How To Change Your Player Damage And Defense On Your Palworld Server
Learn how to change your player damage and defense on your Palworld dedicated server. Follow this guide to adjust damage dealt by players and damage taken by players.
This guide shows you how to change player damage and defense multipliers on your Palworld server. These settings let you control how much damage players deal to enemies and how much damage they take, allowing you to fine-tune the difficulty of your server.
Key Settings
- PlayerDamageRateAttack -- Controls how much damage players deal. Higher values mean players deal more damage. Default is
1.0. - PlayerDamageRateDefense -- Controls how much damage players take. Lower values mean players take more damage. Default is
1.0.
For example, setting PlayerDamageRateAttack to 2.0 doubles player damage output. Setting PlayerDamageRateDefense to 0.5 means players take double damage from enemies.
Changing Player Damage and Defense
Stop Your Server
Log in to the XGamingServer Panel and click Stop to shut down your server.
Open Startup Settings
In the sidebar, go to Startup.
Edit Damage Settings
Under Player, adjust the following:
- PlayerDamageRateAttack -- Increase for stronger players, decrease for weaker players.
- PlayerDamageRateDefense -- Increase for tankier players, decrease for a more punishing experience.
Start Your Server
Click Start to apply the new damage settings.
💡 Tip: For a harder survival experience, try
PlayerDamageRateAttack: 0.8andPlayerDamageRateDefense: 0.8. For a more casual experience, tryPlayerDamageRateAttack: 1.5andPlayerDamageRateDefense: 1.5.
📝 Note: These settings affect player damage against all enemies, including wild Pals, bosses, and other players if PvP is enabled. See our Enable PvP guide for PvP-specific settings.
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