People who choose to play Palworld will find that it's different from other monster-capturing titles. One thing that sets it apart from other games in the genre is the variety of ways players can encounter its in-world creatures, also known as Pals. One of the more challenging ways to encounter Pals is to enter the many dungeons of Palworld, each of which is home to different monsters and a boss that can either be defeated or captured. While these dangerous areas are a great way to learn more about, and take on, the game's many Pals, they also carry a secret that players may want to consider taking advantage of.

Palworld's dungeons can be seen as the game's way of testing players' exploration, survival, and combat skills, and passing those tests leads to valuable loot. While there are special items to gain from completing dungeons, some players would say that the Alpha Pals that act as their bosses are already the prize, since they can be captured and turned into valuable fighting partners or camp laborers. However, dungeon bosses are randomly generated, meaning players may not always encounter the ones they want. There is a trick that can help players get around that issue, though, and it can be used to change a dungeon's boss to a different one. While this trick does not guarantee that players will immediately encounter their desired Pal, it at least aids in the process.

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How Players Can Change the Bosses in Palworld’s Dungeons

After locating any of Palworld's dungeons, players can head into it and use a trick to force the boss that they want to encounter to appear. Here is how that trick is performed:

  • Players must first go through the dungeon until they find the arena room where the boss is located. This room should contain a large tree and a particularly tough-looking monster, making it easy to identify.
  • To change the boss, players must leave the arena and move at least one room away from it. Players should then head back to the room with the boss, and they will find that it has changed into a different monster.
  • If the new monster is not the one the player wishes to face, they should simply repeat the previous step until they get the desired outcome.

This is a process that can be used in any of the dungeons, meaning players have a way to ensure that they can catch any of the Alpha Pals that they want. While players who are persistent can encounter their desired Alpha Pals with the usual farming method, the trick reduces the time and effort that it takes to find those Pals.

Why Pocketpair Should Never Remove This Palworld Dungeon Trick

If Pocketpair were to ever remove the trick that lets players more easily obtain some of Palworld's best Pals, it could lead to some consequences. For one, people might feel cheated out of something that allowed them to enjoy the game more, which could result in some players no longer wanting to play. The trick's removal could also lead to players no longer wanting to go through dungeons at all, as they might find the standard process of farming Alpha Pals via the dungeons too tedious. One could say that the trick helps the cave-like structures remain relevant and worthwhile, providing Pocketpair with all the more reasons not to remove it.

The ability to change a dungeon's boss can be seen as a way to make these locations feel even more rewarding, and players that use the trick must still face the dangers that dungeons present. Hopefully, Pocketpair does not remove it through one of the future updates detailed on Palworld's roadmap, as doing so would cause players to miss out on something that could have made their playthroughs more enjoyable.

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Palworld
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Open-World
Shooter
Survival
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Systems
PC-1 PlayStation-1 Xbox-1
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Top Critic Avg: 71 /100 Critics Rec: 58%
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Released
January 19, 2024
ESRB
T For Teen Due To Violence
Developer(s)
Pocket Pair, Inc.
Publisher(s)
Pocket Pair, Inc.
Engine
Unreal Engine 5
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer
Cross-Platform Play
Xbox Series X|S, pc
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Open-World, Shooter, Survival