Primal Carnage: Extinction News

An update for Primal Carnage: Extinction is now available on Steam!
Check out the highlights below, or scroll down for the full changelog...

[h2]Update Highlights[/h2]

[h3]Visual Tweak:
Holstered Weapons[/h3]

A new visual feature we've added is being able to see holstered weapons on human characters!



For example: if a scientist is using her tranq pistol but is also carrying an assault cannon, you can see the cannon attached to her back while it's not in use. Sidearms are a bit harder to see, but both those and primary weapons are displayed on the character's body.

Aside from just being cool, we think this should be helpful in general to sharp-eyed dinosaurs. You now have a chance to see what you're going up against instead of being completely surprised now when they pull out a weapon.

[h3]Gameplay Tweaks[/h3]

One community suggestion we decided to explore for this patch has to do with Tyrants. As of today, they are now body snatchers. If a raptor is pouncing a human, or a Pteranodon has someone in their claws, a Tyrant can bite and hijack that human for themselves to eat.



In fairness to raptors and Pteras, they receive kill credit for the human that was stolen from them.



An interesting side effect of this change is that Tyrants can now feed humans to each other if they're fast enough (both of them receive health)....



Tupa has received a rework to how its impact momentum is actually calculated, leading to a big reduction in vertical knockback when ramming into humans with its head. The distance is about the same, but we think the amount of damage the human feels is a bit more fair now.



Elsewhere, we have continued to address bugs and annoyances such as raptors pouncing people while netted, or it being difficult to ignite acid with the flaregun.



A lot of focus has been on improving controller support as well, with menu sizes and navigation being improved in several key areas. This should make things better both for regular gamepad users and those on Steam Deck.


[h2]In-store: Retro Rotations[/h2]

Easter is now hopping aside to make way for a roaring retro rampage of classic skins, taunts, mutations and more over the next several weeks!

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Starting with a Tyrant Takeover, there are ~100 Acro / Rex / Spino items back today with epic discounts! Check back each week as we shine a spotlight on other classic item collections going forward...



You can quickly browse all of the returning items on our Special Trello Board, and preview them in-game.


[h2]Version 2.9.15 - Full Changelog[/h2]

• Modified the Tupa's air ram momentum, now does much less vertical knockback when headbutting
  
  
• Added the ability for tyrants to snatch humans away from pouncing raptors or grabbing pteras
  
• Tyrants that snatch a human from another dinosaur get health but the other dino gets kill credit
  
• Tyrants can now play "pass the human" with eachother
  
  
• Humans now show un-equipped weapons holstered on their body
  
  
• Ignition radius for Cryo acid pools when hit by the flaregun is now larger
  
• Increased the amount of ammunition dual pistols receive from ammo pickups
  
• Adjusted human character collision so it's easier to hit teammates with the tranq pistol
  
• Controller rumble adjustments for various heavy sniper, bow, dual pistol, melee and SMG actions
  
  
• Fixed being able to melee spam with the burst rifle
  
• Fixed being able to reload/shoot/throw/swap weapons when taunting
  
• Fixed sometimes being unable to take off again after using Tupa's divebomb attack
  
• Fixed raptor pounce/mauling not stopping when the raptor gets netted mid-pounce
  
• Fixed the letter V mysteriously making you sprint without being actually bound to sprint
  
  
• Enlargered the Options menus so that they fill the window now
  
• Added sorting button to inventory, swaps between original order and reverse order
  
• Reversed inventory sorting by default to place mutations and skins at the top for dinosaurs
  
• Added hover animation when rolling across the social buttons on main menu
  
• Increased item description box size to avoid text being cut off
  
  
• Gamepad: made it easier to select the Redeem Key option in-store
  
• Gamepad: added shortcut for opening the News feed on main menu
  
• Gamepad: can now actually use the social buttons, using Up/Down on controller
  
• Gamepad: can now swap through class filters on the Browse store tab using L1/R1
  
• Gamepad: added new shortcuts to the store, fixed redundant icons showing
  
• Gamepad: changed button prompt to "Preview" instead of "BUY" for previewable items in-store
  
  
• Gamepad: added shortcuts in Options menus for Accept/Revert instead of needing to scroll all the way down to select Apply Changes
  
  
• Fixed the feather masking on a few raptor skins
  
• Fixed a problem with the Lithographica Nova mutation model
  
• Optimizations to Strange particle effect attachments
  
• Physics optimizations for Pathfinder's character models
  
• Stability updates to the economy systems
  
• Fixed some server log spam
  

Thanks for playing!
-The Primal Carnage Team


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[h2]Happy Easter![/h2]

Grab your Greneggs, a new update for Primal Carnage: Extinction is now available!

