Conan Exiles PvE settings: progression, decay and raid times

Agree on rules before changing settings

Record session length, gathering pace, weekend availability and acceptable absence periods. One starting proposal is to retain ordinary difficulty, modestly adjust gathering if needed and disable player combat for a cooperative world.

This is an editorial suggestion, not a universal official preset. Retain current values and back up the world before applying changes. On Enhanced, inspect the options exposed by your panel. The historical technical manual describes Legacy and does not establish identical current values everywhere.

Separate PvP from building damage

In server settings, inspect PvP activation and permission to damage player-owned structures. They are separate controls. A PvE name does not prevent contradictory settings from being active.

If the group chooses scheduled combat, document permitted windows and the server's time zone. Verify player-combat restrictions separately from building-damage windows. Test with two consenting members and a disposable structure, never an important base.

Match decay to expected absences

The Legacy manual distinguishes disabling building abandonment from changing decay duration. Use your edition's corresponding controls and verify their in-game effect. Short periods can penalize absent members, while disabling abandonment can leave unused structures accumulating.

Define a clear policy for extended absences, administrator intervention and recovery from mistakes. Changing a rule does not automatically rebuild structures that already disappeared.

Adjust progression and verify persistence

Change one settings group at a time: experience, gathering or crafting duration. Do not assume every multiplier works in the same direction. Read the installed version's label and help text, then perform an observable test.

After restarting, verify settings, player access and any scheduled windows. Keep a dated rule sheet. Do not blindly copy historical purge settings into an edition whose systems have changed.

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