Enjoy an expansive array of new building items, challenge a fierce raid boss, and take part in the ULTRAKILL collaboration in the Palworld Home Sweet Home Update. This patch also enhances combat by reimagining how the characters handle certain melee weapons. So, continue reading and dive deeper into the new possibilities that await you on the Palpagos Islands.

What’s in the Palworld Home Sweet Home Update Patch Notes?

The Palworld Home Sweet Home Update sets the stage for the game’s 1.0 release, adding a major collaboration, quality-of-life improvements, and new content to Palpagos Islands. As mentioned earlier, the Home Sweet Home Update is headlined by the crossover with the known first-person shooter (FPS) title ULTRAKILL. With that, Palworld players can get the iconic V1 and V2 armor sets. Additionally, get the chance to wield weapons like the Marksman Revolver, complete with its unique Coin Toss mechanic called Ricoshot for those powerful and flashy ricochet shots. Also, and true to the update’s name, this patch significantly expands base-building freedom. Now, players can take advantage of 48 new building parts, including the long-requested triangular pieces. Pal trainers can also unleash their creativity juices when building the perfect base design with the new paint mode, ensuring no two headquarters are completely alike. The building menu has also been redesigned to invoke a smoother and more intuitive experience than before. Moving forward, Palworld veterans seeking additional challenges should be happy to know that a new raid boss, Hartalis, the King of Salvation, has landed on the Palpagos Islands. Players can summon this powerful boss using the Summoning Altar, and challenge it for glorious XP and rewards. Complementing the new raid boss is an overhaul to melee combat, particularly for weapons like swords and katanas. Now, melee fans can spam the basic attack button for faster strikes. Special attacks are also added to katanas and beam swords. Execute these moves by holding down the right mouse button or left trigger on the controller, and then pressing the left mouse button or the right trigger on the controller. Check out the patch notes below for more information about the Palworld Home Sweet Home Update.

Palworld Home Sweet Home Update Patch Notes (Full) – December 17, 2025

ULTRAKILL Collab!

• Added V1 and V2 armor sets! Terrorize the Palpagos Islands as your favorite blood-fueled robot!
• Added a pair of iconic weapons from ULTRAKILL!
• Unique Mechanic - Coin Toss -Throw coins while using the Marksman Revolver to perform a Ricoshot! Bullets will ricochet off the thrown coin and deal devastating damage to nearby targets!

Base Building Improvements

• Added 48 new building parts, including triangular pieces!
• Added the ability to change the color of some buildings and foundations!
• Changed the building UI to a list-based system.

Raid Boss Improvements

• Added a new raid boss!
• Added a new battlefield for raid bosses. Players can now choose to challenge raid bosses in their base or in a new separate battlefield.

Melee Combat Improvements

• Improved the melee gameplay for swords, katanas and beam swords. Pressing left click (right trigger) will perform a new consecutive combo attack.
• Special attacks have been added to the katana and beam sword. Holding either left or right click (left or right trigger) will activate these abilities.

New Features

• Added PvP functionality (Experimental!).
• [PC - Steam Only] Added Steam Workshop, allowing players to download and use mods.

Mechanic Adjustments

• When placing a building, an arrow indicating the building's orientation will now be displayed.
• When placing a building, buildings with a set work location will now display a Cattiva icon indicating the work location.
• Adjusted the Palbox so it can be aligned with foundations and roofs.
• [Keyboard & Mouse Controls] Building controls have been made more intuitive, and continuous building has been changed to the default setting.

Balance Adjustments

• Added new implants to the surgery table: -Implant: Mine Foreman -Implant: Logging Foreman -Implant: Fine Furs -Implant: Sleek Stroke -Implant: Work Slave
• You can now get a Little Kinship Peach from a Pal when freeing them from an enemy camp.
• The last hit done to an enemy while using mercy will now display ""MERCY HIT"" to indicate that no damage was done.
• Changed specifications so that all Pals will no longer lose SAN when taking damage.
• Reduced the impact of bad status effects: -Hungry... Attack, Defense, Work Speed -20% → -10% -Starving... Attack, Defense, Work Speed -50% → -20% -Cold... Work Speed -10% → -5% -Sprain... Movement Speed -10% → -5% -Overfull... Increased hunger loss rate by 100% → +50% -Ulcer... Work Speed -20%, Movement Speed -10% → Work Speed -10%, Movement Speed -5% -Fracture... Work Speed -10%, Movement Speed -20% → Work Speed -5%, Movement Speed -10% -Weakened... Work Speed -20%, Movement Speed -30% → Work Speed -10%, Movement Speed -20% -Depressed... -30% Work Speed, -20% Movement Speed → -20% Work Speed, -10% Movement Speed
• Changed the attribute of the Broncherry's unique skill ""Body Smash"" from neutral to the grass.
• Changed the attribute of Rushoar's unique skill "Heavy Charge" from neutral to earth.
• Added "Item Decay Speed Multiplier" to the Options Settings.
• [Dedicated Servers] Police NPCs targeting players who have committed crimes will now only deal damage to the target player and their guild.
• The appearance of the work aptitude icon has been changed.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Flopie would not collect dropped items in the field while her partner skill "Helper Bunny" was active.
• Improved Pal pathfinding AI to make it easier to reach the target location within the base.
• Fixed an issue where summoned Pals would attack visitors when set to "attack aggressively."
• Fixed an issue where attacking visitors in your base would not result in the correct attacking state.
• Many other minor bug fixes.