Palworld Dedicated Server World Settings Explained

One of the greatest things about Palworld is the flexibility you have to tune nearly every gameplay element of your server. All gameplay settings live in the Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/PalWorldSettings.ini file. The file is one long line by default; which can definitely appear intimidating! We'll walk you through everything step by step.

This page is very large! If you just want to get in the game and don't care about the specifics, we recommend first reading the Editing Workflow section to understand where and what to edit, and then skipping directly to the Palworld Server Settings Generator section to make your own configuration or Preset Examples section to quickly use an existing one.

The Editing Workflow

Before we begin it's important to understand that you cannot make changes to the file while the server is live. When the game shuts down, it overwrites your PalWorldSettings.ini file with the current in-memory values. To put it simply: if you make changes to this file while the server is running, your changes will not save.

1. Stop the server. Editing a running server results in your changes being overwritten on shutdown.
2. Open the panel's File Manager and navigate to the config path Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/PalWorldSettings.ini.
3. Edit PalWorldSettings.ini directly, or download it, edit locally, and re-upload.
4. Start the server and confirm your changes took effect.

Understanding the Syntax

The server does not validate this file. If the syntax is wrong it will not warn you, throw an error, or refuse to start — it will silently discard the entire block and run on built-in defaults. That is why a mistake here looks like "none of my settings applied" rather than a crash.

⚠️ The whole config is one line. Every setting sits inside a single OptionSettings=(...) block on one very long line. Do not add line breaks inside it, and keep the surrounding parentheses intact; a stray comma or a missing ) makes the server silently fall back to defaults.

Five rules cover almost every broken config we see:

1. Edit values in place. Change what is on the right of the =. Do not delete keys, reorder them, or add keys that were not already there.
2. No spaces. Not around the =, not after the commas. ExpRate=2.000000,PalCaptureRate=2.000000 is correct; ExpRate = 2.0, PalCaptureRate = 2.0 is not.
3. No line breaks. The block must stay on one line. Word-wrap in the File Manager is a display setting and is safe; pressing Enter is not.
4. Match the value type. See the table below.
5. Keep the brackets balanced. One ( after OptionSettings=, one ) at the very end, and no trailing comma before that closing bracket.

⚠️ Enum values are case-sensitive. DeathPenalty=item is not the same as DeathPenalty=Item, and the first one will be rejected. The same applies to True and False — lowercase true will not work.

Palworld Server Settings Generator

Before continuing, we want to mention the free Palworld server settings generator tool available on our website. It's super easy to create a brand new configuration file, or even edit your existing one.

1. Grab the contents of your current file. Navigate to your PalWorldSettings.ini file and copy all of the contents.
2. Import your file. On the server settings generator page, use the "Import existing .ini" button and paste in your file contents. Then click the "Load settings" button.
3. Edit your settings. Use the UI to search for the settings you want to change and edit their values. We handle the formatting and only let you choose options that are available.
4. Copy or download your file. Use the copy or download button to retrieve the new file contents. Either paste them into your server file, or upload the new file if you opted to download it.
5. Optional: share your settings. Any time you use the tool you will receive a sharable link you can use to send these exact settings to your friends!

Preset Examples

Below you'll find three preset files that we created using the tool in the section above! These are ready to copy and paste directly into the file of any Palworld 1.0 server.

Relaxed PvE

For groups that want to explore and build without the grind. Triple XP, double gathering, loot and capture rate, and eggs hatch in six minutes. Death costs nothing, players and Pals take half damage and regenerate twice as fast, and hunger and stamina drain at half rate. Structures never decay, equipment never wears out and food never spoils, so you can leave for a week and return to everything intact. Nights pass twice as fast and players pick their own starting location.

Raids stay enabled since they give bases a reason to exist. Set bEnableInvaderEnemy to False for a fully peaceful world — it also cuts the server's memory use noticeably.

