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Configuration

Turning PvP on or off in a Hytale world

Reviewed October 26, 2026 1 min read

Whether players can hurt each other is decided per world, by the IsPvpEnabled setting in that world's config.json. In the official example it's false.

Change it

  1. Stop the server

    World config files are read at startup.

  2. Open the world's config

    In the file manager, go to universe/worlds/ and open the config.json inside the world you want to change.

  3. Set the value

    "IsPvpEnabled": true turns PvP on; false turns it off. Keep the comma at the end of the line if there was one.

  4. Start the server

    Test it with a friend before announcing it.

Different rules in different worlds

Because the setting is per world, you can have a peaceful main world and a separate world with PvP enabled.

About this guide: An original guide from the EnduranceNodes team, written for the servers we host. If a step no longer matches what you see, tell us and we will update it.

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