Why does the game ignore my custom settings?

The individual values under gameSettings apply when gameSettingsPreset is Custom. Pick Custom as the difficulty preset, then set your values. The tool warns you when a changed value sits under another preset.

Why are day and night length in minutes here?

The file counts them in nanoseconds. You set minutes and the tool writes the nanoseconds, so 30 minutes becomes 1800000000000. The tool takes 2 to 60 minutes for day and night and 5 to 20 minutes for the time from hungry to starving.

What happens to my player groups and passwords?

They stay as they are. Import your file and the tool keeps the userGroups lines, the ban list and any setting it has no field for, and writes them back unchanged. The tool also checks the groups in your file, such as that each group has its own name, and lists anything to correct in your file. A new file starts with one group, Default, with no password, so give that group a password in the file if you want to control who joins.

How many players can an Enshrouded server hold?

From 1 to 16. The tool takes that range for slotCount.

Does my file get sent anywhere?

No. The tool runs in your browser. Copy link puts your changes after a # in the address, which browsers never send to a website.

Free tool

Enshrouded server settings generator (enshrouded_server.json)

The settings in Enshrouded's enshrouded_server.json, each with its default and the values it takes, checked as you type. Pick one of the game's difficulty presets or choose Custom and set each value yourself, with day and night length in minutes. Import your file to check it: your player groups and passwords come back exactly as they were.

Checked against an enshrouded_server.json written by the game's own server (Steam build 23178631) and Keen's help article on server gameplay settings on 12 November 2026. Sources: Enshrouded help: Server Gameplay Settings.

Advanced

The game's presets

A preset changes only the settings it lists; everything else stays as you set it.

Server

Server name

name

The name shown in the server list.

Default: My Enshrouded Server · Text

Server tags

Players

Player slots

slotCount

How many players can be online at once, from 1 to 16.

Default: 16 · 1 to 16 players

Chat

Voice chat

enableVoiceChat

Lets players talk to each other by voice.

Default: off

off

Voice chat range

voiceChatMode

Whether players hear only the people near them or everyone on the server.

Default: Proximity

Text chat

enableTextChat

Lets players type messages to each other.

Default: off

off

Difficulty

Difficulty preset

gameSettingsPreset

The game's own difficulty presets; pick Custom to set each value yourself.

Default: Default

Player stats

Player health

gameSettings.playerHealthFactor

How much health players have.

Default: 1 · 0.25 to 4

Player mana

gameSettings.playerManaFactor

How much mana players have.

Default: 1 · 0.25 to 4

Player stamina

gameSettings.playerStaminaFactor

How much stamina players have.

Default: 1 · 0.25 to 4

Cold resistance

gameSettings.playerBodyHeatFactor

How long players can stay in freezing places before they get too cold.

Default: 1 · 0.5 to 2

Diving time

gameSettings.playerDivingTimeFactor

How long players can stay underwater before they run out of air.

Default: 1 · 0.5 to 2

Survival

Weapon durability

gameSettings.enableDurability

When this is off, weapons never break.

Default: on

Hunger and starvation

gameSettings.enableStarvingDebuff

When this is on, players get hungry, and starving players lose health until they eat or drink.

Default: off

off

Food buff time

gameSettings.foodBuffDurationFactor

How long the effects of food last.

Default: 1 · 0.5 to 2

Hungry time

gameSettings.fromHungerToStarving

How long a player stays hungry before starving begins, in minutes. The file holds nanoseconds; the tool converts them.

Default: 10 · 5 to 20 minutes

Shroud time

gameSettings.shroudTimeFactor

How long players can stay inside the Shroud.

Default: 1 · 0.5 to 2

Death penalty

gameSettings.tombstoneMode

What players lose from their backpack when they die; lost items wait in a tombstone.

Default: AddBackpackMaterials

Flame level to push back the Shroud

gameSettings.flameLevelFogRemoval

The Flame level a world needs before Flame Altars can push back the Shroud. The default, 11, is the last Flame level.

Default: 11 · 0 to 20

Glider turbulence

gameSettings.enableGliderTurbulences

When this is off, air turbulence no longer pushes the glider around.

