Game Settings

This page is about in-game settings. For video settings available through the Options tab, see Video Display Options.

Description[ | ]

The Game Settings are how the player can customize their game to their liking. The settings are located on the right side of the player's screen when creating a new world, or loading a previous world.

Tabs[ | ]

The Game Settings are represented by tabs that when clicked on will change the menu to the specified category. The current menus are General, Basic, Advanced, and Multiplayer.

General[ | ]

Region:[ | ]

Global region the server is located in. Selecting your proper region will allow for better server performance.

North America - East
North America - West
Central America
South America
Europe
Russia
Asia
Middle East
Africa
Oceania

Server Visibility:[ | ]

Who will be able to see your hosted server.

Not Listed - No one will be able to join.
Friends Only - Only friends will be able to join.
Public - Anyone will be able to join. (Default)

Game Password:[ | ]

Requires those who join to enter a password to gain entry.

Max Players:[ | ]

Sets the maximum amount of players allowed in your game.

1 Players
2 Players
4 Players
8 Players (Default)
16 Players

Difficulty Settings:[ | ]

Changes the difficulty of the game.

ie. Enemy health, and damage dealt.

Scavenger (1): Easiest setting designed for noobs. - Easiest
Adventurer (2): Not just a new recruit any more. - Easy (Default)
Nomad (3): Designed for experienced FPS players. - Normal
Warrior (4): Now you're starting to impress. - Hard
Survivalist (5): Kids don't try this at home! - Harder
Insane (6): You're one brave Mother! - Hardest

Note: The serverconfig.xml file uses the numbers 0-5 (easiest to hardest) to determine difficulty. When viewing servers in the MP server browser, it uses the numbers 1-6 (easiest to hardest).

24 Hour Cycle:[ | ]

How long 1 in game day takes.

10 Minutes
20 Minutes
30 Minutes
40 Minutes
50 Minutes
60 Minutes (Default)
90 Minutes
120 Minutes

Daylight Length:[ | ]

How many hours in game that the sun will be out

12 Hours
14 Hours
16 Hours
18 Hours

(Default)

Basic[ | ]

Blood Moon Frequency:[ | ]

How often a Blood Moon will happen in your world.

Disabled
1 Days
2 Days
3 Days
4 Days
5 Days
6 Days
7 Days (Default)
8 Days
9 Days
10 Days
14 Days
20 Days
30 Days

Blood Moon Range:[ | ]

The deviation that a Blood Moon can occur.

ie. if it is set to 3, a Blood Moon can happen up to 3 days later than usual.

0 Days (Disabled) (Default)
1 Days
2 Days
3 Days
4 Days
7 Days
10 Days
14 Days
20 Days

Blood Moon Warning:[ | ]

The time when the day number turns red to indicate a Blood Moon.

Disabled
Morning (Default)
Evening

Zombie Day Speed:[ | ]

The speed of the zombies during the day time.

Walk - Zombies walk slowly. (Default)
Jog - Zombies speed up a bit, but remain relatively slow.
Run - Zombies run relatively quickly, about the speed of a walking player.
Sprint - Zombies run fast, about a player's sprint speed.
Nightmare - Zombies are considerably faster than a sprinting player.

Zombie Night Speed:[ | ]

The speed of the zombies during the night time.

Walk - Zombies walk slowly.
Jog - Zombies speed up a bit, but remain relatively slow.
Run - Zombies run relatively quickly, about the speed of a walking player.
Sprint - Zombies run fast, about a player's sprint speed. (Default)
Nightmare - Zombies are considerably faster than a sprinting player.

Zombie Feral Speed:[ | ]

The speed of feral zombies.

Walk - Zombies walk slowly.
Jog - Zombies speed up a bit, but remain relatively slow.
Run - Zombies run relatively quickly, about the speed of a walking player.
Sprint - Zombies run fast, about a player's sprint speed. (Default)
Nightmare - Zombies are considerably faster than a sprinting player.

Note: Feral Zombies are unaffected by Zombie Day and Night Speed.

Zombie Blood Moon Speed:[ | ]

The speed of the zombies during a Blood Moon.

Walk - Zombies walk slowly.
Jog - Zombies speed up a bit, but remain relatively slow.
Run - Zombies run relatively quickly, about the speed of a walking player.
Sprint - Zombies run fast, about a player's sprint speed. (Default)
Nightmare - Zombies are considerably faster than a sprinting player.

Zombie Feral Sense:[ | ]

Increases the zombies ability to detect a player.

Off (Default)
Day
Night
All

Persistent Profiles:[ | ]

Controls if the player can switch characters on this world.

Off - The player can switch between characters. (Default)
On - The player can only use the character they first joined with.

XP Multiplier:[ | ]

Scales the amount of player experience points received

25%
50%
75%
100% (Default)
125%
150%
175%
200%
300%

Advanced[ | ]

Player Block Damage:[ | ]

Scales the amount of damage the player deals on Blocks.

25%
50%
75%
100% (Default)
125%
150%
175%
200%
300%

AI Block Damage:[ | ]

Scales the amount of damage enemies deal on Blocks.

