Primal Carnage: Extinction News

Although there is still a while until our next major update to Primal Carnage: Extinction, we have some news about what's coming up, and a collection of classic content returning. Check it out...


[h2]SENSATIONAL STORE EVENT![/h2]




Ssssserious savings can be found in-store for the month of September, with huge discounts on many classic items! We're focusing on the letter "S" as this month's theme, so of course there's a whole bunch of retro items returning for our favourite crocodile-snouted lizard.

We have half a dozen classic mutations for Spinosaurs, such as the sinister Synapsus and snappy Suchus, plus a collection of fan favourite skins for the big brute. It's not all about the sailback, though...





We've selected a large swathe of other skins and mutations to bring back! These range from the stompy Salmon Acro to the soaring Sand Swooper Ptera, with a sprinkling of Scientist items to top things off. In total, that's almost 50 classic items returning!


[h3]Summer Sendoff[/h3]



Meltdown is cooling off as of today. The old summer items are departing in order to make way for the September Spectacular. It's not over quite yet though! We gotta have an encore...



For the next few weeks, the featured items from Meltdown 2022 will still be hanging out in-store. If you didn't get around to picking up that one skin or mutation which caught your eye this summer, this is a last chance to grab it before they rotate out at the end of the month.


[h3]Merch Store Additions[/h3]



In case you missed it, the winners of the recent Merch Design Contest are now available on our shop! There are new shirts, posters and mugs emblazoned with the winning designs, with more on the way.


[h2]10th Anniversary Celebrations[/h2]


It still hasn't quite sunk in for us honestly, but the Primal Carnage franchise is nearly 10 years old!
As we get into October, we'll be ramping up celebrations to mark this momentous occasion...



Keep an eye out for a whole bunch of mega-sales, in addition to fresh new posters and more on the merch store. And this is all leading up to our annual Halloween Horrors festivities (coincidentally, the original Primal Carnage launched on Halloween...) which will be bigger than ever this year!



There has been a massive amount of incredibly creative and mildly terrifying submissions on Workshop, and we can't wait to bring this stuff in-game. There's a lot more than spooky skins coming up though!


[h2]VERSION 3.0[/h2]



With development being split between the refreshed console version and PC right now, we have to be careful about what's safe to port back and forth. This is a very busy time for us and will only get crazier as we enter a new beta period for the console side, but we're doing our best to continue supporting the Steam version.

Our hope is to have 3.0 out by the end of this year, with any luck sooner rather than later. This will be a massive update, featuring overhauls to fundamental systems such as dinosaur hit detection and movement. We've been spending a lot of time on polishing things and fixing numerous bugs for the console relaunch. Those changes will be included in the Steam version with the 3.0 update.



Open Testing is underway, verifying that issues such as being unable to pounce are fixed, checking overhauls to flight and a rework of the Pachy class currently (not to mention Pyro's new toy).

In fact the update may be so massive, that it may not come all at once. Maybe we'll have a 2.9.9 before we get to the truly massive overhauls. Either way, we'll have some serious improvements to the core experience in time for the franchise anniversary this October.



[h2]See You Soon.[/h2]

We hope you'll join us in celebrating 10 years of dinosaur themed mayhem!
-The Primal Carnage Team

A new game update is available for Primal Carnage: Extinction on Steam.
This update is the final phase of Meltdown 2022!

We conclude this summer's cavalcade of hot new looks with the first wave of Ultimate human skins and August's store rotation. Scroll on down for the highlights from Part 3, and view all of the new mutations, taunts, skins and more added over the course of the Meltdown event on Trello.


[h2]Featured Items[/h2]

Today's update brings the final set of Metldown items to the in-game store, adding on to the collections from Parts 1 & 2. Check them out below...

[h3]New Taunts[/h3]

Pyro "Fake" Thumbs Up Taunt



Pachy Dance Taunt



Pachy Yawn Taunt




[h3]Big Blazing Bundle 03[/h3]

A third bumper pack of dinosaur skins is now available!



Big Blazing Bundle 03 contains 8 sizzling new looks for several dinosaur classes at a bulk discount.


[h3]Summer Sunset Gift[/h3]



Reward up to 24 other players with special summer items by opening the Summer Sunset Gift in a server!



The gift giver receives the Black Hole Royal Dilo skin for their generosity...




[h2]NEW FREE DROPS[/h2]



We have a selection of new free items dropping from today, obtainable simply by playing the game...

[h3]Ultimate Centigrade Humans[/h3]

The first wave of Ultimate skins for humans has arrived.
With lava seemingly flowing through their veins, these mercs are really feeling the burn!



Each of the ultimate skins features unique textures and custom arm materials, and this is just the first collection. Similar to Ultimate dinosaur skins, we will be following up with Kilowatt humans later this year, with Cold Fusion and Thalassic following later on.

