Palworld | How to change Palworld server settings
How to change Palworld server settings
This step-by-step tutorial will guide you through setting up a the necessary settings to customize your Palworld server such as setting up a password.
Make sure that server is offline
To set up server settings, first locate the file DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini. You can find this file in the file manager on the control panel. The file should be in your container directory. You can use the command Ctrl+F to open a searchbar to look for this file. The path is /home/container/DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini and should like the image below. You have to copy all the text in this file.
Paste the content in the file PalWorldSettings.ini. you can find this file in the following directory: Pal » Saved » Config » LinuxServer » PalWorldSettings.ini on The file should look similar to the image below. This file should now look like the file below.
In there you can edit the needed values for settings, set up server description, set adminpassword and change various gameplay settings
As example DealthPenalty options are: None : nothing is lost, Item : only items, ItemAndEquipment : items and equipment, All : everything
Make sure to save the changes for them to apply
Start the server and all done!
Explanation of all the settings you can change.
| Setting | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Difficulty | None - Doesn't seem to matter for dedicated servers. |
| DayTimeSpeedRate=1.000000 | Changes how long daytime lasts. |
| NightTimeSpeedRate=1.000000 | Changes how long night lasts. Suggested 5.000000 |
| ExpRate=1.000000 | Modifies how much experience you get. |
| PalCaptureRate=1.000000 | How likely you are to capture Pals. |
| PalSpawnNumRate=1.000000 | How frequently Pals spawn. |
| PalDamageRateAttack=1.000000 | How much damage Pals do. |
| PalDamageRateDefense=1.000000 | How much damage Pals take. |
| PlayerDamageRateAttack=1.000000 | How much damage players do. |
| PlayerDamageRateDefense=1.000000 | How much damage players take. |
| PlayerStomachDecreaceRate=1.000000 | Rate at which hunger decreases. |
| PlayerStaminaDecreaceRate=1.000000 | Rate at which stamina decreases. |
| PlayerAutoHPRegeneRate=1.000000 | How quickly HP will be automatically restored when hurt. |
| PlayerAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep=1.000000 | How much HP is regenerated while sleeping. |
| PalStomachDecreaceRate=1.000000 | Rate at which Pal hunger decreases. |
| PalStaminaDecreaceRate=1.000000 | Rate at which Pal stamina decreases. |
| PalAutoHPRegeneRate=1.000000 | How quickly Pal HP will be automatically restored when hurt. |
| PalAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep=1.000000 | How much Pal HP is regenerated while sleeping. |
| BuildObjectDamageRate=1.000000 | Damage to objects. |
| BuildObjectDeteriorationDamageRate=1.000000 | How much damage built objects will take over time. |
| CollectionDropRate=1.000000 | Rate at which items are gathered from things like trees or rocks. |
| CollectionObjectHpRate=1.000000 | How much HP breakable world items have. |
| CollectionObjectRespawnSpeedRate=1.000000 | How quickly objects like trees respawn. |
| EnemyDropItemRate=1.000000 | Frequency enemies will drop items. |
| DeathPenalty=All | Determines what is dropped on death. Can be set to none. |
| bEnableAimAssistPad=True | Lets you enable or disable aim assist. |
| bEnableAimAssistKeyboard=False | Lets you enable or disable aim assist |
| DropItemMaxNum=3000 | Max amount of dropped items allowed at one time. |
| BaseCampMaxNum=128 | Max amount of bases that can be built at once. |
| BaseCampWorkerMaxNum=15 | Max amount of worker Pals that can be at a camp. |
| DropItemAliveMaxHours=1.000000 | How long dropped items will stay spawned before disappearing. |
| bAutoResetGuildNoOnlinePlayers=False | If true, a guild will be disbanded if no players are online. |
| AutoResetGuildTimeNoOnlinePlayers=72.000000 | How quickly an inactive guild will be disbanded. |
| GuildPlayerMaxNum=20 | Max guild player number. |
| PalEggDefaultHatchingTime=72.000000 | How long it takes to hatch Pal eggs. Suggested 15,000000 |
| WorkSpeedRate=1.000000 | How quickly Pals work. |
| CoopPlayerMaxNum=4 | Max amount of players in a party. |
| ServerPlayerMaxNum=32 | Max players allowed on a server (caps at 32). |
| ServerName="Default Palworld Server" | Server name |
| ServerDescription="" | What is shown when selecting the server in the list. Don't Touch this |
| AdminPassword="" | Password used to grant admin access. |
| ServerPassword="" | Password needed for regular players to join. |
If you want to know how to set a password for your Palworld server, please checkout this tutorial
If you do not have a Palworld server with Skynode yet, you can find our plans and pricing here
Updated on: 22/01/2024
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