Palworld server settings generator

Step-by-step guide

Configure every one of the 95 gameplay and performance settings of a Palworld 1.0.5 dedicated server, each explained in plain English, and download a ready PalWorldSettings.ini. Start from a preset or from your own file. Settings not applying? Check your file with the settings checker.

Start from your own file

Choose your PalWorldSettings.ini or a world’s WorldOption.sav, or paste the file. It’s read on this device, never uploaded. Ports, RCON and keys this page doesn’t edit are kept as they are.

ServerServer nameDescriptionPassword (optional)Players

Items & gathering

Loot, resources, carrying and wear.

Gathering yieldWood, stone and ore from each node. CollectionDropRate

Resource respawn timeTime before trees and rocks come back. Lower is faster. CollectionObjectRespawnSpeedRate

Tree and rock healthLower breaks trees, rocks and ore faster. CollectionObjectHpRate

Enemy lootItems dropped by defeated Pals and enemies. EnemyDropItemRate

Item weightLower lets players carry more before they slow down. ItemWeightRate

Gear wearHow fast weapons and armor lose durability. 0 never breaks. EquipmentDurabilityDamageRate

Food spoilageHow fast food rots. 0 never spoils. ItemCorruptionMultiplier

Dropped items lastHours before items left on the ground disappear. DropItemAliveMaxHours

Supply drop intervalMinutes between meteorite and supply drops. SupplyDropSpan

Survival & death

Hunger, stamina, healing and what dying costs.

Death penaltyWhat players drop when they die. DeathPenalty

Hardcore modePlayers cannot respawn after dying. bHardcore

New character after a hardcore deathLets a player start over instead of being locked out. bCharacterRecreateInHardcore

Pals are lost for goodPals that die are gone permanently. bPalLost

Player hungerHow fast players get hungry. PlayerStomachDecreaceRate

Player stamina useHow fast sprinting and climbing drain stamina. PlayerStaminaDecreaceRate

Player healingNatural health regeneration. PlayerAutoHPRegeneRate

Player healing while asleepHealth regained while sleeping. PlayerAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep

Pal hungerHow fast Pals get hungry. PalStomachDecreaceRate

Pal stamina useHow fast Pals tire when mounted or working. PalStaminaDecreaceRate

Pal healingNatural health regeneration for Pals. PalAutoHPRegeneRate

Pal healing in the PalboxHealth Pals regain while resting in the Palbox. PalAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep

Respawn waitSeconds a player waits after dying before respawning. BlockRespawnTime

Repeat-death windowA player who dies again within this many seconds of the last death waits longer to respawn each time. 0 turns the growing wait off. RespawnPenaltyDurationThreshold

Repeat-death wait multiplierEach death inside the window multiplies the respawn wait by this: 2 doubles it every time. RespawnPenaltyTimeScale

Bases & guilds

How big bases and guilds can get, and how buildings hold up.

Bases per guildHow many bases each guild can build (game max 10). BaseCampMaxNumInGuild

Bases on the serverEvery guild’s bases together. Each base adds load, so big servers keep this near the default. BaseCampMaxNum

Pals working per basePals that can work at one base at once (game max 50). More Pals use more server memory. BaseCampWorkerMaxNum

Players per guildHow many players can join one guild. GuildPlayerMaxNum

Building healthHow much damage structures can take. BuildObjectHpRate

Damage to buildingsDamage structures receive from attacks. BuildObjectDamageRate

Building decayHow fast structures outside a base decay. 0 never decays. BuildObjectDeteriorationDamageRate

Buildings per baseMost structures one base can hold. 0 means unlimited. MaxBuildingLimitNum

Buildings per playerMost structures each player can build across the whole world (since 1.0.4). 0 means unlimited. MaxBuildingLimitNumPerPlayer

Keep fast-travel points clearBlocks building right next to fast-travel points and other structures. bBuildAreaLimit

Clear inactive guildsRemoves guilds whose players have not logged in for a while. bAutoResetGuildNoOnlinePlayers

Offline penalty for base PalsPals at the bases of players who stay offline get hungry and depressed over time. Turn it off so friends come back to healthy bases. bEnableNonLoginPenalty

Guild rejoin waitMinutes before a player who left a guild can join another. Stops guild hopping in PvP. 0 is no wait. GuildRejoinCooldownMinutes

Hide other guilds’ base bordersPlayers don’t see where other guilds’ bases end. bInvisibleOtherGuildBaseCampAreaFX

Show who built whatStructures show their builder’s player ID, which helps with griefing reports. bEnableBuildingPlayerUIdDisplay

Inactive guild cleanup afterHours without anyone online before an inactive guild is cleared. AutoResetGuildTimeNoOnlinePlayers

Replace an absent guild master afterDays a guild master can stay offline before leadership passes to another member. AutoTransferMasterThresholdDays

Performance & saving

How often the world saves and how much the server keeps in sync. The defaults suit most servers.