This update includes a seasonal Easter Event along with several fixes and improvements, plus adjustments to several weapons and dinosaurs. Read on for all the details...

[h2]Balance Changes[/h2]



Tupandactylus has received some tweaks to make it less of a headache to deal with. Namely, the air ram "headbutt" attack is now less damaging and there's not quite as much knockback from it. To offset this, both Tupa and Ptera now have the same health (350).



The flaregun has seen a radical reworking, its shots now have a small amount of heat-seeking when they fly close to a target. Coupled with this, flaregun shots that land on the ground can now ignite enemies that walk over them. Finally, it has a faster reload speed, but much less ammo than previously, with the projectiles flying slower through the air.

Humans in general should now be a bit more effective in combat. Most guns outside of sniper rifles / special weapons (flamethrower, netgun etc.) now have better mid-range damage output. From the humble MK Pistol, to the speedy Spaz-12, most guns now pack more of a wallop without needing to be in a dinosaur's face.



There are a number of other changes as well, such as more damaging Cryo acid pools and tweaks to the stungun, which you can see in the full notes further down. We're interested to see how these changes play out, as it seemed the mercenary team were still at a disadvantage oftentimes in recent months.

[h2]Easter Event[/h2]



We're celebrating Easter with a fresh batch of new looks in-game today, focused on our feathered fiends! From glorious (and gigantic) Oviraptor mutations, to fluffy Novas and Spitters, there's a tonne of cracking new cosmetics...

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Grab the 2023 Easter Gift to award up to 24 other players with special Easter items! It includes a new Rex mutation, tracking devices for all dinos, new human outfits and a whole flock of Ovi skins! This bumper box contains 33 different items total, with splashy new looks galore such as the epic Gold Slash Spino...



And don't forget - over 50 classic items are returning today as well!

Looking outside of the store, there are a handful of new free drop skins and sprays added to the game. These aren't time-limited and will be sticking around after the Easter Event concludes.



As always, you can check out all of the latest items added to the game on our Special Event Trello board!

[h2]Looking Ahead to 3.0[/h2]

There may be a stretch without content updates for a while as we finalize the revised PlayStation version of Primal Carnage going forward. We're in the final stages of getting our closed console beta approved (once it stops crashing, we'll be accepting testers).

The next big release on PC will be version 3.0, which will bring a lot of the added polish and enhancements being made for the revised PS4 edition to the Steam side. These include more gameplay improvements, large-scale map reworks, expanded lore and backstory, refined UI and HUD with more customizability, and maybe even some new voice acting.

We're unsure when this update will release, but it will most likely be after the PS4 relaunch. We look forward to sharing more about all this in the coming months, and hope you'll like the new overhauls once they're in your hands! Until then, here is the changelog for Easter...

[h2]Changelog, Version 2.9.14[/h2]

• Increased effective damage of most weapons at their mid-range point
  (affected guns include all shotguns, AR, M4, burst rifle, SMGs, Colts, MK, Deagle)
  
  
• Tightened spread pattern on all shotguns
  
• Heavy melee attacks have been sped up for most guns
  
• Added more controller rumble events to first person animations such as reloading
  
• Increased base rumble intensity of firing weapons
  
  
• Increased stungun max charge damage from 180 to 200
  
• Stungun minimum stunned duration reduced from 1 sec to 0.75 seconds
  
• Reduced self-damage from stungun auto-discharge when held too long
  
  
• Minor reduction to SMG damage distance
  
• Fixed an issue with dual pistols reloading audio
  
  
• Faster damage tick interval for Cryo acid pools
  
• Increased acid pool tick damage from 25 to 30
  
  
• Flaregun projectiles now have a small amount of "heat seeking" if they fly close to a target
  
• Flaregun shots that land on the ground can now ignite enemies
  
• Reduced flaregun instant hit damage from 90 to 65
  
• Flaregun critical hits now do 1.5x damage instead of triple damage
  
• Reduced how much fire damage flaregun shots do over time
  
• Added more recoil and spread to the flaregun
  
• Reduced flaregun projectile's speed
  
• Reduced flaregun ammo pickup amount
  
• Flaregun now reloads much faster
  
  
• Moderate reduction to Tupa headbutt knockback
  
• Reduced maximum Tupa headbutt damage from 70 to 60
  
• Increased health of Ptera from 320 to 350
  
  
• Increased detection check radius for Tupa headbutt
  
• Reduced tupa knockback, reduced minimum charge damage
  
  
• Reduced minimum flight time to explode for AR grenades
  
• Possible fix for assault rifle grenades bouncing too much
  
  
• Fixed some instances where keyboard prompts were still shown when using a gamepad
  
• Can now swap between tabs in the store using L1 and R1 buttons on controller
  
• Player ID card screen is now closeable the same way as all other menus on controller
  
