Steam Workshop arrives — experimental
Palworld 1.0 shipped with official Steam Workshop support. It is flagged experimental, works on Windows only, and server-side mods require a Windows dedicated server with every client running the same mod list.
Palpedia Modding
The Palworld 1.0 modding scene, mapped: the official Steam Workshop path, classic .pak mods and the UE4SS + PalSchema stack for script and content mods — with a step-by-step installation guide, a curated toolkit and the safety rules that keep your saves alive.
Palworld 1.0
Steam Workshop: experimental
UE4SS: Okaetsu experimental build
The 1.0 rule
Delete every early-access mod — old .pak files and old UE4SS installs — before updating to Palworld 1.0. Pocketpair's official warning: leftover early-access mods crash the game on startup. The getting started guide opens with the clean-up.
Three ways to mod
Pick your path
Every Palworld 1.0 mod travels one of these three roads. They coexist — most setups mix them.
Steam Workshop
Official · experimental
The official, one-click path built into Palworld 1.0. Experimental and Windows-only: server mods run just on Windows dedicated servers, and every client must install the same mods.
Open the Workshop →.pak mods
Asset replacement
The classic route: drop a .pak into Pal\Content\Paks (a ~mods subfolder keeps things tidy) to replace models, textures and other assets.
UE4SS + PalSchema
Script & content mods
The power stack: UE4SS loads script and blueprint mods, and PalSchema adds JSON content mods — including fully custom Pals. Manual install only.
Install it step by step →The 1.0 landscape
What changed on July 10, 2026
The 1.0 release reset the modding board. This is where the scene stands today.
Early-access mods are out
Mods built for early access — .pak files and old UE4SS builds — do not survive the jump to 1.0 and crash the game on startup. Remove them before updating, then wait for 1.0-compatible releases.
UE4SS needs the right build
The 1.0-compatible UE4SS is Okaetsu's experimental build (July 10, 2026), installed manually — mod managers like Vortex pull broken builds. PalSchema layers JSON content mods on top.
The community regroups
Live help and 1.0 compatibility tracking happen in the Palworld Modding Community Discord; dedicated server setup is documented at docs.palworldgame.com.
Toolkit
The tools everyone installs
Four names cover almost every Palworld 1.0 setup — details and official links in the toolkit.
UE4SS
The script loader for Unreal Engine games. Palworld 1.0 requires Okaetsu's experimental build, installed manually.
About UE4SS →PalSchema
Okaetsu's content-mod framework: JSON-defined Pals, items and more. Regular Edition to play, Dev Edition to create.
About PalSchema →FModel
The Unreal asset browser: inspect Palworld's models, textures and data before you replace or extend them.
About FModel →Nexus Mods
The largest Palworld mod catalog and the main distribution hub for .pak and UE4SS mods.
About Nexus Mods →The Palpedia promise
We host no mod files
Palpedia Modding is a map, not a mirror: every download button here sends you to the author's official page — Nexus Mods, GitHub or Steam Workshop. No re-uploads, no repacks, no middlemen. Read the safety rules before your first install.