Palia Patch Notes (Update 0.179): All New Content, Adjustments & Bug Fixes

Developer Singularity 6 announced on social media on 22nd April 2024 that servers will be taken offline for three hours on 23rd April 2024 starting at 7 am PT / 10 am ET / 2 pm UTC to roll out the v0.179 patch update for PC via the game's Launcher, Epic Games Store, Steam, and Nintendo Switch.

Developer Singularity 6 announced on social media on 3rd April 2024 that servers will be taken offline for three hours starting at 7 am PT / 10 am ET / 2 pm UTC to roll out the v0.178.1 hotfix update for PC via the game's Launcher, Epic Games Store, Steam, and Nintendo Switch.

Achievements:

• Over 50 Achievements have been added to Steam.
• This is for all your completionists out there! And yes, these do apply retroactively. 

Friendship System – New Friendship Level 5 Quests:

• Friendship Level 5 Quests are now available for the following villagers: Ashura, Zeki, Tish, and Reth.
• “We know a lot of people are eager to learn more about the lovable cast of Palia. Their stories will continue, and we plan to slowly add more over time.”

  • Naturally, you will need to reach Friendship Level 4 before you can proceed.

  • Completing each quest will also grant an exclusive decor reward at the end of the questline.

Housing System – New Building

• A new building is now available: the Courtyard.
• You can purchase it at the City Hall store.
• Note: This is an add-on, meaning it must be attached to other rooms and is not a standalone structure.
• The Courtyard has four different configurations to create a variety of setups: Open with Railing, Open with No Railing, Solid Walls and Stairs

Gatherable Item – Flower Seeds (Bahari Bay):

• Insects in Bahari Bay now have a chance to drop Flower Seeds.
• Or, for those who are less insect-inclined, Auni will also be providing these seeds in his Guild Store. See if you can collect them all:
  • Baharricenia
  • Bahari Nettle Flower
  • Bluebell Flower
  • Cave Cap Flower
  • Datura Flower
  • Fiddlefrond Flower
  • Forget-Me-Not Flower
  • Hemitomes Flower
  • Trillium Flower
  • Veronica Flower

Rummage Piles – New Reward!

• Meet Cyl the Green Plush! 
• “We were so inspired by the community reaction to a very visible bug that appeared in 177, this was an opportunity we couldn’t pass up. There’s no limit to how many you can get, so why not build a whole army of Cyl?!” - S6 Eris
• Cyl the Green Plush has a chance to appear in any Bahari Bay Rummage Pile.
  • You know, as an homage to their origins.

Inventory System – New Pouch

• The new Ammo Pouch is now available.
• It’s finally here! Arrows, Smoke Bombs, and Fishing Bait will now appear in this tab. You can access it from your Inventory.
• When you first log in, any ammo in your inventory will move into the ammo pouch.
• Any ammo that cannot fit into the ammo pouch will automatically transfer to your storage.
• The Ammo Pouch starts with one row unlocked, and you can expand more at the General Store — just like the Backpack.

Maps & World – New Feature

• A Tailor Shop Changing Room has appeared in Bahari Bay!
• Even adventuring shouldn’t stop you from looking fab. Just the little suitcase wouldn’t do for Jel, so he’s ordered a proper building in its place. (This service acts just like a wardrobe, and can be found by the Central Stables)

Friendship Points:

• The amount of Friendship Points granted from various quests relating to Ashura, Zeki, Tish, and Reth have been balanced with the addition of Friendship Level 5 Quests.
• As a result of this adjustment, we will send compensation to those who have completed the Friendship Level 4 Quest.
• Criteria: Completed one or more of the following quests:
  • “A Family Matter” (Ashura)
  • “Bugs Everywhere!” (Zeki)
  • “Make ‘Em Sing” (Tish)
  • “The Heist” (Reth)
• Compensation: Citrine x2, Onyx, and Quartz

Maps & World:

• The Map will now show a coordinate grid.
  • This feature has been long requested and should help with group play alongside Flare Arrows. “Disco deer at B4!”
• Temples will now have a dedicated map.
• In an effort to help players navigate these special areas, you’ll be able to see a custom map in each space.
• We specifically wanted to call out the Air Temple, which will also have icons for quest-related items.
  • Note: While our Palian cartographer was able to create maps for the Temples of the Flames, Gales, and Roots, the one of the Temple of the Waves will be arriving with the next patch.

Display Settings:

• Brightness (Gamma) Settings are now available on PC.

Menus:

• PC Controllers can now access the “Esc” Menu by pressing the Pause button.
  • This can be rebound in the settings menu if you wish to change back to the previous default keybind (Inventory).
• There is now an Unstuck button you can quickly access in menus.
  • Previously, the only option was to type it out in chat, which we knew was a challenge, especially for Switch and Controller users. This option should make it more accessible.

Other Settings:

• We’ve made several improvements to help optimize Palia on lower-spec PCs.
• There are many small changes that come together, but overall, it should feel nicer to play if you’re on lower settings.

Housing Plot:

• Planted Trees in the Housing Plot have been visually updated to no longer have the “dirt mound” around the base.

Temples:

• Air Gusts in the Temple of the Gales have been improved to better carry the player.

Gameplay:

• The Proudhorned Sernuk will now properly drop the correct plush at a rare chance.
  • You can still obtain The Order Plush as a possible drop from Zeki’s Wondrous Machine.
• Fixed the occasional instances where the prompt to Interact (such as speaking to villagers or reading a note) would not do anything.
• [Switch Only] Fixed the occasional freezing that would occur when pressing B when a store window is open.

Maps & World:

• Fixed some inconsistencies with fishable water in the Bahari Bay Statue Garden river area.
• Changing the Field of View no longer incorrectly zooms the player camera in too close.
• Star Quality Ancient Cloudminnow and Ancient Flow Bug are now placed in the main inventory so they can be placed as decoration on the Housing Plot.
• Fixed climbable areas in Temple of the Gales following recent climbing improvements.
• Using bait in the Cloud Pools in the Temple of the Gales now correctly catches Ancient Cloudminnows instead of other fish.
• Made additional corrections to fix players who are still stuck on “Silver Wingin’ It.”
  • If you are still affected, please contact Player Support so we can investigate.