Palworld now has crossplay, thanks to a fresh update that’s just dropped and brought with it a pretty beefy list of other additions and changes – including a photo mode and the ability to sit down in a way that seemingly won’t risk your character ending up floating in mid-air.
Yep, forget that Nintendo lawsuit that’s still ongoing and reportedly came as a suprise to the folks at Pocketpair, the studio’s just made some key tweaks to the game about assembling an army of not-Pokemon and sometimes using them a bit like exploited workers.
As usual, the notes for this latest Palworld update – v0.5.0 – have been shared via the game’s official Twitter account. The big headline, of course, is crossplay being enabled across all platforms the game’s on, meaning console folks can pal it up with each other and their PC counterparts.
Beyond that, there’s the new photo mode – which is found on the Pal Command Wheel and looks to work exactly as you’d expect – as well as some new solutions for hoarders in the form of a “Global Palbox” that lets you transfer pals between worlds and some “Dimensional Pal Storage” boasting “10 times the capacity of a regular Palbox” that’s now accessible to guild members.
Another new addition you’ll want to be aware of is the “Cosmetic Armour System”, which basically allows you to go full fashion expert as you can in a bunch of other games, by letting you pick aesthetically-pleasing gear that’ll show up on your character without messing with the stats of whatever stuff you’ve equipped for practical purposes. A drafting table that lets you “combine low-rarity blueprints to create higher-rarity ones” is also now a thing.
That said, it’s one of the tweaks that’s caught my eye. “Players can now sit on chairs and cushions”, it reads, and bascially this is how I’ve learned that up to now, Palworld players who fancy a sat have had to use a ‘sit in chair’ emote and just pray they’ve lined theor character’s bottom up properly with whatever they’re trying to park it on, or risk ending up looking like they’re A) hovering like you might over the seat of a dirty loo or B) just kinda floating in a seated position. I’m glad it sounds like this is over now, think of how stressful that must be for your average tired pal tamer.
Anyway, getting back on track, the update also brings some other “specification adjustments” and balancing tweaks that’re well worth reading through, cos they do things like ensure “buildings can now be placed even if they overlap with a Pal” (sounds kinda dangerous) and adjust the rewards you’ll get from the likes of elemental chests and NPC events.
So, there you go. Have you been desperate to have a proper sit down in Palworld for like a year now? Let us know below!