Reset Time
Palia's daily reset occurs at UTC 04:00 every day. This is:
- Midnight US Eastern (ET)
- 9:00 PM US Pacific (PT)
- 06:00 Central European (CET)
- 13:00 Japan Standard (JST)
Weekly resets happen on Monday at UTC 04:00.
Use our Daily Reset Timer to see exactly how much time is left before the next reset without doing timezone math.
What Resets Every Day
| What Resets | Details | XP / Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| 💬 Daily chat with each villager | Talk to any villager once for XP | +5 friendship XP per villager |
| 🎁 Free daily gifts from shops | Check each guild leader's shop for free daily item | Free materials daily |
| 📋 Daily quests / requests | New daily requests posted on the board | Gold + XP rewards |
| 🌱 Crop watering (if not raining) | Crops need watering each day | Prevents crop death |
| 🛒 Shop stock refresh | Zeki and other merchants restock some items | Fresh purchase options |
What Resets Every Week (Monday)
| What Resets | Details |
|---|---|
| 🎁 Gift limit per villager | The 2-gift-per-villager limit resets — you can gift every NPC again |
| 🎯 Weekly wants rotation | Each villager's highlighted weekly want item changes |
| 📋 Weekly quests | Weekly quest board refreshes with new high-reward requests |
| 🏆 Weekly Renown rewards | Some weekly activities re-award Renown upon completion |
What Does NOT Reset
- Skill XP and levels — permanent progress
- Friendship levels — accumulated friendship hearts are permanent
- Homeplot construction — buildings, gardens, and decorations are permanent
- Inventory and storage — items in your bags and chests persist
- Quest progress — in-progress quests carry over between days
- Codes redeemed — gift codes can only be redeemed once per account
Optimal Daily Routine
Make the most of each reset window with this priority order:
- Check weekly wants — if it's Monday, all villager weekly wants have rotated
- Claim free daily gifts from guild leaders' shops
- Chat with every villager — takes ~5 minutes and earns +5 XP per NPC
- Give 2 gifts to priority villagers — target villagers closest to the next heart level
- Complete daily quests from the request board
- Water your crops before they go dry
Track your daily tasks with our Daily Checklist — it auto-resets at UTC 04:00 so you always know what's left to do today.
FAQ
Palia resets daily at UTC 04:00 (midnight US Eastern time / 6am Central European time). This resets gift interactions, daily chats, daily quests, and shop stock.
Daily: gift chat (+5 XP), free shop items, daily quests. Weekly (Monday UTC): the 2-gift-per-villager limit resets, weekly wants rotate, and weekly quests refresh.