Patch Notes 0.196 - Fall Fantasy: The Spiritfest Spectacle

When candles glow and candy bowls brim, Spiritfest stirs to life in Palia. This patch brings a bouncy barn buddy with the flower-crowned Goobi, plus the joy of multiplayer ranching and pen organization. The Spooky Store returns and overflows with boo-tiful decor, while the Bulletin Board tempts you with the candy-stuffed Spiritfest Bundle. Furniture gets a new spark of magic with interactive animations, and style seekers will discover deviously dapper delights with the new Premium Store offerings. Happy haunts will materialize, and around every corner, a seasonal surprise!

• Say hello to your goo-d friend! Goobi is bouncy, bloomy, and oozing their way into your hearts! 💚
• Ranching is better together! Multiplayer ranching has arrived, plus pen organization magic! 🧑‍🌾
• Spiritfest is here! Haunt your homestead with new and returning items to the Spooky Moon Store, including new pumpkins, Ravenwood Fences, and more! 🌒
• From candy to cobwebs, the Spiritfest Bundle brings the season’s spookiest cheer to the Bulletin Board! 🦇
• Take a seat or drift to sleep. Benches and beds introduce the newest interactable furniture animations! 💤
• Pumpkin, spice, and something nice. The new seasonal Jack O' Lantern Lure is here! 🎃 Unleash the divine and the devilish. Premium Cosmetics now feature the Heavenly Creatures collection, jam-worthy emotes, and the Goobi pet! 🕯️
• …and more!

New Features & Updates

Ranching - Introducing Goobi

They’re gooey, they’re glorpy, and they are adorable. Introducing the first addition to the lineup of Ranch animals: Goobi.

A Goobi is formed from condensed elemental Flow. In this case...hydroflow mixed with pond scum. While pond scum is not an element, it's still the secret ingredient that makes a Goobi a Goobi.

Goobis have the possibility of 6 different color traits and 3 different flower traits. They also follow the same visual pattern system used by other ranch animals, which means traits that affect one species may also appear on a Goobi. Yes, that means that a sparkly Goobi is totally possible.

Once you reach ranching skill level 10, you can bring home a Goobi via the Ranching Guild Store.

Take good care of them and they’ll reward you with beautiful foraged flowers, from the delicate Heartdrop Lily to the infamous Elderwood Lotus.

Ranch life just got a bit slimier… in the best way.

Introducing Player Profiles

We’re excited to introduce Character Profiles, a new addition to Palia that lets players show off who they are! Now, when you see someone in the world, you can walk up to them and inspect them.

This opens a menu with several options. (View character profile, Add Friend, Invite to Party, or Close).

Within the character profile, you can see all the unique details that make a player's character truly their own.

• Check out what another player has equipped, from outfits to pets to toolskins and more. Clicking on any of their equipped items will take you directly to the store so that you can see it up close.
• Profiles also display equipped romance pins, skills, accomplishments, total level, Elemental Type, and plot value.
• Want to explore their plot? Simply press the Tour Plot button to visit their plot.
• And of course, you can customize your profile! In the main character menu, you can add a personal biography.
• Most importantly, you can also choose which parts of your profile you want to display, and which to keep private.

With Character Profiles, your in-game identity is more dynamic than ever, giving you and your pals a richer, more personal way to connect and explore Palia together.

Ranching - Updates

Ranching is blossoming with new life this fall. Multiplayer ranching and pen organization are two new features we can’t wait for you to explore.

Multiplayer Ranching

Invite your friends into your barn by guiding them to your housing plot and letting them ring your barn bell. Your visitors can pet, feed, and help you collect items from your animals. Experience from feeding, petting, and collecting an animal’s items is shared between both players, but any items collected are sent directly to the owner.

You can even grant trusted friends editor permissions, allowing them to feed treats to your animals. Only a handful of treats remain reserved only for the owner. (The Immaculate Confection Biscuit, Divine Donut, and Fast-Grow Cookie).

A new permissions menu on the table with the animal roster makes managing access simple!

