How to Speed Up Incubation Time for Every Egg in Palworld

Anastasios Antoniadis

How to speed up the incubation time for the various egg types in Palworld.

Palworld Incubation Speed from 50% to 100%

Navigating the intricate process of egg incubation in Palworld can significantly enhance your gameplay experience, especially when striving for efficient hatching times. If you’ve encountered messages like “Seems a little cold…” or “Seems a little hot…” under your Pal eggs, you’re on the brink of optimizing your incubation strategy. Here’s a comprehensive guide to achieving 100% incubation efficiency for your Pal eggs.

Accelerating Egg Incubation in Palworld: The Ultimate Guide

Pal eggs react dynamically to their environmental conditions. Although they will eventually hatch regardless of the temperature, aligning their surroundings with their specific needs can drastically reduce the incubation period. Below is a simplified strategy to ensure your Pal eggs hatch at the quickest possible rate.

Optimal Ambient Temperature Management

Incubation complete
Image: Pocketpair via Meta Game Guides
  • When the ambient temperature is a bit cold: A heater placed in close proximity to the egg is essential to achieve a 100% incubation speed. It appears the heater’s effectiveness is maximized when positioned directly adjacent to the egg.
  • When the ambient temperature is a bit hot: A cooler, on the other hand, offers a more lenient range, effectively reducing the temperature for eggs within a broader vicinity. Interestingly, the heater’s current functionality might hint at a temporary glitch, given its required closeness compared to the cooler’s flexibility.

A standard heater or cooler should suffice for most eggs, with no significant difference observed using an electric variant. Regardless, certain eggs will necessitate specific types of heating or cooling, impacted further by the biome in which the egg is incubated. For example, a Scorching Egg in a desert biome inherently requires no additional heating.

Location Indifference

Notably, the placement of the Egg Incubator, whether indoors or outdoors, does not impact the incubation process.

However, despite their availability, campfires fall short of providing the conditions to reach a 100% incubation speed.

Egg Type and Temperature Requirement

Each egg type in Palworld has unique temperature requirements:

  • Standard Temperature: Common Egg, Electric Egg
  • Cooler Required: Frozen Egg, Damp Egg
  • Electric Cooler Required (Potentially): Dark Egg
  • Heater Required: Verdant Egg, Scorched Egg, Rocky Egg
  • Electric Heater Required (Potentially): Dragon Egg

Advanced Incubation Techniques

To further expedite the hatching process, consider these additional strategies:

  1. Adjust Game Difficulty: Lowering the game’s difficulty setting can decrease the time it takes for eggs to hatch.
  2. Server Settings Modification: For those hosting a server, tweaking the “incubate massive egg” setting can significantly reduce incubation times for larger eggs.Time (h) to incubate Massive Egg
  3. INI File Configuration: Server administrators can directly edit the PalGameWorldSettings.ini file to adjust default hatching times, offering a more customized gameplay experience.
[/Script/Pal.PalGameWorldSettings]
OptionSettings=(Difficulty=None,DayTimeSpeedRate=1.000000,NightTimeSpeedRate=1.000000,ExpRate=1.000000,PalCaptureRate=1.000000,PalSpawnNumRate=1.000000,PalDamageRateAttack=1.000000,PalDamageRateDefense=1.000000,PlayerDamageRateAttack=1.000000,PlayerDamageRateDefense=1.000000,PlayerStomachDecreaceRate=1.000000,PlayerStaminaDecreaceRate=1.000000,PlayerAutoHPRegeneRate=1.000000,PlayerAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep=1.000000,PalStomachDecreaceRate=1.000000,PalStaminaDecreaceRate=1.000000,PalAutoHPRegeneRate=1.000000,PalAutoHpRegeneRateInSleep=1.000000,BuildObjectDamageRate=1.000000,BuildObjectDeteriorationDamageRate=1.000000,CollectionDropRate=1.000000,CollectionObjectHpRate=1.000000,CollectionObjectRespawnSpeedRate=1.000000,EnemyDropItemRate=1.000000,DeathPenalty=All,bEnablePlayerToPlayerDamage=False,bEnableFriendlyFire=False,bEnableInvaderEnemy=True,bActiveUNKO=False,bEnableAimAssistPad=True,bEnableAimAssistKeyboard=False,DropItemMaxNum=3000,DropItemMaxNum_UNKO=100,BaseCampMaxNum=128,BaseCampWorkerMaxNum=15,DropItemAliveMaxHours=1.000000,bAutoResetGuildNoOnlinePlayers=False,AutoResetGuildTimeNoOnlinePlayers=72.000000,GuildPlayerMaxNum=20,PalEggDefaultHatchingTime=72.000000,WorkSpeedRate=1.000000,bIsMultiplay=False,bIsPvP=False,bCanPickupOtherGuildDeathPenaltyDrop=False,bEnableNonLoginPenalty=True,bEnableFastTravel=True,bIsStartLocationSelectByMap=True,bExistPlayerAfterLogout=False,bEnableDefenseOtherGuildPlayer=False,CoopPlayerMaxNum=4,ServerPlayerMaxNum=32,ServerName="Default Palworld Server",ServerDescription="",AdminPassword="",ServerPassword="",PublicPort=8211,PublicIP="",RCONEnabled=False,RCONPort=25575,Region="",bUseAuth=True,BanListURL="https://api.palworldgame.com/api/banlist.txt")

Conclusion

Mastering the art of egg incubation in Palworld is not just about patience but also understanding and manipulating the environmental conditions to your advantage. By closely monitoring temperature requirements and employing strategic placement of heating and cooling devices, players can significantly reduce the waiting time for their Pal eggs to hatch. Whether you’re a casual gamer or a dedicated server host, these insights will empower you to optimize your Palworld experience, ensuring your eggs hatch efficiently and effectively.

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