# How to Change Difficulty Settings on Your Arma 3 Server (/docs/arma-3/difficulty-settings)



import { Step, Steps } from 'fumadocs-ui/components/steps';

Set the Difficulty [#set-the-difficulty]

<Steps>
  <Step>
    Stop the server from **Console** in the [XGamingServer Panel](https://panel.xgamingserver.com).
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Open `server.cfg` in **Files** and add:

    ```
    forcedDifficulty = "regular";
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Save and start from **Console**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Difficulty Presets [#difficulty-presets]

| Value     | Description                            |
| --------- | -------------------------------------- |
| `recruit` | Easiest — all HUD elements, AI easiest |
| `regular` | Balanced                               |
| `veteran` | Hard — limited HUD, tougher AI         |
| `custom`  | Uses settings from your server profile |

> If mission rotation is defined with per-mission difficulty, it overrides `forcedDifficulty`.

Related Guides [#related-guides]

* [Server Configuration](/docs/arma-3/configure-your-server)