Default: on

World

Weather

gameSettings.weatherFrequency

How often new weather events start in the world.

Default: Normal

Fishing difficulty

gameSettings.fishingDifficulty

How strong fish are in the fishing minigame; stronger fish take longer to reel in.

Default: Normal

Plant growth

gameSettings.plantGrowthSpeedFactor

How fast plants grow.

Default: 1 · 0.25 to 2

Day length

gameSettings.dayTimeDuration

How long daytime lasts in real time, in minutes. The file holds nanoseconds; the tool converts them.

Default: 30 · 2 to 60 minutes

Night length

gameSettings.nightTimeDuration

How long night lasts in real time, in minutes. The file holds nanoseconds; the tool converts them.

Default: 12 · 2 to 60 minutes

Taming mistakes

gameSettings.tamingStartleRepercussion

What happens to your taming progress when you scare the animal.

Default: LoseSomeProgress

Gathering and progress

Mining power

gameSettings.miningDamageFactor

How hard players hit when mining, which also means more digging and more resources per hit.

Default: 1 · 0.5 to 2

Resource gain

gameSettings.resourceDropStackAmountFactor

How many materials are in each stack from chests, defeated enemies and similar loot.

Default: 1 · 0.25 to 2

Workstation time

gameSettings.factoryProductionSpeedFactor

Changes how long workstations take to make items.

Default: 1 · 0.25 to 2

Recycling refund

gameSettings.perkUpgradeRecyclingFactor

How many Runes players get back when they salvage an upgraded weapon.

Default: 0.5 · 0 to 1

Upgrade cost

gameSettings.perkCostFactor

How many Runes it costs to upgrade weapons.

Default: 1 · 0.25 to 2

Combat XP

gameSettings.experienceCombatFactor

How much experience players get from fighting.

Default: 1 · 0.25 to 2

Mining XP

gameSettings.experienceMiningFactor

How much experience players get from mining.

Default: 1 · 0 to 2

Exploration XP

gameSettings.experienceExplorationQuestsFactor

How much experience players get from exploring and finishing quests.

Default: 1 · 0.25 to 2

Enemies

Enemy amount

gameSettings.randomSpawnerAmount

How many enemies there are in the world.

Default: Normal

Enemies attacking at once

gameSettings.aggroPoolAmount

How many enemies are allowed to attack at the same time.

Default: Normal

Enemy damage

gameSettings.enemyDamageFactor

How hard enemies hit, except bosses.

Default: 1 · 0.25 to 5

Enemy health

gameSettings.enemyHealthFactor

How much health enemies have, except bosses.

Default: 1 · 0.25 to 4

Enemy stun resistance

gameSettings.enemyStaminaFactor

How much stamina enemies have, so it takes longer to stun them when it is higher; bosses are not affected.

Default: 1 · 0.5 to 2

Enemy awareness

gameSettings.enemyPerceptionRangeFactor

How far enemies can see and hear players, except bosses.

Default: 1 · 0.5 to 2

Boss damage

gameSettings.bossDamageFactor

How hard boss attacks hit.

Default: 1 · 0.2 to 5

Boss health

gameSettings.bossHealthFactor

How much health bosses have.

Default: 1 · 0.2 to 5

Enemy attack frequency

gameSettings.threatBonus

How often enemies attack, except bosses.

Default: 1 · 0.25 to 4

Peaceful enemies

gameSettings.pacifyAllEnemies

When this is on, enemies leave players alone until they are attacked; bosses are not affected.

Default: off

off

Shroud curse

gameSettings.curseModifier

How likely players are to catch the Shroud curse when the right enemies hit them.

