Palworld's new update adds two tiers of goth girl boss, more loot, quality-of-life bumps, and the ability to slam-dunk your pals out of their lunch break

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An image of Bellanoir, a new raid boss in Palworld, standing intimidatingly in front of a swarm of meteors.

Palworld’s had its first big update in the oven for a while now, promising brick numero uno in its endgame structure via araid boss, Bellanoir. Well, she’s here now, and she has not one but two flavours of dunking on your squad.

There’s also been a whole batch of loot added to the game. Manuals for both you and your Pals—technical points for humans, experience points for Pal-monsters. The new Homeward Thundercloud acts as a kind of hearthstone, bamfing you to your nearest base, and there’s a new shirt that’s fashionable (and functional) no matter the weather, giving you protections against all elements.

The game’s seen some quality of life bumps, too. For instance, aiming your sphere at a Pal will show you how many you’ve captured already—great if you’re aiming for the 10 Pal capture bonus. You can also see item stats on the technology screen before unlocking them, which’ll help avoid buyer’s regrets.

Meanwhile, new advancements in Pal mistreatment allow you to micromanage your captives until they finally snap, if that’s what you’re into. You can limit what work your Pals can do, what items they can put in certain chests, and link supply chains up to workbenches. All in all, a bunch of improvements.

The patch also has a host of bug fixes, balance tweaks, and other adjustments. You can find a full list below.

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Bellanoir, a new Pal featured in an upcoming update for Palworld, floats regally while swarms of meteors crash into the landscape behind her.

After the v0.2.0.6 update, it has been reported that there is an issue where eggs cannot be placed inside the incubator. We apologize for this inconvenience.

Steam version v0.2.0.6 has been released.

New Content

Pals

(In Raid Boss battles, the damage numbers tend to overlap a lot and it may be difficult to see, so we recommend adjusting the size)

Player

Base Related

Balance Adjustments

Bug Fixes

Others

Dedicated Server

Please check thetech guidefor details.

Cheat Prevention

Soundtrack

We are planning a larger, more content-packed update for summer 2024.

Enjoy never-before-seen scenery and thrilling adventures on a new island, home to many new pals.

In addition, we plan to add a large amount of new content including new buildings, weapons, and tower bosses.

Thank you for your continued support of Palworld.

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