If you’ve spent any time building in Palworld, you’ve probably hit the point where rickety wood and flimsy stone walls just don’t cut it anymore. Raids from aggressive Pals can blow through your early-game base in minutes, and you can’t unlock the most useful late-game crafting stations without a sturdier building material. That’s when you need to figure out how to make cement in Palworld, a core resource that unlocks everything from reinforced foundations to high-tech factories. I fumbled through my first attempt at making cement for almost two hours, running around with stacks of stone and no clue I was missing a key crafting station, so I put this guide together to save you that same hassle.
Materials Required to Make Cement in Palworld
Before you can start cranking out cement, you’ll need to tick a few pre-requisite boxes first, and gather a small list of easy-to-find materials. Most new players assume cement is a super late-game resource locked behind electricity, but that’s not the case at all – you can start making it as soon as you hit level 19, with zero power required. The only tricky part for new players is usually farming enough bones to keep up with demand, but there are a few spawn spots that make that process way faster. Unlock the Cement Mixer from the Technology Tree at level 19 first, because you can’t craft cement in a regular furnace or workbench, no matter how many materials you have.
Stone is the easiest material to stock up on, even for new players. You can mine it with a basic stone pickaxe, or assign a mining-focused Pal like Digtoise to your base to auto-collect stacks of stone while you do other tasks. Bones are a little more targeted, but you can farm 50+ bones in 30 minutes if you head to the desert biome after dark, where Tombats spawn in large groups just south of the starting plateau. You don't need electricity to run a basic Cement Mixer, so you don’t have to wait until you unlock generators and solar panels to start production.
Step-by-Step Process to Craft Cement
Once you have all your materials gathered and your Cement Mixer unlocked, the actual crafting process is straightforward, even if you’ve never used specialized crafting stations before. First, place your Cement Mixer somewhere within your base’s border, so your assigned Pals can access it without leaving the base area. I recommend putting it right next to a general storage chest, so you don’t have to carry materials back and forth every time you want to make more cement. Next, deposit all your collected stone and bone directly into the Cement Mixer’s inventory, or into the adjacent storage chest if you’re setting up automated production.
Open the Cement Mixer’s menu and select the cement recipe to add it to your production queue. If you have a Pal with Handiwork suitability assigned to your base, they’ll automatically start working on the queue as soon as they’re free. If you want to speed up production, you can manually craft cement yourself by interacting with the mixer, but that uses up your stamina that’s better spent exploring or farming more materials. Prioritize assigning Pals with at least Level 2 Handiwork to cut crafting time by 30%, which adds up fast if you’re making hundreds of units for a big base build. That’s all you need to do to make cement in Palworld, no complicated steps required.
For fully automated cement production, add a couple of mining Pals to your base to keep your stone supply topped up, and set up a small bone farm near an undead spawn spot with a few fighting Pals to auto-collect drops. That way, you can leave your base running while you explore new biomes or catch rare Pals, and come back to a full chest of cement ready to use. I’ve had this setup running on my main base for weeks, and I’ve never run out of cement mid-build since I set it up.
Common Mistakes to Avoid When Making Cement
Even though the process is simple, there are a few common mistakes that new players make that waste a lot of time and resources. The first one I see all the time is players skipping the dedicated storage next to the Cement Mixer, so their Handiwork Pals have to run all the way across the base to grab stone and bone from faraway chests. That can cut your production speed in half, and you’ll end up waiting way longer for cement than you need to. It only takes a minute to place a small chest right next to the mixer, so it’s worth doing even if you’re only planning to make a small amount of cement at first. If you’re new to figuring out how to make cement in Palworld, it’s easy to underestimate how much you’ll need for later builds.
Another big mistake is farming bones from regular Pals that only drop them occasionally, instead of targeting undead Pals that drop bones every single time you defeat them. I’ve seen players spend hours killing low-level Vixys and Lamballs looking for bones, when they could get 10x as many in the same amount of time by heading to the desert at night. Don't stop at 20 units of cement – most late-game base builds require 200+ units minimum, so it’s always better to make more than you think you need, instead of stopping mid-build to farm more materials.
A lot of players also make the mistake of assigning their highest level Handiwork Pals exclusively to cement production, which slows down other important crafting tasks like making weapons, armor, or Pal Spheres. Cement production is low-priority compared to crafting gear you need for exploration and boss fights, so save your Level 3 and 4 Handiwork Pals for those higher-value tasks. Avoid using your highest level Handiwork Pals exclusively for cement if you're also crafting other high-priority items like weapons or armor. You can use low-level Pals with Level 1 Handiwork for cement, and it won’t slow you down that much if you have a few of them working on it at once.
Practical Uses for Cement in Your Palworld Playthrough
Now that you know the basics of crafting this resource, you might be wondering what it’s actually used for, and if it’s worth the effort to farm all those materials. The short answer is yes – cement unlocks almost all the late-game content in Palworld, from better base defenses to the most powerful crafting stations. The first use most players have for cement is building reinforced foundations and walls, which are 3x more resistant to Pal raids and weather damage than regular stone walls. If you’ve ever had a boss Pal tear through your entire base in 30 seconds, you know how valuable that extra durability is. If you’re just starting to learn how to make cement in Palworld, prioritize using it for reinforced walls first before you spend it on decorative items.
Cement is also required to build advanced crafting stations like the Assembly Line II, Electric Furnace, and Sphere Workshop II, which let you craft endgame weapons, armor, and high-level Pal Spheres that can catch legendary Pals. You can’t beat the game’s hardest bosses or explore the most dangerous biomes without that gear, so cement is a non-negotiable resource for anyone who wants to get past the early game grind. You can also use cement to build decorative elements like concrete paths, modern walls, and raised platforms if you’re into building aesthetically pleasing bases, instead of just functional ones.
One lesser-known use for cement is building high-security Pal containment structures, like reinforced Sphere Launchers and Pal storage units that prevent captured Pals from escaping even if your base gets raided. That’s especially useful if you’re keeping rare or aggressive Pals in your base for breeding or work tasks. Cement is one of the few non-renewable resources in Palworld, so don't waste it on low-value builds you'll tear down later. If you’re just testing out a base layout, use wood or stone first, and only use cement once you’re sure you’re keeping the build long-term.
Once you know how to make cement in Palworld, you’ll wonder how you ever played without it. It opens up so many new options for base building, crafting, and exploration, and it’s far easier to make than most new players assume. You don’t need fancy tech or a huge base to start producing it – just a level 19 character, a few basic materials, and a Pal who’s willing to man the mixer. If you have any other tips for making cement faster, feel free to drop them in the comments below.