Most Palworld game rules – XP, capture rate, death penalty, PvP and more – are in the file PalWorldSettings.ini.
Open the file
- Stop the server.
- Tab Files → open
Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/PalWorldSettings.ini. - All settings are on one long line after
OptionSettings=(…), separated by commas. Only change the number or value after the=and leave brackets, commas and quotes in place. - Save and start the server.
If the file is empty or missing, start the server once and stop it again – then it is created.
Popular settings
The "Default" column shows the values your server ships with.
| Setting | Meaning | Default |
|---|---|---|
ExpRate | Experience (2.000000 = double) | 1.000000 |
PalCaptureRate | Capture rate | 1.000000 |
PalSpawnNumRate | How many Pals spawn | 1.000000 |
DeathPenalty | What is lost on death: None, Item, ItemAndEquipment, All | Item |
DayTimeSpeedRate / NightTimeSpeedRate | Speed of day and night | 1.000000 |
PalEggDefaultHatchingTime | Hatching time of large eggs in hours | 1.000000 |
bIsPvP and bEnablePlayerToPlayerDamage | PvP on (True) or off (False) | False |
GuildPlayerMaxNum | Players per guild | 20 |
BaseCampWorkerMaxNum | Working Pals per base | 15 |
Change these values in the startup variables
Set server name, description, server password, admin password, max players and raids (ENABLE_ENEMY) in the Startup variables tab. The server writes them into the file on every start – a change made directly in the file would be overwritten there.
Good to know
- Create a backup before making changes.
- Reinstall resets the file to the defaults. Your previous file stays in the same folder as
PalWorldSettings_<date>.ini– just copy the values back from there. - Some values (e.g. the death penalty) only apply to new events, not retroactively.