Autosave everySeconds between world saves. Shorter loses less in a crash; very short can cause hitches on big worlds. AutoSaveSpan

Dropped items in the worldMost items that can lie on the ground at once, across the whole world. DropItemMaxNum

Dropped items with physicsMost dropped items that roll and bounce at once. -1 means no limit; a lower number helps busy servers. PhysicsActiveDropItemMaxNum

Pal sync distanceHow far from each player Pals are kept in sync (game range 5000–15000; 15000 is 150 m). Lower saves bandwidth, but Pals appear closer. ServerReplicatePawnCullDistance

Open chest refreshSeconds between forced updates of a chest or container someone has open. ItemContainerForceMarkDirtyInterval

Guild master check everySeconds between the server’s checks for absent guild masters to replace. AutoTransferMasterCheckIntervalSeconds

Create a server with these settings0 changes from the game’s defaults

PalWorldSettings.ini or WorldOption.sav?

A dedicated server: PalWorldSettings.ini. It goes in Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/ (WindowsServer on Windows).

A co-op or single-player world: WorldOption.sav. Those worlds keep their settings inside the world. Close the game, keep a copy of the world’s own WorldOption.sav, and put this one in its place: on Steam, %LOCALAPPDATA%\Pal\Saved\SaveGames\<Steam ID>\<world ID>\.

Best: load your world’s WorldOption.sav first (Start from your own file, above). Your changes then go on top of the world’s own settings. Without it, the file keeps what a co-op world has where this page still shows a server’s default: multiplayer on, up to 4 players, Pal dung on and Global Palbox import on.

The risk: on a server, a WorldOption.sav in the world’s folder overrides PalWorldSettings.ini, so later changes to the .ini stop applying until you remove it. Use it on a server only when the host won’t apply your .ini. The settings checker finds one that’s in the way.

Quick answers

Where does PalWorldSettings.ini go?

On a Linux dedicated server: Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/PalWorldSettings.ini. On Windows: Pal\Saved\Config\WindowsServer\PalWorldSettings.ini. DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini in the main folder is only a template: Palworld never reads it. Stop the server, replace the file, then start it again: Palworld writes its settings back to the file when it stops.

Why don’t my Palworld server settings apply?

The usual reasons: OptionSettings is split over several lines (Palworld reads only the first), the file is in the wrong folder, a setting name is misspelled, or the world has a WorldOption.sav from co-op, which Palworld obeys instead of PalWorldSettings.ini. Our free settings checker finds each of these and gives you a fixed file. On Game Hosting the panel spots a WorldOption.sav and removes it for you after a backup.

Can I edit the settings I already have?

Yes. Choose your PalWorldSettings.ini (or paste it) under “Start from your own file”. Every setting this page knows is loaded into the form; ports, RCON, the REST API and keys from mods are kept exactly as they were. You can also load a WorldOption.sav to turn a co-op world’s settings into a PalWorldSettings.ini. Files are read in your browser and never uploaded.

What are the best Palworld server settings?

It depends on your group. For friends who play at different times, the Friends preset keeps bases safe while people are away (no inactive-guild wipe, no offline penalty for base Pals) and adds room to build. For a faster game, Chill co-op or Boosted raise EXP, drops and work speed. Keep PalSpawnNumRate and Pals per base near the defaults on busy servers: they cost the most performance.

What’s the difference between MaxBuildingLimitNum and MaxBuildingLimitNumPerPlayer?

MaxBuildingLimitNum came in v0.4.11 as the world setting for the most buildings per base; Palworld 1.0.4 added MaxBuildingLimitNumPerPlayer, a limit on what each player can build across the world. 0 means unlimited for both. Pocketpair’s server guide still describes MaxBuildingLimitNum as per player, so test on your server if the exact limit matters.

How do I turn on PvP?

Switch on “Player vs player”. The file then sets the three flags Pocketpair’s PvP guide asks for: bIsPvP, bEnablePlayerToPlayerDamage and bEnableDefenseOtherGuildPlayer. The Challenge preset adds a full death penalty; PvP kill rewards and map markers are under Combat & PvP.

Does this work for co-op worlds?

Yes, with the WorldOption.sav download. Co-op and single-player worlds keep their settings in the world’s own WorldOption.sav, not in PalWorldSettings.ini. Close the game, keep a copy of the world’s WorldOption.sav, and put ours in its place: on Steam, %LOCALAPPDATA%\Pal\Saved\SaveGames\<Steam ID>\<world ID>\. Moving a co-op world to a server? Load its WorldOption.sav here to keep its rules in a PalWorldSettings.ini.

When should a server use WorldOption.sav?

Almost never. While a WorldOption.sav sits in the server’s world folder (Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/<world ID>/), Palworld takes every setting from it and ignores PalWorldSettings.ini, so later changes to the .ini stop working. Use it only on a host that won’t apply your .ini, and remove it when you go back to the .ini. Our settings checker spots one that’s in the way.

How long do eggs take to hatch with my settings?

PalEggDefaultHatchingTime is the hours a Huge Egg takes. Large Eggs take half of it and regular Eggs a twelfth, from the game’s egg table (rarity 1–4 Egg, 5–7 Large Egg, 8 and up Huge Egg). A very comfortable incubator halves each time. At 1.0.5’s default of 1 hour: 5 minutes, 30 minutes and 1 hour. The generator shows the times for your value as you change it.

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Settings, defaults and limits for Palworld 1.0.5. Memory estimates use our server requirements model. A WorldOption.sav is read with ooz-wasm (GPL-3.0-or-later) and written in the layout of one Palworld 1.0.5 saved.