Super Gummy Bears Join the Fight + Final 48hrs to Submit Clips for SAR Tonight!
The Super Summer Royale event has ended and the Super Beavers are done cleaning up the last of the fruit baskets, but they left some dessert! Super Gummy Bears join the fight in Berry, Lime, Orange and Cherry “flavors.”
Final 48hrs to Submit Clips for Super Animal Royale Tonight
It’s also the final 48hrs to submit your superest and blooperest clips to our YouTube highlights show, SAR Tonight! Submit your best 1080p+, 30fps+, <=30s clips to this Dropbox link Tuesday, August 13th at 11:59pm PDT for a chance to be featured in Episode 5 and win some exclusive SAR Tonight items.
Watch Previous Episodes of Super Animal Royale Tonight
You can catch up on previous SAR Tonight episodes in our YouTube playlist below. We recommend starting with episode 3 (it’s where the storytelling really deepens) but you can also click back to episode 1 if you want to be a SAR Tonight completionist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UDBMRt6uIc&list=PLSsDwH8E5MUK7YGiMUEMIj5wFCB9kBx7K&index=3
v0.88.8 Patch Notes
4 new Super Bear breeds added:
Super Berry Gummy Bear
Super Lime Gummy Bear
Super Orange Gummy Bear
Super Cherry Gummy Bear
And more:
The Super Summer Royale event has ended and the world record of baskets collected was set by player, showsan, with 10,000 fruit baskets!
The bug with Discord lobbies sometimes failing to matchmake and ready up has been fixed. Let us know if you catch anything else!
DNA Magnets have now been capped at 99 (whether active or inactive). Existing players with more than 99 will keep all of the magnets they’ve earned beyond 99 until they are used up.
The Sniper will now only spawn up to Uncommon (green) rarity in the world. Rare (blue) Snipers are now exclusive to Delivery Mole crates.
Bots have been adjusted to prioritize attacking enemies over reviving teammates.
Bots will pick up tape if they run over it.
Minor adjustments to trees west of the SAW Research Lab.
Fixed some rocks behind a blossom tree, and fixed a missing house patio in Super Saharaland.
Streamer, Super CC and Moderator items in Customize now display the individual person or group that they were made for.
Squid up with the official launch of Squads (+ new breeds, revamped mountains and more)!
The time has finally come to officially debut Squads as a permanent mode alongside Solo and Duos modes! And to all you crazy Super Animals in Discord who have been requesting the ability to Squid up since Monday, we’ve heard you loud and clear and have implemented the most important feature of all: squid hats. Just enter the code “SquidUp” into the coupon code field in the main menu to earn the ability to squid up with your super friends. You’re welcome.
Super Squids and Bot Teamwork
The SAR community has been growing quickly in all 3 regions, but to help the transition from 2 to 3 modes as seamlessly as possible we’ve also upgraded the bots significantly for duos and squads mode. They’ll now roam in teams of two and four respectively and work together to hunt you down (it’s a bit horrifying, but never fear, their difficulty still scales up depending on your level, so they’ll be easier if you’re new to the game).
We’ve also added the highly requested “fill / no fill” option for duos and squads modes so you can choose if you want to be matched up with additional teammates or not when playing with less than a full team.
Final Week of Super Summer Royale
It’s the final week of the Super Summer Royale event (the event ends on August 9th)! Don’t forget that the fruit baskets you find are shared amongst your team, so hunting for them with your duos and squads teammates works especially well.
https://youtu.be/bsnUAMGpw-w
Revamped Mountains & Caves Across the Entire Island
We’ve revamped and replaced all of the mountains on the map to match the new style established in the Superite Mountain update, and many of them include new caves to explore! Check out the YouTube video above for a behind the scenes look at how editing Super Animal Island works (and let us know if you’d like to see more videos like this).
22 New Super Animal Breeds
We’re packing this update full of new breeds for your favourite existing Super Animals so you can put your DNA to good use! This update includes the additions of:
Super Emerald Fox
Super Twilight Fox
Super Bubblegum Skullcat
Super Persian Cat
Super Scottish Fold
Super Westie
Super Banana Deer
Super Pink Raccoon
Super Woodland Raccoon
Super Iced Sloth
Super Two-toed Sloth
Super Ram
Super Berry Blue Owl (created for our Super Mod, Lyze!)
