Palworld 0.5.0 Update: Crossplay, Blueprint Upgrades, Photo Mode Added

Palworld's latest update, version 0.5.0, introduces a plethora of exciting new features that are sure to enhance your gaming experience across all platforms. One of the standout additions is crossplay, allowing players on different systems to join forces and play together seamlessly.

Among the new features is the Global Palbox, which revolutionizes how you manage your Pals by letting you store their data and transfer them between worlds. Additionally, the Dimensional Pal Storage offers a massive increase in capacity, ten times that of the regular Palbox. This new system is not only accessible to guild members but can also be set to private for personal use, giving you more control over your resources.

The update also brings a cosmetic armor system, enabling you to change your character's appearance without altering armor stats through the Antique Dresser. This feature, known as transmog, allows for more personalized style without sacrificing performance. Furthermore, a new Photo Mode has been added, accessible via the Pal Command Wheel, which lets you take stunning screenshots by hiding the UI and freely moving the camera.

For those interested in crafting, the Drafting Table is a new addition that lets you combine lower-rarity blueprints to create higher-rarity ones. Mac users will also appreciate the introduction of dedicated servers, enhancing the gaming experience on their platform.

Developer Pocketpair is not stopping there. They're working on adding dedicated servers for the PlayStation 5 version, which will be released at a future date. This commitment to expanding and improving the game comes on the heels of Palworld's remarkable success, with over 32 million players since its early access launch in January 2024. The studio has also laid out an ambitious content roadmap for 2025, which includes an "ending scenario" alongside other new content to keep the community engaged.

Palworld's launch on Steam for $30 and its immediate availability on Game Pass for Xbox and PC in January 2024 set new records for sales and concurrent players. Pocketpair's CEO, Takuro Mizobe, admitted the overwhelming success was so vast that the developer struggled to manage the massive profits. In response, Pocketpair quickly capitalized on this success by signing a deal with Sony to create Palworld Entertainment, a new business focused on expanding the IP and bringing the game to PS5.

However, this success has not been without challenges. Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, alleging that Palworld infringes on "multiple" patent rights and seeking an injunction and damages. In response, Pocketpair has identified the patents in question, made adjustments to how players summon Pals, and vowed to defend their position in court.

Here are the detailed patch notes for Palworld update 0.5.0:

▼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 a personal storage with private settings.

・Cosmetic Armour System!
⤷ You can now equip armour cosmetically in the Antique Dresser. Change your character’s appearance without affecting armour 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 behaviour 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
・Favourites have been categorised into Favourite 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 a "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