diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7851bea8dc..153d29e4a5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@
 # Veloren
 *.rar
 *.log
+settings.ron
 run.sh
 screenshots
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 463af2c31a..a1c93e5cbb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2766,7 +2766,10 @@ version = "0.2.0"
 dependencies = [
  "lazy_static 1.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "log 0.4.7 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "ron 0.5.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "scan_fmt 0.1.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "serde 1.0.94 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "serde_derive 1.0.94 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "specs 0.14.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "uvth 3.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "vek 0.9.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
diff --git a/client/src/error.rs b/client/src/error.rs
index 1f74ae62b9..20f3319649 100644
--- a/client/src/error.rs
+++ b/client/src/error.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     ServerWentMad,
     ServerTimeout,
     ServerShutdown,
+    TooManyPlayers,
+    //TODO: InvalidAlias,
     Other(String),
 }
 
diff --git a/client/src/lib.rs b/client/src/lib.rs
index 977829a722..720d4022b2 100644
--- a/client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/client/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub use specs::Entity as EcsEntity;
 
 use common::{
     comp,
-    msg::{ClientMsg, ClientState, ServerInfo, ServerMsg},
+    msg::{ClientMsg, ClientState, ServerError, ServerInfo, ServerMsg},
     net::PostBox,
     state::State,
     terrain::{block::Block, chonk::ChonkMetrics, TerrainChunk, TerrainChunkSize},
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ impl Client {
                     .ok_or(Error::ServerWentMad)?;
                 (state, entity, server_info)
             }
+            Some(ServerMsg::Error(ServerError::TooManyPlayers)) => {
+                return Err(Error::TooManyPlayers)
+            }
             _ => return Err(Error::ServerWentMad),
         };
 
@@ -361,8 +364,12 @@ impl Client {
         if new_msgs.len() > 0 {
             for msg in new_msgs {
                 match msg {
-                    ServerMsg::InitialSync { .. } => return Err(Error::ServerWentMad),
+                    ServerMsg::Error(e) => match e {
+                        ServerError::TooManyPlayers => return Err(Error::ServerWentMad),
+                        //TODO: ServerError::InvalidAlias => return Err(Error::InvalidAlias),
+                    },
                     ServerMsg::Shutdown => return Err(Error::ServerShutdown),
+                    ServerMsg::InitialSync { .. } => return Err(Error::ServerWentMad),
                     ServerMsg::Ping => self.postbox.send_message(ClientMsg::Pong),
                     ServerMsg::Pong => {
                         self.last_ping_delta = Instant::now()
diff --git a/common/src/comp/player.rs b/common/src/comp/player.rs
index 0761273cf7..e9b7a1d5c7 100644
--- a/common/src/comp/player.rs
+++ b/common/src/comp/player.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ impl Player {
     pub fn is_valid(&self) -> bool {
         self.alias.chars().all(|c| c.is_alphanumeric() || c == '_')
             && self.alias.len() <= MAX_ALIAS_LEN
-        // TODO: Check view distance here based on server config too
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/common/src/msg/mod.rs b/common/src/msg/mod.rs
index 2cad42a63c..25644b36de 100644
--- a/common/src/msg/mod.rs
+++ b/common/src/msg/mod.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pub mod server;
 // Reexports
 pub use self::client::ClientMsg;
 pub use self::ecs_packet::{EcsCompPacket, EcsResPacket};
-pub use self::server::{RequestStateError, ServerInfo, ServerMsg};
+pub use self::server::{RequestStateError, ServerError, ServerInfo, ServerMsg};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum ClientState {
diff --git a/common/src/msg/server.rs b/common/src/msg/server.rs
index 0fadce7afa..e48423fca4 100644
--- a/common/src/msg/server.rs
+++ b/common/src/msg/server.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ pub enum ServerMsg {
         key: Vec2<i32>,
         chunk: Box<TerrainChunk>,
     },
+    Error(ServerError),
     Disconnect,
     Shutdown,
 }
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub enum ServerError {
+    TooManyPlayers,
+    //TODO: InvalidAlias,
+}
diff --git a/server-cli/Cargo.toml b/server-cli/Cargo.toml
index 62ad0c6368..7e32d07f5f 100644
--- a/server-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/server-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ server = { package = "veloren-server", path = "../server" }
 common = { package = "veloren-common", path = "../common" }
 
 log = "0.4"
-pretty_env_logger = "0.3"
+pretty_env_logger = "0.3"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server-cli/src/main.rs b/server-cli/src/main.rs
index d53aca5d91..952c7c3152 100644
--- a/server-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/server-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use common::clock::Clock;
 use log::info;
-use server::{Event, Input, Server};
+use server::{Event, Input, Server, ServerSettings};
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 const TPS: u64 = 30;
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ fn main() {
     // Set up an fps clock
     let mut clock = Clock::start();
 