Enjoy exploring multiplayer!

Pen Organization

You can now set up where each animal belongs. A new permissions menu on the table with the animal roster allows you to prioritize which pen your animal is sent to. Pens will fill up with the animals prioritized to it first, but please note that there is still a limit of up to 10 animals per pen.

Babies can also now be sent to pens other than the nursery to be able to stay with their parents.

You can find all of these settings underneath each animal on the animal roster screen. We’ve updated the pens and the map with symbols to indicate which pen you are sending your animals to.

Your animals are ready to snuggle into their new pens and enjoy the crisp fall air.

Balance Changes

Life on the ranch just got a little happier for you and your herd! We’ve reduced the happiness decay rate for all animals (from 5 to 4), and increased their production limit (from 2 to 3).

With the introduction of multiplayer functionality and shared ranching experience, we’ve also stretched the “new home” timer on animals from 2 hours to 4 hours so your barn buddies have extra time to settle in. From happier animals to organized pens, this season’s ranching has no tricks and all treats!

Spiritfest and Spooky Moon Store Returns!

It would not be Spiritfest without the Spooky Moon Store creeping back into town for another year! This year it holds returning trinkets and new items alike, with certain curios only unlocked through completing the bundles on the Bulletin Board.

Explore the table below to discover what fresh enchantments await:

Item	Loot / Craft / Purchase Location
Spooky Giant Pumpkin	Spooky Store
Zombie Heirloom Pumpkin	Spooky Store
Ghost Heirloom Pumpkin	Spooky Store
Ghoul Heirloom Pumpkin	Spooky Store
Ravenwood Fence	Spooky Store
Ravenwood Gate	Spooky Store
Ravenwood Column	Spooky Store
Spooky Spectral Blossoms	Unlocked in Spooky Moon Store after completing the Bundle Board
Spooky Floating Candles	Spooky Store
Spooky Cauldron	Spooky Store
Spooky Crawling Cobwebs	Spooky Store
Spooky Spiral Cobwebs	Spooky Store
Spooky Ceiling Cobwebs	Spooky Store
Spooky Bat Wallpaper	Spooky Store

Bulletin Board: Spiritfest Quests

Spiritfest has arrived, a time when Kilima honors the beloved dead. Najuma promised her dad that she would take care of everything for her mothers shrine this year, but one special project has taken up all of her time and she needs your help to finish the rest.

You’ll find four bundles waiting for your completion. One focuses on the shrine offerings, another on food for the Spiritfest feast, and two more that capture the spirit of celebration. Along the way, Najuma will introduce you to the tradition of candy hunting, where candy hidden by the departed can be discovered by fishing, insect catching, mining, and rummaging through the Elderwood.

Keep an eye out for the pumpkin themed bundle too. It features all sorts of pumpkin treats, including the Jack O' Lantern Lure which allows for the new Pumpkin Rockhopper to appear!

By lending Najuma a hand with the bundles, you will grow your friendship with her and unlock prizes like the Spooky Fishing Bobber, a new flower in the spooky store, and the new Jack O' Lantern Lure.

These bundles and rewards will only linger through this patch, though the rewards are planned to return in the future.

The Spiritfest bundle is the perfect time to honor the past while enjoying the present.

Interactive Furniture items

Get ready to get comfy, because furniture has never been so inviting.

On your home plot, you can now curl up for a nap on your very own bed, or take a seat on a bench and share the view with a friend.

We’re excited to keep adding more ways to interact with your space, so let us know what you’d like to see.

Pumpkin Rockhoppers and Jack O' Lantern Lure

Introducing the Pumpkin Rockhopper, a limited-time insect that makes its debut during Spiritfest.

To encounter them, you will need theJack O' Lantern Lure, a special seasonal lure that functions much like the honey lure, but summons Pumpkin Rockhoppers instead.

The Jack O' Lantern Lure cannot be crafted and is only available during the event, but it will return in future years.