We’ll be opening up clip submissions next week for Super Animal Royale Tonight Episode 5, so start collecting your superest and blooperest clips, and look for the link on our Discord, Twitter and Subreddit (r/animalroyale) soon. And if you haven’t seen them, you can check out the series above! Each episode continues the story so they’re best watched in sequence, but the storytelling picks up the most in episode 3, so that’s also a good place to start.
v0.88.7 Full Patch Notes:
We’ve added a bunch of additional quality of life improvements in addition to the main updates. Here’s your full patch notes for v0.88.7:
Highlights:
Squads mode is officially available 24/7 alongside Duos and Solos modes! To go along with this, bots will now team up against you.
Use code "SquidUp" to grab the new squid hat!
Fill / No Fill option added for Duos and Squads modes.
All of the mountains have been updated, and there’s multiple new caves around the island to explore.
Added 22 new Super Animal breeds.
New Items:
11 new Moderator items are now available in the regular drop pool, themed after our first 10 amazing Super Mods:
Mango Umbrella
Fish Pajamas (Slofin)
Chartreaux Beanie (Catler’s cat)
Leftstickdown Beanie
Steampunk Goggles (Foxy Songbird)
Pro Gamer Hoodie and Hat (TeTo)
Security Guard Outfit (Foxinter)
Harlecorn (Harle’s horn)
Duck Newspaper (Duck’s favourite bapping tool)
Lyze’s Key
Super Content Creator, Shia's 4 items are also now available in the regular drop pool:
Shia’s Headband
Carrot (melee weapon)
Carrot Gravestone
Carrot Onesie
More Super Updates:
Map paw markers have been redesigned and enlarged for clarity. Thanks to the Northernlion Live Super Show for suggesting this one!
Bots can now be any researchable animal.
Bots can use all basic umbrellas now.
Added more bot names. You can now be killed by Kindness with an AK, or killed by Love with a shotgun.
Adjusted certain Super Animal breed tiers to make room for the new breeds (slightly lowered some costs and rarity tiers).
Some Super Animal names adjusted (ex. Labrador shortened to Lab).
Fixes:
Fix for situations where bots could get stuck.
Silenced Pistol bullets now spawn a bit more inward.
Fixed Rebellion Sword text in the kill feed.
Russian translation fix.
Super Summer Royale is here! Earn limited edition summer items until August 9th.
Super Summer is in full swing and fruit baskets have started appearing all around the island! Eat them to recover health (they have the nutritional value of 4 coconuts) and collect them to unlock limited edition summer cosmetics until August 9th!
In addition to the Super Summer Royale event we’ve also packed this update full of new features and improvements across the board. Some highlights include:
Loot System Update
We’ve revamped the way items drop at the end-game so that every game your chance of earning an item goes up (based on the amount of time you survive) until you eventually earn a new item! The new system is a lot clearer than the old one, is balanced to reward you with items more often, and now features your favourite Delivery Mole to do the honours of serving you your rewards. We’re also starting you off with a 50% chance to earn an item in your first game so that you’ll likely get your first item quick!
Map UI Improvements
You can now see the Giant Eagle and its flight path on the map!
New Super Milestones
We’ve added 3 new Skunk Bomb milestones (where you can earn the Skunk Bomb Tee, Nose Clip, and Skunk Hat) as well as one additional secret milestone. No spoilers! Secret Milestones now also display an in-game alert when triggered so you can see what you've earned.
Squads Weekend
Squads mode replaces Duos mode from Friday, July 19th to Monday, July 22nd so you and 3 friends can team up to reach the Top of the Food Chain! We’ve been testing some alternative 4-player modes internally, and other ways to run these Squads Weekends as the game continues to grow, so let us know what you'd like to see most in our feedback channel in Discord and the future Squads Weekends could see some changes very soon!
v0.88.5 - Super Summer Royale Full Patch Notes
The Super Summer Royale event is live from July 19 to August 9th! You can collect fruit baskets that you’ll find around the island as you play to earn limited edition cosmetics.
Super Summer Royale event items include:
Fish Swim Shorts
Floral Swimsuit
White Apron
Hot Dog Fork
Straw Umbrella
Lifebuoy
Meat Skewer
Fruit Skewer
Yellow Lei Hula Skirt
Popsicle
Duck Floatie
Fruit Hat
Additional summer items have been added as regular cosmetic item drops:
Teal, Green, Orange and Purple Tank Tops
Rebellion Tank Top
S.A.W. Tank Top
Palm Swim Shorts
Striped Swimsuit
Polka Dot Swimsuit
Pink Lei Hula Skirt
Floral Swim Shorts
New Summer-themed music is also now playing for a limited time at the SAW Welcome Center fountain, in addition to one of the statues sporting a fancy new floatie for the event.
New features and improvements:
A new system for earning cosmetics is debuting! Survival time still contributes to the chance of getting a cosmetic, but the chance of earning a new item will now will carry over between games if nothing was granted. You’ll see your chances build each game, and the delivery mole will deliver you your item if he has one for you!
