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Palworld Modding Kit

The Palworld Modding Kit (PMK) is the official Unreal Engine 5.1 project used to build content that has to be cooked in Unreal - Blueprint logic mods, model swaps, animations, and translations. It is heavier to set up than the file-editing tools, but it is what you need when a mod requires the actual engine.

The install thread in the guides channel (by Norsky) is one of the most active in the community and doubles as a help desk. This page is the orientation; the maintained prerequisites and step-by-step are on the official wiki (linked in Credits).

Installing it (and the common traps)

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  1. Meet the prerequisites first. Read the install prerequisites and setup and make sure every one is satisfied before you start - most failures are a missed prerequisite.
  2. Keep the folder path short. Put the palworldmoddingkit folder somewhere with a short path to avoid Windows MAX_PATH problems.
  3. Start compilation by double-clicking pal.uproject.
  4. Answer the prompts: when Wwise is incompatible appears, click Yes; when Missing pal modules appears, click Yes.
  5. Wait for the C++ compile. It isn’t visibly reported - it can take ~10 minutes on a six-core CPU. You can watch progress via saved/logs/pal.log or the compiler process in Task Manager. On success, the Unreal editor launches automatically.
  6. When Re-set Wwise path appears, tick don’t show again and click No.

When you actually need PMK

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You need PMK for anything that must be cooked in Unreal - Blueprint/logic mods, and the model, animation and translation workflows that reference it. For pure data or texture edits, or Lua scripting, you can avoid it - see DataTable modding, texture swaps and Lua scripting.

Credits

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  • PMK installation guide and ongoing help thread by Norsky, covering the correct install steps and the prompts and pitfalls people hit most.

    Source: Norsky - original message

  • Canonical prerequisites & setup: the Palworld Modding Kit install guide on the official modding wiki.