changing difficulty?

[WetNut]

Was wondering is we can change difficulty once we started a save ?

[Orangeable]

Nah, best thing you can do is restart while you can with a custom game. I agree that "normal" expects too much of you when it comes to caves

[Detectivecookieh]

Originally posted by Orangeable:

Nah, best thing you can do is restart while you can with a custom game. I agree that "normal" expects too much of you when it comes to caves

I honestly thing even "custom" with the lowest hostility etc is basically just as hard as "normal". Hosting a server i could die infinitely with my partner without having to restart anything or load old saves. Second time dying in solo forces you to reload or restart and honestly I feel like the cannibals were just as bad when I was solo as I was on "normal" mode .
They even started attacking my base way more on easy custom :P

[YTSaulGoodman]

I think you should be able to but you cant On normal diffculity once you reach day 30 its like inpossible to leave your base with getting raided by 50 armored dudes

[Atayeu]

You have to edit your save file to change difficulties. Don't know the file path sorry but there's some others that shared the path in other posts

[skupta]

Yes, u can. Windows + R then type appdata -> LocalLow -> Endnight -> SonOfTheForest -> Saves -> Your saves -> ../ -> and there are config files u need to find GameStateSaveData.json. Open and search for you mode and change.

[wyyx18]

Originally posted by skupta:

Yes, u can. Windows + R then type appdata -> LocalLow -> Endnight -> SonOfTheForest -> Saves -> Your saves -> ../ -> and there are config files u need to find GameStateSaveData.json. Open and search for you mode and change.

i did it and set it on peaceful but when i load it in game its turn on Normal and enemies is still there
PS: sorry for my english

[David_Craft_]

Yes you can.
WINDOWS:
C:\Users\-- USER --\AppData\LocalLow\Endnight\SonsOfTheForest\Saves

Then go to
a; Multiplayer
b; Singleplayer
(depends on what you a playing)

Then find your save, click on the folder & change the difficulty in "GameStateSaveData"

[NathanDroxbandit.gg]

I made my game custom can I Change the settings like enemy damage on my save file

[Wolf]

Originally posted by David_Craft_:

Yes you can.
WINDOWS:
C:\Users\-- USER --\AppData\LocalLow\Endnight\SonsOfTheForest\Saves

Then go to
a; Multiplayer
b; Singleplayer
(depends on what you a playing)

Then find your save, click on the folder & change the difficulty in "GameStateSaveData"

This did not work for me, sadly

[Kaizen]

I tried to change Starvation / dehydration damage from off to vhard when out of water and very hungry. Then replacing old game files to new files in saves folder. Nothing to happen, thats not enough
Looks like need use notepad and change something inside files. Help

[StuhlTV]

Originally posted by kAizen VYbz:

I tried to change Starvation / dehydration damage from off to vhard when out of water and very hungry. Then replacing old game files to new files in saves folder. Nothing to happen, thats not enough
Looks like need use notepad and change something inside files. Help

I have written a small guide on how to change gameplay settings for your save game. You can translate it via Google into English. It should be understandable ;) You can find the dehydration code almost at the end of the article.

https://www.gamersglobal.de/cheats-guide/sons-of-the-forest-spiel-einstellungen-nachtraeglich-aendern

[WetNut]

Originally posted by skupta:

Yes, u can. Windows + R then type appdata -> LocalLow -> Endnight -> SonOfTheForest -> Saves -> Your saves -> ../ -> and there are config files u need to find GameStateSaveData.json. Open and search for you mode and change.

okay but I change to normal > peaceful and theres still monster how come ?

[Lagoon]

I found solution that works - This was described in another place. It activates spawning or despawning of the cannibals (zombies?):

First about the files you can change different values:

Originally posted by Alternative_Slip_979:

Changing the difficulty of an existing save in Sons of the Forest can be accomplished by editing the appropriate values in the GameSetupSavaData.json file.

Here's a guide on how to do it:

1. Find the directory where your saved game data is stored. The file path may be something like C:\Users\JohnSmith\AppData\LocalLow\Endnight\SonsOfTheForest\Saves\{steam-id}\Multiplayer\{session-id}.
   Warning! It is essential to make a backup of your save before editing any files to avoid accidentally deleting characters, values, etc.
   
   
2. Locate and open the GameSetupSavaData.json file (not to be confused with the GameStateSaveData.json file).
   
   
3. In the file, you will find various values that can be edited. For instance, you can modify the difficulty of the game, enemy damage done to the player, and enemy health.
   
   Here is an example of how the values are formatted in the JSON file:
   
   

   { "Name": "GameSetting.Vail.EnemyHealth", "SettingType": 3, "Version": 0, "BoolValue": false, "IntValue": 0, "FloatValue": 0.0, "StringValue": "High", "Protected": false, "FloatArrayValue": [], "IsSet": false }

   
   
4. To change the value of the setting, modify the "StringValue" field, for example, "Low" for low difficulty.
   
   
5. You can do the same for enemy damage by editing the "GameSetting.Vail.EnemyDamage" field, and for difficulty, change "Mode" to the desired setting ("Normal", "Hard", etc.)

