Best base locations in Palworld

Here are the best base locations in Palworld

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Looking for the best base locations in Palworld? When selecting the best place to build a base in Palworld , there are several factors to consider. It’s worthwhile selecting a location near Pals for farming, natural resources for crafting and defensive terrain to protect your base from raids.

Below, we’ve listed our top five base locations in Palworld based on these factors with particular focus on their proximity to resources like Coal , High-Quality Pal Oil and more. We’ve also explained how many bases you can have and what, in our opinion, is the best base location in Palworld for mid-level onwards.

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Palworld: Best base locations

The following map image shows where you can find the best base locations in Palworld. See below for a rundown of each base location and why you should consider moving there for resources like Pal Fluids, Ancient Civilization Parts and more.

Map image of the best base locations in Palworld, numbered |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/PocketPair

The numbers below equate to the base position on the map. Click or scroll down to be directed to each base location and details on resources, defence and recommended level.

1. Best beginner base location
2. Best base for Coal
3. Best base for High Quality Pal Oil
4. Best base for Ancient Civilization Parts
5. Best base for Pal Fluids

1. Best beginner base location

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• Location: Plateau of Beginnings
• Coordinates: 241, -513
• Resources: Flame Organs, Wool, Eggs, Pal Fluids, Ore, Paldium Fragment
• Defence: High (surrounded by a clifface)
• Level recommendation: 1-15

There is a reason why Palworld first places you within the Windswept Plateau when you start a new game. It is a fairly easy base to defend due to its location on a cliffside and it is surrounded by natural resources like Paldium Fragment Ore, regular Ore deposits and Pals.

Of the Pals that spawn nearby, there are usually 3-4 Foxparks every time you load in. Hunting these is a great way to get Leather and Flame Organs early on, which are in turn needed to craft several early weapons like Fire Arrows.

Although you may be eager to immediately explore the surrounding areas in Palworld, it’s a fantastic option to set up base here for levels 1-15 until you gain access to more building specs and rarer Pals which will allow you to adventure into tougher regions .

2. Best base location for Coal

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• Location: South of the Tower of the Free Pal Alliance
• Coordinates: 189, -38
• Resources: Coal, Ore, Beegarde Pals, Honey, Mossanda Pals, Regular Ores
• Defence: High (on top of a cliff)
• Level recommendation: 20-30

As per our Palworld Coal guide, the Sealed Realm of the Guardian is home to some seriously good Coal deposits. Once such deposit, south of the Tower of the Free Pal Alliance and on top of a large cliff, sits 6 Coal Ores as well as 8 regular Ores , making it a great farming spot. We also had luck finding some Sulfur nodes just below the cliff near a Mossanda spawn point, making it extra useful if you’re on the hunt for Gunpowder too.

It’s a bit of a trek and the closest waypoint is either the Tower or Sealed Realm previously mentioned, meaning it’s additionally a good place to have a Palbox and additional fast travel point.

Due to its high altitude, it’s fairly easy to defend and you’ll only ever get a few pesky Free Pal Alliance officers brave enough to go that far into the cliffs. Just below the cliffs, Beegarde and Elizabee Pals are known to spawn, so you can additionally use the site to farm Honey .

3. Best base location for High Quality Pal Oil

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• Location: Ascetic Falls
• Coordinates: -224, -442
• Resources: Relaxaurus, High Quality Pal Oil, Ribunny
• Defence: Medium (next to hills and a waterfall edge)
• Level recommendation: 10-20

Some of the best Pals to farm for High Quality Pal Oil are Relaxaurus Pals , which are common around the Ascetic Falls waypoint. I usually find pairs of them wandering around, usually around 4 at once which respawn after travelling around the map or after dying and respawning yourself. You can usually yield around 2-3 High Quality Pal Oil per Pal. In addition, the natural beauty of the waterfall is a nice backdrop to any base and provides defensive coverage on one side.

If you’d rather be tactical about your fast travel points, you can also hunt Digitoise Pals for Pal Oil south of the Duneshelter. As this northern contininet doesn’t have easy access to many respawn points or waypoints, it’s a tactical place to put a Palbox if you want to return there with ease.

4. Best base location for Ancient Civilization Parts

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• Location: Fort Ruins
• Coordinates: 172, -419
• Resources: Ancient Civilization Parts, Ore, Paldium Fragment Ores
• Defence: Medium (can use the castle’s defensive walls)
• Level recommendation: 1-15

There are four main ways to get Ancient Civilization Parts in Palworld. These are defeat or capture Alphas , dungeon bosses, Lucky Pals or from looting rare chests throughout the world. From our interactive map , you can see the locations of all alphas and dungeons in Palworld.

