
Resource gathering plays a major role in shaping progression, pacing, and overall player experience in Enshrouded. Whether you want faster early‑game advancement, a more challenging survival loop, or a smoother, less grind‑heavy environment, adjusting gather rates gives you direct control over how quickly players collect essential materials. This guide explains how to configure resource gathering settings on your Enshrouded server. You’ll learn where these options are located, what each setting influences in‑game, and how different values can impact balance, progression speed, and long‑term gameplay flow. It’s a straightforward way to tune your server so it matches the exact experience you want your players to have.
Customizing Gather Rate Values on Your Enshrouded Server
1. Log in to your Game Control Panel, then head over to your server service.
2. Before making any changes, stop the server by clicking the Stop button.

3. Navigate to the Configuration Files Task section.

4. From the Configuration Files, select enshrouded_server.json and open it with the Text Editor located beside the Config Editor.

5. In the Config Editor, locate the miningDamageFactor, plantGrowthSpeedFactor, and resourceDropStackAmountFactor settings, then adjust each one to match your preferred gameplay values.


6. After making changes, click the Save button to apply.

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