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# How to Change the World Settings on a Necesse Server

# How to Change the World Settings on a Necesse Server

Changing the world settings on a Necesse server is done to customize how the game plays, including difficulty, survival mechanics, spawn settings, and raid behavior, and how to change the world settings on a Necesse server is commonly searched by server owners who want to adjust world configuration files or settings during world creation. This allows full control over the gameplay experience in a dedicated server, letting communities tailor progression, challenge levels, and survival systems to match their preferred multiplayer style.



## To Change Necesse World Settings

* Open the [Apollo Panel](https://control.sparkedhost.us/).

* Head over to the **Startup** tab.

* Find the **Save Name** field and remember the save name.

  ![](https://images.surferseo.art/b73269df-10a5-424c-929e-b28f424e5e98.png)

* Go to the **Files** tab.

* Navigate to the following directory: `saves/worlds`

* Right-click and extract the save file.

  ![](https://images.surferseo.art/d67b61f2-efc0-4332-9c3f-9b02b57daf55.png)

* Now delete the zip file.

  ![](https://images.surferseo.art/982f582a-0181-49d9-b7f5-4422c3dd1af7.png)

* Open the extracted folder.

* Select the `worldSettings.cfg`

  ![](https://images.surferseo.art/baaec209-856b-498a-982e-225835d8aef3.png)

* Adjust the desired settings

  ![](https://images.surferseo.art/a2c5f7dd-4408-4f8d-b0a7-bf8fcc3cf8bd.png)

| **Setting** | **All Possible Values** | **Behavior Description** |
| ---- |
| **allowCheats** | `true`, `false` | Enables or disables cheat commands in the world. |
| **difficulty** | `CASUAL`, `ADVENTURE`, `CLASSIC`, `HARD`, `BRUTAL` | Sets the game difficulty, adjusting enemy health and damage. |
| **deathPenalty** | `NONE`, `DROP_MATS`, `DROP_INVENTORY`, `DROP_ALL`, `HARDCORE` | Determines what items are dropped or if the character is deleted upon death. |
| **raidFrequency** | `NEVER`, `RARELY`, `OCCASIONALLY`, `OFTEN` | Controls how frequently raiders attack the player. |
| **survivalMode** | `true`, `false` | Toggles standard survival on or off. |
| **playerHunger** | `true`, `false` | Toggles whether players must consume food to avoid starvation. |
| **disableMobSpawns** | `true`, `false` | Completely stops monsters from spawning naturally when set to true. |
| **forcedPvP** | `true`, `false` | Forces Player-vs-Player combat to be permanently active across the world. |
| **allowOutsideCharacters** | `true`, `false` | Allows or blocks players from bringing in existing characters from other saves. |
| **creativeMode** | `true`, `false` | Grants infinite resources and building freedom when enabled. |
| **disableMobAI** | `true`, `false` | Freezes all entities, turning enemies completely non-reactive for testing. |
| **canSettlersDie** | `true`, `false` | Determines if town villagers can be permanently killed by hostiles. |
| **dayTimeMod** | `0.1` to `10.0` | Multiplies the length of the daytime cycle, where 10.0 is the longest. |
| **nightTimeMod** | `0.1` to `10.0` | Multiplies the length of the nighttime cycle, where 10.0 is the longest. |
| **gameVersion** | *E.g.,* 1.2.0 | Matches the world save file to the current running game version. |
* Hit **Save Content**.

* Navigate back to the `saves/worlds` directory

* Right-click the save folder and hit **Archive**.

  ![](https://images.surferseo.art/c3faa5b5-f839-4101-90e1-ac19a6ecd442.png)

* Delete the save world folder.

  ![](https://images.surferseo.art/3a950cd6-7149-4763-914a-83b08f8dc1ec.png)

* Right-click the archived file generated, and rename it to the saved name noted.

  ![](https://images.surferseo.art/400d05d5-d445-4c2f-a482-66eb024d449b.png)

* Start the server.