The core of v0.2.2.0 was the fix for the hidden "shadow nerf". This meant that players who had been struggling with a suddenly harder world, especially with the new raid boss Bellanoir, were about to get a huge, and unexpected, power boost. As news of the fix spread, relief flooded the community: "That explains so much why the Pal damage has felt so weak lately," one player commented.
While the previous update (0.2.1.0) and the major Raid Update (0.2.0.6) introduced exciting new features like the first raid boss, Bellanoir, they also inadvertently introduced a critical error that dramatically affected gameplay.
| Feature | v0.2.1.0 Behavior | v0.2.2.0 (Kirigiri) Behavior | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Pals would carry 1 wheat instead of 5. | Pals now prioritize stacking; Transport level 3+ carry full stacks. | | Lumbering | Pals attacked trees indefinitely after the tree was felled. | "Null-check" added; Pals reset task assignment every 120 seconds. | | Breeding Farm | Eggs would clip through the floor. | Eggs snap to a virtual grid; no more lost legendaries. | | Monitoring Stand | Encouraging Pals drained sanity too fast. | Buffed effectiveness; sanity drain reduced by 15%. | Palworld Update 0.2.1.0 to 0.2.2.0 -Kirigiri Up...
: Reduced "rubber-banding" when multiple players are engaging a Raid Boss simultaneously. What’s Next for Palworld?
On April 15, 2024, Pocketpair dropped , a patch that players quickly realized was one of the most important balance corrections in Palworld history. The core of v0
However, community testing and subsequent developer confirmation revealed a fundamental logic error in how Pal base statistics and passive skills interacted with enemy defense coefficients. Essentially, a bug applied an unintended to all player-controlled Pal moves. Impact on Base Defense and Raids
Data miners digging through the 0.2.2.0 files discovered references to an unused asset folder titled "Kirigiri" — a Japanese word often associated with "fog" or "mist," but also a popular surname in anime (most notably Kyoko Kirigiri from Danganronpa ). While Pocketpair has not officially acknowledged the name, speculation runs rampant: While the previous update (0
Patch 0.2.2.0 completely restored the global attack multipliers. Your Pals will now deal their full mathematical damage configurations in both standard combat and open-world Raid scenarios. 2. Hitbox Adjustments for Boss Attacks
For server hosts, v0.2.2.0 is mandatory. The memory optimization alone makes the update worth the hassle of re-configuring your .ini files. It ensures that the foundations laid by the Bellanoir update remain stable enough to support the player base until the next major content drop.
These minor version updates stabilized the groundbreaking features introduced just weeks prior in the , which added: