Palworld News

Update has been released.

Changes are as follows:

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▼Main changes
・Fixed a bug where the loading screen did not end when logging into the world
・Fixed a bug where the world date was not displayed correctly and appeared to reset.
・Corrected various incorrect text
・Countermeasures against various cheats and exploits

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We will continue to place top priority on fixing major issues.
Thank you for your continued support of Palworld.

Popular modding site Nexus Mods has confirmed that it’s not a big fan of the idea of hosting Pokemon-themed mods for Palworld that could well attract negative attention from Nintendo’s legal department.

If you’re out of the loop, one of many points of discussion amid of the whole Palworld/Pokemon discourse - which The Pokemon Company has now acknowledged - has been the mods adding actual Pokemon to the former that’ve quickly popped up following its release. Given that some of them already seem to have attracted some negative attention from Nintendo, it’s not that surprising that one of the world’s biggest modding platforms isn’t open to the idea of hosting similar creations.

“We do think that adding Pokemon content to Palworld is a very cool idea and we understand why people would want such a thing,” Nexus Mods community manager Demorphic wrote in a statement posted to the modding site. “However, we're not comfortable hosting this content at Nexus Mods.”

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Currently, some players have been confirmed to be cheating on the official server. We will apply a patch as soon as it is ready, but it is currently difficult to completely prevent all cheating immediately.

We will continue to focus even more on security and aim to create an environment where everyone can play with peace of mind.
We sincerely apologize to all players who have been affected by this incident.
Thank you for your continued support of Palworld.

Following what feels like years worth of debate on social media and in other places about Palworld and the fact that some aspects of it are a bit similar to Pokemon, the company responsible for the latter has issued a statement acknowledging it. Well, sort of.

We’ve already had some actual lawyers weigh in on the whole Palworld/Pokemon discourse - which has largely stemmed from the designs used for a few of the former’s models - earlier this week, providing some insight that’s a little bit less unhinged than the kind of armchair legal expert patter that’s been going on elsewhere. Now, The Pokemon Company has decided to say something, though it’s not a whole lot.

In a quite corporately-worded statement posted to its corporate website, the company wrote: “We have received many inquiries regarding another company’s game released in January 2024.” No points for guessing which January release is being referred to there.

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