Three great Palworld base locations to settle down in

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You might not consider thebest base locationsinPalworlduntil you unlock the option to place a second Palbox. Of course, you can move your base before you reach that point, but a second home is handy, especially once you hit the stage where you start needing more and more ingots to keep progressing.

There are a few things you can do to make moving your base a little easier too, if you’re determined to take the plunge and switch up your neighbourhood—you’ll find some tips for that below too. So if you’re looking for a new place to set up camp, whether that’s starting from scratch on a second home, or moving an existing one, here are three ideas for base locations, depending on your needs.

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Palworld base locations

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Palworld base locations

First up, is a potential base location where you will never need to worry about finding ore or coal again. It’s almost directly north of the Plateau of Beginnings but you’ll need to get through some areas with level 20-30 Pals to reach it. Thankfully, you can avoid most trouble with a flying mount.

The area is high up on a mountaintop, but you don’t need any special clothing to survive there. The area is littered with both ore and coal deposits and there are a couple of Mossanda that spawn in the area at around level 25 but they are easily avoided and won’t respawn once you place the Palbox.

Speaking of which, finding an area flat enough to place the Palbox can be challenging but as you’re not going for aesthetics when setting up base here, you can just build it wherever it lets you. If you’re having trouble, I found restarting the game can help.

This area doesn’t have an amazing amount of space, but it’s ideal for a second, small base that can focus on production. I have four workers set up on mine: two for mining, and two for transporting and berry farming. With a wooden chest for the gathered materials, a food bowl set down, and a few beds placed, you can leave them to get on with it and fast travel back now and again to pick up your goods.

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Palworld base locations

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Palworld base locations

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What you also don’t need to worry about here are the occasional raids you get on your base. Since moving here, I’ve only had one raid group successfully make it to my camp—the road leading to it is pretty long so many of them seem to give up before they even reach you. The ones that have more staying power are all coming from one direction, so they’re much easier to deal with and you can set traps or other defensive structures if you want to eliminate even that threat.

Resource-wise, it has a sulphur deposit, some trees, and a few sources of stone in the area, so it’s not without other merits—you’ve got your ore farm base for that anyway. This location looks nice too, which is always good for the soul.

Keeping up appearances with a scenic base

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Palworld base locations

This one is subjective but you could do a lot worse than this base on the southern side of Marsh Island. You can access it pretty early on without too much worry about the local Pals turning on you, though do be wary of the wandering Mammorests that often patrol this area.

You’re close to a beach, which is great for capturing stunning sunsets, and the large stone arches that punctuate the sky in the area make for an interesting backdrop to any base you might want to build here.

How to move your base

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Palworld base locations

If you’re anything like me, you’ll have planted your Palbox before you ventured much further than your initial spawn point. As you’ve explored more of the world and added more Pals to your collection, it’s natural that you might be reconsidering your choice of neighbourhood. So how do you go about moving your base?

To move your base to a new location, ideally, you want to:

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Best base location for ore and coal farm#

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Best base location for ore and coal farm

Lakeside retreat for defensive play

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Keeping up appearances with a scenic base

How to move your base