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Palworld tips and tricks for beginnersHere is all the essential information you need to survive and thrive in Palworld
Here is all the essential information you need to survive and thrive in Palworld
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair
Looking for Palworld tips for beginners?Palworldis a creature capture game full of colourful ‘Pals’. Elemental creatures that can form a team and help you in combat or can be assigned to work at yourbaseand help produce crafting materials.
As you expand your base and fight to complete the fullPaldeck, you’ll face new survival challenges. Join us as we go through the crucial top tips for beginners that will help you in your first few hours ofPalworldand beyond.
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In this guide:
Palworld map
To help you with your adventures through the Palpagos Island, we’ve built aninteractive Palword mapto make your Pal collecting journey a little easier. Here, you’ll find key locations of things to help you progress through the game like alpha pals, dungeons, eggs for anEgg Incubatorand more.
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How to assign Pals to jobs
Lifting a Celaray Pal to assign it to a job at a base |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair
One of the key things that separates Palword from other creature capture games is the survival crafting element. In the game, you can assign jobs to Pals to get them to log, mine, farm and gather materials. This is a very useful tool, but it can feel limited early on. To increase your base building capabilities, you need tobuild a Palbox.
Once you have a slot free for a Pal, simply drag their portrait from within the Palbox to the’Pals at base’section of the menu. This will drop the Pal into your base. Pals are clever critters and will usually go to tasks automatically if they are proficient in them.
To manually assign a job to a Pal, walk towards them andlift them. Then launch them towards the activity you want them to focus on.
Prioritise Cloth
Cloth can be made at any Primitive Workbench |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair
The most cumbersome survival mechanic in the early game of Palworld is the cold system. If you’re out at night without clothing or a torch, your character will slowly start to freeze to death.
Turn the Wool into Cloth and the Cloth into clothes at aworkbench. As you level up you’ll unlock clothing recipes that will give you better protection against both Pals and harsh climates.
Spend Technology Points wisely
Technology Points menu where you can unlock new crafting specs |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair
As you increase your player level in Palworld you’ll accrueTechnology points. From the main menu, the Technology tab holdscrafting recipesfor many pieces of equipment and Pal skills. While it can be tempting to spend them all straight away, it’s best to be prudent and check your Palbox first.
Palbox missions often require you to build things for your base, meaning you’ll need Technology Points to unlock the crafting specs first. Often you can get stuck on a Palbox mission because you’re waiting to level up your main player level first. If in doubt, it’s good to keep a small surplus of points on hand.
If you’re desperate for points it is worth noting that you can alsoget a Technology pointfor every newwaypointyou discover.
Watch for healthbars
An Alpha Mammorest Pal in combat |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair
When hunting new Pals, keep in mind a general rule -the lower their health bar, the easier they are to catch. You can also get a bonus chance for success if you sneak up behind a Pal.
During the throes of combat it can be easy to lose track of the Pal’s health, especially if you have other Pals involved in the same fight. If the Pal gets to zero health, it will fallunconsciousand youwon’t be able to catch it. For that reason, be extra mindful in combat, especially if you have a Pal tethered to you as they will automatically attack.
Berries are your friend
Plant Berries at a Berry Plantation for a constant supply |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair
In the first few days of a Palworld playthrough, you’ll need something for yourself and Pals to eat. Berries are plentiful and bushesrespawn after a few days. You can also unlock aBerry Plantationand grow your own. This is an easy system to establish and keep your Pals well-fed.
Build a Parachute
Parachutes make traversal much easier in Palworld |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair
Traversal in Palworld can be somewhat slow if you have a low stamina capacity. Climbing cliffs and getting across ravines are a lot easier once you have aParachute. You can build a Parachute once you unlock the recipe for it atlevel five. Just remember that you can only glide for as long as your stamina lasts, the minute you run out of stamina you’ll hurtle to the ground.
For extra style points, pair your parachute with aGrappling Gunand sling your way from cliff to cliff like Lara Croft.
Strategic spawning
Waypoints in Palworld act as fast travel destinations |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair
When you die in Palworld, youdrop all your itemsincluding the clothes off your back. Don’t worry though, you’ll get a littlered crossto mark where you died and you’ll be able to recover your loot.
Upon death, you’ll be presented with a map and be asked to choose a place torespawnin the game. Be mindful that wherever you choose to respawn you’ll have no tools or clothes and will start to feel the cold as soon as it gets dark. For that reason, it is usually a good option to just respawn at your base where you can get some backup clothes or a torch and then use yourPalboxto then fast travel to where your last location of death was.
Find a mount
Direhowls are surprisingly fast mounts and obtainible early on in Palworld |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair
There are some Pals that can be used as amountto significantly speed up traversal. There areground, swimming, gliding and flyingmounts but you’ll first need to catch the Pals and then unlock the crafting specs for their saddles in the Technology menu.
Prepare for raids
An Alarm Bell wil give you warning before raids against your base |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair
I recommend building anAlarm Bellearly on as you’ll be able to command your Pals from here and order them to defend your base. Often when I have a raid I don’t need to do anything, my Pals will take care of it for me.
As you progress through the game and gather more materials likePal Fluids,Coal,Ancient Civilization Partsand more, you’ll be able to craft better defenses like stone walls to protect your base. Be sure to check out ourbest base locationsguide where we go through the best places to live that are near these resources and are easier to defend.
Get free Pals at Syndicate Camps
Syndicate Camps will usually contain a caged Pal you can rescue |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair
You can getrare Palsthat are from biomes you haven’t even visited yet atSyndicate Camps. These are hostile camps where NPCs will attack you on-sight. Usually, they have a Pal locked in a cage at the centre of these camps. When you defeat the NPCs and unlock the cage, the Pal will be instantly teleported to yourPalbox. This is an excellent way to find rarer Pals if you don’t have access to better capture Spheres yet.
Know your elements
Palworld type chart with all elements |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair
The above picture is aPalworld type chartand is a good representation of how elements work in the game. Essentially each element has another element that they are strong or weak against. This means when fighting a Pal, it’s good to pick an opposing Pal with opposite elemental abilities. For example,Electric Palsare strong againstWater typesbut weak againstGround types.
With this information, you can tailor your Pal team to thebossyou are fighting and increase your odds of success.
Other ways to get rare Pals
Incubating Eggs can lead to rare Pals |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair
As we’ve discussed, when you’re starting in your Palworld playthrough, it isn’t advisable to travel to highermap levelsstraight away. If you’re eager to get your hands on rare Pals there are a couple of other methods, however.
Other handy things to know about Palworld
Image of a Dinossom Pal |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair
Along with the above Palword tips, here’s a selection of things to do in a new game to save yourself some hassle:
That rounds off our guide to the best Palworld top tips for beginners. Hopefully, this will give you a helping hand as you take on the charms of Palworld andcomplete the full Paldex. For more Palworld content, check out our guide to thebest Pals in Palworldand get yourself the optimal companions for combat, ranch life and more.
