Welcome to the ultimate beginner’s guide to Palworld! Whether you’re new to the game, returning after a break, or just looking for a refresher, this guide will cover everything you need to know to thrive in the early stages—from levels 1 through 20. We’ll explore base progression, efficient farming methods, early boss strategies, and essential tips to streamline your adventure.

Palworld is a vast game with a multitude of systems and features that can be overwhelming at first glance. With an open-world format and countless distractions, it’s easy to stray from the optimal path of progression. However, by following this guide, you’ll build a solid foundation to tackle the mid and late-game challenges effectively.

1. Starting Your Adventure: World Settings and Difficulty

Once you name your world, you can choose the difficulty and customize settings to suit your play style. If you’re short on time and want to minimize grinding, consider adjusting the following sliders:

• Gatherable Items Multiplier: Set this to 3 to triple the resources from trees, stones, ores, etc.
• Gatherable Objects Health Multiplier: Lower this to 0.5 for faster resource collection.
• Dropped Items Multiplier: A setting of 2 is balanced; 3 might feel excessive.

These tweaks ensure you spend more time exploring and less time gathering basics.

2. Crafting and Early Base Management

The early game’s main goal is to start producing Cakes swiftly, as they are essential for breeding. Don’t rush to place down your base as soon as prompted; instead, take your time exploring for a location rich in basic resources like wood, stone, and ores.

While exploring, capture one of every Pal you encounter. This will not only fill your Pal Deck but also provide valuable options for team combinations later. Additionally, keeping a variety of Pals ensures smoother base management once you start assigning them to various tasks.

3. Efficient Leveling and Stat Allocation

Experience is earned for almost every action, including crafting and capturing Pals. The fastest way to level up is by capturing multiple Pals of the same type and defeating bosses. Focus your stat points primarily on Weight, Stamina, and Health:

• Weight: Aim for 800-1000 to avoid frequent backtracking.
• Stamina: 180-200 is sufficient for most activities.
• Health: Allocate remaining points here for survivability.

Avoid investing in Work Speed early on as it becomes redundant with stronger Pals.

4. Managing Hunger and Sanity

Both you and your Pals have hunger meters to manage. Eating cooked food grants higher nutrition, while sanity for Pals can be restored through sleeping, bathing, or consuming foods with sanity value. Pals with low sanity will stop working or develop conditions like fractures.

A useful tip is to sort your inventory periodically, as this refreshes spoil timers—likely a glitch but still a handy exploit.

5. Unlocking and Spending Technology Points

Technology Points are critical for unlocking new recipes and equipment. Prioritize production-related items first, then gear, and lastly decorative options. Ancient Technology Points, obtained by defeating Alpha Pals and bosses, unlock powerful items on the right side of your tech tree.

6. Building an Efficient Base Layout

Efficient base design minimizes the travel distance for your Pals between workstations. Group similar workstations together and place feed boxes and chests nearby. Also, upgrading your base unlocks more slots for Pals, enhancing productivity.

Consider setting up multiple bases at resource-dense locations. Use Pal Boxes to fast-travel between them efficiently.

7. Mastering Combat and Boss Strategies

Early bosses can be managed by focusing on survival and letting your Pals handle the damage. Use status conditions like burning and poison for percentage-based damage. Keep your shield equipped to absorb hits and regenerate while you dodge or reposition.

8. Breeding and Advanced Progression Tips

Breeding is vital for challenging late-game bosses. To streamline this process, focus on producing Cakes early. As you progress, unlock incubators and use campfires strategically to control hatching times.

Conclusion

This wraps up our beginner’s guide to Palworld! By following these strategies, you’ll establish a strong foundation for the mid-game and beyond. Stay efficient, manage your resources wisely, and keep exploring.

For more tips or if you have questions, drop them in the comments. Best of luck, adventurer!