[/Script/Pal.PalGameWorldSettings]
OptionSettings=(Difficulty=None,RandomizerType=None,RandomizerSeed="",bIsRandomizerPalLevelRandom=False,DayTimeSpeedRate=1.000000,NightTimeSpeedRate=2.000000,ExpRate=3.000000,PalCaptureRate=2.000000,PalSpawnNumRate=1.000000,PalDamageRateAttack=1.000000,PalDamageRateDefense=0.500000,PlayerDamageRateAttack=1.000000,PlayerDamageRateDefense=0.500000,PlayerStomachDecreaceRate=0.500000,PlayerStaminaDecreaceRate=0.500000,PlayerAutoHPRegeneRate=2.000000,PlayerAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep=2.000000,PalStomachDecreaceRate=0.500000,PalStaminaDecreaceRate=0.500000,PalAutoHPRegeneRate=2.000000,PalAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep=2.000000,BuildObjectHpRate=1.000000,BuildObjectDamageRate=1.000000,BuildObjectDeteriorationDamageRate=0.000000,CollectionDropRate=2.000000,CollectionObjectHpRate=0.500000,CollectionObjectRespawnSpeedRate=0.500000,EnemyDropItemRate=2.000000,DeathPenalty=None,bEnablePlayerToPlayerDamage=False,bEnableFriendlyFire=False,bEnableInvaderEnemy=True,bActiveUNKO=False,bEnableAimAssistPad=True,bEnableAimAssistKeyboard=False,DropItemMaxNum=3000,PhysicsActiveDropItemMaxNum=-1,DropItemMaxNum_UNKO=100,BaseCampMaxNum=128,BaseCampWorkerMaxNum=15,DropItemAliveMaxHours=3.000000,bAutoResetGuildNoOnlinePlayers=False,AutoResetGuildTimeNoOnlinePlayers=72.000000,GuildPlayerMaxNum=20,BaseCampMaxNumInGuild=4,PalEggDefaultHatchingTime=0.100000,WorkSpeedRate=2.000000,AutoSaveSpan=30.000000,bIsMultiplay=False,bIsPvP=False,bHardcore=False,bPalLost=False,bCharacterRecreateInHardcore=False,bCanPickupOtherGuildDeathPenaltyDrop=False,bEnableNonLoginPenalty=False,bEnableFastTravel=True,bEnableFastTravelOnlyBaseCamp=False,bIsStartLocationSelectByMap=True,bExistPlayerAfterLogout=False,bEnableDefenseOtherGuildPlayer=False,bInvisibleOtherGuildBaseCampAreaFX=False,bBuildAreaLimit=False,ItemWeightRate=0.500000,CoopPlayerMaxNum=4,ServerPlayerMaxNum=32,ServerName="Default Palworld Server",ServerDescription="",AdminPassword="",ServerPassword="",bAllowClientMod=True,PublicPort=8211,PublicIP="",RCONEnabled=False,RCONPort=25575,Region="",bUseAuth=True,BanListURL="https://b.palworldgame.com/api/banlist.txt",RESTAPIEnabled=False,RESTAPIPort=8212,bShowPlayerList=False,ChatPostLimitPerMinute=30,CrossplayPlatforms=(Steam,Xbox,PS5,Mac),bIsUseBackupSaveData=True,LogFormatType=Text,bIsShowJoinLeftMessage=True,SupplyDropSpan=180,EnablePredatorBossPal=True,MaxBuildingLimitNum=0,ServerReplicatePawnCullDistance=15000.000000,bAllowGlobalPalboxExport=True,bAllowGlobalPalboxImport=False,EquipmentDurabilityDamageRate=0.000000,ItemContainerForceMarkDirtyInterval=1.000000,PlayerDataPalStorageUpdateCheckTickInterval=1.000000,ItemCorruptionMultiplier=0.000000,MonsterFarmActionSpeedRate=2.000000,DenyTechnologyList=,GuildRejoinCooldownMinutes=0,AutoTransferMasterCheckIntervalSeconds=3600.000000,AutoTransferMasterThresholdDays=14,MaxGuildsPerFrame=10,BlockRespawnTime=5.000000,RespawnPenaltyDurationThreshold=0.000000,RespawnPenaltyTimeScale=2.000000,bDisplayPvPItemNumOnWorldMap_BaseCamp=False,bDisplayPvPItemNumOnWorldMap_Player=False,AdditionalDropItemWhenPlayerKillingInPvPMode="PlayerDropItem",AdditionalDropItemNumWhenPlayerKillingInPvPMode=1,bAdditionalDropItemWhenPlayerKillingInPvPMode=False,bEnableVoiceChat=False,VoiceChatMaxVolumeDistance=3000.000000,VoiceChatZeroVolumeDistance=15000.000000,bAllowEnhanceStat_Health=True,bAllowEnhanceStat_Attack=True,bAllowEnhanceStat_Stamina=True,bAllowEnhanceStat_Weight=True,bAllowEnhanceStat_WorkSpeed=True,bEnableBuildingPlayerUIdDisplay=False,BuildingNameDisplayCacheTTLSeconds=60)

Hardcore

Survival-first, where every mistake costs something. Difficulty is set to Hard, permadeath is on, party Pals are lost for good, and death empties both inventory and equipment. XP and capture rate are halved, eggs take a full day to hatch, players and Pals take double damage and regenerate at half speed, and gear and food degrade twice as fast. Nights last twice as long, dropped items vanish after thirty minutes, respawns take fifteen seconds and fast travel only works between base camps.

