation
You need a server with at least
6GB
- Engine / Base OS:
- 4 GB
- Player Overhead:
- +1.6 GB
- Estimated Raw Usage:
- 5.6 GB
- Suggested cores:
- 4
- Disk to allow:
- 30 GB+
Unreal Engine 4 with heavy AI when bots fill the server — bot count matters more than player count.
View 6GB PlansWhat uses the memory in Insurgency: Sandstorm
The server runs Unreal Engine 4, and bots are its expensive part. Fill a co-op match with AI and it needs considerably more than a PvP match with an identical headcount and zero bots. Anything pulled from the workshop adds to the baseline at boot, before a single unit spawns.
Insurgency: Sandstorm server RAM by player count
The calculator above, run for 3 common sizes. Each figure is rounded up to a plan size people actually sell.
| Players | Standard Server | Heavy Modded |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| 16 | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| 32 | 8 GB | 12 GB |
Where people get it wrong
Taking player slots as the number to size for on co-op. Add up the bots that will be fighting next to your players; they are what push memory and CPU.