Palworld Server Settings Explained (PalWorldSettings.ini)

Palworld server settings live in PalWorldSettings.ini (Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/ on our servers), on one OptionSettings=(...) line. On a FREAKHOSTING server you change them on the Palworld settings page in plain words, grouped into eight sections: Your server, Rates, Hunger, health and stamina, Damage and death, Bases and guilds, Game features, Access and admin and Advanced. Each setting below has its ini key and range. For multipliers, 1 is the normal game.

Difficulty	Time	Works on	Panel page
Reference	10 minutes to read	Every FREAKHOSTING Palworld server	Palworld settings

How the Palworld settings page works

Checks at the top list things to look at, such as “No admin password” or “Raids use memory”, with Go to the setting.
Start from a preset: Casual, Normal, Hard or Custom. See world settings.
Find a setting searches by name.
Settings marked STARTUP VARIABLE are also saved as startup variables; the rest only in PalWorldSettings.ini. Only what you change is touched.
Change values, click Review and save, check the list and click Save changes. Then restart the server. Discard drops unsaved changes.
If PalWorldSettings.ini doesn’t exist yet, the server creates it at first start, or saving creates it from the default settings.

Your server

Panel setting	Key	Range / values
Server name (startup variable)	`ServerName`	Text. Shown in Community Servers.
Description (startup variable)	`ServerDescription`	Text, up to 128 characters.
Join password (startup variable)	`ServerPassword`	Empty = anyone can join.
Admin password (startup variable)	`AdminPassword`	Admin powers in chat with `/AdminPassword` and in remote tools.
Player slots (startup variable)	`ServerPlayerMaxNum`	1–32. Set by us from `MAX_PLAYERS`. If you need a different number of slots, open a ticket.
Region	`Region`	Optional, for example `EU` or `US`.

Rates

Panel setting	Key	Range
Experience	`ExpRate`	×0.1–20
Capture chance	`PalCaptureRate`	×0.5–2
Wild Pals	`PalSpawnNumRate`	×0.5–3
Work speed (Pals at bases)	`WorkSpeedRate`	×0.1–5
Gathering yield	`CollectionDropRate`	×0.5–3
Rock and tree toughness	`CollectionObjectHpRate`	×0.5–3
Resource respawn time (higher = slower)	`CollectionObjectRespawnSpeedRate`	×0.5–3
Drops from enemies	`EnemyDropItemRate`	×0.5–3
Item weight	`ItemWeightRate`	×0–10
Huge egg hatching time	`PalEggDefaultHatchingTime`	0–240 hours, default 72
Day speed	`DayTimeSpeedRate`	×0.1–5
Night speed	`NightTimeSpeedRate`	×0.1–5

Hunger, health and stamina

All are multipliers from ×0.1 to 5.

Panel setting	Key
Player hunger	`PlayerStomachDecreaceRate`
Player stamina use	`PlayerStaminaDecreaceRate`
Player healing	`PlayerAutoHPRegeneRate`
Player healing in bed	`PlayerAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep`
Pal hunger	`PalStomachDecreaceRate`
Pal stamina use	`PalStaminaDecreaceRate`
Pal healing	`PalAutoHPRegeneRate`
Pal healing in the Palbox	`PalAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep`

The keys really are spelt Decrease as Decreace.

Damage and death

Panel setting	Key	Range / values
Damage players deal / take	`PlayerDamageRateAttack` / `PlayerDamageRateDefense`	×0.1–5
Damage Pals deal / take	`PalDamageRateAttack` / `PalDamageRateDefense`	×0.1–5
What you lose when you die	`DeathPenalty`	Nothing (`None`), Items (`Item`), Items and equipment (`ItemAndEquipment`), Everything, Pals included (`All`)
Player versus player	`bIsPvP`	On / Off
Players can hurt players	`bEnablePlayerToPlayerDamage`	On / Off
Friendly fire	`bEnableFriendlyFire`	On / Off
Defend against other guilds	`bEnableDefenseOtherGuildPlayer`	On / Off
Pick up other guilds’ drops	`bCanPickupOtherGuildDeathPenaltyDrop`	On / Off
Respawn wait	`BlockRespawnTime`	0–600 seconds, default 5
Hardcore	`bHardcore`	On / Off (no respawn)
Lose Pals on death	`bPalLost`	On / Off
Allow a new character in Hardcore	`bCharacterRecreateInHardcore`	On / Off

See death penalty and PvP settings.

Bases and guilds

Panel setting	Key	Range / default
Bases on the server	`BaseCampMaxNum`	1–1024, default 128
Bases per guild	`BaseCampMaxNumInGuild`	1–10, default 4
Pals working per base	`BaseCampWorkerMaxNum`	1–50, default 15
Players per guild	`GuildPlayerMaxNum`	1–100, default 20
Buildings per player	`MaxBuildingLimitNum`	0–100000 (0 = no limit)
Building toughness	`BuildObjectHpRate`	×0.5–10
Damage to buildings	`BuildObjectDamageRate`	×0.1–10
Building decay	`BuildObjectDeteriorationDamageRate`	×0–10 (0 = off)
No building near landmarks	`bBuildAreaLimit`	On / Off
Remove abandoned guilds	`bAutoResetGuildNoOnlinePlayers`	On / Off
Hours until a guild is abandoned	`AutoResetGuildTimeNoOnlinePlayers`	1–8760 hours
Wait before rejoining a guild	`GuildRejoinCooldownMinutes`	0–10080 minutes

See base decay and player and guild limits.

