How to get Ancient Technology Points in Palworld

You’ll need Ancient Technology Points to learn how to make essential equipment in Palworld, such as the egg incubator and feed bag. Getting Ancient Technology Points is easier said than done, because you’ll need to track down difficult bosses and successfully defeat them.

Continue on to learn how to get Ancient Technology Points in Palworld, plus a rundown of what you can unlock with them.

What are Ancient Technology Points in Palworld?

Ancient technology points are a resource that you can use to unlock recipes for gear, weapons, and buildings. They function similarly to skill points, but the method to gaining them is slightly different. Instead of getting an ancient technology point by leveling up, you must hunt down bosses around the map.

How to get ancient technology points in Palworld

There are a few ways to get ancient technology points — defeating bosses or finding rare drops.

There are a total of seven tower bosses scattered around Palworld. During the tutorial, you’re tasked with facing off against one of the tower bosses, Zoe and Grizzbolt. These fights can be extremely difficult as these tower bosses have an absurd amount of health compared to Pals and even Alpha Pals around the map.

After you’ve defeated the tower boss for the first time, you’ll receive five Ancient Technology Points. It’s important to note that you’ll only receive ancient technology points after the first time you defeat them.

There are a a ton of Alpha Pal bosses littered around Palworld. These fights can take place in the open world or inside of its own instance similar to a dungeon. Alpha Pal bosses can be a little tricky to spot, but they will appear on your map as a circle portrait.

The difficulty of Alpha Pal bosses ramps up as you level. For example, one of the first Alpha Pal bosses you’ll encounter, a level 11 Chillet, is a pretty straight forward boss fight. However, the level 50 Alpha Pal bosses, such as Jetragon and Frostallion, will have you following the five D’s of dodgeball: dodge, dip, duck, dive, and dodge.

After you’ve defeated an Alpha Boss for the first time, you’ll receive one Ancient Technology Point. Similar to tower bosses, you’ll only receive an Ancient Technology Point after the first time you defeat them. If you forget if you’ve already defeated one, check the map to see if there is a check mark over their portrait. The check mark will indicate that you successfully beat them and received the ancient technology point.

Similarly to Alpha Pals, you can find NPCs with bounties on their heads in areas marked on your map (indicated with circles that have purple outlines). These bosses are straightforward, and if you’re at a high level, you can blast them down quite easily with your Pals. Just like the things above, these give you one Ancient Technology Point per kill, and you only get the points on your first kill of that NPC.

If you’re lucky, you can find Ancient Technical Manuals inside treasure chests — specifically ones on Wildlife Sanctuary Islands or in dungeons. You’ll need to be lucky, as we scoped out about a dozen or so chests before we actually got a manual to drop, but this is the only way to get more Ancient Technology Points if you’ve cleared out all of the above enemies.

Palworld Ancient Technology Points unlock list

Here’s what you can unlock with Ancient Technology Points at various levels in Palworld.

For more Palworld guides, we’ve got you covered. If you’re just starting out, we’ve got a beginner’s guide, a list of all Pals, and a type chart. We also have explainers on breeding, eggs, and a rundown of how multiplayer works.

On the hunt for resources? Check out our guides on how to get ore, coal, polymer, leather, sulfur, wheat seeds, pure quartz, and ancient civilization parts. For advanced players, consult our lists of all tower boss locations, all passive skills, all flying mounts, and the best base locations.