Hey Everyone,

We're still here and making progress. It's been awhile since we've shown off anything so we wanted to share with you some screenshots of the new gameplay related things we've been working on.

New Electric Fence (will be involved in a mission)

Lift System - This should help you get around a little easier.

This is a large outpost you'll be able to explore.

Repairable Beacon (used to request item drops from a ship)

They're still a work in progress so they may look a bit different when finished. In addition to these there are some other interactive things we've implemented too like elevators, control consoles, more breakable objects and other mission related items.

Hey Everyone,

We wanted to share with you some screenshots of a few things we're doing with the map and mission content. It's still very much a work in progress but it gives you an idea of the things you'll see in the future.

One of several different outposts to explore, some of which involve objectives.

An overview of a piece of the new area showing plains and mountains.

A rock maze where a mission will take place.

Thanks everyone for the patience on this update. We know it's taking more time than previously expected but we're still committed to delivering a finish product. A special thanks to everyone who helped out while in the beta version.

Release Notes

Map
- Expanded to New Area includes Mangrove Swamp/Volcanic/Desert/Ocean biomes with new points of interest areas.
- The "final map area" is fairly complete as well but it's currently not accessible in this release.
- General map improvements to textures, rocks, particles and vegetation.
- Improvement to existing map areas.
- New vegetation bending system.

Audio
- Players voice added with 50+ quips
- Point of Interest discovery music added
- New Ambiance Sounds
- New AI Sound Effects

Herds
- Support for all herbivores.
- Includes size variations.
- Herds(except for Brach) can go almost anywhere.

New AI Models/Textures for:
- TRex
- Brachiosaurus
- Parasaur

Many AI Fixes and Improvements, a few include:
- Spinosaur hunting/eating fish
- Brachiosaurus stomp
- AI now have physics colliders(for example Brachiosaurus legs will collide with player)
- Bioscanner now picks up small creatures

Controller Support Expanded
- Inventory is now usable with left analog stick

New Creatures
- Archaeopteryx
- Limulus(horseshoe crab)
- Several bird species
- Coelacanth(fish)
- Electric Eel(these were fish previously)

Tweaks
- Decreased illness chances and increase flower spawning(should make dealing with illness easier)
- Fatigue capacity reduces over time. It can be increased by sleeping or using a stimpack.
- Spears aren't destroyed when hitting dirt material
- Thirst decreased more rapidly when in desert and lava areas
- New footstep sounds and effects

Items & Gear
- Power Overloader(uses suits power to shock nearby enemies)
- Plasma Core(throwable breakable item which disperses and radiates AI)
- Water Bottle(single use)
- Antibiotics(cures all illness)
- Powerbar
- Fruit(these regenerate - part of a tree/bush)
- Wooden Mask(reduces AI awareness) - Use with Right Mouse Button, couching also helps

Many other bugfixes including things related to:
- Bioscanner(would stop working after certain amount of time)
- Backpacks(drop bug after saving small back pack)
- Small creatures like frog and turtle can be picked up properly in hand
- Crash after loading and then bringing up inventory
- Ladders (Fixed slipping off, camera control, new model and other issues)
- Multiple of same item added to inventory
- Unable to drop gear or weapon

Hey Everyone,

Earlier this year we decided to try and finish off the story/main missions with this next update. We’re making good progress but it’s taking longer than expected to implement it, along with other additions and the map expansion.

Therefore, we’ve decided to shift gears a bit and wrap up some things we’ve been working on that are standalone (not directly connected to the story) and are close to completion. By doing this it should allow us to get a new release out in February.

One drawback to releasing like this is that our old missions will not be included since they are still undergoing a lot of changes. This means it will be sandbox only this time.

Many of the things we discussed and showed off before will be included. A new very large area of the map will be available (larger than the last expansion) but not the entire final size quite yet. You’ll hear some music, player quips and many other new sounds. New small creatures, TRex redesign, items/gear and herding for all herbivores should all make it in. The update will also include tons of bug fixes, AI improvements, stamina system changes, expanded controller support and more.

Thanks again for your patience on this release.

Hey Everyone,

Happy Thanksgiving for those in the US! We wanted to give you a peak of some of what we're working on and thought you might like to see the redesign of everyone's favorite turkey. :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef0gUd5VxdU

Thanks Everyone!

Hey Everyone,

We wanted to give you a quick peak of some of the things we're working on for the next release. Keep in mind everything is still very much a work in progress.

Map Expansion - The new map(this is the final size) is about double the size of the existing one.

Caves - New Cave Environments
Some of the other items we are working on:

• Main Story and all the gameplay elements that go along with it.
  
• Herding support for all herbivores.
  
• Audio System with player quips, music and ai interaction sounds.

As always thanks for your patience and let us know if you have any questions or suggestions!

Hey Everyone,

We wanted to give you an update and let you know where things are headed with the game.

First off, for a number of reasons we’ve decided to hold off on our previously planned spring release.

We know this will be disappointing to some but the game is going through a lot of changes and it just doesn’t make sense from a development or game-play perspective for a release right now.

With that said, the map expansion is coming along well. We’ve also begun to shift our focus to the final story/missions. We’re implementing a custom sound/music system now and moving toward finishing the script, complete with voice acting.

And of course we’re always working on adding new creatures and other content.

Progress is slow but steady, we’ve still got a ways to go but we’ll be able to get a release out later this year that is a lot closer to the final version of the game. We'll keep you posted with more details and screenshots as things progress.

Hey Everyone,

It's a quetzalcoatlus, it's a meteor? Nope, just a teaser of one of the things we're working on for the next release. :)

v0.1 Release Notes

- Playable Map Size has doubled!
- New Dino Parasaur(Parasaurolophus)
- New grasslands/plains area.
- Prisoner Encampments with Dedicated Traders
- AI Herding System - first iteration, will expand use in future for other herbivores
- Snare Craftable - snares can be placed on tree limbs that stick out. Can currently catch humans, utahraptors, leaelly,, baby raptors, compys.
- Explosive Tripwire Craftable
- 8 new pod locations in new area and 2 new crash sites and a new cave with a cinematic sequence, other hidden secret areas.
- Active Volcanic Eruptions
- New MedPack item for 25% health boost. New Winch and Sensor items.
- Fast Travel - this is done from the map screen by selecting the home/shelter icon(during travel time passes based on distance and thirst, hunger, stamina won't be decremented) Can't fast travel if hostile AI nearby.
- New Player hit reactions
- New Stats and Achievements and UI Paging
- Large number of tweaks and fixes. Containers usable underwater, decrease chances of illness from biting. Fix for a lighting system crash. Ammo is now picked up in hand like other items. Various AI improvements. Selectable POIs, Objectives, and Shelter icons in map screen. New starting pod location and some minor mission changes. Inventory Menu Improvements - gradients & transparency, Player shadow fixes, New Terrain Textures, Herbivore eating anims/ai, decals, many new particle effects, etc.


Notes:
- Since the game map will be changing so much soon the in game map will be updated in a later release once the map is closer to full completion.
- The new area is still a work in progress so things could change a bit in the future. If you happen to see some weird things like floating rocks or anything strange just snag a screenshot and share in steam and we'll get it fixed.
- No new missions were added, the first and second missions have just been moved to the new area to encourage exploration. It's also possible to complete the third mission(find comm device) in new area as well.


Parasaur Herd
Trader
Parasaur
Encampment
Map Expansion
Snare
Volcano