Skunk Bomb now has milestones for damage dealt, with 3 cosmetic rewards: Skunk Bomb Tee, Nose Clip, and Skunk Hat. Another secret milestone is also available.
Secret milestones will show a notification in-game when completed. Complete the match in order to earn the item and fully complete the milestone!
The Deagle is now available in 7 new colors, earned as regular cosmetic drops!
Arrows now show the Giant Eagle's flight path on the map, as well as an icon for the Giant Eagle itself.
Squads returns for the weekend until Monday, July 22nd.
Secret milestones now show up in the Milestones list, but only display as a ????? until completed.
Improved the texture on the inside of the cave cliffs.
Super Tweaks and Fixes:
Improved network desync of other players in Hamster Balls. Let us know if you see any new issues with them!
Lowered bounciness of Hamster Ball slightly.
Fixed item drops sometimes glitching over walls.
Fix for characters disappearing sometimes when parachuting over roofs.
In combat, when bots are checking for new enemies, they will ignore downed players in favor of standing ones.
Minor general performance improvement.
Fixed a stutter when the mole arrives.
Fixed the Customize screen so it consumes less memory.
Increased scroll speed in the Customize list.
Translation fixes.
Hope you all have lots of fun in the Super Sun! We'll see you on the island, Super Animals.
Super Major Update: Explore the Caves of Superite Mountain with Super Bats, Rats, and more!
In Super Animal Royale Tonight Episode 4, you might have noticed Donk and Howl running through a new region of the island, and as of today’s update you can now play in the caves of Superite Mountain!
Superite Mountain and its cave system is one of our biggest map updates yet, filled with backstory to discover and narrow passageways to fight in! And it’s not the only part of the map that has changed. We’ve also overhauled the rest of the island to include more loot in less dense areas, and special story-related additions that we’ll let you discover on your own. You might just meet a familiar NPC!
Super Rats & Bats
It’s only fitting that alongside the caves, Super Bats are joining the fight as our second level 30 breed in the Research Lab! And although the prisoner from SAR Tonight 4 claims he’s not a rat, you can now fight for the top of the food chain as a Super Rat or Mouse, available to create in the lab at level 10.
We also have plans to refine the Research Lab soon in a future update, so level 30 base animals will unlock quicker once that update is complete. In the meantime it'll be an extra significant achievement to be one of the first few who earns the Super Bat!
Hamsterball Physics 2.0 & Parachuting Boost
The handling of hamsterballs has been refined and improved! Hamsterballs now bounce off walls and environmental objects, so now rather than coming to a standstill you'll be able to bounce on your merry way! You can now parachute longer and further than before to reach points of interest further away from the Giant Eagle's flight path.
Super Stealth Roll
Shhh: a new, quieter roll has been added while holding CTRL. The Super Stealth Roll can be activated by rolling while you’re sneaking, allowing you to move quickly into cover while keeping things stealthy. Your roll may be quieter, but you’ll still make some sound and attentive Super Ears will be able to hear it if they’re paying attention.
Squads Weekend
You can gather up your packs for our Squads test weekend from Friday, June 28th to Monday, July 1st! We’ll be disabling Duos in the meantime, but it’ll return on Tuesday.
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v0.88.3 FULL PATCH NOTES
It's a packed update! Here's everything that we've added (minus some surprises):
Map Updates
Superite Mountain & Caves (including our first NPC)
Additional loot spots, houses and tents in less dense parts of the map
Lots of story elements to discover
Super Rat (Level 10)
Super Rat
Super Black Rat
Super Albino Rat
Super Spotted Rat
Super Mouse
Super Bat (Level 30)
Super Bat
Super Navy Bat
Super Shadow Bat
Super White Bat
Game Updates:
Squads is back until Monday July 1st.
New movement mechanic: roll while creeping to perform a "Creep Roll". Quieter than a normal roll while still providing a nice speed bonus.
Hamster ball adjustments: balls now bounce when impacting walls.
Parachuting now lasts longer and has faster movement speed.
Fix for bots getting stuck in some houses.
SAW Security Uniform added to item drops.
Newspaper melee weapon added to item drops.
Shirakami Fubuki's items have been added as regular item drops. This includes the Corn melee weapon and Shirakami Scarf.
Praise banan.
