Today Pocketpair released another update for its super-popular survival crafting game Palworld, fixing some rather big issues that have been plaguing the game.
The update, numbered v0.1.4.0, is available only for Steam now, while the equivalent v0.1.1.3 for the Xbox version will be released as soon as it's ready, as mentioned on the game's Discord server.
Included in the update are some major fixes like a crash that happens when the number of pals captured by a guild reaches around 7,000. That being said, the fix isn't retroactive, and affected save games that have already passed that point will still suffer from the issue. Pocketpair is still working on a permanent fix.
We also get a fix for the ability to capture other player's weakened pals, and charge attacks getting your pals stuck into walls.,
Below you can read the full update notes.
- Major Fixes
- Fixed an issue where the game would crash under certain conditions
- Fixed an issue where if another player's pal/base pal had HP 30% or less, it could be captured by using a sphere.
- Fixed an issue where enemy pals would get stuck in walls due to charge attacks.
- Implemented the first fix for an issue where the game would always crash and save data would be corrupted when the guild's total number of pals captured reached around 7000.
- *The game no longer crashes even if the total number of captured objects exceeds 7000. However, save data that has already been in this state (in the case of a server, the server's world data) prior to this update will still be unable to load. We are continuing to work on fixing this issue permanently.
- Key Configuration
- Added support for mouse side keys and numeric keypad in keyboard key configuration.
- *Further improvements are currently planned, such as support for interact key configuration.
- Player Issues
- Fixed an issue where players on dedicated servers and co-op (online) were receiving damage twice.
- Specifications have been changed so that you can move at extremely low speed even when you have exceeded the weight limit.
- Players will no longer pass through walls when dismounting.
- Fixed an issue where capture power strengthened by Lifmunk Effigies was reset when using memory reset drugs.
- Fixed an issue where armor could be equipped in the wrong slot.
- Adjusted camera positions of several Pals to make it easier to see when mounted.
- Base Issues
- Specifications have been changed so that Pals who are manually assigned to a breeding farm will not become hungry and their manual assignments will not be removed.
- The key to lift Pals has been changed from F → V (Pad: X → Y) in order to prevent accidents.
- Reduced the speed and range of fire spreading on wooden buildings.
- Fixed an issue where manual work assignments could not be set at all under certain circumstances.
- Fixed an issue where extremely high-level Relaxaurus would attack the base during raids.
- Added several measures to prevent base Pals from getting stuck.
- Fixed an issue where Pals would get stuck while transporting items and would drop them on the spot.
- Fixed an issue where Pals at the base would continue to cut down trees that were already cut.
- Fixed an issue where Pals at the base were on the verge of death due to unexplained falling damage.
- Fixed an issue where Pals at the base would float under some conditions.
- Fixed an issue where if a farm was built on the second floor or above, work pals would be unable to move on the floors below.
- Other
- Corrected incorrect text
- Measures have been added to prevent cheating and stealing other players' Pals.
- Many other minor fixes such as the addition of a UI key guide.
Palworld also mentions that it will continue development with top priority given to fixing major problems and issues.
That being said, we recently heard from Pocketpair that it has an extensive roadmap for features and content to be added as the early access phase progresses. Yet, we'll have to wait for that quite a bit longer.
Just today we learned that the game has sold 12 million units on Steam and acquired 7 million players on Xbox and Windows PC, for a total of 19 million players. Peak concurrent player counts are also very impressive, with nearly 3 million on Microsoft's platform and over 2 million on Steam.
Palworld is currently playable on PC and Xbox, alongside Game Pass. If you'd like to know why the game is so appreciated by so many gamers you can read our hands-on preview. You can also rent a private server on SurvivalServers if you so wish.
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