Game Rules

Details

Change a rule	/gamerule <rule> <value>
See a rule's value	/gamerule <rule>
In the menu	The same rules are set under Game Rules when a world is created

Every game rule


advance_time	Advance time of day	true or false	true	The time of day moves on. Off, the sun and moon stay where they are.
advance_weather	Update weather	true or false	true	The weather changes by itself. Off, the current weather stays.
allow_entering_nether_using_portals	Allow Nether	true or false	true	Controls whether players are allowed to enter the Nether.
block_drops	Drop blocks	true or false	true	Controls resource drops from blocks, including experience orbs.

block_explosion_drop_decay	In block interaction explosions, some blocks won't drop their loot	true or false	true	Some of the drops from blocks destroyed by explosions caused by block interactions are lost in the explosion.
command_block_output	Broadcast command block output	true or false	true	Command blocks report what their commands did in the chat of operators.
command_blocks_work	Enable Command Blocks	true or false	true	Command blocks run their commands. Off, they do nothing when powered.
drowning_damage	Deal drowning damage	true or false	true	Players take damage when they run out of air under water.

elytra_movement_check	Do elytra movement check	true or false	true	The server checks how fast players fly with Elytra and rejects moves that are too fast.
ender_pearls_vanish_on_death	Thrown Ender Pearls vanish on death	true or false	true	Whether Ender Pearls thrown by a player vanish when that player dies.
entity_drops	Drop entity equipment	true or false	true	Controls drops from Minecarts (including inventories), Item Frames, Boats, etc.
fall_damage	Deal fall damage	true or false	true	Players take damage from falling.

fire_damage	Deal fire damage	true or false	true	Players take damage from fire, lava and other burning sources.
fire_spread_radius_around_player	Fire spread radius	Whole number (at least -1)	128	The radius in blocks around a player in which fire can spread.
forgive_dead_players	Forgive dead players	true or false	true	Angered neutral mobs stop being angry when the targeted player dies nearby.
freeze_damage	Deal freeze damage	true or false	true	Players take damage from freezing in Powder Snow.

global_sound_events	Global sound events	true or false	true	When certain game events happen, like a boss spawning, the sound is heard everywhere.
immediate_respawn	Respawn immediately	true or false	false	Players respawn at once when they die, without the death screen.
keep_inventory	Keep inventory after death	true or false	false	Players keep their items and experience when they die.
lava_source_conversion	Lava converts to source	true or false	false	When flowing lava is surrounded on two sides by lava sources, it converts into a source.

limited_crafting	Require recipe for crafting	true or false	false	If enabled, players will be able to craft only unlocked recipes.
locator_bar	Enable player Locator Bar	true or false	true	When enabled, a bar is shown on the screen to indicate the direction of players.
log_admin_commands	Broadcast admin commands	true or false	true	Commands run by operators are shown to the other operators and written to the server log.
max_block_modifications	Command modification block limit	Whole number (at least 1)	32768	The number of blocks that can be changed at once by one command, such as fill or clone.

max_command_forks	Command context limit	Whole number (at least 0)	65536	Maximum number of contexts that can be used by commands like 'execute as'.
max_command_sequence_length	Command chain size limit	Whole number (at least 0)	65536	Applies to command block chains and functions.
max_entity_cramming	Entity cramming threshold	Whole number (at least 0)	24	How many mobs and players can be pushed into one spot before they start taking damage. 0 turns the damage off.
max_minecart_speed	Minecart max speed	Whole number (from 1 to 1000)	8, only in worlds with the Minecart Improvements experiment	Maximum default speed of a moving Minecart on land.

max_snow_accumulation_height	Snow accumulation height	Whole number (from 0 to 8)	1	When it snows, layers of snow form on the ground up to at most this number of layers.
mob_drops	Drop mob loot	true or false	true	Controls resource drops from mobs, including experience orbs.
mob_explosion_drop_decay	In mob explosions, some blocks won't drop their loot	true or false	true	Some of the drops from blocks destroyed by explosions caused by mobs are lost in the explosion.
mob_griefing	Allow destructive mob actions	true or false	true	Mobs can change blocks (Creepers blowing up blocks, Endermen taking blocks, Zombies breaking doors) and pick up items.