Thank you so much for supporting us and being the most amazing game community ever! Your kind reviews and sharing of the game help so much. We can't wait to play with you all this weekend and hear your feedback on the update. Join us in Discord to chat directly with us: https://discord.gg/animalroyale
Episode 4 of Super Animal Royale Tonight Arrives + Major Update Incoming Next Week
Hello Super Animals caged and free, this is a completely legitimate episode of Super Animal Royale Tonight! Check out the top highlights from the island and watch closely for a sneak peek at what we have in store for you next week. This was our most ambitious episode yet, so we hope you enjoy it!!
Thanks to all of the talented Super Animals who submitted clips for this episode! If your clip was selected or you were featured prominently in a selected clip, we have exclusive SAR Tonight in-game items for you! DM Bob on our Discord, with the timestamp of the clip you're in and your Steam username and he'll hook you up with an item.
https://youtu.be/pDhRO0imRkw
...and if you missed the previous episodes, check out the full playlist of episodes 1-4 here:
Mark your calendars: we're going underground on Friday, June 28th
We've been working on next week's update for a long time, so we're super excited to debut brand new points of interest on the island, filled with history and tight indoor corridors. And next week's update will also include new gameplay mechanics, new Super Animals, and more! As always, building this game is a collaborative process with you so the update also includes refinements based on your feedback and we can't wait to hear your feedback once you try out everything new!
Join us in Discord to lend your feedback directly and shape the development of the game!
https://discord.gg/AnimalRoyale
See you on the island tonight for some games!
Super Ferrets, Super Hedgehogs and rainbows! Another update and squads test weekend have arrived.
Our latest update is live! The new Super Ferrets and Super Hedgehogs have joined the fight, and they’ve brought with them rainbow hats and umbrellas so you can show off your Pride in-game! Just enter the code “love” in the main menu to unlock them.
This update is on the smaller side as we prep for a major new update in 2 weeks, but we hope you enjoy all the new animals and items!
Here are the full patch notes for this week:
Super Ferret (level 5) and Super Hedgehog (level 20) join the fight. Each has 3 additional Super Animal breeds to create as well!
Rainbow items are here! Use coupon code love in the menu to redeem them and show off your Pride!
Made an improvement to the issue of ghost bullets: the game client will accelerate enemy bullets so they match the actual bullet on the server. We evaluated several different ways we could improve it, as clientside movement is a large part of it, but this should be a good first step.
Hamster ball hitbox adjusted to better match its shape and size.
Skunk grenades now drop from mole crates.
All grenades and tape now have a 3-pack visual.
Fix for bots sometimes not targeting closer enemies.
Bots walking through walls should be fixed but let us know if you still see it happen.
Bots shouldn't clip corners as much now.
Russian translation fixes.
Newspaper melee weapon updated.
And we have a couple more special item surprises for over the weekend ;).
Super Ducks, Eagles, Hawks and the new Deagle gun have flapped flightlessly onto the island in the latest Super Update!
A new weapon has arrived (feathers included). The new Deagle gun comes in epic and legendary varieties, with legendaries being exclusive to mole crates. The epic (purple) version of the deagle replaces the epic magnum, and one of its most significant differences from the magnum is that it can remove 2 ticks of armor per shot. Deagles provide a more mobile alternative to snipers, retaining more accuracy while running and rolling.
We’re also debuting Super Duck (with 6 additional breeds) and Super Hawk (with 5 additional breeds, including Super Eagle):
Super Duck
Super Green Mallard
Super Blue Mallard
Super Purple Mallard
Super White Duck
Super Black Duck
Super Duckling
Super Hawk
Super Goshawk
Super Osprey
Super Peregrine
Super Kestrel
Super Eagle
Shoot deagles with friends: it’s another squads weekend from May 31 - June 3
During this squads test weekend, for the debut of the Deagle, we’re guaranteeing a Deagle drop in every mole crate so you can all enjoy trying it out! We also recently added Discord invites that work between both free and paid editions, so it’s a great weekend to introduce new friends to the game!
And don’t forget to submit your best clips from this weekend to Super Animal Royale Tonight episode 4!
https://youtu.be/nFbQuKVRLAk
You can submit your superest and blooperest 1080p+, 30fps+, <=30s clips here:
https://www.dropbox.com/request/lvtFKUxkxlXmIdkFCelA
And you can catch up on the previous episodes here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3WiHu7C1Ts&list=PLSsDwH8E5MUK7YGiMUEMIj5wFCB9kBx7K
Pixile at Dreamhack Dallas 2019
Get your very own in-game Dreamhack Dallas umbrella by entering the coupon code: dreamhack in the Super Animal Royale main menu.
