Palworld Drops New Update on Xbox

Highlights

Palworld's latest update brings Xbox players up to speed with PC features, but some disparities still exist between the two versions.
Palworld continues to release regular patches to improve gameplay.
The new update addresses various issues with Palworld's mechanics, including base problems, Pal behavior, and network-related renovations.

The latest update for Palworld recently released for PC players, and now it's available for Xbox gamers as well. While Palworld is readily available on both PC and Xbox, there isn't parity between the two versions yet. Palworld's PC release has some features that the Xbox version is missing, and this lack of parity is reflected in the updates that are released for the wildly popular open world survival game as well.

Whereas the latest Palworld update was available to PC players on February 26, those on Xbox had to wait until February 28. While some Xbox fans may be disappointed that the new update doesn't implement things like dedicated servers for Palworld, the new update does make a number of other fixes and promises a big fix on the way as part of a future update.

Palworld Dev Apologizes for Fixing Tower Boss Bug

Palworld's developer Pocketpair apologizes to the players for fixing a bug that previously allowed them to capture Tower Bosses.

The Xbox version of Palworld Update 0.1.5.0 is available to download right now. The patch notes for the Xbox version of the update are identical to the PC release, though there is an Xbox-specific note that fans should be aware of. At the bottom of the Palworld update patch notes, developer Pocketpair promised that it is working on an issue where auto-save fails for the Xbox versions of the game, and that it hopes to resolve the issue in a future update.

This latest Palworld update has actually proven to be one of the more controversial ones released for the game so far. The update has made it so Palworld breeding no longer lets players breed negative traits out of Pals. Fans were not happy about this change, and the backlash was severe enough that the developers promised to roll things back. Palworld breeding will be going back to how it originally functioned, but fans will have to wait for specific timing on when they can expect said rollback to take place.

While there were some changes that Palworld players weren't happy about in the latest update, others are happy to see developer Pocketpair continue to release patches for the game at a regular pace. Palworld has proven to be one of 2024's biggest surprise hits, and it will be exciting to see how it continues to improve in the months ahead. There are many big Palworld features that have yet to be implemented, so fans certainly have a lot to be excited about.

Palworld Update Patch Notes

Major Fixes

Implemented backup of save data on the world selection screen
Resolved issue of unnecessary data accumulating in save data

Key Configuration

Added fully supported keyboard key configuration

Guild

Modified specification to allow guild members to be removed when not logged in

Player Issues

Changed long-press operation during player tasks to allow continuous work by pressing the work button once (This is switchable in the options settings)
Fixed issue where riding in prohibited hunting areas would not result in a crime
Improved interaction accuracy with adjacent objects

Pals

Changed specifications so that when a Pal is instructed to "attack aggressively," the Pal will attack enemies indiscriminately even if they are not in combat
Corrected an issue to allow Pals of rank 1 or higher to be selected as concentrated material (higher-ranked Pals yield more points when concentrated)
Fixed bug where if a large amount of experience points were gained and the level increased to 50 at once, Pals would not learn any active skills
Mitigated an issue where using Mossanda's partner skill "Grenadier Panda" on a dungeon boss would cause the boss to get stuck in walls

Base Issues

Fixed an issue where base Pals would get stuck on top of a logging site, etc.
Added measures to prevent the issue where base Pals would wander around and get stuck at the border of the base area
Fixed an issue where Pals at the base would get stuck repeatedly starting transportation tasks and the light bulbs icon would appear over and over again
Added measures to prevent the issue of base Pals getting stuck in the farm on a roof
Fixed an issue where work Pals would get stuck in the summon space of Palbox when restarting the server on a dedicated server
Adjusted the default work priority of base Pals (Anubis will prioritize manual labor)
Significantly relaxed building restrictions for stairs and triangular roofs
Fixed an issue where sound would play in an infinite loop when Pals at the base used certain active skills
Specifications changed so that all changes in environmental temperature are added up (if you put 4 campfires next to each other, the surrounding area will have the temperature of a volcano)
Implemented "relax" working style on the monitoring stand

Balance Adjustment

Significantly strengthened mining power for Digtoise partner skills
Fixed the abnormally high selling price of nails
Significantly increased the number of police officers who appear when a crime is committed
Added electric shock effect to Free Pal Alliance's crossbow
Adjusted the flight distance of Sphere Launcher and Scatter Sphere Launcher
Increased the SAN value recovery amount of high-quality hot springs

Renovated the server lobby
[Search by server name] will now work
Added the ability to view online players on a dedicated server
- On community servers, this will only be displayed if the setting is enabled