Game features

Panel setting	Key
Fast travel / Fast travel only between bases	`bEnableFastTravel` / `bEnableFastTravelOnlyBaseCamp`
Choose where to start	`bIsStartLocationSelectByMap`
Raids on your base (startup variable, saves memory when off)	`bEnableInvaderEnemy`
Predator boss Pals	`bEnablePredatorBossPal`
Players stay when they log out	`bExistPlayerAfterLogout`
Penalty for absent players	`bEnableNonLoginPenalty`
Aim assist (controllers / keyboard)	`bEnableAimAssistPad` / `bEnableAimAssistKeyboard`
Hide other guilds’ base borders	`bInvisibleOtherGuildBaseCampAreaFX`
Allow health / attack / stamina / carry weight / work speed upgrades	`bAllowEnhanceStat_Health`, `_Attack`, `_Stamina`, `_Weight`, `_WorkSpeed`
Allow players with mods	`bAllowClientMod`
Voice chat	`bEnableVoiceChat`
Join and leave messages	`bIsShowJoinLeftMessage`
Randomise Pal spawns (None, Region, All)	`RandomizerType`
Randomiser seed	`RandomizerSeed`

Access and admin

Panel setting	Key	Notes
Remote console (RCON)	`RCONEnabled`	Deprecated by Pocketpair.
RCON port	`RCONPort`	Startup variable, set by us.
REST API / REST API port	`RESTAPIEnabled` / `RESTAPIPort`	See RCON and REST API.
Crossplay platforms	`CrossplayPlatforms`	Steam, Xbox, PS5, Mac. See crossplay.
Check player accounts	`bUseAuth`	Keep on.
Ban list address	`BanListURL`	Address of the ban list the server uses.
Player list in the menu	`bShowPlayerList`	Shows players in the ESC menu.
Chat messages per minute	`ChatPostLimitPerMinute`	1–600
Public address	`PublicIP`	Startup variable, set by us.
Public port	`PublicPort`	From your allocation.

Advanced

Panel setting	Key	Range
Keep automatic world backups	`bIsUseBackupSaveData`	On / Off
Time between saves	`AutoSaveSpan`	10–3600 seconds
Time between supply drops	`SupplyDropSpan`	1–10080 minutes
Pal sync distance	`ServerReplicatePawnCullDistance`	5000–15000 cm
Dropped items kept	`DropItemMaxNum`	0–100000
Hours dropped items stay	`DropItemAliveMaxHours`	0.1–168 hours
Equipment wear	`EquipmentDurabilityDamageRate`	×0–10
Food spoiling	`ItemCorruptionMultiplier`	×0–10
Log format	`LogFormatType`	Text / Json
Difficulty name	`Difficulty`	Mostly ignored on dedicated servers; use presets.

Frequently asked questions

Where is PalWorldSettings.ini on a Palworld server?

Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/PalWorldSettings.ini. Editing DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini has no effect.

Why are my ini changes ignored?

Stop the server before you edit, keep all settings on the one OptionSettings=(...) line, and restart afterwards. Settings marked STARTUP VARIABLE also come from the Startup page, so change those in the panel. The Palworld settings page handles all of this for you.

Can I restore the default settings?

Pick the Normal preset, review and save. It sets the preset numbers back to the game as Pocketpair ships it.

Palworld server guide

Every Palworld page in one place.

World settings and XP rate

Presets, review and save.

Speed up breeding

Huge egg hatching time.

Memory and restarts

Settings that save memory.

Base decay

Building decay and abandoned guilds.

Tested by the FREAKHOSTING team on our Game Panel on 30 October 2026 (Palworld dedicated server on our Game Panel); keys checked against the official Palworld configuration docs. Steps may differ slightly if the game changes.

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Palworld Server Settings Explained (PalWorldSettings.ini)

How the Palworld settings page works

Your server

Rates

Hunger, health and stamina

Damage and death

Bases and guilds

Game features

Access and admin

Advanced

Frequently asked questions

Where is PalWorldSettings.ini on a Palworld server?

Why are my ini changes ignored?

Can I restore the default settings?

Palworld server guide

World settings and XP rate

Speed up breeding

Memory and restarts

Base decay

Need Extra Help?

Save on Your Hosting

​How the Palworld settings page works

​Your server

​Rates

​Hunger, health and stamina

​Damage and death

​Bases and guilds

​Game features

​Access and admin

​Advanced

​Frequently asked questions

​Where is PalWorldSettings.ini on a Palworld server?

​Why are my ini changes ignored?

​Can I restore the default settings?

​Related guides

Palworld server guide

World settings and XP rate

Speed up breeding

Memory and restarts

Base decay

​Need Extra Help?

​Save on Your Hosting

How the Palworld settings page works

Your server

Rates

Hunger, health and stamina

Damage and death

Bases and guilds

Game features

Access and admin

Advanced

Frequently asked questions

Where is PalWorldSettings.ini on a Palworld server?

Why are my ini changes ignored?

Can I restore the default settings?

Related guides

Need Extra Help?

Save on Your Hosting