Primal Carnage: Extinction News

A new patch is now available for Primal Carnage: Extinction on Steam.
Please restart the Steam client to receive the latest version and update any servers you are hosting.



This release makes some minor changes to server connections, with the aim of reducing crashes when experiecing heavy load. Overall stability should hopefully be improved.

Connection spam may now be less likely to take down a server, but joining a match could still be difficult depending on how hard the server is being stressed.

There are more substantial changes to the networking infrastructure that we're exploring for future updates later this year. However, our engineering time for the PC side is limited with the PlayStation beta starting soon. Our team will keep monitoring the situation going forward.

A new patch is now available for Primal Carnage: Extinction on Steam.
Today's patch mainly focuses on a few minor fixes and various code optimizations.

[h3]Changelog, Patch 2.9.25[/h3]

• fixed Acro brace animation not blending in properly, causing it to slide around
  
• fixed inspection animations playing in the background when a weapon is not equipped
  
• fixed having to click on a class after team sorting to see customization area
  
  
• added inspection animations for shotguns and burst rifle
  
• added a red muzzle flash environment light for the flaregun
  
  
• physics optimizations to throwables
  
• server and client log optimizations
  
• added logging to track down crashes
  
• miscellaneous code cleanup
  

[h3]Summer of Saurians[/h3]



Don't forget! We're running a special Summer Warmup Event in-game!

Check out the latest selection of superb summer items which includes new mutations, premium skins, taunts and more alongside years of classic summer content back at a discount!

Summer Meltdown will bring another wave of hot new looks next month. We're also building towards the major 3.0 release later this year, which will bring all of the massive amounts of improvements and polish we're putting into the PS4 relaunch over to PC. From new voice acting and visual effects to new lore, HUD overhauls, map reworks and variants... there's a lot to look forward to!


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[h3]Thanks for playing![/h3]
-The Primal Carnage Team

A new patch is now available for Primal Carnage: Extinction on Steam.
Today's patch includes the first iteration of our team sorting system for competitive matches.



In Team Deathmatch and Get to the Chopper, there is now a waiting period at the start of a new match. During this time while players are connecting, the game sorts teams in the background by rank to have as close as possible to an even distribution of player levels.


We've done a few rounds of initial testing with this and the response was incredibly positive. Because of that, we decided to patch it to live right away instead of waiting for the next major content update.

This change should largely address the issue of "team stacking" where many high level players would end up on a single team versus mostly low level players. We'll be monitoring with server operators to see how well it works in the wild, and are still exploring additional sorting factors such as taking into account your previous match performance.


[h3]Changelog, Patch 2.9.24[/h3]

• added new team sorting method to TDM and GTTC
  
• shortened flameslammer slug shotgun fire interval
  
• reduced timeout between firing and melee on burst rifle
  
• fixed debug trace lines visible when using machete and burst rifle melee
  
• fixed spitter heads inflating way too much during charged idle animation
  
• fixed regular acro movement animation blending being slightly off
  

[h3]Summer Savings[/h3]



Don't forget you can get 50% OFF Primal Carnage: Extinction during the Steam Summer Sale, and we're running a special Summer Warmup Event in-game!

Double Drops are here for the next two weeks, plus a stupendous selection of summer items in-store!


Join us on Discord...



[h3]Thanks for playing![/h3]
-The Primal Carnage Team

We have just released a hotfix for Primal Carnage: Extinction. This minor patch primarily addresses various visual errors with skins that appeared after our most recent round of optimization.


As of this patch the new Dilophosauropteryx skin pack is now available in-store, issues with its model and shaders have been fixed along with several other item glitches.

Thanks to our community for helping spot bugs and providing renovations for several assets in this patch!


[h3]Changelog, Patch 2.9.23[/h3]

• added new weapon inspection animations for:
  Assault Rifle, Bow, Deagle, Flaregun, Carbine, MK Pistol, Tranq Pistol, Stungun
  
  
• fixed crest of Alpha Tupa skin, now matches its icon
  
• fixed various Carnotaurus skins not showing colourization properly
  
• fixed up Exaltus Spino, now has better compatibility with attachments
  
• fixed still being able to taunt while having a menu open
  
• fixed the Dilophosauropteryx skins breaking on spawn
  
• fixed robo rex's body glowing red all over
  
• improved a few acro and rex mutation meshes
  
• updated solar eclipse skins with more noticeable glow fx
  
• adjusted compression settings on several character texture masks to fix visual glitching
  

[h3]Summer Savings[/h3]


Don't forget you can get 50% OFF Primal Carnage: Extinction during the Steam Summer Sale, and we're running a special Summer Warmup Event in-game!

Double Drops are here for the next two weeks, plus a stupendous selection of summer items in-store!


Join us on Discord...



[h3]Thanks for playing![/h3]
-The Primal Carnage Team

A new update for Primal Carnage: Extinction is now available on Steam.
Check out all the details below!

[h3]In-Game Event:[/h3]
[h2]SUMMER WARMUP[/h2]

It's not quite Meltdown, but things are heating up...


We close out Jurassic June with our SUMMER WARMUP event! A selection of scorching new looks is here, from uniquely detailed premium skins to marvellous mutations and even new taunts!

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Outside of the store, there's a bunch of new free drops being added to the game as well!



And of course ALL previous summer item sets are back in the Specials section today, with some spicy discounts too. Why not bag some Big Blazing Bundles? Or spread the summer fun with over half a dozen legacy Summer Gifts returning!


The community continues to make some seriously impressive stuff, and we'll have even more fan-made customizations coming your way later this summer (alongside bigger updates to core gameplay).



As ever, you can check out all of the event items on our special Trello board!


[h2]SUMMER SAVINGS[/h2]
Save BIG with PCE on Steam...

Get 50% OFF when buying Primal Carnage: Extinction til July 13th during the Steam Summer Sale!
Got some friends who haven't jumped into the carnage yet? The PCE 4-pack is also discounted!

And don't forget, if you already own Primal Carnage: Extinction on Steam, you get a sweet discount on upgrading to the PCE Deluxe Edition. This bundle includes over 400 items for your dinos and humans!

Lastly, we're enabled DOUBLE DROPS for the next two weeks!
Earn twice the number of weekly random items simply by playing the game!


[h2]VERSION 2.9.22 Changelog[/h2]

• Adjusted fire rate of the Flameslammer shotgun to be faster
  
• Fixed an odd delay when trying to melee with the Burst Rifle
  
  
• Dinosaurs in general now need to take more damage for healing to be cancelled after a kill
  
• Ceratosaurus and Tyrants are less effected by incoming damage when gaining health from a kill
  
• Melee kill healing for dinosaurs now applies when at full health, allowing you to mitigate damage
  
  
• Added new summer cosmetic content
  
• Improved compatibility of certain mutations with cosmetic attachments
  
• Fixed some gaps visible in a couple of mutation models
  
• Character asset optimizations and file reorganization
  
• Tweaked statistics logging to gather more in-depth data on matches for future balancing
  
  
• Known Issue: missing textures for Wandering Poacher's Hat
  
• Known Issue: incorrect specular/glow on certain legacy skins
  
  
  

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[h3]Thanks for playing![/h3]
-The Primal Carnage Team