# Change Egg Hatching Time on Your Palworld Server (/docs/palworld/egg-hatching)



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By default, Huge Eggs take **72 real hours** (3 days) to hatch. Most server owners reduce this significantly.

Changing Egg Hatch Time [#changing-egg-hatch-time]

1. Stop your server
2. In the [XGamingServer Panel](https://panel.xgamingserver.com), click **Files**
3. Open `Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/PalWorldSettings.ini`
4. Find `PalEggDefaultHatchingTime` and change it:

```
PalEggDefaultHatchingTime=1.000000
```

5. Save and start your server

Values [#values]

| Value  | Hatch Time | Notes                                |
| ------ | ---------- | ------------------------------------ |
| `0`    | Instant    | No wait at all                       |
| `1.0`  | 1 hour     | Popular choice                       |
| `5.0`  | 5 hours    | Moderate wait                        |
| `10.0` | 10 hours   | Still meaningful                     |
| `24.0` | 1 day      | Half the default                     |
| `72.0` | 3 days     | Default — widely considered too long |

> 💡 **Tip:** Most servers set this to `1.0` or `5.0`. The default 72 hours is the single most complained-about setting.

Related Guides [#related-guides]

* [Server Configuration](/docs/palworld/server-settings)
* [Spawn Rate](/docs/palworld/spawn-rate)
* [Work Speed](/docs/palworld/work-speed)