It is always recommended to make a backup of the file before editing it. It's a good practice even if you're confident in what you're doing. I hope this was useful as nobody wants to make a new save just to change the difficulty.

Now how to change spawning rates and difficulty:

Originally posted by SirPsychoSexy6969:

A) To get enemies to spawn (raises difficulty level):

1. Go to the GameSetupSaveData.json in the save file of the save you are wanting to edit as explained in the other post.
   
   
2. Open it, change the difficulty (or leave the same if you have it as custom) and delete this line:
   
   

   {"Name":"GameSetting.Vail.EnemySpawn","SettingType":0,"Version":0,"BoolValue":false,"IntValue":0,"FloatValue":0.0,"StringValue":"","Protected":false,"FloatArrayValue":[],"IsSet":false}
   

   
   
3. Start another game with enemy spawns enabled, make a tent, and save.
   
   
4. Go to your new game that has enemy spawns enabled and find the SaveData.json, copy and paste it into your edited game save, overwriting the old SaveData.json.

Now you should load in and have enemies spawning!

B) To get enemies to despawn (if you want to make it less challenging):

1. Go to the GameSetupSaveData.json in the save file of the save you are wanting to edit as explained in the other post.
   
   
2. Start a new game with your difficulty/settings how you want them, save, copy GameSetup.json, paste it onto a note and replace the UID number with your original save's UID number, then save and overwrite your desired save's GameSetup.json.
   
   
3. Then take the new save's SaveData.json and overwrite your desired save with it.

Now enemies should despawn!

Hope this works for you! :)

[WetNut]

Originally posted by Lagoon:

I found solution that works - This was described in another place. It activates spawning or despawning of the cannibals (zombies?):

First about the files you can change different values:

Originally posted by Alternative_Slip_979:

Changing the difficulty of an existing save in Sons of the Forest can be accomplished by editing the appropriate values in the GameSetupSavaData.json file.

Here's a guide on how to do it:

1. Find the directory where your saved game data is stored. The file path may be something like C:\Users\JohnSmith\AppData\LocalLow\Endnight\SonsOfTheForest\Saves\{steam-id}\Multiplayer\{session-id}.
   Warning! It is essential to make a backup of your save before editing any files to avoid accidentally deleting characters, values, etc.
   
   
2. Locate and open the GameSetupSavaData.json file (not to be confused with the GameStateSaveData.json file).
   
   
3. In the file, you will find various values that can be edited. For instance, you can modify the difficulty of the game, enemy damage done to the player, and enemy health.
   
   Here is an example of how the values are formatted in the JSON file:
   
   

   { "Name": "GameSetting.Vail.EnemyHealth", "SettingType": 3, "Version": 0, "BoolValue": false, "IntValue": 0, "FloatValue": 0.0, "StringValue": "High", "Protected": false, "FloatArrayValue": [], "IsSet": false }

   
   
4. To change the value of the setting, modify the "StringValue" field, for example, "Low" for low difficulty.
   
   
5. You can do the same for enemy damage by editing the "GameSetting.Vail.EnemyDamage" field, and for difficulty, change "Mode" to the desired setting ("Normal", "Hard", etc.)

It is always recommended to make a backup of the file before editing it. It's a good practice even if you're confident in what you're doing. I hope this was useful as nobody wants to make a new save just to change the difficulty.

Now how to change spawning rates and difficulty:

Originally posted by SirPsychoSexy6969:

A) To get enemies to spawn (raises difficulty level):

1. Go to the GameSetupSaveData.json in the save file of the save you are wanting to edit as explained in the other post.
   
   
2. Open it, change the difficulty (or leave the same if you have it as custom) and delete this line:
   
   

   {"Name":"GameSetting.Vail.EnemySpawn","SettingType":0,"Version":0,"BoolValue":false,"IntValue":0,"FloatValue":0.0,"StringValue":"","Protected":false,"FloatArrayValue":[],"IsSet":false}
   

   
   
3. Start another game with enemy spawns enabled, make a tent, and save.
   
   
4. Go to your new game that has enemy spawns enabled and find the SaveData.json, copy and paste it into your edited game save, overwriting the old SaveData.json.

Now you should load in and have enemies spawning!

B) To get enemies to despawn (if you want to make it less challenging):

1. Go to the GameSetupSaveData.json in the save file of the save you are wanting to edit as explained in the other post.
   
   
2. Start a new game with your difficulty/settings how you want them, save, copy GameSetup.json, paste it onto a note and replace the UID number with your original save's UID number, then save and overwrite your desired save's GameSetup.json.
   
   
3. Then take the new save's SaveData.json and overwrite your desired save with it.

Now enemies should despawn!

Hope this works for you! :)

thanks ! more difficult than I thought but if I have the guts of doing it now I know how

[Nerevar]

now people even edit gamefiles in order to apply easymode.... wtf.

just start over. game really isnt that long currently. update will force you to restart game anyway in order to work correctly for the most part and in order to get new content to appear.