Palworld: Fishing, Salvage, Pal Trust & More!

Palworld: Tides of Terraria update 0.6.0 patch notes:

Terraria Collaboration!

Palworld’s v0.6.0 update brings a crossover with Terraria, introducing a unique dungeon crawling experience. This new area features enemies from the Terraria universe, offering players a fresh challenge and a change of scenery from the typical Palpagos Islands. By venturing into this dungeon, players can gather materials exclusive to the collaboration.

• Terraria Dungeon: Explore a special dungeon filled with Terraria-themed enemies.
• Terraria Equipment: Craft six new weapons and seven new armor pieces from Terraria.
• Moon Lord Raid: Battle the terrifying Moon Lord, a raid boss from Terraria, presenting a formidable challenge that requires teamwork.

New Content

Beyond the Terraria collaboration, the update brings a wealth of new content. This includes long-awaited features and improvements to various aspects of the game, providing players with more ways to explore, interact, and progress. The expansion of gameplay mechanics offers a more engaging experience and enhances the overall depth of Palworld.

• PS5 Dedicated Servers: Improved multiplayer experience.
• Fishing: A new relaxing activity allowing players to catch unique Pals.
• Salvage System: Explore the seas and gather valuable resources.
• New Islands: Discover three new island types: Tropical, Iceberg, and Shipwreck.
• Mission System: Take on missions from NPCs around the Palpagos Islands for rewards.
• Zoe’s Special Mission: Earn Zoe’s trust and recruit her as an ally.
• Pal Trust Mechanic: Strengthen your bond with Pals, increasing their stats.
• Sleep with Pals: Rest alongside your Pals after a long day of adventure.
• Treasure Maps: Hunt for hidden treasure with valuable items.
• Enemy Bases: Raid enemy faction bases for unique blueprints.
• Settlement Overhaul: Larger, more lively settlements with more NPCs.
• Player Level Cap: Increased from 60 to 65.

New Buildings

The update introduces new structures that players can build in their bases, expanding customization options and introducing new functionality. These additions can provide strategic advantages and are an important addition to base building.

• Pal Surgery Table: Modify Pal passives and change their gender.
• Fishing Pond: A convenient spot to fish within your base.
• Hexolite Quartz Mine: A new resource gathering structure.
• Large Incubator: Hatch multiple eggs simultaneously.
• Palbox Control Device: Access your Pal Box from anywhere in the base.
• New Building Material – [Clean]: Futuristic floors and walls for base decoration.

New Mechanics and Items

This update also introduces a turbulence mechanic for aerial exploration and new weapons, catering to both combat and support playstyles. Additionally, item variations and recipes have been implemented.

• New Mechanic – Turbulence: Use air currents to jump high into the sky.
• New Weapons: Charge Rifle, Energy Shotgun, Overheat Rifle, Boost Gun, Pal Recovery Grenade.
• New Item Types: Whistles, Growth Acceleration Bell, new food recipes.

Arena

The Arena sees several changes. There is a new single-player challenge mode and public Pal Boxes have been added so that all players can participate in the Arena. In multiplayer mode, there is now a spectator function.

• Single-player Challenge: Players can compete against tough enemies.
• Arena Rules: Players can set rules such as banning certain pals.
• Public Pal Box: All players can use this.
• Arena Spectator Function: Watch multiplayer battles!

Mechanic Adjustments

Several existing game mechanics have been tweaked for a smoother experience. These adjustments range from equipment durability settings to Pal ability enhancements, aiming to refine gameplay balance and provide more player agency.

• Equipment Durability: Customizable durability settings.
• Cooling Pal Buff: Reduced food spoilage rate when assigned to the flea market.
• Lyleen’s Ability: “Bountiful Protection” now recovers HP for all allies within range.

Balance Adjustments

The update implements numerous balance changes to improve the overall game experience. This includes adjusting enemy aggression, tweaking Pal skill cooldowns, modifying Pal movement speeds, and adjusting reward systems.

• Some aggressive enemies made friendly.
• Pal skill cooldowns tick down even when unsummoned.
• Adjusted speed and stamina of mountable Pals.
• Expanded bounty hunter lineup.
• Adjusted NPC rewards to align with the mission system.
• Reduced difficulty of Axel, Marcus, and Victor on normal difficulty.
• Increased power of some active skills.
• Increased the chance of getting work aptitude books from attribute treasure chests.

Pals

A wide variety of Pals are seeing some updates. The most notable of these updates is that Pals can now swim and there are also new skills that are water and grass type.

• New Skins: Crown Chillet, Cyber Jetragon, Desert King Anubis.
• Pals Can Swim: New swimming animations and adjusted speeds.
• New Water Skills: Geyser Gush, Aqua Surge, Torrential Blast, Hydro Slicer.
• New Grass Skills: Crosswind, Reflect Leaf.
• New Ice Skill: Freeze Wall.
• New Unique Skills: Hydro Spin, Thalasonic Laser, High Breach, and more.
• New passive skills have been added!