(Ultimate skins are obtainable either as ultra rare drops or by crafting 25 Legendary skins together)

[h3]More Freebies[/h3]

In addition to the newly introduced Ultimate human skins, there are a bunch of other free items added today. The DENTATIS Dilophosaurus mutation gives the dinosaur larger rounded crests and much more noticeable spiky teeth, and is among the new free drops...



Tortoisehell Feathered Acro and Nile Monitor Pachycephalosaurus head up the free skins today...



The Novaraptor Threaten Taunt is a new Uncommon drop...



3 new avatars / sprays are now dropping, including Annoyed Acro, Spino Rage and Primal Surprise..




Finally, several new weapon skins have also been added, such as the colour-changing RGB Netgun and the intricate Circuitry Burst Rifle.





[h2]PATCH NOTES[/h2]

As we've mentioned before, our programmers are currently occupied preparing for the relaunch of Primal on PlayStation. For that reason, most changes to the PC side will be fairly minor for now...


[h3]Version 2.9.5 Chaneglog[/h3]

• Heavy hit reactions for dinosaurs now play less often
  
• Tyrants now only play heavy hit reactions if instant hit damage received is 300 or more
  
  
• Added content for Meltdown Part 3
  
• Legendary human skins can now be crafted into Ultimate human skins
  
  
• Fixed laser sight alignment on red devil assault cannon
  
• Fixed glow map issue with Frost Fire Nova and Nightfall Oviraptor skins
  
• Fixed mismatched subsurface skin colour between head and body on a couple of Tyrannosaur skins
  
• Updated materials / textures for hornet scientist, hornet sniper rifle & catsuit scientist
  
• Tweaked 3rd person trapper sprint animation when using dual pistols
  
• Tweaked the Novaraptor sprint animation
  
  
• Various other texture and material updates
  
• Optimizations to shadowmaps
  

[h2]Join our official Discord...[/h2]

A new game update is available for Primal Carnage: Extinction on Steam!



This update introduces the second wave of Meltdown 2022 items, with dozens of new customizations available on the in-game store and as free drops. We have some other minor improvements here and there, but new looks are the star of the show.

Selected from the many amazing Steam Workshop submissions made by the Primal Carnage community, you can view all of the newest content on our freshly updated Special Event Trello...


Some of the highlights:
[h2]NEW STORE ROTATION[/h2]

[h3]Featured Items[/h3]

Today's update brings a fresh set of items to the Extinction Store!



There are 8 new dinosaur model mutations newly added this time round, ranging from the athletic Varanus Cerato to the knobbly Narmadensis Acro and hulking Frustrum Rex!



Take to the skies as Prodigis Tupa, which has a set of "feathers" (?!) on either side of its head, or grow some teeth with the oddly beaked Trimicrodon Ptera! All of these and more available now if you scroll down in-store...



Apart from all of the new taunts hitting the in-game store today, there are also three fresh new taunts in this rotation, with a real banger for the Pyro!

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Sorry, punk rocker Pyro outfit sold separately.


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It can backflip?! Where did it learn to backflip..?!


[h3]Big Blazing Bundle 02[/h3]

Want a great deal? A second bumper pack of dinosaur skins is available in-store today!



Big Blazing Bundle 02 is a pack that contains 8 scorching new looks for $8.99, including vivid skins for Bruisers and Tyrants, such as the bold Furore Carno and smouldering Wildfire Rex.

With so much new stuff, don't forget that all of the items that were added as part of Meltdown Part 1 and Summer Warmup are also still available on the store until the event is over!



[h2]NEW FREE ITEMS[/h2]

[h3]Feathered Novaraptor Upgrade[/h3]



Technically falls under this heading. We have another collaboration with community member and "honorary developer" Mr. Troodon. At long last, a custom model for feathered Novaraptors...



Featuring new 4K base textures and additional sculpted feather structures, this model and its overhauled texture set is now used by default when a feathered Nova skin is selected.



The update to feathered Novaraptors was designed with maximum compatibility in mind. To that end, the custom feathered model can be overridden by equipping a mutation, and there is a new default mutation, "Novaraptor Innatus," if you wish to apply the classic model when using a feathered skin.

Alignment with certain cosmetic attachments such as collars may not be 100% at the moment, so there might be some clipping or incorrect rotation when using attachments with the new feathered Nova model (depends on the item). We'll be doing a pass in a future update on cosmetic alignment in general, to fix some of the annoying offsets on a bunch of different characters.


[h2]New Drops[/h2]



We have a bunch of new free skins and extras dropping as of this update, obtainable simply by playing the game. Among the rarer items are new hats, aqua shackles and even two free mutations...