Default: Normal

enshrouded_server.json

0 changes from the defaults

Valid

{
  "name": "My Enshrouded Server",
  "saveDirectory": "./savegame",
  "logDirectory": "./logs",
  "ip": "0.0.0.0",
  "queryPort": 15637,
  "slotCount": 16,
  "tags": [],
  "enableVoiceChat": false,
  "voiceChatMode": "Proximity",
  "enableTextChat": false,
  "gameSettingsPreset": "Default",
  "gameSettings": {
    "playerHealthFactor": 1,
    "playerManaFactor": 1,
    "playerStaminaFactor": 1,
    "playerBodyHeatFactor": 1,
    "playerDivingTimeFactor": 1,
    "enableDurability": true,
    "enableStarvingDebuff": false,
    "foodBuffDurationFactor": 1,
    "fromHungerToStarving": 600000000000,
    "shroudTimeFactor": 1,
    "tombstoneMode": "AddBackpackMaterials",
    "flameLevelFogRemoval": 11,
    "enableGliderTurbulences": true,
    "weatherFrequency": "Normal",
    "fishingDifficulty": "Normal",
    "plantGrowthSpeedFactor": 1,
    "dayTimeDuration": 1800000000000,
    "nightTimeDuration": 720000000000,
    "miningDamageFactor": 1,
    "resourceDropStackAmountFactor": 1,
    "factoryProductionSpeedFactor": 1,
    "perkUpgradeRecyclingFactor": 0.5,
    "perkCostFactor": 1,
    "experienceCombatFactor": 1,
    "experienceMiningFactor": 1,
    "experienceExplorationQuestsFactor": 1,
    "randomSpawnerAmount": "Normal",
    "aggroPoolAmount": "Normal",
    "enemyDamageFactor": 1,
    "enemyHealthFactor": 1,
    "enemyStaminaFactor": 1,
    "enemyPerceptionRangeFactor": 1,
    "bossDamageFactor": 1,
    "bossHealthFactor": 1,
    "threatBonus": 1,
    "pacifyAllEnemies": false,
    "tamingStartleRepercussion": "LoseSomeProgress",
    "curseModifier": "Normal"
  },
  "userGroups": [
    {
      "name": "Default",
      "password": "",
      "canKickBan": false,
      "canAccessInventories": true,
      "canEditWorld": true,
      "canEditBase": true,
      "canExtendBase": true,
      "reservedSlots": 0
    }
  ]
}

Reference

Every setting in enshrouded_server.json

All 49 settings this tool knows, with the default each one starts at and the values it takes. Advanced settings are included; in the editor they sit behind the Advanced switch.

Server

enshrouded_server.json: Server settings
Setting	Default	Values	What it does
`name`Server name	Default`My Enshrouded Server`	ValuesText	What it doesThe name shown in the server list.
`saveDirectory`Save folder · advanced	Default`./savegame`	ValuesText	What it doesThe folder where the server keeps the world save, so changing it makes the server look for the world somewhere else.
`logDirectory`Log folder · advanced	Default`./logs`	ValuesText	What it doesThe folder the server writes its log files to.
`ip`Listen address · advanced	Default`0.0.0.0`	ValuesText	What it doesThe network address the server listens on; 0.0.0.0 means every address, so only change it for a specific reason.
`queryPort`Server port · advanced	Default`15637`	Values1 to 65,535	What it doesThe UDP port players connect through. The game's default is 15637.
`tags`Server tags	Default`(none)`	ValuesAny of LookingForPlayers, English, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Chinese, Taiwanese, BaseBuilding, Exploration, Roleplay	What it doesLabels that help players find your server in the list, such as the languages you speak.

Players

enshrouded_server.json: Players settings
Setting	Default	Values	What it does
`slotCount`Player slots	Default`16`	Values1 to 16 players	What it doesHow many players can be online at once, from 1 to 16.

Chat

enshrouded_server.json: Chat settings
Setting	Default	Values	What it does
`enableVoiceChat`Voice chat	Default`off`	ValuesOn or off	What it doesLets players talk to each other by voice.
`voiceChatMode`Voice chat range	Default`Proximity`	ValuesProximity, Global	What it doesWhether players hear only the people near them or everyone on the server.
`enableTextChat`Text chat	Default`off`	ValuesOn or off	What it doesLets players type messages to each other.

Difficulty

enshrouded_server.json: Difficulty settings
Setting	Default	Values	What it does
`gameSettingsPreset`Difficulty preset	Default`Default`	ValuesDefault, Relaxed, Hard, Survival, Custom	What it doesThe game's own difficulty presets; pick Custom to set each value yourself.

