--- title: "How to Change Enemy Difficulty on Your Abiotic Factor Server" description: "Guide on changing enemy difficulty" url: https://help.chiphead.tech/en/articles/364-how-to-change-enemy-difficulty-on-your-abiotic-factor-server collection: "Abiotic Factor" updated: 2026-06-11 language: en --- # How to Change Enemy Difficulty on Your Abiotic Factor Server Guide on changing enemy difficulty **Learn how to adjust enemy health, damage, and spawn rates to customise your Abiotic Factor gameplay experience.** In **Abiotic Factor**, enemy difficulty directly affects combat encounters by changing enemy health, aggression, spawn rates, and detection behaviour. Server owners can tweak these settings to make the game more intense for veteran players or more forgiving for newcomers. * * * ### Adjusting Enemy Difficulty All enemy difficulty settings can be found in the **SandboxSettings.ini** file. Follow the steps below to customise your server’s challenge level using the **ChipHead Panel**: 1. Log in to your **ChipHead Panel**. ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/gattachments/LZ2EJgrVUvKlPN9Hn6PVkj7abkQaEDPJSsgYj6OPGpM5qOGeQC4trer5m96ZuDMUogRLxKSamZt.webp) 2. Click on **Files** & Navigate to the following directory: ```javascript AbioticFactor/Saved/SaveGames/Server/Worlds// ``` 3. Open **SandboxSettings.ini**. ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/gattachments/ph9cgYneQIln4Uf9jEEfI6CbcGD9R4oN51Y7pdvgoce3gACWsE4WWODvexltOUZd85HY4AFDTWE.png) 4. Locate and modify the following settings based on your preferred difficulty level:

Setting	Description	Min/Max Range
GameDifficulty	Adjusts enemy aggression, reaction speed, and spawn density.	1 = Normal2 = Hard3 = Apocalyptic
EnemySpawnRate	Controls how often enemies respawn (higher = faster).	0.5 – 3.0
EnemyHealthMultiplier	Changes enemy health (lower = weaker enemies).	0.75 – 3.0
EnemyPlayerDamageMultiplier	Modifies how much damage enemies deal to players.	0.25 – 3.0
EnemyDeployableDamageMultiplier	Controls how much damage enemies deal to deployable structures.	0.1 – 5.0
DetectionSpeedMultiplier	Adjusts how quickly enemies detect players (higher = more alert).	0.1 – 3.0

6. Click “**Save Content”.** 7. Start your server ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/attachments/20260611010452_1775.png) * * * > **Success:** **Done!** > Your **Abiotic Factor** server difficulty has been successfully updated. Whether you want an apocalyptic survival experience or a casual co-op session, you can fine-tune enemy behaviour to perfectly suit your **ChipHead** server’s playstyle.