Patch Notes 0.202 – The Royal Highlands Expansion

Welcome to the Royal Highlands. Golden horizons, thundering hooves, and timeless elegance await you in Palia’s grandest adventure yet. Ride with style into the next chapter of Palia's story in this sprawling new zone on your very own horse mount. Set out from the De Mer Docks in the Elderwood and begin your journey into a sun-kissed land brimming with new fish, insects, gatherables, and hidden treasures awaiting you. Saddle up to raise and breed your dream steeds right at your ranch. Along the way, uncover new Main Story, Guide, and Discovery quests, meet fresh faces, and achieve more than ever with dozens of new Accomplishments. Adventure is calling, and your journey across the Royal Highlands begins now.

• Welcome to the Royal Highlands, our largest Adventure Zone yet, filled with sunkissed rolling fields and a touch of old-world elegance! ☀️
• Saddle up! Mounts have arrived and your very own horse is rarin’ to ride across Palia! 🐴
• Rear and raise your dream horse on your Ranch with new traits and stunning variations! 🏇
• Adventure deepens with new Main Story, Guide, and Discovery quests around every corner! 📖
• Achieve more than ever before with dozens of brand new accomplishments! 🏅
• Cross paths with a new Villager as you explore the Royal Highlands! 👥
• Hidden treasures await with new Discoverables, including campsites, vaults, treasure chests, and Royal Amber! 🪙
• The world grows richer with new gatherables, minerals, trees, and more! 💎
• The ecosystem expands with new creatures to hunt, fish, catch, and collect! 🐛
• Enhance your adventures with new potions and utility arrows! 🧪
• Cook up something cozy on the campfire with 10 new enticing recipes! 🍵
• Bring delightful Artistocrat’s Decor home with Rococo flair, charming Teatime Decor, and 10 new dazzling Fancypods! 🎩
• Make room for all your treasures with the new Jadium storage tier! 🛄
• Build across time with the Ancient Human Home Line and expand upward with a brand new third story upgrade! 🏡
• Join the club and take the reins on the new Lunar Path: Path of the Pony! 🦄
• Color your world with 4 new Tints for even more creative customization! 🎨
• Help Nai’o prepare for the return of the legendary Dawnspur with the new Bulletin Board! ❤️‍🔥
• Dye-ing to stand out? The new Clothing Dye system is here to make every look uniquely you! 🫟
• Set out on The Long Ride, a community event all about journeying the world on horseback! 🤠
• Ride in Style with new Premium Store additions including Highland Champion, Ashwood Ranger, Paddock Prim, Courser Casual, new Supporter Packs, and more! ✨
• …and much more!

New Features & Updates

Royal Highlands Essentials

The Royal Highlands Expansion introduces a brand new Adventure Zone, featuring a vast new map filled with content for every skill, new systems that reshape how you explore and interact with the world, and the next chapter in Palia’s main story.

At the highest level, this expansion brings:

• A new map, The Royal Highlands, featuring a vast regal landscape built for exploration, discovery, and sweeping cliffsides.
• Ride, raise, and breed your own horses, introducing mounts as a brand new way to traverse the world.
• A new chapter of our Main Story.
• A new regal Villager joins Palia.
• Amber Echo, a new core resource, is woven throughout the region.
• New Artifacts, Relics, Vaults, and Treasures are yours to discover and claim.
• New huntable creatures including Jaakcats, Royal Sernuk, and masked variants with unique abilities
• Dozens of new Insects and Fish to discover, shaped by ancient experimentation.
• New materials, including a new type of wood, ore, and a wide range of foragables.
• New arrow types, potions, and utility items to support your Royal Highlands adventures.
• A new set of Campfire cooking recipes including teas and food perfect for on-the-go cooking.
• Introducing a massive decor expansion featuring the elegant Aristocrat’s set, Teatime Set, new plushes and much more.
• A new storage tier, adding 4,000 more storage space to your collection!
• The brand new “Ancient Home Line” with refined architectural pieces and a third story upgrade.
• And so much more.

Welcome to the Royal Highlands

“We wanted every corner of this new zone to feel special and intentional, with its own personality and sense of place. Mounts ended up shaping a lot of that journey, with winding paths opening up into sweeping vistas. It’s the kind of place where you might set out with a goal, and then find yourself forgetting it completely and simply take in the breathtaking beauty of the world." -S6 Jaddua

Long before the world of Palia you know, the Royal Highlands were a place of royalty and prominence. The Enfields built their legacy here, shaping a region that would later be abandoned in the wake of the Unification Wars. For over four centuries, no one (except a few unique creatures) has called it home.

Now, you are among the first to return.

With the return of humans, the Highlands are beginning to wake. Horses roam once more, and the land itself feels different. There’s beauty here, but also something deeper, something unsettled. Even Echo does not behave quite the same. Amber Echo has claimed pieces of the Highlands, holding moments of the past in perfect stillness.

You can access the Royal Highlands by traveling to the De Mer Docks in the Elderwood and taking the boat. We suggest finishing your Elderwood quests and adventures first before making the journey. Stables must be discovered before they can be used for travel.

See you in the Royal Highlands.

Horses & Mounts

Once thought lost to time alongside Ancient Humans, horses return with the Royal Highlands Expansion.

For the first time in thousands of years, you can meet, acquire, and ride your own horse across Palia. Mounts transform how you move through Palia, opening up faster and more fluid exploration across the zones, especially the Royal Highlands.

Riding is designed to feel both grounded and approachable, so you can comfortably navigate the world while soaking in the scenery and enjoying every hoofbeat of the journey.

Getting on your (high) Horse

When you first arrive in the Royal Highlands, you will have the opportunity to pick up a quest that introduces you to your first horse. This quest is immediately available upon entering the Royal Highlands and is not tied to the Main Story progression, so you are free to complete it no matter where you are in your questing journey.

Finishing the quest rewards you with your very first horse. It also allows you to engage with horse ranching, allowing you to purchase, breed, and raise additional horses with both new cosmetic and functional traits. Horses you breed can be ridden once fully grown, while younger ponies will need time to mature before they are ready to be ridden.

This patch introduces several unique horse breeds, inspired by both real world horses and more fantastical ideas.

• Dawnspur: Every player will meet a Dawnspur, a breed inspired by the American Quarter Horse, once favored by Ancient Human royalty and originally bred by the Mudan.
• Akwindu Thoroughbred: This Arabian inspired breed is unlocked by collecting a wide variety of horse traits through breeding. Riding access is granted via the Riding License that comes exclusively in the Highlands Supporter Packs.
• Phoenixfire Dawnspur: For those seeking something even rarer, the Phoenixfire Dawnspur is a mythical variant said to be touched by the Phoenix itself. Long thought to exist only in legend, it can now be obtained by progressing through Binnie’s side quests in the Royal Highlands, with riding unlocked via the Riding License purchased in the Premium Store.

Riding Experience

Riding a horse in Palia is designed to feel both realistic and accessible, giving you the freedom to explore in your own way and keeping the experience enjoyable. We wanted every ride to feel intentional, letting you relax and take in the world or grab the reins and focus on gameplay when needed.

Horses move through multiple gaits, including walking, trotting, cantering, galloping, and springing, with your full control over acceleration and direction. You can even move backwards if needed.

