HWS Artificial Help Bot

The HWS Artificial Help Bot is a tool made to answer the most common questions on HWS. It responds faster (less than a second per question) than any human, and it will probably give you a more useful answer.

Updated Oct 21, 2026

HWS Introduction & Philosophy

We (@Jascha and @RexXxuS) played Empyrion in the first few years after it was released but grew increasingly frustrated by how multiplayer servers were being mismanaged. We felt that some of the admins were not being professional and were also not realizing the full potential of such a great game.…

Updated Mar 29, 2020

HWS Questions & Answers

HWS+ EU/NA

Updated Sep 12, 2022

HWS Resets, Wipes & Settings

To follow the patch cycle of Eleon, adapt to new changes, create new content and make things overall more interesting we have a 3-month season cycle on HWS. In addition, full wipes must be done (on any decent server) to ensure the integrity and smooth runtime of Empyrion in Multiplayer.

Updated May 3, 2024

HWS Tips-n-Tricks

Updated Feb 12, 2023

HWS Tutorial Videos

This topic will contain a table of contents

Updated Sep 24, 2020

Recording your gameplay in Empyrion

As everyone with more than 50 hours in Empyrion already knows: Empyrion is very buggy, and random losses are common. On top of that, the most expensive bugs are usually also the ones where there are no logs about it. This is a very bad combination and results in frustrating situations for both…

Updated Apr 25, 2025

Server Administration

Owner: @RexXxuS

Updated May 8, 2025

Server Hardware and Cost

HWS has two servers which are located in

Updated Aug 13, 2026

Thank You!

The following lists are by no means complete / comprehensive. There are unnamed individuals that are no less appreciated than the following folks listed here. Thanks to everyone who has supported the server either with donations / support, with feedback, forum participation, suggestions, bug…

Updated Sep 20, 2024

HWS Artificial Help Bot

The HWS Artificial Help Bot is a tool made to answer the most common questions on HWS. It responds faster (less than a second per question) than any human, and it will probably give you a more useful answer.

Updated Oct 21, 2026

HWS Introduction & Philosophy

We (@Jascha and @RexXxuS) played Empyrion in the first few years after it was released but grew increasingly frustrated by how multiplayer servers were being mismanaged. We felt that some of the admins were not being professional and were also not realizing the full potential of such a great game.…

Updated Mar 29, 2020

HWS Questions & Answers

HWS+ EU/NA

Updated Sep 12, 2022

HWS Resets, Wipes & Settings

To follow the patch cycle of Eleon, adapt to new changes, create new content and make things overall more interesting we have a 3-month season cycle on HWS. In addition, full wipes must be done (on any decent server) to ensure the integrity and smooth runtime of Empyrion in Multiplayer.

Updated May 3, 2024

HWS Tips-n-Tricks

Updated Feb 12, 2023

HWS Tutorial Videos

This topic will contain a table of contents

Updated Sep 24, 2020

Recording your gameplay in Empyrion

As everyone with more than 50 hours in Empyrion already knows: Empyrion is very buggy, and random losses are common. On top of that, the most expensive bugs are usually also the ones where there are no logs about it. This is a very bad combination and results in frustrating situations for both…

Updated Apr 25, 2025

Server Administration

Owner: @RexXxuS

Updated May 8, 2025

Server Hardware and Cost

HWS has two servers which are located in

Updated Aug 13, 2026

Thank You!

The following lists are by no means complete / comprehensive. There are unnamed individuals that are no less appreciated than the following folks listed here. Thanks to everyone who has supported the server either with donations / support, with feedback, forum participation, suggestions, bug…

Updated Sep 20, 2024