Patch notes
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Summaries of Pocketpair patch notes for Palworld. Balance numbers on item and Pal pages are updated when we can verify them; full data rebakes follow major game extracts.
v1.0.3
Released August 2026. Pocketpair client 1.101.283.
Game balance — items and equipment
- Jetragon Pal Gear — Technology to unlock Jetragon's Missile Launcher now unlocks at player level 70 (was 79). Crafting materials were reduced and shifted toward mid-game resources (including Soralite Ingot instead of Paloxite Ingot).
- Aquatic Construction Kit — Ancient technology unlock moved from level 66 to level 23; Ancient Technology Point cost 4 → 1; crafting materials and work amount adjusted.
- World Tree Holy Water — Effect duration extended; inventory weight 1 → 0.1. Added to rewards from World Tree expeditions, World Tree fishing, and the Large Fishing Pond. Increased drops from Pals in the World Tree area and from Teafant Spring.
- Ancient Armor series — Work amount required to craft reduced across the set.
- Fiber — Amount obtained from trees doubled.
Game balance — bases and missions
- Crude Oil Extractor, High-Pressure Crude Oil Extractor, and Large Power Generator — Building material costs reduced.
- Crude Oil Extractor and High-Pressure Crude Oil Extractor — Crude oil production speed increased.
- Base mission that required a Crude Oil Extractor can now be progressed by building a High-Pressure Crude Oil Extractor instead.
Server settings
- New option
bAllowEnemyCampSpawnNearBaseCamp— When enabled, enemy camps can spawn near player base camps (disables the default suppression near bases).
Visual and sound
- Boundary display in some areas adjusted for better visibility at distance.
- Display quality improved for some dungeon objects.
- Sound effect added when using World Tree Holy Water.
Bug fixes (selected)
Progression and crashes
- Fixed Sunreach main-mission softlock if the barrier was removed before accepting the quest.
Multiplayer
- Fixed client lighting after cutscenes or the ending in co-op.
- Fixed stutter during the World Tree entry cutscene in co-op.
- Dedicated servers: fixed accidental Fast Travel during Tower Boss fights; fixed Pal vibration desync on clients.
Pals and NPCs
- Fixed summoned Pals stopping combat or base work.
- Fixed Partner Skill effect display for Orserk and similar Pals in multiplayer.
- Fixed Alpha Surfent not producing Leather at a Ranch.
Battles and bosses
- Fixed some raid boss battles failing to progress.
- Fixed Panthalus wave visuals not matching damage range for some attacks.
Building
- Fixed stair and slanted roof placement detection.
- Fixed stairs not placing correctly on foundation or roof sides.
Items and rewards
- Fixed Moon Lord and Ultra Raid Boss reward tables not using intended settings.
- Fixed item duplication in certain actions.
- Fixed Katress Partner Skill sphere-switch exploit while riding.
- Fixed World Tree Holy Water visual effects on ridden Pals and lingering aura near trees after the effect ended.
- Fixed unintended desert expedition reward.
- Fixed Dark Skill Fruit: Psycho Gravity missing from item search.
- Fixed sphere launcher firing interval not being set.
UI, display, and controls
- Fullscreen resolution and F11 / Alt+Enter window mode fixes.
- Fixed full-screen blur when certain effects were on screen while aiming.
- Controls: fixed “Attack that enemy!” default restore; fixed accidental apply on duplicate-key warnings.
Audio and map
- Teafant Spring water sound fix; Attack Chopper BGM range fixes on dedicated servers.
- Fixed unintended footstep sounds on furniture and facilities.
- Fixed beach-like water surface artifact after Fast Traveling to offshore bases.
Older patches will be listed here when summarized. Per-entity numeric diffs appear on /changes when baked.