Keep in mind that riding at top speed uses stamina, so the more you push your horse, the more stamina it consumes. Stamina replenishes over time, but glowing Flow Sparks scattered across the Highlands instantly restore some of your horse's stamina when collected. Running out of stamina will automatically reduce your horse's speed back to gallop.

Horses can be ridden in most locations, including your housing plot, though some areas such as the VIllage Center, Underground, and certain private spaces will restrict mounts. That means no horsin’ around on the Hot Pot tables!

Here are a few ways you can customize your ride to be more comfortable for you:

• Steering and Camera: By default, the camera turns with your horse, but you can change this to manual, fully automatic, or hybrid modes in settings.
• Menu Behavior: Horses will pause automatically when you open menus like dialogue or the map. However, we realize some players may want to keep riding while they have menus open, like the map. You can adjust this to keep your horse moving while interacting with menus.
• Speed Control: Tap up and down to finely adjust speed, or hold up to move as fast as possible. Holding S (or holding down on the left stick) will stop your horse quickly.
• Stamina and UI: A user interface element near your horse shows current speed, controls, and stamina, similar to the climbing meter. You can disable this in the Menu if you prefer a more scenic ride.
• Collision and Jumping: If your horse hits an obstacle, it will buckle and stop. Horses can also jump, adding another layer of mobility to your travels.

So sit back, take in the scenery, and fully take the reins in your journey.

Breeding and Ranching

You can now raise a stable of your very own state-fair worthy horses, blending both aesthetics and functionality to create your dream mount.

Similar to other ranching animals, horses can display a variety of visual traits, starting with realistic coats inspired by real-life breeds, and extending to rarer, more fantastical options that occur through breeding.

Each horse produces resources, including fertilizer and other resources, with breed specific variations.

• Dawnspurs drop Weed Blocker, Water Retention, Star Quality Booster, Harvest Booster, and Growth Booster Fertilizer.
• Akwindu Thoroughbreds also drop the same resources as Dawnspurs, in higher quality but lower quantity.
• Phoenixfire Dawnspurs produce a variety of spicy foods!

Horses can also generate or inherit functional traits that affect behavior and performance. Traits often come in pairs. For example, “Wild” horses move faster but turn slightly slower, “Bulldozers” move quickly with reduced turning, “Marathoners” manage stamina better but move a little slower, etc.

Other traits like Steady, Fancy Feet, and Technical offer different balances of speed, stamina, and handling.

Through careful and selective horse breeding, you can combine both aesthetic traits with performance buffs to produce horses that are faster, more agile, or more enduring to create your dream steed.

Additionally, we’ve introduced Horse Treats that provide additional ways to influence breeding outcomes.

• Rider's Pedigree Cookie: Increases the likelihood that riding traits will be passed down to offspring.
• Rider's Reroll Cookie: Allows you to replace riding traits on a horse, useful if your mount is too unruly or not unruly enough.
• Rider's Trait Cookie: Increases the chance that new riding traits will spontaneously appear, giving advanced breeders even more control over their stable’s potential.

Quest and Villager Updates

The Royal Highlands continues our Main Story with a brand new chapter, alongside a fresh set of side quests and a new face you will come to know along the way. This chapter picks up directly where the Elderwood leaves off, so you will need to complete the Elderwood quests before continuing forward in the story.

There is plenty to discover, plenty to piece together, and of course, new rewards to earn to celebrate your progress.

Main Story Chapter and Side Quests

The main story pushes you towards the source of the Echo that is threatening Kilima, leading you deeper into the Highlands and the truths hidden within it.

You will encounter new challenges, meet a new character named Eshelon, and eventually confront the Beast of the Elderwood, where the outcome is in your hands.

Along the way, Guide Quests will introduce important systems such as relic upgrades and how stables work in this region.

Additionally, Discovery Quests can be found across the Highlands. These quests bring back Binnie, the trash collecting Piksii you know and love from the Elderwood. If you ever ran into furniture that perhaps had a little… too much personality, that was them. Binnie has found their way to the Highlands and is eager for you to help collect more “treasures,” rewarding you with items like the Aristocrat's Set.

Each quest offers more insight into the Highlands and its past, along with a variety of rewards to commemorate your journey.

Meet Eshelon

Eshelon arrives in style with a reputation that precedes him. As the first and only son of Duchess Kenyara Bahari, he was raised to succeed and has done little else. Whether speaking multiple languages, playing violin at a mastery level, or discussing state and politics, Eshelon commands excellence.

Now an expert at the Bahari Institute, he studies ancient human devices and strange energies. After being sent by the Duchess to investigate the strange explosion in the sky, he has begun uncovering something bigger and is looking to pair up with you to help continue the investigation.

Meet the Beast of the Elderwood

You will come face to face with the Beast of the Elderwood.

Enfield Artifact Store

Eshelon has taken a particular interest in the Royal Highlands history and the legacy of the Enfields. A history buff at heart, he is actively seeking out artifacts scattered across the region and will task YOU with helping to recover them.

You will begin collecting Amber Echo as you explore, with more details on how it works coming later in these notes. Eshelon uses Amber Echo to help upgrade your relics, rewarding your efforts with Certificates of Merit along the way. These can be spent in his shop on a variety of items designed to support your journey.

Amber Echo Store

As you progress through the Main Story Quest, you’ll unlock the Amber Echo Store, where Subira offers a selection of items for you to acquire.

Read below for the items and a list of their benefits:

Item	Benefit
Bootleg Pyroflow Mask	A bootleg Mask by Zeki, which works the same as a regular Pyroflow Mask. Great for those who don’t like hunting!
Bootleg Terraflow Mask	A bootleg Mask by Zeki, which works the same as a regular Terraflow Mask. Great for those who don’t like hunting!
Bootleg Aeroflow Mask	A bootleg Mask by Zeki, which works the same as a regular Aeroflow Mask. Great for those who don’t like hunting!
Bootleg Hydroflow Mask	A bootleg Mask by Zeki, which works the same as a regular Hydroflow Mask. Great for those who don’t like hunting!
Amber-Touched Tracker	Tracks amber-touched resources on your compass for a limited time.
Masked Creature Tracker	Tracks masked creatures. Similar to a hunters horn, this tool helps you specifically track masked creatures.
Royal Arrow Recipe	Arrow that instantly breaks Amber on hit.
Firefighter’s Potion	When consumed, Pyroflow creatures will ignore you and not charge at you.
Tracker Arrow	When used on a creature, the creature is added to you and your parties’ compasses for tracking.
Titan’s Brew Recipe	Gives a several minute buff that makes your pickaxe and axe insta-break amber.
Amber Bomb Recipe	Insta-breaks amber in a radius from where the Amber Bomb is thrown. Allows you to collect a maximum of 20 Amber.
Jadium Storage	Chest that can store up to 2,250 Items.

World Updates

As the story unfolds, the world around you responds in kind. After completing the Main Story Quests, you may notice several NPCs updating their locations and schedules as they react to the events of the Royal Highlands. While this patch does not include new friendship or romance quests, those stories are far from over.

Weekly Wants and Gifts have also been updated to include new items from the Royal Highlands, giving you more ways to give your perfect present to each of the VIllagers.

