Implementing Custom Difficulty Scaling on Your Killing Floor 2 Server

Dynamically adjust the challenge for your players by implementing custom difficulty scaling that modifies enemy attributes based on performance and wave progression, enhancing the overall zombie-slaying experience on your Killing Floor 2 server.

📌 Prerequisites

• A Killing Floor 2 server purchased at VolticHost.com

• Access to VolticHost Game Panel

• Custom difficulty scaling scripts or configuration files designed for Killing Floor 2 and basic file management skills

1️⃣ Uploading Custom Difficulty Scaling Files

1. Log in to VolticHost Game Panel.

2. Click on your Killing Floor 2 server.

3. Navigate to the File Manager.

4. Upload your custom difficulty scaling files (e.g., difficulty_scale.cfg or related scripts) into a dedicated directory (e.g., KF2/addons/difficulty_scaling).

5. Verify that all required files and dependencies have been successfully uploaded.

✅ Custom difficulty scaling files have been successfully uploaded!

2️⃣ Configuring Difficulty Scaling Settings

1. Locate the configuration file for your difficulty scaling system within the File Manager.

2. Click Edit to open the file.

3. Customize settings such as:

   • Scaling Factors: Define multipliers for enemy health, damage, and spawn rates based on wave progression or player performance.

   • Trigger Conditions: Set conditions or thresholds that adjust difficulty dynamically during gameplay.

   • Reset Parameters: Configure how and when the scaling resets between waves or rounds.

4. Click Save File to apply your custom configurations.

✅ Difficulty scaling settings configured and saved successfully!

3️⃣ Integrating the Difficulty Scaling into Server Startup

1. Navigate to the Startup tab in VolticHost Game Panel.

2. Append your startup command with the parameter to load your difficulty scaling configuration (e.g., +exec difficulty_scale.cfg or the specific command for your script).

3. Click Save Changes to update your startup parameters.

✅ Server startup parameters updated to integrate custom difficulty scaling!

4️⃣ Testing and Activating Custom Difficulty Scaling

1. Navigate to the Console tab in VolticHost Game Panel.

2. Click Stop to shut down your server, then click Start to relaunch it with the new difficulty scaling settings enabled.

3. Join a test match and simulate conditions (e.g., advancing through multiple waves) to verify that enemy attributes adjust dynamically as intended.

✅ Custom difficulty scaling is now active and operational on your Killing Floor 2 server!

🎉 Conclusion

You've successfully implemented custom difficulty scaling on your Killing Floor 2 server using VolticHost Game Panel, providing a dynamically challenging environment that adapts to player performance and keeps the gameplay exciting. 🚀

For additional assistance, contact VolticHost Support.