Player stats

enshrouded_server.json: Player stats settings
Setting	Default	Values	What it does
`gameSettings.playerHealthFactor`Player health	Default`1`	Values0.25 to 4	What it doesHow much health players have.
`gameSettings.playerManaFactor`Player mana	Default`1`	Values0.25 to 4	What it doesHow much mana players have.
`gameSettings.playerStaminaFactor`Player stamina	Default`1`	Values0.25 to 4	What it doesHow much stamina players have.
`gameSettings.playerBodyHeatFactor`Cold resistance	Default`1`	Values0.5 to 2	What it doesHow long players can stay in freezing places before they get too cold.
`gameSettings.playerDivingTimeFactor`Diving time	Default`1`	Values0.5 to 2	What it doesHow long players can stay underwater before they run out of air.

Survival

enshrouded_server.json: Survival settings
Setting	Default	Values	What it does
`gameSettings.enableDurability`Weapon durability	Default`on`	ValuesOn or off	What it doesWhen this is off, weapons never break.
`gameSettings.enableStarvingDebuff`Hunger and starvation	Default`off`	ValuesOn or off	What it doesWhen this is on, players get hungry, and starving players lose health until they eat or drink.
`gameSettings.foodBuffDurationFactor`Food buff time	Default`1`	Values0.5 to 2	What it doesHow long the effects of food last.
`gameSettings.fromHungerToStarving`Hungry time	Default`10`	Values5 to 20 minutes	What it doesHow long a player stays hungry before starving begins, in minutes. The file holds nanoseconds; the tool converts them.
`gameSettings.shroudTimeFactor`Shroud time	Default`1`	Values0.5 to 2	What it doesHow long players can stay inside the Shroud.
`gameSettings.tombstoneMode`Death penalty	Default`AddBackpackMaterials`	ValuesAddBackpackMaterials (Materials only), Everything, NoTombstone (No tombstone)	What it doesWhat players lose from their backpack when they die; lost items wait in a tombstone.
`gameSettings.flameLevelFogRemoval`Flame level to push back the Shroud	Default`11`	Values0 to 20	What it doesThe Flame level a world needs before Flame Altars can push back the Shroud. The default, 11, is the last Flame level.
`gameSettings.enableGliderTurbulences`Glider turbulence	Default`on`	ValuesOn or off	What it doesWhen this is off, air turbulence no longer pushes the glider around.

World

enshrouded_server.json: World settings
Setting	Default	Values	What it does
`gameSettings.weatherFrequency`Weather	Default`Normal`	ValuesDisabled, Rare, Normal, Often	What it doesHow often new weather events start in the world.
`gameSettings.fishingDifficulty`Fishing difficulty	Default`Normal`	ValuesVeryEasy (Very easy), Easy, Normal, Hard, VeryHard (Very hard)	What it doesHow strong fish are in the fishing minigame; stronger fish take longer to reel in.
`gameSettings.plantGrowthSpeedFactor`Plant growth	Default`1`	Values0.25 to 2	What it doesHow fast plants grow.
`gameSettings.dayTimeDuration`Day length	Default`30`	Values2 to 60 minutes	What it doesHow long daytime lasts in real time, in minutes. The file holds nanoseconds; the tool converts them.
`gameSettings.nightTimeDuration`Night length	Default`12`	Values2 to 60 minutes	What it doesHow long night lasts in real time, in minutes. The file holds nanoseconds; the tool converts them.
`gameSettings.tamingStartleRepercussion`Taming mistakes	Default`LoseSomeProgress`	ValuesKeepProgress (Keep progress), LoseSomeProgress (Lose some progress), LoseAllProgress (Lose all progress)	What it doesWhat happens to your taming progress when you scare the animal.

