Palworld’s massive v0.5.0 update introduces cross-platform play, a game-changer for players across all platforms. This update also significantly enhances Pal management with the Global Palbox, offering ten times the storage capacity of the standard Palbox. Guild members gain access, and private settings allow for personal use.
Beyond Pal storage, players can now enjoy character customization with a new cosmetic armor system (transmog), allowing appearance changes without impacting stats. A highly anticipated photo mode, blueprint upgrading, and dedicated servers for Mac users are also included. Dedicated servers for PlayStation 5 are in development and will be released at a later date.
Since its January 2024 early access launch, Palworld has amassed an incredible 32 million players. A detailed content roadmap for 2025 promises even more, including an "ending scenario" and additional content for this immensely popular creature-catching survival game. Its initial launch on Steam ($30) and simultaneous arrival on Xbox and PC Game Pass broke sales and concurrent player records. The game's success was so significant that developer Pocketpair publicly acknowledged struggling to manage the resulting profits. Despite this, they quickly capitalized on Palworld's popularity, partnering with Sony to establish Palworld Entertainment, expanding the IP and bringing the game to PS5.
Currently, Palworld faces a lawsuit from Nintendo and The Pokémon Company, alleging patent infringement. Pocketpair has responded, detailing the specific patents in question and implementing changes to Pal summoning mechanics. The studio remains committed to defending its position in court.
Palworld update 0.5.0 patch notes:
▼New Content
- Crossplay! Cross-play is now available across all platforms.
- Global Palbox Store Pal data and transfer Pals between worlds!
- Dimensional Pal Storage A new storage system with ten times the capacity of a regular Palbox! Accessible by guild members, with private settings available.
- Cosmetic Armour System! Equip armour cosmetically to change your appearance without affecting stats.
- Photo Mode Accessible from the Pal Command Wheel. Hide the UI and move the camera freely.
- Drafting Table Combine low-rarity blueprints to create higher-rarity ones!
- Dedicated Servers for Mac
▼Specification Adjustments
- Buildings can now be placed even if overlapping with a Pal.
- Connected foundations/roofs automatically align.
- Assigning an Ice Pal to the Flea Market slows item decay.
- Torches added to dungeon entrances.
- Players can now sit on chairs and cushions.
- Adjusted high-damage weapon tree destruction.
- New NPCs and improved NPC conversation behavior.
▼Balance Adjustments
- Adjusted elemental chest rewards (Dog Coins guaranteed, chance of work suitability books). Existing chests retain old drop tables.
- Increased EXP from defeating the Attack Chopper.
- Increased Flamethrower DPS.
- Adjusted default attack for Electric and Dark Pals.
- Added work suitability and animations to some human NPCs.
- Raid bosses can no longer damage other bases.
- Added Water attribute to Dumud.
- Adjusted NPC event rewards; conversation logs reset.
▼UI
- Favourites categorized into three groups.
- Hold +/- button in Pal Soul Enhancement UI for continuous value adjustment.
- New Pal Box sorting option: Sort by Work Suitability Level.
- Added "Extra Large" text size option.
- Added Fullscreen Mode.
▼Achievements
- Several new achievements added.
▼Bug Fixes
- Fixed issues with players being launched into space while climbing.
- Fixed a bug where getting stunned while riding a flying Pal over water sent the player flying.
- Fixed an issue where commanding a summoned Pal to attack also targeted merchants.
- Fixed a bug where Bounty Tokens with identical passive effects didn't stack.
- Fixed an issue with players being launched upward when dismounting Azurmane.
- Fixed an issue on dedicated servers where Pals could get stuck on feed boxes.
- Fixed an issue where raiding NPCs could attack players through walls.
- Fixed a bug on dedicated servers where Bounty Token effects weren't applied upon login.
- Fixed an issue where attacking some NPCs didn't add to the player's crime level.
- Various other minor bug fixes.
