Prehistoric Hunt News

Greetings dinosaur hunters!


Open testing of the upcoming major update is now available! If you want to help us locate any possible issues and give feedback before the release you can try out the test build.

The included screenshots have been taken using the latest test build.



The open testing version of the game utilizes different server. You won’t be using the same player in the test version but start from zero with a fresh player. Once you move back to the main server you will continue progress with your existing account and lose any progress made in the test server.

Before you start transferring your game into the open testing mode please make a backup of your player.txt file. It can be found in %steamlibrary_folder%/Prehistoric Hunt/Prehistoric_Hunt_Data/player.txt . The file contains your trophy lodge setup and it will be overwritten if you don’t take a backup. Once you move back from the test version to the actual game you can copy this backup file back to it’s original location.

Please note that when you have the test build active you cannot launch the actual game. When you want to switch back to it in the Betas-menu you will need to choose ‘None’ to get back. You can freely switch between the versions.





Right click the game name in Steam library list view and choose ‘Properties’. Then choose tab ‘Betas’. From the dropdown choose “public_test”. Steam will now download the test version and you’ll see in your library view instead of “Prehistoric Hunt” name “Prehistoric Hunt [public_test].





As the next update will feature the graphics overhaul we’d like to get feedback how the new system runs on your setups. Overall feedback on the update is also welcome. We have still time to make alterations on content based on your feedback.

We’ve listed known issues / missing features in the open testing version in a list in Discord and will update the list based on your feedback.

What new stuff in addition to the graphics can you check? In short it’s here:

• New item: Rangefinder
  
• Death screen shows amount of dropped items if any
  
• New clothes and characters
  
• Bushes sway from player and dinosaur interaction
  
• Water has waves and player swims along waves sometimes going underwater
  
• Dinosaurs have blood marks if hurt by other dinosaurs
  
• The newest death marker is shown with bigger icon than older death markers in the map
  
• Login animation when starting game
  
• Fix for multiplayer sleep issue
  
• Taxidermized dinosaur which has high score appears in high score
  
• How trophy lodge runs
  
• New main menu background works
  

Thank you for your support! ːsteamhappyː

Greetings dinosaur hunters!

We are working on a major update that will bring multiple requested improvements to the game. It will include biggest graphics improvement yet, new player characters, clothing system and a range finder. Find out more in this blog!

Here is a video showcasing what has already been done:

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The game is being changed to HDRP graphics pipeline. It means that all game materials, lights and shaders need to be reworked to take advance of this technology. When the whole process is ready it will make the game look better.

Water has already been reworked. Water has waves and reflections.

Trophy lodge materials have also been reworked. The performance of lodge was also drastically improved.

Distant terrain has more detail.

Bushes that the player runs through will sway.













New players characters will replace the old characters after the next update. There will be a young male, female, and an older male character to choose from.



We are working on different hunting clothing you will be able to purchase. The idea is the better clothing will make less sound and make you more camouflaged.



Range finder will offer more functionality than the existing binoculars. With it you’ll see the distance to the point you’re looking at in meters.







New model has been built for Ankylosaurus and is now being animated. AI and behavior will also be improved.





Dinosaurs that have been gotten damage from other dinosaurs will show blood on their skin making it easier to identify wounded dinosaurs.



These improvements you can expect to see in the next update :)

Thank you for reading and we look forward to hearing your thoughts.

Greetings dinosaur hunters!

We’ve released a small hotfix patch containing various bug fixes and some improvement related to the last update (Trophy Shot Update).

• Fixed hand pose issue after taking trophy shot with bow equipped and after death
  
• Fixed trophy summary screen not visible after taking trophy shot
  
• Fixed pose issues when going to trophy shot while reloading
  
• Slight improvements to third person animations and weapon placements
  
• Fixed a rare issue where secondary hit to some organs on some dinosaurs could cause on an error
  
• Fixed location markers from showing up while taking a trophy shot
  
• Fixed "kill not compatible with contract" text on top of button
  
• Fixed an issue with Pteranodon where it got stuck after dive
  
• Flares can now spawn in loot boxes
  

Thank you for reading and we look forward to hearing your thoughts.

Greetings dinosaur hunters!

A new year begins with a new update! Today’s update brings trophy shots and piebald dinosaur skin type to the game. Read through the full patch notes to find all content.

Happy New Year to everyone! ːsteamhappyː



Want a photo with your catch? Now you can do it with the new trophy shot feature. Trophy shots can be initiated in the trophy menu by clicking “Trophy shot”.

HUD will guide you to all controls available. You can freely move the camera and then with right click toggle to moving the dinosaur. You can then drag different body parts and freeze them into positions you like. You can also move your player character in similar way. You can have different equipment in hand, just equip it before going to the trophy shot menu.

You can take as many trophy shots with your prey as you like. Trophy shots are stored as Steam screenshots making sharing them in Steam easy. You can also find them on your hard drive by right clicking the screenshot in Steam and choosing “Browse to screenshot” or by browsing to %game_install_directory%\Prehistoric_Hunt_Data\screenshots .

Trophy shots work in multiplayer too, you can have your friends in the photos. The corpse movement is not synced to other players when moving the ragdoll.









All dinosaurs have a new skin variation called piebald. Piebald dinosaurs can be recognized from their spotty skin which looks like it’s missing color in some parts. It is a very rare skin type to encounter.

