Want to level up faster or spend less time gathering resources in Enshrouded? You can customize your server's experience multipliers, resource drops, mining efficiency, and crafting speeds to make progression easier for your multiplayer group.
Whether you're self-hosting or using an Enshrouded server from a hosting provider, these settings can be adjusted through the enshrouded_server.json configuration file.
This guide explains which settings to change and how to increase XP and resource rates on both self-hosted and Pine Hosting servers.
Which Enshrouded Server Settings Control XP And Resources?
Enshrouded includes several gameplay multipliers that control how quickly players gain experience and collect resources.
These are located inside the gameSettings section of your enshrouded_server.json file.
Most multipliers use 1 as their default value, representing the standard gameplay experience. Increasing a multiplier to 2 generally doubles its associated effect.
Enshrouded XP Multipliers
You can adjust three experience settings:
experienceCombatFactor: Controls XP gained from defeating enemies.experienceMiningFactor: Controls XP gained from mining resources.experienceExplorationQuestsFactor: Controls XP earned through exploration and completing quests.
For example, changing "experienceCombatFactor": 1 to "experienceCombatFactor": 2 doubles the experience earned from combat.
You can adjust each multiplier independently, allowing players to level up faster through their preferred activities.
Enshrouded Resource Multipliers
Enshrouded also includes several settings for gathering resources and production:
resourceDropStackAmountFactor: Increases resource quantities in loot stacks, including those from chests and defeated enemies.miningDamageFactor: Increases mining effectiveness, allowing players to gather more resources per hit.plantGrowthSpeedFactor: Increases how quickly planted crops grow.factoryProductionSpeedFactor: Adjusts production speed at crafting stations and workshops.
For example, setting "resourceDropStackAmountFactor": 2 doubles the quantities in affected loot stacks.
These settings are particularly useful for communities that want to spend less time grinding and more time exploring or building.
Enable Custom Gameplay Settings Before Making Changes
Before adjusting XP or resource rates, there's one important setting you need to change.
Find gameSettingsPreset inside your configuration file and set it to:
"gameSettingsPreset": "Custom"
This is essential because individual gameplay multipliers only work when the server uses the Custom difficulty preset.
If your server is set to Default, Relaxed, Hard, or Survival, the game uses the preset's values instead of your custom multipliers.
Switching to Custom also activates the other values already present in your gameSettings section, so review them before saving.
How To Increase XP And Resource Rates On A Self-Hosted Enshrouded Server
If you're running an Enshrouded dedicated server on your own computer or VPS, you can change these settings manually.
Step 1: Stop Your Enshrouded Server
Make sure everyone has disconnected, then shut down your dedicated server completely.
Step 2: Locate Your Configuration File
Navigate to your Enshrouded installation directory and find:
enshrouded_server.json
The file is normally located alongside enshrouded_server.exe.
Before making changes, create a copy of your configuration. An Enshrouded server backup also helps preserve your world if you encounter problems.
Step 3: Change Your XP And Resource Settings
Open enshrouded_server.json using a text editor such as Notepad or Notepad++.
First, set "gameSettingsPreset": "Custom".
Then locate the gameSettings section and adjust your preferred multipliers.
For example, you could use:
"experienceCombatFactor": 2"experienceMiningFactor": 2"experienceExplorationQuestsFactor": 2"resourceDropStackAmountFactor": 2"miningDamageFactor": 1.5
This configuration increases experience gains while also making mining and resource collection faster.
Only change the existing values, keeping the JSON formatting intact.
Step 4: Save And Restart Your Server
Save your edited JSON file in your text editor without changing its filename or extension.
Start your dedicated server again and connect to verify that the updated rates are working.
How To Increase XP And Resource Rates With Pine Hosting
With Enshrouded hosting from Pine Hosting, you can adjust the same multipliers through our game panel without accessing your server's operating system or installing additional software.
The process is very similar to self-hosting, except you can edit and save the configuration directly in your browser.
Step 1: Access Your Game Panel
Log into your Pine Hosting game panel and select your Enshrouded server.
Stop the server before making changes.
Step 2: Open Your Server Configuration
Navigate to the Files tab and locate enshrouded_server.json.
Click the file to open it in our built-in editor.
Step 3: Adjust Your XP And Resource Multipliers
Find "gameSettingsPreset" and change its value to "Custom".
Then scroll to the gameSettings section and modify the XP and resource multipliers you want to increase.
For example, setting "experienceCombatFactor": 2 and "resourceDropStackAmountFactor": 2 increases combat experience and affected resource drops to twice their normal amounts.
Step 4: Save And Restart Your Server
Once you've finished editing, click Save.
Return to the Console tab and start your server to apply the new configuration.
That's it! Your updated XP and resource rates will now apply to gameplay.
What Are The Best XP And Resource Rates For Enshrouded?
The ideal multipliers depend on how your community wants to experience the game.
For groups that want slightly faster progression without removing too much of the challenge, using multipliers of 1.5 can provide a good balance.
If your community prefers faster leveling and less grinding, increasing XP and resource multipliers to 2 can make progression considerably quicker.
Keep in mind that boosted experience doesn't automatically complete quests or unlock equipment. The distinction between shared and individual Enshrouded multiplayer progression still applies.
You can also adjust additional Enshrouded server settings, such as enemy difficulty and player health, to balance your boosted progression rates.
Why Aren't My Enshrouded XP Multipliers Working?
If your changes aren't applying, check the following:
- Make sure
"gameSettingsPreset"is set to"Custom". - Confirm your multipliers are inside the
gameSettingssection. - Check that your JSON formatting doesn't contain missing commas or quotation marks.
- Verify that your values are within the supported limits.
- Restart your server after saving the configuration.
Most XP and resource multipliers have a maximum value of 2, so entering larger numbers won't necessarily provide additional benefits.
If your settings still aren't working, restore your previous configuration and try changing one multiplier at a time.
Customize Your Enshrouded Server With Pine Hosting
Increasing XP and resource rates is a simple way to customize Enshrouded multiplayer, whether you want faster character progression, easier resource gathering, or shorter crafting times.
With Enshrouded server hosting from Pine Hosting, you can manage gameplay multipliers, difficulty settings, backups, and server updates directly through our game panel.
Our hosting plans provide high-performance hardware and convenient server management tools, giving you the flexibility to customize your multiplayer experience as your community grows.
Whether you're running a relaxed building server or a faster-paced adventure, Pine Hosting makes it easy to configure your Enshrouded world exactly how you want it.
