Palworld 1.0 won't wipe saves, but Pocketpair urges players to restart

Palworld 1.0 arrives on July 10, and Pocketpair's head of publishing and communications John Buckley has clarified whether players must start over. "You do NOT need to wipe your data for Palworld 1.0," Buckley announced on Palworld's Discord. "But you should." He explained that "Players can continue their existing saves if they wish, as we want to respect the time and effort you have put in.

However, due to the large number of changes to the game, including overhauls to mechanics and new content, we believe that starting a new character will give you the best experience of Palworld!" Pocketpair has not specified all of the 1.0 changes; the Steam announcement points to "new Pals, new areas, an ominous new threat, and the long-awaited World Tree." The World Tree, which looms over the northwest corner of the map, has long been tied to its ending scenario.

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