Daily Quests

With a whole new map to explore filled with new materials comes a whole lot more opportunities for Daily Quests. We’ve added a number of new Daily Quests that are tied to the Royal Highlands into the rotation.

Discoverables

Amber Echo

We’re introducing Amber Echo, the primary currency of the Royal Highlands.

Similar to Infected Essence from the Elderwood, Amber Echo can be gathered as you explore the region, but its presence is far more deeply embedded into the land itself. In order to collect Amber Echo, you’ll need to progress through the Main Story.

You’ll encounter nodes of Royal Amber scattered throughout the Highlands, and once you unlock the ability to collect it, Amber Echo can be gathered from nearly everything in the zone, making it a constant part of your exploration and progression.

Amber Echo Crystals are the physical manifestation of Amber Echo found throughout the Royal Highlands. It can encase nearly anything in the environment including mining nodes, trees, hunting creatures and insects. Amber Echo Crystals can be broken with a variety of tools such as your Pickaxe, Axe, and Bow and Arrows. Any tier of tool can break Amber Echo Crystals.

Although you’ll find some Amber Echo while gathering various items in the Highlands, breaking open these crystals and gathering what’s encased inside is much more rewarding.

Camp Sites

Campsites are scattered across the Royal Highlands, and each real-world day, two of them will be active for you to discover. These spots are little moments of respite along your journey, and they serve multiple purposes.

Each campsite includes a campfire you can cook at, along with a Traveler’s Cache that may contain useful rewards. Once you find and collect from a cache, that campsite will be marked on your map, making it easier to track down if it returns to the same location on another day.

You’ll also find rummage piles at these campsites, which offer a daily opportunity to uncover artifact pieces and other fresh finds.

We’ve also introduced new campfire recipes that are designed to be more approachable for different playstyles than traditional cooking. The Campfire recipes are great for players who are on-the-go and don’t want to head back home or engage with the full cooking system.

When using a campsite, you’ll pull ingredients directly from your storage, so there’s no need to carry all your ingredients with you.

Once your food is finished, it will be reserved for you for a short time before becoming available for others to pick up, so be sure to keep an eye out and eat up!

Aristocrat's Set

The Aristocrats furniture set captures the refined, prestigious style once held in the halls of the Enfield family, showcasing elegance and opulence.

As you explore the Royal Highlands, you’ll be able to discover pieces of this set out in the world. When you come across a piece, its location will be tracked on your map, so even if you are not ready to unlock it right away, you can easily return later.

Recipes come from a mix of discovery quest rewards and purchases using Amber Echo, listed further below in the patch notes. We’ll continue expanding this set in future patches, so there will be even more opportunities to capture the elevated royal aesthetic into your home.

Vaults

Vaults are hidden treasures left behind by the Enfields, and now you have the chance to claim those treasures as your own.

There are 16 Vaults scattered across the Royal Highlands, plus 4 tied to quests, for a total of 20. Each Vault is aligned with one of four elements, and to unlock it you’ll need a matching Flow Mask of the same element. (More details on Flow Masks are later in the patch notes.)

Just like the Aristocrat’s set, any Vault you interact with in the world will be tracked on your map, so even if you don’t unlock it immediately, you can return and claim your prize later!

Treasure Chests

There are 16 treasure chests hidden throughout the Royal Highlands for you to find, with a variety of rewards hidden within. These chests are already unlocked and ready to be claimed, so you can dive right in and plunder these treasures right away!

Artifacts and Relics

Artifacts in the Royal Highlands are all tied to the influential Enfields, offering a glimpse into the lives and the ancient past of this affluent family. There are four main Enfield family members, and each has unique artifacts scattered throughout the world that reveal different aspects of their story, character, and history.

As you collect these artifacts, you turn them in to Eshelon, following a process similar to how other artifacts were acquired in the Elderwood. The artifact and relics system lets you uncover the Enfields’ legacy piece by piece whilst playing your way through the Royal Highlands.

Artifacts

There are plenty of new artifact pieces to discover in the Royal Highlands, each offering a look into the Enfields’ story. Most artifact pieces can be found in rummage piles and are tradable with other players at the Trading Stations in the Central Stables. A few rare ones come from the Echo Store or treasure chests and cannot be traded.

Completing an artifact rewards Certificates of Merit which can be used to acquire upgrades for your Relics.

Relics

Relics in the Royal Highlands are acquired as you progress through the Main Story. You’ll receive the first tier of all four relics, each tied to one of the four Enfields. Once you’ve completed the Main Story, Eshelon will guide you in restoring them to their full potential, now up to level 5.

Equipping a relic applies its benefits to all members of your party, making them a fantastic tool for you and your party's adventures. Please note that these relics only work in the Royal Highlands, and previous relics will not work in this zone.

Read Below for a table of Relics and their associated benefits:

Relic	Benefit
Eloine’s Blessing	Increases the amount of echo gathered.
Belafontine’s Blessing	Increased amount of non-echo materials gathered.
Halward’s Blessing	Increases tool effectiveness.
Amadeus’ Blessing	Increase the chance of receiving rare Highland-specific loot drops.

Mining

Along with all of the new items in the Royal Highlands, you can also discover a new material called Jadium. This material is of similar quality to Palium, and can be collected via mining in the Royal Highlands. You can acquire the recipe for the Jadium bar at the Mining Guild Store.

Whitestone, Iron, and Gold are also available for mining in the Royal Highlands.

Foraging

We’re introducing a variety of new foragables in the Royal Highlands to expand your crafting and cooking options.

Dotting the Royal Highlands are Birch Trees and a new type of tree called Lantern Ash, which provide Lantern Ashwood. This new wood has the same requirements as Hardwood. The Ashwood Planks recipe can be found in the Foraging Guild Store. Lantern Ash Trees can also drop seeds which can allow you to grow them on your Home plot as well as rare Fossilized Amber Resin.

While you will still find familiar resources from other areas of Palia, the Highlands also features unique materials with brand-new uses, including special ingredients for the new campfire recipes detailed later within these patch notes.

Read below for a list of new foragables and their descriptions:

Foragable	Description
Dawnspur Lily	Once thought extinct, these golden lilies are known to be a favorite snack of the Dawnspur horse, and have returned to the Highlands along with them.
Royal Heather	Unlike its commoner cousin, the Royal Heather blooms year-round. When made into tea it has a delicate, almost nostalgic flavor profile.
Golden Fern	The Golden Fern has cleansing properties, known to remove pollutants from the air and from one's body if mixed into tea. Perhaps its presence helps explain why Echo has not completely overrun the Highlands.
Royal Wisteria	Royal Wisteria is toxic in all forms save one- when gathered at a specific time and specially prepared by drying over an open flame, the seeds can be used to make a delicious, if expensive, tea.

Hunting Creatures

Masked Creatures

Echo has always been more present in the Royal Highlands, and as a result, the creatures have evolved magical masks in order to protect themselves and combat the effects of the Echo. Masked creatures all summon a shield. If the player shoots an unshielded part of the creature, it will be stunned for a few seconds and the shield breaks. But if the player shoots the shield, it breaks and the player cannot shoot again for a couple seconds. Dispel arrows are particularly effective, bypassing the shields. Each type of mask comes from a different type of from elemental flow giving them unique defensive abilities that require different tactics to take down:

• Pyroflow: (Red) The most aggressive, with a shield in front. Creatures will charge at you—getting hit by a charge also blocks you from shooting for a couple seconds!
• Hydroflow: (Blue) These are shielded on their back and are prone to fleeing.
• Terraflow: (Green) These stay down until the creatures are alerted. Once alerted, they create a 360-degree shield.
• Aeroflow: (Yellow) Their shield turns on and off in a 360-degree sphere.

