Enshrouded has no official mod support, so there are no server mods to install. Keen Games says it would love to add mods one day, but can’t promise it yet. The Mods tab has nothing to install for Enshrouded.
What you can do is change a lot about how the game plays. Difficulty, loot, day length, hunger, enemies and who may build are all settings in enshrouded_server.json, and they work for every player with no download.
What you can change instead
Most things people want mods for are already server settings. Set gameSettingsPreset to "Custom", then change the values in gameSettings.
| You want | Setting | Try |
|---|---|---|
| More materials from loot | resourceDropStackAmountFactor |
2 (double) |
| Faster mining | miningDamageFactor |
2 |
| Weapons that never break | enableDurability |
false |
| Longer days | dayTimeDuration |
3600000000000 (60 minutes) |
| Shorter nights | nightTimeDuration |
300000000000 (5 minutes) |
| Keep your items when you die | tombstoneMode |
NoTombstone |
| Enemies that leave you alone until you attack | pacifyAllEnemies |
true |
| Fewer enemies | randomSpawnerAmount |
Few |
| Enemies that scale with your group | randomSpawnerAmount |
Automatic |
| Faster crops | plantGrowthSpeedFactor |
2 |
| Faster workshops | factoryProductionSpeedFactor |
2 |
| More XP | experienceCombatFactor, experienceMiningFactor, experienceExplorationQuestsFactor |
2 |
| No Shroud curse | curseModifier |
Easy |
| Push back the Shroud earlier | flameLevelFogRemoval |
A lower Flame level, like 8 |
| A real survival challenge | enableStarvingDebuff |
true |
Every key, with its range, is in the config reference. Restart the server after you change them.
Want an easier game without tuning each value? The Relaxed preset gives fewer enemies and more loot. Hard and Survival go the other way.
Two ready-made setups
Here are two starting points. They show only the keys to change. Find each key inside gameSettings in your file and change its value, and leave the other keys as they are.
A builders’ server: lots of materials, quick workshops and calm enemies.
"gameSettingsPreset": "Custom",
"gameSettings": {
"resourceDropStackAmountFactor": 2,
"miningDamageFactor": 2,
"factoryProductionSpeedFactor": 2,
"enableDurability": false,
"pacifyAllEnemies": true,
"dayTimeDuration": 3600000000000
}A hard survival server: hunger, a costly death and a meaner Shroud.
"gameSettingsPreset": "Custom",
"gameSettings": {
"enableStarvingDebuff": true,
"tombstoneMode": "Everything",
"curseModifier": "Hard",
"enemyDamageFactor": 1.5,
"nightTimeDuration": 1200000000000
}Text values like Everything and Hard must be spelled exactly, capital letters included, or the server won’t start. Number values outside the allowed range are moved to the nearest allowed value.
Changes apply from the next start. Your world and everyone’s characters stay as they are, so you can try a setup and change it back later.
Other things you can set
- Who can build or open chests: roles and permissions let you make groups like Builder or Visitor.
- Player slots:
slotCount, from 1 to 16. - Chat: turn text and voice chat on with
enableTextChatandenableVoiceChat. - Voice range:
voiceChatModeset toProximitymeans you hear players near you.Globalmeans everyone hears everyone. - Where visitors start: in game, you can pick one Flame Altar in your world as the starting point for visitors to your world.
- Server list tags:
tagshelp players with the same play style find you.
Build your own adventures
Enshrouded 1.0 added Sparkworks, the game’s own logic system. You craft its tools in game and wire up switches, traps, puzzles and even enemy encounters inside your base. It’s part of the game, so it works on your server with no extra download.
About community mods
Some players use unofficial community tools to change Enshrouded. Before you try one, know this:
- Keen Games doesn’t support them, and neither do we. We can’t help set them up.
- A game update can break them at any time, and then the server may not start.
- Most of them have to be on every player’s PC too.
- They can damage your world’s save.
We don’t install them in Mods. If you add files yourself through Files, make a backup in Backups first, so you can go back.
Will Enshrouded get mod support?
Keen Games hasn’t promised it. When official support arrives, we’ll add it to the Mods tab and update this page.
Questions
Does Enshrouded support mods?
Not officially. Keen Games says it can't promise mod support yet, although it would like to add it one day. The server has no mod loader, so the Mods tab has nothing to install for Enshrouded.
Can I make Enshrouded easier without mods?
Yes. Pick the Relaxed preset, or use Custom to set things like more resources, no weapon durability, longer days or enemies that wait until you attack. All of it is in enshrouded_server.json.
Can I use community mods on my Enshrouded server?
Some players use unofficial community tools, but Keen Games doesn't support them and neither do we. They can break with any game update, every player may need them, and they can damage saves. We don't install them for you.
Sources we checked
- Frequently Asked Questions (mods)Keen Games
- Server Gameplay SettingsKeen Games
- Enshrouded 1.0 changelogKeen Games on Steam