Best of all, Pumpkin Rockhoppers can be caught from a lure placed by anyone, so even if you have not completed the bulletin board, you can still take part in the hunt. Catch them in their regular form or discover a star quality Pumpkin Rockhopper, which you can proudly display on your home plot to celebrate the season.

Happy hunting and haunting!

Item	Loot / Craft / Purchase Location
Pumpkin Rockhoppers	Jack O' Lantern Lure
Jack O' Lantern Lure	Bulletin Board

Improvements & Adjustments

Alchemists Cottage Updates

We’ve improved how the front door wall displays so your alterations stay intact and cottage decorating feels smoother.

Spooky Moon Store Home Additions

You can now decorate the Home Lines: Alchemist’s Cottage roof with Leaf Piles from the Spooky Moon Store.

Alchemist’s Cottage Additions are now available for Individual Purchase

You can now purchase individual additions to the Alchemist’s Cottage at the City Hall Store.

Rancher Decor has been added to the Ranching Guild Store

You may now purchase the Rancher Decor from the Ranching Guild store.

Premium Store Updates - October 7

A new outfit collection has been added to the Premium Store, available immediately.

Collection Name	Outfit Names	Pieces	Price (Per Outfit/Collection)
Heavenly Creatures	Split Soul Angelic Demonic	Hat, Top, Bottom, Face Accessory	3400 Palia Coins / 6800 Palia Coins

Sanctity, sin, or a bit of both? You decide. With toggleable wings and dramatic flair, the Heavenly Creatures collection allows you the freedom to choose how divine, (or devious), you want to look!

Several new Emotes have been added to the Premium Store, available immediately.

Emote Name	Price
Kilima Beats	425 Palia Coins

All dressed up? Time to groove. Kick back and vibe with the Kilima Beats emote, spinning the smoothest Lo-Fi tracks Palia has to offer.

Emote Name	Price
Spooky Beats	425 Palia Coins

Trick or treat vibes… but make it chill. Whether you’re haunting or hunting, the Spooky Beats emote sets the scene with Spiritfest Lo-Fi Beats to groove to.

A new Pet has been added to the Premium Store, available immediately.

Pet Name	Pets	Price (Per Pet)
Goobi	Heartdrop Thistledown Elderflower	1275 Palia Coins Each

Squishy. Squelchy. Adorable. Goobi is pure hydroflow energy in per form. They jiggle, they wiggle, and they’re always ready to join you in your adventures.

Note: Goobi can also be registered under the Handler’s License system, allowing it to join you as a Follow Pet on your adventures.

Handlers License	Price
Goobi	2550 Palia Coins

A new Makeup Bundle has been added to the Premium Store, available immediately.

Bundle Name	Makeup Looks	Price (Per Look)
Spooky Set	Batterfly Lipstick Vampiric Lipstick Batterfly Liner Spiderweb Liner Batterfly Blush Pumpkin Blush	425 Palia Coins Each

Spooky, scary, stylish. Mix, match, and master the art of hauntingly cute looks with this bundle of festive makeup goodies.

A new Glider has been added to the Premium Store, available immediately.

Glider Name	Price
Ghostly Glider	850 Palia Coins

The road that leads to nowhere is long… so why not glide through it? The Ghost Glider makes every trip a spirited adventure.

A new Tool Skin has been added to the Premium Store, available immediately.

Tool Skin Name	Pieces	Price
Heavenly Creatures	Axe Pickaxe Bow	1275 Palia Coins

Why stop at just the Heavenly Creatures outfit? The Heavenly Creatures toolskins let your tools join in on the fun. Every swing carries the same celestial, or infernal, flair as your look! The Demonic Axe can be used for both your Axe and your Pick Axe!

A new Landscape has been added to the Premium Store, available immediately.

Landscape Name	Price
Hollow Grove Landscape	850 Palia Coins

Dare to decorate? The Hollow Grove Landscape sets the stage for a chilling Home Plot. Perfect for grand Spiritfest parties or mischievous hauntings, it’s spiffy, spooky, and stylish. This landscape is available for purchase during this current patch and will be available from October 7 to November 4.

