Dungeons in Palandriel are separated areas found either directly in the open world (planned server hub world) or as instanced locations accessed through portals.

Within dungeons, players can pursue a variety of goals, including:

• Exploration and discovery
• Gathering specific resources
• Fighting monsters and bosses
• Completing dungeon-specific objectives or challenges

Dungeons will appear in different types and formats, ranging from smaller, accessible locations to larger, more complex challenges that require preparation and coordination. Some dungeons are designed for solo play, while others are intended to reward group play and cooperation between different playstyles.

Each dungeon type is built to feel meaningful and integrated into the world of Palandriel, offering unique encounters, rewards, and progression opportunities rather than serving as repetitive content.

As with all systems, dungeon mechanics and variety will expand over time as the project evolves.

The core goal is, of course, fun, even if that might not be the answer you expected.

Beyond that, dungeons in Palandriel serve several important purposes. They are designed to:

• Provide access to unique and rare items
• Offer puzzle-solving challenges, both solo and cooperative
• Enable resource farming that cannot be done efficiently elsewhere
• Contribute to guild progression and guild-related challenges
• Support long-term character and economic progression

Dungeons are more than just combat encounters. They are meant to combine exploration, strategy, problem-solving, and cooperation into meaningful gameplay experiences that feel rewarding rather than repetitive.

Whether you enter a dungeon alone or with others, each run should push your progression forward in some way, be it through loot, knowledge, guild advancement, or simply mastering the challenge itself.

As Palandriel evolves, dungeon content will continue to expand in depth, variety, and impact.

Palandriel will feature a variety of dungeon experiences, which are divided into two main categories: Single Dungeons and Progression Dungeons.

Single Dungeons

Single Dungeons offer a more classic dungeon experience. Each run is self-contained and resets after completion. Players can enter these dungeons to:

• Farm specific resources or materials
• Defeat monsters and bosses for loot
• Solve puzzles or complete short objectives

They are ideal for repeatable content, daily activities, and both solo and group play.

Progression Dungeons

Progression Dungeons are designed as long-term challenges. Progress made inside these dungeons is saved at defined checkpoint or save points, allowing players to return and continue where they left off.

These dungeons may feature:

• Multiple floors or stages that increase in difficulty
• A story or narrative that unfolds as you progress
• Escalating mechanics, enemy types, or environmental hazards
• Decisions that influence future encounters or paths

Progression Dungeons are meant to feel like an ongoing journey rather than a single run, rewarding persistence, preparation, and mastery.

Additional planned elements

To keep dungeon gameplay engaging and varied, Palandriel may also introduce:

• Dungeon modifiers (e.g. stronger enemies, limited resources, altered mechanics)
• Role-focused challenges, where different playstyles shine in different sections
• Guild-related dungeon objectives, contributing to guild progression
• Timed or event-based dungeon variations for competitive or seasonal play

All dungeon types are designed to be technically feasible for a game server while still offering depth, replayability, and meaningful progression.

As with all systems in Palandriel, dungeon designs will evolve over time based on gameplay experience and community feedback.

Both – dungeons in Palandriel are designed to support solo play as well as group play.

Some dungeons are intentionally built to be solo-friendly, allowing players to progress at their own pace, focus on exploration, puzzles, or smaller combat encounters. These dungeons are ideal for players who prefer independent gameplay or shorter play sessions.

Other dungeons, especially higher-tier or progression-based dungeons, are designed to benefit strongly from group play. While they may still be technically possible to attempt alone, cooperation between different playstyles will significantly improve efficiency, survivability, and success.

Dungeon difficulty may scale depending on the dungeon type, mechanics, or objectives, but Palandriel avoids hard-locking players into group-only content whenever possible. The intent is to reward cooperation, not enforce it.

In short:

• You can enter dungeons alone.
• You will often progress further and more efficiently with others.

This approach ensures that dungeons remain accessible while still encouraging teamwork and meaningful multiplayer interaction.

Yes, dungeons in Palandriel do reset, but how and when depends on the dungeon type.

Single Dungeons are designed to be repeatable content. They reset after completion or after a defined cooldown, allowing players to run them multiple times for resources, loot, or practice. These resets help keep dungeon gameplay engaging while maintaining balance within the economy.

