Death should cost something. In vanilla Palworld, dying is barely an inconvenience. Punishing Death makes it hurt: when you die, you lose a flat share of your total earned EXP (10% by default). Early on that's just a dent — but in the mid-to-late game, 10% is roughly a level's worth, so you drop a level, and that level's rewards come with it: technologies unlocked at that level are re-locked, its technology points are removed, and one stat point is docked.

Requirements

- **UE4SS** (RE-UE4SS) installed for Palworld.

Installation

1. Install UE4SS for Palworld if you haven't.

2. Extract this download so the `PunishingDeath` folder sits in your UE4SS

`Mods` folder, e.g.:

`Palworld\...\ue4ss\Mods\PunishingDeath\`

3. Enable it. Most UE4SS builds auto-enable via the included `enabled.txt`.

If your setup uses `mods.txt`, add this line:

`PunishingDeath : 1`

4. Launch the game.

Compatibility

- PC (Steam) build with UE4SS. **Does not work** on the Xbox / Microsoft Store

(Game Pass) version or on consoles.

- Play-nice with other UE4SS Lua mods.

Known minor issue

The on-screen EXP bar may not repaint until you re-open the character menu; the

value updates and saves immediately.

Credits

Created by Xidorian.