Palworld v1.0.4 adds two missions, smarter Pal combat and major fixes

Palworld v1.0.4 has been released, with patch notes dated September 7, 2026. The update adds two connected sub-missions, changes how Pals choose attacks, introduces fishing and server settings, and fixes a long list of progression, combat and building problems.

The most practical changes affect everyday play: summoned Pals and Base Pals now prioritize skills expected to deal more damage, canceled production returns materials to your inventory, and player-built Campfires no longer set you or your Pals on fire. If you do not own the game, you can find it on the Palworld Steam store page.

Two new sub-missions and where to start

• Beyond Dimensions can be accepted from an NPC at Fisherman’s Point in Mount Obsidian.
• From the Far Side of the Moon can be progressed after you clear Beyond Dimensions.

The notes give you the starting location and mission order, but do not specify rewards or additional requirements. If you want a separate reference for exploration, our Palworld map and route guide covers where to go and in what order.

Pals and combat: better skill choices and movement adjustments

Summoned Pals and Base Pals have been adjusted to prioritize skills expected to deal higher damage. This changes how they select attacks; it is not a stated damage increase for every skill.

• Base Pal behavior when using charging-type skills has been adjusted.
• Mission target Pals and NPCs no longer fall asleep.
• Lapure’s swimming speed has been adjusted.
• The homing enhancement value from Lunaris Effigies has been adjusted.
• Gathering Ancient Bark now requires Work Suitability Lv. 1.
• Power Bomb has a changed minimum use distance, making repeated unnatural backsteps before use less likely.
• Summoned Pal backstep behavior has been adjusted for some skills.
• Core Eject damage for the Core Eject Shotgun has been adjusted.

The notes do not give values or specify whether Lapure’s swimming speed, the Lunaris Effigies enhancement or Core Eject damage increased or decreased.

Fishing gets a new World Settings option

• Fishing difficulty has been adjusted at fishing spots in Sunreach and the World Tree area.
• The amount of items obtained from successful fishing has been adjusted for each bait type.
• Fishing control guides, warning displays and recommended equipment displays have been added or adjusted.
• World Settings now includes Fish Behavior During Fishing Minigames.

You have a new setting related to fish behavior, but the patch notes do not detail its available options. They also do not say whether the affected fishing spots are easier or harder, or list the revised reward amounts.

Items, rewards and Pal Critic requests

• You can now drop the Echoing Flute from your inventory.
• The Pal Critic in Sakurajima now requests Dogen instead of Selyne.
• The Pal Critic in Sunreach now requests Faleris Aqua instead of Bastigor.

Bases and building: material returns, Campfires and server limits

Canceling work at a production facility now returns materials to your inventory. Construction cancellation and dismantling also have a more specific interaction with the weight-limit pickup option.

• If Do not automatically pick up items over the weight limit is enabled, canceling construction or dismantling a building drops only the returned materials that exceed your weight limit at your feet.
• When server building restrictions are enabled, additional no-build areas apply around the desert Field Boss Suzaku, the desert Main Mission cave and some mission locations in Sakurajima.
• The Ancient Material Synthesizer’s collision has been adjusted.
• Players, summoned Pals and Base Pals no longer catch fire from contact with player-built Campfires.
• A new server setting lets administrators limit how many buildings each player can build in the world.

If you want a separate setup reference, our Palworld dedicated server guide covers setting up your own server.

Exploration, interface, audio and performance

World and exploration adjustments

• Terrain and water display have been adjusted in Sunreach, the World Tree area and other locations.
• Updraft positions and behavior have been adjusted.
• NPC, field object and Pal spawn positions have been adjusted.

Interface and controls

• The Palpedia now supports searching by name.
• The Pal status UI and Palpedia UI now explain Work Suitability details.
• Bounty Token acquisition notifications now display passive effects and item descriptions.
• On PS5, you can open chat from the Radial Menu.
• The default PC FPS cap is now 120.
• Version mismatch errors now show the version of the connection target.

The PC change raises the default frame-rate cap; it is not a guarantee that your hardware will run the game at 120 FPS.

Sound and effects

• Effects and sound effects for Oil Rig and elemental treasure chests have been added or adjusted.
• Sounds for item pickup, item use, crafting completion and other actions have been added or adjusted.
• Sounds for some Pals, NPCs and field effects have been added or adjusted.

Performance improvements

• Reduced load from some rendering processes, foliage display and effect playback.
• Reduced stuttering when certain passive skills activate.
• Reduced field rendering load in the World Tree area and other locations.

Major bug fixes

Crashes and unresponsive controls

• Fixed controls becoming unresponsive after a connection error during loading returned you to the title screen.
• Fixed a Pal becoming impossible to summon again if you recalled it immediately after summoning it.
• Fixed a crash caused by specific actions when NPC dialogue and riding overlapped.
• Fixed a crash during the animation after a fishing spot disappeared.
• Fixed a crash when displaying a long mission description.
• Fixed a server crash when sorting Pals.
• Fixed controls becoming unresponsive when switching maps while setting a custom map marker.

Multiplayer and servers

• Fixed joining players not correctly joining the host’s guild in Co-op.
• Fixed the host’s mission progressing when a client entered a mission progression area in Co-op.
• Fixed the crafting display remaining on screen on Dedicated Servers.
• Fixed Voice Chat settings not being applied correctly.
• Fixed an opponent’s Pal being impossible to target in the Arena.

