How To Enable PvP On Your Palworld Server - Palworld Guide

This guide demonstrates how to activate PvP functionality on your Palworld server, which enables competitive player-versus-player combat.

Caution

PvP is a trial feature and is not covered by official support. Some settings may change in future updates.

Enabling PvP

Access the GhostCap Panel and Stop your server.
Navigate to Server Options in the sidebar.
Under Player, enable these three required settings:
- bIsPvP = True
- bEnablePlayerToPlayerDamage = True
- bEnableDefenseOtherGuildPlayer = True
Start your server.

What Changes When PvP Is Enabled

According to PocketPair's official documentation, PvP activation produces these changes:

Players can damage one another.
Hostile Pals trigger when entering opposing player bases.
Enhanced damage against airborne and mounted creatures.
Reduced damage affecting summoned and stationary base Pals.
Cross-guild chest access becomes available.
Diminished melee effectiveness against structures owned by other players.
Expanded defensive ranges for base Pals with increased spacing requirements.
Attack notifications activate with building/repair restrictions during raids.
Certain weapons receive adjusted range and damage statistics.

Recommended PvP Settings

PocketPair recommends the following values for a balanced PvP experience. Each can be set in Server Options; see our Configuration guide for the full settings list.

Setting	Recommended Value	Description
`bAllowEnhanceStat_Health`	`False`	Block HP stat allocation
`bAllowEnhanceStat_Attack`	`False`	Block Attack stat allocation
`bEnableFastTravel`	`True`	Keep fast travel enabled
`bEnableFastTravelOnlyBaseCamp`	`True`	Limit fast travel to bases only (prevents escape)
`bExistPlayerAfterLogout`	`True`	Players sleep where they log out (prevents combat escape)
`bEnableAimAssistPad`	`False`	Disable controller aim assist
`DeathPenalty`	`All`	Drop all items and Pals on death
`bCanPickupOtherGuildDeathPenaltyDrop`	`True`	Allow looting other players' dropped items
`bInvisibleOtherGuildBaseCampAreaFX`	`False`	Show other players' base areas
`bBuildAreaLimit`	`True`	Prevent building on spawn points
`GuildPlayerMaxNum`	`4`	Limit players per guild
`BaseCampMaxNumInGuild`	`2`	Limit bases per guild
`MaxBuildingLimitNum`	`1000`	Limit structures per player
`GuildRejoinCooldownMinutes`	`60`	Cooldown before rejoining a guild
`BlockRespawnTime`	`5.0`	Base respawn delay (seconds)
`RespawnPenaltyDurationThreshold`	`1800.0`	Time without dying before penalty resets
`RespawnPenaltyTimeScale`	`2.0`	Respawn time multiplier per death

Banning Fast-Movement Gear

To ban fast-movement Pal Gear and Grappling Guns, set DenyTechnologyList in Server Options to:

SkillUnlock_JetDragon, SkillUnlock_IceHorse, SkillUnlock_IceHorse_Dark, SkillUnlock_SaintCentaur, SkillUnlock_BlackCentaur, SkillUnlock_DarkMechaDragon, SkillUnlock_PoseidonOrca, GrapplingGun, GrapplingGun2, GrapplingGun3, GrapplingGun4, GrapplingGun5

Tip

See our Technology IDs guide for a complete list of IDs you can add to DenyTechnologyList.

PvP Rewards Settings

These settings let you build custom game modes where players collect Champion's Emblems from kills.

Setting	Description
`bAdditionalDropItemWhenPlayerKillingInPvPMode`	Enable item drops on player kill. Values: `True`/`False`
`AdditionalDropItemWhenPlayerKillingInPvPMode`	The ID of the item to drop when a player is killed. Default: `PlayerDropItem` (Champion's Emblems)
`AdditionalDropItemNumWhenPlayerKillingInPvPMode`	Quantity of the item to drop per kill. Default: `1`
`bDisplayPvPItemNumOnWorldMap_BaseCamp`	Show emblem count per base on the map. Values: `True`/`False`
`bDisplayPvPItemNumOnWorldMap_Player`	Show emblem count per player on the map. Values: `True`/`False`