Pocketpair, developer of Survival-Crafting-Creature-RPG Palworld, announced plans to implement anti-cheat features to game, beginning with Player Lists set to arrive in a February 2024 update. These are intended to combat cheating on official servers, but will be optional additions for solo and community-run worlds.
In the statement, Pocketpair reported that it confirmed some connection issues with official servers, which it attributed to the influence of cheaters. The company also affirmed its zero-tolerance policy towards such activities, and it said it is working on dealing with it as a priority.
As part of these countermeasures, the company noted it plans to add player lists and anti-cheat software to Palworld. The player lists feature, which is intended to help identify and ban cheaters, is set to arrive sometime during February 2024, but there is currently no date for the addition of the anti-cheat software.
You can find the full statement from Pocketpair in the tweet below:
The success of Palworld has led to developers Pocketpair seeking to take on new staff members to support its plans for the game. Meanwhile, modders have been busy adding their own spins to the game, including an Ironman-style Nuzlocke mode.
Palworld is available in Early Access for Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC, as well as on Xbox Game Pass. An update including a Player List function is planned for the end of February, 2024.
