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InPalworld, making the most of everything is crucial. You’ll want the limited number of Pals in your base to be as efficient as possible, excelling in multiple tasks and completing them quickly. That’s why taking care of their needs, such as food and health, is essential.
If you have multiple bases, managing this can become even more challenging. But what if you could have permanent passive effects across all your bases? In that case, you should focus on research. The earlier you invest in research, the more effective your Pals and bases will become!
Complete Research Guide
In Palworld, research isconducted through a building called the Pal Labor Research Laboratory.This facility allows you to explore various research subjects, granting permanent research effects that positively impact all your bases. These effects improve the efficiency of tasks performed by Pals in your base, making them invaluable for overall progress.
To initiate any research, you must first build a Pal Labor Research Laboratory. To unlock its blueprint,you need to reach level 20.Once unlocked, the following materials are required to construct the building:
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Paldium Fragment
Once built, interacting with the laboratory opens a menu where you can select a research subject. There are a total of nine research subjects available:
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Medicine Production
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Each Pal Labor Research Laboratory can work on only one research subject at a time. However,building multiple laboratories in the same baseallows you to research multiple subjects simultaneously.
When you select a research subject, a tech tree screen opens. The research subjects at the top are low-level and require fewer resources, while those at the bottom are high-level and demand more effort and rare materials.
Materials Needed For Research
Many advanced research subjects require Ancient Civilization Parts and Ancient Pal Manuscripts. Below is a table that includes how to obtain these materials:
How To Obtain
Ancient Civilization Parts
Defeat Alpha Boss Pals or Dungeon Bosses to collect these. Since these bosses respawn after one hour, farming them is relatively quick. Additionally, capturing Lucky Pals can yield Ancient Civilization Parts.
Ancient Pal Manuscripts
Defeat Wanted Fugitives marked on your map to earn Successful Bounty Tokens. These tokens can be exchanged for Ancient Pal Manuscripts from the Vigilante Bounty Officer. you’re able to also obtain these manuscripts by sending Pals on expeditions to certain destinations.
How To Optimize Research
The duration of a research project depends on the level of the subject. Low-level research subjects take less time, whilehigh-level ones take significantly longer. After selecting a research subject, the Workload is displayed in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
Each research subjectrequires a Pal with the relevant work suitabilityto operate the laboratory. For example, to research Handiwork, you’ll need a Pal with Handiwork suitability. If you don’t have a Pal with the required suitability, the research will not progress. Moreover, the higher the work suitability level of the assigned Pal,the faster the workload will be completed.
Below is a table of the best Pals for each research subject:
It’s crucial to prioritize research based on your needs. For instance, if your base struggles with electricity, focusing on the Generating Electricity research subject will be highly beneficial. Once a research project’s workload is completed,its effects become permanent and apply across all your bases.
All Research Effects Listed
Below is a table listing all research subjects and their effects:
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Stump and Axe Development
Unlocks the Stump and Axe technology.
Pickaxe and Helmet Development
Unlocks the Pickaxe and Helmet technology.
Increases cooling’s work speed by %10
