Conan Exiles gives you hundreds of dials to tune your server’s feel — from a relaxed PvE build sanctuary to a hardcore PvP grind. This guide covers the settings that matter most, what each does, and how to change them.
Progression & harvesting
- Player XP Rate Multiplier — how fast players level up.
- Harvest Amount Multiplier — resources per gather; raise it for a faster-building server.
- Item Spoil Rate & Crafting Time — how quickly food spoils and items craft.
- Thrall conversion & crafting speed — how fast the Wheel of Pain breaks thralls and how fast they craft.
Survival difficulty
- Stamina, Hunger & Thirst rates — how punishing survival is.
- Day/Night cycle speed — the length of a full day.
- Durability Multiplier — how fast gear and weapons wear out.
- Player & thrall damage multipliers — combat lethality.
Building decay
The building decay time multiplier controls how long unattended structures last before they can be demolished by anyone. Longer decay is friendlier for casual players; shorter decay keeps the map clear of abandoned bases. Pair it with the abandonment settings to manage server clutter — see our building & decay guide.
The Purge
The Purge is Conan’s NPC raid event — waves of enemies that attack player bases. Settings control how often it triggers, its difficulty, and the meter rate that builds toward a Purge. Tune it down for a relaxed server, or up for a genuine defensive challenge (and a chance to capture powerful named thralls).
Server mode: PvE, PvP or PvE-Conflict
One choice defines your community: PvE (no player damage), PvP (full combat any time), or PvE-Conflict (player and building damage only during set hours). Set building-damage windows so bases aren’t raided 24/7 on a PvP server.
How to change settings
Change settings in-game as admin, via SetServerSetting in the console, or generate a full config with our Conan Server Config tool. On XGamingServer you change them from the control panel.
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