Above: Macronyx Oviraptor & Gracilus Pachy


In addition to character cosmetics, there are half a dozen new sprays now available and (nearly) all of the in-game sprays are now obtainable for use as player avatars. Spicy Rex seen below on the right also comes in Legendary flavour, with a fiery animated version!





[h2]PATCH NOTES[/h2]

We are currently focusing the majority of our time preparing for the relaunch of Primal on PlayStation, so most changes on the PC side will be fairly minor for now. The change log for today's patch is below:


[h3]Version 2.9.1[/h3]

• Added a custom model for feathered Novaraptor skins
  
• Added a new Novaraptor mutation to the default inventory, "Novaraptor Innatus"
  
• Fixed the Royal Acro eyes not glowing when equipping a collar
  
• Various other minor model fixes and compatibility updates
  
• Tweaked / fixed a number of small skin issues
  
• WIP optimizations to water shaders (may result in them appearing more wobbly than usual)
  

[h3]Arriving August:[/h3]
[h2]MELTDOWN PART 3[/h2]



Meltdown continues with its third and final phase in the coming weeks. Keep an eye out for more mega deals and hot new looks headed your way soon...



Stay hydrated and have a great summer!
-The Primal Carnage Team



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Recently we opened the Official Primal Carnage Store, and simultaneously kicked off a community art contest focused on designs that could work well on merch such as T-shirts, mugs, posters, etc.

Today we're unveiling the winners of the art contest, but first let's visit the gallery to peruse all of the competition entries we received...

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There was a nice variety of submissions, from full colour posters to sticker-style cutouts, in a whole bunch of different styles. As there was no specific theme other than something which might work well as merch, there's a wide range of subjects in the artwork too.


[h2]HONORABLE MENTIONS / RUNNERS UP[/h2]

It was difficult narrowing down the selection, keeping in mind both the requirements of assets that would be physically printed and considering the merits of each piece on its own terms. Here are a few that we really liked but didn't quite make the top spots...

"Airbase Poster" by ChunkoHunko

"Lightning Spino" by DiNoKiDz1441

"Water Spino" by Shockal

"Don't Fall Behind!" by Dead but delicious

"Summer Dilophosaurus" by Stardust Blur

"Fiery Novaraptor" by FeralViolet

"Serious Trapper" by Bad Plague


Some of these designs may yet become the basis of official merch in future, if we find time to work through some tweaks with their creators.





After much deliberation, we came up with the top three below. The following designs will appear on official merchandise in the Primal Carnage Store in future!


[h2]3RD PLACE -[/h2]
[h3]"You Are Spitacular" by BBQ [/h3]



This delightful piece made us smile, it'll be an excellent sticker. We love the colours and the art style in general (plus we're a sucker for puns). The expression on the cartoon Dilophosaur's face is just priceless.



[h2]2ND PLACE -[/h2]
[h3]"Primal Cornage" by jita23[/h3]




The in-joke that will just never die, we couldn't say no to a celebration of Primal Cornage - the world's greatest typo turned breakfast cereal. This is a great re-interpretation of the boxes that can be found as easter eggs in-game, with a nicely retro feeling vintage poster aesthetic.



[h2]1ST PLACE[/h2]
[h3]"For a Better Tomorrow" by Jacket [/h3]




Taking things to the next level, we have the first place design. The lighting and overall execution of this piece are top notch, with an ominous background glow and excellent use of masking to create a border that gives an impression of liquid. The vibe is a little darker than most of the other pieces and alludes to the concept of the dinosaurs being unnatural recreations of science.

It's going to make an epic T-shirt.


[h2]Prizes[/h2]



The three winning community artists will be receiving copies of their designs on products of their choosing, along with the other prizes mentioned in the Art Contest Announcement. We'll be reaching out via Discord to discuss the details soon.



[h2]Until Next Time...[/h2]

Thankyou to everyone who participated in the contest, it was lots of fun looking through all the artwork!

Even if you lost out, as mentioned above, there's still a chance some of those outside of the top three may yet be added to the official merchandise collection in future. We had a surplus of awesome entries honestly!

Looking ahead, we're definitely hoping to run more contests in future :)
If you want to get involved, be sure to join the official Discord server...

A new update is now available for Primal Carnage: Extinction on Steam.
Today is the start of our annual MELTDOWN EVENT!



As has been mentioned in many places by now, development time is mostly focused on rejuvenating the PlayStation side of things currently. This means that we have a wonderful collection of new cosmetics arriving this summer, but we won't be making any major changes to gameplay for now. To view the minor fixes and tweaks included in today's update, you can scroll down to the patch notes at the end.


Now, on to the fun stuff!

[h2]Special Event NOW LIVE[/h2]

SUMMER MELTDOWN is a firestorm of sizzling new skins, taunts and more for your dinosaurs and mercenaries, most of them selected from some of the best community creations on Steam Workshop...