The easiest alpha to take on in Palworld is the level 11 Chillet near the Fort Ruins waypoint . I found that after capturing or defeating this alpha, it usually respawns after an hour in real time. For this reason, we recommend setting up a base at the Fort Ruins and farming the poor Chillet for a steady supply of Ancient Civilization Parts for as little effort as possible.

Remember, you can get the parts from either capturing or defeating the Pal, so feel free to get yourself a mini army of Chillet Pals in the process and keep a supply of Fire Pals in your team to make the farming process easier. Chillet Pals are both Ice and Dragon type Pals, meaning, as per our type chart , they are strong against other Dragon and Dark type Pals.

It’s worth noting that I secured two Ancient Civilization Parts for defeating the Chillet but this increased to four Ancient Civilization Parts when capturing it instead. You can also get 3 Leather and 3 Precious Pelt loot drops for defeating or capturing this Alpha.

5. Best base location for Pal Fluids

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• Location: East of the Small Settlement
• Coordinates: 104, -523
• Resources: Pengullet, Celaray, Teaphant, Small Settlement Merchant
• Defence: Medium to high (relatively peaceful area, near a cliffside)
• Level recommendation: 1-15

As Pal Fluids are usually dropped by Water Pals , it makes sense to set up a base near a water source where these Pals are plentiful.

Gobfin’s Turf is aptly named as it functions as a haven for several Gobfin Pals. You can usually find upwards of 10-15 Gobfin Pals at once, meandering around this shore. This area is not for the faint of heart however, the Gobfins will attack on site, are usually around level 20 upwards and it’s easy to get swarmed by a group of them. Additionally, the area is hard to defend and is mostly flat with shallow gulleys of water.

Gobfin’s Turf also already has a waypoint which makes it a convenient farming spot. If you want an easier farming spot, we recommend the coastline, directly east of the Small Settlement . Here Celaray, Teaphant and Pengullet Pals spawn, each capable of dropping Pal Fluids. As these are levels 1-15 you’ll have an easier time of it and are less likely to get ganged up on.

Additionally, the coastline is backed up onto a cliffside and the area is relatively peaceful. For bonus points, you get a lovely view of the sea monster skeleton on the coastline and visit the Small Settlement Merchant for some goodies.

How to get more bases in Palworld: All base upgrades

The Palbox menu in Palworld |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/PocketPair

You can have up to three main bases in Palworld. Main bases have a Palbox , meaning you can fast travel to and from the area and assign base Pals to perform tasks.

You can build wherever you like on the Palworld map, meaning you can have more bases than the allotted three, but you won’t be able to use them as fast travel points. For this reason, we suggest building any other structures near waypoints.

To unlock more Palboxes, you need to upgrade your main base level by completing missions at the Palbox. You will unlock bases at levels 1, 10 and 15 .

If you are already maxed out on bases and wish to move - don’t worry! You can move a pre-exsisting base in the game. Check out our guide on how to move your base in Palworld for more info.

What is the best base location in Palworld?

South of the Tower of the Free Pal Alliance, a cliffside with many Coal Ore nodes |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair

We’ve chosen the South of the Tower of the Free Pal Alliance base location (189, -38) as one of the best in Palworld due to its proximity to several Ore, Sulfur and Coal Ore nodes. Both Ore and Coal are needed to make Refined Ingots which, in turn, are needed to make pretty much all of the later improved weapons and armor. Likewise, Sulfur is needed to make Gunpowder . In short, this is a great base to gather materials if you’re looking to improve your firepower in Palworld.

The base location is also on top of a cliff, making it highly defensible but also a bit of a pain to travel to. As such, players can benefit from having an additional fast travel point in the region when travelling further north into the Sand Dunes territories.

Although this is our choice, the best base location in Palworld depends mostly on personal preference and what you wish to get out of a base. The following key points should be considered when choosing a base location:

• Location of natural resources: like Ore, Sulfur and Coal. These are necessary for building weapons and armor.
• Map Level: Make sure you’re at the appropriate level for the area you are in. Otherwise, nearby enemies and exploration may be too challenging.
• Nearby Pals: Make sure you are near useful Pals to farm for resources.
• Defence: Make sure you are able to defend the area. Choose natural terrain like cliffs that are easier to defend. Or, if you are in a flat area, build defensive walls.
• Fast Travel: Sometimes it’s strategic to build a base on a continent with less fast travel points, therefore opening the area for easier traversal.

That rounds off our list of the best base locations in Palworld, where to find them and what resources you can get nearby. For more Palworld tips and tricks , see our best Pals guide with a ranked list of the best Pals to catch in the game. We also have a full Pal List with all pal locations listed, if you need to fill out your Paldeck.

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All 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints and where to get them

These areas have the highest chance of giving you Blueprints

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Looking for more Arc Raiders Blueprints? It’s a special day when you find a Blueprint, as they’re among the most valuable items in Arc Raiders. If you find a Blueprint that you haven’t already found, then you must make sure you hold onto it at all costs, because Blueprints are the key to one of the most important and powerful systems of meta-progression in the game.

