Tamer: King of Dinosaurs News

[p]Hey everyone![/p][p]We got so many updates to share with you that we were having trouble not spoiling them.[/p][p]And before we get to it, don’t forget to wishlist Tamer: King of Dinosaurs![/p][h3][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/h3][h3]Day 1 Chase Setup[/h3][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]In this clip, we can take a look at the first segment of gameplay of the project overall: just like in the books, Victor runs for his life from a pack of deinonychus through the jungle. However, this time around, we've changed up the plot in a significant way so that he meets Hope, his first parasaur mount, right off the bat.[/p][p]They work together to survive the situation and then go their separate ways as Victor has not mastered, nor is he even aware, of his power yet.[/p][p]It's an interesting narrative change that opens the door for some great new scenes.[/p][p]Keep in mind we are still in pre-alpha visualization at this point, and everything is incredibly rough, but this should give you an idea of the overall concept and the pacing we're aiming for.[/p][p]This serves as a tutorial to teach you how to lance dinos with your spear and dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dodge.[/p][p]One thing we've added to this map is obstacles on the ground that do damage if you run over them, such as the spiked brambles.[/p][p]We've also added deinonychus lancing, where they will approach you from the front or side, and you must use your spear to attack them, and this must be manually aimed. This part is still a work in progress, but we should have it done within the next two weeks.[/p][p]The empty section in the middle is where we plan to have a big "vista" moment where you can look out at the world and see some large dinosaurs, such as brachiosaurus, roaming in the background.[/p][p]After that, inside the cave, we're going to have some beautiful crystals fall from the ceiling and work as impact obstacles.[/p][p]You can see a preview of it in the following video:[/p][h3][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/h3][h3]NSFW Lighting Underway[/h3][p]Now that we have finished the first lighting pass of the cinematics, we've begun adding lighting to the NSFW scenes. Our technical artists took great care in upgrading the options available there and made it look much better.[/p][p]We've still got some color grading and VFX work to do, but check out the progress below:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]New Victor Outfit[/h3][p]Since Victor gets into a lot of scraps during his first month in Dinosaurland and his work shirt gets wrecked, we needed a new outfit for him.[/p][p]We designed something that he could wear underneath that would eventually replace his main outfit towards the middle of the game. Using a simple tank top base, we designed a logo for the LA County Dept of Animal Care and Control and applied that PNG to the 3D model.[/p][p]
[/p][p][/p][h3]Map Progress[/h3][p]We're continuing to work on the map as always, and recently made a pass over a key area you'll visit on day 10 prior to the deinonychus raid at the fort.[/p][p]This is where you'll battle a deinonychus alpha for the first time.[/p][p]We needed this area to have room for the battle while also looking good for cutscenes. We're going to tweak the colors more here so the grass isn't so yellow, but you get the idea.[/p][p]
[/p][p][/p][h3]Combat Design - Adrenaline[/h3][p]As we continue designing combat, we looked at other melee-focused games in the genre and examined concepts we liked and ones we felt did not fit our project.[/p][p]In particular, stamina meters are something the team as a whole did not find particularly fun. In games where they exist, combat is seen more as something hardcore and punishing, where players rely on heavy, calculated swings to take advantage of openings and do damage while constraining themselves from becoming too vulnerable.[/p][p]While this works well for those projects, we want Tamer to be focused more on fun, arcade-style combat that can still be challenging without relying so heavily on pacing and windows of opportunity.[/p][p]To that end, we've decided to reward players for playing well in the opposite way - when you land a solid hit, parry, counter, dodge properly, etc., you will earn adrenaline. This charges up like a super meter in a fighting game.[/p][p]As you earn adrenaline, you can either maintain it for passive bonuses or expend it using special moves, like a mana bar that refills with solid gameplay decisions and execution.[/p][p]We're still working out the details, but we're really enjoying this concept so far.[/p][p]We'll explain more about combat and progression as time goes on and we begin implementing these ideas.[/p][p][/p][h3]Pachycephalosaurus Animation[/h3][p]We've finally confirmed that the pacy will be a regular enemy in the game and have rigged and started animating it for a debut very soon.[/p][p]These guys are going to be tough late-game enemies that attack in groups with some interesting patterns that need to be dodged and countered by the player.[/p][p]
[/p][p][/p][h3]What's Next?[/h3][p]Keep an eye out for the upcoming 'Meet the Girls' posts, which we should still have this month! We’ll keep working hard to bring you even more updates on our monthly development journey![/p]

