Editting & Adding Server User Settings
How to modify your servers user settings (difficulty, day/time cycle, XP multiplier, etc)
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How to modify your servers user settings (difficulty, day/time cycle, XP multiplier, etc)
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To configure your server, there are two main files you need to familiarize yourself with:
DefaultGame.ini: The Game.ini file is used for more advanced modifications, such as changing engram points or XP rewarded per level, disabling specific content, or rebalancing depending on player tastes.
DefaultGameUserSettings.ini: The GameUserSettings.ini file contains options for both the game client and the game server. Options for the game client are not used by the server. Server options are specified in the section labelled[ServerSettings], which is usually located at the bottom of the file.
Modify your standard user settings like the game difficulty, stamina/health drain rates, XP multiplier, harvest multiplier, etc. Follow these simple instructions:
Power off your server, this is crucial when editing file contents so that nothing is damaged, goes missing, or overlaps and glitches. Also, so that when you start your server backup afterwards your changes are immediately applied.
Go to the Console tab under the System menu and click "Stop".
Go to the Management menu dropdown, select the File Manager tab.
Follow this file path: ShooterGame / Config / DefaultGameUserSettings.ini
Edit your settings accordingly by changing the # value.
Example:
XPMultiplier=1.000000
XPMultiplier=25.000000
Multiplies your base XP gain rate by 25% (1xp now = 25xp)
When you are finished modifying these settings, be sure to click "Save File", or else all will be lost!
Power off your server, this is crucial when editing file contents so that nothing is damaged, goes missing, or overlaps and glitches. Also, so that when you start your server backup afterwards your changes are immediately applied.
Go to the Console tab under the System menu and click "Stop".
You are able to add server settings by simply adding them to the additional empty lines (#27).
For example, you're an impatient farmer and want your crops to yield more per plant by adding the harvest amount multiplier setting.
In the DefaultGameUserSettings.ini, go to the empty line at the bottom (#27 in the example) and add the new command:
The base harvest rate is 1.0, but I am very impatient and I want x5 more, so I will input the following:
After you have finished editing the contents of this file, make sure you click "Save File"!
When you start your server back up, all your new changes will be applied!
For a full list of server configuration settings, and how to determine where to put them (GameUserSettings.ini vs Game.ini) go to the Ark Fandom Wiki resource:
