Life sim Palia has received a major summer update called “Solstice Bloom,” which brings a whole bunch of stuff for players, including new features, quests, plushies, decor, and much more. Palia’s Solstice Bloom update also introduces plenty of improvements and adjustments to several areas of the game, while also addressing a good number of bugs.
Palia is a cozy, free-to-play life simulation MMO that invites players into a peaceful experience focused on crafting, farming, fishing, and socializing—like an online Stardew Valley. Here, players engage in activities like gardening, cooking, insect catching, and home decoration, though Palia also has a social side: players can befriend or romance villagers, collaborate with others on shared tasks, and visit each other’s homes through Home Tours. Palia continues to expand through seasonal updates and major additions, such as The Elderwood expansion, which brought a new region, creatures, and storylines to the game. Now, developer Singularity 6 is releasing yet another update to keep bringing fresh content to players.
Palia sees an impressive surge in news players in May, meaning now could be a good time to jump back into the fantasy life sim.
To celebrate the summer season, the Solstice Bloom update introduces six new quests aiming to explore deeper into Palia’s NPCs’ lives. Some of these quests include Platinum Wedding Bells, where players must help Hodari craft a special gift for his sister’s wedding; Zed Drop, where they will help Zeki steal Eshe’s wax seal to forge documents for illegal medicine; and Food for Thought, where Reth and Jel need to cook soup to ease Jel’s stress before his mom’s fashion show, with players lending them a hand. These missions will unlock different rewards while also helping players gain new friendships.
In addition to the new quests in Palia, the River Shark and Elder Shark are joining the game’s plushie collection. Moreover, players will now be able to change their name or nickname by logging into accounts.palia.com, though the developer noted this can only be done every 30 days. Singularity 6 has also launched the Palia Vinyl, which contains the game’s original soundtrack, with also limited signed editions for collectors.
Additionally, Palia‘s Elderwood Umbraan Decor furniture set is now available. To unlock these items, players must first buy the Outer Umbraan starter pack, which provides the initial recipes needed to begin crafting the full collection. On top of all this, the Solstice Bloom update makes some improvements and adjustments to decor stacking, storage, muskin, and growable flowers.
Singularity 6 also addressed a significant number of bugs affecting gameplay, housing & decor, accounts, character creation, collections, wardrobe, and more. As the developer continues working on the cozy sim, players have a lot to look forward to in Palia’s Solstice Bloom update.
Palia’s Solstice Bloom Update Patch Notes
Help your Villager pals by completing five brand-new Discovery Quests!
Take a chunk out of your Plush wishlist when you collect some toothy new Plushes!
Celebrate the pinnacle of Elderwood elegance with Umbraan Decor!
Roll a crit with fashionable new outfit collections, Tool Skins, Gliders, Emotes, and more!
Ready for a rebrand? Players can now refresh their Full Name or Nickname!
Experience even more bug fixes and quality-of-life updates that help both new and veteran Palians!
Improvements & Adjustments
Decor Stacking
Decor items now stack up to 30 (or higher, if they already did) to help creative players spend less time running to storage and more time decorating!
Muskin Support for all Decor
Muskin (mushroom leather) can now be used for all recipes that require leather. More options, same great results!
Grow Stage UI
Growable flowers and decor now show an icon in their UI to indicate their current growth stage. Plants that are watered are considered a different stage, meaning they’ll also be separated in inventory and storage.
Tints in Inventory and Storage
Decor that has a tint applied to it will now show which tint is applied on the icon itself within your inventory and storage. No more guessing which color coffee table you’re about to place!
Honey Lure Changes
The honey lure has been rebalanced and normalized across multiple locations.
Top Bug Fixes
Gameplay
Addressed occasional crash issues with the modification bench.
Fixed an issue where Fishing XP was not properly balanced.
In the Cooking UI, recipe steps are no longer cut off.
Addressed an issue for some players where Subira did not appear in the Mansion during the “Extravagant Expectations” quest.
Fixed an issue that allowed players to escape the playable area at the Fallen Aqueduct in Elderwood.
Fixed an issue where the Sugar icon in the Petit Fives x3 recipe was cropped and missing a tooltip in the Cooking UI.
Fungopher holes are no longer floating in Prismbeard Cave.
Fixed an issue where the Courier Pet quest marker appeared on the map regardless of quest eligibility or progression.
