Palworld

Best World Settings for Palworld

Palworld - Best World Settings

Adjust the world settings in Palworld and tailor it to your preferred experience. See a full list of world settings, as well as a recommended setting for beginners, casual players, and veterans of survival games!

Best World Settings

  1. New to Survival Games
  2. Standard Experience
  3. For Veterans

New to Survival Games

Option Recommended Setting
Difficulty Casual
EXP Rate 2
Damage from Pals Multiplier 0.3
Pal Capture Rate 2
Damage from Player Multiplier 2
Damage to Player Multiplier 0.5
Player Hunger Depletion Rate 0.3
Player Stamina Depletion Rate 0.3
Dropped Items Multiplier 2
(h) to Incubate Massive Egg 24
Enable Raid Events Disable

Players who are new to survival games should pick the Casual difficulty for the best beginner experience. Even when selecting a difficulty setting, you can still adjust all the world settings to tailor the experience to your preferences.

The settings in the table above are slightly adjusted from the game's recommended Casual difficulty settings to better suit the experience for beginners.

Standard Experience

Option Recommended Setting
Difficulty Normal
Pal Appearance Rate 2
Death Penalty Drop all Items except Equipment

The recommended settings the game has to offer for the Standard experience is fine as it is, though you still have the freedom to adjust a couple of settings to your liking.

We recommend refining your experience by adjusting the settings shown in the table above. Keep in mind that increasing the Pal Appearance Rate may impact performance.

For Veterans

Option Recommended Setting
Difficulty Hard
Pal Appearance Rate 2
Damage to Pals 0.8
Dropped Items Multiplier 1
Gatherable Objects Respawn Interval 2

If you're a veteran or a seasoned player of survival games, you might want to consider choosing the hardest difficulty Palworld has to offer to give you more challenge in-game.

You can still freely change the world settings even on the hardest difficulty and tailor it to your experience. We recommend chaging the settings shown in the table above that makes the experience a bit more difficult yet rewarding

Which Difficulty Settings to Choose

All World Settings

Recommended Settings for Each Difficulty

Option Casual Normal Hard
Day Time Speed 1 1 1
Night Time Speed 1 1 1
EXP Rate 2 1 0.5
Pal Capture Rate 2 1 1
Pal Appearance Rate 1 1 1
Damage from Pals Multiplier 0.5 1 2
Damage to Pals Multiplier 2 1 0.5
Pal Hunger Depletion Rate 0.5 1 1.5
Pal Stamina Reduction Rate 0.5 1 1.5
Pal Auto HP Regeneration Rate 2 1 0.5
Pal Sleep Health Regeneration Rate 2 1 0.5
Damage from Player Multiplier 2 1 0.7
Damage to Player Multiplier 0.5 1 4
Player Hunger Depletion Rate 0.3 1 1
Player Stamina Reduction Rate 0.3 1 1
Player Auto HP Regeneration Rate 2 1 0.6
Player Sleep Regeneration Rate 2 1 0..6
Damage to Structure Multiplier 2 1 0.7
Structure Deterioration Rate 0.2 1 1
Maximum Number of Dropped Items in a World Max Max Max
Gatherable Items Multiplier 3 1 0.8
Gatherable Objects HP Multiplier 0.5 1 1
Gatherable Objects Respawn Interval 0.5 1 2
Dropped Items Multiplier 2 1 0.7
(h) to Incubate Massive Egg 24 72 72
Enable Raid Events Disable Enable Enable
Death Penalty No Items Dropped Drop All Items Drop all Items and all Pals on Team
Max Number of Guilds 20 20 20

If you intend to customize your world fully, refer to the table above for the recommended settings of each option that suits the difficulty level you wish to experience.

All World Settings Explained

Metrics Defined

Here's the list of all the World Settings in the game and what each of them refers to.