This guide aims to be the very best guide on Blueprints you can find, starting with a primer on what exactly they are and how they work in Arc Raiders, before delving into exactly where to get Blueprints and the very best farming spots for you to take in your search.

We’ll also go over how to get Blueprints from other unlikely activities, such as destroying Surveyors and completing specific quests. And you’ll also find the full list of all 75 Blueprints in Arc Raiders on this page (including the newest Blueprints added with the Cold Snap update , such as the Deadline Blueprint and Firework Box Blueprint), giving you all the information you need to expand your own crafting repertoire.

In this guide:

• What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?
• Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes
• Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders Blueprints obtained from quests Blueprints obtained from Trials Best Blueprint farming locations

What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?

Blueprints in Arc Raiders are special items which, if you manage to extract with them, you can expend to permanently unlock a new crafting recipe in your Workshop. If you manage to extract from a raid with an Anvil Blueprint, for example, you can unlock the ability to craft your very own Anvil Pistol, as many times as you like (as long as you have the crafting materials).

To use a Blueprint, simply open your Inventory while in the lobby, then right-click on the Blueprint and click “Learn And Consume” . This will permanently unlock the recipe for that item in your Workshop. As of the Stella Montis update, there are allegedly 75 different Blueprints to unlock - although only 68 are confirmed to be in the game so far. You can see all the Blueprints you’ve found and unlocked by going to the Workshop menu, and hitting “R” to bring up the Blueprint screen.

It’s possible to find duplicates of past Blueprints you’ve already unlocked. If you find these, then you can either sell them, or - if you like to play with friends - you can take it into a match and gift it to your friend so they can unlock that recipe for themselves. Another option is to keep hold of them until the time comes to donate them to the Expedition.

Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes

Below is the full list of all the Blueprints that are currently available to find in Arc Raiders, and the crafting recipe required for each item:

Note: The missing Blueprints in this list likely have not actually been added to the game at the time of writing, because none of the playerbase has managed to find any of them. As they are added to the game, I will update this page with the most relevant information so you know exactly how to get all 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints.

Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders

Below is a list of all containers, modifiers, and events which maximise your chances of finding Blueprints:

• Certain quests reward you with specific Blueprints .
• Completing Trials has a high chance of offering Blueprints as rewards.
• Surveyors have a decent chance of dropping Blueprints on death.
• High loot value areas tend to have a greater chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Night Raids and Storms may increase rare Blueprint spawn chances in containers.
• Containers with higher numbers of items may have a higher tendency to spawn Blueprints. As a result, Blue Gate (which has many “large” containers containing multiple items) may give you a higher chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Raider containers (Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, Medical Bags, Grenade Tubes) have increased Blueprint drop rates. As a result, the Uncovered Caches event gives you a high chance of finding Blueprints.
• Security Lockers have a higher than average chance of containing Blueprints.
• Certain Blueprints only seem to spawn under specific circumstances: Tempest Blueprint only spawns during Night Raid events. Vulcano Blueprint only spawns during Hidden Bunker events. Jupiter and Equaliser Blueprints only spawn during Harvester events.

Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, and other raider-oriented container types have a good chance of offering Blueprints. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints have a very low chance of spawning in any container in Arc Raiders, around 1-2% on average. However, there is a higher chance of finding Blueprints in particular container types. Specifically, you can find more Blueprints in Raider containers and security lockers.

Beyond this, if you’re looking for Blueprints you should focus on regions of the map which are marked as having particularly high-value loot. Areas such as the Control Tower in Dam Battlegrounds, the Arrival and Departure Buildings in Spaceport, and Pilgrim’s Peak in Blue Gate all have a better-than-average chance of spawning Blueprints somewhere amongst all their containers. Night Raids and Electromagnetic Storm events also increase the drop chances of certain Blueprints .

In addition to these containers, you can often loot Blueprints from destroyed Surveyors - the largest of the rolling ball ARC. Surveyors are more commonly found on the later maps - Spaceport and Blue Gate - and if one spawns in your match, you’ll likely see it by the blue laser beam that it casts into the sky while “surveying”.

Surveyors are quite well-armoured and will very speedily run away from you once it notices you, but if you can take one down then make sure you loot all its parts for a chance of obtaining certain unusual Blueprints.

Blueprints obtained from quests

One way in which you can get Blueprints is by completing certain quests for the vendors in Speranza. Some quests will reward you with a specific item Blueprint upon completion, so as long as you work through all the quests in Arc Raiders, you are guaranteed those Blueprints.

