Customizing Death Penalty Rules on a Hytale Server

Dying in Hytale can be a minor inconvenience or a complete loadout reset, depending on how the server is configured. The good news is the choice is yours. A short edit to one configuration file lets you keep players fully kitted on respawn, strip them down to nothing, or land somewhere in between with custom percentages.

What Each Setting Controls

The block you care about lives inside your world's `config.json`. Three values do the heavy lifting:

• ItemsLossMode: The overall rule. Use `None` to keep the full inventory, `All` to drop everything, or `Configured` for percentage-based loss.
• ItemsAmountLossPercentage: Only relevant when the mode is `Configured`. A value of `50.0` means players lose half of each stack.
• ItemsDurabilityLossPercentage: How much durability gear takes as damage on death. Handy when you want survival to sting without forcing players to recraft every tool.

Editing the Config File

Open the World Folder

Stop your server from the HolyHosting panel before touching any files. Open the file manager from your panel sidebar and log in with your panel credentials.

Browse to `universe > worlds > [YourWorldName]`, then double-click `config.json` to open the editor.

Insert the Death Block

Use Ctrl+F to find this line:

`"GameplayConfig": "Default",`

Place your cursor at the end of it, press Enter, and paste the following on the new line:

``` "Death": { "RespawnController": { "Type": "HomeOrSpawnPoint" }, "ItemsLossMode": "Configured", "ItemsAmountLossPercentage": 50.0, "ItemsDurabilityLossPercentage": 10.0 }, ```

The result should match the structure shown below.

Set `ItemsLossMode` to whichever behavior fits your server. If you go with `Configured`, adjust the two percentages until they feel right. A high amount loss paired with low durability damage, for example, simulates a hardcore loot run without permanently wrecking gear.

Save and Restart

Hit Save at the bottom of the editor. Back on your panel home, restart the server so the new rules load.

Ready to Test

That is the whole change. Casual builders can respawn with everything intact, brutal survival worlds can punish every misstep, and the middle ground is a quick number tweak away. Hop back into the game and see how the new penalty plays out.