Setting Definition
Difficulty Displays the difficulty level of the game.
Players are able to choose either Casual, Normal, Hard and Custom difficulties.
Day Time Speed Refers to how fast or slow day time moves in-game.
Night Time Speed Refers to how fast or slow nighttime time moves in-game. Sleep on a bed if you wish to skip time and wake up next morning!
EXP Rate Displays how much EXP you and your Pal will gain after defeating an enemy.
Pal Capture Rate This refers to how often you can capture a Pal.
Setting it on 0 means you'll barely manage to catch anything and setting it on max makes you easily capture any Pal or Human.
Pal Appearance Rate This refers to how often Pals or lucky Pals spawn in your world.
Setting it on 0 means you'll barely manage to see Pals and rare Pals roaming around.
Damage from Pals Multiplier This refers to how much damage your Pals deal onto enemies/enemy Pals.
Setting it on 0 will make your Pals deal extremely low damage.
Damage to Pals Multiplier This refers to how much damage enemies deal onto a Player's Pal.
Setting it on 0 will make your enemies deal extremely low damage.
Pal Hunger Depletion Rate Refers to how often a Pal gets hungry after doing chores, when kept inside the Pal box and when idling in your party.
Pal Stamina Reduction Rate This refers to how much damage your Pals deal onto enemies/enemy Pals.
Setting it on 0 will make your Pals deal extremely low damage.
Pal Auto HP Regeneration Rate Refers to how much HP a Pal recovers after getting hit.
Pal Sleep Health Regeneration Rate Refers to how fast Pals recover HP when sleeping on a Pal bed.
Damage from Player Multiplier Refers to how much a Player deals damage to enemies.
Players already have low Attack to begin with, so adjust it accordingly to suit your preference!
Damage to Player Multiplier Refers to the amount of damage a Player takes from getting hit.
This includes getting damaged from elemental attacks that linger, fall damage, and specific things Player is drowning.
Player Hunger Depletion Rate Refers to how long it takes for the Player to get Hungry.
Setting this to max will make the hunger meter deplete as slow as possible.
Player Stamina Reduction Rate Refers to how fast the stamina bar of the Player decreases when Running, Dodging, or Swimming.
Raise the metrics to last longer and decrease it to consume Stamina faster.
Player Auto HP Regeneration Rate Refers to how fast a player recovers their HP after taking a hit.
Player Sleep Regeneration Rate/th> Refers to how fast a Player regenerates when they sleep on a bed.
Damage to Structure Multiplier Refers to how much damage a structure gets when getting hit by invaders during Raid Events.
Structure Deterioration Rate Refers to how slow or fast a structure can get destroyed. Raise it to make walls, floors, workbenches, etc. sturdier.
Maximum Number of Dropped Items in a World Set the maximum number of dropped items you'd like to have in your world.
Gatherable Items Multiplier Multiplies or lessens the gatherable objects like Pal Spheres, Eggs, and Treasure Chests in your world.
Gatherable Objects HP Multiplier Increases or decreases the amount of HP a gatherable item has.
Gatherable Objects Respawn Interval Refers to the Respawn time of gatherable objects and resources in a player's world.
Dropped Items Multiplier Refers to the drop rate of items from gathering, and items that drop from defeating enemies.
Raise the metrics to get more item drops, or lower it to have less item drops.
Time (h) to Incubate Massive Eggs Refers to the time spent on incubating large sized eggs.
Raise the metric number to quickly hatch a huge egg.
Enable Raid Events Raid events refer to enemies, NPCs, and Pals to invade your base.
Enable or Disable it according to your preference!
Death Penalty Refers to the conditions that will apply if a Player dies in the game.
Choose a condition from one of the choices presented to apply an effect.
Max Number of Guilds Set the maximum number of guilds you'd like to have in your world.

Best PC Settings

Graphic Settings

Palworld - Graphics Settings

By default, the game will set its Graphic Settings to whatever it recommends for your PC specs. If ever you are experiencing any lag or poor game performance, then considering changing your Graphics Presets to Low or Very Low.

