Help CenterIn this guide, we will show you how to change your server's gamemode and individual player's gamemodes on a Minecraft server! This will allow you to change your server or specific players to creative mode, spectator mode, survival mode, or any other Minecraft gamemode you would like.
Changing the Server's Gamemode:
This will change the gamemode for everyone who joins the server after the change is made to the game mode you have set. You will have to set the gamemode of anyone who has already joined the server manually.
Step 1: Open Your Panel
Once logged in, access your SimpleGameHosting Panel by selecting your server. Then, click on the File Manager tab in the menu bar.
Step 2: Locate the "server.properties" File in Your File Manager
In your File Manager, there will be a server.properties file. It should be located near the bottom of the File Manager, and you may need to scroll to find it. Click the server.properties to open it and start editing.
Step 3: Changing The Gamemode on Your Minecraft Server
Once opened, find the "gamemode=" line. This is where you will be able to set and define the gamemode for your Minecraft server. 
You can set it to one of the four options listed below.
- survival
- creative
- spectator
- adventure
For example, setting the line to "gamemode=creative" will change your server's gamemode to Creative mode for any new players that join. Make to click the "Save Content" button in order to ensure your server is updated.
Bonus Tip!
You can set the "force-gamemode=" setting to "force-gamemode=true" in order to make everyone who joins your server go into the gamemode you set include players who have joined previously. If you change this, make sure to click the "Save Content" button when complete.
Step 5: Start Your Server!
Finally, head back to the "Console" tab and click the "Start" or "Restart" button your server to change the gamemode!
You're done! You have now changed the gamemode on your Minecraft server!
Changing Individual Player's Gamemodes
If you don't want to change your server's entire gamemode, you can change the gamemode of you or another player.
Step 1: Make Sure You're OP'd
To do this, you will need to be op'd. You can op yourself in the console by typing "op YOURUSERNAME" without the quotes, like so:
Here's a guide on how to OP yourself if you need assistance as well.
Step 2: Change Your Gamemode within Minecraft
Once in game, you can type:
/gamemode creative
This will set yourself into creative mode. Replacing creative with another gamemode such as survival would change your gamemode to that.
Step 3: Changing Other Players Into Creative
If you wish to make everyone in the server creative, you can add @a after creative. Here's an example:
/gamemode creative @a
You can also set specific players gamemodes with this command.
/gamemode creative PLAYERUSERNAME
In both of the above commands, you can replace creative with survival, spectator, or adventure if you want to use another gamemode.
That's it! You have now changed your gamemode. Let us know if you have any questions, and feel free to reach out to our live chat team for additional help!