Windrose World Modifiers (Custom Difficulty)

Full reference for all Windrose custom world settings — mob health, damage, ship stats, boarding difficulty, and co-op scaling multipliers.

Custom world modifiers let you fine-tune every aspect of Windrose's difficulty. Each modifier is set individually in WorldDescription.json under WorldSettings.

Tip: Setting any custom value automatically changes WorldPresetType to "Custom" on next server start. If you want a clean preset instead, see Difficulty Presets.

Full Parameter Reference

Combat

Parameter	Description	Default	Range
`WDS.Parameter.MobHealthMultiplier`	Enemy health multiplier	`1.0`	`0.2 – 5.0`
`WDS.Parameter.MobDamageMultiplier`	Enemy damage multiplier	`1.0`	`0.2 – 5.0`
`WDS.Parameter.CombatDifficulty`	Boss aggression and encounter difficulty	`Normal`	`Easy`, `Normal`, `Hard`

Naval Combat

Parameter	Description	Default	Range
`WDS.Parameter.ShipsHealthMultiplier`	Enemy ship health multiplier	`1.0`	`0.4 – 5.0`
`WDS.Parameter.ShipsDamageMultiplier`	Enemy ship damage multiplier	`1.0`	`0.2 – 2.5`
`WDS.Parameter.BoardingDifficultyMultiplier`	Number of enemy sailors needed to win a boarding action	`1.0`	`0.2 – 5.0`

Co-Op Scaling

Parameter	Description	Default	Range
`WDS.Parameter.Coop.StatsCorrectionModifier`	Adjusts enemy health and posture loss based on player count	`1.0`	`0.0 – 2.0`
`WDS.Parameter.Coop.ShipStatsCorrectionModifier`	Adjusts enemy ship health based on player count	`0.0`	`0.0 – 2.0`

Exploration

Parameter	Description	Default
`WDS.Parameter.EasyExplore`	Disables map markers for points of interest. Note: Despite the name, this makes exploration harder — it's the "Immersive Exploration" mode.	`false`

Quests

Parameter	Description	Default
`WDS.Parameter.Coop.SharedQuests`	When one player completes a co-op quest, it auto-completes for all other players who have it active	`true`

How to Apply Custom Settings

Stop your server.

Open File Manager → navigate to:

R5/Saved/SaveProfiles/Default/RocksDB/<game_version>/Worlds/<world_id>/WorldDescription.json

Add your custom values to the WorldSettings block. Float multipliers go under FloatParameters, booleans under BoolParameters, and CombatDifficulty goes under TagParameters:

"WorldSettings": {
  "BoolParameters": {
    "{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.Coop.SharedQuests\"}": true,
    "{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.EasyExplore\"}": false
  },
  "FloatParameters": {
    "{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.MobHealthMultiplier\"}": 1.5,
    "{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.MobDamageMultiplier\"}": 1.2,
    "{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.ShipsHealthMultiplier\"}": 1.0,
    "{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.ShipsDamageMultiplier\"}": 1.0,
    "{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.BoardingDifficultyMultiplier\"}": 1.0,
    "{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.Coop.StatsCorrectionModifier\"}": 1.0,
    "{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.Coop.ShipStatsCorrectionModifier\"}": 0.5
  },
  "TagParameters": {
    "{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.CombatDifficulty\"}": {
      "TagName": "WDS.Parameter.CombatDifficulty.Hard"
    }
  }
}

Save and restart your server.

Useful Presets

Casual Crew

Low combat pressure, shared quests, fast boarding:

"FloatParameters": {
  "{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.MobHealthMultiplier\"}": 0.6,
  "{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.MobDamageMultiplier\"}": 0.6,
  "{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.BoardingDifficultyMultiplier\"}": 0.5
}

Hardcore Seas

High mob/ship difficulty, disabled quest sharing, immersive exploration:

"BoolParameters": {
  "{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.Coop.SharedQuests\"}": false,
  "{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.EasyExplore\"}": true
},
"FloatParameters": {
  "{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.MobHealthMultiplier\"}": 2.0,
  "{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.MobDamageMultiplier\"}": 1.5,
  "{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.ShipsHealthMultiplier\"}": 2.0,
  "{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.ShipsDamageMultiplier\"}": 1.5
}

Difficulty Presets — use Easy / Medium / Hard without custom values
Server Configuration — full config file reference
Manage Worlds — create new worlds with different settings

Windrose World Modifiers (Custom Difficulty)

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