We have great news today. The release date for the next chapter is finally here!
Release date for the next major update to Dino Nest is now set to 28th April. We put our heart and soul into this project for over a year in Early Access and we now believe that the game is ready to leave Early Access and begin a new journey with this update so we proudly announce that this is the official release date for the full version of the game. This is a step forward for Dino Nest to be shown to a wider audience and it will help us to improve the game even more.
"The Predators Path" update is going to be the largest one yet not only in terms of content, but also the overall mechanics. We are currently working on bringing the jungle to life, implementing quests for a full campaign storyline. The storyline will introduce new gameplay in the world that will give more meaning to exploring and leave a trail for the player to follow.
We have now been working on Dino Nest now for over 2 years and it shaped up to be a game that we are really proud of. Our plan going forward is to keep expanding with more features and content even after the full release. There is huge potential for new unique gameplay that have not been touched yet that we strongly feel will fit the game perfectly.
Thank you for staying with us through this amazing year of development, your feedback and amazing suggestions has helped us to get this game to where it is now.
"The Predators Path" - Chapter IV
- New Storyline campaign to follow!
Play a complete new special story campaign with quest progression and follow it to encounter new creatures in the jungle.
- New Territory System!
- New Boss Threat System!
You need to explore and hunt to find rare creatures in the world. Instead of being visible on the map from the get-go, Points of Interests and new rare apex boss encounters are now discovered by other means, such as being a threat in a certain area might attract the attention of other creatures or attacking other nests.
- Improved Exploring and Scouting!
In your hunting for prey or expanding territory you will have a chance to encounter many new Points of Interest and new unique rare apex creatures.
- New Creatures!
Encounter new carnivore enemy types in the jungle.
- New Legendary Difficulty!
Can you survive this new ultimate challenge? For the veterans out there.
The next chapter of Dino Nest is now released! All elder apex creatures can now be hunted for a reward. We also added a new secret area to the world and a new playable mysterious species. To unlock the new exciting things just play to progress. Enjoy!
New features in Chapter III
- Hunt rewards for killing elder apex creatures
- New secret area added to the game
- New playable species added to the game
This is our biggest update so far with major features including a "game ending suprise", heavy rework of the world generation, hundreds of tweaks and fixes and improved saving systems. Savefiles from previous versions are compatible but all elder creatures will be reset for the "hunt reward" progression.
We also have special good news regarding that we finally found a fix for that wierd ancient bug where herbivores sometimes act like carnivores and starts hunting for meat. This bug has been causing issues with the game world for some time. Maybe you have been hunted by a very hungry crazy Dodo that thinks it has big teeth and wants meat. In that case your nightmare is now over and you can be happy. All herbivores should now act like prey and not predators.
Here are the patch notes(v1.22.141):
NEW FEATURE - The hidden island added to the game!
NEW FEATURE - New playable mysterious species to unlock!
NEW FEATURE - Hunt rewards for killing apex creatures!
ADDED a new ancient elder creature to the world
ADDED 32 new dino textures
ADDED 10 new jungle textures
ADDED new predator events to hunt scene
ADDED new herbivore events to hunt scene
ADDED new elder apex events to hunt scene
ADDED new area to exploration unlock events
ADDED nest location and egg for new species
ADDED boss creature intros in combat scene
ADDED visible feedback for Giganotosaurus carrying cap
ADDED 2 more deadly rating levels for Giganotosaurus
ADDED Change view button to Giganotosaurus nest
ADDED new ambience soundeffects to different areas
Elder Apex overview UI has been reworked.
All elder creatures now grants alpha points when defeated.
Hunt Party UI now visually shows correct hunt party for Giga
Successful roar now reduces threat and gives dominance.