Gathering and progress

enshrouded_server.json: Gathering and progress settings
Setting	Default	Values	What it does
`gameSettings.miningDamageFactor`Mining power	Default`1`	Values0.5 to 2	What it doesHow hard players hit when mining, which also means more digging and more resources per hit.
`gameSettings.resourceDropStackAmountFactor`Resource gain	Default`1`	Values0.25 to 2	What it doesHow many materials are in each stack from chests, defeated enemies and similar loot.
`gameSettings.factoryProductionSpeedFactor`Workstation time	Default`1`	Values0.25 to 2	What it doesChanges how long workstations take to make items.
`gameSettings.perkUpgradeRecyclingFactor`Recycling refund	Default`0.5`	Values0 to 1	What it doesHow many Runes players get back when they salvage an upgraded weapon.
`gameSettings.perkCostFactor`Upgrade cost	Default`1`	Values0.25 to 2	What it doesHow many Runes it costs to upgrade weapons.
`gameSettings.experienceCombatFactor`Combat XP	Default`1`	Values0.25 to 2	What it doesHow much experience players get from fighting.
`gameSettings.experienceMiningFactor`Mining XP	Default`1`	Values0 to 2	What it doesHow much experience players get from mining.
`gameSettings.experienceExplorationQuestsFactor`Exploration XP	Default`1`	Values0.25 to 2	What it doesHow much experience players get from exploring and finishing quests.

Enemies

enshrouded_server.json: Enemies settings
Setting	Default	Values	What it does
`gameSettings.randomSpawnerAmount`Enemy amount	Default`Normal`	ValuesFew, Normal, Automatic, Many, Extreme	What it doesHow many enemies there are in the world.
`gameSettings.aggroPoolAmount`Enemies attacking at once	Default`Normal`	ValuesFew, Normal, Many, Extreme	What it doesHow many enemies are allowed to attack at the same time.
`gameSettings.enemyDamageFactor`Enemy damage	Default`1`	Values0.25 to 5	What it doesHow hard enemies hit, except bosses.
`gameSettings.enemyHealthFactor`Enemy health	Default`1`	Values0.25 to 4	What it doesHow much health enemies have, except bosses.
`gameSettings.enemyStaminaFactor`Enemy stun resistance	Default`1`	Values0.5 to 2	What it doesHow much stamina enemies have, so it takes longer to stun them when it is higher; bosses are not affected.
`gameSettings.enemyPerceptionRangeFactor`Enemy awareness	Default`1`	Values0.5 to 2	What it doesHow far enemies can see and hear players, except bosses.
`gameSettings.bossDamageFactor`Boss damage	Default`1`	Values0.2 to 5	What it doesHow hard boss attacks hit.
`gameSettings.bossHealthFactor`Boss health	Default`1`	Values0.2 to 5	What it doesHow much health bosses have.
`gameSettings.threatBonus`Enemy attack frequency	Default`1`	Values0.25 to 4	What it doesHow often enemies attack, except bosses.
`gameSettings.pacifyAllEnemies`Peaceful enemies	Default`off`	ValuesOn or off	What it doesWhen this is on, enemies leave players alone until they are attacked; bosses are not affected.
`gameSettings.curseModifier`Shroud curse	Default`Normal`	ValuesEasy, Normal, Hard	What it doesHow likely players are to catch the Shroud curse when the right enemies hit them.

Questions

Questions and answers.

Why does the game ignore my custom settings?: The individual values under gameSettings apply when gameSettingsPreset is Custom. Pick Custom as the difficulty preset, then set your values. The tool warns you when a changed value sits under another preset.
Why are day and night length in minutes here?: The file counts them in nanoseconds. You set minutes and the tool writes the nanoseconds, so 30 minutes becomes 1800000000000. The tool takes 2 to 60 minutes for day and night and 5 to 20 minutes for the time from hungry to starving.
What happens to my player groups and passwords?: They stay as they are. Import your file and the tool keeps the userGroups lines, the ban list and any setting it has no field for, and writes them back unchanged. The tool also checks the groups in your file, such as that each group has its own name, and lists anything to correct in your file. A new file starts with one group, Default, with no password, so give that group a password in the file if you want to control who joins.
How many players can an Enshrouded server hold?: From 1 to 16. The tool takes that range for slotCount.
Does my file get sent anywhere?: No. The tool runs in your browser. Copy link puts your changes after a # in the address, which browsers never send to a website.

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Enshrouded server settings generator (enshrouded_server.json)

Server

Players

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Difficulty

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Survival

World

Gathering and progress

Enemies

Every setting in enshrouded_server.json

Server

Players

Chat

Difficulty

Player stats

Survival

World

Gathering and progress

Enemies

Questions and answers.

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