Here is the full list of all Blueprints you can get from quest rewards:

• Trigger Nade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Sparks Fly”.
• Lure Grenade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Greasing Her Palms”.
• Burletta Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Industrial Espionage”.
• Hullcracker Blueprint (and Launcher Ammo Blueprint): Rewarded after completing “The Major’s Footlocker”.

Alas, that’s only 4 Blueprints out of a total of 75 to unlock, so for the vast majority you will need to find them yourself during a raid. If you’re intent on farming Blueprints, then it’s best to equip yourself with cheap gear in case you lose it, but don’t use a free loadout because then you won’t get a safe pocket to stash any new Blueprint you find. No pain in Arc Raiders is sharper than failing to extract with a new Blueprint you’ve been after for a dozen hours already.

One of the best ways to get Blueprints is by hitting three stars on all five Trials every week. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints obtained from Trials

One of the very best ways to get Blueprints is as rewards for completing Trials in Arc Raiders. Trials are unlocked from Level 15 onwards, and allow you to earn rewards by focusing on certain tasks over the course of several raids. For example, one Trial might task you with dealing damage to Hornets, while another might challenge you to loot Supply Drops.

Trials refresh on a weekly basis, with a new week bringing five new Trials. Each Trial can offer up to three rewards after passing certain score milestones, and it’s possible to receive very high level loot from these reward crates - including Blueprints. So if you want to unlock as many Blueprints as possible, you should make a point of completing as many Trials as possible each week.

Best Blueprint farming locations

The very best way to get Blueprints is to frequent specific areas of the maps which combine high-tier loot pools with the right types of containers to search. Here are my recommendations for where to find Blueprints on every map, so you can always keep the search going for new crafting recipes to unlock.

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Dam Battlegrounds

The best places to farm Blueprints on Dam Battlegrounds are the Control Tower, Power Generation Complex, Ruby Residence, and Pale Apartments . The first two regions, despite only being marked on the map as mid-tier loot, contain a phenomenal number of containers to loot. The Control Tower can also contain a couple of high-tier Security Lockers - though of course, you’ll need to have unlocked the Security Breach skill at the end of the Survival tree.

There’s also a lot of reporting amongst the playerbase that the Residential areas in the top-left of the map - Pale Apartments and Ruby Residence - give you a comparatively strong chance of finding Blueprints. Considering their size, there’s a high density of containers to loot in both locations, and they also have the benefit of being fairly out of the way. So you’re more likely to have all the containers to yourself.

Buried City

The best Blueprint farming locations on Buried City are the Santa Maria Houses, Grandioso Apartments, Town Hall, and the various buildings of the New District . Grandioso Apartments has a lower number of containers than the rest, but a high chance of spawning weapon cases - which have good Blueprint drop rates. The others are high-tier loot areas, with plenty of lootable containers - including Security Lockers.

Spaceport

The best places to find Blueprints on Spaceport are the Arrival and Departure Buildings, as well as Control Tower A6 and the Launch Towers . All these areas are labelled as high-value loot regions, and many of them are also very handily connected to one another by the Spaceport wall, which you can use to quickly run from one area to the next. At the tops of most of these buildings you’ll find at least one Security Locker, so this is an excellent farming route for players looking to find Blueprints.

The downside to looting Blueprints on Spaceport is that all these areas are hotly contested, particularly in Duos and Squads. You’ll need to be very focused and fast in order to complete the full farming route.

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Blue Gate

Blue Gate tends to have a good chance of dropping Blueprints, potentially because it generally has a high number of containers which can hold lots of items; so there’s a higher chance of a Blueprint spawning in each container. In my experience, the best Blueprint farming spots on Blue Gate are Pilgrim’s Peak, Raider’s Refuge, the Ancient Fort, and the Underground Complex beneath the Warehouse .

All of these areas contain a wealth of containers to loot. Raider’s Refuge has less to loot, but the majority of the containers in and around the Refuge are raider containers, which have a high chance of containing Blueprints - particularly during major events.

Stella Montis

On the whole, Stella Montis seems to have a very low drop rate for Blueprints (though a high chance of dropping other high-tier loot). If you do want to try farming Blueprints on this map, the best places to find Blueprints in Stella Montis are Medical Research, Assembly Workshop, and the Business Center . These areas have the highest density of containers to loot on the map.

In addition to this, the Western Tunnel has a few different Security Lockers to loot, so while there’s very little to loot elsewhere in this area of the map, it’s worth hitting those Security Lockers if you spawn there at the start of a match.

That wraps up this primer on how to get all the Blueprints in Arc Raiders as quickly as possible. With the Expedition system constantly resetting a large number of players’ Blueprints, it’s more important than ever to have the most up-to-date information on where to find all these Blueprints.

While you’re here, be sure to check out our Arc Raiders best guns tier list , as well as our primers on the best skills to unlock and all the different Field Depot locations on every map.

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