/SLASHPLAY
How to change difficulty in GMod
Type skill 3 in the server console for hard difficulty, which scales the damage Half-Life 2 NPCs deal and take. 1 is easy, 2 is normal.
skill
Sets the Half-Life 2 difficulty, which changes NPC damage and health: 1 easy, 2 normal, 3 hard.
skill <1|2|3> Examples
skill 3 Hard NPCs.
skill 1 Easier fights for casual servers.
Values
| Value | What it does |
|---|---|
| 1 | Easy |
| 2Default | Normal |
| 3 | Hard |
Arguments
1|2|3Required- 1 easy, 2 normal, 3 hard.
What it does
Controls the Half-Life 2 skill level, which scales how much damage Half-Life 2 NPCs deal and take. It affects the stock NPCs in Sandbox and any map or gamemode that uses them.
The game's own description: Controls the Half-Life campaign & content difficulty. 1 - easy, 2 - normal, 3 - hard
Run it on your server
On a SLASHPLAY server, type it in the Console tab of the server page; the reply shows right under it. A value set there lasts until the server restarts. To keep it, add the line to garrysmod/cfg/server.cfg. New to this? Start a GMod server first.
Your own
GMod server.
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