Narrative items in the Prismbeard cave are now aligned with the terrain.
Quest marker added for the final step of the “Even More Treasure” quest.
In the Prismbeard Questline – Quest markers for Auni & Nai’o now reliably appear throughout the questline.
For PC & Switch: Addressed visual artifacts in vertical terrain throughout Elderwood.
Unintended consumables such as Lootbags no longer display the “Focus Increase” icon.
In the “Even More Treasure” quest, Hassain should now appear properly where he previously might not have.
Housing & Decor
Fixed an issue where the Palian Show Home could not be entered when first loading the Palian Show Home UI.
In Home Tours, players are now unable to contribute materials into buildings under construction.
Fixed an issue between decor stacking and tinted decor
The issue limiting players to 8 Storage Chests across all plots instead of 8 per plot has been fixed.
Social
Fixed an issue where PC/Steam users would receive infinite party invites when sent from players on PS5 or XBOX Series X/S.
Accounts, Character Creation, Collections, and Wardrobe
The Master Survivalist accomplishment can now be completed as it no longer includes incorrect items
Added padding in the Quest update notifications.
Controls & Accessibility
On Switch: fixed an issue where changing action bindings immediately after joining a server caused multiple problems.
On PC: Left click while highlighting a tool/emote now equips that tool and closes the tool/emote wheel.
On PS5: The “Adaptive Trigger Intensity” now changes to default when resetting to default
Premium Cosmetics
Fixed an issue where the voice options in Jel’s mirror did not play back any sound.
The zoom function no longer breaks when inspecting “Graphic Hoodies” in the premium store.
Fixed an issue where the user was not able to move the highlight after performing a search.
Fixed an issue where players were not receiving their refer a friend rewards consistently.
Top Known Issues
New to 0.193
Ancient Koi and Sabertoothed Anchovey do not grant XP.
Maws Plush and Maws Fin Plush are displaying an incorrect name.
Slumber Fox Plush is displaying the incorrect name when inspecting the plush on the housing plot.
Catching a Common Grumpy Granite Rockhopper incorrectly triggers the “My First Rare Bug” achievement.
Some bodies of water are both fishable and traversable, which is unintended.
Deep water in the Elderwood Clearing Landscape may not trigger teleportation back to land as intended.
Deep water near the Statue Garden in Bahari Bay may not trigger teleportation back to land as intended.
Deep water in the Autumn Acres Landscape may not trigger teleportation back to land as intended.
Players may occasionally fall through the world when loading into Home Tours.
Some Accomplishments may not complete.
PC: Opening the social menu after receiving a party invite may trigger an unintended sound effect.
In the “Knowledge Sleuth” quest, Caleri may not appear in the restricted section of the library.
Some Console players may encounter a login error stating: “You cannot play Palia while having online communications disabled. Please enable them to continue.”
On a controller, a cursor reset issue may occur when switching inventory rows.
Other Issues
Some Echo VFX does not appear.
Players may occasionally fall through the world when loading into Home Tours.
Color switching doesn’t work on the Solstice Bloom Axe for the feminine character. This will be fixed for all players in the next available update.
Artifacts currently do not sort into their own category, they will appear in the “All” category.
If selected, the “Enable Own Overhead Name” button does not display the overhead name until the player switches servers.
Holding the Inspect Garden button while entering Placement Mode can cause the UI to stay stuck.
The “Trading Tips” quest dialogue may be confusing if it is obtained from the Elderwood trading post.
In some instances, friend requests may not appear immediately. Exiting the game and logging back in should resolve this issue.
Players playing on Xbox will sometimes encounter an issue where empty usernames are displayed when viewing the Friends List on the social panel.
Players logging into Palia for the first time may not be able to use community chat features. Fully exiting the game and restarting the application should resolve the issue.
Clicking “View Store” may cause a brief black screen and unresponsive controls before the Premium Store opens as expected.
Some users may get stuck in a cinematic soundstage after completing the Elderwood introduction cinematic.
Some Series 1 Sticker Set accomplishments might not progress when opening Sticker packs until after a server transition occurs or the player relogs.
In some instances, players can roll dice faster than text inputs can display.
The flipping mechanic in the cooking minigame could become stuck in a looped animation, preventing progression.
Some players are unable to send party invites or sync to the correct server, making multiplayer features inaccessible.
Some players could experience unintentional overlap between the emoji menu and emojis used in chat.
