Best Palworld server settings
Good server settings match your group's playtime, not a default table. Nudge capture rate, hatch time, drop rates and base object caps, and leave combat damage alone until the group asks for it.
Updated for the current Palworld patch
- ✓Rates for a weekday group
- ✓Breeding and hatch time
- ✓Death penalty
- ✓Base and guild limits
Rates for a weekday group
Modest boosts to gather and hatch rates keep players who log an hour a night progressing. Doubling everything hollows out the early game within a week.
Breeding and hatch time
Egg hatch time is the single biggest quality-of-life lever. Shortening it makes IV and passive breeding projects viable for casual servers.
Death penalty
Lower it for mixed-skill groups. Losing a full gear set at a tower boss is the usual reason a new player quits a server.
Base and guild limits
Raise base object caps only as far as your CPU tolerates, and size guild slots to the actual roster so base ownership stays clear.
Day length and raids
Longer days fit boss runs into a session. If raids feel relentless, adjust their frequency rather than their damage so the fights still matter.
Pocketpair's official Palworld site: patch notes, roadmap and news.