• Can now use Triangle/Y for changing avatars in main menu with controller
  
• Fixed controllers getting stuck when navigating certain menus
  
  
• Store price tags now use a larger font
  
• Item-names/descriptions in store are now larger when hovered
  
• Updated the Deluxe DLC store link to point directly to the bundle page on Steam
  
• Merch Store link now goes to the main homepage of the shop instead of Accessories
  
  
• Added new Easter cosmetic content
  
• Character texture memory optimizations
  
• Updated eye masking for Glory Cryo skin
  
  
• Fixed garbled text on a few death screen hints
  
  
• Network priority adjustments that may improve loadout synchronization
  

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

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

A new update for Primal Carnage: Extinction is now available. Alongside today's patch, we have a fresh rotation of new looks in-store, a special Deluxe Edition DLC bundle, plus official support for Steam Deck!

[h2]NEW Deluxe Edition[/h2]



Today we're launching a Deluxe Edition bundle for Primal Carnage: Extinction on Steam, which features a generous assortment of classic items!

We have two cosmetic DLC packs as part of the Deluxe Edition bundle - the Mercenary Megapack and Prehistoric Legacy Collection. In total, owning both of these grants you over 300 items, ranging from regular skins for humans and dinosaurs to model mutations and taunts.



Some of these items have previously only been available during special time-limited events such as the Summer Scavenger Hunt, but now you can acquire them as part of the Deluxe Edition bundle!



With even the official soundtrack included in the bundle, we think this is a great value starter pack for new players! If you already own PCE, you can choose to upgrade to Deluxe with a discount. And for those only interested in one of the item collections, you can also choose to buy each DLC pack separately.

Importantly, by purchasing the complete Deluxe Edition you will be supporting future development!
We're committed to providing more updates and new content for the game (Version 3.0 is on the way!), but your help is invaluable in keeping us going.

Players who own both the Prehistoric Legacy Collection and Mercenary Megapack DLCs will receive a special golden nameplate in-game that is visible to other players, as a sign of their supporter status.

[h2]Steam Deck[/h2]

We're rolling out official support for Steam Deck this update. We'd received quite a few requests for this, and since we love the Deck we were happy to oblige!



It might be a while before Valve reviews our compatibility status again, so for now we may not show in the "Great on Deck" section. But fear not, with today's update installed you should be able to boot the game up with no problems on Steam Deck. You can now play PCE multiplayer wherever you go, so long as there's good internet access (or do some solo Survival if the wi-fi is out).

If you're lucky enough to own one, please let us know how your experience on Steam Deck goes! We've fine-tuned the graphics options on first boot so that you should have rock solid performance, but if you encounter issues we'll endeavour to investigate.

[h2]St. Patrick's Event[/h2]

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Spring is almost upon us and this St. Patrick's Day we're celebrating again with a gaggle of green cosmetics. Two new sets of bold dinosaur skins headline this store rotation, the Green Menace packs! Between them there's 14 voracious veridian creatures ready to be set free...



Marching into the store are several new mutations as well, ranging from the snarling Sarcophagus Acro to the terrifying Thanatos Carno, ready to give you a snap. Not to mention, there's two weird and wonderful Pachycephalosaurus variants - Annectens and Kapros!



Outside of the store, there are a handful of new free drops being added to the game. Why not get into the spirit with a Lucky Fedora, or bling out your Acro with the Goldrush skin!



As always, you can check out all of the latest items added to the game on our Special Event Trello board!

[h2]Changelog, Version 2.9.13[/h2]

• Updated to a newer version of Steamworks for better compatibility
  
• Reduced size of the game's .EXE file, may improve performance
  
• Fixed an issue with Ptera grabbing people when hovering
  
• Added new St. Patricks Event cosmetic content
  
• Smoothed out Commando's head to be less polygonal
  
• Another fix for the "Not So Fast" achievement not triggering correctly
  
• The death screen now has multiple variants of each death hint while waiting to respawn
  
• Updated the game's startup splash image
  
  
• Main menu sidebar is now hidden when not connected to economy, instead of showing a bunch of garbled text.
  
  
• Added new golden nameplate for Deluxe owners which appears on main menu and when spectated
  
  
• Added a fallback fix for being stuck in team selection when joining a match - you should now be auto-assigned after a short time if team select appears for a game that has it disabled.
  
  
• Added new Steam Deck default system settings for smooth performance on handheld, (automatically applied when playing on Deck)
  

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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.

This hotfix mainly resolves a few issues with Flyer movement, we'll be continuing to refine both Tupa and Ptera's fluidity in future. Full details for today's patch below...