Premium Store Updates - October 21

Several new outfit collections will be added to the Premium Store, available October 21.

Collection Name	Outfit Names	Pieces	Price (Per Outfit/Collection)
Kawaii Cutie	Floral Palms Geometric	Hat, Top, Bottom	1700 Palia Coins / 3400 Palia Coins

Wrap yourself in sweetness with the Kawaii cutie collection. Equal parts sophisticated and cute, this kimono-inspired ensemble is your go-to for Spiritfest tea parties…or just showing off your irresistibly cute outfit!

A new Tool Skin has been added to the Premium Store, available October 21.

Tool Skin Name	Pieces	Price
Spooky Smoke	Axe Pickaxe Fishing Rod Watering Can Bow Hoe	1275 Palia Coins

Work hard, haunt harder. With charred bone and a haze of black smoke, this toolskin looks like it’s been pulled straight from the underworld. Perfect for any Spiritfest look.

We put in a lot of work this cycle to clean things up across Palia. Tons of bugs were fixed, and we have listened to player feedback to make improvements in lots of areas to help everything run smoother and feel better to play.

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue where star-quality apples were not being recognized in recipes.
• Fixed an issue where star-quality food items were providing the same focus increase to animals as non-star-quality items
• Fixed an issue where Treats were occupying storage space.
• Free Animal vouchers will no longer be consumed if the barn is full.
• The Piksii Blossom Bounce event in Elderwood now reliably starts at 10 PM, even if players enter the area after the event has already begun.
• Fixed an issue where the maximum Echo stack size was limited for certain players.
• Fixed an issue where the PalSnax treat's buff was being permanently applied to animals.
• Fixed an issue where cubicles were missing spatial audio.
• Fixed a visual bug where Naio’s eyes were drifting.
• Fixed a bug where water levels in Kilima appeared higher than normal.
• Addressed an issue in the Visionary Guide quest where players could get stuck on the ‘Craft Elderwood Idol’ step.
• Addressed an issue where some players were unable to progress in the Hexomancy 101 quest.
• Predictable Cookies now grant predictable traits to your animals, as they're supposed to.
• The Diplomatic traits now provide the correct amount of happiness to the animals.
• Addressed an issue where a crash may have occurred when feeding the Immaculate Confection treat if the player only had one animal in the Ranch.
• Fixed an issue with the Recently Pet status effect resetting after the Soothed status effect ends.
• Addressed an issue where a crash may have occurred when feeding the Immaculate Confection treat if the player only had one animal in the Ranch.
• The “X” button in the Animal Inspect menu now appears correctly above the Favorite button.
• The Kilima Courtyard housing plot value is now the correct amount.
• In the Feature Guide, Featured Content tooltips no longer display twice when hovered.
• The Elderwood map will no longer appear inside Prismbeard's cave.
• Fixed an issue in the Inventory Currencies tab on consoles where button prompts did not update correctly when switching tabs.
• The “Reroll Token” currency now displays the correct icon.
• Resolved an issue where the Sensitive Stomach trait was incorrectly affecting animals even when they were given the right amount of food.
• The Beepressed trait now reduces happiness correctly.
• The 'Back' button in the inventory's currency tab now works as intended.
• The Beepressed trait will now correctly display its rarity color.
• The High Maintenance trait will no longer give happiness without cosmetics being applied.
• Fixed an issue where in some circumstances “???” appears as the baby's name when it's born.
• Missing terrain in Elderwood Cavern has been restored.
• The cake icon will now display correctly as a baby animal transitions to the Young Adult stage.

Housing & Decor

• Fixed an issue where Stable Board décor could not be picked up.
• Curtains can now be placed on most walls as intended.
• Fixed an issue where the Galdur Seed Maker was causing the surrounding grass to disappear.
• The Barn Bell now correctly increases your housing plot value when placed.
• Yellow Juniper Bush now displays correctly in inspect view (previously showed as Red Juniper Bush).
• A floating fence at the Harvest Homestead Landscape has been removed.
• Floating grass removed from the Galewind Sanctuary landscape.
• Players can now place the Barn Bell on cliffs as intended.
• Collision on Juniper Bushes have been corrected.
• Barn Entrance decor can now be placed correctly on floor regions.

