Display name shown in the server browser and in-game session list. 1-50 characters.

Maximum simultaneous players, 1-16. Enshrouded hard-caps at 16.

1 enables in-game voice chat, 0 disables. Added in Update 5 (Pact of the Flame).

'Proximity' = hear nearby players only. 'Global' = hear all players regardless of distance.

1 enables in-game text chat, 0 disables.

Admin role password. Empty or the ChangeMe… default = a password made for this server is used, shown in the console under “Join passwords” on every start and saved in join_passwords.txt. Servers that do not show that console block (created before 2026-10-19) do not do this: set your own value here. To set your own: 8-64 chars, letters/digits/!@#%^*()_-+=[]{}:,.? only. All four group passwords must differ or the server refuses to start.

Slots held open exclusively for Admin-tier players. 0-16.

1 = can kick and ban other players via the in-game Social tab.

1 = can open chests and storage owned by other players.

1 = can build and demolish blocks within base claims.

1 = can place new flame altars to expand claim radius.

1 = can mine, fell trees, and modify terrain outside base claims.

Friend role password. Empty or the ChangeMe… default = made for this server automatically (console “Join passwords” / join_passwords.txt; if that console block does not appear, set your own). Must differ from Admin/Guest/Visitor.

Slots held for Friend-tier players. 0-16.

1 = friends can kick/ban. Usually 0.

1 = friends can open each other's storage.

1 = friends can build/demolish in base claims.

1 = friends can place new flame altars.

1 = friends can mine/cut outside claims.

Guest role password. Empty or the ChangeMe… default = made for this server automatically (console “Join passwords” / join_passwords.txt; if that console block does not appear, set your own). Must differ from Admin/Friend/Visitor.

Slots held for Guest-tier players. Default 3.

1 = guests can moderate. Usually 0.

1 = guests can open chests of others. Usually 0.

1 = guests can build in claims.

1 = guests can place altars.

1 = guests can mine/cut outside claims.

Visitor role password (most restrictive tier). Empty or the ChangeMe… default = made for this server automatically (console “Join passwords” / join_passwords.txt; if that console block does not appear, set your own). Must differ from Admin/Friend/Guest.

Slots held for Visitor-tier players. Usually 0.

1 = visitors can moderate. Almost always 0.

1 = visitors can open chests. Almost always 0.

1 = visitors can build in claims. Almost always 0.

1 = visitors can place altars. Almost always 0.

1 = visitors can mine/cut. Almost always 0.

Default = the developer's baseline. Relaxed/Hard/Survival = presets. Custom = use the multipliers below. NOTE: setting any [GAME: *] value on the Startup tab (a multiplier, an on/off switch or a choice) switches the preset to Custom on boot, including values of 0 and 1. On servers ordered before 2026-10-19 that does not happen for 0, 1 or the on/off items, so select Custom here.

Player health multiplier. Range 0.25-4.0. 1.0 = vanilla. Applied only when preset is Custom.

Player mana multiplier. 0.25-4.0.

Player stamina multiplier. 0.25-4.0.

Cold resistance / body heat retention. 0.5-2.0.

Underwater breath duration. 0.25-2.0.

1 = weapons/tools degrade with use. 0 = no degradation.

1 = hunger reduces stats below threshold. 0 = hunger purely cosmetic.

Multiplier on cooked-meal buff duration. 0.5-2.0.

Time from full hunger to starving onset in SECONDS (300-1200 = 5-20 min). Internally converted to nanoseconds.

Multiplier on time you can survive inside the Shroud. 0.5-2.0.

On death: Everything = drop full inventory. AddBackpackMaterials = also recover backpack mats. NoTombstone = lose nothing.

1 = wind affects glider flight (default). 0 = stable gliding always.

How often weather events occur: Disabled / Rare / Normal / Often.

Difficulty of the fishing minigame: VeryEasy / Easy / Normal / Hard / VeryHard.

Strength of curse debuffs: Easy / Normal / Hard.

Mining tool damage per swing. 0.5-2.0.

Crop growth speed multiplier. 0.25-2.0.

Stack size dropped per resource node. 0.25-2.0.

Crafting station throughput. 0.25-2.0.

Fraction of perk cost refunded on recycle. 0.0-1.0.

Multiplier on perk point cost. 0.25-2.0.

XP gain from combat. 0.25-2.0.

XP gain from mining. 0-2.0. Setting 0 disables mining XP (the preset switches to Custom on boot; on servers ordered before 2026-10-19, set the preset to Custom yourself).

XP gain from quests and discovery. 0.25-2.0.

How many random encounters spawn in the wild: Few / Normal / Many / Extreme.

Maximum number of enemies that can chase a single player at once: Few / Normal / Many / Extreme.

Non-boss enemy damage multiplier. 0.25-5.0.

Non-boss enemy HP multiplier. 0.25-4.0.

Enemy stamina multiplier. 0.5-2.0.

Enemy detection radius multiplier. 0.5-2.0.

Boss damage multiplier. 0.2-5.0.

Boss HP multiplier. 0.2-5.0.

Threat generation multiplier, affects how easily you draw aggro. 0.25-4.0.

1 = passive mode, enemies do not attack. 0 = normal.

What happens to taming progress if you startle a creature: KeepProgress / LoseSomeProgress / LoseAllProgress.

Length of one in-game day in SECONDS (120-3600 = 2-60 min). Default 1800 (30 min). Internally converted to nanoseconds.

Length of one in-game night in SECONDS (120-3600). Default 720 (12 min).

Enshrouded dedicated server Steam AppID. This one is not shown on your Startup tab and cannot be changed.

Steam beta branch ID, e.g. 'experimental'. Leave empty for the default public branch.

Password for the beta branch; only required for some closed betas. Usually leave empty.

When 1, SteamCMD checks for updates on every boot. Leave on for production unless pinning a version.

When 1, SteamCMD verifies all files against Steam manifests. Slower but catches corruption. Recommended after a crash or save issue.

Forces the Windows binaries. This one is not shown on your Startup tab and cannot be changed.