Hunting masked creatures have a chance to reward their elemental masks as drops, which are used to unlock Vaults. Each mask type can be sold for a significant price and has a star-quality version which can also be used as decorative items for your home!

Item	Loot / Craft / Purchase Location
Pyroflow Mask	Drop from Hunting Jaakcat or Sernuk of that element.
Hydroflow Mask	Drop from Hunting Jaakcat or Sernuk of that element.
Aeroflow Mask	Drop from Hunting Jaakcat or Sernuk of that element.
Terraflow Mask	Drop from Hunting Jaakcat or Sernuk of that elementCell

We’ve also introduced two new types of arrows:

• Royal Arrow: Instantly breaks Amber Crystals on hit with a single arrow.
• Tracker Arrow: Tracks animals you hit and adds them to the compasses of you and your party members, making it easier to follow them.

Happy hunting!

Jaakcats

Introducing the Jaakcat, a new hunting creature found in the Royal Highlands.

These mischievous rascals are tricksters and thieves, and their name is directly tied to the playful chaos of Jaak-o-lanterns, which were inspired by the Jaakcats’ antics.

Jaakcats are quick, but they do not burrow and hide. If they get away, they will run off and escape until they feel safe to rest. Their quick rabbit-like movements make them an exciting, albeit less predictable addition to your hunting adventures.

Alongside the Jaakcats come new items, trophies and Accomplishments such as:

• Jaaked: Loot one of each kind of Jaakcat Foot.
• Halcyon Hunter: Jaakcat: Hunt all tiers of Amber-infected Jaakcats.
• Elemental Mastery: Jaakcat: Hunt all four types of Masked Jaakcats.

Royal Sernuk

The Royal Sernuk is a new variant of the familiar Sernuk. Once a domesticated breed of the Enfields that were left to wander, these creatures have returned to the wild and have a distinct appearance that sets them apart from the Sernuks you know and love.

They’re also tougher than regular Sernuks, requiring more hits to take down. But in return, they drop higher quality loot, making them a worthwhile challenge for hunters exploring the Royal Highlands.

Royal Sernuks come with their own set of Accomplishments such as:

• Halcyon Hunter: Sernuk: Hunt all tiers of Amber-infected Sernuk.
• Elemental Mastery: Sernuk: Hunt all four types of Masked Sernuk.

Insect Catching

Across the Royal Highlands, players will find a variety of new insects to collect.

The Enfields once carried out scientific experiments on both insects and fish in this area. When they disappeared, the effects of their experiments lingered. The offspring of their experiments began appearing as the native species across the Royal Highlands, many resembling known species with unexpected changes.

See below for the full list of new insects and their descriptions:

Insect	Description
Enfield Moth	So named for its discoverer, Lucrezia Enfield, who ventured into the Royal Highlands to establish the Enfield Manor. She died of a mysterious illness soon after the construction crew broke ground, leaving Majordomo Enfield a grieving widower.
Banshee Beetle	Much like its cousin the Shadvaraak Beetle, it appears to be a genetic hybrid. When given a scent, the Banshee Beetle will let out a piercing shriek as soon as it detects the owner nearby.
Shadvaraak Beetle	Thought to be a genetic hybrid of a standard stag beetle mixed with a shadvaraak, leading to a highly aggressive creature with a venomous horn.
Blue Crab	Feeling blue? So's this crab.
King Crab	Who made him king? Presumably, the other crabs. Only spawns from collecting shells.
Amber Mantis	Amber Mantises feast on the resin dripping from the Lantern Ash, which also gives them their unique golden hue.
Jewelled Mantis	The Jewelled Mantis is known to bury its eggs near Jadium deposits, then jealously guard the ore as its own. Only spawns from mining.
Heartdrop Mantis	The Heartdrop Mantis is a docile creature. It's said that when one crosses your path, you're soon to meet true love.
Mossy Moth	The Mossy Moth has adapted to the overgrown ruins that dot the Highlands by camouflaging as the moss that clings to the ancient stones.
Phoenix Moth	The Phoenix Moth is technically immortal- when it reaches the end of its natural life it engulfs itself in a cocoon of Flow, from which a caterpillar will soon emerge to start the cycle anew.
Whispering Widow Moth	Legends say those who hear the whispers of this moth will soon experience a great loss.
Flame Queen	The Flame Queen was once a Phoenix Moth. After reincarnating ten thousand times, the Queen emerged and established her dominion over the Royal Highlands. Perhaps it would be wise to pay fealty with a tasty tapestry or a bite of your favorite dress, lest you feel the Flame Queen's wrath.

Alongside these insects come new Accomplishments:

• Highland Entomologist: Catch every type of bug in the Royal Highlands at least once.
• Master Highland Entomologist: Catch a star quality version of every type of bug in the Royal Highlands.
• Amber Entomologist: Catch an Amber-infected version of every type of bug in the Royal Highlands.

Fishing

The waters of the Royal Highlands are also the home to a variety of new fish.

Like the insects, these fish trace back to Enfield experimentation. Some may look familiar, but are the evolved descendants from what once was.

Read below for the new fish and their descriptions.

Fish	Description
Enfield Eel	Was the family named for the eel, or the eel for the family? (It was the second one.)
Kestra Eel	Named for the river in which it is found, the Kestra Eel is unusually docile for its species, often interrupting conflicts among other eels.
Amber Moray	The Amber Moray primarily consumes other river creatures who have become tainted by echo. Perhaps it likes the taste?
Dart Eel	Known both for its slippery movements and its venomous bite, the Dart Eel is best avoided by all but the most adventurous of fishers.
Highland Sturgeon	Once this sturgeon's eggs were highly prized for caviar among Ancient Human nobility. Millenia left unbothered has made its population explode, and its price to drop.
Ragdoll Sturgeon	Known to flop like a ragdoll when held, leading to a confusing experience for the fish AND the fisher.
Copper Sturgeon	The Copper Sturgeon is born a brilliant shiny orange, which slowly shifts to green as it ages.
Muddy Manta	The manta is not native to the Vieuxport Sea, but no one's told the Muddy Manta that.
Major Manta	Named after the patriarch of the Enfield family, who had a special fondness for breeding the creatures.
Heather Manta	This species often bullies the other fish in the lake. Really makes you wonder what its damage is.
Fairy Manta	It is imperative you do not mix this up with the Fairy Mantis, especially when decorating their tanks.
Highland Swiftscale	The early bird gets the worm, the second shiprunt gets the cheese, and the Highland Swiftscale eats them both.
Lesser Snakehead	Dreams of one day becoming greater.
Ooh Baracude	So named for Dr. Anna Ooh, a famous ichthyologist who studied the unique marine life of the Royal Highlands pre-Unification.
Sillyfin	Come on, why don't you release him? He's just a silly little guy! He's done nothing wrong!
Royal Betta	Royal Betta demand three times as much territory as other betta, but rarely defend it themselves. This often leads to days long standoffs, until one of them gets tired and swims off to find a bigger pond.
Jade Koi	The Enfields heard about Ancient Humans breeding their own koi and figured they could do one better.
Green Anchovy	Somehow saltier than its less green cousin.
Charged Cadinal	The charged cardinal can swim dozens of leagues without tiring, which is probably how it ended up here.
Highland Floatfish	These floatfish were headed to the Elderwood when they took a wrong turn, and now they're too embarrassed to leave.

