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Palworld Server configuration

8 min readUpdated November 2026

Palworld Server configuration

Configuration file

The configuration file to edit is located at :

palworld/Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/PalWorldSettings.ini

You can either use WebFTP to edit the file or the FTP software you're used to.

Respect the syntax, mostly :

  • do not add new line

  • let " " brackets for certains settings such as ServerName or AdminPassword

Once configuration file is edited, restart your server to apply changes.

Configuration parameters

Note : following default values are the one set for mTxServ's servers. Adjust to your own needs if it's not applicable.

Parameter

Default value

Description

Difficulty

None

Difficulty

DayTimeSpeedRate

1.000000

Day time speed

NightTimeSpeedRate

1.000000

Night time speed

ExpRate

2.000000

EXP rate

PalCaptureRate

1.500000

Pal capture rate

PalSpawnNumRate

1.000000

Pal appearance rate

PalDamageRateAttack

1.000000

Damage from pals multipiler

PalDamageRateDefense

1.000000

Damage to pals multipiler

PlayerDamageRateAttack

1.000000

Damage from player multipiler

PlayerDamageRateDefense

1.000000

Damage to player multipiler

PlayerStomachDecreaceRate

1.000000

Player hunger depletion rate

PlayerStaminaDecreaceRate

1.000000

Player stamina reduction rate

PlayerAutoHPRegeneRate

1.000000

Player auto HP regeneration rate

PlayerAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep

1.000000

Player sleep HP regeneration rate

PalStomachDecreaceRate

1.000000

Pal hunger depletion rate

PalStaminaDecreaceRate

1.000000

Pal stamina reduction rate

PalAutoHPRegeneRate

1.000000

Pal auto HP regeneration rate

PalAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep

1.000000

Pal sleep health regeneration rate (in Palbox)

BuildObjectDamageRate

1.000000

Damage to structure multipiler

BuildObjectDeteriorationDamageRate

1.000000

Structure determination rate

CollectionDropRate

1.000000

Getherable items multipiler

CollectionObjectHpRate

1.000000

Getherable objects HP multipiler

CollectionObjectRespawnSpeedRate

1.000000

Getherable objects respawn interval

EnemyDropItemRate

1.000000

Dropped Items Multipiler

DeathPenalty

All

Death penalty

None = No lost

Item = Lost item without equipment

ItemAndEquipment = Lost item and equipment

All = Lost All item, equipment, pal (in inventory)

GuildPlayerMaxNum

20

Max player of Guild

PalEggDefaultHatchingTime

72.000000

Time(h) to incubate massive egg

bEnablePlayerToPlayerDamage

False

Allow players to hurt other players

bIsPvP

False

Enable PvP (players can hurt other players)

bEnableFriendlyFire

False

Enable Friendly Fire

bEnableInvaderEnemy

False

Enable invaders ennemy

bActiveUNKO

False

Enable UNKO objects (Unidentified Nocturn Knock-Off)

bEnableAimAssistPad

False

Enable the aim assistance for pad

bEnableAimAssistKeyboard

False

Enable the aim assistance for keyboard

DropItemMaxNum

3000

Maximum dropped items

DropItemMaxNum_UNKO

100

Maximum dropped UNKO items

BaseCampMaxNum

128

Maximum base camps that can be built

BaseCampWorkerMaxNum

15

Maximum workers in a base camp

DropItemAliveMaxHours

1.000000

Maximum time (in hours) dropped items stay alive

bAutoResetGuildNoOnlinePlayers

True

Automatic reset guild without online players

AutoResetGuildTimeNoOnlinePlayers

120

Time (in hours) after which guilds without players online are automatically reset

GuildPlayerMaxNum

20

Maximum number in guilds

CoopPlayerMaxNum

4

Maximum number of coop player

WorkSpeedRate

1.000000

Work speed rate

bCanPickupOtherGuildDeathPenaltyDrop

False

Allow to pickup death penalty of other guild

bEnableNonLoginPenalty

False

Enable penalty for non login

bEnableFastTravel

False

Enable fast travel

bIsStartLocationSelectByMap

False

Enable start location select map

bExistPlayerAfterLogout

False

Player exists after logout

bEnableDefenseOtherGuildPlayer

False

Enable defense of other guild player

ServerPlayerMaxNum

32

Maximum number of people who can join the server

ServerName

"mTxServ.com - Palworld server"

Server name

ServerDescription

""

Server description

AdminPassword

random value

AdminPassword

ServerPassword

""

Set the server password.

PublicPort

server port

Public port number

PublicIP

0.0.0.0

Public IP

RCONEnabled

True

Enable RCON

RCONPort

server port + 5

Port number for RCON

Region

""

Defines the Palworld server region

bUseAuth

True

Enable or disable server authentication (to allow or disallow cracked versions)

True = Official versions only

False = Everyone can join, even cracked versions of the game

BanListURL

https://api.palworldgame.com/api/banlist.txt

Defines the URL containing the list of players banned from the server (in SteamID format)

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