---
title: "Changing Player Survival Needs in Abiotic Factor"
description: "Learn how to control how quickly players get hungry, thirsty, or tired to fine-tune your Abiotic Factor survival experience."
url: https://help.chiphead.tech/en/articles/367-changing-player-survival-needs-in-abiotic-factor
collection: "Abiotic Factor"
updated: 2026-06-11
language: en
---

# Changing Player Survival Needs in Abiotic Factor

Learn how to control how quickly players get hungry, thirsty, or tired to fine-tune your Abiotic Factor survival experience.

**Customise player survival needs by changing how quickly hunger, thirst, and fatigue increase on your Abiotic Factor server.**

In **Abiotic Factor**, players must carefully manage their hunger, thirst, and fatigue to stay alive. Server owners can modify these survival rates to make the experience more forgiving or intensify the challenge for veteran players.

This guide explains how to tweak these values directly through your **ChipHead Panel**.

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### Adjusting Hunger, Thirst, and Fatigue Rates

You can change these mechanics by editing the **SandboxSettings.ini** file in your server configuration:

1.  Log in to your **ChipHead Panel**.
    
    ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/gattachments/Xg8E6NRGYuqM0qwUXYyiJEqL04fALSc7lpCMA3yjXL7BeuwjBy77jq2KfDlchF8sqHmeudTuCZe.webp)
    
2.  Click **Files** & Navigate to the following directory:
    
    ```javascript
    AbioticFactor/Saved/SaveGames/Server/Worlds/<Your Save Name>/
    ```
    
3.  Open **SandboxSettings.ini**.
    
    ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/attachments/20260611010712_6597.webp)
    
4.  Find and adjust the following settings based on your preferences:
    
    -   **HungerSpeedMultiplier**
        
    -   **ThirstSpeedMultiplier**
        
    -   **FatigueSpeedMultiplier**
        

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### Value Ranges and Examples

<table data-id="bb6527b3-b9f4-4f53-ab6d-9357385602ec" style="min-width: 75px;"><colgroup><col style="min-width: 25px;"><col style="min-width: 25px;"><col style="min-width: 25px;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="06a9bd3a-91b7-4488-ad34-c3155d7892e9"><strong>Setting</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="9c2a3a30-ae10-415b-99c5-c56952220f92"><strong>Description</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="ddb74dac-10af-4bdd-a0e0-053e5da4063c"><strong>Example Adjustment</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="fb9a2da4-f384-44ff-bbab-ba8ca0ff7b1d"><strong>Minimum Value:</strong> <code>0.0</code></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="d035e109-2d7c-4360-aa50-f14363d720b3">Disables the mechanic entirely.</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="bdc67a17-5862-4086-a5cd-fdee05040dec"><code>HungerSpeedMultiplier=0.0</code> turns off hunger.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="24a64e84-0235-4c9c-9fa8-1849c25911f6"><strong>Maximum Value:</strong> <code>2.0</code></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="1ee48cf3-516f-4779-ba0a-d13e1de7a4ef">Doubles the rate at which the need increases.</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="ff67cfae-cb7c-4fba-91ab-3d3302599016"><code>FatigueSpeedMultiplier=2.0</code> makes players tire twice as fast.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="caabea32-5066-46eb-9dae-37e7785cb4d9"><strong>Example 1:</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="cec9c96a-7ba9-43c5-8b06-18a83c4e07f3">Make hunger decrease slower.</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="2c788fed-cc14-4d9e-8ce5-3757acc88f99"><code>HungerSpeedMultiplier=0.5</code></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="729403c0-8ade-4e0f-8284-5916f0d97f15"><strong>Example 2:</strong></p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="8560f77c-b716-4ad0-94d0-cf533a9df7d1">Make thirst increase faster.</p></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><p data-id="14789f47-f812-4714-877f-6af59db07e66"><code>ThirstSpeedMultiplier=1.5</code></p></td></tr></tbody></table>

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6.  Click **“Save Content”**
    
7.  Start your server.
    
    ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/attachments/20260611010722_9702.webp)
    

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> **Success:** **All done!**
> You’ve successfully customised your **Abiotic Factor** server’s survival mechanics. Whether you want a relaxed exploration experience or a true test of endurance, you can fine-tune hunger, thirst, and fatigue to match your **ChipHead** server’s difficulty level.