Palworld — 10 Things I Wish I Knew When Starting

Here is everything you need to know before starting your journey into Palworld including tips, advice, and everything the game doesn't tell you.

How to Play Palworld, Pokémon with Guns, Tips, Tricks and Essential Knowledge

Developer Pocketpair found lightning in a bottle with 2024's first breakout hit, Palworld, or as the meme squad refers to it, Pokémon with guns. It creates a fun and satisfying gaming experience by blending the aesthetics and creature collecting of Pokémon with the gathering, crafting, and survival of games like Minecraft and Valheim.

In just one week Palworld sold over 8 Million copies on Steam despite only being in Early Access. While more and more gamers are jumping into Palpagos, here are some essential tips for those just beginning to make your adventures go a bit more smoothly.

Essential Tips to Play Palworld

Instead of jumping into Palworld blind, here's some tips and advice you should know about the Pokémon with Guns game before you dive in.

Check the Survival Guide

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Palworld has a built-in tutorial that leads you through the first few quests. But if you want to know more of the specifics you can find many concepts explained in the Survival Guide of your Paldeck.

Assign Your Pals Jobs

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Palworld Players can assign their Pals to specific tasks if they seem to be wandering around camp, or leaving certain jobs unfinished. This doesn't always work in the early version of the game or if your tasks are too close together. Sometimes Pals will leave their task to rest, take a break or curb their appetite regardless of where they're assigned.

Check Your Pals Abilities

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Every Pal in Palworld is suited for specific types of task in your base. It may seem wise to fill your base with Pals who can do as much as possible, but currently this leads to them always running off and finding new things to do. Sometimes they leave other tasks unfinished. Try to focus your Pals on specific tasks so they don't get sidetracked.

Listen for Lucky Pals

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Just like in Pokémon, players can find rare versions of Pals called Lucky Pals. They have bigger models and a unique sparkle icon. You'll know they're near because they emit a shimmering type of sound effect. They're stronger than normal, so be prepared when you see one to capture it.

Incubation Timer Settings

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Players will find Pal Eggs of all types all over Palworld. In order to hatch them players will need to build incubators and wait a set amount of depending on the rarity and conditions. However, players may find their timers are different from their friends based on the difficulty settings they choose. You can access these settings before launching your server, even setting it so low they hatch instantly.

Stat Allocation

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Stats are an important part of creating a character and can make a player's life easier or much harder later on in the game. While there is a way to reset your stats, early versions of the game were bugged when trying to do so. Attack is generally considered useless since Pals will do bigger damage and players don't want to be too strong because then Pals might faint when being caught. Hit Points, Stamina, Work Speed and Carry Limit are all very important depending on your playstyle.

Base Location is Important

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When you first start playing Palworld it instructs you to just build your first base. Don't choose the first location you find, take a moment to search around for prime real estate. You want someplace flat with little nooks and crannies because your Pals will find their way in there and get stuck. Choose someplace with Ore if possible as you can make your own Rock and Wood gathering sites inside a base later on.

You also only get one base camp for a while and you don't want to be moving it around constantly.

Pal Strengths and Weaknesses

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Just like in most games that feature elemental types, each Pal in Palworld has their own set of strengths and weaknesses. Learn this early on and it'll make your battles against bosses a lot easier.

Check Pal Passive Skills

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Along with the active skills they use to deal damage, Pals each have between zero and three passive skills. These do a number of things from aiding you in battle, to helping you out in your base. So check all the Pals to see who's best at what, even if they don't look cool enough for battle they could be a huge asset to your base camp.

Fast Travel from Base

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This may seem like a no-brainer but don't forget you can fast travel directly from your Palbox to other fast travel points you've unlocked. When you eventually get a second base set up, you can fast-travel directly to it as well.

This is great for when you set up a base specifically for mining ore for ingots because base storage is not shared. You'll have to teleport back and forth to bring ore to your furnace if you don't set one up in a second location.