Palworld


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Description
Hardware
Install
Settings

Description

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Palworld is an open-world survival game developed by Pocketpair. Players explore a vast world filled with creatures called "Pals" which can be captured, trained, and used in various ways.

Pals can assist with combat, construction, farming, and resource gathering. Each creature has unique abilities that allow players to develop their base and explore increasingly dangerous areas. The game combines survival, crafting, exploration, and management.

In addition to adventure and creature collecting, Palworld features mechanics for crafting weapons, building structures, and multiplayer cooperation. Players can work together to build infrastructure, battle bosses, or go on expeditions.

With its colorful world contrasting with more realistic—and at times dark—survival mechanics, Palworld offers a unique experience that combines creature capture, action, and management in a dynamic open world.

Hardware

Server OSWindows 11 / Linux
Server RAM16 to 32 GB
Server storage40 to 60 GB

Customer requirements

Minimal:

Operating systemWindows 10 (64-Bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-9400F or equivalent performance
RAM16 GB of memory
Graphics cardGeForce GTX 1660 or equivalent performance
Disk space40 GB of available disk space (SSD required)

Recommended:

Operating systemWindows 11 (64-Bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-12400, AMD Ryzen 5 5600X or equivalent performance
RAM32 GB of memory
Graphics cardGeForce RTX 3060 Ti, Radeon RX 6700 XT or equivalent performance
Disk space40 GB of available disk space (SSD required)

Install

Deploying a server

Prerequisites : Having a hosting on which the Drooft Game Hosting service is installed.
If you haven't already, please follow the installation guide for the Drooft Game Hosting service.

Installing a Palworld game server takes between 5 and 10 minutes, mostly due to the game server download time!

Steps:

1 Go to the page adding game server and fill in: host, game (Palworld), server name, game port, local API port (different from the other ports, do NOT expose it on the internet) and access type (password, friends, public).
2 Wait a few minutes for the server to switch to the "Game server turned off" , then configure the server options at the bottom of the page (e.g.: maximum number of players).
3 Start your server (button "to start up") — on Windows, if a prompt asks you to install a dependency, accept it. All that's left is to play and invite your friends !
Palworld

Tips:

Check that the server port is open on the internet (UDP and TCP). You can test whether your ports are open directly from your game server's page, using the icon .

Settings

Customizing Server Settings

More than 50 game server settings can be changed directly from the website, grouped by theme, whether the server is stopped or running. They apply on the next start.

Server customization (basic)

Password Allows you to join the game (single player)
Admin password Allows you to join the game server in administrator mode (access to options)
Maximum number of players Allows you to choose the maximum number of simultaneous players on the server

Server & crossplay

Server description Text shown under the server name in the server list.
Crossplay Platforms allowed to join the server: Steam, Xbox / Microsoft Store, PS5 and Mac.
Player list visible to everyone (Escape menu) Shows the list of connected players to all players, not just admins.
Autosave interval (seconds) How often the world is saved automatically.

Progression & harvesting

XP multiplier Allows you to increase or decrease the XP gain
Pal capture rate The higher the value, the easier Pals are to capture.
Large egg hatching time (hours) 72 hours by default for huge eggs. 0 = instant hatching.
Pal work speed Speed at which Pals craft, mine, farm... at the base.
Amount of resources harvested Amount obtained from trees, rocks and other resources.
Tree and rock durability Number of hits needed to harvest a resource.
Resource respawn speed Speed at which trees and rocks respawn.
Enemy loot Amount of items dropped by defeated Pals and enemies.

Difficulty & combat

Death penalty What the player leaves behind on death.
Pal and player damage Damage dealt and taken, adjustable separately for Pals and for players.
Wild Pal density Above 1, the server is under much heavier load.
Base raids Groups of enemies regularly attack bases.
Predator Pals (roaming bosses) Enables predator Pals, bosses that roam the world.
Hardcore mode (permanent player death) A dead player can no longer come back with this character.
Pals permanently lost on death A Pal that dies in combat disappears permanently.

Survival

Hunger, stamina and regeneration Hunger speed, stamina consumption and HP regeneration, adjustable separately for players and Pals.
Item weight The lower the value, the more items players can carry.
Equipment wear Weapon and armor wear speed (0 = no wear).

World

Daytime speed The higher the value, the faster days go by.
Nighttime speed Allows you to increase or decrease the length of the night
Fast travel Allows or not teleporting between travel statues.
Choose the starting point on the map Lets new players choose their spawn point.
The character stays in the world after logging out A disconnected player's character stays present (and vulnerable) in the world.
Maximum number of items on the ground Lowering this value reduces lag on very busy servers.
Lifetime of items on the ground (hours) Delay before an item left on the ground disappears.
Interval between supply drops (minutes) Frequency of supply crates dropped in the world.
Randomizer (Pal spawns) Shuffles the Pals that spawn in each region, with a seed to get the same distribution again.

Bases & guilds

Number of bases per guild Maximum number of bases a guild can build.
Maximum pals at camp Allows you to choose the maximum number of pals on the camp
Maximum players per guild Maximum number of members in a guild.
Damage dealt to structures Building resistance to attacks.
Wear of structures outside a base Speed at which structures outside a base deteriorate.
Maximum structures per base (0 = unlimited) Limits the number of structures to preserve performance.
Delete inactive guilds Deletes the bases of a guild none of whose members has logged in within the chosen delay.

PvP

PvP mode Combine with “Damage between players” so players can actually hurt each other.
Damage between players Allows players to hurt each other.
Friendly fire Allows damage between members of the same guild.
Base defenses attack other guilds A base's turrets and defenses target players from other guilds.
Pick up items lost by other guilds Allows picking up the items dropped on death by a player from another guild.

Live administration

Send an announcement Message shown immediately in the chat of all connected players.
Connected players List of online players, with one-click kick and ban.
Banned players List of banned players, including those banned in game, with one-click unban and a link to their Steam profile.