The 10 best Palworld mods

Upgrade your Palworld experience with these awesome mods

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Looking for the best Palworld mods? With Palworld ’s explosive popularity making it one of the first standout releases of 2024, it was only a matter of time before the game’s mod scene started popping with all sorts of ways to allow players to customise their Palpagos Islands experience.

We’ve taken a look at several of the most popular Palworld mods and sorted the most useful into the list below. These mods are largely quality of life improvements that allow you to ignore item weight, view more information on Pals, and more. Read on for the full scoop!

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Best Palworld mods

Below are our favourite Palworld mods, all of which are downloadable on NexusMods . They each have slightly different installation processes, so you’ll have to follow the included instructions for each. Most require inserting a few extra files into various places within Palworld’s file directories.

It’s also worth pointing out that this list does not include the most notorious mod to emerge in the wake of Palworld’s popularity - you know, the one that changes all of the Pals in the game to fuzzy creatures related to a certain Nintendo franchise . That mod has since been dramatically altered to avoid Nintendo’s wrath, and frankly isn’t as amusing as it once was. Nevertheless, if you’re still curious about it, you can find it here .

• Map Unlocker
• Always Fast Travel
• Basic Minimap
• Carry Weight Increase
• Remove Flying Stamina Cost
• 100 Capture Rate
• Technology Free Unlocking
• Pal Analyzer
• Faster Breeding
• Enhanced Palworld Visuals

Map Unlocker

Hurrah, the entire map is visible without needing to actually do anything! |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair

The Palpagos Islands are vast, so why not speed things up with MapUnlocker? This handy mod shows the full map for your convenience, along with the locations of Great Eagle Statue Fast Travel points and Alpha Pals. Don’t worry, Map Unlocker doesn’t actually activate these Fast Travel points, so you can still enjoy the challenge of exploration. Using this mod in tandem with our Palworld Interactive Map and our heatmaps showing all Palworld Pal locations is a surefire way to catch every Pal on your list.

Download Link : Map Unlocker

Always Fast Travel

Using the Always Fast Travel mod, I happily teleported to the Unthawable Lake even though I was stuck on a beach halfway across the map. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair

Perhaps you don’t care so much about seeing the entire Palworld map as you do about zipping around in a super speedy fashion. If this is the case, download the Always Fast Travel mod. You’ll be able to teleport to any Great Eagle Statue that you’ve already unlocked on your map without having to physically be at a statue (or a Palbox). Some might see this as breaking immersion - but if you’re already installing mods, why not go all the way? Combine this with the Map Unlocker mod above, and the entirety of Palworld will be your oyster.

Download Link : Always Fast Travel

Basic Minimap

It’s super handy to have a minimap always on your screen and makes you wonder why this feature wasn’t included in the game at launch. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair

If you’re looking for a happy medium between “show me the entire map” and “let me teleport everywhere at will,” perhaps the Basic Minimap mod is right up your alley. This mod is subtle but life-changing, and does exactly what it says on the tin. You’ll have a nice little map that you can place in the top, bottom, or corners of your screen, giving you a better sense of where you are without having to press M all the time. You can even adjust the size and zoom in however you like!

Download Link : Basic Minimap

Carry Weight Increase

Look at all this junk I’m carrying…and notice how my Weight is still at zero. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair

It won’t be too long before you’ll find the default weight limit cumbersome in Palworld, especially as you collect heavy materials like Sulfur or Pure Quartz . While you can lessen the load by constructing storage boxes in your base or by simply dropping excess junk, the Carry Weight Increase mod amps up your carrying capacity to 1,000, greatly lightening the load on your shoulders. Alternately, you can remove weight limits altogether, and lug around however many piles of Coal you want!

Download Link : Carry Weight Increase

Remove Flying Stamina Cost

With this trusty mod, never again will your flying mount get tired while crossing a vast ocean in the dead of night. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair

Taking to the skies on the back of a fast flying mount is undoubtedly one of Palworld’s more epic moments, but like all mounts, if you want to move fast you’ll burn through your stamina meter quickly. Considering that flying mounts make Palworld traversal 100% easier - especially if you want to obtain the best flying mount of all, the legendary Jetragon - the Remove Flying Stamina Cost mod is a great add-on that’ll keep you in the sky all the time.

Download Link : Remove Flying Stamina Cost

100 Capture Rate

There’s nothing worse than throwing a Pal Sphere only to have a Pal wriggle out at the last second. No more! |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair

Wanna catch ’em all? Get the 100 Capture Rate mod, which keeps you from wasting your precious Pal Spheres by instantly upping the capture rate of any sphere used in combat to 100%. When it comes to catching the best Palworld Pals , this mod is an absolute godsend as long as you’re not bothered by the extreme reduction in difficulty. It’s all in the name of building your Pal workforce, after all!

Download Link : 100 Capture Rate

Technology Free Unlocking

Normally, this thing costs a whopping 5 Technology Points. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair

The Technology Tree in Palworld is a harsh mistress and keeps the coolest upgrades under lock and key until you acquire enough points. To do away with all that, install the Technology Free Unlocking mod, which makes the Technology Points requirement for everything 0. You’ll still need to reach the appropriate levels to unlock each upgrade, but there’s still nothing like seeing the game’s ultimate weapon - the Jetragon missile launcher, which lets you ride the fastest mount in Palworld and shoot a blaze of glory wherever you go - available for the sweet price of zilch.

Download Link : Technology Free Unlocking

Pal Analyzer

Oh hello there, Relaxaurus. You can’t sneak up on me - not when I’ve got Pal Analyzer on my side! |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair

Pal Analyzer is a handy mod that presents info about Pals simply by hovering your cursor over them. It’s especially valuable when you venture into a new corner of the map, run across dangerous high level Pals, and need to quickly discern their health, attack and defense stats, and active skills. Granted, you can find most of this information online - preferably in our comprehensive list of all Pals in Palworld - but Pal Analyzer is perfect if you don’t want to jump through extra hoops.

Download Link : Pal Analyzer

Faster Breeding

With this mod, never again will you have to twiddle your thumbs waiting for your Pals to do their business at the Pal Breeding Farm… |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair

Breeding Pals is an mysterious science that involves Cake , an Egg Incubator , and roughly 300 seconds of waiting for your Pals to deliver the egg you need. Install the Faster Breeding mod to minimise all of this faff - you can choose how fast you want your eggs to pop out (it can be as quickly as 1 second!) and you can also substitute Red Berries for Cake. Of course, you’ll still need to figure out which Pals to breed together to get the baby you desire, so refer to our detailed Palworld breeding combo guide for advice in that department.

Download Link : Faster Breeding

Enhanced Palworld Visuals

Howdy, Palpagos Islands. You’re looking mighty pretty this morning. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair

Palworld’s already a fine looking game, but you might want to increase your draw distance, amplify your resolution and disable some of the default effects like fog and bloom. The Enhanced Palworld Visuals mod lets you do just that, making your Palpagos Islands sandbox truly a sight to behold - especially at the start of the game when you first step out above the vista near the Plateau of Beginnings.

Download Link : Enhanced Palworld Visuals

And that’s a wrap on the best Palworld mods. If you’re searching for other ways to elevate your Palworld playthrough, why not check out our guide for setting up a dedicated server ? We’ve also got a list of the best admin commands in Palworld so that you can take control and enjoy your very own base-building, Pal-battling playground to your heart’s content. Happy crafting and capturing!

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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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