How to Enable PvP on a Hytale Server

PvP (Player versus Player) allows players to fight against each other. This setting is configured per world.

Note

Stop your server before making changes to configuration files, otherwise they will be overwritten by the server.

How to Enable or Disable PvP via Configuration

Stop the Server
Stop your server via the management panel.
Open the World Configuration
Connect to your server via SFTP and navigate to:
```
/universe/worlds/<worldname>/config.json
```
Replace <worldname> with the name of your world (e.g., default).
Change the PvP Setting
Find the IsPvpEnabled setting and change the value:
json
```
"IsPvpEnabled": true
```
- true - PvP enabled
- false - PvP disabled
Tip
Check the file with a JSON formatter like JSONLint after editing — a single missing or extra comma is enough to stop the server from loading the world configuration.
Start the Server
Start your server for the changes to take effect.

Admins can also enable or disable PvP directly in-game:

/world config pvp true

To disable PvP:

/world config pvp false

Note

The command requires admin rights and only affects the current world.