To get Palworld’s Depresso outfit, find the Wannabe Depresso Islander near Lake Center at approximately (22, -229). Accept the side quest “That’s That Me, Depresso!”, then return with 20 High-Quality Cloth and 100 Venom Glands. The completed hand-in awards two separate inventory items: Depresso Helmet and Depresso Armor. Equip both from your character inventory. The request is an NPC reward rather than a shop purchase or a normal crafting recipe.
What is the Depresso outfit in Palworld?
The Depresso outfit is a wearable cosmetic reward associated with Depresso. Players and guides often call it the “Depresso Suit,” but the quest actually awards a Depresso Helmet and Depresso Armor as separate items. They are obtained from an NPC request, not by catching Depresso, buying a costume from a store, or unlocking an ordinary technology-tree recipe.
The outfit is therefore best treated as character equipment. After the quest hand-in, open the character inventory and equip the two reward pieces in their appropriate slots. Depresso itself remains a Pal; the costume is a separate set of equipment for your player character.
Where is the Depresso outfit NPC?
The quest giver is the Wannabe Depresso Islander, found near Lake Center beside the road and shoreline. MainGamers gives the converted quest-marker location as approximately (22, -229) (MainGamers, 2026).
Coordinates converted from an in-game marker can be off by a few units. Use the quest marker as your primary guide, then search the nearby road, waterline, and open ground around Lake Center instead of expecting the character to stand on one exact coordinate. The NPC is easy to miss if you approach from the wrong side of the lake or arrive at a slightly different point than the converted marker.
What to do if the NPC is not there
- Travel to Lake Center and check both the road and the shoreline around the marker.
- Confirm that you are looking for Wannabe Depresso Islander, not a regular Pal or a different islander NPC.
- Check your current game or server build and whether the relevant event is active. NerdsChalk notes that the request’s permanent-versus-seasonal status is not fully spelled out.
- Reload the area or re-enter the server only after checking the marker and event state; a small coordinate discrepancy alone does not prove that the quest is unavailable.
What are the Depresso outfit requirements?
You must submit both material types in the same quest request. The core figures reported by MainGamers are 20 High-Quality Cloth, 100 Venom Glands, and 1,031 EXP for the initial completion.
| Requirement or reward | Amount | Details |
|---|---|---|
| High-Quality Cloth | 20 | Bring the finished cloth items, not merely their raw ingredients. |
| Venom Glands | 100 | This is the larger material requirement; glands are dropped by suitable Pals. |
| First-completion experience | 1,031 EXP | MainGamers’ listed experience reward for the initial request (MainGamers, 2026). |
| Reward items | 1 each | Depresso Helmet and Depresso Armor. |
MainGamers lists Wool ×10 and Leather ×1 in the High-Quality Cloth material line. Use the quantities shown by your current crafting interface when producing the cloth, because the crafting display is the authoritative place to confirm how many batches you need. Arrive with 20 completed cloth items and 100 glands in your inventory so the NPC can accept the request without a second preparation trip.
How do I start and complete “That’s That Me, Depresso!”?
The quest is a short fetch request. You can accept it before collecting the materials, but preparing the two stacks first makes the eventual return trip more efficient.
- Travel to Lake Center. Follow the map toward the approximate marker at (22, -229), then search the road and waterline for the Wannabe Depresso Islander.
- Speak with the NPC. The first conversation opens “That’s That Me, Depresso!”. If the quest does not appear, verify that you have the correct islander and that the request is available in your current build or event state.
- Prepare 20 High-Quality Cloth. Craft or otherwise obtain the finished cloth items. MainGamers identifies Wool and Leather as the listed cloth materials.
- Collect 100 Venom Glands. Depresso is a useful target because its documented drop is the material needed for the request, but the quest hand-in checks the item stack rather than requiring you to capture a particular Pal.
- Return to the Wannabe Depresso Islander. Talk to the NPC again with both material stacks in your inventory.
- Confirm the hand-in. Submit the cloth and glands when prompted. The game awards the Depresso Helmet and Depresso Armor, along with the initial experience reward.
- Equip the pieces. Open the character inventory and place the helmet and armor in their equipment slots.
The NPC’s reproduced dialogue explains the unusual quantity of glands: “Stop right there! I’m no Pal—don’t throw that Sphere! Oh, it’s just you! You’re here about the costume, yeah? Haha! So, got the goods? I need 20 High-Quality Cloth and 100 Venom Glands. It takes tons of Venom Glands to nail Depresso’s beautiful coat, you know.”
How can I farm the 100 Venom Glands?
Depresso is a Dark, nocturnal Pal. Palworld.tools lists it in marked habitats after dark and records a 100% Venom Gland drop chance with a yield of two to three glands (Palworld.tools, 2026). Night hunting is consequently the most direct thematic route for this quest.
