How to Change Difficulty on Your Sons of the Forest Server

All difficulty options for Sons of the Forest dedicated servers.

In dedicatedserver.cfg:

"GameDifficulty": "Normal"
ValueDescription
PeacefulNo enemies
NormalStandard
HardTougher enemies, scarcer resources
HardSurvivalPermadeath
CustomGranular tuning (enemy HP/damage, hunger rates, etc.)

Game Modes

"GameMode": "Normal"
ValueDescription
NormalStandard survival
CreativeBuilding-focused, no threats
CustomUnlocks all difficulty sliders

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