Minecraft Game Rules Reference

Complete reference for Minecraft game rules — keepInventory, mobGriefing, doDaylightCycle, and more.

Game rules let you toggle specific gameplay mechanics on your server. Changes take effect immediately — no restart needed.

How to Change Game Rules

Open Console on the XGamingServer panel and run:

gamerule [rule] [value]

For example: gamerule keepInventory true

Rule	Default	Description
`keepInventory`	`false`	Players keep items on death
`doDaylightCycle`	`true`	Time progresses naturally
`doWeatherCycle`	`true`	Weather changes naturally
`mobGriefing`	`true`	Mobs can destroy blocks (creepers, endermen, etc.)
`doFireTick`	`true`	Fire spreads naturally
`pvp`	`true`	Players can damage each other
`announceAdvancements`	`true`	Advancement messages in chat
`doInsomnia`	`true`	Phantoms spawn when players skip sleep
`doImmediateRespawn`	`false`	Skip death screen
`naturalRegeneration`	`true`	Health regenerates from food
`randomTickSpeed`	`3`	Speed of random ticks (crops, decay, etc.)
`spawnRadius`	`10`	Spawn point spread radius
`playersSleepingPercentage`	`100`	Percent of players needed to skip night
`maxEntityCramming`	`24`	Max entities in one space before damage
`doTileDrops`	`true`	Blocks drop items when broken
`doMobSpawning`	`true`	Mobs spawn naturally
`commandBlockOutput`	`true`	Command blocks show output in chat
`showDeathMessages`	`true`	Death messages in chat
`drowningDamage`	`true`	Players take drowning damage
`fallDamage`	`true`	Players take fall damage
`fireDamage`	`true`	Players take fire damage

Casual/Friendly Server:

gamerule keepInventory true
gamerule mobGriefing false
gamerule doFireTick false
gamerule playersSleepingPercentage 50

Hardcore Experience:

gamerule naturalRegeneration false
gamerule doImmediateRespawn false
gamerule doInsomnia true

💡 Tip: Use gamerule playersSleepingPercentage 0 to allow a single player to skip the night without needing everyone in bed.

📝 Note: Game rule changes are saved to the world and persist across restarts.

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