## What changed
**Royal Highlands** — New Adventure Zone with rolling fields and old-world elegance
**Mounts and Horse Ranch** — Breed and raise horses with customizable traits and variations to ride across the world
**Story and Quests** — New Main Story, Guide, and Discovery quests plus dozens of new accomplishments
**New Villager** — One new character to meet in the Royal Highlands
**Discoverables** — Campsites, vaults, treasure chests, and Royal Amber hidden throughout the world
**Gathering and Ecosystem** — New gatherables, minerals, trees, creatures to hunt, fish, and catch
**Recipes and Potions** — 10 new campfire recipes and new potions and utility arrows
**Storage** — New Jadium storage tier for additional inventory space
**Housing** — Ancient Human Home Line available with a new third-story upgrade option
**Lunar Path: Path of the Pony** — New club activity focused on horse riding
**Customization** — 4 new Tints, Clothing Dye system for unique personalization
**Bulletin Board** — Help Nai'o prepare for Dawnspur's legendary return
**Community Event** — The Long Ride, a world journey event centered on horseback travel
## Overall
Palia expands with the Royal Highlands zone, introduces mounts and horse breeding, and adds extensive new content including quests, recipes, customization options, and a community event.
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! 🍵
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! 🤠
## What changed
- **Zendruu Tree questline** — new content added to the Elderwood area focused on restoring the forest
- **Ulfe Friendship Levels 1–4** — new quests and rewards unlocked as you increase friendship with this character
- **Path of the Tadpole** — new battle pass with frog-themed rewards
- **Photo Mode** — improved and expanded feature for capturing and sharing screenshots on your Player Profile
- **Monthly Bundle Board** — seasonal rewards available for purchase
- **Open Season community event** — limited-time event with activities for hunters, anglers, and adventurers
- **Ranching Retirement Acres** — new feature to permanently retire animals from your ranch
- **Wolpunny** — new ranching animal added to the game
## New Content
- The Elderwood continues its story with Zendruu Tree restoration quests
- Path of the Tadpole battle pass introduces themed cosmetics and rewards
- Open Season event provides community-wide progression goals
## New Features
- **Photo Mode improvements** allow easier sharing of gameplay moments to your profile
- **Ranching Retirement Acres** preserves animals you no longer actively use on your ranch
## Overall
This patch expands Palia with new story content, a battle pass, a community event, quality-of-life ranching features, and a new ranching animal alongside improved photo sharing.
Step into the Elderwood and continue the adventure with the Zendruu Tree in its quest to bring the forest back to life! 🌳
Get to know Ulfe even better as Friendship Levels 1–4 unlock new quests and surprises! 🤝
Leap into the Lunar Path with Path of the Tadpole and unlock ribbeting rewards! 🐸
Capture and share picture-perfect Pailan moments on your Player Profile with the new and improved Photo Mode feature! 📷
Spring has sprung: Peep the Monthly Bundle Board for Bountiful rewards!🐣
Get wild with the new community event, Open Season, for hunters, anglers, and adventurers alike! 🐟
Keep all your forever-favorite animals safe with the new Ranching Retirement Acres! 🐷
The Wolpunny hops and hoots its way onto the ranch as the newest Ranching animal! 🐰
## What changed
- **Roli** — new Ranching animal added to the game
- **Reth's Soup-erb Bowl** — new Community Event focused on soup-making activities
- **Water Tower** — now available as a collectible location
## New Content
- **Roli** — players can now raise this animal on their ranch
- **Reth's Soup-erb Bowl** — community event with soup-making gameplay
- **Water Tower** — landmark collection point unlocked for player access
## Overall
Three new collectibles and activities have been added: a ranch animal, a community event, and a landmark location.
Roll out the welcome for the Roli, the newest Ranching animal! 🧂
Stir things up and get steamy in Reth’s Soup-erb Bowl, a new Community Event all about making souper good fun! 🍲
No more sneaking around, the Water Tower is now yours to collect! 💧
## What changed
- **Tints** — new color options added with a copy mode to apply colors across multiple furniture pieces
- **Storage tab** — dedicated organization space for Ranching Treats and Tints
- **Ferris** — now available as a Ranching animal
- **Hodari's Starstone Search** — new community event featuring starstones as rewards
- **Plushies** — Fairy Mantis and Lil Sprout added to the plush collection
- **Quickchat** — new feature for players without keyboard access
## New Content
- **Hodari's Starstone Search** — community event with starstones tied to the mining mentor storyline
- **Fairy Mantis plush** — long-requested plushie now available
- **Lil Sprout plush** — new cute plushie option
- **Ferris ranching animal** — new creature type for your ranch
## Quality of Life
- **Tint copy mode** — allows quick application of matching colors to multiple furniture items
- **Quickchat feature** — enables communication for players without keyboard input
## Overall
Tints, plushies, and a new ranching animal join the update alongside Hodari's Starstone Search event and Quickchat accessibility.
New year, new Tints and a handy copy mode have arrived to help you bring color to every corner of your home! 🖌️
Stay tidy with the new storage tab for Ranching Treats and Tints!🍪
Meet the Ferris in their new role as a Ranching animal, full of bright-eyed curiosity and frosty mischief! 🦝
Dig into the new community event, Hodari’s Starstone Search, and gather dazzling starstones for your favorite hunky mining mentor! 💎
Plush paradise grows with the long-awaited Fairy Mantis and the cheeky, cute Lil Sprout! 🍑
No keyboard? No problem. Introducing the Quickchat feature! ⌨️