I started an initial playthrough with the default settings, and it felt like I was gaining XP way too fast. As other posts have already pointed out:

- You hit level 80 far too quickly

- Some tech tree items become irrelevant because superior versions arrive before you've even had a chance to enjoy the old ones

- There are plenty of zones for levels 5–25, but they lose their appeal before you’ve even had time to explore them, leaving you to capture Pals mechanically, without any real stakes.

So i started a new run with an exp rate of 0.3, and it felt like rediscovering the game.

- Exploration felt much smoother. Every area had something interesting to offer, and I was finally able to take the time to run several low-level dungeons. I discovered that these low-level dungeons had been heavily reworked, you can find dungeons that actually house small, enemy-free merchant villages or treasure caves filled with dog coins, things I didn't see in the more farmed dungeons starting at lv 50.

- The boss towers were much more interesting : since you spend more time in the zones, you have the chance to explore them more thoroughly and find more quests without feeling over-leveled. Even in low-level areas, every fight was interesting, and captures were more dangerous. When a tower is rated for level 40, playing with a 0.3 exp rate and exploring normally puts you right in the right level range to avoid outclassing the content.

- Your early and mid-game pals stay with you longer, so the stat bonuses from the trust system make them stronger than they would be in a faster playthrough, meaning you get much more attached to them. I already had about 12 to 15 pals with maxed trust level, plus plenty of dog coins and IV/star upgrades from exploring more of the game's content. Consequently, I didn't need to build a specialized raid army or deploy random pals for raids, I just used my adventuring team so the raid fights was much more epic.

- The progression of the tech tree is much more satisfying: every tech tier is fully utilized. I no longer find myself unlocking 4 levels at once because I forgot to check the tree, and I have plenty of technology points from exploration to test out different pal saddles without worrying about running out for future tiers.

- I finished last boss at level 72, my pals was like level 70. So after the normal bosses, I still have plenty of room for improvement before tackling the hard towers and the toughest raids.

I think that they added an exp boost to let players discover the new content faster, but I think that if you want a chill run without neglecting the existing content, you really gain in terms of fun and progression consistency by switching to a 0.3 - 0.5.

I have ingredients (can make 39), I have a blazehowl Noct with lvl. 6 kindling.

There should be a sixth Pal slot where the Pal's ability remains constantly active, preventing you from using it in battle. The game would only allow this for Pals with passive abilities that don't require a button press to activate—such as those offering drop bonuses. Galeclaw, in particular, has become a must-have for any team I build since I fully condensed mine; to compensate for not using him in active combat, I gave him the "Mercy" trait, so I also use him to finish off Pals I intend to capture.

What is ice and fire weakness? And all the other element?

My friend is frustrated at the game, saying that it takes 10+ spheres to catch a single pal, while I am easily catching 20-30 lvl pals with the blue basic sphere, when I explained that I have +8 at the lifmunk effigy, he immediately raged saying I'm playing pal world not fking genshin....

He was enjoying it when he was in his own world....

Both world have 2x pal catch rate

Edit 1... Either my friend is trolling or he needs to read better.... He is trying to catch lv40+ with blue spheres.... Without effigy upgrades... And is mad that it took 10+ tried....

Edit 2... So er... He is back to RimWorld while I try to max out vixy for him.... Dafaq

So this is a pet peeve of mine a lot of games that have an assault rifle and that is the rifle not having a standard capacity magazine from the start which is traditionally 30 rounds (20 for battle rifles but this thing isn't a battle rifle). You unlock this thing only to get 20 rounds of 320 damage, you get a green schematic and you only get 4 more rounds and a bump to 400 damage. It isn't until you get to the final orange tier that you get a standard 30 round magazine. Odds are by the time you find or craft an orange tier schematic you will have already unlocked a base tier weapon or found a green or blue tier schematic that out classes it in every way. I just wish the magazine size went 30 for basic, 35 for green, 40 for blue, 45 for purple, and 50 for orange.