New accomplishments are also available:

• Highland Angler: Catch every kind of fish in the Royal Highlands at least once.
• Master Highland Angler: Catch every kind of fish in the Royal Highlands at star quality.
• Amber Angler: Catch an Amber-infected version of every kind of fish in the Royal Highlands.

Campfire Recipes

We’re introducing a new set of fresh recipes that are cooked directly at campfires. Our goal is to give players an easy way to create food with strong Focus value for its cost, while still keeping fully cooked meals at your housing plot as the most efficient option.

"Cooking is a big part of life in Palia, but we also know it's not always how everyone wants to spend their time. Campfire recipes give you a more flexible option, letting you prepare simple meals while staying out in the world and continuing your adventure." - S6 Jaddua

These campfire recipes can be acquired from a variety of sources and use a wide range of ingredients, with some meals even selling for a sizable amount! While these dishes can be made at star quality, they are not placeable. We’ve also added the “Royal Food Taster” Accomplishment for those who cook these unique Highland dishes! Cheese is also now an extremely rare drop that can be obtained from a variety of activities throughout the Royal Highlands.

As part of this update, we have fixed an issue where Canned Beans granted more focus than intended. We know this has been a highly efficient way to keep Focus up, and our hope is that these campfire recipes will fill that need while freeing up your preserves jar items to be used or sold.

Be sure to explore, enjoy, and sip your freshly brewed teas!

Read below for a list of new campfire recipes and their acquisition method:

Recipe	Recipe Acquisition
Dawnspur Tea	Campsite - Traveller’s Cache
Heather Tea	Campsite - Traveller’s Cache
Fern Tea	Campsite - Traveller’s Cache
Wisteria Tea	Discovery Quest - Flame Wars
Lotus Leaf Tea	Campsite - Traveller’s Cache
Jaakcat Stew	Accomplishment - Jaaked
Anch' 'n Grits	Campsite - Traveller’s Cache
Rice n' Beans	Main Story
Beans on Toast	Main Story
Breakfast Skillet	Campsite - Traveller’s Cache

Furniture Making and Decor

With the introduction of the Royal Highlands, we’re introducing new decor which encompasses the beauty of the new lands.

Jadium Chest

To help you store all of the new items you can acquire in the Royal Highlands, we're introducing a new storage tier that will increase your overall storage capacity by 4,000. Players can now have a maximum storage capacity of 18,000.

You can purchase the Jadium chest in the Amber Echo Store.

Aristocrat's Set

Elegance, opulence, and Aristocratic Aesthetic. Live like true royalty with the Aristocrat's Set.

Recipes for these items must be acquired through the methods listed below, primarily by purchasing them from Binnie or earning them through quest rewards.

However, if you’re just looking for the items themselves, all of them can also be purchased individually for gold from the Black Market or Tish’s shop! By crafting every item in the Aristocrats set, you can achieve the “Royal Visionary” Accomplishment.

Read below for the new Aristocrat’s Decor Items and their acquisition methods/location(s):

Item	Loot / Craft / Purchase Location
Aristocrat’s Shelf	Discovered in the Royal Highlands
Aristocrat’s Rug	Acquired via quest “Tale of Two Binnies”
Aristocrat’s Sconce	Acquired via quest “Rigging the Game”
Aristocrat’s Mini Artwork	Acquired via quest “Fortuna Bound”
Aristocrat’s Candelabra	Acquired via quest “Beauty Hurts”
Aristocrat’s Big Artwork	Acquired via quest “Highland Home”
Aristocrat’s Screen	Acquired via quest “Flame Wars”
Aristocrat’s Drink Cart	Discovered in the Royal Highlands
Aristocrat’s Floor Lamp	Discovered in the Royal Highlands
Aristocrat’s Dining Chair	Discovered in the Royal Highlands
Aristocrat’s Chandelier	Acquired via quest “Stones Still Standing”
Aristocrat’s Bookcase	Discovered in the Royal Highlands
Aristocrat’s Cabinet	Discovered in the Royal Highlands
Aristocrat’s Sofa	Discovered in the Royal Highlands
Aristocrat’s Armchair	Discovered in the Royal Highlands
Aristocrat’s Armoire	Discovered in the Royal Highlands
Aristocrat’s Table	Discovered in the Royal Highlands
Aristocrat’s Vase	Acquired via quest “Ancient Adaptation”
Aristocrat’s End Table	Discovered in the Royal Highlands
Aristocrat’s Vanity	Discovered in the Royal Highlands
Aristocrat’s Vanity Stool	Discovered in the Royal Highlands
Aristocrat’s Coffee Table	Discovered in the Royal Highlands
Aristocrat’s Flower Vase	Acquired via quest “Canon Cannon”
Aristocrat’s Floor Mirror	Discovered in the Royal Highlands
Aristocrat’s Clock	Acquired via quest “First and Last”
Aristocrat’s Birdcage	Discovered in the Royal Highlands
Aristocrat’s Bed	Discovered in the Royal Highlands
Aristocrat’s Secretary	Discovered in the Royal Highlands
Aristocrat’s Bureau	Discovered in the Royal Highlands

Teatime Set

What’s fancy decor without a proper tea party to match? With all the new flowers and teas coming out of the Royal Highlands, Tish has taken inspiration and created a brand new Teatime Set to complete the look.

The Teatime set unlocks at Furniture Making Level 7 and can be purchased for 6,000 gold from Furniture Making Guild Store.

Read below for the new Teatime Set Items and their acquisition methods/location(s):

Item	Loot / Craft / Purchase Location
Teatime Pink Cup	Recipe Starter Kit - Acquired via purchase from Furniture Store
Teatime Pink Teapot	Recipe Starter Kit - Acquired via purchase from Furniture Store
Teatime Serving Tray	Recipe Starter Kit - Acquired via purchase from Furniture Store
Teatime Tea Set	Crafted from Inspiration
Teatime Blue Cup	Crafted from Inspiration
Teatime Blue Teapot	Crafted from Inspiration
Teatime Table	Crafted from Inspiration
Teatime Chair	Crafted from Inspiration
Teatime Tea Tray	Crafted from Inspiration
Teatime Brewing Pot	Crafted from Inspiration
Teatime Pitcher	Crafted from Inspiration
Teatime Silver Glass	Crafted from Inspiration
Teacup with Saucer	Crafted from Inspiration
Teatime Teeny Teacup	Crafted from Inspiration
Teatime Decanter	Crafted from Inspiration
Teatime Glass Teacup	Crafted from Inspiration
Teatime Glass Teapot	Crafted from Inspiration
Teatime Flower Pot	Crafted from Inspiration

Tints

With the Royal Highlands, we’re also releasing four new tints related to the Enfield families that players can acquire.

