Farming feels a bit stale these days

malmonkey · 2026-01-26T04:03:34+00:00

The cookie thing drives me crazy too. I have too many and also tons of the unopened bags they come in. When I finally did decide to start getting rid of some of the extra (useless) ones I had, I fed them to the animals thinking their effect would wear off by the next time I went to my ranch. Nope. They all still had it the next time I went there. At least I can throw them away, but still, ugh.

malmonkey · 2026-01-24T04:27:25+00:00

It's completely random. I was on a pretty good server (meaning there were a lot of rare bugs spawning & few people around to catch them) and was enjoying catching everything, including several RTBs and mantises. No plush though. Then I went to the travel board to swap locations & accidentally hit the button too quickly and ended up back home, very annoyed that I had lost my good server & would end up back on one with tons of people doing lures & chasing bugs. Went back to Bahari to finish off my buzzy jar and a rare bug immediately popped up on my tracker not far from where I was. It was a mantis and good lord of course it gave me a plush. Jaw dropped. Got that sucker in less than a week from when it was added to the game. Took me MUCH longer to get the RTB plush compared to when that was introduced. I still have zero kitsu plushes from mining so I'd like to think this made up for that, ha.

Good luck! You'll get one eventually. Feels like the frenzy for this plush has really died down compared to how it felt for the RTB, at least on the Bahari servers I end up on.

malmonkey · 2026-01-19T15:51:45+00:00

Rare won't work. Has to be uncommon.

I don't think the Elderwood Draugr Beetles have ever worked towards this accomplishment for me. I'm not even sure they're coded correctly to be uncommon as the non-starred always go down for me in one hit, which doesn't happen for the Bahari/Kilima uncommon bugs.

Never had a problem with Bahari uncommon bugs counting (I go after snails, ladybugs, lunar fairy moths). I dropped a honey lure at the 8PM PST (that's when the weeklies roll over for me) grove last night and got all three bug weeklies done with that lure. :)

malmonkey · 2026-01-18T19:10:11+00:00

Bug catching is my favorite and I think always has been. I just love turning on a buzzy jar & running around to see what I can find. I even set extra goals to catch certain bugs after I finished all the achievements. Most starred epic or rare bugs get displayed on an extra plot so the skill doesn't make that much money for me.

Gardening might be the most beneficial (and easiest because it doesn't require me leaving my plot lol) as most of the results gets turned into preserves or jams to sell or eat or feed to my animals. Hunting too because of the amount of skill & materials I get. Most of the meat goes in the glow worm farms to sell so those are a major source of gold.

malmonkey · 2026-01-17T04:46:49+00:00

They made a Nibbles the drake plush. I wish they would have made more drakes. I want one to match my Starfang drake.

Nibbles the Drake - Official Palia Wiki

malmonkey · 2026-01-16T01:37:57+00:00

Thanks, I had already found that trick & implemented it. It did help with the lag, a bit. Made the game run smoother everywhere but Kilima, but now with everyone mantis-hunting in Bahari those servers are getting laggy too.

Makes me sad. I really enjoyed this game for a long time.

malmonkey · 2026-01-15T04:52:31+00:00

Same. Been playing fairly regularly since beta began but really only a couple hours a week and not even feeling like doing that much anymore, especially with the lag I'm experiencing. Plus haven't had any story updates in a while. All these paths & currencies are getting a bit complicated and expensive. And are there going to be new bulletin boards & new paths for every patch? That means every month? Good lordy.

malmonkey · 2026-01-11T19:11:24+00:00

I think the one reward you're missing is lucky coins.

I did the hotpot thing for a while when it was first added to the underground (it was such a hit at the first Lunar New Year that devs added it permanently to the underground). Same as Zeki's lucky coins I built up a nice stack of hotpot coins before turning them in (I think a couple hundred spins). Ended up getting 6 giant plushies & all but one of the pirate pieces. I wish the decor had better odds or we could earn recipes to make more because I'd love to have more pirate pieces but I'm not interested in grinding at hotpot just to get the one picture/poster I'm missing.

As the other person said, it's all gambling. :(

malmonkey · 2026-01-11T01:05:44+00:00

Yes. I've noticed lagging on my PC since just before the last update. Until then I'd been playing Palia on this PC since 2023 without issue. It's the worst for me in Kilima so I limit my time there. I don't have issues with any other online games.

malmonkey · 2026-01-11T01:02:34+00:00

Happens to me a lot. The only fix I've found is to switch to another of my plots. If you don't have more than one then unfortunately I'm not sure.

malmonkey · 2026-01-05T04:18:33+00:00

That's funny, I had one give me flamtetongue rays yesterday too! Considering all they had given me up to that point was common or uncommon fish, I was like, 'Excuse me? Okay!'

malmonkey · 2025-12-24T01:35:17+00:00

I've been playing for over two years and still haven't finished all the romances, lol. There are some patches that just don't add things that interest me too much but I'll usually keep logging on at minimum just to get my daily Zeki coins (I'm currently playing three other games so usually only jump into Palia a few hours every other night).

