Adjust the Death Penalty on Your Hytale Server

Learn how to adjust item loss and death penalties on your Hytale dedicated server.

This guide shows you how to modify what happens when players die on your Hytale server. You can turn off penalties completely, make players drop all items, or set custom percentages.

Configuring Death Settings

Stop Your Server

Access the XGamingServer Panel and Stop your Hytale server.

Open World Config

In the sidebar, go to Files. Navigate to universe/worlds/default/config.json.

Add Death Configuration

Below the GameplayConfig line, add this block:

"Death": {
  "RespawnController": {
    "Type": "HomeOrSpawnPoint"
  },
  "ItemsLossMode": "Configured",
  "ItemsAmountLossPercentage": 10.0,
  "ItemsDurabilityLossPercentage": 10.0
}

Adjust Values

Change the values based on your preferences:

Setting	Description
`ItemsLossMode`	`None` = keep everything, `All` = drop everything, `Configured` = custom percentages
`ItemsAmountLossPercentage`	Percentage of items lost on death (0-100)
`ItemsDurabilityLossPercentage`	Percentage of durability lost on death (0-100)

Save and Start

Click Save and start your server.

📝 Note: Death penalties are configured per-world. You'll need to edit each world's config.json separately if you want different settings.