Reworked Giganotosaurus Nest to a much wider and larger area
Hunt reward added for killing "Gigantic"
Hunt reward added for killing "Deathclaw"
Hunt reward added for killing "Behemoth"
Hunt reward added for killing "Phantom"
Hunt reward added for killing "Brutallus"
Hunt reward added for killing "Savage"
Hunt reward added for killing "Axia (Ant Queen)"
Fixed animation errors for Velociraptor
Improved nest pathing for Velociraptor
Improved nest pathing for Giganotosaurus
Improved waterhole events and stop drinking control
Genetics notifier icon only visible if mutations available
Improved Roar ability for apex creature interactions
Improved threat mechanics for all apex creature interactions
Improved behaviour AI for nest expansions
Hunger Popup: Nest button not visible if no meat in storage
Thirsty Popup: No longer activating when already drinking
Stockpile button: Now hidden if already max meat cap in nest
Giganotosaurus now requires size 20 to use hatchery and lay eggs
Changes to genetics talent "Quality" for Velociraptor
"Quality" now unlocks legendary mutations for Velociraptor
Tweaks to chances for legendary mutations for both species
Tweaks to carrying capacity for Giganotosaurus based on size
Tweaks to max health for apex creatures on "Normal" difficulty
Tweaks to max health for apex creatures on "Hard" difficulty
Tweaks to damage health for apex creatures on "Normal" difficulty
Tweaks to damage health for apex creatures on "Hard" difficulty
Tweaks to balance speed stat in combat for both playable species
Tweaks to increase chance to find "nest materials" when scavenging
Tweaks to nest experience gain
Tweaks to leader experience
Tweaks to genetic scaling bonuses
Tweaks to threat generation when hunting
Tweaks to threat generation when feeding on the hunt
Tweaks to chance for legendary mutation for Velociraptor
Fixed issues with herbivores acting like carnivores
Fixed issues with wrong deadly rating for carnivores
Fixed issues with hunting prey not working properly
Fixed issues with apex creatures being in wrong area
Fixed issue with hover displaying wrong Giga names in combat
Fixed issue with claim carcass not working properly
Fixed issue with running away not working properly
Fixed issue with alpha points in leader UI
Fixed issue with meat values not reseting in the field
Fixed issue with threat while eating in the field
Fixed issue with scavengers not appearing at carcass
Fixed issue with notification settings not saving
Fixed issue with predator icons not working properly
Fixed animation issue when spawning in nest
Fixed issues with textures in combat
Minor tweaks to size and scaling for first Giganotosaurus
Minor tweaks to dino growth gain for first Giganotosaurus
Minor tweaks to experience gain from successful hunt
Minor tweaks to prey density
Minor tweaks to threat generation when drinking
Added "Stop hunting" button on all area hunt maps
Added "kill reward text" for all apex on hunt maps
Added visible notifier when "alpha points" are available
Added "growing progress" bar for new playable species
Added "dino profile" UI for new playable species
Added special "levelup notifier" for new playable species
Added more info about elder apex creatures on hunt maps
Improved feed effect in hunt scene
Optimized and improved load order in combat scene
Optimized and improved load order in nest scene
Optimized and improved load order in tutorial scene
Improved creature behaviour in combat
Improved map textures
Minor convenience adjustments
Numerous of other minor balance changes
Numerous other bug fixes & stability fixes
Added 2 new soundeffects for jungle and ocean
Savefiles from previous version are compatible
We always appreciate and try our best to apply any feedback given by you to make the game the best experience it can possibly be, so dont forget to leave any feedback you may have in the forums.
Thanks for your support!
Introducing Chapter III - Brand new major update!
We are proud to announce our biggest update so far, "Chapter III" of Dino Nest coming out next week, 2 December 2021.
The new chapter will come with 3 new major additions and features, many improvements, tweaks, optimizations and a ton of bug fixes for the game. As of this moment we have 72 listed changes to patch notes (v1.22.141).
The next chapter will also, for the first time, introduce an end goal to Dino Nest. This is a big step for the game as we enter an exciting phase of development working on lategame content.
We don’t want to spoil anything for you yet so make sure to tune in next week!
