How to Change the Difficulty Preset on a Windrose Server

Adjusting the difficulty preset on a Windrose server allows administrators to fine-tune the survival experience, ensuring the challenge level aligns with the player base's skill level and desired pace. Modifying these settings provides control over critical gameplay variables such as enemy damage, resource scarcity, and environmental hazards to prevent the experience from becoming either frustrating or stagnant. Ultimately, changing the preset fosters a customized community environment that keeps the focus on a specific gameplay style, from relaxed building to high-stakes combat.

1. Log in to the BisectHosting Starbase panel.

2. Stop the server.

3. Go to the Files tab.

4. Find the following directory: /home/container/R5/Saved/SaveProfiles/Default/RocksDB/<version>/Worlds

5. Choose the desired world folder. Learn how to switch worlds here.

6. Open the WorldDescription.json file.

7. Next to "WorldPresetType":, change the value to Easy, Medium, or Hard.

Note: Custom is automatically set if the values do not match a preset. Learn how to set custom settings here.

8. Within the "WorldSettings": curly brackets{}, replace the parameters with the desired preset.

• Easy,

"BoolParameters":
			{
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.Coop.SharedQuests\"}": true,
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.EasyExplore\"}": false
			},
			"FloatParameters":
			{
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.MobHealthMultiplier\"}": 0.7,
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.MobDamageMultiplier\"}": 0.6,
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.ShipsHealthMultiplier\"}": 0.7,
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.ShipsDamageMultiplier\"}": 0.6,
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.BoardingDifficultyMultiplier\"}": 0.7,
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.Coop.StatsCorrectionModifier\"}": 1,
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.Coop.ShipStatsCorrectionModifier\"}": 0
			},
			"TagParameters":
			{
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.CombatDifficulty\"}":
				{
					"TagName": "WDS.Parameter.CombatDifficulty.Easy"
				}
			}

• Medium,

"BoolParameters":
			{
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.Coop.SharedQuests\"}": true,
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.EasyExplore\"}": false
			},
			"FloatParameters":
			{
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.MobHealthMultiplier\"}": 1,
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.MobDamageMultiplier\"}": 1,
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.ShipsHealthMultiplier\"}": 1,
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.ShipsDamageMultiplier\"}": 1,
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.BoardingDifficultyMultiplier\"}": 1,
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.Coop.StatsCorrectionModifier\"}": 1,
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.Coop.ShipStatsCorrectionModifier\"}": 0
			},
			"TagParameters":
			{
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.CombatDifficulty\"}":
				{
					"TagName": "WDS.Parameter.CombatDifficulty.Normal"
				}
			}

• Hard,

"BoolParameters":
			{
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.Coop.SharedQuests\"}": true,
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.EasyExplore\"}": false
			},
			"FloatParameters":
			{
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.MobHealthMultiplier\"}": 1.5,
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.MobDamageMultiplier\"}": 1.25,
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.ShipsHealthMultiplier\"}": 1.5,
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.ShipsDamageMultiplier\"}": 1.25,
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.BoardingDifficultyMultiplier\"}": 1.5,
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.Coop.StatsCorrectionModifier\"}": 1,
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.Coop.ShipStatsCorrectionModifier\"}": 0
			},
			"TagParameters":
			{
				"{\"TagName\": \"WDS.Parameter.CombatDifficulty\"}":
				{
					"TagName": "WDS.Parameter.CombatDifficulty.Hard"
				}
			}

Note: Ensure the "WorldSettings": curly brackets{} are not deleted.

9. Press the Save button.

10. Start the server.