Time for another patch Demo Players! Here's a rundown of the fixes. Make sure you update before starting the demo up again.
Version 1.0.18
The player should no longer slide or bounce out of the saddle when using certain dino skills.
There are more things that the player can sit on. Happy exploring!
Some strange behaviour near the Coelophysis and Scelidosaurus spawn points has been fixed.
Wild dino colours should no longer reset when reloading an autosave.
The player can now give dinos shorter names than 3 characters.
Known Issues
Quitting to menu from sitting on a bench or sofa is very tempting, but it can cause some issues when reentering the game.
Optimising your first Gallimimus's happiness so much that they reach helper level the day after taming can cause problems with tutorials.
π¦ Paleo Pines Customisation Dev Chat π¦
Watch a replay of our Dev Team giving everyone an in-depth overview of what went into customisation in the game, from clothes to ranch decor. π You'll get a sneak peek at what gets unlocked in Dapplewood π² and Ariacotta π΅
You'll also hear all about Abigail's sneaky colour-matching in Paleo Pines. Did she secretly colour-match dinos to outfits or outfits to dinos? Either way, the outcome is adorably sweet π«
Demo Patch Notes
Hello, valued Demo Players! We hope you're all having an amazing time playing the Paleo Pines demo! We have pushed several patches out the demo since its release on June 19. We appreciate all the feedback and bug reports, and are working hard to make sure the demo is a good experience for everybody! Here's a summary of the fixes we've made:
Version 1.0.7
Reduced the brightness of the boot background.
Improved translations for dino colour names.
Fixed a memory leak when changing regions.
Fixed a couple of neck twist bugs.
Fixed some soft locks when befriending or feeding dinos.
The Wuerhosauruses in the valley are no longer all the same colour.
Possible fix for dinos getting stuck with their head tilted.
Fixed dinos sometimes not emoting when being given treats.
Added a setting to invert the X axis.
The roster now says whether a dino requires a large or small dreamstone.
Reduced the amount of head scratching in player customization and Pebble Plaza.
Fixed the camera getting stuck after the tutorial to smash a boulder for the first time.
Added a FOV slider to help those with motion sickness.
Version 1.0.11
Starting a new game now plays an intro movie!
Examining a sleeping wild dino with the journal will now show its colour and rarity.
The player can now sit on benches and chairs outside of the ranch.
A bug making the journal and map no longer open after completing the cooking tutorial was fixed.
Gates to different pens can now be placed at right angles immediately next to each other without causing issues.
The calendar will now always display weekday names in the same language as the game itself .
It should no longer be possible to sneak into the ranch area that contains a dreamstone and a chair (and then not being able to get out again).
A bug causing an occasional softlock when harvesting with a Wuerhosaurus was fixed.
Town board quests will now send their rewards to the player's ranch storage if the inventory is full.
Dinos should be better at following.
The confirmation dialogue shown when releasing a dino to the wilds for the first time no longer causes a grating noise.
Corlan now has more money to buy produce from the player, and some prices were adjusted for balancing.
A bug losing controller focus when pausing and unpausing during a dialogue choice was fixed.
The ranch storage filters have been updated and should be more useful now.
The models for vine obstacles and fiber were updated.
The head scratching SFX should sound less itchy.
Version 1.0.14
Town board quests will no longer be generated for unavailable characters. Note that any existing quests will remain until they expire.
Town board quests to study a dino can now be completed by interacting using the journal, which should make them a lot less confusing.
Pen biomes have been rebalanced and no longer depend on pen size.
Fixed the player annoyingly turning away from the desired direction when colliding with objects.
Fixed getting stuck in build mode when making adjacent pens with a shared gate.
Fixed overlapping text in the Help menu in some languages.
Fixed missing pine tree textures in the ranch.
Fixed being able to duplicate items by splitting a stack while dragging it.
Fixed the player being able to spin around while doing journal discovery animation.
Fixed the campfire audio being too loud.
You can now sit on the library sofa in Pebble Plaza.
Various other minor fixes.
Developer & Content Creator Livestream Replay βΒ Play the Demo Now!
Watch the Next Fest livestream replay! Download the demo now to play along.
We've got two live events happening tonight all about customisation in Paleo Pines!
First up is a new Twitch Livestream with our Dev Team giving everyone an in-depth overview of what went into customisation in the game, from clothes to ranch decor. π You'll get a sneak peek at what gets unlocked in Dapplewood π² and Ariacotta π΅
You'll also hear all about Abigail's sneaky colour-matching in Paleo Pines. Did she secretly colour-match dinos to outfits or outfits to dinos? Either way, the outcome is adorably sweet π«
π π π IMMEDIATELY after our Livestream, we've nabbed Abigail to pop into our Discord β paleo-pines-discussion channel for a bit of a Customisation After Party!
Developer & Content Creator Livestream Replay βΒ Play the Demo Now!
The livestream fun continues all week 24/7 until our next official Next Fest livestream on Thursday! Download the demo now to play along.
The Paleo Pines demo is now live as part of Steam Next Fest! Head to the store page to download it now and start your cozy dino adventure.
Check out the all-new gameplay trailer with tutorials and secrets to making the most of your demo!
π¦π₯³ Festival of Dinos, Farming and Fun π₯³
π Time to get cozy again, our dino-loving friends! π¦ Our Festival of Dinos continues with a new line-up of Content Creators exploring our Demo!! π±
We've been blown away by the excitement and enthusiasm for our game, and we're so excited to share the Paleo Pines Demo with you πΏ We're not ones for doing things small, so we've created a full-blown β¨ Festival of Dinos β¨ that is going to feature...
π€« Secret Developer Reveals πΎ Streamer Gameplay and Reactions π Special Content for you to Enjoy π¦ Dinos! Dinos! Dinos!
If you want to participate in the festival beyond Steam, be sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok! π
We'll be bringing you new content right into the weekend! π¦ππππ
Howdy ranchers! Join us for a Paleo Pines demo walkthrough with the developers. From farming and befriending dinos to venturing on quests and meeting the townsfolk, you'll get to hear all that the demo entails and how to play.
π Time to get cozy again, our dino-loving friends! π¦Our Festival of Dinos continues with a new line-up of Content Creators exploring our Demo!! π±
We've been blown away by the excitement and enthusiasm for our game, and we're so excited to share the Paleo Pines Demo with you πΏ We're not ones for doing things small, so we've created a full-blown β¨ Festival of Dinos β¨ that is going to feature...
π€« Secret Developer Reveals πΎ Streamer Gameplay and Reactions π Special Content for you to Enjoy
If you want to participate in the festival beyond Steam, be sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok! For those of you in the know, there's a special Marlo video for you π
We'll be bringing you new content into the weekend so stay tuned! π¦ππππ