Missions and progression

• Fixed the World Tree Guardian failing to appear later in the Main Mission if Panthalus had been defeated before progressing the Main Mission.
• Fixed Crafting an Axe and a Pickaxe failing to progress if you already owned or had equipped an axe or pickaxe before accepting the mission.
• Fixed specific actions after ending NPC dialogue preventing further dialogue.

Pals and NPCs

• Fixed logging work not taking place on trees that respawned inside a base.
• Fixed Visitors spawning in unreachable locations.
• Fixed dialogue becoming unavailable when an NPC inside a base entered combat during a conversation.

Partner Skills and Passive Skills

• Fixed Killamari Primo’s Partner Skill Lv. 2 and Lv. 3 effects being reversed.
• Fixed additional Mutated Eggs produced through Grintale’s Passive Skill not reflecting mutated stat values.
• Fixed the Idiosyncratic mutation passive not activating correctly.
• Fixed the Lucky passive’s defense bonus not activating.
• Fixed Mercy Hit not correctly applying to Pal attacks while riding.

Battle and skill behavior

• Fixed missing warning indicators during certain attacks in the World Tree boss battle.
• Fixed removing a skill during its use preventing that skill from being used afterward.
• Fixed some summoned Pal attacks incorrectly putting unused skills on cooldown when other skills were already on cooldown.
• Fixed an issue when interrupting Ophydia’s exclusive skill Lotus Bloom.
• Fixed revived Pals failing to resume fighting in the Arena.
• Fixed some Raid Bosses failing to temporarily stop moving after taking enough damage, or failing to summon smaller Pals correctly.
• Fixed aiming while riding making movement extremely slow.
• Fixed wild Pals using some skills through walls or in other situations where they could not see you.

Items and shops

• Fixed incorrect sale totals when selling multiple items at a shop.
• Fixed item counts failing to update correctly under certain conditions when moving items.
• Fixed Radiant Gems dropped by wild Pals in the World Tree area having mismatched or overly biased elements.

Base construction and crafting

• Fixed color picking and editing not working correctly in Paint Mode.
• Fixed unnatural placement when connecting corner roofs diagonally.
• Fixed stairs facing an unnatural direction when placed on the side of a corner roof.
• Fixed Worker Pal assignments not being correctly reflected in Base Facilities.
• Fixed chest access permissions not being correctly applied when checking for and consuming materials during base crafting.
• Fixed the Ancient Material Synthesizer’s work speed multiplier not being correctly applied after resuming the game.

Interface and display

• Fixed the World Select screen showing a multiplayer setting that differed from the actual setting.
• Fixed some button icons appearing as Xbox controller icons when using a PS5 controller on PC.
• Fixed gamepad input unintentionally closing the chat UI.
• Fixed hold input not working correctly for Pal Soul enhancement.
• Fixed the HUD ammo count staying at 0 after reloading a regular weapon.

Map, field and fishing

• If the map around an unlocked Watchtower remains unexplored, accessing that Watchtower again now reveals the map.
• Fixed temperature not being applied correctly on Bicornis Islet.
• Fixed items dropped from field gathering objects becoming buried in the ground.
• Fixed fishing rewards displaying the same item type across multiple slots.

Audio and mods

• Fixed the Attack Chopper’s propeller sound continuing to play.
• Fixed unintended BGM on the loading screen after the World Tree boss battle.
• Fixed Base Raid BGM or battle BGM playing unintentionally during cutscenes.
• Fixed Mod files not being deleted correctly on Steam.

Other minor fixes

Mission markers, characters and Pal behavior

• Corrected translations for guild join, leave, login and logout notifications.
• Fixed a marker remaining after completing Awakening.
• Fixed the missing mission marker for Collecting Pure Quartz.
• Corrected the No. 1 Wildlife Sanctuary marker position in Zoe’s sub-mission.
• Fixed mission NPCs remaining upright after death.
• Fixed unnatural NPC animation changes during the ending.
• Fixed Panthalus’s body collision not matching its appearance.
• Fixed Mercy Hit appearing when its conditions were not met.
• Fixed Paladius’s Partner Skill summoning an Alpha Necromus from your party at normal size.

Building and interface details

• Fixed Logging Site II collision remaining during building preview.
• Fixed Palbox UI misalignment when Base Pal slots appeared in four rows.
• Fixed building names overlapping the power icon.
• Corrected the arrow indicating the front of the Clinic.
• Fixed guild master transfer dialog text not matching the situation.
• Fixed an unnecessary key guide on the Pal Effigies enhancement screen.
• Corrected the Wing Pack turning guide icon.
• Fixed a black square appearing at the edge of the map filter UI.
• Fixed the Field Boss icon for Prixter Lux displaying incorrectly.

Fishing, servers and music

• Fixed unintended Pals being caught at some fishing spots in volcanic areas.
• Fixed attacking a sleeping Galeclaw on Dedicated Servers causing it to fall through the ground.
• Fixed unintended BGM when starting dialogue with a Black Marketeer.

If you are just getting started and want guidance beyond the update, our Palworld beginner’s guide to your first ten hours is a separate starting point.

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