version |
string |
Config version identifier (e.g. "1.0.0"). |
MOTD |
array |
Message of the Day. Supports {PlayerName}, {ServerName}, {Difficulty}, {DeathPenalty} placeholders. |
exitServerOnStartupFailure |
bool |
If true, shuts down the server when PalDefender cannot start. Good to protect your savegame being run without PalDefender. Might cause problems with some Server Hosts, that do not check Exit Codes and assume the game crashed causing an endless loop. |
preventAdminPasswordInChat |
bool |
Prevents leaking admin passwords in chat. Does nothing if no admin password is set. |
shouldWarnCheaters |
bool |
Sends a warning message to detected cheaters when they got caught. |
shouldWarnCheatersReason |
bool |
Includes the reason in the cheat warning message above. |
shouldKickCheaters |
bool |
Automatically kicks detected cheaters. |
shouldBanCheaters |
bool |
Automatically bans detected cheaters. |
shouldIPBanCheaters |
bool |
Automatically IP-bans detected cheaters. |
logNetworking |
bool |
Logs incoming network data from clients. |
logNetworkingToConsole |
bool |
Logs network traffic to the console. |
logChat |
bool |
Logs all player chat messages. |
logRCON |
bool |
Logs RCON command usage. |
logPlayerUID |
bool |
Logs player PlayerUID in relevant logs. |
logPlayerIP |
bool |
Logs player IP address in relevant logs. |
logPlayerDeaths |
bool |
Logs player deaths. |
logPlayerLogins |
bool |
Logs player login/logout events. |
logPlayerBuildings |
bool |
Logs construction by players. |
logHelicopterKills |
bool |
Logs kills by helicopters. |
logPlayerSummons |
bool |
Logs player Pal summons. |
logOpenOilrigBoxes |
bool |
Logs oilrig box interactions. |
OilrigGoalBoxLocktime |
int |
Seconds the oilrig goal box stays locked (default: 300). |
useAdminWhitelist |
bool |
Enables admin IP whitelist. The IPs have to bet set in adminIPs! |
adminAutoLogin |
bool |
Automatically logs in whitelisted admins into admin mode when joining. |
adminIPs |
array |
List of admin IPs allowed to use admin commands. |
bannedIPs |
array |
List of IPs blocked from connecting. |
bannedChatWords |
array |
Chat filter for blocked words (e.g., RMT ads). |
bannedMessage |
string |
Message shown to banned players. |
bannedNames |
array |
Disallowed player names (e.g., from cracked versions). |
pvpMaxToBuildingDamage |
int |
Max allowed PvP damage to buildings. |
pvpMaxToPalDamage |
int |
Max allowed PvP damage to Pals. |
pveMaxToPalBanThreshold |
int |
PVE Pal damage threshold that triggers cheat detection. |
treeLimiter |
float |
Max time a player can destroy 1 tree. (e.g. 0.1 = 1 tree every 100ms). This avoids huge lag during combat where rockets kill plenty of trees quickly. |
allowAdminCheats |
bool |
Allows admins to use cheat commands such as godmode. |
allowGodmodeOnehit |
bool |
Enables godmode to one-hit anything. |
isChineseCmd |
bool |
Enables Chinese encoding in console (legacy). |
announceConnections |
bool |
Announces player join/leave events in the chat. |
dontAnnounceAdminConnections |
bool |
Suppresses connection messages for admins. |
announcePunishments |
bool |
Announces cheat bans/kicks to all players in the chat. |
announcePlayerDeaths |
bool |
Shows public death messages in the chat. |
announceOpenOilrigBoxes |
bool |
Announces oilrig loot events in the chat. |
announceHelicopterKills |
bool |
Announces helicopter kills in the chat. |
announcePlayerSummons |
bool |
Announces Pal summons by players in the chat. |
announceAdminSummons |
bool |
Announces Pal summons by admin commands in the chat. |
announceAdminSummonsKill |
bool |
Announces when a player kills a summoned pal by an admin. |
chatBypassWait |
bool |
Removes chat cooldown between messages. |
chatMessageMaxLen |
int |
Max allowed chat message length. |
useWhitelist |
bool |
Enables WhiteList.json. |
whitelistMessage |
string |
Message shown to non-whitelisted players. |
steamidProtection |
bool |
Prevents duplicate logins using same SteamID. |
blockTowerBossCapture |
bool |
Disables capture of tower bosses. |
RCONbase64 |
bool |
Enables base64-encoded RCON commands. |
disableIllegalItemProtection |
bool |
Disables protection against modded items (e.g., debug spheres). |
disableButchering |
bool |
Disables butchering. |
disableRenaming |
bool |
Disables character renaming. |
disablePalRenaming |
bool |
Disables renaming of Pals. |
doActionUponIllegalPalStats |
bool |
Automatically reacts to illegal Pal stat exploits. |
palStatsMaxRank |
int |
Max allowed Pal enhancement rank (-1 = auto-detect). |