We have a tiny wee update today, say hello to Paleo Pines version 1.5.17! Image text will be transcribed below 👇
There's only one notable fix in version 1.5.17, and we want to extend (and encourage!) a huge thanks to our former Tech Lead, Rob, for taking the time to get this particular bug fixed for us.
Fixed dino tracking quests not correctly spawning the dino, which could lead to players getting stuck in place.
As we hope you all know, we're gearing up to launch our Kickstarter soon, and hopefully we'll be able to welcome the full team back then! Thank you all for your patience in this tricky time for the studio, we're not giving up on Paleo Pines yet either. Lots of love, The Paleo Pines Team 💚🦖
April Roadmap Update 📅
Howdy folks! 👋 Can you believe it's already April?! 🌷 Our little team has been super busy getting ready for our Kickstarter, we're launching our VIP program in just a few days! Keep your eyes peeled for that! 👀
We also want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who has participated in our Power of Peaceful Play research! Your insights are incredible, and it's amazing to see how much cozy gaming means to all of you. 💖 If you haven't filled in your survey yet, there's still plenty of time, and we'll send out another email blast in the final week of it being open.
We did have a little bump in the road with our vinyl Lucky not getting funded, which is a bit of a bummer😔 It means we might have to get a little creative with our Kickstarter promotion, but we're staying positive and pushing forward, knowing we have such an awesome community supporting us! 💪
Looking ahead, we've got a super cute plushie duo coming your way! ✨ And... drumroll please... we're launching on TWO new gaming platforms this week! Stay tuned for the big reveal! 🥳
Lots of love, The Paleo Pines Team 💚🦖
The Power of Peaceful Play (Part Two!) ✨
Please check your inboxes 💌 if you've opted in to participate in the Power of Peaceful Play research. We've just sent out the link to the Full Player Survey! 💪 Thank you SO MUCH for participating and making this research happen 💓
🎊 PLUSHIE GIVEAWAY 🎊
Win a dino plushie of your choice 😲
Competition rules are: 👍 You must be a member of the Paleo Pines Steam Community 💙 Comment and/or tag a friend who loves Lucky
(Psst, our Lucky vinyl figure is only available for a few more days as well! 🤫 You can check her out here 🍀 She's the perfect little gift for any dino fan 💚)
The winner will get to choose between: 🍀 Original Run Lucky! 🥕 Carrot Anky! 🌈 Sarcosuchus! Competition will end on March 28th, Noon GMT 📆
Remember! ⚠ We will announce our winner publicly, and we will reach out to them only through our official channels. We will never ask for any payment information for our giveaways, please use appropriate online safety measures 💗
Paleo Pines x Makeship Vinyl Figurine 😲
Get ready to wiggle with excitement! 🎉 We're thrilled to announce a Paleo Pines vinyl figure celebrating our favourite dino: LUCKY! 🍀 This adorable sweetheart is coming to life and you can PRE-ORDER her with Makeship until March 31st! 🤩🦖 Pre-order your very own Lucky 👉 here! ✨
As always, we want to extend a huge thank you to everyone who has supported our Makeship campaigns, and plans to again
Paleo Pines 2025 Roadmap 🗺
The Paleo Pines 2025 Roadmap is here! We're so happy to be able to share our 2025 roadmap with everyone. It's taken time to solidify our plans for the year, and we appreciate your patience. We've been open about the challenges we've faced as a studio, and we're thrilled at the possibility of reuniting some of the original team to bring more content to Paleo Pines! We want to be totally transparent with everyone - in late 2024 when things were particularly bleak, we really considered shuttering the project altogether. The financial and emotional strain was significant. However, after careful consideration, we realized that stopping wouldn't be fair to our dedicated team or our supportive community. So much passion has been poured into this project, and your support through plushie and merch sales has been instrumental in keeping us going. We're still here and we're completely rejuvenated to make things happen this year! Our vibe for 2025 is all about collaborating with our players more closely than ever before through our Kickstarter, our Research Project and more! Thank you so much for still being here and we hope to do you proud this year. Thank you a million times over for your patience as we've found our way. This community continues to be an inspiration to us 💙
Howdy folks! 👋 We want to share something exciting with you all- We’ve received a small amount of funding* to undertake a research project into the power of wholesome gaming, and Paleo Pines in particular, on emotional and mental health, with a focus on neurodiverse/neurodivergent players! This research will be done through online surveys, both quantitative and qualitative.
We want to find out what parts of wholesome/cosy/peaceful gaming really promote relaxation, focus, and other positive emotions, and this research will help us identify which game design elements may contribute to this positive impact to inform future game development, both for Paleo Pines and the wider gaming industry. This first survey is a short one to gather some broader information, and to collect interest in the next surveys! Thank you all for participating, and if you have any friends or family who've played Paleo Pines (even just the demo!) and may be interested, please do share this with them! 💚🦖
Participate here: https://forms.gle/FytVnrC8oq2Ehemo9 ✨ This survey will be open until March 4th 2025 🗓 * This research is independently funded, separate from game and merchandise development.
We're At It Again! 🎉🎁
We just can’t help ourselves- Paleo Pines is ON SALE for 55% off this week! The sale runs until Monday 24th of February; get it while it’s reduced! 💚🦖
It's time to make your life a little sweeter 🍓 With our newest Makeship Collab!
Our latest collaboration with Makeship is available NOW! You can get your very own Strawberry T-Rex HERE 🦖
Check out Wilfred's introduction to the rest of the plushies here on our YouTube!
A Welcome to New Players and January Round-Up 📰
Howdy Ranchers! Well, we’re almost done with January 🤯 We can hardly believe it! Firstly we’d love to give a huge warm welcome to all of our new players. Don’t be shy, we’ve got a wonderful community and everyone is welcome 🦖💙 If you want to get to know us better, you can join the Paleo Pines Discord here!
As we approach the end of the month, and sneak closer and closer to Springtime 🌸 we’re starting to think about spring cleaning, and with that in mind we’re going to get our shop in order and downsize our selection to make sure you’re only seeing the best of the best! There’s lots of items on there to interest you, including a few freebies- like our colouring book! If there’s anything you’ve been holding off on getting, use the discount code LASTCHANCE20 to get 20% off everything!
We’re not done with discounts however, both our Trick or Treat and Spooktacular DLC are going on sale for 40% off on Steam from this evening (20th January) until the end of the month to help you bring an extra dose of coziness and warmth to your ranch!
We’re also coming up to a huge XBox sale, where we’ll be 60% off in the Microsoft Store starting on the 24th of January!
Lastly for this little roundup, we want to extend a huge thank you to everyone who’s contributed to our Expansion Surveys last year; the information you’ve provided will be hugely helpful in our plans for moving forward! 💚🦖 Lots of love, The Paleo Pines Team
