By default, a Game Host Bros Sons of the Forest server includes multiple difficulty presets integrated into our game panel to quickly configure the difficulty of your server.
This guide will cover using existing gamemode presets along with how to use custom difficulty settings.
Changing SotF Gamemode Presets
You must create a new world to change difficulty settings. You can do so by changing Save Slot in Startup Parameters.
- 1Access the Game Host Bros Panel and
Stopyour server. - 2In the sidebar, go to
Startup Parameters. - 3Set
Gamemodeto your desired difficulty. - 4Change
Save Slotto generate a new world.- For example, change this to
0000000002.
- For example, change this to
- 5Start your server.
The available difficulty presets to choose from are the following:
- normal, hard, hardsurvival, peaceful, custom
Custom SoTF Server Difficulty Configuration
You must create a new world to change difficulty settings. You can do so by changing Save Slot in Startup Parameters.
Here's how to set custom difficulty settings in Sons of the Forest, this allows you to adjust individual settings to completely customize the gameplay of your server.
- 1Access the Game Host Bros Panel and
Stopyour server. - 2In the sidebar, go to
Startup Parameters. - 3Set
Gamemodetocustom. - 4Change
Save Slotto generate a new world.- For example, change this to
0000000002.
- For example, change this to
- 5Go to
File Manager. - 6Navigate to
/serverconfig/dedicatedserver.cfg. - 7Edit the settings you want under
CustomGameModeSettingsand click save. - 8Start your server.
Here's a list of all of the gameplay settings found in dedicatedserver.cfg and their respective values.
| Setting | Description and Values |
|---|---|
| GameSettings.Gameplay.TreeRegrowth | Toggles if trees will regrow - true, false |
| Structure.Damage | Toggles if structures can be damaged - true, false |
| GameSetting.Vail.EnemySpawn | Toggles if enemies should spawn - true, false |
| GameSetting.Vail.EnemyHealth | Adjusts the starting health of enemies - low, normal, high |
| GameSetting.Vail.EnemyDamage | Adjusts how much damage enemies do - low, normal, high |
| GameSetting.Vail.EnemyArmour | Adjusts enemy armor strength - low, normal, high |
| GameSetting.Vail.EnemyAggression | Adjusts enemy aggression level - low, normal, high |
| GameSetting.Vail.AnimalSpawnRate | Adjusts animal spawn rate - low, normal, high |
| GameSetting.Environment.StartingSeason | Sets your starting season - spring, summer, autumn, winter |
| GameSetting.Environment.SeasonLength | Adjusts each seasonal duration - short, default, long, realistic |
| GameSetting.Environment.DayLength | Adjusts day length - short, default, long, realistic |
| GameSetting.Environment.PrecipitationFrequency | Adjust the frequency of rain and snow - low, default, high |
| GameSetting.Survival.ConsumableEffects | Enables damage taken when low hydration and low fullness - normal, hard |
| GameSetting.Survival.PlayerStatsDamage | Enable damage from rotten or bad food and drink - off, normal, hard |
| GameSetting.Survival.ColdPenalties | Adjusts the severity of penalties when chilled - off, normal, hard |
| GameSetting.Survival.ReducedFoodInContainers | Reduces the amount of food found in containers - true, false |
| GameSetting.Survival.SingleUseContainers | Toggles if containers can only be opened once - true, false |
