Welcome to our fully organic step-by-step guide on playing Palworld as a vegan. In this guide, I will go over how you can enjoy the game without the unnecessary cruelty that comes from Pal suffering. Thanks to this guide, you will learn to be the toughest soy-boy on the island all without harming a hair on a single Pal’s head.
What is veganism?
Veganism, by definition, is the act of abstaining from consuming, imbibing, or using anything that comes from an animal. In real life, this means no eating animals or using products that are derived from animal parts or their suffering.
How does this affect our Palworld playthrough?
Due to the nature of veganism, this means that we cannot participate in any actions or mechanics that result in the harming of Pals. We also cannot use anything that would come from a Pal whether naturally found or beaten off of the Pal’s unconscious body. We must only use naturally occurring items such as wood, stone, and ore to make everything.
Because veganism directly relates to animals, during our playthrough, we consider the humans on the island to be fair game and will treat them as hostile only when they attack us. Pals, on the other hand, will not be harmed during this playthrough.
Step 1: Getting the Essentials
As we wake up on day one, our primary goal becomes clear. We must find food, find shelter, and establish ourselves on the island. To start, make your way down the hill and over to some nearby berry bushes. This will be your primary source of sustenance in the game.
Be sure to grab wood and stone off the ground as these will be needed later. Once you have two pieces of wood, find yourself a solid area to craft a Primitive Workbench. Be sure to spend any technology points from leveling up into structures for your camp. Avoid spending tech points on the Palbox or Pal Sphere as these will not be utilized.
Now that you have your first points spent and have built a workbench, use the stone and wood you collected to craft a Stone Pickaxe and a Stone Axe. These will be required to get more wood and stone.
Step 2: Establish your island presence
We have created the basic tools of survival. Now, we need to get ourselves established on the island. This means building a base. Your starting base will require a lot of wood. Instead of using your axe on the local wildlife, turn your attention to the trees and ravage the natural ecosystem.
You must now find a place to build your camp. We chose a small plateau near the start of the game that Pals didn’t frequent to avoid any unwanted interaction and not disturb their way of life. Since we also did not obtain the Pal containment device that is the Palbox, we chose to build near a fast-travel statue for easy access to our base.
As we made our bed for the night and reached level four, we hit our first bump in the road… we needed wool to make a bed. Because we only had our moral fiber to rely on, we needed to stay up through the night. We also noticed that a lack of wool also prevented us from making a cloth outfit, so we would be huddled near the fire commando-style hoping that no hostile Pals would cross our path. Don’t worry, if a hostile Pal does cross your path, it shouldn’t attack you out of respect for its fellow beast.
Step 3: Grinding berries, not Pals
If you have done a morally corrupt run of Palworld, you would know that one of the main ways of gaining EXP is to catch and defeat Pals. Since we cannot do this, we need to get EXP the old-fashioned way; crafting, gathering materials, and defeating the occasional hostile human. This means we can attack the factions but not the official island guards. We also can’t participate in any boss fights despite the enemies using Pals because we stick to a higher moral standard.
It is during this time we noticed another flaw in this run. Many NPCs won’t speak to you if you don’t catch Pals because you aren’t a real Pal Tamer. As you level up, more roadblocks will become apparent. For now, enjoy the scenery as you lay waste to the natural ecosystem to get experience.
As you progress, there are various technologies that you can unlock that we will list below. At a certain point, however, you are unable to continue because of the need to smelt ore. Eventually, the need for animal products becomes too great and you are either forced to live your caveman-like existence or progress to the use of Pals.
Vegan-approved Technologies you can use
The following technology can be unlocked and used as part of this run. Please note that not all items are included due to the need for Pal parts or the use of Pals to unlock the item.
- Level 1:
- Primitive Workbench, Stone Axe, Stone Pickaxe, Hand-held Torch, Wooden Club
- Level 2:
- Campfire, Wooden Chest, Repair Bench, Wooden Structure Set
- Level 3:
- Old Bow, Arrow, Repair Kit
- Level 4:
- Common Shield, Stone Spear, Alarm Bell
- Level 5:
- Berry Plantation, Wooden Living Room Furniture Set
- Level 6:
- Statue of Power, Mounted Torch, Wooden Tavern Furniture Set
- Level 7:
- Logging Site, Stone Pit, Sign, Bat
- Level 8:
- Wooden Tavern Cabinet Furniture Set
- Level 9:
- Sandbag
- Level 10:
- Three-shot Bow, Feathered Hand Band
- Level 11:
- Wooden Gate
- Level 12:
- Meat Cleaver, Medieval Medicine Workbench, Houseplant Set
- Level 13:
- Training Dummy
- Level 14:
- Wall Torch, Antique Storage Set
- Level 15:
- Wheat Plantation, Monitoring Stand
- Level 16:
- Mega Shield, Wooden Defensive Wall, Wall-mounted Houseplant Set
- Level 17:
- Nothing
- Level 18:
- Stone Structure Set
- Level 19:
- Antique Chair Set
- Level 20:
- Antique Storage Cabinet Set
- Level 21:
- Antique Desk Set
- Level 22:
- Nothing
- Level 23:
- Antique Bath Set
- Level 24:
- Antique Mirror Set
- Level 25:
- Nothing
- Level 26:
- Nothing
- Level 27:
- Bathroom Set (maybe)
- Level 28:
- Giga Shield, Antique High Quality Furniture Set (maybe)
After level 28, everything begins to require something that would either come from a Pal or would require a Pal to make. For instance, we cannot make anything using ingot because a Pal is needed to smelt the ore. Due to this, we cannot progress past level 28 and spend points on anything that would advance us without breaking our moral code.
Disclaimer
This entire piece is a work of satire based on recent news. I am vegan and want to express that I have no moral quandaries with this game. I consider Palworld to be a fun and engaging game for players of all ages. I hope you enjoyed my take on this impossible run of the game.
