Palworld's latest update, version 0.5.0, brings a slew of exciting features that significantly enhance the gaming experience. One of the most anticipated additions is crossplay functionality, now available across all platforms, allowing players to connect and play together seamlessly, regardless of their device. This update also introduces the Global Palbox, a revolutionary feature that enables players to store Pal data and transfer Pals between different worlds, making it easier to manage your collection across various game sessions.
In addition to the Global Palbox, Palworld now includes the Dimensional Pal Storage, which boasts ten times the capacity of the regular Palbox. This new storage system is accessible to guild members and can also be set to private mode for personal use, providing flexibility and convenience for all players. Another standout feature is the cosmetic armour system, allowing players to change their character's appearance without affecting their armour stats through the Antique Dresser. This means you can customize your look while maintaining your combat effectiveness.
Photography enthusiasts will appreciate the new Photo Mode, accessible via the Pal Command Wheel, which lets you hide the UI and freely move the camera to capture stunning in-game screenshots. The Drafting Table is another new addition, enabling players to combine low-rarity blueprints to create higher-rarity ones, enhancing the crafting system. Dedicated servers for Mac users have also been introduced, ensuring a smoother experience for those on Apple devices.
The update also includes several specification adjustments, such as the ability to place buildings even if they overlap with a Pal, automatic alignment of connected foundations and roofs, and the addition of torches at dungeon entrances for better visibility. Players can now assign an Ice Pal to the Flea Market to slow down item decay, sit on chairs and cushions, and enjoy improved NPC behavior during conversations.
Balance adjustments have been made to enhance gameplay, including changes to elemental chest rewards, increased EXP from defeating the Attack Chopper, and adjustments to the DPS of Flamethrowers. Some human NPCs now have work suitability and animations when assigned tasks at a base, and summoned raid bosses can no longer damage other bases. The update also adds the Water attribute to Dumud and resets NPC conversation logs to allow players to claim rewards again.
The user interface has been improved with new sorting options for the Pal Box, categorized favorites, and the ability to continuously increase or decrease values in the Pal Soul Enhancement UI. An "Extra Large" text size option and Fullscreen Mode have been added to enhance visibility and immersion.
Several new achievements have been introduced, giving players more goals to strive for. The update also addresses numerous bugs, such as issues with players being launched into space while climbing, problems with commanding summoned Pals, and various other minor fixes to improve overall gameplay stability.
Developer Pocketpair is actively working on adding dedicated servers for the PlayStation 5 version, which will be released in the future. Since its early access launch in January 2024, Palworld has attracted an incredible 32 million players. The studio has laid out a content roadmap for 2025, promising an "ending scenario" and more new content for this hugely popular creature-catching survival game.
Palworld launched on Steam for $30 and was immediately available on Game Pass for Xbox and PC, breaking sales and concurrent player number records. The game's massive success led Pocketpair to form a new business, Palworld Entertainment, in partnership with Sony, to expand the IP and bring the game to PS5. However, the game's success has also attracted legal attention, with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company filing a lawsuit against Pocketpair for alleged patent infringement. Pocketpair has responded by tweaking how players summon Pals and is prepared to defend its position in court.
For a detailed look at all the changes, check out the full patch notes below:
Palworld Update 0.5.0 Patch Notes:
----------------------------------▼New Content
・Crossplay!
⤷ Cross-play is now available across all platforms.
・Global Palbox
⤷ Store Pal data in the Global Palbox and transfer Pals between worlds!
・Dimensional Pal Storage
⤷ A new storage system with 10 times the capacity of a regular Palbox! Guild members can access it, and it can also be used as a personal storage with private settings.
・Cosmetic Armour System!
⤷ You can now equip armour cosmetically in the Antique Dresser. Change your character’s appearance without affecting armour stats!
・Photo Mode
⤷ Accessible from the Pal Command Wheel. Hide the UI and move the camera around to take stunning screenshots.
・Drafting Table
⤷ Combine low-rarity blueprints to create higher-rarity ones!
・Dedicated Servers for Mac
▼Specification Adjustments
・Buildings can now be placed even if they overlap with a Pal
・When connecting foundations or roofs, the connected pieces will now automatically align in the same direction
・Assigning an Ice Pal to the Flea Market will slow down item decay in storage and sales
・Added torches at the entrances of random dungeons for better visibility
・Players can now sit on chairs and cushions
・Some weapons that dealt ultra-high damage to trees will no longer drop items upon destruction
・Added new NPCs and improved NPC behaviour during conversations
▼Balance Adjustments
・Adjusted elemental chest rewards. Dog Coins will always drop from these chests and they also have a small chance of containing work suitability books. (Existing chests in current worlds will retain old drop tables; new ones will follow the updated table.)
・Increased EXP gained from defeating the Attack Chopper
・Increased the DPS of Flamethrowers
・Adjusted the default attack used by Electric and Dark Pals when all active skills are on cooldown, making them more in line with the other elements
・Some human NPCs now have work suitability and work animations when assigned tasks at a base
・Summoned raid bosses can no longer damage other bases
・Added Water attribute to Dumud
・NPC event rewards have been adjusted. To maintain fairness, all NPC conversation logs have been reset, allowing players to claim rewards again!
▼UI
・Favourites have been categorised into Favourite 1, 2, and 3 groups
・Holding the +/- button in the Pal Soul Enhancement UI will now continuously increase/decrease values
・Added a new sorting option for Pal Box: Sort by Work Suitability Level
・Added a "Extra Large" text size option
・Added Fullscreen Mode
▼Achievements
・Added several new achievements
▼ Bug Fixes
・Fixed an issue where players could get launched into space while climbing
・Fixed a bug where getting stunned by an enemy while riding a flying Pal over water would send the player flying into the sky
・Fixed an issue where commanding a summoned Pal to attack would also target the Black Marketeer and Medal Merchant
・Fixed a bug where Bounty Tokens with identical passive effects did not stack properly
・Fixed an issue where players would sometimes get launched upward when dismounting Azurmane
・Fixed an issue on dedicated servers where Pals could get stuck on top of feed boxes
・Fixed an issue where raiding NPCs could attack players through walls if they couldn't reach them
・Fixed a bug on dedicated servers where Bounty Token effects were not applied upon login
・Fixed an issue where attacking some NPCs did not add to the player's crime level
・Various many other minor bug fixes
