Palworld Update — 0.2.1.0 To 0.2.2.0 -kirigiri Up...

Palworld Update 0.2.1.0 → 0.2.2.0 — Kirigiri Update Summary

Part 5: How to Update (And Why You Should)

If you are still on v0.2.1.0, you are playing a ghost town of bugs.

To update to v0.2.2.0 (The Kirigiri Build):

• Steam: Your client auto-updated. Check your version number at the bottom right of the title screen. If it says 0.2.2.0, you are live.
• Xbox/Game Pass: This update was a certification nightmare. Microsoft held 0.2.2.0 for 11 extra days. As of now, force restart your console to pull the update.
• Dedicated Server Hosts: CRITICAL – You must wipe your Saved/Config folder. The transition changes how BaseCampWorkerDirector parameters are read. Failure to do so results in Pals starving overnight.

Why you should update immediately:

1. No more falling through the world when riding a Flying Pal.
2. Guild treasure chests are now locked to members only (prevents looting).
3. You can finally rename your Pals without the game crashing on Xbox.

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2.4 Weapon & Pal Tuning

| Item/Pal | 0.2.1.0 State | 0.2.2.0 (Kirigiri) Change | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Rocket Launcher | 5,000 damage, huge AoE | Damage reduced to 4,200; AoE splash reduced by 15% | | Poison Crossbow | 350 damage + DoT | Base damage increased to 500; DoT tick rate halved | | Grizzbolt | Minigun skill had 30s cooldown | Reduced to 22s cooldown | | Lyleen | Healing skill scaled with Attack | Now scales with Player Level (heals more at Lv. 50) | | Mercy Hit (Passive) | Keeps 1 HP – worked on humans only | Now works on wild Pals (finally usable for capturing legends) | Palworld Update 0.2.1.0 to 0.2.2.0 -Kirigiri Up...

Developer note: The Mercy Hit change was explicitly requested by the Nuzlocke community.

Part 1: The State of Play – Where 0.2.1.0 Left Us

Before dissecting the changes, we must understand the battlefield of v0.2.1.0. Released in early April 2024, this patch was a reactive hotfix aimed at extinguishing the fires started by the controversial 0.2.0.6 update (which introduced the "Evil Inc." raid bosses, Bellanoir, and the Summoning Altar).

The 0.2.1.0 Baseline:

• Raid Bosses: Bellanoir and Bellanoir Libero were spawning incorrectly, often ignoring terrain or getting stuck in floors.
• Memory Leak Crisis: Dedicated servers running for more than 4 hours saw severe performance degradation, especially on Xbox and Game Pass PC versions.
• The Pal AI "Stare-off": Pals assigned to logging or mining sites would frequently freeze, committing what players called "the T-pose betrayal."
• Guild Conflicts: In 0.2.1.0, guild members often de-synced, leading to "phantom bases" where structures existed for one player but not another.

Update 0.2.1.0 was a bandage. But the wound required stitches. Enter v0.2.2.0 (Kirigiri).

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Palworld Update 0.2.1.0 to 0.2.2.0: The Kirigiri Evolution – Bug Fixes, Balance Shifts, and the Road to the Island

By [Author Name] – Senior Open-World Survival Correspondent

In the chaotic, creature-collecting, bullet-flying world of Palworld, even a minor version bump can feel like a seismic shift. While the gaming world clamors for the massive “Sakurajima” summer update, Pocketpair has been quietly but aggressively refining its hit survival-crafting phenomenon. Sandwiched between the major 0.2.0.6 patch and the future expansion lies a crucial two-step transition: from Update 0.2.1.0 to Update 0.2.2.0. Palworld Update 0

Though not officially named by the developers, the community has affectionately dubbed this pair of patches the “Kirigiri” updates—a reference to the razor-sharp precision with which Pocketpair cut away legacy bugs, hewed out memory leaks, and folded in early "Incident" raid assets.

If you blinked, you might have missed these patches. But for dedicated end-game players, server hosts, and base-builders, the jump from 0.2.1.0 to 0.2.2.0 represented a surgical strike on stability and the quiet pre-loading of content for the game’s next major chapter.

Here is everything you need to know about the Kirigiri updates. Steam: Your client auto-updated

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