DST World Gen Builder
Configure Forest and Cave world generation for your Don't Starve Together dedicated server. Adjust every resource, creature, and season setting — then copy the ready-to-paste worldgenoverride.lua blocks directly into your server files.
Quick Presets
World Setup
Season Lengths
Resources
Food & Plants
Animals & Neutral Creatures
Monsters, Bosses & Events
Forest World — worldgenoverride.lua
return {
override_enabled = true,
preset = "SURVIVAL_TOGETHER",
overrides = {
world_size = "default",
branching = "default",
loop = "default",
season_start = "default",
day = "default",
task_set = "default",
autumn = "default",
winter = "default",
spring = "default",
summer = "default",
trees = "default",
grass = "default",
sapling = "default",
flint = "default",
rock = "default",
flowers = "default",
reeds = "default",
marshbush = "default",
tumbleweed = "default",
fern = "default",
mushtree = "default",
regrowth = "default",
ponds = "default",
touchstone = "default",
boons = "default",
berrybush = "default",
carrot = "default",
mushroom = "default",
cactus = "default",
banana = "default",
bees = "default",
angrybees = "default",
rabbits = "default",
moles = "default",
butterfly = "default",
birds = "default",
buzzard = "default",
catcoon = "default",
perd = "default",
pigs = "default",
beefalo = "default",
beefaloheat = "default",
penguins = "default",
tallbirds = "default",
walrus = "default",
spiders = "default",
hounds = "default",
houndmound = "default",
merm = "default",
tentacles = "default",
liefs = "default",
lureplants = "default",
chess = "default",
krampus = "default",
deciduousmonster = "default",
bearger = "default",
deerclops = "default",
goosemoose = "default",
dragonfly = "default",
antliontribute = "default",
lightning = "default",
frograin = "default",
wildfires = "default",
weather = "default",
},
}
Save as DoNotStarveTogether/[ClusterName]/Master/worldgenoverride.lua
Cave World — worldgenoverride.lua
return {
override_enabled = true,
preset = "DST_CAVE",
overrides = {
world_size = "default",
branching = "default",
cavelight = "default",
earthquakes = "default",
rock = "default",
flint = "default",
flower_cave = "default",
wormlights = "default",
lichen = "default",
mushtree = "default",
cave_ponds = "default",
cave_spiders = "default",
bunnymen = "default",
slurper = "default",
slurtles = "default",
rocky = "default",
monkey = "default",
bats = "default",
fissure = "default",
wormattacks = "default",
worms = "default",
},
}
Save as DoNotStarveTogether/[ClusterName]/Caves/worldgenoverride.lua
How to Apply World Gen Settings
Important: New worlds only
World generation settings only apply when creating a new world. They have no effect on an existing save. To change world gen, start a fresh server with a new save slot or delete your existing save files.
File locations
Each shard has its own worldgenoverride.lua. The Master shard (Forest) lives in your cluster's Master/ folder; the Caves shard lives in Caves/. Place each file in its respective folder before starting the server.
override_enabled = true
The override_enabled = true line is required for the file to take effect. Without it, DST ignores the overrides table entirely and uses default world gen.
Resource-Rich preset tip
The Resource-Rich preset boosts all resource spawns to "often" — great for PvE servers where new players shouldn't struggle for materials. Pair it with the Peaceful preset settings for the most relaxed experience.
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