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This guide shows where that file lives on your DoomHosting [Palworld server](\u002Fpalworld-server-hosting), how to set the basics from the panel, and how to safely edit the gameplay settings (XP rate, capture rate, death penalty, PvP and more) without your changes getting wiped.\n\n## Which file to edit (and which to leave alone)\n\nAll of Palworld's server settings go in one file:\n\n```\nPal\u002FSaved\u002FConfig\u002FLinuxServer\u002FPalWorldSettings.ini\n```\n\nIn the File Manager that is the full path from your server root (`\u002Fhome\u002Fcontainer\u002FPal\u002FSaved\u002FConfig\u002FLinuxServer\u002FPalWorldSettings.ini`). Two things to know:\n\n- **`PalWorldSettings.ini` is the file you edit.** Despite what some older guides say, Palworld does not use `Game.ini` or `Engine.ini` for server settings. Those are stock Unreal Engine files, so you can ignore them.\n- **`DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini`** sits in the server root and is a read-only template. Editing it does nothing. Use it only as a place to copy the full settings line from.\n\n## Set the basics from the Startup tab\n\nServer name, passwords and player count are easiest to set in the panel, with no file editing:\n\n1. Open your server and go to the **Startup** tab.\n2. Fill in the fields:\n   - **Server Name**: the name shown in the server browser\n   - **Server Password**: leave blank for an open server, or set one to make it private\n   - **Admin Password**: required for admin commands and RCON\n   - **Max Players**: up to 32 (see the note at the bottom)\n3. Go to the **Console** tab and restart. Startup values apply on the next boot.\n\n## Edit PalWorldSettings.ini for gameplay settings\n\nEverything else (rates, difficulty, death penalty, PvP) lives in the .ini. The single most important rule:\n\n> Stop the server before you edit the file. Palworld rewrites `PalWorldSettings.ini` when it shuts down, so any change you make while it is running gets overwritten on the next restart.\n\n1. On the **Console** tab, **Stop** the server and wait for it to fully stop.\n2. In **Files**, open `Pal\u002FSaved\u002FConfig\u002FLinuxServer\u002FPalWorldSettings.ini`.\n3. The file must be exactly two lines: a header, then one long `OptionSettings` line with every setting inside a single pair of parentheses, comma-separated:\n   ```ini\n   [\u002FScript\u002FPal.PalGameWorldSettings]\n   OptionSettings=(Difficulty=None,DeathPenalty=All,ExpRate=1.000000,PalCaptureRate=1.000000,bIsPvP=False)\n   ```\n   If the file is empty, paste the whole `OptionSettings` line from `DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini` first, then change the values you want. That guarantees the format is correct.\n4. Save, then **Start** the server again.\n\nKeep the format strict: text values in double quotes (`ServerName=\"My Server\"`), booleans as `True` or `False`, and rates with their decimals (`2.000000`). One missing comma or misspelled key and the server silently ignores the whole line and boots with defaults.\n\n## The settings people change most\n\nAll of these go inside the `OptionSettings=( ... )` line.\n\n- **`DeathPenalty`**: what you drop when you die. `None`, `Item`, `ItemAndEquipment`, or `All` (default `All`).\n- **`ExpRate`**: XP multiplier. `1.000000` is default, raise it (for example `2.000000`) for faster leveling.\n- **`PalCaptureRate`**: how easy Pals are to catch. Higher is easier.\n- **`PalSpawnNumRate`**: how many Pals spawn in the world.\n- **`DayTimeSpeedRate` \u002F `NightTimeSpeedRate`**: length of day and night. Lower is longer.\n- **`PlayerDamageRateAttack` \u002F `PlayerDamageRateDefense`**: damage you deal and take.\n- **`CollectionDropRate`**: resources from trees, ore and rocks.\n- **`EnemyDropItemRate`**: loot dropped by enemies.\n- **`bIsPvP`**: set `True` to allow player versus player combat (default `False`).\n- **`ServerPlayerMaxNum`**: max players, also set by the Startup tab. The cap is 32.\n\n`Difficulty` defaults to `None`, which means the individual rates above are used as you set them. You can also set a named preset, but tuning the individual rates gives you the most control.\n\n## Example settings\n\nBoosted casual server (faster XP, easier catches, no death penalty):\n\n```ini\nOptionSettings=(Difficulty=None,DeathPenalty=None,ExpRate=2.000000,PalCaptureRate=2.000000,PalSpawnNumRate=1.000000,CollectionDropRate=2.000000,bIsPvP=False)\n```\n\nHarder PvP server (slower XP, full death penalty, PvP on):\n\n```ini\nOptionSettings=(Difficulty=None,DeathPenalty=All,ExpRate=0.700000,PalCaptureRate=0.700000,PlayerDamageRateDefense=1.500000,bIsPvP=True)\n```\n\nAdd any other keys you want to the same line. Omitted keys just use their defaults.\n\n## Common issues\n\n- **Settings not applying after restart**: the server was running when you edited the file. Stop it, edit, save, then start. Always edit while stopped.\n- **Still ignored**: check for a `WorldOption.sav` file in `Pal\u002FSaved\u002FSaveGames\u002F0\u002F\u003Cworld-id>\u002F`. If it exists (usually after uploading a co-op or single-player save), it overrides `PalWorldSettings.ini` completely. Delete `WorldOption.sav` so the .ini is read again. Players reselect their respawn point, nothing else is lost.\n- **Server won't start after editing**: a syntax error in `OptionSettings`. Re-check commas, quotes around text values, and matching parentheses. When in doubt, paste a fresh line from `DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini` and redo your changes.\n- **You edited the wrong file**: changes to `DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini` never apply. Edit `Pal\u002FSaved\u002FConfig\u002FLinuxServer\u002FPalWorldSettings.ini`.\n- **Max players will not go above 32**: Palworld is hard-capped at 32. Higher numbers are clamped back down to 32.\n\nNeed a hand? 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