How to change the respawn penalty in Palworld

Set RespawnPenaltyTimeScale=3.000000 in PalWorldSettings.ini and restart the server, and the respawn cooldown triples when a player dies again too quickly.

RespawnPenaltyTimeScale

Sets the multiplier applied to the respawn cooldown when a player dies again too quickly.

RespawnPenaltyTimeScale=<rate>

Examples

RespawnPenaltyTimeScale=3.000000

Triple cooldown after a quick death.

Arguments

rateRequired: Multiplier, 1.000000 is normal.

What it does

Works with RespawnPenaltyDurationThreshold: a player who dies before surviving that long gets a respawn cooldown multiplied by this value.

The game's own description: Multiplier applied to the respawn cooldown.

Good to know

Edit PalWorldSettings.ini while the server is stopped; changes apply after a restart.

Run it on your server

Admin commands are typed in game chat after /AdminPassword, or from the console on the server page. Settings go in world settings and apply at the next start. New to this? Start a Palworld server first.

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