Progression Dungeons work differently. Progress made inside these dungeons is saved at specific checkpoints. You do not lose your progress when leaving or failing, and you can return later to continue where you left off. Full resets, if they occur at all, are tied to major milestones such as completing the dungeon, story progression, or special events.

Reset timers, cooldowns, and access limits are designed with long-term motivation and fairness in mind. The goal is to prevent excessive grinding while still rewarding dedication and repeated play.

In short:
Single Dungeons reset regularly and are meant to be replayed.
Progression Dungeons preserve your progress and focus on long-term advancement.

Exact reset mechanics may evolve over time as Palandriel grows and gameplay data and community feedback are taken into account.

Palandriel expands the world of Hytale with handcrafted items and creatures that go far beyond the vanilla experience. Custom mobs introduce new mechanics, abilities, and group-based challenges, turning combat into a strategic and cooperative experience rather than a simple numbers game.

Custom items are designed with purpose. Specialized weapons, armor sets with unique bonuses, and profession-focused tools allow players to adapt to specific enemies, environments, and playstyles. Progression is driven by preparation, teamwork, and smart choices, not randomness or pay-to-win mechanics.

Every encounter matters, and every piece of gear tells a story.

Custom items in Palandriel are server-specific items designed to expand and deepen Hytale’s core gameplay without replacing or overpowering it.

These items go beyond standard equipment by offering unique effects, specialized bonuses, or situational advantages. Rather than simply providing higher raw stats, custom items are designed to support specific playstyles, roles, and progression paths, such as dungeon exploration, high-end crafting, or guild-focused activities.

Custom items can include:

• Specialized weapons and armor with unique properties
• Tools tailored to specific resources or professions
• Items with set bonuses or contextual effects
• Rare or unique items tied to dungeons, events, or progression systems

Importantly, custom items are not intended to invalidate base Hytale items. Instead, they complement existing systems, offering meaningful choices rather than mandatory upgrades.

Their availability and power are carefully balanced and often tied to effort, cooperation, or progression. This ensures that custom items feel rewarding and valuable, while maintaining fairness and long-term balance within Palandriel’s economy and gameplay loop.

In short:
Custom items add depth, identity, and specialization, not power creep.

Yes, depending on the item, custom items in Palandriel can be crafted, upgraded, and traded, but not all items follow the same rules.

Many custom items are deeply integrated into the profession and guild systems. Crafters may be able to create or refine certain custom items using rare materials obtained from dungeons, events, or the black market. Higher-tier or specialized items often require cooperation between different playstyles, such as adventurers supplying rare drops and crafters performing the final upgrades.

Upgrading custom items is planned as a progressive system rather than a simple stat increase. Upgrades may unlock new effects, improve efficiency, or enhance situational bonuses, encouraging long-term investment without creating unchecked power scaling.

Trading depends on the item’s role:

• Many custom items and materials are fully tradable, supporting a healthy player-driven economy.
• Some powerful or progression-critical items may be bind-on-use or bind-on-pickup to preserve balance and meaningful progression.

This approach ensures that custom items remain valuable, integrated into the economy, and tied to gameplay effort, not shortcuts.

In short:
Custom items are part of the crafting loop, the economy, and long-term progression — but always within clearly defined and balanced limits.

Custom mobs in Palandriel are server-specific creatures designed to expand Hytale’s combat, exploration, and dungeon gameplay beyond standard encounters.

Unlike regular mobs, custom mobs feature unique abilities, behaviors, and mechanics that require players to adapt their strategies. They are not just stronger versions of existing enemies, but are designed to introduce new challenges such as special attacks, environmental interactions, or cooperative mechanics.

Custom mobs can be encountered in:

• Dungeons and progression-based challenges
• Specific open-world regions
• Special events or high-risk areas

Some custom mobs are designed to be tackled solo, while others are intentionally balanced around group play, encouraging coordination and role specialization.

Defeating custom mobs is often tied to meaningful rewards, such as rare materials, unique loot, or progression-related items that feed directly into crafting, the economy, and guild advancement.

In short:
Custom mobs make combat more dynamic, strategic, and rewarding, turning encounters into memorable challenges rather than routine fights.