Pal Pathfinding Bug Fix

The Pal Pathfinding Bug is a clipping glitch that happens in Palworld that can interrupt pals from performing autonomous base tasks. Read ahead to learn more about the pathfinding bug and how to fix it by spacing out your facilities and building your base in flat areas!

What is the Pal Pathfinding Bug?

Pal Task Interrupting Bug

The Pal Pathfinding Bug disorients a Pal's pathfinding protocol, which interrupts it from performing any autonomous Base Tasks or even going to a feed box to eat.

Clipping Issue

The Pal Pathfinding Bug can also cause Pals to “clip” into certain environmental objects, which traps them in certain corners or stops them from moving completely.

Solutions and Fixes

v0.1.4.0 Update Addresses Pathfinding Bug

With the recent release of the v0.1.4.0 Patch Update last January 31, 2024, several known issues related to the Pal Pathfinding Bug have been resolved.

Players should see an improvement when Pals are doing autonomous tasks at your base and that they should no longer get stuck in various places while performing their duties.

Palworld 1.4 Patch Notes and Updates

Space Out Your Facilities

A possible solution for this bug is to properly space out the structures and facilities in your base, ensuring that Pals do not have to pass through tight corners and potentially get stuck.

Build Your Base In Flat Areas

An effect of the pathfinding bug is it forces Pals to look for alternate routes to reach their work stations. This can sometimes lead to them falling off nearby cliffs or spawning in inconvenient locations.

By building your base on a flat surface, you can minimize the chances of this occurring.

Pick-Up and Throw Your Pal

Sometimes all your Pal needs is a helping hand to get out of a tough spot.

Walk up to your Pal and throw them at their workstations or back towards your base to reset their pathing and hopefully solve the issue.

Re-assign Your Pal Through the Pal Box

Move your Pal from the “Pals at the base” to any of your Boxes to despawn the stuck Pal.

Afterwards, simply re-assign your pal to the base duties to have it spawn in front of the Pal Box.

Base AI and Pathfinding Improvements Confirmed

With the Base AI Fix and Pathfinding Improvements confirmed for a future update, players can finally stop worrying about the Pal Pathfinding Bug.

Until then, check out our guide below for more information on the game's future updates!

Roadmap and Future Updates

Palworld Related Guides

Tips and Tricks

General Palworld Tips

General Palworld Tips
Best Starter Pal	How to Level Up Fast
Best Base Locations and How to Move Bases	Best Stats to Upgrade
Best Ancient Technology	Statue of Power Guide
How to Get a Gun Fast and Early in Palworld	Day/Night Cycle
How to Get Ancient Technology Points Fast	Pal Distillation Pod: How to Rank Up Pal
Base Building Guide	Raid Guide
How to Remove Wanted Status	List of Palworld Achievements
Best Palworld Team	How to Destroy and Move Structures
When Do Items and Resources Respawn?	Transferring Characters
Base Level Rewards and Requirements	How to Attack Enemies on Water
Best Structures for Your Base	How to Trade Pals
Best Type Combinations	What to Do in Palworld
Can Pals Evolve in Palworld	How to Mount and Ride Pals
How to Get More Base Storage	When Do Bosses Respawn?
Benefits to Killing Syndicate Thugs	All Black Marketeer Pals
How to Move Bases	How to Create and Join a Guild
Story Walkthrough Guide	Post Game Guide
Pal Buy and Sell Values Explained	How to Train Perfect Pals and Maximize Stats
All Wandering Merchant Items	Choices, Missables, and One-Time Events
How to Fly	How to Handle Pals Not Working and Assign Pals to Jobs
How to Get a Level 5 Work Suitability Pal	List of the Best Palworld Mods

Pal Catching Tips

Pal Catching Tips
How to Catch Pals	How to Catch and Sell Humans
How to Get Lucky Pals	Pal Sphere Farming Guide
How to Reroll Dungeon Bosses	-

Survival and Exploration Tips

Survival and Exploration Tips
How to Cook Pals	How to Farm Paldium Fragments
How to Heal Pals and Player HP	How to Keep Pals Happy and Sane
How to Increase Carrying Capacity	How to Increase Stamina
How to Upgrade Palbox	How to Repair Tools
How to Fix Pal Injuries	How to Revive Pals
How to Cancel Arrows	List of Sicknesses and Injuries
How to Manage Food Expiration	Palworld XP Glitch
How to Put Out and Avoid Fires	How to Increase Movement Speed
How to Cure Depressed Pals	How to Cure Weakened Pals
How to Cure Pals of Overfull	How to Get Keys
Night Guide: How to Survive the Night	How to Eat Food

Settings and Multiplayer Tips

Settings and Multiplayer Tips
Best Game Settings for Palworld	Multiplayer Guide
Does Palworld Have Crossplay?	Is There PvP in Palworld?
How to Save the Game	How to Set Up Dedicated Server
Which Difficulty Settings to Choose	How to Backup Save Data
All Controls and How to Change	How to Drop Items and Pals
All Console Commands and Cheats	Palworld PC System Requirements
How to Migrate Server Data	How to Change Death Penalty Settings
How to Change World Settings	Is There Splitscreen Local Co-Op in Palworld

Glitches and Bugs

Glitches and Bugs
Infinite Pal Sphere Exploit	Guild Save File Deletion Bug
Pal Pathfinding Bug Fix	How to Catch Tower Bosses
Refresh Food Expiration Glitch	Palworld Glitches and Exploits
Carry Weight Glitch	Pal Sphere Gliding Glitch
Egg Duplication Glitch	Instant Pal Revive and Heal Glitch
Infinite Syndicate Thug Glitch	-