Summary
APalworldplayer showed off their dedication and strict policy of not butchering any Pals with some screenshots of them obtaining all the game’s legendary schematics and crafting the respective items for their character to use. After thePalworldplayer shared proof of their deeds, other users complimented their commitment to not using a Meat Cleaver at all.
Palworld’s legendary crafting schematics can be obtained either by defeating or catching certain Pals, includingthe challenging Alpha Pals, or from chests. For example, the Alpha Pal called Jetragon has only a small chance to drop the Rocket Launcher Schematic 4, which is needed to craft a Rocket Launcher at Legendary quality. Butchering a Pal with a Meat Cleaver also gives players an additional chance at a schematic that a Pal can drop. This act comes at a cost, though, as a Pal will despawn after being butchered and cannot be summoned again.

Crafting A Legendary Palworld Arsenal Without Butchery
One player decided to forego butchery and used some old-school tactics to achieve their goals. A Reddit user named SocksMittens shared two screenshots of their efforts to get all the legendary endgame schematics ofPalworldon the r/Palworld subreddit. Along with a ridiculous amount of items, includingbase materials such as ore and coalto make ingots, the OP used their luck and determination to grind and get all the schematics they needed. In their first screenshot, SocksMittens said it took them over 180 hours to get all the Legendary schematics ofPalworldwithout slaughtering any of their Pals. This included Legendary Pal Metal Armor and Legendary quality guns like the Assault Rifle and the Handgun.
To dispel any lingering doubts, the OP posted a picture of the Technologies tree, which indicated that they did not spend two points on learning the Meat Cleaver schematic at level 12. Though the Meat Cleaver is one ofthe first itemsPalworldplayers usually unlock, that was not the case with SocksMittens' single-playerPalworldfile. The OP advisedPalworldplayers who want to emulate what they did to make a Legendary Rocket Launcher first, which will make farming Alpha Pals easier, and to make a base that is dedicated solely to mining and gathering materials used to make Pal Metal Ingots and other goods.

Despite some mods and sometricks thatPalworldplayers can use without killing their Pals, the fact that SocksMittens went through the long grind of schematic farming is no small feat. It remains to be seen if and how manyPalworldplayers will take up similar challenges.
Palworld
WHERE TO PLAY
In this game, you can peacefully live alongside mysterious creatures known as Pals or risk your life to drive off a ruthless poaching syndicate. Pals can be used to fight and breed, or they can be made to work on farms or factories. You can even sell them or eat them.Survival: In a harsh environment where food is scarce and vicious poachers roam, danger waits around every corner. To survive, you must tread carefully and make difficult choices…even if that means eating your own Pals when the time comes.Mounts & Exploration: Pals can be mounted to traverse the land, sea and sky—allowing you to traverse all kinds of environment as you explore the world.Collect all kinds of exciting Pals to fight, farm, build, and work for you in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!