Palworld News

Update v0.3.5: Notification frequency reduced and bug fixes

Palworld version v0.3.5 has been released!

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▼Base Fixes
・The frequency of notifications for Pals stuck in the base was too high, so we have suppressed them
⤷ Notifications are now only displayed when the player is within the range of the base where the incident is occurring
⤷ Notifications for problems related to natural objects like rocks and trees will no longer be shown
・In some cases where a working pal is stuck, they will now work remotely from where they are standing

▼Bug Fixes
・Fixed a problem where pillars could not be built underwater
・Fixed a problem where the oil rig turrets were desyncing in multiplayer

▼Text
・Fixed a bug where simplified characters were mixed into the traditional Chinese translation
・Other minor text related bugs fixed

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