Palworld 1.0 Base Upgrades Guide: Every Mission and Palbox Reward

Trying to run a late-game ore operation with a level five Palbox is a spectacular way to guarantee you spend your entire playthrough chopping wood by hand.

The version 1.0 launch injected a massive amount of new machinery into the tech tree, and you simply cannot fit it all into a single dirt patch. If you want to stop micromanaging chores and start running a fully automated industrial network, you have to push your base level through the ranks. Every single upgrade acts as a functional tutorial, forcing you to construct specific buildings to prove you actually know how to use the technology you just unlocked. Before you waste half your afternoon wondering why the game will not let you build a third camp, I mapped out every single milestone up to the new level 35 cap.

Why You Need to Push Your Base Level

Expanding your footprint is about survival, not just showing off. Every time you clear a milestone, you directly increase the maximum number of workers you can pull out of your storage box.

Pushing those numbers higher means you can finally dedicate specific monsters to passive resource generators like the Stone Pit and Logging Site. Once that automation kicks in, you are completely free to track down hidden features and secrets out in the wild while your storage chests fill themselves up back home.

Unlocking Secondary Footholds

The absolute most critical thresholds on the upgrade list are the ones that grant you entire secondary bases. Hitting these specific levels lets you drop a completely separate Palbox anywhere on the map. It creates an instant fast travel node and establishes a brand new production zone.

When you establish these extra camps, you don't have to repeat the early tutorial steps. Every single base you build automatically shares the exact same level and reward pool as your primary camp. Just keep in mind that the upgrade missions are tied to physical structures. If a level demands you build an assembly line, you have to construct it inside your active camp border to trigger the level up button.

Breaking the Default Cap

I need to clear up a massive misconception about the base limits in version 1.0.

If you play on the default difficulty settings, your workforce permanently caps out at 15 active monsters per base once you hit level 15. The default game also restricts you to a maximum of 4 buildable bases once you reach level 24.

However, you can completely ignore those limits. Before you load your save, open your World Settings menu and look for the sliders controlling your maximum work pals and guild bases. You can manually crank the maximum limit all the way up to 50 active workers per camp and a staggering 10 independent bases across the map.

The Complete Level 1-35 Upgrade List

Base Level & Required Missions	Default Unlocks
Level 1: Have 1 Pal in party, Build Wooden Chest, Build Primitive Workbench.	Max Workers: 1, Max Bases: 1
Level 2: Build Campfire, Build Shoddy Bed, Build Repair Bench.	Max Workers: 2
Level 3: Build Feed Box, Build 3 Straw Pal Beds.	Max Workers: 3
Level 4: Deploy 4 workers at base, Build Pal Gear Workbench, Build Berry Plantation.	Max Workers: 4
Level 5: Build Crusher, Build Stone Pit, Build Logging Site.	Max Workers: 5
Level 6: Build Primitive Furnace, Build Statue of Power, Build Hot Spring.	Max Workers: 6
Level 7: Build High Quality Workbench, Build Medieval Medicine Workbench, Build 2 Berry Plantations.	Max Workers: 7
Level 8: Deploy 8 workers at base, Build Metal Chest, Build Sphere Workbench.	Max Workers: 8, Max Bases: 2
Level 9: Build Cooking Pot, Build Wheat Plantation, Build Mill.	Max Workers: 9
Level 10: Build Weapon Workbench, Build Pal Labor Research Lab, Build Pal Expedition Station.	Max Workers: 10
Level 11: Build Sphere Assembly Line, Build Power Generator.	Max Workers: 11
Level 12: Deploy 12 workers, Build Weapon Assembly Line, Build Production Assembly Line, Build High Quality Hot Spring.	Max Workers: 12
Level 13: Build Improved Furnace, Build Sphere Assembly Line II, Build Summoning Altar.	Max Workers: 13
Level 14: Build Refined Metal Chest, Build Refrigerator, Build 3 Large Pal Beds.	Max Workers: 14
Level 15: Build Guild Chest, Build Electric Kitchen.	Max Workers: 15, Max Bases: 3
Level 16: Build Production Assembly Line II, Build Electric Medicine Workbench.	Max Workers: 15 (Default Cap)
Level 17: Build Electric Furnace.	Max Workers: 15
Level 18: Build Weapon Assembly Line II.	Max Workers: 15
Level 19: Build Item Retrieval Machine.	Max Workers: 15
Level 20: Build Crude Oil Extractor.	Max Workers: 15
Level 21: Build Cold Food Box.	Max Workers: 15
Level 22: Build Refrigerated Crusher (or Cryogenic Crusher).	Max Workers: 15
Level 23: Build Gigantic Furnace, Build Advanced Sphere Assembly Line.	Max Workers: 15
Level 24: Build Large-Scale Electric Egg Incubator.	Max Workers: 15, Max Bases: 4
Level 25: Build 2 Advanced Chests.	Max Workers: 15
Level 26: Build Advanced Medicine Workbench.	Max Workers: 15
Level 27: Build Advanced Workshop.	Max Workers: 15
Level 28: Build Advanced Weapon Assembly Line.	Max Workers: 15
Level 29: Build Ancient Furnace.	Max Workers: 15
Level 30: Build Ancient Workbench.	Max Workers: 15
Level 31: Build Large Fishing Pond.	Max Workers: 15
Level 32: Build Ancient Kitchen.	Max Workers: 15
Level 33: Build Skillfruit Orchard, Build Ancient Power Generator.	Max Workers: 15
Level 34: Build Ancient Material Synthesizer, Build Ancient Farm.	Max Workers: 15
Level 35: Max Level Reached.	Max Workers: 15, Max Bases: 4

Base Building Strategy

Before you start throwing down massive factories just to clear a checklist, think about how your layout actually impacts your efficiency.

Managing the Level 29 Bottleneck

The material cost for upgrades takes a massive jump once you hit the endgame tiers. Hitting level 29 forces you to build an Ancient Furnace, and level 30 demands an Ancient Workbench. Both of these massive infrastructure pieces rely heavily on refined materials.

If you want to clear these levels quickly without stalling your entire operation, you'll need a massive stockpile of ancient metals ready to go. I highly recommend mastering how to farm Soralite Ingots well before you hit level 29. Stacking those rare bars ensures you can drop your end-game workbenches the exact second the blueprints unlock.

Don't Build Carbon Copies

Once you secure your extra base slots, stop building exact copies of your starter camp. Use that newfound real estate to establish highly specialized outposts.

I always dedicate one base entirely to farming food and running my breeding setups. That leaves my primary camp completely free to act as a heavy industrial factory without getting cluttered. Your third camp slot should sit right on top of a dense cluster of natural resources, like a coal or sulfur vein. That way, your mining crew can strip the terrain bare while you're on the other side of the map fighting bosses. Keep an eye on your local infrastructure, ensure your workforce actually matches the job description, and your industrial empire will run entirely on cruise control.