Characters can be recreated after death so nobody is locked out permanently. Set bCharacterRecreateInHardcore to False for a true one-life server — decide before launch, since changing it later is unfair to players who already died under the old rules.

[/Script/Pal.PalGameWorldSettings]
OptionSettings=(Difficulty=Hard,RandomizerType=None,RandomizerSeed="",bIsRandomizerPalLevelRandom=False,DayTimeSpeedRate=1.000000,NightTimeSpeedRate=0.500000,ExpRate=0.500000,PalCaptureRate=0.500000,PalSpawnNumRate=1.000000,PalDamageRateAttack=1.000000,PalDamageRateDefense=2.000000,PlayerDamageRateAttack=1.000000,PlayerDamageRateDefense=2.000000,PlayerStomachDecreaceRate=1.500000,PlayerStaminaDecreaceRate=1.500000,PlayerAutoHPRegeneRate=0.500000,PlayerAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep=0.500000,PalStomachDecreaceRate=1.500000,PalStaminaDecreaceRate=1.500000,PalAutoHPRegeneRate=0.500000,PalAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep=0.500000,BuildObjectHpRate=1.000000,BuildObjectDamageRate=1.000000,BuildObjectDeteriorationDamageRate=1.000000,CollectionDropRate=0.750000,CollectionObjectHpRate=1.000000,CollectionObjectRespawnSpeedRate=1.000000,EnemyDropItemRate=0.750000,DeathPenalty=All,bEnablePlayerToPlayerDamage=False,bEnableFriendlyFire=False,bEnableInvaderEnemy=True,bActiveUNKO=False,bEnableAimAssistPad=True,bEnableAimAssistKeyboard=False,DropItemMaxNum=3000,PhysicsActiveDropItemMaxNum=-1,DropItemMaxNum_UNKO=100,BaseCampMaxNum=128,BaseCampWorkerMaxNum=15,DropItemAliveMaxHours=0.500000,bAutoResetGuildNoOnlinePlayers=False,AutoResetGuildTimeNoOnlinePlayers=72.000000,GuildPlayerMaxNum=20,BaseCampMaxNumInGuild=4,PalEggDefaultHatchingTime=24.000000,WorkSpeedRate=1.000000,AutoSaveSpan=30.000000,bIsMultiplay=False,bIsPvP=False,bHardcore=True,bPalLost=True,bCharacterRecreateInHardcore=True,bCanPickupOtherGuildDeathPenaltyDrop=True,bEnableNonLoginPenalty=True,bEnableFastTravel=True,bEnableFastTravelOnlyBaseCamp=True,bIsStartLocationSelectByMap=False,bExistPlayerAfterLogout=False,bEnableDefenseOtherGuildPlayer=False,bInvisibleOtherGuildBaseCampAreaFX=False,bBuildAreaLimit=False,ItemWeightRate=1.500000,CoopPlayerMaxNum=4,ServerPlayerMaxNum=32,ServerName="Default Palworld Server",ServerDescription="",AdminPassword="",ServerPassword="",bAllowClientMod=True,PublicPort=8211,PublicIP="",RCONEnabled=False,RCONPort=25575,Region="",bUseAuth=True,BanListURL="https://b.palworldgame.com/api/banlist.txt",RESTAPIEnabled=False,RESTAPIPort=8212,bShowPlayerList=False,ChatPostLimitPerMinute=30,CrossplayPlatforms=(Steam,Xbox,PS5,Mac),bIsUseBackupSaveData=True,LogFormatType=Text,bIsShowJoinLeftMessage=True,SupplyDropSpan=180,EnablePredatorBossPal=True,MaxBuildingLimitNum=0,ServerReplicatePawnCullDistance=15000.000000,bAllowGlobalPalboxExport=True,bAllowGlobalPalboxImport=False,EquipmentDurabilityDamageRate=2.000000,ItemContainerForceMarkDirtyInterval=1.000000,PlayerDataPalStorageUpdateCheckTickInterval=1.000000,ItemCorruptionMultiplier=2.000000,MonsterFarmActionSpeedRate=1.000000,DenyTechnologyList=,GuildRejoinCooldownMinutes=0,AutoTransferMasterCheckIntervalSeconds=3600.000000,AutoTransferMasterThresholdDays=14,MaxGuildsPerFrame=10,BlockRespawnTime=15.000000,RespawnPenaltyDurationThreshold=0.000000,RespawnPenaltyTimeScale=2.000000,bDisplayPvPItemNumOnWorldMap_BaseCamp=False,bDisplayPvPItemNumOnWorldMap_Player=False,AdditionalDropItemWhenPlayerKillingInPvPMode="PlayerDropItem",AdditionalDropItemNumWhenPlayerKillingInPvPMode=1,bAdditionalDropItemWhenPlayerKillingInPvPMode=False,bEnableVoiceChat=False,VoiceChatMaxVolumeDistance=3000.000000,VoiceChatZeroVolumeDistance=15000.000000,bAllowEnhanceStat_Health=True,bAllowEnhanceStat_Attack=True,bAllowEnhanceStat_Stamina=True,bAllowEnhanceStat_Weight=True,bAllowEnhanceStat_WorkSpeed=True,bEnableBuildingPlayerUIdDisplay=False,BuildingNameDisplayCacheTTLSeconds=60)

