Summary
Pocketpair is currently advising non-SteamPalworldplayers to refrain from attempting to load their old multiplayer save data. The Japanese developer’s warning was offered in response to numerous reports of people losing their multiplayer progress on the latest version ofPalworld.
Palworldupdate 0.2.0.6 initially rolled outto Steam users on April 4 before making its way to the Xbox ecosystem five days later. The patch itself debuted dozens of content additions, quality-of-life features, and bug fixes. But it also introduced some new issues, including a problem that seemingly broke compatibility with older multiplayer save data.
New Palworld Update Broke Older Multiplayer Saves
Shortly after theApril 2024Palworldupdate reached Xbox consoles, dozens of player reports complaining about lost multiplayer progress emerged online. Pocketpair promptly acknowledged the problem, having said that it managed to confirm that multiplayer save data created on prior game versions is presently not loading correctly on the 0.2.0.6 build. The root cause of the issue has yet to be ascertained, with the Japanese group stating that it is currently in the process of investigating the situation.
The Issue Is Exclusive to Non-Steam Versions of Palworld
Based on Pocketpair’s communications and social media reports from the fandom, the newly identified issue appears to be exclusive to theXbox version ofPalworld. That includes its Microsoft Store build, which is the one that’s distributed to PC Game Pass members. Although there’s simply not enough information to accurately estimate how long the developer might take to address the issue, Pocketpair has so far been fairly quick to resolve game-breaking bugs of this kind, usually managing to react in a matter of days.
The 0.2.0.6 update has also introduced another bug, whichpreventsPalworldplayers from placing eggs inside incubators. This particular problem affects all versions of the game, including the Steam one. But it is ultimately much less consequential, not least because it can be side-stepped by simply rebuilding any bugged incubator, which makes the revised contraption work as intended. Pocketpair has already identified the cause of this issue and intends to deploy a fix “in the next few days,” having said as much in an April 9 tweet.
WithPalworldbeing an early access game, some amount of growing pains of this sort is to be expected. That notwithstanding, the crafting RPG’s newest update has generally been well-received by the fandom, with many players praising it for its comprehensive quality-of-life improvements, as well as the plethora of new content—including Bellanoir, the game’s first-ever raid boss—that it introduced.
Palworld
WHERE TO PLAY
In this game, you can peacefully live alongside mysterious creatures known as Pals or risk your life to drive off a ruthless poaching syndicate. Pals can be used to fight and breed, or they can be made to work on farms or factories. You can even sell them or eat them.Survival: In a harsh environment where food is scarce and vicious poachers roam, danger waits around every corner. To survive, you must tread carefully and make difficult choices…even if that means eating your own Pals when the time comes.Mounts & Exploration: Pals can be mounted to traverse the land, sea and sky—allowing you to traverse all kinds of environment as you explore the world.Collect all kinds of exciting Pals to fight, farm, build, and work for you in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!
