How To Turn On PVP In Palworld

Enabling play PvP in Palworld changes the entire dynamic of your server. Suddenly, every player encounter can turn into a fight that may impact the leaderboard, and cooperation becomes a choice—not a guarantee. It adds tension to exploration, especially when you're checking the world map and planning your next move, raising the stakes for base protection and forcing players to manage their gear, allies, and timing, whether you're talking tactics with teammates or deciding whether to engage or wait, every decision starts to matter more in a PvP-enabled world.

In this guide, we'll show you a step-by-step way on how to turn on PVP in Palworld, so players have the power to attack each other.

Enabling PVP on Your Palworld Server

To turn on the PVP option in Palworld:

• Open your Apoll panel

• Navigate to the Files tab

• Head over to the following directory: `/home/container/Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/PalWorldSettings.ini`

• Find `bEnablePlayerToPlayerDamage` and set it to True to enable other players' damage

• Find `bIsPvP` and set it to True

• Click on Save Content, and restart your server to apply the changes

• Now, you can start playing your game and having fun with PVP with friends!

Disabling PVP on Your Palworld Server

To turn off PVP in Palworld:

• Open your Apoll panel

• Navigate to the Files tab

• Head over to the following directory: `/home/container/Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/PalWorldSettings.ini`

• Find `bEnablePlayerToPlayerDamage` and set it to False

• Find `bIsPvP` and set it to False

• Now combat will not be allowed in your game

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Updated on: 12/08/2025