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How to Disable Building Destruction for The Forest

To disable building destruction for The Forest at Nodecraft, you'll need to edit the server’s config file. Here’s how you can do it:

Nodecraft Pro

If you don’t have access to Nodecraft’s Control Panel, please skip ahead to the Editing Manually section.

Game Settings

Click the Game Settings tab on the left-hand side, locate the Allow Building Destruction setting, and click it to disable it.

The Building Deconstruction setting for The Forest in Nodecraft Pro

Save and Restart the Server

After making your changes, ensure that you click the Save button, and then Restart your server for the changes to apply.

Editing Manually

Locate the Server Configuration Files

Go to the Server Files tab in Nodecraft Pro on the left-hand side, and locate the server.cfg file in the Main Folder.

If your server isn’t with us here at Nodecraft, and on Windows, this file is typically in the C:\\Users\\YourUsername\\AppData\\LocalLow\\SKS\\TheForestDedicatedServer.

Edit the server.cfg File

Select the server.cfg file and click the Edit button.

Editing the server.cfg file for The Forest in Nodecraft Pro

You’ll want to look for the following setting:

AllowBuildingDestruction

By default, this is set to on, to disable building destruction, change it to:

AllowBuildingDestruction off

Save and Restart the Server

Save your changes, and then Restart your server so that they apply.

Verify the Changes

Once the server is restarted, building destruction should be disabled, meaning structures built by players will no longer be destroyed by enemies or environmental factors.

If you encounter any issues or need further customization please reach out to our Support Team.

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