+    // Load settings
+    let settings = ServerSettings::load();
+
     // Create server
-    let mut server = Server::new().expect("Failed to create server instance!");
+    let mut server = Server::new(settings).expect("Failed to create server instance!");
 
     loop {
         let events = server
diff --git a/server/Cargo.toml b/server/Cargo.toml
index bd5ab709cc..b0b4738783 100644
--- a/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/server/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,3 +14,6 @@ vek = "0.9"
 uvth = "3.1.0"
 lazy_static = "1.3.0"
 scan_fmt = "0.1.3"
+ron = "0.5.1"
+serde = "1.0"
+serde_derive = "1.0"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/src/client.rs b/server/src/client.rs
index e22d8d2e95..fb43465ebb 100644
--- a/server/src/client.rs
+++ b/server/src/client.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ impl Clients {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn len(&mut self) -> usize {
+        self.clients.len()
+    }
+
     pub fn add(&mut self, entity: EcsEntity, client: Client) {
         self.clients.insert(entity, client);
     }
diff --git a/server/src/lib.rs b/server/src/lib.rs
index a0afc058c2..f9da79dbc1 100644
--- a/server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/server/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ pub mod client;
 pub mod cmd;
 pub mod error;
 pub mod input;
+pub mod settings;
 
 // Reexports
-pub use crate::{error::Error, input::Input};
+pub use crate::{error::Error, input::Input, settings::ServerSettings};
 
 use crate::{
     client::{Client, Clients},
@@ -14,9 +15,9 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use common::{
     comp,
-    msg::{ClientMsg, ClientState, RequestStateError, ServerInfo, ServerMsg},
+    msg::{ClientMsg, ClientState, RequestStateError, ServerError, ServerInfo, ServerMsg},
     net::PostOffice,
-    state::{State, TerrainChange, Uid},
+    state::{State, TerrainChange, TimeOfDay, Uid},
     terrain::{block::Block, TerrainChunk, TerrainChunkSize, TerrainMap},
     vol::VolSize,
     vol::Vox,
@@ -36,8 +37,6 @@ use world::World;
 
 const CLIENT_TIMEOUT: f64 = 20.0; // Seconds
 
-const DEFAULT_WORLD_SEED: u32 = 1337;
-
 pub enum Event {
     ClientConnected {
         entity: EcsEntity,
@@ -66,19 +65,20 @@ pub struct Server {
     chunk_rx: mpsc::Receiver<(Vec2<i32>, TerrainChunk)>,
     pending_chunks: HashSet<Vec2<i32>>,
 
+    server_settings: ServerSettings,
     server_info: ServerInfo,
 }
 
 impl Server {
     /// Create a new `Server` bound to the default socket.
     #[allow(dead_code)]
-    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, Error> {
-        Self::bind(SocketAddr::from(([0; 4], 59003)))
+    pub fn new(settings: ServerSettings) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        Self::bind(settings.address, settings)
     }
 
     /// Create a new server bound to the given socket.
     #[allow(dead_code)]
-    pub fn bind<A: Into<SocketAddr>>(addrs: A) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+    pub fn bind<A: Into<SocketAddr>>(addrs: A, settings: ServerSettings) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         let (chunk_tx, chunk_rx) = mpsc::channel();
 
         let mut state = State::default();
@@ -86,9 +86,12 @@ impl Server {
             .ecs_mut()
             .add_resource(SpawnPoint(Vec3::new(16_384.0, 16_384.0, 380.0)));
 
+        // Set starting time for the server.
+        state.ecs_mut().write_resource::<TimeOfDay>().0 = settings.start_time;
+
         let this = Self {
             state,
-            world: Arc::new(World::generate(DEFAULT_WORLD_SEED)),
+            world: Arc::new(World::generate(settings.world_seed)),
 
             postoffice: PostOffice::bind(addrs.into())?,
             clients: Clients::empty(),
@@ -101,9 +104,10 @@ impl Server {
             pending_chunks: HashSet::new(),
 
             server_info: ServerInfo {
-                name: "Server name".to_owned(),
-                description: "This is the best Veloren server.".to_owned(),
+                name: settings.server_name.clone(),
+                description: settings.server_description.clone(),
             },
+            server_settings: settings,
         };
 
         Ok(this)
@@ -356,16 +360,20 @@ impl Server {
                 last_ping: self.state.get_time(),
             };
 
