Configuration file

On this page, you can learn about server settings, game balance settings, and other items that can be set with ini files.

Location of configuration file

Configuration file should be located at the following location
Note that the directories will only create once the server has been started.

Windows with Steam

Copy the default configuration file and use that.

Copy default settings

Copy-Item steamapps\common\PalServer\DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini steamapps\common\PalServer\Pal\Saved\Config\WindowsServer\PalWorldSettings.ini

Edit steamapps\common\PalServer\Pal\Saved\Config\WindowsServer\PalWorldSettings.ini to change settings.

Windows with SteamCMD

Copy the default configuration file and use that.

Copy default settings

Copy-Item steamapps\common\PalServer\DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini steamapps\common\PalServer\Pal\Saved\Config\WindowsServer\PalWorldSettings.ini

Edit steamapps\common\PalServer\Pal\Saved\Config\WindowsServer\PalWorldSettings.ini to change settings.

Linux with SteamCMD

Copy the default configuration file and use that.

Copy default settings

cp steamapps/common/PalServer/DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini steamapps/common/PalServer/Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/PalWorldSettings.ini

Edit steamapps/common/PalServer/Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/PalWorldSettings.ini to change settings

Note that editing DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini will not affect the changes.

Parameters

The settings for each parameter are as follows.
*Note that there are reserved for future updates and deprecated parameter.

Parameter	Description
DayTimeSpeedRate	Day time speed
NightTimeSpeedRate	Night time speed
ExpRate	EXP rate
PalCaptureRate	Pal capture rate
PalSpawnNumRate	Pal Appearance Rate *Note: Affects game performance
PalDamageRateAttack	Damage from Pals Multiplier
PalDamageRateDefense	Damage to Pals Multiplier
PlayerDamageRateAttack	Damage from Player Multiplier
PlayerDamageRateDefense	Damage to Player Multiplier
PlayerStomachDecreaceRate	Player Hunger Depletion Rate
PlayerStaminaDecreaceRate	Player Stamina Reduction Rate
PlayerAutoHPRegeneRate	Player Auto Health Regeneration Rate
PlayerAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep	Player Sleep Health Regeneration Rate
PalStomachDecreaceRate	Pal Hunger Depletion Rate
PalStaminaDecreaceRate	Pal Stamina Reduction Rate
PalAutoHPRegeneRate	Pal Auto Health Regeneration Rate
PalAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep	Pal Sleep Health Regeneration Rate (Health Regeneration Rate in Palbox)
BuildObjectDamageRate	Damage to Structure Multiplier
BuildObjectDeteriorationDamageRate	Structure Deterioration Rate
CollectionDropRate	Gatherable Items Multiplier
CollectionObjectHpRate	Gatherable Objects Health Multiplier
CollectionObjectRespawnSpeedRate	Gatherable Objects Respawn Interval
EnemyDropItemRate	Dropped Items Multiplier
DeathPenalty	Death Penalty None : No drops, Item : Drop all items except equipment, ItemAndEquipment : Drop all items, All : Drop all items and all Pals on team
bEnableInvaderEnemy	Enable Invader
GuildPlayerMaxNum	Max Player Number of Guilds
PalEggDefaultHatchingTime	Time (h) to incubate Massive Egg. Note: Other eggs also require time to incubate.
ServerPlayerMaxNum	Maximum number of players that can join the server
ServerName	Server name
ServerDescription	Server description
AdminPassword	Password used to obtain administrative privileges on the server.
ServerPassword	Password required for server login
PublicPort	Explicitly specify the external public port in the community server configuration.（This setting does not change the server's listen port.）
PublicIP	Explicitly specify an external public IP in the community server settings
RCONEnabled	Enable RCON
RCONPort	Port Number for RCON
bShowPlayerList	Enable player list when the press ESC key