How to level up your base in Palworld, Explained

Unlock more bases and put more Pals to work

Base Camp in Palworld

As you progress through Palworld, you’ll need to level up your base in order to build more bases. This expansion is crucial, giving you room to further your production and resource gathering potential. Increasing your Base Level also allows more Pals to work at each base, really boosting your productivity.

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When it comes to placing down your first base in Palworld, the possibilities seem almost endless. It’s tempting to slap it down in the first location you come to, but you should look for somewhere with resources for your Pals to gather. As you progress, you’ll find different resources and unlocking additional bases and putting your Pals to work allows you to passively gather resources while you’re exploring.

As a side note, it’s a good idea to match the number of Pals on each base with the number of beds, otherwise you’re going to end up with some pretty miserable, work-shy Pals to deal with.

You’ll also need additional bases purely to house the huge number of massive base structures available to build, so here’s how to level up your base in Palworld, and what each Base Level upgrade will reward.

How to level up your base in Palworld

Base Level in Palworld
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When you want to level up your base in Palworld, simply head to your Pal Box located in the center of you base. Then hit the V key to bring up the upgrade window. On this window you will see your current base level as well as what you need to build in order to upgrade your base to the next level.

Once you have successfully built everything it requires, simply click the Build Upgrade button and it will level up your base. Keep in mind you won’t receive your second base until you reach Base Level 10, but you will unlock more slots at your base to put your Pals to work.

What do you need to level up your base?

Technology Ladder in Palworld
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Each Base Level upgrade has different pre-requisites which are usually just structures that need to be built before you can upgrade, with each structure being found on the Technology Ladder. As of the Feybreak update in December 24, there are currently 30 Base Level upgrades. Completing all 30 Base Level upgrades will allow you to build the current maximum of four bases:

All Base Levels and rewards in Palworld

Base Level 1

You start here.

Base Level 2

  • Build a Pal Box
  • Build a Straw Bed
  • Reward: 3 Pals working at base

Base Level 3

  • Build a Primitive Workbench
  • Build a Shoddy Bed
  • Reward: 4 Pals working at base

Base Level 4

  • Build a Feed Box
  • Build 3 Straw Beds
  • Reward: 5 Pals working at base

Base Level 5

  • Build a Campfire
  • Build a Berry Plantation
  • Reward: 6 Pals working at base

Base Level 6

  • Build a Pal Gear Workbench
  • Reward: 7 Pals working at base

Base Level 7

  • Build a Egg Incubator
  • Build a Crusher
  • Reward: 8 Pals working at base

Base Level 8

  • Build a Hot Spring
  • Build a Primitive Furnace
  • Build 2 Berry Plantations
  • Reward: 9 Pals working at base

Base Level 9

  • Build a High Quality Workbench
  • Build a Medieval Medicine Workbench
  • Reward: 10 Pals working at base

Base Level 10

  • Build a Cooler Box
  • Build a Sphere Factory I
  • Reward: 11 Pals working at each base
  • Reward: Maximum number of bases increases to two

Base Level 11

  • Build a Cooking Pot
  • Build a Wheat Plantation
  • Build a Mill
  • Reward: 12 Pals working at each base

Base Level 12

  • Build a Weapon Workbench
  • Reward: 13 Pals working at each base

Base level 13

  • Build a Pal Sphere Assembly Line
  • Build a Power Generator
  • Reward: 14 Pals working at each base

Base level 14

  • Build a Production Assembly Line
  • Build a High Quality Hot Spring
  • Reward: 15 Pals working at each base

Base level 15

  • Build an Improved Furnace
  • Reward: 16 Pals working at each base
  • Reward: Maximum number of bases increases to three

Base level 16

  • Build 2 Large Pal Beds
  • Reward: 17 Pals working at each base

Base level 17

  • Build a Refined Metal Chest
  • Reward: 18 Pals working at each base

Base level 18

  • Build a Production Assembly Line II
  • Reward: 19 Pals working at each base

Base level 19

  • Build an Electric Furnace
  • Reward: 20 Pals working at each base

Base level 20

  • Build an Electric Furnace
  • Reward: 21 Pals working at each base

Base level 21

  • Build a Weapons Assembly Line II
  • Reward: 22 Pals working at each base

Base level 22

  • Build a Crude Oil Extractor
  • Reward: 23 Pals working at each base

Base level 23

  • Build a Cold Food Box
  • Reward: 24 Pals working at each base

Base level 24

  • Build a Refrigerated Crusher
  • Reward: 25 Pals working at each base
  • Reward: Maximum number of bases increases to four

Base level 25

  • Build a Gigantic Furnace
  • Build an Advanced Sphere Assembly Line
  • Reward: 26 Pals working at each base

Base level 26

  • Build a Pal Pod
  • Reward: 27 Pals working at each base

Base level 27

  • Build an Advanced Chest
  • Reward: 28 Pals working at each base

Base level 28

  • Build an Advanced Medicine Workbench
  • Reward: 29 Pals working at each base

Base level 29

  • Build a Large-Scale Electric Egg Incubator
  • Reward: 30 Pals working at each base

Base level 30

  • Maximum level
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