Palworld Update 0.5.0: Crossplay, Blueprint Upgrades, Photo Mode Added

Palworld's latest update, version 0.5.0, introduces a major feature: crossplay, allowing seamless gameplay across all platforms. This update is a game-changer, bringing players together from different systems for a more unified experience. Alongside crossplay, players can now store Pal data in the Global Palbox, enabling the transfer of Pals between different worlds. The new Dimensional Pal Storage system boasts a capacity ten times larger than the standard Palbox, and it's not just for guilds—players can use it as personal storage with customizable privacy settings.

The update also introduces a cosmetic armour system, allowing players to change their character's appearance without affecting armour stats, a feature known as transmog. A new photo mode adds a creative dimension to the game, accessible through the Pal Command Wheel, where players can hide the UI and capture stunning in-game screenshots. Additionally, the Drafting Table lets players combine low-rarity blueprints to create higher-rarity ones, enhancing their crafting options. Dedicated servers are now available for Mac users, further broadening the game's accessibility.

Developer Pocketpair has confirmed plans to introduce dedicated servers for the PlayStation 5 version in the future. Since its early access launch in January 2024, Palworld has attracted an impressive 32 million players. The studio has a robust content roadmap for 2025, including an "ending scenario" and more new features, ensuring continued excitement for fans of this popular creature-catching survival game.

Palworld launched on Steam for $30 and was immediately available on Game Pass for Xbox and PC, shattering sales and concurrent player records. The game's massive success led to overwhelming profits, which Pocketpair struggled to manage. To capitalize on this, Pocketpair signed a deal with Sony to create Palworld Entertainment, a new venture aimed at expanding the IP, including a launch on PS5.

However, looming over Palworld's success is a lawsuit from Nintendo and The Pokémon Company, who allege that Palworld infringes on multiple patent rights. They seek an injunction and compensation for damages. In response, Pocketpair has identified the patents in question and made adjustments to how players summon Pals in the game. The studio remains determined to defend its position in court against these allegations.

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