Item	Acquisition
Jadium Tint	Hidden in the Royal Highlands
Enfield Pthalo	Hidden in the Royal Highlands
Royal Ruby	Rewarded from the Bulletin Board
Highland Fields	Rewarded from the Bulletin Board

Fancypods

What’s a new fancy decor line without a few equally fancy companions? Humbly introducing 10 new Potato Pods to round out your spud collection.

These pods are especially refined, each with their own aesthetic and just a teensy bit of courtly drama to keep things interesting.

Read below for the new Fancypods and their acquisition methods/location(s):

Item	Loot / Craft / Purchase Location
George the Fancypod	Fancypod Prize Bag
Elizabeth the Fancypod	Fancypod Prize Bag
Darcy the Fancypod	Fancypod Prize Bag
Lacey the Fancypod	Fancypod Prize Bag
Dorian the Fancypod	Fancypod Prize Bag
Rebecca the Fancypod	Fancypod Prize Bag
Charlotte the Fancypod	Fancypod Prize Bag
Basil the Fancypod	Fancypod Prize Bag
Victor the Fancypod	Fancypod Prize Bag
Danvers the Fancypod	Fancypod Prize Bag

Additional Decor

And of course, there’s a variety of new decor to discover in the Royal Highlands, including plushes and other collectible pieces to round out your space.

Read below for the new items and their acquisition methods/location(s):

Item	Loot / Craft / Purchase Location
Jaakcat Plush	Rare drop from hunting Jaakcat
Midnight Jaakcat Plush	Rare drop from hunting Jaakcat
Hollow Jaakcat Plush	Rare drop from hunting Jaakcat
Jaakcat Mounted Trophy	Accomplishment Reward - Jaaked
Highlands Shadowbox	Accomplishment Reward - Highland Entymologist
Royal Shadowbox	Accomplishment Reward - Master Highland Entymologist
Mounted Sturgeon	Accomplishment Reward - Highland Angler
Mounted Manta	Accomplishment Reward - Master Highland Angler
Highland Map	Accomplishment Reward - Highland Riches

Ancient Home Line

We’re introducing the Ancient Home Line, a collection directly inspired by the ruins you’ve explored and the way the Ancient Humans lived.

This line brings stone foundations, dramatic verticality, and refined architectural silhouettes, making it our most elegant Home Line yet.

It’s time to take your home to the next level… literally! The Ancient Home Line introduces a new capstone that increases the number of levels your home can have. This upgrade applies to all Home Lines.

The Ancient Home Line is unlockable through our newest Lunar Path, the Path of the Pony, and includes new modules such as awnings, railings, windows, and decor rewards.

Like other Home Lines, such as the Alchemist’s Cottage and Estate, the Ancient Home Line is fully compatible, letting you mix and match modules to create an abode that is completely your own.

Read below for the titles and acquisition method of each Ancient Home Line piece:

Item	Loot / Craft / Purchase Location
Ancient House	Recipe acquired via the Path of the Pony Lunar Path
Ancient Bay Window	Recipe acquired via the Path of the Pony Lunar Path
Ancient Balcony	Recipe acquired via the Path of the Pony Lunar Path
Ancient Awning	Recipe acquired via the Path of the Pony Lunar Path
Ancient Roof Connector	Recipe acquired via the Path of the Pony Lunar Path
Ancient Wing Decoration	Recipe acquired via the Path of the Pony Lunar Path
Ancient Steps	Recipe acquired via the Path of the Pony Lunar Path
Ancient Dormer	Recipe acquired via the Path of the Pony Lunar Path
Ancient Window	Recipe acquired via the Path of the Pony Lunar Path
Ancient Railing	Recipe acquired via the Path of the Pony Lunar Path
Ancient Pillar	Recipe acquired via the Path of the Pony Lunar Path
Wooden Stairs (Left)	Recipe acquired via the Path of the Pony Lunar Path
Ancient Column	Recipe acquired via the Path of the Pony Lunar Path

Lunar Path: Path of the Pony

Giddy-up on the newest Lunar Path: Path of the Pony!

This new Lunar Path lets you trot at your own pace while embracing your inner equine enthusiast. Like always, progress carries forward with no expiration, and both free and Premium rewards are sprinkled along the trail.

You can switch between Paths at any time and earn XP on whichever Path you choose, just make sure you’re saddled up to activate the one you want to gallop down next.

Here are just a few of the sparkling rewards that you can expect on the Path of the Pony:

• Unicorn Mask
• Ancient Home Line Pieces
• Sticker - Eshelon: Come Along
• Sticker - Horse Mask
• Amber Toolskins
• Sparkly Dawnspur
• Plushapalooza! Landscape
• Housing Capstone Increase (for that three-story home!)
• …and more!

Get ready to hoof it on the Path of the Pony which features up to 21 Levels of free and premium rewards.

Monthly Bulletin and Bundles

Nai’o is over the moon about the return of horses, especially the Dawnspur, and he desperately needs your help in getting the stable ready. Nai’o is so used to caring for other types of animals and has never handled a Dawnspur before so he’s quite panicked and wants it to be perfect!

Step in and help him prepare to make sure everything is in stable shape as he prepares for his Dawnspur Debut.

As a reward for your efforts, you’ll unlock two brand new tints: The Royal Ruby and Highland Fields tint.

Kilima Coin Store Rotation

The Kilima Store has rotated for this patch, bringing in fresh finds and seasonal favorites while cycling out some longtime items.

Leaving the Store:

• Year of the Naga Nameplate
• Bountiful, Blushing, and Royal Blossoms Nameplates
• Year of the Naga Poster
• Year of the Naga Plush

Staying around for another season:

• Vivid and Fiery Blossoms Nameplates
• Spooky Spectral Blossoms
• Fantasy Cottage Floor

New to Kilima Coin Store in Patch 0.202:

• Floral Fantasy & Lilac Stripes Wallpapers
• Pearlescent Petals & Eclectic Floors
• String Light Décor Recipes
• Roli Voucher

As always, limited-time items do cycle out, but that doesn’t mean they’re gone forever. Items leaving the store may return in future rotations.

Make sure to grab what you want before it trots out.

Outfit Dye System Customization

We’re dye-ing to introduce the new Clothing Dye system.

We’ve overhauled the clothing coloring system to give you much more control over your style. Previously, only a few presets for clothing were available. You’ll still have access to all of those presets, but now a world of dyes are at your disposal.

“We know that players have been asking for more ways to express their personality, and dyes will give players exactly that. You can take a traditional wedding dress and give it a gothic theme or change your Haute Dawg's ketchup to mustard. The possibilities are endless and I can't wait to see what the community creates!" -S6 Michael

Outfit pieces will have up to 4 separate aspects you can dye. In order to dye clothes, you'll need to unlock Palettes. There are four available by default, but more can be unlocked, primarily by spending Tailor Tickets. Dyes now use the same Palettes as makeup and hair. While some players may have already unlocked these, outfit materials work a bit differently. Instead of applying individual colors, you’ll apply an entire Palette at once. This means you’ll need to unlock the full Palette to use it for outfit dyes. Once unlocked, those colors will be available across all relevant customization systems.

In Patch 0.202, this system supports all default outfits and a selection of our most popular premium outfits. Over time, we'll continue rolling this feature out to most outfits, and we expect many additional outfits to be supported in Patch 0.203.

