How To Configure Custom Difficulty Settings On Your Enshrouded Server

This guide shows you the advanced way to modify difficulty on your Enshrouded server by editing enshrouded_server.json directly. Use this for full customization of each individual option.

Editing enshrouded_server.json

1. Access the GhostCap Panel and Stop your Enshrouded server.
2. Open Settings.
3. Locate the Difficulty setting and select Custom.
4. Click Save only to save without restarting your server.
5. Go back to your server's page, open Files, and open enshrouded_server.json.
6. Modify gameplay settings under the gameSettings section, click Save, and start your server.

Available Server Settings

The configuration file supports numerous adjustable parameters. Time-related units use nanoseconds (billionths of a second), displayed as minutes in-game.

Key configurable parameters include:

• Player attributes (health, mana, stamina, body heat, diving time)
• Durability and starvation mechanics
• Environmental factors (weather, shroud duration, day/night cycles)
• Crafting and production speeds
• Experience gain multipliers
• Enemy behavior (spawning, aggression, perception, health, damage)
• Boss scaling factors
• Communication settings (text and voice chat options)

Each setting has defined minimum and maximum values or specific acceptable values (true/false or predefined options).