Palworld Related Guides

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Tips and Tricks

General Palworld Tips

General Palworld Tips
Best Starter Pal How to Level Up Fast
Best Base Locations and How to Move Bases Best Stats to Upgrade
Best Ancient Technology Statue of Power Guide
How to Get a Gun Fast and Early in Palworld Day/Night Cycle
How to Get Ancient Technology Points Fast Pal Distillation Pod: How to Rank Up Pal
Base Building Guide Raid Guide
How to Remove Wanted Status List of Palworld Achievements
Best Palworld Team How to Destroy and Move Structures
When Do Items and Resources Respawn? Transferring Characters
Base Level Rewards and Requirements How to Attack Enemies on Water
Best Structures for Your Base How to Trade Pals
Best Type Combinations What to Do in Palworld
Can Pals Evolve in Palworld How to Mount and Ride Pals
How to Get More Base Storage When Do Bosses Respawn?
Benefits to Killing Syndicate Thugs All Black Marketeer Pals
How to Move Bases How to Create and Join a Guild
Story Walkthrough Guide Post Game Guide
Pal Buy and Sell Values Explained Post Game Raid Boss
Choices, Missables, and One-Time Events How to Fly
How to Handle Pals Not Working and Assign Pals to Jobs How to Get a Level 5 Work Suitability Pal
List of the Best Palworld Mods Rare Drops List and Best Rare Drops to Farm
How to Change Player and Pal Names Stats and IVs Explained
How to Change Your Character's Appearance How to Keep Items on Death
How Many Pals Are in Palworld How to Refresh Vendor Stock
Feed Box Optimal Positioning Pals That Don't Sleep
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Pal Catching Tips

Pal Catching Tips
How to Catch Pals How to Catch and Sell Humans
How to Get Lucky Pals Pal Sphere Farming Guide
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Survival and Exploration Tips

Survival and Exploration Tips
How to Cook Pals How to Farm Paldium Fragments
How to Heal Pals and Player HP How to Keep Pals Happy and Sane
How to Increase Carrying Capacity How to Increase Stamina
How to Upgrade Palbox How to Repair Tools
How to Fix Pal Injuries How to Revive Pals
How to Cancel Arrows How to Eat Food
How to Put Out and Avoid Fires How to Increase Movement Speed
How to Cure Depressed Pals How to Cure Weakened Pals
How to Cure Pals of Overfull How to Get Keys
Night Guide: How to Survive the Night How to Manage Food Expiration
Best Base Locations
Coal Base Paldium Fragment Base
Ore Base Sulfur Base
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Settings and Multiplayer Tips

Settings and Multiplayer Tips
How to Play Palworld on Mobile Devices Best World Settings for Palworld
How to Change World Settings Multiplayer Guide
Does Palworld Have Crossplay? Is There PvP in Palworld?
How to Save the Game How to Set Up Dedicated Server
Which Difficulty Settings to Choose How to Backup Save Data
All Controls and How to Change How to Drop Items and Pals
All Console Commands and Cheats Palworld PC System Requirements
How to Migrate Server Data How to Change Death Penalty Settings
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Glitches and Exploits

All Glitches and Exploits
Infinite Pal Sphere Exploit Guild Save File Deletion Bug
Pal Pathfinding Bug Fix How to Catch Tower Bosses
Refresh Food Expiration Glitch Infinite Sweepa Boost Glitch
Carry Weight Glitch Pal Sphere Gliding Glitch
Egg Duplication Glitch Instant Pal Revive and Heal Glitch
Infinite Syndicate Thug Glitch Black Marketeer Gold Glitch
Item Duplication Glitch 2 Combat Pals at A Time Glitch
Unraidable Base Glitch Clipping Glitch
How to Fix World Save Bug Infinite Loot Glitch
Infinite XP Glitch Freeze and Rocket Launcher Glitch
Pal Skill Cooldown Reset Trick Fierce Fang Glitch

Comment

1 Anonymous3 months

Hello, Most settings are correct but ones, stamina reduction rate and damage from/to pals is not. Higher rate actually reduces your stamina quicker. Stands for 'At which rate your stamina will reduce while sprinting, mining, etc.' Damage from/to pals applies to all pals, yours and the wild ones.

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