# Enshrouded Custom Difficulty Settings (/docs/enshrouded/custom-difficulty)



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

Set `"gameSettingsPreset": "Custom"` first, then configure `gameSettings`:

Player Stats [#player-stats]

| Setting                  | Range  | Description              |
| ------------------------ | ------ | ------------------------ |
| `playerHealthFactor`     | 0.25–4 | Player health scale      |
| `playerManaFactor`       | 0.25–4 | Player mana scale        |
| `playerStaminaFactor`    | 0.25–4 | Player stamina scale     |
| `playerBodyHeatFactor`   | 0.5–2  | Cold resistance          |
| `playerDivingTimeFactor` | 0.5–2  | Oxygen / time underwater |

Survival [#survival]

| Setting                   | Values                                                | Description                                                          |
| ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `enableDurability`        | true/false                                            | Weapon/tool degradation                                              |
| `enableStarvingDebuff`    | true/false                                            | Health loss when starving                                            |
| `foodBuffDurationFactor`  | 0.5–2                                                 | Food buff duration                                                   |
| `fromHungerToStarving`    | 5–20 min (nanoseconds)                                | Hungry time before starving starts (default 10 min = `600000000000`) |
| `shroudTimeFactor`        | 0.5–2                                                 | Time allowed in the Shroud                                           |
| `tombstoneMode`           | `AddBackpackMaterials` / `Everything` / `NoTombstone` | Death item loss                                                      |
| `enableGliderTurbulences` | true/false                                            | Glider turbulence                                                    |

Environment [#environment]

| Setting                     | Values                                                  | Description                                                  |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `dayTimeDuration`           | 2–60 min (nanoseconds)                                  | Day length (default 30 min = `1800000000000`)                |
| `nightTimeDuration`         | 2–60 min (nanoseconds)                                  | Night length (default 12 min = `720000000000`)               |
| `weatherFrequency`          | `Disabled` / `Rare` / `Normal` / `Often`                | Weather changes                                              |
| `curseModifier`             | `Easy` / `Normal` / `Hard`                              | Shroud curse chance (`Easy` turns it off, `Hard` doubles it) |
| `fishingDifficulty`         | `VeryEasy` / `Easy` / `Normal` / `Hard` / `VeryHard`    | How hard fish fight                                          |
| `tamingStartleRepercussion` | `KeepProgress` / `LoseSomeProgress` / `LoseAllProgress` | Taming progress lost when you startle an animal              |

Resources & Production [#resources--production]

| Setting                         | Range  | Description      |
| ------------------------------- | ------ | ---------------- |
| `miningDamageFactor`            | 0.5–2  | Mining yield     |
| `plantGrowthSpeedFactor`        | 0.25–2 | Plant growth     |
| `resourceDropStackAmountFactor` | 0.25–2 | Resource drops   |
| `factoryProductionSpeedFactor`  | 0.25–2 | Production speed |

Progression [#progression]

| Setting                             | Range  | Description                                                                       |
| ----------------------------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `experienceCombatFactor`            | 0.25–2 | Combat XP                                                                         |
| `experienceMiningFactor`            | 0–2    | Mining XP                                                                         |
| `experienceExplorationQuestsFactor` | 0.25–2 | Quest XP                                                                          |
| `perkCostFactor`                    | 0.25–2 | Rune cost of weapon upgrades                                                      |
| `perkUpgradeRecyclingFactor`        | 0–1    | Runes returned when salvaging upgraded weapons (default `0.5`)                    |
| `flameLevelFogRemoval`              | 0–20   | Flame level needed to place Flame Altars in the Shroud (default `11`, new in 1.0) |

Enemies [#enemies]

| Setting                      | Range/Values                                        | Description                                           |
| ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| `randomSpawnerAmount`        | `Few` / `Normal` / `Automatic` / `Many` / `Extreme` | Enemy count                                           |
| `aggroPoolAmount`            | `Few` / `Normal` / `Many` / `Extreme`               | Simultaneous attackers                                |
| `enemyDamageFactor`          | 0.25–5                                              | Enemy damage                                          |
| `enemyHealthFactor`          | 0.25–4                                              | Enemy health                                          |
| `enemyStaminaFactor`         | 0.5–2                                               | Enemy stun resistance                                 |
| `enemyPerceptionRangeFactor` | 0.5–2                                               | Detection range                                       |
| `bossDamageFactor`           | 0.2–5                                               | Boss damage                                           |
| `bossHealthFactor`           | 0.2–5                                               | Boss health                                           |
| `threatBonus`                | 0.25–4                                              | How often enemies attack (excludes bosses)            |
| `pacifyAllEnemies`           | true/false                                          | Enemies won't attack until attacked (excludes bosses) |

> 📝 **Note:** Time values use nanoseconds. 1 minute = 60000000000 nanoseconds.

Related Guides [#related-guides]

* [Difficulty Presets](/docs/enshrouded/difficulty-presets)
* [Server Configuration](/docs/enshrouded/server-config)

> **Skip the manual editing:** the free [Enshrouded Server Config Generator](https://xgamingserver.com/tools/enshrouded/server-config) builds a complete 1.0 `enshrouded_server.json` with every official setting and default.