Today, Palworld exits early access. Palworld 1.0 is here! Sunreach, a mysterious new island floating in the sky…The World Tree, the heart of the Palworld story…Palpagos has grown, and a new adventure awaits.
Palworld 1.0 adds 72 new Pals to the world, bringing the total number of Pals up to an incredible 287! Palworld 1.0 also adds new ways to strengthen your Pals through Awakening and Mutation, rebalanced stats and abilities for all Pals, and large-scale overhauls across many aspects of the game, including base building, multiplayer, and graphics.
The journey that began in Early Access reaches its climax, and from here, a new Palworld begins.
▼ New Areas & World Improvements
● Sunreach
Floating above Palpagos, a new set of islands has appeared in the skies! Kept aloft by the power of Paldium, this land holds an environment unlike the surface, with a unique civilization that has taken root over long years. Sunreach introduces a wide range of new content, including new Pals, tower bosses, and ores that can only be mined using specialized equipment. Explore every corner of Sunreach and challenge the towers hidden above the clouds. What awaits you at the edge of the sky may be the still-unknown memories of this island…
● The World Tree
Why do the factions of the Palpagos Islands keep fighting over ownership of the towers? The mystery hidden on this island is finally revealed. The key to the story of Palworld is the World Tree, towering over Palpagos, and it is here that players will face their greatest challenge yet.
● Revamped World!
- Ancient Ruins: Ancient Ruins have been added across the world. Through exploration and minigames, you can earn valuable rewards such as schematics.
- Watchtowers: Watchtowers have been added in various locations. Accessing one reveals the surrounding map and lets it serve as a fast travel point, making exploration of uncharted areas easier.
- New Small Islands: A total of 7 new small islands have been added, with three distinct biomes: volcano, desert, and ruins. Each island serves its own purpose, and features Pals you can only encounter there.
- New Settlements: Small settlements have been added at the Bamboo Groves, the Snowy Mountains, Sakurajima, and Sunreach. Each settlement features new NPCs as well as sub-missions. In addition, enemy bases have been added at sea, further expanding the stage for exploration and combat.
● Wildlife Sanctuary Overhaul!
Wildlife Sanctuaries, previously small islands, have been reworked as protected conservation areas established by an ancient civilization to preserve the natural environment. Each of the three sanctuaries has its own special environment with unique scenery, Pals that can only be found there, rare materials, and powerful bosses all await in these renewed sanctuaries. Inside, defense drones operate to eliminate intruders. Sneak onto the islands and avoid the searchlights, or go in loud, the choice is up to you!
● Other Major Adjustments
- Rebalanced Pal Habitats: We've reviewed the placement and spawn levels of Pals throughout the world. Pal spawns feel more natural for each region you explore, adding a new sense of fun and adventure in your search for Pals! (*For the random Pal spawn mode, placement data from v0.7.3 and earlier is no longer carried over.)
- Increased Player Level Cap: The player level cap has been raised from 65 to 80. Many new technologies related to the ancient civilization have been added.
- Pal Effigy Rework: Lifmunk Effigies has been reworked into "Pal Effigy." You can now collect effigies of various Pals to enhance the player's stats. Added a new animation and effect when picking up a Pal Effigy.
- Auto-run Function: Implemented an auto-run function. With one press of a button, you can keep running automatically, making long-distance travel more comfortable.
▼ Missions & Story
● Major Rework of Main Missions and Story Flow
The story of Palworld has been significantly reworked. Exploring Palpagos, fighting tower bosses, and the path leading to the World Tree now connect more naturally. Sunreach, the World Tree, a colossal legendary Pal…! The goals of adventure that were once scattered have been organized, so you can progress through the game while pursuing the island's mysteries.
● New Sub-Missions, NPCs, and Journals
Story-driven, continuous sub-missions have been added. New NPCs and Journals have also been added across the world, letting you learn more about the world of Palworld through exploration.
Note on Progress Reset: To maintain fairness following the reward adjustments, main mission and sub-mission progress have been reset. For tutorial and Tower Boss-related main missions, some missions will be automatically marked as completed based on your Tower Boss defeat progress.
▼ Pals! New Mechanics & Balance
47 new Pals and 25 variant Pals have been added!
● New Mechanic: Awakening
We've added a new mechanic, Awakening, that lets you strengthen your Pals even further. In the newly opened mystical area, the World Tree, gather Radiant Gems hidden in its depths and use them on your favorite Pals to awaken their hidden true power.
● New Mechanic: Mutation
We've added Mutation, a new mechanic where breeding has a low chance of producing a Pal stronger than the normal breeding result. Pals born from mutated eggs have higher stats and a unique passive skill. New special cakes include:
- Mushroom Cake: Slightly increases the likelihood that newly born Pals will have higher stats.
