Palworld: Recommended Difficulty Levels and How to Change Them

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Learn how to set the difficulty level in Palworld with this guide. Includes the recommended difficulty level and why you should set them.

Difficulty

Difficulty Level Details
Casual ・EXP rate, Pal Capture rate, Gatherable Items Multiplier, and Egg Incubation speed are increased
・Combat becomes easier
No Death Penalty
Normal ・All game balances are set to standard
・Items are dropped at the location upon death
Hard ・EXP rate, Pal Capture rate, Gatherable Items Multiplier, and Egg Incubation speed are decreased
・Damage dealt is reduced, and damage taken is increased
・Items and pals are dropped upon death
Custom ・Game balance can be adjusted by the player

We strongly recommend the Casual difficulty level, which has no Death Penalty. This is because if you die in a location that is normally inaccessible due to bugs such as wall clipping, you may not be able to retrieve your items and pals.

If you don't want to lower the difficulty of combat and base development, you can set the Custom difficulty to have no Death Penalty. While Custom allows you to freely adjust many aspects, it can be time-consuming, so we recommend adjusting it based on the Normal difficulty.

How to Change Difficulty Levels

Set During World Creation

Difficulty levels are set during world creation. During world creation, you can set the world name, multiplayer on/off settings, and difficulty settings.

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