25%
33%
50%
67%
75%
100% (Default)
125%
150%
175%
200%
300%

AI Blood Moon Block Damage:[ | ]

Scales the amount of damage enemies deal on Blocks during a Blood Moon.

25%
33%
50%
67%
75%
100% (Default)
125%
150%
175%
200%
300%

Loot Abundance:[ | ]

Scales the amount of Loot the player can find in containers and zombies.

25%
33%
50%
67%
75%
100% (Default)
125%
150%
175%
200%

Loot Respawn Time:[ | ]

The number of days it takes loot to respawn if there are no players present in the area.

Disabled
5 Days
7 Days (Default)
10 Days
15 Days
20 Days
30 Days
40 Days
50 Days

Note: Loot will only respawn in non player placed containers, and if the all of the following conditions are met. No player is near the container, the container must be empty, and the player has waited the specified time without opening the container.

Drop on Death:[ | ]

Determines what is dropped when a player dies.

Nothing
Everything (Default)
Toolbelt Only
Backpack Only
Delete All

Drop on Quit:[ | ]

Determines what is dropped when a player disconnects from the world.

Nothing (Default)
Everything
Toolbelt Only
Backpack Only

Blood Moon Count:[ | ]

The amount of zombies per player that can be alive in a world during Blood Moons.

ie. If playing with two people and Blood Moon Count is 8, there will be 16 Zombies

4 Enemies
6 Enemies
8 Enemies (Default)
10 Enemies
12 Enemies
16 Enemies
24 Enemies
32 Enemies
64 Enemies

Enemy Spawning:[ | ]

Determines if zombies can spawn in the world

On - Zombies can spawn (Default)
Off - Zombies can not spawn

Air Drops:[ | ]

Determines how often Air Drops will spawn in the world.

Disabled
Everyday
Every 3 Days (Default)
Every 7 Days

Cheat Mode:[ | ]

Determines if Creative Mode and Creative Tools are allowed.

On
Off (Default)

Note: Using the Command Console, a player can activate Creative in game.

Mark Air Drops:[ | ]

Determines if Air Drops are marked on map when spawned.

On (Default)
Off

Multiplayer[ | ]

Player Killing:[ | ]

Determines the type PvP that is enabled.

No Killing: Players cannot damage one another under any circumstances.
Kill Allies Only: Players can only damage each other if both agree to it by adding each other to their Allies list using the in game players menu.
Kill Strangers Only: Players can damage each other UNLESS they are Allies. (Default)
Kill Everyone: Players can damage everyone, regardless of Allied status

Claim Size:[ | ]

The size of a claim zone when a Land Claim Block is placed.

21 Blocks - 21x21 Area
31 Blocks - 31x31 Area
41 Blocks - 41x41 Area (Default)
51 Blocks - 51x51 Area
71 Blocks - 71x71 Area

Note: A land claim zone reaches from the skybox to bedrock.

Claim Deadzone:[ | ]

Determines how close other land claim blocks can be placed.

ie. If set to 30, there would need to be a 30 block gap in between the edges of the Land Claim.

No Deadzone
5 Blocks
10 Blocks
15 Blocks
20 Blocks
30 Blocks (Default)
40 Blocks
50 Blocks

Claim Duration:[ | ]

Determines the number of days a player can be offline before their Land Claim decays.

1 Day
2 Days
3 Days
4 Days
5 Days
7 Days (Default)
10 Days
30 Days

Claim Decay Mode:[ | ]

How a land claim's hardness modifier decays over time.

ie. The longer a player is offline, the more the Claim Health is decreased.

Slow (Default)
Fast
None

Claim Health Online:[ | ]

Determines the amount of health a block has within a Land Claim when the owner is online.

Infinite
1x
2x
4x (Default)
8x
16x
32x
64x
128x
256x

Claim Health Offline:[ | ]

Determines the amount of health a block has within a Land Claim when the owner is offline.

Infinite
1x
2x
4x (Default)
8x
16x
32x
64x
128x
256x

Claim Offline Delay:[ | ]

The time it takes for a Land Claim to transition from online to offline hardness.

0 Minutes (Default)
1 Minute
5 Minutes
10 Minutes
20 Minutes
30 Minutes
60 Minutes

Bedroll Deadzone:[ | ]

Determines how far away from the player's bedroll zombies can respawn.

No Deadzone
5 Blocks
15 Blocks (Default)
30 Blocks

Bedroll Duration:[ | ]

Determines how may days a bedroll stays active after the owner goes offline.

3 Days
7 Days
15 Days
30 Days
45 Days (Default)
60 Days

Party Shared Kill Range:[ | ]

Determines the distance that XP will be shared to Allies.

Disabled
100 Meters (Default)
500 Meters
1000 Meters
5000 Meters
10000 Meters

Note: One block roughly equals 1 meter.

Game Port:[ | ]

The port number others use to connect to your server.

Images[ | ]

Below are screenshots of the default game settings when creating a new game.