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How to Change the Day/Night Speed on Your Palworld Server

You can adjust the speed of the day-night cycle separately for day and night.

Warning

Make sure your server is stopped before editing the config file. Changes to the PalWorldSettings.ini will otherwise be overwritten by the game.

  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
    /Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/PalWorldSettings.ini
  4. Adjust speed
    Find the parameters DayTimeSpeedRate and NightTimeSpeedRate:

    DayTimeSpeedRate=1.000000
    NightTimeSpeedRate=1.000000
    DayTimeSpeedRate=1.000000
    NightTimeSpeedRate=1.000000
  5. Start the server
    Start your server.

Examples:

ValueDescription
0.5Twice as long day/night
1.0Default
2.0Half as long day/night

Tip

A lower value means longer days/nights, a higher value means shorter ones.