How to level up fast and farm XP in Palworld

Increase your EXP Gain settings

If you want a quick path to improve the rate at which you earn experience, there’s a shortcut that developer Pocketpair offers to all players. Go into your World Settings and push the EXP slider up to 20. This will give you a huge buff when it comes to earning XP. While players looking for an authentic grind should stick to the default setting, there’s no harm in making life easier for you and your Pals. This will let you quickly work towards exotic items like the new Meteor Launcher.

Build and craft items at your base to farm XP

Simply building structures or crafting items will get you some XP. This is a natural process so you’re bound to get some experience this way as you progress in the game. Pals that are assigned to tasks at your base like mining or transporting will also earn XP at a steady rate. One good trick is creating arrows at a High Quality Workbench with Pals that have the Handiwork skill. You can earn almost 10K XP per hour this way. You can apply this to resources like Red Berries and tasks like cooking them into Cooked Berries. Pals in your Pal Box won’t earn any XP.

There’s a secret cheese mechanic to earn experience extremely quickly thanks to this building mechanic. Start by building a structure that looks like the one in the image above. With a building like this, you can quickly destroy and build the wall hanging down, gaining XP at a rapid rate. When done correctly, you should be able to infinitely build and destroy it, allowing you to get infinite XP. At higher levels, this will become tedious but it is still effective.

Battle and catch Alpha Pals

Alphas are the large Pals that you see roaming around. These massive beasts are typically tougher to take down and have a large health bar to show how menacing they are. The new Xenogard from Meteorite Events is one such challenge. You shouldn’t go into these fights without a plan and some good Pals to back you up. However, catching these Pals will net you a powerful team member and some extra experience. They respawn once per in-game day so you can farm them with the right team of Pals for Ancient Civilization Parts. Even if a Pal faints during the encounter, they will earn XP.

Complete Dungeons to earn XP

Dungeons appear regularly around the map in select locations with the first one being near the Rayne Syndicate Tower. Running these will get you a lot of experience, especially if you decide to catch all of the Pals inside including the boss after any boss fights. If you want to get the capture bonus, sprint out of the boss fight and return to spawn in more Pals. You will also get some good rewards (including XP) in the process as you continue to climb the ranks to the max level.

Defeat Tower bosses and capture them

We mentioned how Alphas are a great way to gain experience. Well, you might also want to start challenging bosses. These fights will get you a lot of experience but, be warned, they are very tough. There are two types of bosses; trainer bosses and dungeon bosses. The Rayne Syndicate Tower houses the first set of trainer bosses, Zoe and Grizzbolt. It has human Syndicate members nearby, making it a great place to grind for XP.

Pace yourself and give them a try when you’re ready. Completing these and defeating Tower bosses will net you some good experience. They also drop Ancient Technology Points, useful while working towards special gear in the game. And yes, you can capture them. Stand behind the boss Pal when you throw a Pal Sphere to improve your odds of adding them to your party.

Don’t forget your Training Manuals and Crystals

Training Manuals and Crystals can be found in Treasure Chests or earned from raids. Remember to apply them on Pals that you want to level up. Here are all the types of manuals you can use in-game: