HumanitZ Server Loot Configuration Guide

HumanitZ Server Loot Configuration Guide

Loot balance defines the feel of a HumanitZ server. Set it too scarce and new players leave before they experience the game. Set it too generous and veterans rush end-game gear in a few sessions. HumanitZ controls loot with a small set of keys in the [World Settings] section of GameServerSettings.ini: one rarity level per item category, two respawn timers, airdrops and cleanup timers.

Every key and default on this page is taken from REF_GameServerSettings.ini, the reference file the developers ship with the dedicated server, checked against the 1.1A build of 20 October 2026. There is no global loot multiplier and no per-zone loot table in the server settings: older guides that show a [LootSettings] section or keys such as LootAbundance describe settings the game does not read.

Loot Rarity by Category

Each category takes a level from 0 to 4: 0 Scarce, 1 Low, 2 Default, 3 Plentiful, 4 Abundant. The level applies to every container and pickup of that category across the map.

[World Settings]
RarityFood=2
RarityDrink=2
RarityMelee=2
RarityRanged=2
RarityAmmo=2
RarityArmor=2
RarityResources=2
RarityOther=2

Because the categories are independent you can run abundant food with scarce guns, or plentiful building resources with default everything else. Ammo is the strongest lever on PvP servers: RarityAmmo=1 keeps firefights rare without starving players of melee weapons.

Respawn Timers

[World Settings]
; Loot respawns at all. false = searched containers stay empty.
LootRespawn=true
; Minutes before a searched container refills (needs LootRespawn=true).
LootRespawnTimer=60
; Minutes before an item lying in the world respawns (needs LootRespawn=true).
PickupRespawnTimer=90

Note the spelling PickupRespawnTimer. A line written as PickupRespawnTime is ignored and the game keeps its 90 minute default.

With LootRespawn=false the map is a finite resource: every container is worth one search for the life of the save. That suits a short-season or wipe-based server, and it makes the RCON command resetspawners true the only way to restock the world, which resets every spawner as if the game had just started.

Airdrops

[World Settings]
AirDrop=true
; In-game days between airdrops.
AirDropInterval=1

The interval is counted in in-game days, not real time, so its real length depends on DayDur and NightDur (40 and 20 minutes by default, one in-game day per real hour).

Cleanup Timers

Items dropped on the ground and abandoned backpacks are not loot, but they decide how cluttered and how generous the world feels after a few weeks.

[World Settings]
; In-game days before dropped pickups are destroyed. 0 = never.
; Items that are part of the world and placed items are not affected.
PickupCleanup=6
; Added in 1.1: in-game days before a dropped backpack that nobody is wearing is purged. 0 = never.
BackpackCleanup=0

Set BackpackCleanup to 2 or 3 on busy PvP servers where abandoned bags pile up. Leave it at 0 on a small co-op server where a friend may come back for a dropped bag days later.

Settings That Change What Loot Is Worth

• WeaponBreak=true: a weapon at 0% durability breaks and is removed from the inventory.
• WeaponDurabilityMulti=1: added in 1.1. How fast weapons wear out: 2 is twice as fast, 0.5 half as fast.
• FoodDecay=1: how fast food spoils, as a multiplier. 0 disables spoilage.

Scarce ammo with fast weapon wear makes every gun find matter. Abundant loot with slow wear turns the server into a building game.

Preset Configurations

🔴 Hardcore Survival

[World Settings]
RarityFood=1
RarityDrink=1
RarityRanged=0
RarityAmmo=0
RarityArmor=1
LootRespawnTimer=240
PickupRespawnTimer=360
AirDropInterval=3
WeaponDurabilityMulti=1.5

🟡 Balanced Community Server

[World Settings]
RarityFood=2
RarityDrink=2
RarityRanged=2
RarityAmmo=2
LootRespawnTimer=60
PickupRespawnTimer=90
AirDropInterval=1

🟢 Casual / Builder Server

[World Settings]
RarityFood=3
RarityDrink=3
RarityResources=4
RarityOther=3
LootRespawnTimer=30
PickupRespawnTimer=45
WeaponDurabilityMulti=0.5

Applying Changes

The server reads GameServerSettings.ini when it starts, so a change needs a restart:

1. Stop the server.
2. Edit the keys in the [World Settings] section.
3. Start the server again.

Containers that were already filled keep their contents until they are searched and respawn under the new rarity levels.

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