[h2]Trel-Idil-Iria, Enthusiastic Breeder[/h2][p]Trel is legitimate royalty and carries all the entitlement that comes with it. She demands to be treated with high regard at all times.[/p][p]The females of her species are well-known for their building skills, although Trel considers this “peasant work.”[/p][p]Trel is particularly spiteful toward males, so winning her over will be a serious challenge — and absolutely essential if you want her help building the ultimate fort.[/p][p]If you earn her trust, you might discover another side of her — one that makes her a valued partner.[/p][h3]Explore her body[/h3][p][/p]

• [p]Bust: 87cm[/p]
• [p]Waist: 52cm[/p]
• [p]Hips: 94cm[/p]

[p]A gorgeous 34/20/37 body, fitting for a Spider Queen. You'll have trouble focusing on anything else with her around...[/p][h3]Admire the beauty of her H-cup[/h3][p][/p][p]Interests:[/p]

• [p]Building[/p]
• [p]Being dominated[/p]
• [p]Getting creampied[/p]

[p]Are you ready to meet your next spider queen?[/p][p][/p][p]Wishlist Tamer: King of Dinosaurs NOW![/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

Hey everyone!

It's been quite some time since the last dev blog, so we are bringing up the pace again. We hope you look forward to the next ones!

Don't forget to wishlist now!

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[h2]Galmine Romance & Valley Chase[/h2]

Today we wanted to show you two video previews of what we've been cooking up lately.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CeK3gVubrQ

The first is Galmine's second romance scene. Here she offers to make Victor some larger water pots for the fort but needs better materials to do it. That leads them inside an area that's a natural pheonomenon and absolutely beautiful.

Since this is their second time together, their conversation about their relationship is more confident and in-depth. They reveal some intimate truths to each other and you learn about their characters through the interaction, which is exactly what this game is all about - not just shoving sex in your face, but presenting it as a natural sum of real, loving relationships.

The second part of the video is a preview of the chase scene in the valley.

This is still in PRE-ALPHA, so please excuse the animations and timing. It's rough at the moment but gives you a good idea of what to expect from Tamer's high-octance action sequences.

[h2]ADDITIONAL CUTSCENE WORK[/h2]

Along with the romance scenes we're now wrapping up production on some additional sequences that take place in the valley. Now that we've done some more set dressing for this area the cinematography is turning out great.

We've got basic lighting in place and plan to enhance the visuals even more as we get closer to launch.

Our approach to blocking these scenes is to try and take the "every frame a painting" philosophy to heart and not just have the camera tipping all over the place like many modern game and film productions.

This allows you to really focus on the character's expressions and the excellent story without feeling too drab or boring. Adding subtle movement to the cameras keeps you connected to the frame while offering a bit more visual stimulation than a totally still shot.

We're happy with how this footage is turning out and will be sharing more as we move forward!



Now that we have animatons for Jinx, even he's getting in on the action!



[h2]DINO ANIMATION[/h2]

With the cleanup of the human characters 90% finished we can now focus our attention on the dinos and give them some love. Here you see Victor taming Hope - his first dinosaur mount.

They share a moment of deep connection through his taming ability here and she becomes loyal for the rest of the game.

Animating these sequences are tricky because we have to animate the dinosaurs and manipulate the performance capture at the same time, but getting to the finished product is rewarding!



[h2]COMBAT SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION
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We're making sure to create plenty of solid documentation as we get ready to start implementing the core parts of our combat system. Doing so will allow us to produce something stable and effective.

Here you can see the aggro system for the enemies in place.

Since we are going to have Victor and Sheela fighting multiple dinosaurs, we need to make sure they don't get totally swarmed and overwhelmed. Adding an intended rhythm and balance to combat is essential to avoid this.



Therefore we're creating our own take on the kind of ticket system used by so many modern games to ensure enemies can both act and think as a group. This allows them to store actions without immediately taking them and instead doind what they need to at the right time so everything feels good rather than random.



[h2]NEXT ENEMY - Pachycephalosaurus[/h2]

One of the new enemy types we're going to add to the game is the pachy you see above. They will be highly mobile and aggressive enemies that chase you if you try to avoid them. They attack with charging patterns and short range headbutts but are vulnerable to everything but a direct attack.

That means parrying or doding their approach will yield significant openings for damage.

Expect to see them up and running within the next few months.

[h2]KACERIE NSFW PREVIEWS[/h2]

Kacerie's big romance scene is still in development and here you can see her practicing some partner yoga with Victor.

This is the first time we've tried some 69 action and we'll show you how good it looks in-engine soon.



I'll just leave this here also...



[h2]MAP DETAILS[/h2]

Now that the gameplay and days are all sorted we can add some higher detail passes to the map. You can see the process yielding some great results below:



Of course, this is not totally final. We'll have a lot more to add and tweak before release, especially concerning lighting and atmosphere.


See you in the next dev update!


- Ride the Lion Studios

Hello fans!