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Meltdown is actually a multi-stage event, with parts 2 and 3 following later this summer. So keep an eye out for news on when the next patch of items is released! The summer selections will be leaving when the event concludes this August.

Grab 'em while they're hot...




[h3]MUTATIONS[/h3]

Today's featured rotation brings in 12 brand new model mutations for dinosaurs, with some radical transformations among them. Each is bundled with a skin of their own, and a few are pretty wild!



From the terrible tusks of the Kapros Acro, to the exotic Tropicus Oviraptor, and majestic Superios Rex... we have a whole range of different transformations great and small.



[h2]SIZZLING SKINS[/h2]
[h3]Meet "Roy"[/h3]



The Royal Acro premium skin collection is here! With a much more armoured appearance, enhanced dorsal spines and reinforced skull - it gives a properly "Primal" look to our stomping giant.



This new model boasts unique 4K base textures that add extra layers of detail, scales and osteoderms for a truly menacing feel. The sculpt was created by talented community member MrTroodon (who also made our Pachy and Cerato). Variant skin designs were executed by the wonderfully inventive artists ChunkoHunko and XSEIDET.



The initial Royal Acro set has four variants - Arid, Blazing, Blueblood and Forest, which can either be bought separately, or in a 4-pack for a great discount if you wanna have them all!

[h3]Mr. Rainbow & New Plush[/h3]



Here to rain on your parade, Mister Rainbow has arrived in-store. Quite a colourful character, this multi-tone tipped suit is surely the height of fashion.



A cuddly new backpack item is the Plush Rex, whose huge eyes are either totally adorable or windows into insanity. Bold red and with a permanent smile, this sinister or sweet attachment is now in-store!

[h3]The BIG Blazing Bundle[/h3]

Each phase of Meltdown will introduce a new BIG BLAZING BUNDLE to the store!

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These jumbo skin packs contain 8 sizzling new dinosaur skins for you to enjoy. Parts two and three of this trilogy of awesomeness will be arriving with the next two Meltdown patches this summer!

[h3]NEW TAUNTS[/h3]

Four fresh taunts are available in-store today.
That's two for Acro, one for Cerato, and one for Pachy...

Acro Hiss Taunt

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Acro Threaten Taunt

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Pachy Alert Taunt

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Cerato Slow Clap Taunt

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These community animations really do just keep getting better and better.
We'll be adding more new taunts (including some for humans!) as Meltdown continues this summer!


[h3]2022 MELTDOWN GIFT[/h3]



Open up the 2022 Meltdown Gift to reward up to 24 other players on a server with special summer items! Check out some of them below:



Upon opening the 2022 Meltdown Gift, the gift giver receives the INNATUS Rex mutation as a reward for their generosity!




[h3]New FREE Items[/h3]



A handful of new free drops are entering the drop pool, including the DILATATUM Carno mutation and some fresh sprays to use. We'll be adding more free items over the course of Meltdown, and unlike the store items they will be sticking around for good!


[h3]Specials and Returning Items[/h3]



MORE THAN 150 classic summer items are returning from previous years, many with over 60% OFF! From fan favourites such as Suchus Acro, to the vibrantly in-season Human Beachwear collection, we've got everything under the sun today.



AND, in addition to the all-new Meltdown 2022 gift, every classic Summer Gift is back as well! With deep discounts on boxes stretching all the way back to 2016, now's a great time to share the summer fun!

[h3]MEGA PAINT SALE[/h3]



Get ready to go nuts colourizing your carnivores...
You can pick up paint for pennies, with all 32 existing paint colours being ~60% off during Meltdown!

Paint Mixer Tools are now also HALF PRICE!
Keep an eye out for more mega deals during Meltdown!


[h2]Version 2.9.0 Patch Notes[/h2]

Here is the full list of changes included with today's game update...

• Added a new bite attack animation for Acrocanthosaurus
  
• Increased detection radius of Pteranodon grab attack
  
• Fixed the Tupa dive cancel animation not showing for other players
  
• Adjusted subsurface scattering for Tyrannosaurus skins
  
• Fixed default dinosaur eye intensity so that it's at 50% without any colourization
  
• Fixed weirdness with eye colour settings when entering and existing the Colourizer menu
  
• Stopped the Cerato doing that sudden snap animation in the customization screen
  
• Added a link to the official merchandise collection on the in-game store
  

[h2]This is just the beginning...[/h2]



The Meltdown Event will last well into August, with two more content patches full of hot new mutations, skins, taunts, etc. dropping over the next month or so. For a full list of all Meltdown items you can check our Special Event Items Trello page, which will be updated as the event continues.

We hope everyone has a great summer!

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



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