Change Death Penalty on Your Palworld Server
How to configure what players drop on death in Palworld — keep everything, drop items, or lose all.
The DeathPenalty setting controls what happens to a player's inventory when they die.
Changing the Death Penalty
- Stop your server
- In the XGamingServer Panel, click Files
- Open
Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/PalWorldSettings.ini - Find
DeathPenaltyand change it:
DeathPenalty=None- Save and start your server
Options
| Value | What Happens |
|---|---|
None | Keep everything — no penalty |
Item | Drop items only (keep equipment) |
ItemAndEquipment | Drop items and equipped gear |
All | Drop everything (default) |
Related Settings
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
bCanPickupOtherGuildDeathPenaltyDrop | False | Allow other guilds to loot your death drops |
💡 Tip: Most casual servers use
NoneorItem. PvP servers typically keepAllfor higher stakes.
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