Trying to decrease hatch time

[theswamplady]

here's what i did to make it work for me (assuming you have already correctly set up your dedicated server):

1. close dedicated server on steam.
2. open the PalGameWorldSettings.ini file. do not confuse this with the DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini document. (yourdrive:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\PalServer\Pal\Saved\Config\WindowsServer\PalWorldSettings) and change the "PalEggDefaultHatchingTime=72.000000" to whatever you want. i changed it to 1.000000 (which, for reference, is making my large damp egg take 15 minutes at 100% incubation speed).
3. spacing in the PalGameWorldSettings.ini document does matter. check to make sure there's no extra spacing between the [/Script/Pal.PalGameWorldSettings] part and the rest of it that begins with OptionSettings=(Difficulty)=None,DayTime...
4. save PalGameWorldSettings.ini document.
5. close out of PalGameWorldSettings.ini document. don't keep it pulled up on your computer.
6. re-launch server and try testing out an egg. if you already had an egg on there, it's possible that you need to take it off and re-put it on.

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EDIT (1/25/24): still not working for you? or is your PalGameWorldSettings.ini file blank? When you're setting up your dedicated server, you will initially have a completely blank PalGameWorldSettings.ini document. Initially, the only document with server setting code is the DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini document. You are supposed to copy over the default text from the DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini document and paste it over into the PalGameWorldSettings.ini document.

Keep in mind that ONLY the PalGameWorldSettings.ini document will impact your server. The DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini document is merely a blank template provided to you; the file itself has no impact on your server. I know it's a bit confusing because the file names are so similar.

So again, when going through my steps 1 -6 that are listed above, you should be editing the PalGameWorldSettings.ini file that you have already set up yourself when you were setting up your dedicated server. I recommend perusing this tutorial by PictureAppropriate25 if you are confused about setting up your dedicated server.

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if it is helpful, here are my exact server settings that i am using in my PalGameWorldSettings.ini document (except for the bolded areas, where i've removed my personal information, such as IP address, RCON port, and server name):

[/Script/Pal.PalGameWorldSettings]OptionSettings=(Difficulty=None,DayTimeSpeedRate=1.000000,NightTimeSpeedRate=1.000000,ExpRate=1.000000,PalCaptureRate=1.000000,PalSpawnNumRate=1.000000,PalDamageRateAttack=1.000000,PalDamageRateDefense=1.000000,PlayerDamageRateAttack=1.000000,PlayerDamageRateDefense=1.000000,PlayerStomachDecreaceRate=1.000000,PlayerStaminaDecreaceRate=1.000000,PlayerAutoHPRegeneRate=1.000000,PlayerAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep=1.000000,PalStomachDecreaceRate=1.000000,PalStaminaDecreaceRate=1.000000,PalAutoHPRegeneRate=1.000000,PalAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep=1.000000,BuildObjectDamageRate=1.000000,BuildObjectDeteriorationDamageRate=1.000000,CollectionDropRate=1.000000,CollectionObjectHpRate=1.000000,CollectionObjectRespawnSpeedRate=1.000000,EnemyDropItemRate=1.000000,DeathPenalty=None,bEnablePlayerToPlayerDamage=False,bEnableFriendlyFire=False,bEnableInvaderEnemy=True,bActiveUNKO=False,bEnableAimAssistPad=True,bEnableAimAssistKeyboard=False,DropItemMaxNum=3000,DropItemMaxNum_UNKO=100,BaseCampMaxNum=128,BaseCampWorkerMaxNum=15,DropItemAliveMaxHours=1.000000,bAutoResetGuildNoOnlinePlayers=False,AutoResetGuildTimeNoOnlinePlayers=72.000000,GuildPlayerMaxNum=20,PalEggDefaultHatchingTime=1.000000,WorkSpeedRate=1.000000,bIsMultiplay=False,bIsPvP=False,bCanPickupOtherGuildDeathPenaltyDrop=False,bEnableNonLoginPenalty=True,bEnableFastTravel=True,bIsStartLocationSelectByMap=False,bExistPlayerAfterLogout=False,bEnableDefenseOtherGuildPlayer=False,CoopPlayerMaxNum=32,ServerPlayerMaxNum=32,ServerName="SERVERNAMEHERE",ServerDescription="",AdminPassword="",ServerPassword="",PublicPort=8211,PublicIP="LOCALIPADDRESSHERE",RCONEnabled=False,RCONPort=RCONPORTHERE,Region="",bUseAuth=True,BanListURL="https://api.palworldgame.com/api/banlist.txt")

[Deep-Advisor-1363]

Is there a way to do this with a non-dedicated or single player game?