7DTD PvP Settings Optimizer

Choose a PvP profile and fine-tune land claim protection, drop-on-death rules, and safe zones. Every setting includes a plain-English explanation of its PvP impact, then output a ready-to-paste serverconfig.xml block.

PvP Profile

Player Killing

PlayerKillingMode

Controls who players can kill. Mode 3 (kill everyone) is standard for open PvP. Mode 0 disables player-vs-player entirely for PvE servers.

Land Claim Settings

Claim Size 41 blocks

LandClaimSize - diameter of the protected area (default 41). PvP servers use 7-21 to keep bases compact and raidable.

Dead Zone (min distance between claims) 30 blocks

LandClaimDeadZone - minimum distance between two players' claims (default 30). Higher values reduce claim-spam griefing.

Claim Expiry 3 days

LandClaimExpiryTime - days before an inactive player's claim expires (default 3). Lower values let raiders claim abandoned bases sooner.

Claim Decay Mode

LandClaimDecayMode - 0 = Slow/Linear, 1 = Fast/Exponential, 2 = None. Affects how quickly protection degrades after expiry.

Online Raid Multiplier 4x damage

LandClaimOnlineDurabilityModifier - damage multiplier on claim blocks while owner is online. 0 = invincible (default 4).

Offline Raid Multiplier 4x damage

LandClaimOfflineDurabilityModifier - damage multiplier on claim blocks while owner is offline. 0 = invincible (default 4).

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How offline raid protection works

LandClaimOfflineDurabilityModifier = 0 means your base is INVINCIBLE when you are offline - no damage from players or zombies can destroy claim blocks. Setting it to 4 means players deal 4× normal damage to your base while you are offline, making offline raids faster and easier than online raids. Most competitive PvP servers set this between 4-8 to keep raiding viable but not instant.

Death & Loot Settings

Drop on Death

DropOnDeath - what the killed player drops for their attacker to loot (default 0 = nothing).

Drop on Quit

DropOnQuit - what drops when a player rage-quits mid-fight. Setting this higher than DropOnDeath discourages combat-logging.

New Player Safe Zone

Safe Zone Level Cap below level 5

PlayerSafeZoneLevel - new players below this level cannot be killed by other players. Set 0 to disable entirely on full-PvP servers (default 5).

Safe Zone Duration 5 hrs

PlayerSafeZoneHours - hours of real time before the safe zone expires, regardless of level (default 5).

serverconfig.xml Block

<property name="PlayerKillingMode"                   value="3" />
<property name="LandClaimSize"                       value="41" />
<property name="LandClaimDeadZone"                   value="30" />
<property name="LandClaimExpiryTime"                 value="3" />
<property name="LandClaimDecayMode"                  value="0" />
<property name="LandClaimOnlineDurabilityModifier"   value="4" />
<property name="LandClaimOfflineDurabilityModifier"  value="4" />
<property name="DropOnDeath"                         value="0" />
<property name="DropOnQuit"                          value="0" />
<property name="PlayerSafeZoneLevel"                 value="5" />
<property name="PlayerSafeZoneHours"                 value="5" />

Paste these lines inside the <ServerSettings> element in your serverconfig.xml.

Setting Reference

Property	Values	PvP Impact
PlayerKillingMode	0-3	0 = no PvP, 1 = kill strangers only, 2 = kill allies, 3 = kill everyone. Mode 3 is standard for open PvP.
LandClaimSize	7-41	Diameter of protected land. Smaller = bases are easier to find edges of and raid around.
LandClaimDeadZone	5-100	Minimum blocks between claims. Higher values prevent claim-spam griefing around enemies.
LandClaimExpiryTime	1-30 days	Days before an inactive player's claim protection decays. Lower = abandoned bases become raidable sooner.
LandClaimDecayMode	0, 1, 2	0 = Slow/Linear decay, 1 = Fast/Exponential, 2 = None. Controls how quickly protection drops after expiry.
LandClaimOnlineDurabilityModifier	0-16	Damage multiplier on claims while owner is online. 0 = invincible. 4 = raiders deal 4× damage (default).
LandClaimOfflineDurabilityModifier	0-16	Damage multiplier on claims while owner is offline. 0 = offline-raid immune. Higher = offline raiding is easier.
DropOnDeath	0-3	0 = nothing, 1 = everything, 2 = toolbelt only, 3 = backpack only. Determines the PvP loot reward.
DropOnQuit	0-3	Same scale as DropOnDeath but triggered on disconnect. Set higher than DropOnDeath to punish combat-logging.
PlayerSafeZoneLevel	0-20	Players below this level cannot be killed in PvP. Set 0 to disable on full-loot servers.
PlayerSafeZoneHours	0-48 hrs	Real-time hours before the new-player safe zone expires regardless of level. 0 disables time-based expiry.