-            // Return the state of the current world (all of the components that Sphynx tracks).
-            client.notify(ServerMsg::InitialSync {
-                ecs_state: self.state.ecs().gen_state_package(),
-                entity_uid: self.state.ecs().uid_from_entity(entity).unwrap().into(), // Can't fail.
-                server_info: self.server_info.clone(),
-            });
+            if self.server_settings.max_players <= self.clients.len() {
+                client.notify(ServerMsg::Error(ServerError::TooManyPlayers));
+            } else {
+                // Return the state of the current world (all of the components that Sphynx tracks).
+                client.notify(ServerMsg::InitialSync {
+                    ecs_state: self.state.ecs().gen_state_package(),
+                    entity_uid: self.state.ecs().uid_from_entity(entity).unwrap().into(), // Can't fail.
+                    server_info: self.server_info.clone(),
+                });
+
+                frontend_events.push(Event::ClientConnected { entity });
+            }
 
             self.clients.add(entity, client);
-
-            frontend_events.push(Event::ClientConnected { entity });
         }
 
         Ok(frontend_events)
diff --git a/server/src/settings.rs b/server/src/settings.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4187648bd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/settings.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+use serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::{fs, io::prelude::*, net::SocketAddr, path::PathBuf};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(default)]
+pub struct ServerSettings {
+    pub address: SocketAddr,
+    pub max_players: usize,
+    pub world_seed: u32,
+    //pub pvp_enabled: bool,
+    pub server_name: String,
+    pub server_description: String,
+    //pub login_server: whatever
+    pub start_time: f64,
+}
+
+impl Default for ServerSettings {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            address: SocketAddr::from(([0; 4], 59003)),
+            world_seed: 1337,
+            server_name: "Server name".to_owned(),
+            server_description: "This is the best Veloren server.".to_owned(),
+            max_players: 16,
+            start_time: 0.0,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl ServerSettings {
+    pub fn load() -> Self {
+        let path = ServerSettings::get_settings_path();
+
+        if let Ok(file) = fs::File::open(path) {
+            match ron::de::from_reader(file) {
+                Ok(x) => x,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    log::warn!("Failed to parse setting file! Fallback to default. {}", e);
+                    Self::default()
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            let default_settings = Self::default();
+
+            match default_settings.save_to_file() {
+                Err(e) => log::error!("Failed to create default setting file! {}", e),
+                _ => {}
+            }
+            default_settings
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn save_to_file(&self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        let path = ServerSettings::get_settings_path();
+        let mut config_file = fs::File::create(path)?;
+
+        let s: &str = &ron::ser::to_string_pretty(self, ron::ser::PrettyConfig::default()).unwrap();
+        config_file.write_all(s.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn get_settings_path() -> PathBuf {
+        PathBuf::from(r"settings.ron")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/voxygen/src/menu/main/client_init.rs b/voxygen/src/menu/main/client_init.rs
index 86ab1af88a..ee07025a55 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/menu/main/client_init.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/menu/main/client_init.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ pub enum Error {
     // Parsing/host name resolution successful but could not connect.
     ConnectionFailed(ClientError),
     ClientCrashed,
+    ServerIsFull,
 }
 
 // Used to asynchronously parse the server address, resolve host names,
@@ -76,6 +77,10 @@ impl ClientInit {
                                     ClientError::Network(_) => {
                                         last_err = Some(Error::ConnectionFailed(err))
                                     }
+                                    ClientError::TooManyPlayers => {
+                                        last_err = Some(Error::ServerIsFull);
+                                        break;
+                                    }
                                     // TODO: Handle errors?
                                     _ => panic!(
                                         "Unexpected non-network error when creating client: {:?}",
diff --git a/voxygen/src/menu/main/mod.rs b/voxygen/src/menu/main/mod.rs
index b46b076e69..ed27a97ea6 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/menu/main/mod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/menu/main/mod.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ impl PlayState for MainMenuState {
                     self.main_menu_ui.login_error(
                         match err {
                             InitError::BadAddress(_) | InitError::NoAddress => "Server not found",
+                            InitError::ServerIsFull => "Server is Full!",
                             InitError::ConnectionFailed(_) => "Connection failed",
                             InitError::ClientCrashed => "Client crashed",
                         }
diff --git a/voxygen/src/singleplayer.rs b/voxygen/src/singleplayer.rs
index ce300a3d5b..0b294b02f6 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/singleplayer.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/singleplayer.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use client::Client;
 use common::clock::Clock;
 use log::info;
 use portpicker::pick_unused_port;
-use server::{Event, Input, Server};
+use server::{Event, Input, Server, ServerSettings};
 use std::{
     net::SocketAddr,
     sync::mpsc::{channel, Receiver, Sender, TryRecvError},
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ impl Singleplayer {
         ));
 
         // Create server
-        let server = Server::bind(sock.clone()).expect("Failed to create server instance!");
+        let server = Server::bind(sock.clone(), ServerSettings::default())
+            .expect("Failed to create server instance!");
 
         let server = match client {
             Some(client) => server.with_thread_pool(client.thread_pool().clone()),