Bounty & Manuscripts Guide
Ancient Pal Manuscripts gate Palworld 1.0's permanent progression at the Pal Labor Research Laboratory. You earn them two ways: hunting Bounty Targets for Successful Bounty Tokens, or running Pal expeditions while offline. This guide maps the full loop — from purple-aura fugitives to Vigilante Bounty Officer exchanges and expedition routes that feed your research tree.
Hunting Bounty Targets
Bounty Targets appear as human bosses with a purple aura. Talk to Bounty Intel Dealers on Feybreak Island settlements to reveal map markers. Defeat targets to collect Successful Bounty Tokens — tougher enemies pay more. Chain a full map rotation; by the time you finish, early targets respawn for efficient farming.
Trading at Vigilante Bounty Officers
Visit officers in Small Settlement, Duneshelter, or Fisherman's Point. Exchange one Successful Bounty Token for three Ancient Pal Manuscripts plus optional stat fruits and High Grade Technical Manuals. This path is faster than waiting on expeditions when you already stockpiled tokens from a bounty sweep.
Expedition Manuscript Routes
Build a Pal Expedition Station and unlock routes by clearing tower bosses. See our expeditions guide for Hard Sunreach and World Tree manuscript tables. Combine active bounty hunts with passive expedition timers for maximum Research Laboratory throughput.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get Ancient Pal Manuscripts in Palworld?
Two reliable paths: trade Successful Bounty Tokens to Vigilante Bounty Officers (1 token = 3 manuscripts) or send Pals on expeditions from the Pal Expedition Station. Most players combine both for steady Research Laboratory income.
What are Bounty Targets?
Bounty Targets are human NPC bosses marked with a purple aura on the map. Defeating them drops Successful Bounty Tokens. Higher-level targets drop more tokens per kill. They respawn on a timer for farming loops.
Where are Vigilante Bounty Officers?
Find them in major settlements: Small Settlement near the starting area, Duneshelter in the desert, and Fisherman's Point on the southern volcanic island. Select Exchange to trade tokens for manuscripts, stat fruits, and manuals.
Which expeditions drop Ancient Pal Manuscripts?
Over half of expedition routes can reward manuscripts after you defeat the associated tower boss. Forest's Secret Realm and Verdant Hollow are strong early options; Hard Sunreach and World Tree routes scale for endgame.
What are Ancient Pal Manuscripts used for?
Manuscripts fuel upgrades at the Pal Labor Research Laboratory — permanent base-wide passives for Mining, Handiwork, Transporting, and other work categories. Stockpile before mass automation or breeding projects.
What is the difference between Successful and Pal Bounty Tokens?
Successful Bounty Tokens come from human Bounty Targets and trade with Vigilante Bounty Officers. Pal Bounty Tokens drop from Alpha Pals and unlock special dungeons — they do not exchange for manuscripts.
Related Guides
Research Lab Guide
Pal Labor Research Laboratory passives and base synergy
Expeditions Guide
Pal Expedition Station routes, Hard mode, and Kinship Peach rewards
Sunreach Unlock Guide
Feybreak Tower, Bjorn & Bastigor, Bounty Tokens, and Sunreach door unlock
Feybreak Island
New 1.0 island — Chromite, Hexolite Quartz, 24 Pals, and Feybreak Warriors