Palworld's latest update, version 0.5.0, introduces a plethora of exciting features that enhance the gaming experience across all platforms. One of the standout additions is crossplay, allowing players to connect and play together regardless of their chosen platform. This update also introduces the Global Palbox, a revolutionary system that enables players to store their Pal data and transfer their Pals between different worlds, making the game more interconnected than ever before.
Another significant addition is the Dimensional Pal Storage, which offers a staggering 10 times the capacity of the regular Palbox. This new storage system is not only accessible to guild members but can also be utilized as personal storage with customizable private settings, providing players with more flexibility and control over their in-game assets.
The update also brings a cosmetic armor system, allowing players to change their character's appearance without impacting their armor stats. This feature, accessible through the Antique Dresser, adds a new layer of personalization to the game. Additionally, a photo mode has been introduced, enabling players to capture stunning in-game moments by hiding the UI and freely moving the camera.
For those interested in crafting, the new Drafting Table allows players to combine lower-rarity blueprints to create higher-rarity ones, enhancing the crafting experience. Moreover, dedicated servers for Mac have been added, ensuring that Mac users can enjoy a seamless gaming experience.
Alongside these major features, the update includes various specification adjustments, such as the ability to place buildings even if they overlap with a Pal, improved NPC behavior, and the addition of torches at dungeon entrances for better visibility. Balance adjustments have also been made, including changes to elemental chest rewards, increased EXP from defeating the Attack Chopper, and adjustments to weapon DPS and Pal abilities.
The UI has been improved with new sorting options, additional text size settings, and the introduction of fullscreen mode. Several new achievements have been added, encouraging players to explore more of the game's content. Numerous bug fixes have been implemented to enhance overall gameplay stability and performance.
Since its early access launch in January 2024, Palworld has attracted an impressive 32 million players. Developer Pocketpair has outlined an ambitious content roadmap for 2025, which includes an "ending scenario" and more new content to keep the community engaged. The game's launch on Steam for $30 and its immediate availability on Game Pass for Xbox and PC broke sales and concurrent player records, demonstrating its massive popularity.
Pocketpair's CEO, Takuro Mizobe, noted that the game's success led to profits that were challenging to manage. In response, the company swiftly capitalized on this success by signing a deal with Sony to form Palworld Entertainment, aimed at expanding the IP and launching the game on PS5. However, the studio faces a lawsuit from Nintendo and The Pokémon Company, who allege that Palworld has infringed on multiple patent rights. Pocketpair has responded by adjusting certain game mechanics and vowing to defend their 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 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
