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On a Hytale game server, the death penalty determines how players are affected upon dying. This setting controls the extent to which player progress, items, durability, or other gameplay consequences apply after death.
Early Access Notice Hytale was released on January 13, 2026, and is currently in Early Access. Since the game is still in active development, server software, configuration files, modding support, and installation processes may continue to change.
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The death penalty settings regulate how a player's death affects inventory contents and item durability. These options allow you to define whether items are kept, partially lost, or completely dropped, as well as how much durability items lose upon death.
The following configuration options are available:
ItemsLossMode
This setting defines the general behavior for item loss after death.
Possible values are:
None – Players keep their entire inventory after deathAll – All items are dropped upon deathConfigured – Item loss is controlled by percentage through additional settingsItemsAmountLossPercentage
This value is only applied if ItemsLossMode is set to Configured.
It defines what percentage of each item stack is removed upon death.
Example: A value of 50.0 means half of each stack is lost.
ItemsDurabilityLossPercentage
This setting controls how much durability items lose upon death.
The value is a percentage of the current durability, ensuring death has consequences without completely removing items.
Together, these settings allow fine-tuning of how lenient or harsh death is on your server.
Careful adjustment ensures a balanced experience that fits the desired difficulty and playstyle.
You can find the death penalty settings in your server’s main config.json. These values are loaded at server start and apply globally to all players.
In the configuration file, the death-related settings are part of the gameplay configuration. To add or change the death penalty, locate the following line in config.json:
"GameplayConfig": "Default",
This entry defines the active gameplay configuration profile. The death penalty configuration is inserted directly below this line as a new block. Once you find this line, add the death config block to define how respawn and item loss are handled:
"Death": {
"RespawnController": {
"Type": "HomeOrSpawnPoint"
},
"ItemsLossMode": "Configured",
"ItemsAmountLossPercentage": 50.0,
"ItemsDurabilityLossPercentage": 25.0
},
The following example shows a typical configuration where item loss and durability loss are partially applied:
{
"ItemsLossMode": "Configured",
"ItemsAmountLossPercentage": 50.0,
"ItemsDurabilityLossPercentage": 25.0
}
In this configuration, the server uses the Configured loss mode, meaning item loss is controlled by percentage.
When a player dies, half of each item stack is removed and items lose 25 percent of their current durability.
If you want no item loss at all, set the loss mode to None; then the percentage values are ignored:
{
"ItemsLossMode": "None"
}
For a harsher experience where all items are dropped on death, the configuration can look like this:
{
"ItemsLossMode": "All"
}
After changing the config.json, the server must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
It is recommended to verify the behavior in-game after restart to ensure the death penalty matches the desired difficulty.
With the configured death penalty, you now have a clear overview of how player deaths are handled on your Hytale game server. If you have further questions or need assistance, our support team is available daily! 🙂
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