Palia “Autumn Awakening” update out now (version 0.184), patch notes

The next major update for Palia, “Autumn Awakening”, just released on Switch. This is also known as version 0.184.

The patch reintroduces the fan-favorite Maji Market plus the fall foliage in Kilima Village. Also included is the opening of the Halloween-seasonal Spooky Moon Store, another opportunity for players to collect even more Potato Pods, and more.

Here’s the full rundown:

Palia “Autumn Awakening” update out now, patch notes

• The familiar sights, sounds, and smells of the Maji Market returns to the celebrated Kilima Village Fairgrounds!
• The night market’s return brings new quests, minigames, plushes, and more to explore!
• Fall foliage in Kilima Village and the re-opening of the Halloween store signals Palia’s autumn awakening!
• More Potato Pod log-in rewards to add to your collection!
• The Premium Store is stocked with new outfits, wicked-awesome Halloween-themed Tool Skins, pets, and a glider; and introduces a new cosmetic offering: Masks!
• …and more!

New Features & Updates

The Maji Market Returns

Good news, Palians! The beloved Maji Market makes its grand return to the Kilima Village Fairgrounds, bringing with it all the excitement, enchantment, and mouth-watering treats you all know and love!Whether you’re a seasoned adventurer or new to the world of Palia, Maji Market offers a chance to connect with your friends and villagers within the bustling night market like never before.You’ll showcase your skills in various minigames, immerse yourself in vibrant Palian culture, fill your stamp card to the brim, sample all the merchant goodies on offer, and take in the whimsical atmosphere that only this magical event can provide.

Keep a lookout for your invitation in the mail! And while Maji Market remains only open between the Palian hours of 6 p.m. to 3 a.m; you’ll have a lot more time to complete all that Maji Market has to offer. The villagers had so much fun during the last Maji Market, they’ve decided to bring it back on a regular basis! You can expect to visit the night market for one week every month moving forward!During this patch, Maji Market will be running for a week, starting immediately. It will then return for a week starting on Tuesday, Oct. 8, and come back every four weeks. To preview what that looks like, these are the weeks Maji Market will be active.

• Starts Sept. 24 at 12am PT – Ends Sept. 30 at 11:59pm PT
• Starts Oct. 8 at 12am PT – Ends Oct. 14 at 11:59pm PT
• Starts Nov. 5 at 12am PT – Ends Nov. 11 at 11:59pm PT
• Starts Dec. 3 at 12am PT – Ends Dec. 9 at 11:59pm PT
• Continuing every 4 weeks

Brand New Maji Market Quests, Games, and More

The new and improved Maji Market mixes the classic fare that players know and love with brand new minigames, quests, and collectables.The familiar night market minigame Chapaa Chase is a Maji Market staple, and players can again expect to hustle and heave as many chapaas as they can.

Stamp Cards are also returning alongside all of the merchants, vendors, and kiosks to spend your hard-earned tickets and earn accomplishments. While progress from the last Maji Market will not carry over, your Stamp Card progress, collection, and accomplishments will carry over month-to-month! So if Maji Market wraps before you complete an achievement, you can pick up right where you left off in the next month’s night market.And while we don’t want to give too much away, event-goers can look forward to several new activities, quests, and collectables.New and returning Maji Market attendees will test their reflexes in Pop-A-Chapaa, where players can work together to earn tickets! Every night at 8 p.m. Palia time, balloons will release from the water around the dock, and you and your friends can team-up to blast the balloons out of the sky. Everyone that participates will earn tickets; and the more collective balloons popped, the more tickets earned! And like Hassian always says (probably), “you miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” So don’t worry about letting loose [your arrows]. Everyone that participates has infinite arrows and bow durability during the game.Per usual, Zeki has set up shop and brings a whole new attraction to the night market: Zeki’s Claw Machine. Players that spend tickets within the market have a chance to earn a Claw Machine Token. The more tickets you spend on an item, the better chance you’ll have to earn a token. But items that cost 6,000 tickets or more are guaranteed to come with a token. Toss a token in Zeki’s Claw Machine for a chance to win one of six Li’l Plushes (not a typo, hehe).

Additionally, players can expect many more attractions to keep them coming back, including:

• Maji Market Exclusive Miniquests: Complete more than 8 new miniquests exclusive to the Maji Market that will have you coming back to the market for weeks on end.
• Maji Market Exclusive Nameplate: Save up some tickets and purchase the Maji Market exclusive Nameplate from the Chapaa Tchotchkes popup.
• Night Market Photo Ops: Influence your friends and party-up to snap some pics at all the best photo op locations… you might find a totally normal Human Standee… minding its own business… probably doing big business…
• Chapaa Popsicle Emote: No chapaas were licked in the making of this emote. Equip the new Chapaa Popsicle emote from your Collections menu today!
• Drums, Please!: March to the beat of your own drum and re-discover an explosive surprise.
• Market Discovery: Those that know where to look might stumble upon a few surprises – but make sure to keep that knowledge close to the chest!

Palia’s Autumn Awakening

Fall is in full swing in Palia and we have the foliage to prove it! Take a break from the hustle and bustle of the adventurer’s life and snap some photos with friends at the many leaf piles scattered around Kilima Village before the season changes again later in late November. And the most eagle-eyed players might notice the trees have begun to change color!