natural_health_regeneration	Regenerate health	true or false	true	Players regain health over time when their hunger bar is full enough.
player_movement_check	Do player movement check	true or false	true	The server checks how fast players move and rejects moves that are too fast.
players_nether_portal_creative_delay	Player's Nether Portal delay in creative mode	Whole number (at least 0)	0	Time (in ticks) that a creative mode player needs to stand in a Nether Portal before changing dimensions.
players_nether_portal_default_delay	Player's Nether Portal delay in non-creative mode	Whole number (at least 0)	80	Time (in ticks) that a non-creative mode player needs to stand in a Nether Portal before changing dimensions.

players_sleeping_percentage	Sleep percentage	Whole number (at least 0)	100	The percentage of players who must be sleeping to skip the night.
projectiles_can_break_blocks	Projectiles can break blocks	true or false	true	Controls whether impact projectiles will destroy blocks that are destructible by them.
pvp	Enable pvp	true or false	true	Controls whether players are allowed to damage other players.
raids	Do raids	true or false	true	Raids start when a player with Bad Omen enters a village.

random_tick_speed	Random tick speed rate	Whole number (at least 0)	3	How many blocks per section of a chunk get a random update each tick. Crops, saplings, fire, ice and leaves depend on it. 0 stops them.
reduced_debug_info	Reduce debug info	true or false	false	Limits contents of debug screen.
respawn_radius	Respawn location radius	Whole number (at least 0)	10	Controls the size of the area around the spawn point that players can spawn in.
send_command_feedback	Send command feedback	true or false	true	Players see the chat messages that commands send back.

show_advancement_messages	Announce advancements	true or false	true	Earned advancements are announced in chat.
show_death_messages	Show death messages	true or false	true	Player deaths are announced in chat.
spawn_mobs	Spawn mobs	true or false	true	Some entities might have separate rules.
spawn_monsters	Spawn Monsters	true or false	true	Controls whether monsters naturally spawn.

spawn_patrols	Spawn pillager patrols	true or false	true	Pillager patrols spawn.
spawn_phantoms	Spawn phantoms	true or false	true	Phantoms spawn near players who have not slept.
spawn_wandering_traders	Spawn Wandering Traders	true or false	true	Wandering Traders appear near players.
spawn_wardens	Spawn Wardens	true or false	true	Sculk Shriekers can summon Wardens.

spawner_blocks_work	Enable Spawner Blocks	true or false	true	Monster Spawners and Trial Spawners spawn mobs.
spectators_generate_chunks	Allow spectators to generate terrain	true or false	true	Players in Spectator mode load and generate new land as they fly.
spread_vines	Vines spread	true or false	true	Controls whether the Vines block spreads randomly to adjacent blocks. Does not affect other types of vine blocks such as Weeping Vines, Twisting Vines, etc.
tnt_explodes	Allow TNT to be activated and to explode	true or false	true	TNT explodes when lit. Off, it does nothing.

tnt_explosion_drop_decay	In TNT explosions, some blocks won't drop their loot	true or false	false	Some of the drops from blocks destroyed by explosions caused by TNT are lost in the explosion.
universal_anger	Universal anger	true or false	false	Angered neutral mobs attack any nearby player, not just the player that angered them. Works best if forgive_dead_players is disabled.
water_source_conversion	Water converts to source	true or false	true	When flowing water is surrounded on two sides by water sources, it converts into a source.

Examples

/gamerule keep_inventory true

Players keep their items and experience when they die.

/gamerule keep_inventory

Shows the rule's current value.

/gamerule

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Details

Every game rule

Examples

See also

/gamerule