Since Palworld 1.0 launched, it broke 850,000+ concurrent players and became the second most-played game on Steam. This guide combines two complete strategies: the 0-30 speedrun route and four money-making methods — everything you need to go from a fresh start to a gold-printing empire.
1. Speedrun: 0-30 Fast Leveling
World Settings (before you start)
- No death drop, +30% catch rate, 2× EXP, max stamina — lower the early-game difficulty
- Level-up points go to Weight and Stamina only — your Pals do the damage, not you
Tech Unlock Priority
Base Planning
- Main base: flat, near trees + iron ore, early all-in-one production
- Sub-bases: separate mining base, farming base, breeding base — less lag, clear division of labor
5 Must-Catch Early Worker Pals
| # | Pal | Role | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pengullet King | Watering / Mining / Handiwork / Transport | All-round early worker |
| 2 | Anubis | Handiwork Lv4 | Fastest gear & sphere crafting |
| 3 | Rushoar | Mining Lv3 | Early mining main |
| 4 | Ragnahawk | Flying mount | Map exploration & teleport unlocking |
| 5 | Direhowl | Land mount | Fast travel & gathering |
Catching Technique
Low HP + freeze/paralysis + back attack + high-tier sphere = near-guaranteed catch
- Put a Daedream in your party — it auto-attacks without killing, perfect for catching
2. Worker Pal Tier List (1.0 Industrial)
These are the fastest to build and dominate their single role:
XiaolongWatering Lv8 FuhailongWatering Lv7 PanjialongMining ZhongjiaguiMining MowanMining (marks ore) KongwolongGathering Huanye BeastGathering TengyanlongKindling Lv4 Liaohuo WulingKitchen all-round LingxilongTransport DanfengTransport TaifengTransport YemanjuePlanting Lily QueenPlanting Huanyue ButterflyRanch +1 grazing levelBase Layout Core Rules
- Zones: production, planting, breeding, storage, living (hot spring + beds for SAN)
- Wide paths to avoid large Pals getting stuck; transit storage boxes in each zone
- Monitor Stand to lock Pal jobs, avoid chaotic roaming
3. Combat Pal Recommendations
Transition (before LV30)
- Yanhuang — Fire mount, stacking attack/defense buffs, solo tower bosses
- Saihemate — highest all-round damage, passive damage ramp
- Futemiao — electric AOE, clears mob groups
Endgame T0 (via breeding)
- Moshilu (End-of-World) — the strongest damage; ideal traits: Savior, Twin-Blade, Destroyer, Demon God
- Huandong Beast / Kongwolong — high dragon damage + worker dual-use
- Leimingniao / Shuangyawang — element specialists, double efficiency vs matching bosses
Team logic: 1 element support (team +15% same-element attack) + 2 main damage dealers.
4. Breeding System
- Unlock: LV19 tech — Breeding Farm, needs Vegetable Cake as feed
- Egg speed traits: Philanthropist (+100% egg speed)
- Base buffs: Liangyelong (+20% egg), Nursery Pal (+30%)
- Trait inheritance: each parent passes max 2 traits; 4-trait Pals need double-4-trait parents
- Condense: 1.0 needs only 48 same-species to max star
5. Four Money-Making Methods
Palworld 1.0 has four proven money printers, each suited to a different stage. Here's the full breakdown with profit data.
Recipe: 20 Pal Ore Fragment + 10 Pal Metal Ingot + 5 Carbon Fiber + 10 Cement
Cement = 50 Stone + 1 Bone + 1 Pal Fluid
Profit: cost ~450 gold → sell 6400+ gold with Noble + Royal traits
Best for: LV44-50 transition, lowest barrier, first pot of gold.
Recipe: 4 Beautiful Flower + 4 Horn + 1 Bone + 1 Pal Fluid (all buyable from merchants)
Profit: cost 2560 (no traits) → with Noble + Royal cost drops to 956 → sell 5600
Setup: catch LV1 visitor merchant + LV55 caravan captain, mass Vegetable Cakes, parallel pharma benches with Anubis speed.
Best for: LV50-65 stable AFK — highest per-item profit, mainstream choice.
Profit: normal egg 20,000 → boss mutation egg 50,000+
Breeding setup:
- Breeder pair: male + female Bangbang Catfish, Philanthropist (+100% egg) + Nocturnal
- Base buffs: 4-star Liangyelong (egg +50%), Nursery Pal
- Egg team: 4-star Xiaoyan Cat (egg pickup +75%), Haishilong (55% chance eggs turn boss = double price)
- Infrastructure: many breeding farms + large incubators, set hatch time to 0
Best for: lazy AFK offline — no merchant management, pure auto loop.
Setup: 40 max-star Anubis (Mining Lv8) + Zhongyang Turtle (mining +1) + Saihemate (handiwork speed +40%)
Output: metal ore + Pal ore fragments
Best for: max-level full pipeline — self-supplies all materials, no buying needed.
Money Method Comparison
| Stage | Method | Profit | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| LV44-50 | Legendary Sphere | ~6K / sphere | First pot of gold |
| LV50-65 | Strange Juice | 4K+ / bottle, 100M/hr full line | Stable AFK |
| LV55+ | Catfish Egg | 320W / min (16 farms) | Lazy offline |
| LV60+ | Mining Stream | 6,000W / hr (extreme) | Self-sufficient pipeline |
Merchant trading tips: carry Pals with Noble + Royal traits for 40% sell price boost. Catch merchants and summon them permanently at your base.
6. Mount Tier List
| Stage | Land | Flying | Water |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early | Direhowl, Eikthyrdeer | Ragnahawk | — |
| Mid | — | Kongwolong, Fuhailong | Liangjing Whale |
| Endgame | — | Huandong Beast, Riyongju (fastest) | Huashui Snake |
7. Tips to Avoid
- SAN hits 0 → Pals strike. Always provide beds, hot springs, cooked berries
- Same-role supports stack only once — more copies give no bonus
- Build multiple bases across regions — teleport, split resources, reduce single-base lag
- Carry Noble/Royal Pals when trading — big price discount/bonus
- Don't sell Legendary Spheres — needed late for god Pals; minting coins is more profitable
- Don't discard duplicate Pals — use them for condense and trait synthesis
Ultimate loop: speedrun 0-30 with the 5 worker Pals → build the industrial tier team → breed your combat T0 → pick the right money method for your level → print gold on autopilot.