PvP

Tuned so players reach fighting strength fast and spend their time competing rather than grinding. XP, gathering, loot and work speed are doubled and eggs hatch in thirty minutes, which keeps newcomers from being permanently outgunned. Both PvP switches are on, friendly fire is off, and defending another guild's base is allowed. Kills drop an extra item, death costs inventory and equipment, and rival guilds can loot the drops.

Structures have double health to survive organised raids, guilds are capped at eight to stop one group dominating, and global Palbox transfers are disabled so nobody imports a trained team from a private world. Respawns take ten seconds and double after repeated deaths within a minute, which shuts down spawn-camping. Voice chat and the public player list are both enabled.

[/Script/Pal.PalGameWorldSettings]
OptionSettings=(Difficulty=None,RandomizerType=None,RandomizerSeed="",bIsRandomizerPalLevelRandom=False,DayTimeSpeedRate=1.000000,NightTimeSpeedRate=1.000000,ExpRate=2.000000,PalCaptureRate=2.000000,PalSpawnNumRate=1.000000,PalDamageRateAttack=1.000000,PalDamageRateDefense=1.000000,PlayerDamageRateAttack=1.000000,PlayerDamageRateDefense=1.000000,PlayerStomachDecreaceRate=1.000000,PlayerStaminaDecreaceRate=1.000000,PlayerAutoHPRegeneRate=1.000000,PlayerAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep=1.000000,PalStomachDecreaceRate=1.000000,PalStaminaDecreaceRate=1.000000,PalAutoHPRegeneRate=1.000000,PalAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep=1.000000,BuildObjectHpRate=2.000000,BuildObjectDamageRate=1.000000,BuildObjectDeteriorationDamageRate=1.000000,CollectionDropRate=2.000000,CollectionObjectHpRate=1.000000,CollectionObjectRespawnSpeedRate=1.000000,EnemyDropItemRate=2.000000,DeathPenalty=ItemAndEquipment,bEnablePlayerToPlayerDamage=True,bEnableFriendlyFire=False,bEnableInvaderEnemy=True,bActiveUNKO=False,bEnableAimAssistPad=True,bEnableAimAssistKeyboard=False,DropItemMaxNum=3000,PhysicsActiveDropItemMaxNum=-1,DropItemMaxNum_UNKO=100,BaseCampMaxNum=128,BaseCampWorkerMaxNum=15,DropItemAliveMaxHours=1.000000,bAutoResetGuildNoOnlinePlayers=False,AutoResetGuildTimeNoOnlinePlayers=72.000000,GuildPlayerMaxNum=8,BaseCampMaxNumInGuild=4,PalEggDefaultHatchingTime=0.500000,WorkSpeedRate=2.000000,AutoSaveSpan=30.000000,bIsMultiplay=False,bIsPvP=True,bHardcore=False,bPalLost=False,bCharacterRecreateInHardcore=False,bCanPickupOtherGuildDeathPenaltyDrop=True,bEnableNonLoginPenalty=True,bEnableFastTravel=True,bEnableFastTravelOnlyBaseCamp=False,bIsStartLocationSelectByMap=False,bExistPlayerAfterLogout=False,bEnableDefenseOtherGuildPlayer=True,bInvisibleOtherGuildBaseCampAreaFX=False,bBuildAreaLimit=False,ItemWeightRate=1.000000,CoopPlayerMaxNum=4,ServerPlayerMaxNum=32,ServerName="Default Palworld Server",ServerDescription="",AdminPassword="",ServerPassword="",bAllowClientMod=True,PublicPort=8211,PublicIP="",RCONEnabled=False,RCONPort=25575,Region="",bUseAuth=True,BanListURL="https://b.palworldgame.com/api/banlist.txt",RESTAPIEnabled=False,RESTAPIPort=8212,bShowPlayerList=True,ChatPostLimitPerMinute=30,CrossplayPlatforms=(Steam,Xbox,PS5,Mac),bIsUseBackupSaveData=True,LogFormatType=Text,bIsShowJoinLeftMessage=True,SupplyDropSpan=180,EnablePredatorBossPal=True,MaxBuildingLimitNum=0,ServerReplicatePawnCullDistance=15000.000000,bAllowGlobalPalboxExport=False,bAllowGlobalPalboxImport=False,EquipmentDurabilityDamageRate=1.000000,ItemContainerForceMarkDirtyInterval=1.000000,PlayerDataPalStorageUpdateCheckTickInterval=1.000000,ItemCorruptionMultiplier=1.000000,MonsterFarmActionSpeedRate=1.000000,DenyTechnologyList=,GuildRejoinCooldownMinutes=0,AutoTransferMasterCheckIntervalSeconds=3600.000000,AutoTransferMasterThresholdDays=14,MaxGuildsPerFrame=10,BlockRespawnTime=10.000000,RespawnPenaltyDurationThreshold=60.000000,RespawnPenaltyTimeScale=2.000000,bDisplayPvPItemNumOnWorldMap_BaseCamp=True,bDisplayPvPItemNumOnWorldMap_Player=True,AdditionalDropItemWhenPlayerKillingInPvPMode="PlayerDropItem",AdditionalDropItemNumWhenPlayerKillingInPvPMode=1,bAdditionalDropItemWhenPlayerKillingInPvPMode=True,bEnableVoiceChat=True,VoiceChatMaxVolumeDistance=3000.000000,VoiceChatZeroVolumeDistance=15000.000000,bAllowEnhanceStat_Health=True,bAllowEnhanceStat_Attack=True,bAllowEnhanceStat_Stamina=True,bAllowEnhanceStat_Weight=True,bAllowEnhanceStat_WorkSpeed=True,bEnableBuildingPlayerUIdDisplay=False,BuildingNameDisplayCacheTTLSeconds=60)