Palettes will typically continue to cost 25 Tailor Tickets each, so be sure to do those daily quests to unlock more options!

Lastly, we recognize that with so many color options available, acquiring enough Tailor Tickets can take time. While Tailor Tickets will continue to be earnable through their usual methods, players who prefer a more direct option can now purchase them at a rate of 25 tickets for 100 Palia Coins, or 200 tickets for 800 Palia Coins.

Be prepared to level up and polish up your perfect Palian look!

The Long Ride Event

It’s time to hit the trails and the reins are in your hands!

The Long Ride is a limited-time event that puts the spotlight on mounts, exploration, and Amber Echo collection… all rolled into one massive, community-wide collaboration.

For this event, every meter you ride mounted and every Amber Echo you gather counts toward a single shared goal: the Mount Multiplier. The more you ride and collect, the higher the number climbs. And we all know the bigger the number goes up, the better!

Here’s how the Mount Multiplier works: your distance traveled on a mount gets multiplied by the Amber Echo you collect along the way. Example: 30 meters traveled × 20 Amber Echo = 600 points toward the community total!

Whether you prefer a solo gallop, a casual canter with comrades, or an all-out Amber Echo expedition, every step counts. Organize riding parties, explore the Royal Highlands, or simply wander and collect at your own pace. Your journey contributes directly to a shared, growing total that the entire Palia community is chasing.

As always, we’ll keep you updated through the News Announcements section in-game and on the Official Palia Discord. Watch the Mount Multiplier climb, cheer on your fellow adventurers, and celebrate each milestone along the way.

The Long Ride is all about teamwork, exploration, and fun on the open trail, with rewards that are as royal as the journey itself. Once milestones are hit, all rewards will be delivered straight to your News Inbox, so every adventurer gets to celebrate as a whole.

The Royal Highlands are calling and the trails are rife for hoofin’ it. The Long Ride runs from May 25 to June 1, 2026.

For more information surrounding the event and its rewards, you can visit our blog post.

Improvements & Adjustments

Startup Cinematic

We’ve added a new launch startup cinematic!

New Player Nameplate

New players will now unlock a unique Nameplate when they complete Learning the Ropes. All players who have completed this quest should also receive this reward when logging in for the first time. We hope this nameplate will help new players communicate that they’re still learning the game and encourage others to help them out.

Cookie of the Day Update

We’ve adjusted the Cookie of the Day from uncommon to rare.

Ceiling decor no longer blocks placing additional floors above it.

You can now decorate ceilings freely without needing to remove items before building upward.

Alchemist Fireplace and Conservatory now support Wallpapers

You can now add wallpapers to the Alchemist Fireplace and Conservatory!

Premium Store Updates - May 12

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

Collection Name	Outfit Names	Pieces	Price (Per Outfit/Collection)
Highland Champion	Cavalry	Top, Hat	2550 Palia Coins

Dangerous beasts prowl the Highlands, but this Champion's seen it all before. Perfect for those with a sense of adventure AND style.

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

Collection Name	Outfit Names	Pieces	Price (Per Outfit/Collection)
Ashwood Ranger	Vernal	Top, Bottoms, Hat	2550 Palia Coins

Take on any jaakcat with the Ashwood Ranger! Maybe Hassian will finally admit how good your bow form is, too.

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

Collection Name	Outfit Names	Pieces	Price (Per Outfit/Collection)
Paddock Prim	Terrific Tweed	Top, Bottoms	1700 Palia Coins

Some ride for efficiency, some for travel, but you? You ride for style in this Paddock Prim suit and jodhpurs! Perfect for prim and proper dressage events, or wild trots through the Royal Highlands.

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

Collection Name	Outfit Names	Pieces	Price (Per Outfit/Collection)
Courser Casual	Cornflower	Top, Bottoms	1700 Palia Coins

You aren't afraid of mucking out a stall, but there's no reason you can't look good while doing it! The pants even come with stain-proof corduroy.

New Riding Licenses have been added to the Premium Store, available immediately.

The newest horses can be registered under the Riding License system, allowing it to be ridden as a Mount on your adventures.

Riding License	Price
Phoenixfire Dawnspur Riding License	2550 Palia Coins

Introducing the Supporter Packs:

Palians new and returning can explore the Royal Highlands in style with a one time Supporter Pack bundle, now available in the Premium Store. These are real money purchases, similar to the immensely popular Starter and Founder’s Packs, and offer a ton of value for Palia enthusiasts. Two versions of the Supporter Pack are available.

The Highlands Supporter Pack Includes:

• 4000 Palia Coins
• Courser Casual Cornflower Outfit
• Paddock Prim Terrific Tweed Outfit
• Akwinduu Thoroughbred Riding License
• Highlands Courier Pet Slots (4 Slots)
• Highlands Palette
• Ancient Silver Salesbin
• Ancient Silver Postbox
• Dawnspur Plush
• Akwinduu Thoroughbred Voucher

The Royal Highlands Supporter Pack Includes:

• 8000 Coins
• Dawnspur Devotee Nameplate
• Ancient Gold Salesbin
• Ancient Gold Postbox
• Highland Flying Machine Glider
• Electric Akwinduu Thoroughbred Mount
• Animal Husbandry Treats
• Courser Casual Cornflower Outfit
• Paddock Prim Terrific Tweed Outfit
• Akwinduu Thoroughbred Handler's License
• Highlands Courier Pet Slots (4 Slots)
• Highlands Palette
• Ancient Silver Salesbin
• Ancient Silver Postbox
• Dawnspur Plush
• Akwinduu Thoroughbred Voucher

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

• Addressed a rare issue where players could become stuck in a "Pink Void" when traveling to their housing plot.
• Adjusted position of Villagers during several dialogue sequences in the Zendruu Tree Questline.
• Fixed an issue that caused the "Needy" animal trait to drop happiness regardless of intended conditions.
• Addressed an issue causing players to become stuck within the Zendruu Tree private space.
• Fixed an issue where deep water teleportation would not trigger near the Statue Garden in Bahari Bay.
• Fixed a text overflow issue in the Hunter's Diary for the "Something Wicked" quest.
• Fixed an issue where the Temple maps would continue to display after exiting a Temple.
• Fixed the Super Zeki Coin icon, bringing back the original unique look.
• Fixed an unfriendly bench in Kilima that wouldn't let you sit on it.
• Fixed an issue preventing players from removing the Elderwood Map decor item from inventory.
• Fixed an issue in the Elderwood that blocked players from walking up certain hills.
• Added missing localization for the Aura Wolpunny Voucher item.
• Addressed an issue causing excess quest markers on the compass.
• Addressed an issue where players would see "Missing String Entry" during dialogue while playing in French.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the water meter to stay visible after filling the bowl within the Water Temple.
• Fixed an issue that would cause water meters to stay visible when entering and exiting private spaces.
• Added missing quest markers to Ulfe’s Level 4 Friendship Quest.
• Fixed an issue where quest markers pointed outside of the map during Ulfe’s Level 4 Friendship Quest.
• Fixed an issue where the player can become soft-locked after partially tilling rummage piles and leaving the Zendruu Tree.
• Fixed an issue where Villagers would play incorrect idle animations during group conversations.
• Fixed an issue where quest markers placed in Mauvais Way would show incorrectly while the player is in the Zendruu Tree.
• Fixed an issue that allowed navigating the animal roster while in the Pen Selection screen.
• Addressed various missing localized dialogue lines for Ulfe.
• Improved padding on the server drain prompt on Consoles.
• Fixed a ranching bug where players were prompted to input animal names twice on Consoles.
• Addressed an issue where using the "Unstuck" command could cause the player to spawn in mid-air.
• Fixed an issue preventing players from progressing past the “Press Any Button” screen after toggling Airplane Mode on Switch.
• Resolved visual seams appearing in the water between the Tavern and the Lake in Kilima
• Improved water behavior and visual consistency throughout Kilima.
• Fixed the Sleeping Potion text to refer to Ulfe instead of Tamala.
• Addressed an issue where visiting Villagers would occasionally appear to be underground.