Plan a night-hunting run
- Travel to a marked Depresso habitat before the in-game night begins, then start the search after dark.
- Keep enough inventory space for repeated gland drops and any other loot from encounters.
- Use the map’s habitat information and your own travel route to reduce downtime between groups.
- Return to a base or storage point when your inventory is full, then continue until the quest stack reaches 100.
The documented yield is a range, so each defeat does not produce the same number of glands. At the lower end, two glands per defeat means a longer run; three per defeat shortens it. Treat 100 as the hand-in target rather than stopping after an approximate count.
Do I have to defeat Depresso specifically?
No source for the request says that the glands must come from a captured Depresso or that you must complete a special boss encounter. Depresso is highlighted because it is a nocturnal source with the relevant drop. The outfit itself comes from the islander’s request; Depresso supplies material, not the costume pieces.
How should I prepare the High-Quality Cloth?
High-Quality Cloth is a separate material item, so raw Wool and Leather do not satisfy the NPC’s cloth requirement by themselves. MainGamers lists Wool ×10 and Leather ×1 for the cloth item. Open the crafting menu, select High-Quality Cloth, and produce enough finished items to show a stack of 20 before returning to Lake Center.
Crafting the cloth before you travel back avoids discovering at the hand-in that you have ingredients but not the required finished item. If your current game version displays a different recipe quantity, follow that in-game recipe display and make sure the inventory count itself reaches 20.
Can the Depresso outfit quest be repeated?
MainGamers reports that the request can be repeated for another set of Depresso Helmet and Depresso Armor, but that repeat completions do not award experience. The first completion is the one associated with the listed 1,031 EXP reward.
Availability is not completely documented as permanently active across every build or event state. If the Wannabe Depresso Islander disappears after you have completed the request, check the game or server version and any active event conditions before assuming that the coordinate is incorrect. A repeat hand-in should still require the material request shown by the NPC when the quest is available.
Which preparation route is most efficient?
There is no separate combat build requirement stated for this request. Choose a preparation order based on whether you already have cloth or want to farm glands first.
| Preparation route | Best for | Advantages | Watch-outs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farm glands at night, then craft cloth | Players starting with little stored material | Uses the night-only Depresso route immediately and lets you finish the larger requirement first. | You still need to gather Wool and Leather and craft the finished cloth afterward. |
| Craft cloth before hunting | Players with Wool and Leather available | Leaves only the gland target to complete before the return visit. | Raw ingredients do not count until converted into High-Quality Cloth. |
| Prepare both stacks before accepting or revisiting | Players trying to minimize travel | The NPC can be approached with the full hand-in ready. | Keep the finished items in your active inventory so the submission prompt can detect them. |
Because Lake Center is the hand-in point and the coordinate can vary slightly, batching the materials into one visit is generally the least confusing approach. The quest does not call for a special weapon, armor set, or combat specialization in the available requirements.
What should I check when the hand-in fails?
- The quest is missing: Recheck the NPC name, Lake Center shoreline, marker area, and current build or event state.
- The NPC says you lack materials: Verify that you have finished High-Quality Cloth rather than Wool and Leather, and that both material stacks are in the character inventory.
- The coordinate seems wrong: Search a few units around (22, -229), especially along the adjacent road and waterline.
- You expected the costume from a Pal drop: The outfit pieces are NPC quest rewards. Pal drops provide Venom Glands, not the helmet or armor.
- You received no repeat experience: MainGamers reports no EXP for repeat completions; that is expected for the additional set.
- The items are not visible after completion: Check the character inventory rather than the Pal management screen. The helmet and armor are separate wearable items.
Does Depresso drop the suit?
No. Depresso can provide Venom Glands, but the Depresso Helmet and Depresso Armor are awarded by the Wannabe Depresso Islander after the material request is completed. Hunting Depresso alone will not place the outfit in your inventory.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Depresso defeats might produce 100 Venom Glands?
With the documented yield of two to three glands per defeat, the mathematical range is roughly 34 to 50 successful defeats if every drop follows that range. The exact count can vary with the number of glands each encounter provides, so keep hunting until the inventory stack reaches the quest target.
Is the Depresso costume a Pal item or player equipment?
It is player equipment. The helmet and armor are delivered as inventory items and are equipped through the character inventory, while Depresso remains a separate Pal.
What does the Wannabe Depresso Islander say about the request?
The NPC jokes that the large gland requirement is needed to reproduce Depresso’s “beautiful coat.” That dialogue is also a quick way to confirm that you have found the costume quest giver rather than another Lake Center NPC.
What if my map marker places the NPC in an exact spot where I cannot see anyone?
Treat the converted coordinate as an area reference, not a pixel-perfect position. Walk the nearby road and shoreline around Lake Center, and verify the active build or event state if the islander remains absent.