Today we have a preview of a fun cutscene we just started working on this week. Here you can see the first time Sheela brings Victor to the peak of Dinosaurland and shows him what's up. We had to make a special landscape version just for this one sequence but it sure paid off.

Note that this is still a WIP as you can see from the spears being at the wrong angles at times and the look of the water at the lake. That's because we've got all new water in the game!

NEW WATER

We've had a placeholder volume in place for the game's water for quite some time.

We've now put some work in to upgrade it and the map is looking way better as a result.

It not only makes an impact on the cinematography but also the general vibe of the gameplay. Once we add some nice ambient water sounds as well the world will feel more alive.





BIRD FIGHT

On the 6th and 9th days of the game you have an encounter with the orange birds. This involves Victor fighting them with a spear while Sheela shoots them down one by one.

We wanted to offer some variety in this mode so we created three different colors/sizes of bird with yellow being the smallest, orange being regular and the darker ones being more mature with the biggest size and higher HP.



You can see a preview of this mode on our test map below:



We consider this a raid sequence as it involves waves of enemies coming at you that need to be cleared. We're planning to add some mini-game style elements to it as well later such as dodging air attacks from the birds.

Making the pelagornis have unique attacks that take advantage of their wings even after they've been shot down has been a priority for us and we're getting that done now too.

KACERIE NSFW PREVIEW

We're still chipping away at "the pink one" and her scenes in the NSFW module. Here you can see two of her new animations in engine.





We'll show some more off on the new NSFW maps once they're ready.

HUMANOID ANIMATIONS

Another big part of production lately has been working on all of the humanoid animations we need for the game, such as bow and spear attacks. This has been a long time coming, but we finally managed to bring some help on board to get them done.

Adding these to the game will finally give it a "real" game feel rather than having everything be pre-alpha placeholders.



WHAT'S NEXT?

Next week we'll have another cutscene preview you for you and some more information about our upcoming internal build test. Make sure you check out our Patreon for news.

There will also be more NSFW previews as we continue working on Kacerie's scenes.

Thanks for your support! See you again next time.

Hello fans!

Our monthly update was a bit delayed by the holiday. We hope you all had a great season.

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We're almost finished with the new romance map which we've been calling the "Onyx Forest." So who will you enjoy some quality time with in this area?

That would be Sheela, of course.

This is actually her second romance quest, and it's one of the more interesting ones in the game. Sheela approaches Victor and asks her to make a special weapon - something that can handle large dinosaurs.

Victor agrees to help, and this leads to them going on some good old hunting rounds together so they can get the materials necessary to make it.

We've mentioned this before, but Sheela is unique in that her romance quests involve combat, where the other girls do not. Her third quest in particular involves some serious deadly predators, and we'll be showing that off sometime early next year when the map is finished.

Also, here's the area of the map that leads into the onyx forest:



And two more areas that have received a significant amount of work lately:





UPCOMING ROMANCE MAP

So what's next for the romance maps? That would be the harvest grove! We're not even going to try to hide it - this one is for Galmine.

We'll talk more about what the quest entails once it is nearing completion.

For now, please enjoy this excellent concept art! Can you guess what the plot is about from the picture alone? Let us know!



ALPHA TESTING

We're happy to announce that Tamer is already fully testable in a pre-alpha state and that we'll be upgrading to alpha by the end of the year!

The first alpha build will be tested internally. Once we have a good handle on everything, we'll be recruiting testers for the next iterations and getting general feedback on the game.

Below you can see the upgraded race module in action. We'll likely have a video showing this off next week.

You know, it's funny...the whole racing concept came about when we started doing the first few tests and realized that riding dinos actually felt really awesome and we wanted it to be a significant part of the gameplay.

Now it's one of our favorite aspects of the project!

We're all big Mario Kart fans and we think you'll feel and enjoy the similarity between how the dinos control and how smooth and casually satisfying it can be, especially the boost system.



SHEELA ROMANCE

We talked about Sheela's second romance scene in this post, but the first one is shaping up to be one of the best! Right now we're cleaning up the animation for the post-NSFW sequence, which is really touching and reveals a lot about Sheela and Victor's relationship.

Our actors absolutely knocked it out of the park!

Here you can see the shoot in real life:



And here's how it translated to 3D. As you can see, we have some cleanup to do to get them together and holding hands. FYI - making characters hold hands in animation is a massive pain in the ass, but the actor's insisted we have that extra layer of intimacy for this scene and they were 100% right!

Well worth it, and it will show in the final product.




KACERIE NSFW TEASE


Here is a picture of Victor doing some reverse cooch-muching on the eager Kacerie. Not much else to say about it...we're working on "the pink one" and her scenes now and finding it to be a lot of fun.

We'll post some NSFW preview videos on our Discord server soon!