Highlights

  • Palworld developer Pocketpair is working on PvP, and a datamine has revealed an item that allows stealing Pals from others.
  • Pal Spheres are used to capture Pals in Palworld, with the Radar Sphere being able to capture other players' Pals.
  • Radar Spheres could cause grief in multiplayer PvP, but Palworld's customizable settings might help players avoid the item if it gets implemented officially.

Right now, there isn't any PvP in Palworld, but developer Pocketpair is working on it. However, a datamine has revealed that an item allowing to steal Pals from others exists. It was only a matter of time until someone dug into the game data and found it after the runaway success of Palworld.

Pal Spheres are items that enable players to capture Pals in Palworld. They are typically used to capture monsters wandering around the overworld, much like a Pokeball from Pokemon. This mechanic is one among several that has made Palworld divisive, since it treads a very fine line with its similarities to Pokemon.

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Palworld's Pal Spheres Explained

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Currently, there are five types of Pal Spheres available in Palworld. More specialized Pal Spheres could be added in future updates, but for the moment they all work in more or less the same way. The Radar Sphere is exceptional since it can capture other player's Pals. It exists in the game's code, but cannot currently be bought or crafted in-game. The currently available Pal Spheres in Palworld are as follows:

  • Pal Sphere
  • Mega Sphere
  • Giga Sphere
  • Ultra Sphere
  • Legendary Sphere

Palworld's Pal Spheres can either be crafted or found while exploring the world. The higher-tier Pal Spheres are unlocked as the player levels up and have increasingly higher capture rates. The recipes and materials for crafting them also become more specialized. If the player has unlocked and crafted a Sphere Launcher, they can be shot at targets rather than thrown.

The Radar Sphere's Possible Future In Palworld

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Radar Spheres are different to other Pal Spheres in that they enable the thrower to capture Pals belonging to other players. It's not hard to imagine how this could be problematic in the upcoming Palworld PvP; players would have to worry about their hard-won Pals being constantly stolen Team Rocket-style. Thankfully, in their current version, they are unobtainable through conventional means and also have a lower-than-usual capture rate, but it is possible to spawn Radar Spheres by using console commands.

Some players are understandably concerned that Radar Spheres could become a source of grief when playing online. Thankfully, players who are simply enjoying Palworld with friends through regular multiplayer shouldn't have to worry about their Pals being stolen. The easiest way of getting Radar Spheres is to have a dedicated Palworld server with admin access. Through the chatbox, players can enter the aptly-named DropItem PalSphere_Robbery command followed by the number of Radar Spheres they desire. The chat box is not available in regular single-player games.

Don't Fear The Radar Sphere Just Yet

The discovery of the Radar Sphere isn't all bad news; Palworld is highly customizable. Even though in its base form it is a challenging survival game that might catch players offguard due to the cutesy aesthetic, Palworld's settings can be modified to make the experience as hardcore or as casual as players like.

This doesn't change the fact that Radar Spheres could make the game unpleasant for many players. Pocketpair has not commented on its plans for the Radar Sphere. It could be removed from the game or be contained in some other way, such as banning players who use them from official servers. Palworld has a lot to offer in terms of gameplay variety, and some players might enjoy an extreme version of the game where their personal Pals are as vulnerable to capture as any other. The Radar Sphere sounds somewhat problematic, but it might just make the game more interesting too.