How to change difficulty on an Enshrouded server

With the new update to Enshrouded, a crucial feature has been introduced: gameplay difficulty settings. You can now choose from five different difficulty levels, each bringing its own unique challenges. In our intuitive control panel, you’ll be able to select between modes such as Relaxed, Default, Hard, and Survival. Additionally, with the configuration file, you can set your own rules in the Custom mode. In this article, we will provide a detailed guide on how to change the difficulty on an Enshrouded server and describe all the variables available in Custom mode.

How to change difficulty

Changing the difficulty on an Enshrouded server only takes a few simple steps:

1. Go to the control panel and select Enshrouded server.

2. Go to the “Startup” and navigate “DIFFICULTY” option.

3. Select difficulty you want to use.

4. Go to the “Console” and restart your server.

How to change custom difficulty settings

If you want to use the custom difficulty option and set more than 30 server parameters yourself, follow these steps:

1. Go to the control panel and select Enshrouded server.

2. Go to the “Startup” and navigate “DIFFICULTY” option.

3. Set difficulty to “Custom”.

4. Access server files and open enshrouded_server.json file. Below “gameSettings” you will find over 30 different server settings. Set them using the table below.

4. Click “SAVE CONTENT” to save all changes.

5. Restart your server.

Setting	Variable	Available Values (Min – Max)	Description
Enemy Damage	enemyDamageFactor	0.25 – 5	Enemy damage multiplier.
Boss Damage	bossDamageFactor	0.2 – 5	Boss damage multiplier.
Enemy Health	enemyHealthFactor	0.25 – 4	Enemy health multiplier.
Boss Health	bossHealthFactor	0.2 – 5	Boss health multiplier.
Enemy Stamina	enemyStaminaFactor	0.5 – 2	Enemy stamina multiplier.
Enemy Perception Range	enemyPerceptionRangeFactor	0.5 – 2	Multiplier of the distance at which the player can be seen and heard by enemies.
Pacify Enemies	pacifyAllEnemies	true/false	If true, enemies will not attack unless they are attacked.
Simultaneous Enemy Attacks	aggroPoolAmount	Few/Normal/Many/Extreme	Set how many enemies can attack at once.
Enemy Attack Frequency	threatBonus	0.25 – 4	Enemy attack rate multiplier.
Enemy Spawn Amount	randomSpawnerAmount	Few/Normal/Many/Extreme	Set amount of enemies in the world.
Player Health	playerHealthFactor	0.25 – 4	Player max health multiplier.
Player Mana	playerManaFactor	0.25 – 4	Player max mana multiplier.
Player Stamina	playerStaminaFactor	0.25 – 4	Player max stamina multiplier.
Mining XP	experienceMiningFactor	0 – 2	Multiplier of experience player get from mining resources.
Quest & Exploration XP	experienceExplorationQuestsFactor	0.25 – 2	Multiplier of experience player get from exploring and completing quests.
Combat XP	experienceCombatFactor	0.25 – 2	Multiplier of experience gained in combat.
Starvation Mode	enableStarvingDebuff	true/false	Set whether to enable starvation.
Time Until Starvation	fromHungerToStarving	300000000000 – 1200000000000	Set the length of hunger before starvation begins.
Time In The Shroud	shroudTimeFactor	0.5 – 2	Multiplier for the length of time players can stay in the Shroud.
Loot Loss On Death	tombstoneMode	AddBackpackMaterials/Everything/NoTombstone	Set what items a player will lose upon death.
Day Duration	dayTimeDuration	120000000000 – 3600000000000	Duration of a day expressed in nanoseconds.
Night Duration	nightTimeDuration	120000000000 – 3600000000000	Duration of a night expressed in nanoseconds.
Food Buff Duration	foodBuffDurationFactor	0.5 – 2	Food buff duration multiplier.
Weapon Durability	enableDurability	true/false	If false, the weapon will no longer break.
Workshop Production Speed	factoryProductionSpeedFactor	0.25-2	Item production time multiplier.
Plant Growth Speed	plantGrowthSpeedFactor	0.25-2	Plant growth speed rate multiplier.
Weapon Upgrade Cost	perkCostFactor	0.25-2	Multiplier for the amount of runes required to upgrade a weapon.
Weapon Upgrade Recycling Yield	perkUpgradeRecyclingFactor	0 – 1	Multiplier for the amount of runes returned when recovering an upgraded weapon.
Mining Damage	miningDamageFactor	0.5 – 2	Mining damage multiplier.
Loot Amount	resourceDropStackAmountFactor	0.25-2	Multiplier for the amount of materials per loot stack.

We hope that our intuitive web interface has allowed you to configure Enshrouded server easily. If you want to ask us any questions, feel free to contact us via e-mail, ticket or live chat!