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Palworld, a game that has gained recent popularity even after its early access release for Xbox and PC. Netizens are loving this game which seemingly blends action-adventure, survival, and whimsical art of capturing and nurturing fantastical creatures. If you have also played this game, it stands out as a unique gem in the gaming world.
Developed and published by Pocket Pair Inc., Palworld takes the player in a super-fantastical universe of mythical creatures, known as Pals. Where players play as a central role in the game’s narrative and player’s journey.
However, with the early access launch, the game comes with various bugs and glitches. Mainly, most of the bugs revolve around the creatures of the game, the Pals.
And one major issue gamers are facing while they are away from the game is Pals seemingly abstaining from their hearty meals and not eating when offline.
In this article we will delve on all the solutions to fix the Pals not eating when you are offline, and their reasons which could be causing this problem with your in-game Pals.
Actually, in the game, Pals don’t work while you are offline or if you are not in your area. Sometimes they don’t even go to eat and starve to death and become sick, they will go to eat from the bowl only when you are online or once you are back at the base.
However, their hunger doesn’t make them dead but they can be injured, depressed and all, and actually this happens because of the game setting, which is called Non Login Penalty, which kills the base slowly if the player is not coming online on server anymore or if they reduced playing the game.
But the problem is even if the server owner leaves that setting off, the bug still remains with the Pals and they seem to starve and not eat, making it more difficult to solve.
Apart from these, there could be few other reasons as well, why your Pals would be not eating while you are offline:
Sometimes, you may find that, Pals themselves stuck in various areas of the game, which would hinder their movement and interactions.
This problem of Pals being stuck could arise due to any collision with objects, or any other in-game elements.
Stuck Pals struggles to navigate towards their feeding area, which leads to the disruption in their eating routine, while you are offline.
Within the player's base, obstacles such as home structures, decorations, or other environmental elements may affect the movement of Pals. These navigational challenges can result in Pals being unable to access their food area, which creates problem for their regular feeding habits.
Basically, the complexity of your base layout could affect the Pals reaching feeding areas, leaving them starving and sick.
Pals’ intentional unwillingness to not to eat could be a stem from a shortage of food in the feed boxes. This could happen due to the resource scarcity in your base.
Since the Palworld is in early access, there are many bugs and glitches in the game, and one of the reasons of your Pals not eating could be the game’s glitch within the code or mechanics.
Below I have provided step-by-step complete guide to fix the issue of Pals not eating when you are offline:
Players seeing the Palworld not eating issue, can start with checking the locations of Pals within the game and guide them to their allocated feeding area. If you find your Pals stuck in fences, then gently move them to their feed box.
Next thing you can try to fix the not eating issue is by trying to rejoin the world.
After exiting the game world, restart the entire game for more comprehensive fix for the Pals not eating issue.
To troubleshoot this issue you can take Pals out from their Palbox and put them back again. Taking them out and putting back in Palbox helps to refresh the game’s algorithm of the Pals. It can remind the Pals to start their regular eating habits.
In a situation where you find that Pals are note eating due to neglect or sadness, then you can try creating High-Grade Medical Supplies.
This will improve your Pals’ over all well-being, leading to their restored eating habits.
Make sure to check if there are any obstacles in the path between base and the feed boxes for Pals. If you find any clutter or obstructions in the path then remove those and make it easy for Pals to reach their feeding areas.
Placing the Feed boxes near to the food sources can help in avoiding pals refraining from eating. Try to fix the feed boxes near the berry fields or stocked feed areas. This will increase the chances of Pals in regularising eating habits.
Sometimes a small feed box with a greater number of Pals can also affect the eating habits of Pals as the food gets empty sooner. Try Upgrading feed boxes to make sure you have enough food for Pals.
By opting for larger food boxes, you can reduce the chances of empty bowls while your Pals are eating, when you’re offline.
If you notice Pals are avoiding from eating due to the feed box being too far, you can try to move the Pals manually closer to the Feed boxes.
This action helps address the problem where Pals may be stuck or unable to reach their located food source area.
In case, if none of these solutions work for you then try to experiment with different tests and tweaks within the game. After changing some settings in the game, check if the results changed to regular feeding routines or not. This iterative process will also allow you for customization based on the unique dynamics of your base and Pals interactions.
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If you are facing persistent issues with Pals not eating while you are offline. I would suggest you to check with the Palworld community or the dedicated support team. You can also check out the various online forums like reddit and steam where you might find some other solutions for this issue. Below I will link some forums of Palworld to check:
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Palworld/
Steam: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1623730/discussions/0/4139439249272221987/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/133373557467975/
Also, if you are finding some solutions that works 100% of the time or maybe mostly it would work out, then don’t forget to share your solutions as well on these forums. The importance of your feedback cannot be overstated, especially for the early access game like Palworld.
Palworld has quickly attracted the attention of gamers with its unique blend of Pokémon with gun. However, the early access release of the game did bring many bugs and errors in the game, even the developers of the Palworld agreed that the game was consisting some bugs particularly the issue of Pals not eating in offline, and they did not expect to get these many users in Palworld’s initial release.
In this article I covered all the step-by-step solutions, by which you can fix the error of Palworld Pals not eating when offline.