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Technology and Progression

Leveling up unlocks new crafting recipes in the Technology tree. Efficiently gathering experience points and hunting down Ancient Technology points dictates the pace of your adventure.

The Technology Tree​

You earn regular Technology Points every time you level up or activate a new fast travel statue. Open the Technology menu to spend these points. You cannot unlock everything immediately. Prioritize essential survival gear, better Pal Spheres, and base upgrades.

Focus on unlocking saddles for your favorite mounts early. A flying mount like Nitewing completely changes how you explore the map. Skip cosmetic furniture items until you have a surplus of points later in the game.

Earning Experience Quickly​

Catching Pals is the fastest way to gain experience. The game grants scaling experience bonuses for catching the first twelve of any specific species. Catch twelve Chikipi, twelve Lamball, and twelve Cattiva. Repeat this process for every new species you encounter.

Defeating bosses and clearing dungeons also provides significant experience chunks. Completing base upgrade missions grants large bonuses and allows you to deploy more workers simultaneously.

Ancient Technology​

The right side of the Technology tree contains the Ancient Technology column. These items require purple Ancient Technology Points to unlock. Essential items like the Egg Incubator, Feed Bag, and Grappling Gun are located here.

You only earn Ancient Technology points by defeating a boss for the first time.

  • Alpha Pals: Giant, named versions of regular Pals roaming the open world.
  • Dungeon Bosses: Found at the end of instanced caves.
  • Tower Bosses: The major Syndicate leaders.

Hunt down low level Alpha Pals like Chillet or Sweepa early on. They are easy to defeat and grant the points needed to unlock the Egg Incubator.

tip

Alpha Pals respawn every in game morning. You can farm them repeatedly for Ancient Civilization Parts, which are required to craft Ancient Technology items.

Always bring the correct elemental counter when fighting an Alpha Pal. Review the Combat and Bosses guide to prepare for these encounters.

Pal Expedition Station​

The Pal Expedition Station unlocks at Technology Level 15. Build it at your base to dispatch unused Pals on timed loot-gathering missions. Select a mission difficulty, assign a team of Pals, and wait for them to return with materials. Low risk missions complete quickly and provide basic supplies. Higher risk missions take longer but yield rare ores, Ancient Civilization Parts, and crafting components.

This system is the best way to put idle Pals to work. Rather than letting unused Pals sit in your Palbox doing nothing, send them out on expeditions while you focus on base building or exploration.

Pal Labor Research Laboratory​

The Pal Labor Research Laboratory unlocks at Technology Level 20. This building allows you to spend Ancient Pal Manuscripts on permanent, base-wide productivity buffs. Each completed research project increases a specific stat for all Pals assigned to that base, such as mining speed, crafting speed, or transport speed.

Farm Ancient Pal Manuscripts from high level dungeon chests in the Sakurajima and Feybreak biomes. Prioritize Mining and Handiwork research first, as these provide the largest return on investment for automated production lines.