Social

• Addressed an issue where certain harmless words were incorrectly being blocked in chat.

Accounts, Character Creation, Collections, and Wardrobe

• Fixed an issue where player characters would occasionally become bald after chatting with NPCs.
• Fixed an issue where the default character could be briefly shown when entering the Wardrobe.
• Fixed a bug where unlinking a Switch Account would prohibit a new account being linked to a Nintendo Account.
• Fixed a bug where some mannequins in Jel's shop could display on top of each other.
• Fixed an issue where the cursor would disappear when the User changed from the Primary Color box to the Outfit Pieces box.
• Fixed missing VFX for Stormpact, Echo, and Shadowed tools in Collections Menu.
• Added an error message for clarity if trying to claim items from the Inbox when an underlying storage is full (e.g. Ammo pouch).
• Fixed an issue where the hair of the Character clipped through some Hats when changing color of any item in the Wardrobe preview.
• The "Confirm" text no longer spills out of the window when the User presses the "Favorite" button.
• Made the More Colors window easier to access while on controller.
• Improved the visibility of highlighting around Daily Quests.

Premium Cosmetics

• Fixed an issue where the Character preview disappeared if the transformation animation was interrupted in the Premium Store.
• Fixed an issue where the bottom clothing of the Sunlight set clipped with the character when player changed the body type in Character Creation.
• Fixed a bug where selections in the Settings menu required two tries to take effect.
• Fixed an issue where currency text in some languages would overflow the UI in the Premium Store.
• Fixed the thumbnail of the "School of Umbraa" outfit to more closely match the actual outfit.

New to 0.196

• Spooky Candles do not currently show a placement preview when placing them on the plot.
• Wallpapers may not apply to some walls on the Harvest House
• On consoles, players may unintentionally navigate away from the Pen Selection menu while in the Animal Roster.
• The content preview video may present some screen tearing on the Nintendo Switch.
• Three new hairstyles are currently visible in the preview menu but cannot be recolored due to a bug. They’ll be fully available and implemented in their intended form during the next patch.

Other Issues

• When trying to place ceilings, the placement preview may flicker between valid and invalid positions in all buildings, including the Alchemist and Harvest Houses.
• On consoles, players may temporarily get stuck while navigating the Animal Roster menu.
• When inspecting animals, the camera may not transition smoothly.
• Roof decor can be picked up in top-down mode, but they won’t visually highlight when selected.
• Unconstructed cottages may not attach to all sides of a finished cottage at the same time.
• The action bar UI may sometimes disappear while performing actions on your housing plot. Entering and exiting chat will return the action bar UI.
• Placing a building or cottage directly on top of your character may not teleport your character out of the way.
• Floor building blocks can be difficult to place properly inside interiors.
• Some Farmhouse Decor objects cannot be moved while in top-down view.
• When donating an animal, the “Donate” button displays focus points from the last food fed to animals.
• No requirements are shown to purchase the Alchemist assets.
• Some requests do not display in the From Community, From Party or From Others tabs.
• Wall decor placed in doorway cutouts does not return to your inventory, however, they can be picked up and sent to inventory through placement mode.
• For Gardener Gifting, the various Millipede gift hints may incorrectly reference a different insect.
• Alchemist Roof Trim 3 may show materials bleeding through its surface.
• Selecting the “Return Home” button during a Home Tour may send you back to your own plot instead of ending the tour.
• When four cottages are connected in a square, stairs may reject placement towards the center of the cluster.
• On Switch, some players may experience crashes when using certain fast travel points in Bahari.
• In rare cases, players may find that chat messages don’t appear after sending, and messages from other players are not visible (only system notifications show up).
• On Nintendo Switch, the Phoenix Shrine cinematic may not play as intended.
• Placeholder textures appear at the bottom of the ponds in Serenity Falls.