Housing & Decor

• Fixed an issue where wallpaper could not be applied correctly to the Alchemist Cottage Conservatory and Fireplace.
• Found the missing image for the Honeybunch Hexaframe in the Underground. Zeki seems to have hung the picture up backwards.
• The Rainbow Frogbert Plush now has proper collision.
• Corrected the rarity of Maji's Mark and Electric Flooring decor items.
• Corrected the rarity of the Snowy Pavilion and Parasol decor items.
• Updated acquisition descriptions for various Tints to include acquisition information.
• Fixed an issue where players could not exit the Home Lines Stairs tutorial after crafting stairs on Consoles.

Accounts, Character Creation, Collections, and Wardrobe

• Addressed an issue that caused a never ending load when searching for players in the social menu.
• Resolved an issue where old photos were not accessible for some players.
• Collection Tabs titles now properly display in all languages, even for very long text.
• Resolved an issue where a photo taken immediately after clearing space no longer triggers an error.
• Added a more specific error message when reaching the photo album storage limit.
• Resolved an issue where ordering of photos could be incorrect in rare cases.
• The loading time for Album Photos has been improved on Switch.
• Fixed an issue where the "Show More" button in the Community tab could not be highlighted.
• Fixed an issue where accepting a party invite results in the player being unable to select options in the friends list on Console.
• Fixed a bug preventing players from viewing another player’s PSN profile after joining a party on Playstation.

Premium Cosmetics

• Quick Chat now properly works if Whisper is selected as the chat method.
• House of Omiata Skirt now shows 9 colors choices correctly on the Masculine version.
• Hearthhaven colors can now be unlocked properly.
• When players load into a new server, they will now properly see Emotes that were triggered before they joined.

New to 0.202

• On some occasions, a player will appear to be floating when riding their horse. Elderwood Armchair displays an incorrect prompt.
• On some occasions, players can fall through the world when exiting the barn while riding their horse at full speed. Using Unstuck will address the issue.
• The Faster Together Horse Trait overrides the Decrease Speed Trait. We plan to address this in a future patch.
• Some visual decals appear stretched at certain graphic settings in the Royal Highlands
• Flame Wars: Binnie does not have a quest activation marker.
• Players on low end devices may see performance drops when cooking in large groups. Please let us know if you encounter it as we are looking for more information on potential causes.
• The Bluebonnet Tint displays a temporary description.
• Teatime Serving Tray and Teatime Tea Tray decors share the same name in Spanish.
• Renaming an animal while mounted can result in an unresponsive UI.
• Horses can be mounted within the Phoenix Shrine.
• During the quest "First and Last," the sparkling trail effects leading to quest items may remain visible on the ground even after the items have been collected. They will disappear once the quest is fully completed.
• Using a filter in the Animal Inventory menu whilst using a controller may prevent players from being able to select the "Donate" button. Workaround: Clearing the filter or closing and reopening the menu should restore navigation.
• Some Star Quality Fishing Pools in the Royal Highlands are in shallow water.
• After completing The Lion and the Lamb, the Administrator shows an incorrect interaction prompt.
• When attempting to fish an Amber Echo hotspot before the Amber is broken, the player may receive an incorrect error message
• On rare occasions, the escape key may not open the Esc Menu.
• The text shown on the mount equip screen when players have a Handler's License, but have not unlocked the ability to ride a horse is unclear. You must complete Before the Dawn (given on first entrance to Royal Highlands) before you can ride your purchased horse.
• On rare occasions while using a controller on PC, the trigger buttons may stop working.
• Einar, Reth, and Tamala will not accept some Royal Highlands items as gifts.
• Trying to place a two story stack of rooms on top of another room will show the player an error and prevent placement.
• Setting the front door of a Home Line building to a solid wall will get reset if another building is attached to it.
• Runewarrior was adapted for the Dye System and is not pulling in arm color for its VFX, which will be fixed next patch.
• In some cases, players can spawn in partially invisible, but will be properly rendered after they move.
• In some rare cases, a new character will be invisible during the onboarding gameplay session. Please reach out to player support if this is not remedied with a restart of the game.

Other Issues

• During Ulfe’s Friendship Level 2 quest, players may encounter a progression block if Ulfe is inside his quest area as part of his regular schedule. Leaving the immediate area and returning should allow the quest to proceed.
• When redeeming a voucher for a Wolpunny, players may see a duplicate confirmation prompt. This is a visual error only and does not affect the reward.
• Players may notice a discrepancy between the names of Roli pet variants in the Premium Store compared to how they appear in the Collections menu.
• The Fun Guy pants are erroneously displaying the wrong material.
• In some cases, Tailor Tickets may not appear in the currency tab after being claimed.
• Large decor items, such as Game boards, may have issues being placed across two Home Line building rooftops.
• Several rugs cannot be placed in Yardwork large and medium terraces.
• The Estate Rooftop can overlap with the Estate Roof Connector when placed in placement mode.
• In some cases, Character Profiles do not respect the toggles of the equipped outfit.
• Players can incorrectly open the Tint Options menu using hotkeys while already in Copy Tint mode, which may cause overlapping UI.
• Players are currently unable to enter Tint mode if they are actively highlighting an item while in placement mode.
• Visiting players with "Visitor" or "Editor" permissions are not receiving a notification explaining they do not have permission to use Copy Tint mode.
• The Copy Tint mode interface is missing its background graphic, which may make the control instructions difficult to read.
• Follow pet animals with aura have less intensity than intended in the world environment.
• Rooms are incorrectly blocking the placement of second-story assets when ceiling decor is already present.
• Applying Tints to Decor items that have light sources (e.g. lamps) causes the asset's light source to appear permanently active.
• Acquiring Animal Starter Bundle items when a player's inventory is full causes the items to be incorrectly routed directly to storage instead of the inventory overflow.
• Home Tour plot names sometimes don’t update after you change them, if the plot has already been submitted to Home Tours.
• Moving objects with attached pieces can cause visual glitches. When moving a parent object with items connected to its socket, the socket itself may stay behind visually.
• The Social Panel may get stuck on screen if you open and close the Map and Premium Store quickly.
• Fireworks may not display the correct designs on some graphics settings.
• Placing buildings or cubicle pieces directly on top of your character causes your character to get stuck.
• The action bar UI may disappear while navigating your Home Plot.
• Snap points may reject second-story placement when ceiling decor is already placed inside them.