Xbox Game Pass Hit 'Palworld' Celebrates First Anniversary

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This week marks the first anniversary of the monster-catching game Palworld and the developer Pocketpair has provided a player update.

After a successful launch on Xbox Game Pass, followed by releases on various other platforms, the game has now surpassed 32 million players. Of course, it's still sorting out some legal matters, but so far it's been a huge success.

As part of this news, a new patch has also been rolled out - it comes with a mechanics rework, fixes major bugs, and addresses various other issues. Here's the full rundown:

Palworld Update (Version 0.4.15)

▼Major Bug Fixes・Implemented a workaround for a bug that caused map data to reset.・Fixed several Xbox and SteamDeck crashes.
▼Mechanics Rework・Reworked Random Pal mode. The level of wild pals that appear has been fixed for each region. This means that the strength of enemies will gradually increase as you progress, and only the pals that appear will be random.
▼Balance Adjustments・Adjusted the elemental chest rewards. They are now guaranteed to drop Dog Coins and also have a low chance of dropping work suitability books too.
▼Network・Added measures to address the player rubberbanding issues in multiplayer.
▼Optimization・Optimized save data file sizes.
▼Bug Fixes
・Fixed an issue where Pals at bases would get stuck on each other on dedicated servers
・Fixed an issue where some naturally occurring map objects, such as mushrooms, were not spawning after being destroyed by player construction
・Fixed an issue where neutral NPCs spawned in random events would not become criminal when attacked
・Fixed an issue where Pals would not work if summoned too close to a tree
・Fixed an issue where NPCs would sometimes shake when firing their guns
・Fixed minor bugs such as texture issues
・Fixed an issue where anti-aircraft missile launchers would occasionally respawn
・Fixed an issue where some buildings would not align properly・Fixed an issue where Pals would not enter caves