Palworld Server Custom Difficulty

In single player and official servers, Palworld offers well-established difficulty options that are beloved by the community. However, these options don't apply to dedicated servers.

As a result, many server owners and operators create custom settings, as the default setup may not be appealing. This is especially important since the “difficulty” setting isn’t fully recognized in Palworld dedicated servers. Hopefully, this will change in the future. In the meantime, you'll need to manually configure your settings.

Whether you want to avoid losing items upon death or prefer an easier way to catch Pals, setting up your Palworld server properly is crucial. Review the official difficulties below to understand them better, then explore custom settings to find what best suits your needs.

Difficulty Settings

Casual:

Ideal for a relaxing gameplay experience.
Abundant resources and increased rates for catching Pals.
Battles are smooth and easy.
No penalty for dying; you get to keep all your items.

Normal:

Offers a balanced gameplay experience.
Lower item drop rates and longer resource gathering times.
Pals have more health.
If you die, you drop all equipment and must retrieve it, but keep your party Pals.

Hard:

Designed for those seeking a challenge.
Increased damage taken and less XP gained in battles.
Pals are harder to catch and more difficult to find in the wild.
If you die, you lose everything and must retrieve it.

Custom Difficulty Settings: Below is a table with some of the most popular custom difficulty options in Palworld:

Settings | Description |
Dropped Items Multiplier | Sets the rate for all item drops from enemies. |
Gatherable Items Multiplier | Sets the rate for collectible resources. |
Player Stamina Reduction Rate | Determines the rate of stamina for players. |
Player Hunger Depletion Rate | Determines the rate of hunger for players |
Damage To Pals Multiplier | Changes the amount of damage to Pals. |
Damage From Pals Multiplier | Changes the inflicting damage from Pals. |
Pal Appearance Rate | Modifies the spawning rates of Pals. |
Pal Capture Rate | Modifies the success rate of capturing Pals. |
EXP Rate | Increase or decrease the growth for player experience points. |
Death Penalty | Determines how the items, equipment, and Pals are lost upon death. |

How to Change Difficulty in Palword Servers

Since Palworld settings do not recognize the “difficulty” option, you can use the “death penalty” setting instead. This directly controls the number of items, equipment, and/or Pals lost upon dying in-game. You can combine this with other settings to customize your experience. When you're ready, follow these steps to learn how to change the difficulty on Palworld servers.
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​**Step 1:** Go to your NameHero Client Area and stop your Palworld server.



Step 2: Click on the Advanced Game Panel button above to automatically login to your Advanced Game Panel. Here you will be accessing the Files tab to locate the Pal folder. "_Path: /home/container/Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer"_



Step 3: Next, select the Saved folder.



Step 4: Config



Step 5: LinuxServer
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​**Step 6**: Scroll towards the bottom until you find the PalWorldSettings.ini file.
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Here you are able to edit / configure any in game settings that you would need to customize your Palworld server. Make sure to download a save of this file before editing it in case of mistakes or reverting back to default settings.
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Updated on: 11/10/2024