Key item drops in Palworld are crucial for advancing your technology, enhancing your Pals, and equipping powerful gear. Understanding where to find these items will significantly impact your progression.
Ancient Civilization Parts
These components are essential for crafting advanced technology items, including high-tier Pal Gear, incubators, and assembly lines. They are a fundamental resource for late-game crafting.
Sources:
- Alpha Pals: Defeating or capturing Alpha Pals (world bosses and dungeon bosses) guarantees a drop of Ancient Civilization Parts. Repeated farming is possible.
- Dungeon Chests: Chests found at the end of dungeons, after defeating the dungeon boss, often contain Ancient Civilization Parts.
- Lucky Pals: Capturing or defeating Lucky Pals (rare, sparkling Pals) may yield these parts.
Schematics (Weapon & Armor Blueprints)
Schematics unlock the ability to craft specific weapons and armor, often with higher stats than default craftable versions. Legendary schematics are particularly sought after for end-game equipment.
Tiers and General Sources:
- Uncommon (Green) & Rare (Blue): Found in chests across various biomes and dropped by common to mid-tier Pals and some lower-level Alpha Pals.
- Epic (Purple): Found in high-level chests (e.g., Wildlife Sanctuaries, Desert, Snow biome) and dropped by higher-level Alpha Pals.
- Legendary (Gold): Primarily dropped by specific high-level Alpha Pals. These are essential for the best gear in the game.
Notable Legendary Schematic Drops from Alpha Pals:
- Assault Rifle (Legendary): Dropped by Blazamut.
- Pump-Action Shotgun (Legendary): Dropped by Suzaku.
- Rocket Launcher (Legendary): Dropped by Jetragon.
- Handgun (Legendary): Dropped by Lyleen Noct and Astegon.
- Crossbow (Legendary): Dropped by Bushi.
- Pal Metal Helm (Legendary): Dropped by Frostallion.
- Refined Metal Helm (Legendary): Dropped by Menasting.
- Pal Metal Armor (Legendary): Dropped by Paladius and Necromus.
- Heat-Resistant Pal Metal Armor (Legendary): Dropped by Blazamut.
- Cold-Resistant Pal Metal Armor (Legendary): Dropped by Frostallion.
Pal Souls (Small, Medium, Large)
Pal Souls are consumed at a Statue of Power to permanently increase a Pal's statistics, such as Max HP, Attack, Defense, and Work Speed. These are vital for optimizing your Pal team.
Sources:
- Small Pal Souls: Dropped by low-level Pals, found in chests in early-game areas, and occasionally found as glowing items on the ground.
- Medium Pal Souls: Dropped by mid-level Pals, found in chests in mid-game areas, and sometimes from mid-tier Alpha Pals.
- Large Pal Souls: Dropped by high-level Pals (e.g., Pals in late-game zones or Wildlife Sanctuaries), high-level Alpha Pals, and found in chests in late-game areas.
Ancient Technology Points
These points are distinct from regular Technology Points and are used to unlock special recipes in the "Ancient Technology" section of the Technology tree. These recipes include items like the Grappling Gun, Pal Essence Condenser, and various advanced Pal Spheres.
Sources:
- Defeating Alpha Pals: The first-time defeat or capture of any Alpha Pal (world bosses) grants Ancient Technology Points.
- Dungeon Bosses: The first-time clear of a dungeon, by defeating its final boss, also awards Ancient Technology Points.