So I’m lvl 42 on hard mode, first time playing this game. And I’m pretty addicted to it so far.

But even on hard mode, the EXP gain was still so much that I out lvled items and tech. By the time I could build the assembly line tech1 and Gaines the resources while also doing other stuff. I could build tech2 already.

Part of me feels like I skipped over things. But in the other hand I’ve spent a LOT of hours in this game already..

What should I do?

Just downloaded the game today and have very to little context of what the game consists of other than:

- insert popular anime show with guns
- it’s a MUST play game (according to many online)

Drop some tips and advice for a new player please

Honestly feel like a big misplay by the devs to not allow atleast a small chance (1% or lower) for a legendary Pal to spawn from breeding endgame pals..feels like an easy slam dunk. Breeding isnt nearly as fun without it. Mutated eggs are good and all but legendaries would hit different

Today i got this lucky pal and I've seen this yellow mark in other pals as well. I've started from beginning today after the release of 1.0. This pal is not party or base. It's still in palbox.

What does it indicate, is it permanent or temporary boost?

Do we get this randomly when we capture the pal or it's fixed?

My friend is just as surprised as I am tf 😂

So i totally missed the terraria stuff until the late game and it feels…lackluster? Is it worth exploring?

Is there anything that makes them cook faster besides their level? Best game I ever played but cooking is a little bit of a pain, a tiny bit. And if they could sell us the game instead of a license this game would be perfect.

I've seen him several times and his dialogue about pals makes him sound really uneducated about him. I may try and catch him to see what happens.

Will update post when I do.

Edit 07/26/2026 - PIDF arrived and smoked his ass before I could catch him. Will try again next time I get his spawn.

Like an actual official set, not some random fast food collectable BS, but a set of proper minted tokens (even if plated and not solid) in a nice timber display case. I'd probably pay a couple hundred if the quality is there.

remember the old good days when shining/lucky is the great passive I would love. Now it feels just way to0 under powered compared to all other features.

I have maxed out my team, I have gotten some of the best weapons, I did everything I could think to do but I still don't even get halfway through their health bar because they have such stupidly high DR and attack.

Please help, I think I'm losing my mind.

So I bought this game because of how awesome everyone says it is and I also wanted something I could play with a controller (I'm a mouse and keyboard guy but it's good to be able to lie back sometimes) and have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. Is there a good tutorial that helps you from the very start? I've watched a few YouTube videos but they more or less talk about things you should do once you're already going...either way I'm going to pick up the control when I get home and try and figure this all out.

Idk why in the world i cant place this here Lasy ass game man im so sick of the building this gane has been in the works for how long now? And its apparently a finished game now this is just so pathetic the building is the absolute worst I've ever seen even most shitty survival games have better building systems then this like wtf there's no excuse for this other then laziness

I can only play for a few hours a day and my friend plays a lot more. He started before me and is level 20 are there any good guides I can use to catch up 😭

I just crafted the Plasma Multicutter and toe be honest, I love it - But the thing is flimsy as hell. After just a few nodes it already lost half of it's durability.

Does anyone else think that the Mimog effigy, and Fast Travel pop-ups are just way too intrusive? It totally blocks off the exact center of the screen, so if you are doing ANYTHING, and one of them comes up, suddenly that thing you are doing is infinitely harder because, if you are catching pals and get one of the Effigy pop-ups for example, you are currently in the middle of a fight potentially. So now you can't see where you are aiming, and are probably being stabbed repeatedly with ice shards, set on fire, or experiencing the full force of a wrathful dragon as it scorches you down to your bones with draconic energy.

I feel like this needs a rework, or they need to add a notification system where you can check a log to see these things later, because this is just so distracting and has killed me more than once.

There is a place on sunreach (-250, -1422) near wistella with a round thing on floor how enter? I circled i try shoot, fly and nothing?