Summary
Palworldupdate 0.4.15 is now available for download. This release introduces one major gameplay mechanic rework, a few critical bug fixes, and somePalworldoptimizations, among other novelties.
Pocketpair’s popular survival crafting sim has received over 40 patches since its January 2024 early access launch. Its latest big content drop materialized in late December 2024 in the form of thePalworld: Feybreakupdate, bringing a new island, Hardcore mode, additional Pals, more items, and a level cap increase. Since then, the game has received several smaller patches mostly focused on bug fixes.
Another minorPalworldupdate rolled out on February 20, simultaneously reaching both PC and console players. Identified by version number 0.4.15, this patch is also largely geared toward refinements rather than new content, though it does include one significant gameplay rework in the form of a complete overhaul of the Random Pal Mode. Used for randomizingPals that appear throughoutPalworld, the latest iteration of this mode offers a smoother difficulty curve by having enemy strength gradually increase as the player progresses through regions. Additionally, it fixes an issue that previously prevented some spawns from being replaced by random Pals.
The 0.4.15 update also includes some improvements specific to theXbox version ofPalworld, which is now supposed to be more stable. Likewise, the official changelog attached to the patch states that the new game build resolves several Steam Deck crashes, albeit without delving into any more details on the matter. Some optimizations are part of the package as well, promising to reduce save file sizes across multiple platforms.
The first version of the patch notes attached to the February 20 update also included a promise of rebalanced rewards for elemental treasure chests, a new type of containerintroduced inPalworld’s Feybreak update. However, Pocketpair subsequently issued a clarification stating that this change was left out of the update by mistake. The developer confirmed it’s currently working to remedy this error, suggesting that the elemental treasure chest rebalancing will be rolled out as a standalone change in the near future. The omitted tweak was meant to guarantee the chests' Dog Coin drops, in addition to giving them a small chance to yield work suitability books.
The newly debuted patch also introduces some bug fixes, as well as measures meant to minimize multiplayer rubberbanding issues. Rubberbanding is a phenomenon where a player’s character suddenly snaps back to a previous position after moving. It’s caused by data packet loss, latency, or both.
Bug Fixes
Known Issues
The following changes in the v0.4.15 patch were not applied correctly and accidentally left out of the patch:
We’re currently working to correct the issue. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your continued support of Palworld.