But most importantly, the Spooky Moon Shop is back! Everyone’s favorite haunt can be found behind Zeki’s store if you’re in the market for scary-good deals. Purchasable items include:

• Spooky Pumpkin
• Spooky Jaak-O-Lantern
• Spooky Sernuk-O-Lantern
• Spooky Candles
• Spooky Floating Candle
• Spooky Pumpkin Stack
• Spooky Vined Pumpkin
• Spooky Pumpkin Wallpaper
• Spooky Fall Leaves*
• Spooky Leaf Pile*

*These items were originally released as part of last year’s Winterlights Shop, but we felt they would be more at home in the Spooky Moon Shop.

Potato Pod Log-in Rewards

The next batch of Potato Pod log-in rewards have arrived! These tube-ular collectables are a grounded edition for any Palian home!

As always, the only way to receive a Potato Pod is to log-in during the specified timeframe. You’ll need to log-in at least once between 10 a.m. PT on Wednesday, Sept. 25 and 10 a.m. PT on Tuesday, Oct. 8; and then again between 10 a.m. PT on Wednesday, Oct. 9 and 10 a.m. PT on Monday, Oct. 21.You’ll receive one Potato Pod for each log-in reward period for an opportunity to earn a total of two Potato Pods for the duration of the Autumn Awakening update.We’ll be giving plenty of more Potato Pods with each new update (including Twitch Drops!) , and you’ll want to stock up ahead of our trading system’s debut so you can complete your collection!

Improvements & Adjustments

Quests will now prioritize Non-Star Quality Items

When players have both Star Quality and Non-Star Quality items in their inventory when turning in a quest, Villagers will default to the Non-Star Quality items.

Home Tour Tier 4 Nameplate reaction adjustments

The number of Home Tour reactions required to earn the Tier 4 Nameplate has been reduced from 1,000 to 500.

Premium Store Updates

Two new outfits have been added to the Premium Store, available immediately.

Showcase your strength and honor and wield your blade in the service of the Phoenix when you don the Ancient Champion outfit.Dedicate yourself to the stars when you become a celestial vassal clad in the Lunar Devotee outfit.

Equip a more civilized weapon from a more elegant age.

Swing a sword rather than an axe when you purchase the Ancient Champion Tool Skin for 850 Palia Coins. And when you take down a foe with the Ancient Champion bow, you’ll show your prowess with a new electrifying effect!

Sale! The Maji Market Bundle is 65% off for 2550 Palia Coins!

Premium Store Updates – October 8

A new outfit bundle will be added to the Premium Store from October 8 onwards, but you can preview in the Wardrobe now!

The Dollhouse outfit is perfect for when you want to play dress up in your dream house and beyond.

Halloween is in full swing, and from October 8 onwards, you can check out some wicked-awesome themed Tool Skins, pets, and glider.

It’s scary to think that you could have a spook-tacular Halloween without a set of six Jaak-O-Lantern Tool Skins, available for 425 Palia Coins. And if you want to assail the skies as the spookiest specter, pick up the Jaak-O-Lantern glider for 850 Palia Coins.

Need the purr-fect pet to tag along while you trick or treat? Pick up the witch hat wearing Celestial Palcat Familiar, Autumnal Palcat Familiar, and Glacial Palcat Familiar available for 999 Palia Coins each.

If you’ve got that dog in you – take a look at the head-popping timed-exclusive Jaak-O-Lantern Puppy Galdur Pup, Grim Lantern Puppy Galdur Pup, and Hollow Lantern Puppy Galdur Pup available for 1250 Palia Coins each.

Introducing the latest accessory to hit the Premium Store: Masks.

Sale! The Pondside Perfection Bundle is 58% off for 2999 Palia Coins, featuring four Tool Skins!

Top Bug Fixes

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue where harvesting carrots does not reward experience towards the Gardening skill.
• Fixed a “soft-lock” issue where gifting weekly wants to Eshe freezes the game.
• Fixed the missing dialogue options in The Gardener’s New Oneness quest.
• Fixed an issue where game controls become unresponsive after resetting controller inputs to default settings.
• Fixed an issue with the Pebbled Plunder quest where players could not complete the quest even after gifting Einar with multiple pebbles.
• Fixed an issue where the Ancient Battery quest description disappears following quest completion.
• Fixed an issue where high-level players could be locked out of guild stores if they had not previously opened dialogue with the relevant guildmaster.

Housing & Decor

• Fixed an issue where unintentional tree-leaf objects appear inside Auni’s private space.
• Improved an issue where floor and object assets load times are delayed in Kilima Village.
• Fixed on issue on Nintendo Switch where players could not place an item without exiting placement mode.
• Added the ability to clear worktable search inputs.
• Fixed an issue where wall-mounted lamps could unintentionally detach.
• Fixed missing textures in the Lighthouse.

Social

• Removed the unintentional “Debug” icon from the Home Tours menu.
• Fixed an issue where inaccurate reward metrics could display immediately following a Home Tours submission.
• Fixed unintentional Formal Bow emote “jitters.”

Premium Cosmetics

• Fixed an issue where purchases could get stuck in “Validating your purchase” loop.
• Fixed an issue where players were locked out of accessing the Premium Shop when tutorial pop-ups are active.
• Fixed an issue where the “right click” mouse button functioned as the “left click” while saving outfits in the Collections menu.

We have a trailer for the Palia “Autumn Awakening” update below.

Autumn Awakening Trailer

Thanks to Singularity 6 for the patch notes. We have more coverage of the game here.