Game Modes

Game Modes are options that allow the player to customize the game difficulty. There are 6 Game Modes in total.

Game Modes

Note: Most Achievements are disabled in all "Creative" and "Custom" modes.

• Survival
• Creative
• Custom

Mode	Unique Differences	Notes
Mild	"The yard is a hostile environment, but stats are more forgiving and friendly fire is off. Recommended for first time visits to the yard." Stat Changes Player Damage: 1.25x Creature Damage: 0.5x Hunger/Thirst Drain Rate: 0.5x Item Durability: 2x Player-made Structure Health: 2x Food Spoilage Timer: 2x Sizzle Meter Fill Rate: 0.5x	Friendly Fire: Off Pet Invincibility: On Menus Pause Game: On
Medium	"Moderate stress level. Manage thirst, hunger, health, and stamina while you fight to survive." All stats function at their normal base rate.	Friendly Fire: On Pet Invincibility: On Menus Pause Game: Off
Whoa!	"The most punishing way to live the tiny life. Bugs are tougher, vitals are harder to keep filled, and everything breaks faster." Stat Changes Player Damage: 0.80x Creature Damage: 1.50x Creature Health: 1.20x Hunger/Thirst Drain Rate: 1.50x Food Spoilage Timer: 0.50x Sizzle Meter Fill Rate: 2x Time Of Day Speed: 0.80x Durability Penalty On Death: 3x Fall Damage Multiplier: 1.20x Drop All Items On Death Other Changes The final Haze Lab encounter spawns Infected Larva. 2 Black Widows spawn in their den in the Brawny Boy Bin instead of 1. The Wasp Queen spawns more minions with its summon ability. Phase 1: 3 Wasps Phase 2: 2 Wasps and 1 Wasp Drone Phase 3: Unchanged	Friendly Fire: On Pet Invincibility: Off Menus Pause Game: Off

Mode	Unique Differences	Notes
No Bugs	"Zero stress! Craft and explore with no resource management or existential threats. Insects will not be present in the yard." All quests and survival elements have been disabled, and all crafting recipes are unlocked and free to craft.	Recipes that normally require a crafting station will retain that requirement as well as any crafting times.
With Bugs	"Zero stress! Craft and explore with no resource management or existential threats. Insects will be present but not aggressive towards players." All quests and survival elements have been disabled, and all crafting recipes are unlocked and free to craft. Every creature will ignore the player except for bosses, though they still cannot damage the player.

Mode	Unique Differences	Notes
Custom	"Play it your way and customize the settings to your liking." All Game Settings can be customized or toggled at any time except for: All Recipes Unlocked All Recipes Free Bugs Spawn Quests All Mutations Unlocked Fully Yoked	Disabling "Quests" or "Bugs Spawn" will force "All Recipes Unlocked" and "All Recipes Free" to be enabled.

Game Settings

These settings are utilized by all Game Modes:

• Difficulty (Mild/Medium/Whoa!)
• All Recipes Unlocked (On/Off)
• All Recipes Free (On/Off)
• Bug Spawn (On/Off)
• Quests (On/Off)
• All Mutations Unlocked (On/Off)
• Fully Yoked (On/Off)
• Bugs Ignore Players (On/Off)
• Building Integrity (On/Off)
• Player Damage (On/Off)
• Friendly Fire (On/Off)
• Pet Invincibility (On/Off)
• Hunger/Thirst Drain (On/Off)
• Stamina Drain (On/Off)
• Equipment Durability (On/Off)
• Food Spoiling (On/Off)
• Menus Pause Game (On/Off)
• Faction Reactivity (On/Off)
• Handy Gnat Enabled (On/Off)
• Backpack Items On Death (Drop Backpack/Respawn With You/Lose Forevor/Drop Resources)