How to Change Enemy Settings for The Forest

To customize enemy behavior on your The Forest dedicated server, you'll need to modify specific server configuration files. This tutorial provides a step-by-step setup process to help you adjust enemy settings using both the Nodecraft Pro control panel and editing the configuration file manually.

Using Nodecraft Pro

If you have access to Nodecraft’s Control Panel, follow these steps. If not, skip ahead to the Editing Manually section.

Game Settings

1. Navigate to the Game Settings tab on the left-hand side of the Nodecraft Control Panel.

2. Locate the enemy-related configuration settings you wish to adjust in the Game Settings - Gamemode section.

Save and Restart the Server

After making your preferred configuration changes, click the Save button and then Restart your server to apply the new enemy settings.

Editing Enemy Settings Manually

Follow these setup steps to manually edit the enemy settings on your The Forest dedicated server.

Locate the Server Configuration Files

Access the Server Files tab in Nodecraft Pro or locate the server.cfg configuration file.

For non-Nodecraft servers running on Windows, the file is typically found in the server directory at:  C:\\Users\\YourUsername\\AppData\\LocalLow\\SKS\\TheForestDedicatedServer

Edit the server.cfg File

1. Select the server.cfg file and click Edit to modify enemy settings.

2. Adjust the following settings to control enemy behavior:

Difficulty

This setting determines how enemies spawn on the multiplayer server. You can set it to:

• Normal: Standard enemy spawn rates.

• Hard: Increased enemy aggression and spawn frequency.

• Peaceful: Disables enemy spawns.

VeganMode

• on: Disables all enemies, similar to Peaceful mode.

• off: Allows enemies to spawn.

VegetarianMode

• on: Enemies spawn only at night.

• off: Enemies spawn during both day and night.

Important: You can only activate either Vegan Mode or Vegetarian Mode, not both simultaneously. Ensure only one is set to on within the server.cfg file to avoid conflicts.

Save and Restart the Server

After modifying the enemy settings in the configuration file, click Save and then Restart your multiplayer server for the changes to take effect.

Additional Configurations

The tutorial above covers the basic configurations for enemy behavior on a dedicated multiplayer server. If you want more advanced control over enemies, you might need to look into custom server mods.

If you encounter any issues, such as line errors within the server console, or need further customization assistance, please reach out to our Support Team.