Now all skin types in order of rarity are:

• Common
  
• Rare
  
• Piebald
  
• Melanistic
  
• Albino
  

Many different improvements were made to dinosaur ragdolls to make them work better in trophy shots. Ragdolls clip less inside terrain keeping most parts above terrain. Carnivores jaws move and can be adjusted in trophy shots. Limbs in general move better.

• Inventory and shop now show item weights per item/stack
  
• Grass render distance can now be adjusted
  
• Pteranodon photo was updated
  
• Swimming hands are no longer affected by view model adjustments
  
• Finetuned ground textures
  
• Adjusted post processing settings to make image sharper and brighter
  
• Updated French translation (Thanks MagSouille!)
  
• Minor improvements to dinosaur synchronization in multiplayer
  

• Fixed an equipment duplication issue
  
• Fixed cases where switching from flare when lighting it could cause other item to be lost when flare expires
  
• Also fixed case where trying to lit flare, but fails and switching to other item at the same time could get hands stuck in flare animation
  
• Fixed issue where mismatching equipment data between client and server could cause issues and equipment changes
  
• Fixed an issue when player went swimming with bow drawn causing a ghost arrow
  
• Fixed an issue with player name sending
  
• Various bug fixes
  

Thank you for reading and we look forward to hearing your thoughts. What would you like to see next?

Greetings dinosaur hunters!

The game launched in Early Access two years ago and what better way to celebrate this than with a fresh update! We enjoy developing the game and are grateful to our great community for your support and feedback! Let’s keep going!

The key things in this update are tents and flares. Read through the patch notes to find what else is included!

Also: Join our Discord here if you already haven't!

https://discord.gg/sKEMnbF55T



In tents players can skip the night. Tent have been placed in fixed locations including the existing special locations and the new locations included in the update. Some of the special locations don’t have a tent and instead you can find a bed where to sleep. Tents can be used during nighttime to change the time to morning. Usage is free of charge.

Tents work in multiplayer too: All players will need to express will to skip the night. When the first player accesses a tent other players will get a notification that a player wants to sleep. When all players are within tents the nighttime is skipped. The waiting players see a status screen indicating how many players are still being waited for.







New discoverable locations have been added. There are now two types of locations: orange and blue. Orange locations are the old special locations with multiple vendors. Blue locations are the new locations. There are three types of locations with different capabilities:

• Pick up point
  
• Stash
  
• Resting spot
  

[h2]Pick up points[/h2]

Pick up points act as one-way fast travel service. You’re able to fast travel from them to any special location (Orange points on the map).



[h2]Stashes[/h2]

Stashes include the global storage box. Here you can access your global storage items.



[h2]Resting spots[/h2]

Resting spots have a tent. You can spend the night there and continue your hunting journey in the morning.




Flares are now available! They are one use items which will scare some of the dinosaurs and distract others. They can be used to help you avoid some encounters.

Flares can be bought from the shop with cost of 15 credits. You’ll need to equip it in one of the utility equipment slots (slots 4-6). HUD will provide guidance to flare usage. First you take the cap of. Then you will attempt to light it. There is a chance the flare won’t ignite on every try.

Once lit, a flare can be held in hand, dropped, or thrown. Flares will burn for one minute.











Pteranodon model got a visual rework.







It’s now possible to adjust the view model which affects how player’s hands and weapon look on screen. Players can find the menu in game by going to options and clicking “Adjust view model”. You can adjust horizontal, vertical and depth offset.





Region change is now easier in the main menu and you can now see your ping to each region. Once you’ve selected Play game you can see option in bottom right to switch region.





Multiple improvements were done to make more of the game controls working with a controller.

• A radial menu was introduced for use with controllers, default key bind D-pad up. With it players can select quickly all equipped items from slots 1-6.
  
• Auto walk is now possible, default key bind left stick click
  
• Flashlight default key bind was moved to right stick click
  
• Changing scope zoom level is now possible, default key bind D-pad up / down
  
• Inventory now works fully with controller.
  
• Feedback menu now is fully usable with controller.
  
• Added sounds when navigating menus with controller.
  
• Improved navigation in scrolling lists when using controller.
  
• Fixed minor issues in menus when using controller.
  
• Improved bow shooting with controller.
  

• Updated French translation (Thanks MagSouille!)
  
• A crouch-icon is displayed in the HUD when player is crouching
  
• UI was improved
  
• Game engine has been updated
  
• Bleeding amount increased from vital organ hits
  
• Added sounds to UI buttons and elements that were missing sounds
  
• Graphics settings are automatically adjusted from hardware settings
  
• A notification is given on successful taxidermizing
  
• Player’s currency is shown when trophy details screen is used
  
• Game state export is now possible with F3 if you are stuck or some other game problems occur. You can send the game state export to developers with your bug report to help us analyze and hunt down the problem.
  
• Improved equipment handling when server and local data does not match
  
• Changed couple of tree textures for more variance
  
• Optimized multiplayer event sending
  
• Added missing translations
  

• Fixed an issue where Spinosaurus could clip inside terrain
  
• Fixed issue where player didn’t respawn with full health
  
• Added missing death location notification text
  
• Storage and inventory weapon filter was fixed
  

Thank you for reading and we look forward to hearing your thoughts. What would you like to see next?