Question 1

The game crashes on launch.

Accepted Answer

Palworld doesn't work well alongside the security software Norton. If Norton and Palworld are active at the same time, the game may crash unexpectedly.

If it keeps crashing even without Norton running, contact Pocketpair support.

Source: Official Palworld FAQ ↗

Question 2

Is cross-play available between Xbox and Steam?

Accepted Answer

Xbox and Xbox (PC version) cross-play is available. Xbox ↔ Steam cross-play is not available in the current build; Pocketpair plans to support it in a future update.

Question 3

What should I do first?

Accepted Answer

Pick up fallen branches and pebbles for wood and stone, or hit trees and rocks by hand. Build a Workbench and craft an axe and a pickaxe to gather much faster.

Then pick a spot and place a Palbox — its location becomes your base.

As you level up, craft weapons and Pal Spheres, weaken wild Pals and capture them. Pals are combat power and a workforce at your base.

Source: Official Palworld FAQ ↗

Question 4

I can't capture Pals — is the rate too low?

Accepted Answer

Pals are easier to catch when their HP is low, when they're afflicted with a status effect, or when they're caught in a trap.

High-level Pals are hard to catch: craft stronger spheres, and raise your global capture power by offering Lifmunk Effigies at a Statue of Power.

Source: Official Palworld FAQ ↗

Question 5

My level isn't going up — is the balance bad?

Accepted Answer

Capturing a new species grants bonus XP. You get the capture bonus up to 10 times per species, so catching many Pals matters.

Defeating powerful Pals across the map also grants a lot of XP to you and your Pals.

Source: Official Palworld FAQ ↗

Question 6

Why is the purple ancient technology still locked?

Accepted Answer

Ancient technology can only be unlocked with Ancient Technology Points, obtained by defeating boss enemies (such as tower bosses).

Question 7

I got a Pal Egg — how do I hatch it?

Accepted Answer

Unlock the ancient technology Egg Incubator and build it at your base. Ancient technology is unlocked with Ancient Technology Points from bosses.

Question 8

What is a partner skill and how do I use it?

Accepted Answer

Partner skills are innate per-species abilities — riding a Pal, having a Pal fire a gun, etc. Some require Pal Gear, crafted at a Pal Gear Workbench.

Activate it by holding F (controller: X) while the Pal is out of its sphere. Some Pals also grant passive effects just by being in your party; check the Pal Party menu.

Source: Official Palworld FAQ ↗

Question 9

What are Lifmunk Effigies for?

Accepted Answer

Offering Lifmunk Effigies at a Statue of Power permanently increases your chance of capturing Pals with spheres. You can build a Statue of Power yourself or find them at church ruins around the world.

Question 10

What are Pal souls for?

Accepted Answer

Offer a Pal's soul at a Statue of Power to enhance that specific Pal's stats. Higher tiers of enhancement require larger Pal souls.

Question 11

What is weapon/armor damage and how do I repair it?

Accepted Answer

Durability drops with use; at 0 the item breaks and loses performance. Build a Repair Bench and spend materials to restore it to full.

Question 12

Combat is hard and I die fast.

Accepted Answer

Unlock, craft and equip a Common Shield — the shield is very important.

Unlock and equip the Cloth Outfit (body armor), and practice roll-dodging (Ctrl / controller B) — you can dodge even while holding a weapon or sphere.

If it's still too hard, switch difficulty to Casual via Change World Settings.

Source: Official Palworld FAQ ↗

Question 13

How do I recover HP?

Accepted Answer

HP recovers naturally over time, and faster by sleeping in a bed.

Question 14

My Pal is about to die — will I lose it?

Accepted Answer

No. Even if a Pal is incapacitated you keep it. Put it back in the Palbox at your base for a while to recover its HP.

Question 15

I died — will my dropped items be lost?

Accepted Answer

Dropped items stay at the point of death for a long time. Depending on world settings you may also drop Pals on death, but they remain at the death point too.

Question 16

What is a base and how do I build one?

Accepted Answer

Placing a Palbox makes the surrounding area your guild's base; the Palbox is its center.

A base is a fast-travel point, lets you summon Pals to work and build, and lets you leave wounded Pals to recover HP over time.

Source: Official Palworld FAQ ↗

Question 17

The Palbox turns red and I can't place it.

Accepted Answer

The Palbox needs open space right behind it to summon Pals, and a flat surface with enough room.

If placement fails: return your summoned Pals to their spheres, rotate the Palbox so it doesn't overlap your character, and don't build it against walls.

Source: Official Palworld FAQ ↗

Question 18

I want to move a building.

Accepted Answer

Press C (controller: press right stick) to enter Disassembly Mode. Disassembling returns the building's resources to your inventory.

Question 19

My base Pal stopped working.

Accepted Answer

Widen spacing between buildings and passageways, return the Pal to the Palbox and re-deploy it, log out and back in, or move the base to flatter terrain without cliffs.

Question 20

My Chikipi at the base does nothing.

Accepted Answer

Each Pal has specific work suitabilities — check the icons on its status screen. Pals like Cattiva and Lamball have hands for manual work; a Chikipi can only lay eggs in a farm.

Question 21

Feeding every hungry base Pal is tedious.

Accepted Answer

Unlock and build the Feed Box, then put food in it — base Pals will eat automatically.

Question 22

My base Pals are slacking off or getting sick.

Accepted Answer

SAN (sanity) drops if base Pals don't sleep in a Pal Bed at night or lack food. Build a Pal Bed, hot spring and Feed Box, and avoid overworking them.

Dark-type Pals suffer from insomnia and are especially prone to overwork.

Source: Official Palworld FAQ ↗

PALWORLDGUIDE

Palworld 1.0 FAQ

Getting set up

Beginner tips

Combat

Bases

Palworld 1.0 FAQ

Getting set up

Beginner tips

Combat

Bases