A widespread bug-turned-feature in Palworld has been mounted within the recreation’s newest replace, however developer Pocketpair insists it was an accident.
Palworld’s most up-to-date replace introduced a slew of fixes to each the PC and Xbox variations of the favored monster-collecting survival recreation, however a type of fixes–the incapacity to seize Tower bosses–was unintentional, in keeping with Pocketpair.
In a put up on X (previously Twitter), developer Pocketpair mentioned a bug repair making it so Tower boss Buddies might now not be captured was “unintentionally mounted.” The flexibility to seize Palworld’s highly effective boss Buddies could haven’t been initially meant, however has since change into a featured in its personal proper.
“We apologize for inadvertently fixing a bug,” Pocketpair mentioned.
Pocketpair has not clarified when or if it will likely be reverting the bug repair to make it so Tower bosses are as soon as once more capturable. The unintentional fixing of the power to seize Tower bosses is not the one subject that has risen from the brand new replace. Buddies created via breeding are at present retaining passives, a problem Pocketpair said it would look to repair “as quickly as doable.” Moreover, there are issues with auto-saves on the Xbox variations of Palworld, which Pocketpair acknowledged will probably be resolved in a coming replace.
As for what intentional modifications got here as a part of Palworld’s new patch 0.1.5.0 update, it’s principally bug fixes and a small variety of steadiness modifications. The variety of law enforcement officials who seem when a participant commits against the law, for instance, has been “considerably elevated.” Different modifications embody enhancements to Digitoise’s mining companion ability, changes to the flight distance of the Sphere Launcher and Scatter Sphere Launcher, and the addition of an electrical shock impact to the Free Pal Alliance’s crossbow.
Palworld not too long ago introduced greater than 25 million individuals performed the Pokemon-inspired survival recreation in its first month, promoting 15 million copies on Steam alone. Shortly after launch, Palworld reached greater than 2 million concurrent gamers on Steam, and even when these numbers have gone down considerably within the weeks since, it’s nonetheless among the many top-played video games on the platform. Palworld’s neighborhood supervisor not too long ago commented on the sport’s decreased concurrent participant counts, remarking that it is okay for gamers to take a break.
The success of Palworld didn’t go unnoticed by The Pokemon Firm, who in January issued a press release that it could be investigating Palworld to “tackle any acts that infringe on mental property rights associated to Pokemon.”