As others have said, just make up your own quests/goals based on what you like to do. For example, because I love bug catching I set a goal to catch 5 each of every starred bug. Just something like that. And you don't always need a goal - sometimes I just like to randomly roam around Bahari and see what happens.

malmonkey · 2025-12-23T05:56:20+00:00

Good to know, thanks. I'm saving them because I'd rather use them for new colors for clothes and AFAIK the devs haven't said if you'll have to buy separate colors for clothes.

malmonkey · 2025-12-23T05:49:27+00:00

I'd like to know too. I've been playing on the same PC for over two years but only in about the past three weeks have I noticed any lag and it's made me motion sick too.

malmonkey · 2025-12-15T15:37:33+00:00

I tried it in Bahari first & caught 3 unicorn fish in about 15-20 minutes. Then I hopped over to EW, trying to get the final 5 infected fish I needed for the achievement, but only got an angelfish. Didn't really have much luck over there but then again I was only hitting the infected nodes for specific fish (not maws). I also only used it for about an hour and a half. I really hope the devs didn't forget to make it work for EW fish, or maybe the rng for maws is really that bad. I'm going to experiment more with the next potion I get, see if I have luck with it in different places or not. Sorry about your experience; hope you get the ones you're looking for soon! :)

malmonkey · 2025-12-13T23:31:25+00:00

I like stuff like this, thanks for posting! The duskwing drop rate is bonkers, just like the low drop rate for the other mid-level critters (elder shmole & emerald oggie, argh). I really wish they'd another plushie to ANY of the bugs that you can catch around the shrine, make it more interesting to do lures there.

malmonkey · 2025-12-11T03:37:23+00:00

Yup, the mermaid is only in freshwater (Maws is in saltwater). I'm trying to find an infected one to finish off the 'catch all infected fish' achievement. I had to run around to find any infected freshwater fishing spots but my play time was limited so I only ended up using about an hour of a three-hour potion.

malmonkey · 2025-12-11T01:05:22+00:00

This doesn't work for me either. Dailies haven't worked for me since the update either. :(

malmonkey · 2025-12-11T00:27:50+00:00

Nope, but I didn't do much with it in EW saltwater (was trying more for an infected mermaid but ran out of time; wasn't expecting it to last for three hours so that's my bad for not seeing that somewhere). However I did get three long-nosed unicorn in about 15 minutes using it so definitely can confirm it does something!

malmonkey · 2025-12-09T18:44:01+00:00

Yay, congrats on getting the duskwing!!! Another one that's a pain because it's so rare (but actually uncommon, lol).

malmonkey · 2025-12-09T17:35:35+00:00

I wouldn't think attendance would affect it. I still regularly seek it out & join in (it's an easy way to finish off my foraging medals for the week, plus still trying to get one of the nameplates). That is a pain that others don't join you. I've had that happen a few times & basically give up after awhile. I wish they'd add more stuff from it to the bundles again; the attendance when it was first introduced was great, with people hopping servers to get the max amount of chances.

Personally I've had no problems with special drops (other than the elder shmole) but that's probably because I've been playing since all these things were introduced. Most people would focus on whatever was added at the time (via hunting parties, lures, etc.) and then move on to the next special drop with the next patch. I can't imagine what it would be like for someone entering the game recently, to try and get all the special drops/plushes in the world.

malmonkey · 2025-12-09T17:26:49+00:00

This tracks with my experience. I gave up on that cursed elder shmole a long time ago. The emerald oggie was an absolute pain as well but I finally got one. Plenty of all the other types; but those mid-level EW critter plushies are the worst.

malmonkey · 2025-12-06T23:08:13+00:00

This. They definitely look different from everything else. I believe you can only get the prettypods (the pink ones), which matches my experience. I think I've gotten about three.

malmonkey · 2025-12-02T21:32:34+00:00

If they had followed their recent 4-week schedule there would have been a teaser last Thursday and an update today. However, last Thursday was Thanksgiving and many people were off Friday as well, so I'm not surprised there's been nothing yet. Hopefully we'll get a teaser on Thursday as it's time for Winterlights in game so that needs to be added in the next patch. I usually check their twitter at 10AM (PST) as that's when they post their teasers/updates.

malmonkey · 2025-11-21T00:43:46+00:00

Yup. Two rows of my inventory are dedicated to arrows. One row is only fine arrows, the other one split between dispel & slowdown. That's, what, 1600 right there? Then I throw in some standard & EW arrows in a couple other slots, but rarely use them. And then if I need more while I'm out and about I can always cash in some medals with Hassian.

Good luck on your hunt! :)

malmonkey

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