I’ll admit: The first time I saw Palworld’s “Criminal activity underway” warning pop-up, I got scared. I wasn’t doing anything illegal—or so I thought. Does invading a Wildlife Sanctuary and sniping all of its inhabitants count as illegal? … It does? Oh.

Regardless of whether you know you’re conducting criminal activity in Palworld, you’ll get a bounty on your head if you keep engaging in illegal activity. But if it’s your first time breaking the law, you may not fully understand the consequences of your actions—and more importantly, how you can prevent yourself from gaining the “Wanted” status in the first place.