Palworld best base locations in 1.0
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There is no single best base location, because the three things players actually want from a base pull in different directions. The best all-round answers are the River Megabase Hub at -321, -1389 for a headquarters that quarries can feed, the Crystal Pool Paradise at -540, -1361 for the best-looking site you can start building immediately, and the Soralite Ore Peak at 583, 144 for a huge, flat, open town site. Everything else below is sorted by what you are trying to get.
Six shortlists, by what you want from a base
All 17 locations on one map
Select a pin to jump to its row in the table below. Every entry also links straight into the full interactive map at the exact coordinate.
One pin sits outside this map image and is pushed to the nearest edge. Open the full interactive map for its true position.
Every location, with coordinates
The best-for column lists the shortlists that actually argue for a site, so it never claims a use case no page makes a case for.
| Location | Region | Best for | Stage | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Crystal Pool Paradise | Sunreach | Scenic buildsAquatic buildsEasy builds | Easy build | -540, -1361 |
| The Soralite Ore Peak | Sunreach | Easy builds | Easy build | 583, 144 |
| The Lava Flow Shelf | Flame Pulse Island | Scenic buildsEasy builds | Easy build | 788, 457 |
| The Secret Underground Fallout Bunker | Sandstone Gate | Concealed builds | Moderate | -1281, -633 |
| The Lush Underground Grotto | Sunreach | Scenic buildsConcealed builds | Moderate | -259, -1398 |
| The Half-Made Village | Sunreach | Scenic buildsEasy builds | Easy build | -266, -1492 |
| The Waterfall Challenge | Sunreach | Scenic builds | Advanced | -220, -1498 |
| The Hanging Wall Ravine | Scouring Island | Scenic buildsConcealed builds | Advanced | 409, -693 |
| The Foot of the World Tree | World Tree | Aquatic builds | Moderate | -1984, 1639 |
| The Open Ocean (Literally Anywhere) | Open Waters | Aquatic builds | Moderate | 661, -60 |
| The Hill of Beginnings Starter Basin | Windswept Hills | Early game | Starter · Level 1 | 230, -486 |
| The Mount Flopie Multi-Ore Shelf | Mount Flopie | Early game | Early–mid game | 29, -50 |
| The Quartz & Sulfur Farm | Frostbound Foothills | Early game | Midgame | 292, -98 |
| The Sakurajima Oil Works | Sakurajima | Endgame networkEasy builds | Late game | -645, 272 |
| The Feybreak Water-Ore Outpost | Feybreak | Aquatic buildsEndgame network | Endgame · aquatic | -1322, -1161 |
| The Sunreach Ore Plateau | Sunreach | Endgame network | Endgame | -545, -1299 |
| The River Megabase Hub | Sunreach | Aquatic buildsEndgame network | Endgame megabase | -321, -1389 |
Two surveys, two different questions
The ten most distinctive new 1.0 build sites
The first ten locations come from Vilestride's survey of the most distinctive new 1.0 build sites: crystal pools, sinkholes, a half-made village, waterfall terraces and the open ocean. They are chosen for what the terrain lets you build, not for what grows inside the base radius.
Seven practical bases from first camp to endgame hub
The remaining seven are a route rather than a list, running from a level-one starter basin through mixed ore, sulfur and quartz, oil, Hexolite and a quarry-powered headquarters. Frames and field notes are adapted from Best Base Spots from Start to Endgame in Palworld 1.0 by Augiesaint.
The full survey, with a field frame and a video timestamp for every entry, is on the original base locations article.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best base location in Palworld 1.0?
It depends on what you want the base to do. For an all-in-one endgame headquarters it is the River Megabase Hub at -321, -1389, for the best-looking build that is still easy to start it is the Crystal Pool Paradise at -540, -1361, and for a huge flat town site it is the Soralite Ore Peak at 583, 144.
Do you need the Aquatic Construction Kit to build on water?
For deep water, yes. The World Tree foot and the open ocean are only buildable with it. The Crystal Pool Paradise is the exception on this list: its pool is shallow enough that ordinary foundations drop straight in.
Where should you build your very first base?
The Hill of Beginnings Starter Basin at 230, -486. It is flat and easy to build on and keeps wood, stone, a small ore cluster, berry bushes and plentiful Paldium within a short walk, with Lamballs and Chikipis nearby for the first capture-and-XP loop.
Can you build an underground base in Palworld 1.0?
Yes. The flat desert at -1281, -633 in Sandstone Gate hides a massive underground cavern behind a tiny hole in the ground, which is large enough for a full base with only a ladder visible at the surface.