Extracting Game Files

Before you can mod anything you need to see and export the game’s cooked files. The community’s standard tool for browsing and extracting Palworld content is FModel.

Setting up FModel for Palworld

1. Install FModel from fmodel.app/download. It requires the .NET 8.0 Desktop Runtime installed on your machine.
2. Add the game. In FModel, use Add Undetected game, give it any name, and point the directory at your Palworld install folder. Confirm with the add button.
3. Set the engine version. Palworld is Unreal Engine 5.1.1, so select the GAME_UE5_1 setting.
4. Enable mappings. In Settings, enable the local mapping file and select a Mappings.usmap file. Without it you cannot open or extract models and textures. See Mappings (.usmap) for where to get one and why it is build-specific.
5. Browse and export. You can now explore the packages and export textures, models and data.

Match the mappings to your build

A .usmap is tied to a specific game build. Using one from a different Palworld version is the most common reason extraction misbehaves. See Palworld 1.0 vs early access.

Credits

• FModel setup guide shared by Norsky - the step-by-step for pointing FModel at Palworld with the correct engine version and mappings.

  Source: Norsky - original message