The latest patch for Palworld has caused some unforeseen consequences. Among other things, there have been issues with Pal breeding. The developers explain what comes next.
Which patch is it about? On Tuesday, February 27, a new patch for Palworld was released, bringing over 30 improvements and adjustments. However, not everything went as the developers had anticipated.
For example, the bug that allowed tower bosses to be captured was accidentally fixed. You can find out more about it here: New Palworld patch brings many improvements – one brings joy, another brings frustration
Additionally, players are now reporting a new bug with Pal breeding.
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Once a coward, always a coward
How does breeding normally work? In the breeding farm, two Pals of different genders can be placed. If you provide them with enough food in the form of cakes, you will soon receive an egg from which you can hatch an offspring.
The new baby Pal can inherit active and passive abilities from its parents. However, the inheritance of abilities is not guaranteed!
It is possible that the offspring will inherit none or only some of its parents’ abilities. Similarly, completely new abilities can appear randomly. This happens especially when the parents themselves have few or even no abilities.
What is the bug? Since the new patch, there is a problem. Certain abilities of the parents are now always passed down!
What sounds like a minor issue at first can be quite annoying in practice. You now have no way to get rid of any negative abilities.
Particularly Pals that come with a bad trait in the wild are now significantly worse for breeding. For example, a Cattiva will always pass down its trait Coward.
What do the developers say?
The developers of Palworld are now aware of the issue. On X they explain:
- “There is a problem where bred Pals retain certain passive abilities. We plan to reverse this change as soon as possible.”
This statement is causing confusion in the comments. Some interpret it to mean that soon no traits will be able to be inherited at all.
- “Pals are supposed to retain certain abilities, that’s the only reason to breed at all. That sounds like a translation error. Please clarify for us.” (GHR0Phites)
However, it is likely that only the problem of abilities being passed down unconditionally was meant. How inheritance will actually work in the future remains to be seen.
What should I do now? On the official Discord server of Palworld, players are discussing how to deal with the bug. If you want to avoid any trouble, most recommend currently refraining from breeding and waiting for a bug fix.
- “Just hold back on breeding for now. It will be reversed again.” a user writes on Discord.
At least if your Pals do not have negative abilities, or if they do not matter to you, you can theoretically still attempt breeding.
Another new feature of the patch concerns the ambient temperature. You can now turn your camp into a blazing volcano. However, that is not without danger: Your Pals can now turn the camp into a blazing volcano and kill you with heat