[h3]Version 2.9.121 Changelog:[/h3]

• Fixed awkwardness when sprinting left/right while in flight for Ptera and Tupa
  
• Sprint-flying left and right is now the same speed as going forwards
  
  
• Fixed robotic footstep sounds playing on regular Tyrant skins when you step in mud with chains equipped
  
  
• Fixed two of the same novaraptor mutation being in default inventory
  
• Fixed an issue with eye masking on certain cryo skins
  
• Added red classic trapper shades
  

A new update is available for Primal Carnage: Extinction on Steam!
We hope you'll just love what we have for you this Valentine's Day...

[h2]February Update Highlights[/h2]

[h3]Gameplay Fixes[/h3]

We're continuing to fine tune things for Flyers after the addition of manual flight modes last update. They now have better blending between hovering and regular flight, and several bugs / exploits relating to changing flight mode have been fixed. There's some additional polish planned for Flyers in future, but things should be a lot more stable now.

Elsewhere, several issues with achievement and challenge tracking have been resolved. So you won't get an achievement for blocking bullets with your dome skull as a human now, and tranquilizer-related tasks should complete properly.

Additional minor fixes are listed in the changelog further down, but the bulk of today's update is our...

[h2]SPECIAL VALENTINES EVENT[/h2]

Love is in the air, we're celebrating Valentine's Day by rotating in a parade of colourful (particularly pink) new looks for you to enjoy!

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Having said that... they're not all as loud as Mister Pink! We also have some slightly more reserved styles arriving today, such as the Rugged Rex and Risen Novaraptor...



Although we simply couldn't say no to an Anomalocaris Hat- this weirdly adorable (if slightly creepy) new head warmer is now available in-store...



In addition to the new looks, there are two fresh taunts added today!
Check out the Spinosaurus Display Taunt and Ceratosaurus Defensive Roar...

And of course all of the legacy Valentines items are back at a discount for the duration of the event. Share the love with a classic Valentines Gift, showering up to 24 other people on a server with items!


[h3]New FREE Drops![/h3]



A collection of new drops are activated today, from the blinding Pink Paws Burst Rifle to the terrifying new Torvus Cerato mutation. As well as new looks, we have a selection of fresh sprays and avatars dropping as well, such as the totes adorbs Raptor Heart:



You can view all of the latest special event items on our Trello board!

[h3]Paint Mixers Availability[/h3]


We've expanded the ways you can obtain Paint Mixer Tools! These are the single-use items required to save your custom look when using the dinosaur colourizer. They're still available on the in-game store, but are now tradable and can be obtained as free drops.

With this change, you now have the chance to acquire Paint Mixer Tools during regular gameplay, or by levelling up, and by completing challenges. Just as a reminder, any multi-pack of paint you buy in-store comes with a Paint Mixer Tool included as well.

[h3]Until Next Time![/h3]

We'll be continuing to make more minor changes and fixes throughout spring while we prepare to relaunch Primal on PlayStation. Thankyou for your patience.



[h3]VERSION 2.9.12[/h3]

• Flight modes can now be toggled by pressing the USE button on controllers
  
• Reduced intensity of wing flaps when entering hover mode as Flyers
  
• Improvements to animation blending behaviour for Flyers when in flight
  
• Fixed being unable to divebomb properly from hover mode as Tupa
  
• Fixed animations for Flyers in hover mode not replicating properly sometimes
  
• Fixed the Tupa going rigid when climbing or descending in hover mode
  
• Fixed flyers getting odd speed boosts when swapping flight modes while descending
  
• Fixed a case where holding sprint without moving drained stamina as Flyer
  
• Adjusted neck/head positioning of Flyers to be more forwards
  
• Carno and Cerato now adjust their feet more noticeably when on slopes
  
  
• Fixed Pyro not being able to wear the Saurian Sombrero
  
• Fixed scuba tank floating really far behind when worn by Scientist
  
• Fixed issue with Piano Black and Hellwalker DB skins applying to Pathfinder's arms
  
• Added custom arms for all Agent Scientist, Agent Pyro and Agent Commando skins
  
• Fixed the Iced Flaregun not being visible in third person
  
• Fixed incorrect eye masking on Lamar Rex skin
  
• Fixed weird stain on Mabaya Rex's head
  
  
• Expanded the variety of hints shown while waiting to respawn (over 60 more types)
  
• Fixed the highlight box for multi-item previews obscuring the icons when hovered over
  
• Removed jingle bells from the gift opening sound now that we're in February
  
  
• Fixed players other than the Pachy being awarded the Using Your Head achievement
  
• Fixed achievements and challenges relating to dart weapons not tracking correctly
  
• Fixed weekly challenges not rotating properly (hopefully)
  
  
• Known issue: flyers may have difficulty when sprinting left/right in some cases, this will be resolved in our next hotfix.
  

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