World Settings

Below you will find a list of all of the settings in this file with a brief explanation of what they do and their default values in case you ever need to revert your changes.

Difficulty & World

Global difficulty and day/night cycle. Difficulty is a preset — set it to None if you want your individual multipliers to be the only thing controlling the game.

Progression & Pals

XP, capture odds, spawn density and breeding. These are the settings most owners change first.

Combat & Damage

Damage dealt and taken by players and Pals. Attack and Defense are separate multipliers — raising Defense makes the target tougher, it does not increase damage.

Survival & Regeneration

Hunger, stamina and health recovery for both players and Pals. Lower the drain rates for a more relaxed server.

Gathering, Items & Drops

Resource yields, loot, item weight and how long dropped items survive. Several of these double as performance settings — see the Performance section below.

Death, Respawn & Hardcore

What players lose when they die and how long they wait to get back up. The hardcore settings only apply when bHardcore is True.

Bases & Building

Base camp limits, structure health and decay, and Pal work speed. BaseCampWorkerMaxNum and MaxBuildingLimitNum have the largest effect on server performance of anything in this file.

Guilds

Guild size, inactivity cleanup and leadership transfer. The auto-reset and auto-transfer settings are worth enabling on public servers where players come and go.

PvP

Player-versus-player combat and the extra drops that come with it. bIsPvP is the master switch; bEnablePlayerToPlayerDamage is what actually lets players hurt each other.

Travel, Spawning & Session

Fast travel, spawn selection and what happens to a character after logout.

Stat Points & Technology

Which stats players may spend enhancement points on, and which technologies you can block entirely.

Voice Chat

Proximity voice chat, added in the 1.0 release and disabled by default. The two distance values are measured in Unreal units, not metres.

Server, Network & Admin

Server identity, passwords, ports and the community browser listing. Most of this section is managed from the panel — the values below are rewritten into the file every time the server starts, so edit them on the Startup tab instead.

Saving, Logging & Internal

Autosave frequency, log format and low-level tuning values. Leave the interval settings alone unless you are chasing a specific problem.

Performance Optimization

If your server stutters during combat, lags when several players are online, or slows down as bases grow, these are the settings worth considering. Each one trades something away, so change them one at a time and see whether it helps before moving to the next.

💡 Start with BaseCampWorkerMaxNum and MaxBuildingLimitNum. Base simulation is what most Palworld servers are actually spending their CPU on, and these two put a ceiling on it.