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How to Change Pal Damage on Your Palworld Server

Change Pal damage multiplier on a Palworld server

1 min read
Feb 28, 2026

You can adjust how much damage Pals deal and take.

  1. Stop the server
    Stop your server via the dashboard.

  2. Connect via SFTP
    Connect to your server via SFTP.

  3. Open config file
    Open the file PalWorldSettings.ini at:

    /Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/PalWorldSettings.ini

  4. Adjust Pal damage
    Pal attack strength:

    PalDamageRateAttack=1.000000

    Pal defense:

    PalDamageRateDefense=1.000000

  5. Start the server
    Start your server.

Examples:

Value Description
0.5 Half damage / half defense
1.0 Default
2.0 Double damage / double defense

All parameters

Parameter Default Description
PalDamageRateAttack 1.0 Pal attack strength
PalDamageRateDefense 1.0 Pal defense
Written byEmeraldHost Team
Last updated on Feb 28, 2026 Edit on GitHub

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