- Vegetable Cake: Produces two Pal Eggs at once.
- Deluxe Vegetable Cake: Increases the likelihood of mutations and makes stat growth more likely.
- Special Cake: Increases the chance of inheriting multiple passive skills from Pal parents.
● Major Rework of Partner Skills
We've added new Partner Skills and reworked the Partner Skills of over 200 Pals. *For almost all Pals, Partner Skill effects do not stack when you put multiple Pals of the same kind in your team.
[Build Examples]
- Bow & Arrow Build: Loomen + Robinquill Terra (Explosive arrows and faster charge speed).
- Status Ailment Build: Renjishi + Jormuntide Ignis + Flaracle (Inflict Burn and maximize continuous bonus explosive damage).
- Element Build: Gloopie Primo + Kelpsea + Penking Lux (Boost Water Pal offense/defense and burst weak point damage).
- Fishing Build: Solmora + Jelliette + Gloopie + Whalaska (Raise fishing success rate and rewards).
● Breeding & Condensation Enhancements
- Adjusted Condensation: Reduced the number of Pals required to reach the maximum rank from 116 total to 48.
- Capture Bonus Requirement: Reduced the number of captures required to complete a Capture Bonus from 12 to 5.
▼ Combat Overhaul
● Major Rework of Player Motions
Reworked overall player motions to improve responsiveness and control. Changed the dodge action performed while attacking or aiming to a dash. Reloading will now continue without being interrupted during dodge actions. Attacks can now be performed while dashing.
● New Attack Command for Pals
By aiming at an enemy and pressing the mouse wheel or clicking the right stick, you can issue a command for your Pal to "Attack that enemy!"
● Improved Tower Bosses
Each Tower Boss now has a revamped tower with a unique visual design. To improve overall game pacing, the time limit has been reduced from 10 minutes to 5 minutes.
▼ New Equipment & Items
- Wing Pack: A new type of glider that consumes Wing Cells to allow for highly free flight without relying on a Pal.
- Plasma Multicutter: A new gathering tool used for ore and wood that can be operated while riding.
- Increased Weapon Slots: By crafting an Extra Weapon Holster, you can now equip up to 6 weapons.
- 13 New Weapons Added: Includes Mechanical Bow, Combat SMG, Prototype Shotgun, Heavy Assault Rifle, Tactical Grenade Launcher, Laser Sword, Beam Scatter, Drone Launcher, Plasma Rifle, Beam Launcher, Primitive Sword, Metal Bat, and Enhanced Lily's Spear.
- New Ores: Soralite (Sunreach only) and Paloxite (World Tree only).
▼ Base & Building
● New Building Parts
- Faux Greenery: Wide variety of fake greenery to create lush environments.
- Aquatic Construction: Aquatic Construction Kit allows you to build bases along shorelines and at sea.
- Ancient Base Structures: Foundation, Wall, Roof, Stairs, Pillars, and Passages styled around ancient civilization ruins.
● New Utility Buildings
Added the "Ancient Material Synthesizer" (produces various materials like ore) and the "High-Pressure Crude Oil Extractor" (extracts crude oil without an oil field).
▼ Raids & Base Defense
● Major Rework of the Raid System
The base raid system has been significantly overhauled and reworked into a wave-based system. Enemies will now attack in successive waves, and players will receive rewards upon defeating all waves. Defense structures will now operate without consuming ammo.
● The Negotiator
A negotiator who can cancel raids will now visit your base. By paying gold coins, you can prevent an upcoming raid from occurring.
▼ Multiplayer & Guilds
- In-Game Voice Chat: Added an in-game voice chat feature (available on dedicated servers when enabled, not supported on WinGDK).
- Improved Guild Features: Multiple roles and permissions can now be assigned to each role. Certain structures now include a feature that restricts access to specific roles only.
- Discord Integration: Option to link your Discord account to easily invite friends (Steam and Mac versions only).
▼ UI / UX & Graphics
We've significantly adjusted the overall graphical presentation of the game including water materials, coastline visuals, lighting, and environmental rendering.
Inventory can now be opened with the I key. A "Retrieve All" button has been added to the Palbox UI to return all base Pals to the Palbox instantly.
▼ About Mods
Using mods may cause crashes, save data corruption/loss, or other unexpected issues. If you experience any problems, please try the following:
- Remove mods installed from all sources.
- Disable Steam Workshop mods from the Mod Management menu.
We recommend backing up important save data before using mods. Please refer to the official guidelines for more details: https://guideline.palworldgame.com/palworld-mod-guideline.
Thank you for your continued support! - Pocketpair
