Palia dev update reveals new tool skins, building upgrades and the return of Hotpot coming soon

If you’re a fan of cozy games, there’s no doubt that you’ve at least dipped your toe into the world of Palia. Despite some hiccups, like mixed reviews on Steam when it released and layoffs happening within Singularity 6, Palia is still going. 

Singularity 6 published its latest Dev Update for Palia on May 21, detailing some things that players can expect in patch 0.180, although a date for this patch has yet to be detailed. This, the studio claims, will be its ‘biggest patch yet’, and the Dev Updates usually prove to be merely a sneak peak of the full changes within an upcoming patch.

Hotpot is back on the menu

The biggest takeaways from Dev Update 8 were the return of the Hotpot minigame, which has previously only appeared as part of the Maji Market event, and the huge news that Palian economy is about to undergo a huge overhaul.

Until now, earning Gold (at least major amounts of it) has been achieved through a select few activities such as Cooking and Mining. However, this overhaul promises to improve the balance of Gold earned through all activities, meaning that those who favor Insect Catching or Fishing will be rewarded equally to those who prefer Foraging and Hunting. It’s a welcome change, especially for new players just finding their feet.

Crafting items will also cost less, meaning that improving skills such as Furniture Making will be far easier to manage and massively reduced Smelting times for certain bars means that players won’t be stuck twiddling their thumbs while they wait for their resources to be ready to use.

These are the biggest takeaways from the Dev Update, but here’s everything that we know about patch 0.180 so far:

Free to play updates

General changes

• Gold and Renown limits will be increased
• Drops for Flow-Infused Wood will be increased
• Cost to unlock Copper Storage Recipe will be reduced
• Chests found in the world will have more valuable rewards
• Over 50% of existing Workbench recipes will have reduced resource requirements
• Craft times for Gold and Silver Bars will be massively reduced
• Trees will now have a chance to drop Amber, which can be sold for a high price
• Sell value for Uncommon/Rare/Legendary items will increase for most skills

Housing and Gardening changes

• Many building add-ons will now be built in under one Palian day
• Building add-ons will now be rewarded for reaching different Furniture Making levels
  • This will apply retroactively as well, with rewards arriving through in-game mail
• Cost to purchase Gardening Plots will be reduced
• Players will receive seeds when they reach different Gardening levels

The arrival of things promised in Dev Update 6

In Dev Update 6, Singularity 6 teased some things on a ‘soft roadmap’. Well, they have now confirmed that at least some of these things, notably just the building elements so far, will be coming in patch 0.180:

• Building Blocks which will allow players to create their own unique structures with elements like ramps, pillars, walls ‘and more’
• The Grand Harvest House, a bigger and more decorative version of the current Harvest House, will be added
• Pavements and walkways of multiple different designs will be added

Premium Store updates

• Five new pets, in the shape of the FlutterFox in various colors, will be added
• Tool Skins, which allow you to change the appearance of your tools to three separate colors, will be added