Primeval News

There are now common, uncommon, and rare edible plants for herbivores. The rarer a plant is the more nutritious it is and the more growth points it gives. Each biome has its own edible plants. Each biome's plants are worth different amounts of growth points so it may be worth traveling to other biomes in order to grow faster.



Performance:

• The load time when you've chosen a dinosaur at the main menu and are loading into the game has been removed.
  
  
• The noticeable load time during gameplay of new patches of grass loading into the area has been removed. There should no longer be any freezes during gameplay.
  

The player can now turn their dinosaur without moving by holding the control key and then pressing a movement key. This does not work while flying.

The player can now smell nests. Their own nest is highlighted in light pink and other nests are highlighted in dark pink. Aquatic dinosaurs cannot smell nests on land. Only aquatic and amphibious dinosaurs can smell nests underwater. Nests can be smelled ten times further away than other things can be smelled. Up to four nests can be smelled at once, depending on the age of the dinosaur.

The player's dinosaur now has an acceleration rate that is used while moving. They'll start moving slower and pick up speed over time. Each species can have its own acceleration rate.

Aquatic nests now appear as seaweed.



Changes:

• Leedsichthys now has gills.
  
  
• The meadow biome has been changed to the prarie biome, and its grasses have changed.
  
  
• The ocean biome has changed slightly.
  
  
• The Archelon and Sarcosuchus now play their swimming and water-idle animations slower.
  

Balance Tuning:

• Dinosaur speed no longer increases linearly from hatchling size to adult size. Instead there are four speeds, one for hatchling, juvenile, sub-adult, and adult. This allows younger dinosaurs to be faster but not quite as fast as the adults. Now, most dinosaurs are much faster at younger stages.
  
  
• Dinosaur movement speed has received a tuning pass.
  
  
• Dinosaur turn speed has received a tuning pass.
  
  
• All flying dinosaurs have had their stamina doubled so they can fly longer.
  

There have been major updates to the appearances of the deciduous forests, coniferous forests, jungles, and meadows. They now have bigger trees, denser vegetation, and different grasses. The appearances of beaches, badlands, and the ocean have changed to a lesser degree. The updating of the biomes will be a periodic and ongoing process.

The player can now play as 12 new aquatic dinosaurs. The Ammonite, Anomalocaris, Cameroceras, Dunkleosteus, Elasmosaurus, Helicoprion, Ichthyosaurus, Leedsichthys, Megalodon, Mosasaurus, Onchopristis, and Xenacanthus.

The game has been slightly optimized. The game's frames per second has been doubled in some cases.

The game's startup time has been improved.

Changes:

• Reduced the cost of unlocking dinosaur species.
  
  
• Reduced the cost of starting a new dinosaur at advanced growth stages.
  
  
• Dinosaurs are now worth more experience points when killed. This should help players gain advancements more quickly.
  
  
• Dinosaur growth has been adjusted to not grow as much when smaller. They'll be halfway grown when reaching the sub-adult stage, not 3/4ths of the way grown.
  
  
• Compsognathus' movement speed has been reduced. It was a little challenging to control it while turning sometimes.
  
  
• Dinosaurs go into a paused state when they are out of range, increasing the game's FPS.
  

Fixes:

• Fixed an issue with the camera and swimming underwater.
  
  
• If the player's dinosaur is in a pack when they return to the main menu, they will now leave their pack.
  
  
• Pack followers that are eating will no longer turn towards their leader until they are done eating.
  

Changes:

• Replaced all of the ground textures with new textures.
  
  
• Modified the badlands biome.
  
  
• Modified the grass of the meadows, deciduous forests, coniferous forests, and jungles.