There is a lot more to do in Palworld than just capture and collect the various Pals that you find roaming out in the world. There is also an entire survival aspect to the game that you will take part in, and that includes building the perfect base for you and your animal minions. And in order to have the perfect base, you have to be in the perfect location, meaning you need to know where you should start your base-building journey as soon as you drop into the game world.
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The Starting Area that you choose in your game doesn’t necessarily have a huge impact on how the rest of the game will play out for you, but it can help you get up and going as easily as you can. There are a small handful of areas to choose from and they will each give you different benefits and environments. This means you can choose a place for its resources or even just because you think it looks the best. This guide is designed to help you learn what each of those areas is and which one is the best choice to start out with.
Palworld
- Released
- January 19, 2024
- Developer(s)
- Pocketpair Inc.
What’s The Best Starting Area?
There are a total of 8 Starting Areas that you can choose from in Palworld, and each one will tell you its Pal Population and Resource Amount. Pal Population is about how many Pals you can find in the area, so the higher the Pal Population, the more likely you will be able to collect a ton of Pals right away. Resource Amount, as you can assume, is about how many Resources are in the area, giving you access to crafting and building sooner.
Here are the Starting Areas you can choose from, as well as their Pal Population and Resource Amount stats:
|
Name of Starting Area |
Starting Area Stats |
Starting Area Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Eastern Wild Island |
2/5 Pal Population 2/5 Resource Amount |
This area is heavily-wooded, offering a nice seclusion from your surroundings. Because of this, it also comes with good defenses, so raids won’t be as much of a bother to you while here. |
|
Forgotten Island |
2/5 Pal Population 2/5 Resource Amount |
The biggest benefit to this area is that there are some rare Pals that will appear here long before they will in other areas. |
|
Ice Wind Island |
2/5 Pal Population 2/5 Resource Amount |
While this cold, bleak area doesn’t offer the most visually stunning of locales, it is flat and can offer up some really great farming possibilities should you choose to start here. |
|
Marsh Island |
3/5 Pal Population 3/5 Resource Amount |
This beachfront property offers up some great protection with the cliffs up above it, while also giving you some great views of the ocean. |
|
Sea Breeze Castaway Beach |
3/5 Pal Population 3/5 Resource Amount |
Another beachfront area that offers a great selection of Pals while offering more protection with its rocks and cliffs. |
|
Sea Breeze Archipelago Reef |
3/5 Pal Population 4/5 Resource Amount |
This area comes with the Gumoss and Melpaca Pals immediately, which are usually a little tougher to find from other areas. It is also near a Fast Travel point, which makes it easier to get to than others. |
|
Windswept Hills Flying Fish Coast |
4/5 Pal Population 3/5 Resource Amount |
This small island off the coast is great for building a large base and for farming, due to its size and flat surface. Just be ready to have to travel to get a lot of things. |
|
Windswept Hills Plateau of Beginning |
5/5 Pal Population 5/5 Resource Amount |
This is the default area of the game and comes with the maximum amount of Pals and resources. The climate is good, so having to get warmer clothes won’t be an issue, and it offers a great area to get everything going. |
With this information, the answer to which one is the best option is the Windswept Hills Plateau of Beginning.
Even though it may be the most basic of the Starting Areas, it offers the most Pals and resources, which are invaluable as you start out in the game. Of course, as players get more experience, they could choose some of the other areas for a bigger challenge, but since the game is just coming out, everyone is a beginner. So choosing this area is the best option.
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