Palworld Update 0.5.0 Adds Crossplay Across All Platforms, Blueprint Upgrading, Photo Mode and More

Palworld's latest update, version 0.5.0, introduces a host of exciting features that significantly enhance the gameplay experience across all platforms. One of the headline additions is **crossplay**, allowing players from different systems to join forces and explore the game together seamlessly.

A major feature of this update is the **Global Palbox**, which enables players to store Pal data and transfer their Pals between different worlds. This addition facilitates a more interconnected gaming experience. Complementing this, the **Dimensional Pal Storage** system offers a storage capacity ten times that of the regular Palbox. This new system can be accessed by guild members, but it also offers the flexibility of private settings for personal use, making it a versatile tool for managing your Pals.

Players now have the ability to change their character's appearance without impacting their armor stats through the new **Cosmetic Armour System**. This system, accessible via the Antique Dresser, allows for a more personalized look without compromising performance. Additionally, the introduction of **Photo Mode** from the Pal Command Wheel enhances the ability to capture stunning in-game moments, offering players a chance to hide the UI and adjust the camera freely.

The update also includes a **Drafting Table**, which lets players combine lower-rarity blueprints to craft higher-rarity items, adding a strategic element to crafting. For Mac users, **dedicated servers** have been added, ensuring a smoother gaming experience on this platform.

Developer Pocketpair is actively working on bringing dedicated servers to the PlayStation 5 version, although a specific release date has not yet been announced. Since its early access launch in January 2024, Palworld has attracted an impressive 32 million players, highlighting its immense popularity. The studio has outlined an ambitious content roadmap for 2025, promising further enhancements like an "ending scenario" and additional new content.

Initially launched on Steam for $30 and simultaneously available on Xbox and PC via Game Pass, Palworld shattered sales and concurrent player records. The overwhelming success led Pocketpair to establish Palworld Entertainment with Sony, aiming to expand the IP and bring the game to the PS5. However, the game's success has also attracted legal scrutiny, with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company filing a lawsuit against Pocketpair for alleged patent infringements. In response, Pocketpair has made adjustments to Pal summoning mechanics and is prepared to defend its 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 personal storage with private settings.

・Cosmetic Armour System!
⤷ You can now equip armor cosmetically in the Antique Dresser. Change your character’s appearance without affecting armor 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 behavior 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
・Favorites have been categorized into Favorite 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 an "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