Day 1 of Dreamhack Dallas 2019 begins in the morning, and we have a booth (#iz-14), so come say hi to Michael, Bob and Logan if you’re attending! You can tag us on Twitter @AnimalRoyale, and use the hashtags #dreamhackdallas and #animalroyale. We’ll also be posting updates from the show floor in our Discord server: https://discord.gg/AnimalRoyale.
Additional Updates:
In addition to the new gun, new Super Animals, and squads weekend, we’ve added a bunch more quality of life improvements:
New 3D positional sound system: many sounds such as gunshots now have their frequencies customized so that they sound clearly lower when below the player, and higher when above.
Maximum game lobby time reduced to 140s (down from 170s) to get games starting as quickly as possible. We ran some tests and found that 140s would improve waiting times while also having very little impact on the total number of players in a match.
Overhauled the entire character animations file to be drastically more efficient/performant. Let us know if any cosmetics appear incorrect!
Fixed invisible collision above the bamboo resort houses.
Added new specific fonts for Korean and Chinese. For some users the font may appear the same as before.
Translation fixes.
Minor changes to the Discord parties code to fix certain cases where matchmaking could fail.
Super Otters are here and new Discord Parties allow you to invite Super Free Edition friends to join your Squad!
Hey Super Animals! The update this weekend is gonna be otter this world, so it’s time to recruit some squadmates, grab the patch in Steam and join us on the island for some games!
INVITE YOUR FREE EDITION FRIENDS TO YOUR SQUAD
Discord parties are here! We heard you loud and clear, and came up with a way for you to invite your Super Free Edition friends to join a party with you.
Last update, we added Discord Rich Presence so you can see if your friends are in a game, what mode they’re playing, and how many players are still alive. Steam invites still only work in the full game (Steam parties don’t work between demos and full games) but as of this week, you can now invite your friends to a Discord party with you, regardless of whether they have the full game or the Super Free Edition!
SUPER OTTER JOINS THE FIGHT
Super Otter has arrived on the island and is accompanied by 5 alternative Super Otter breeds, bringing the total number of Super Animal breeds up to 157! As of today you’ll be able to create the following new breeds in the Research Lab once you reach level 15:
Super Otter
Super Navy Otter
Super Chestnut Otter
Super Red Otter
Super Golden Otter
Super Sea Otter
SQUADS WEEKEND FROM MAY 17-20
Round up all your otter friends! It’s another squads weekend for you and up to 3 more friends to team up and reach the top of the food chain.
SUPER NEWNESS: 0.87.6 PATCH NOTES
We’ve packed even more fun surprises into this week’s update. Here are your full patch notes:
New Milestones + Milestone Items
25 Hamster Ball Kills: earns you the new Emoji (Rock & Roll) death explosion
250km Travelled: earns you the new Safari Shirt
Pacifist Victory (win a game with zero damage dealt to other players in solos mode): earns you the new Fly Swatter melee weapon
New Emoji Death Explosions
Emoji (Kisses) Explosion
Emoji (Thumbs Down) Explosion
Emoji (Sleepy) Explosion
More Updates
Discord parties / friend invites
Super Otters
New sound for equipping Super Light Swords
New sound for equipping the Rebellion Sword
Offset coughing sound when damaged by skunk bombs
Hit sound plays for you when your grenades damage others
Removed ability to bind the UI Toggle to the left mouse button
Fix for grenades going through walls when rolling against them
Fixed a spot where the mole crate could get stuck
Fix for bullets sometimes not doing damage despite showing as hit
Translation updates/fixes
v0.87.5 Luke Stinkwalker + Weekend Update Patch Notes
Hey Super Animals, we hope you’ve been having a ton of fun with the new Super Skunks and Skunk Bombs we released on Friday! If you missed those patch notes you can read them here.
And as we teased, on Saturday we also dropped a little May the 4th surprise for all of you. Super Light Swords are now available in the game as random drops, and they come multiple colors and rarities:
White (common)
Green (uncommon)
Blue (rare)
Purple (epic)
Gold (legendary)
Red (legendary)
Today, Duos mode returns, and as we mentioned in our post about our 100k users milestone, Super Animal Royale continues to grow steadily thanks to your kind Steam reviews, sharing of the game, and supportive behavior in-game towards new players, so it shouldn’t be too much longer before we can enable all 3 modes permanently! In the meantime, you can look forward to the next Squads Weekend alongside our next update that is dropping in less than 2 weeks on Friday, May 17th.
Lastly, we’ve also added a couple small improvements tonight that you can read about below (the new cages in the Research Labs feel particularly nice and are more clear about how they block bullets). See you all on the island!
v0.87.5 Patch Notes
Duos mode has returned! The next squads weekend will be on May 17th.
Six Super Light Swords have been added to the drop table (arrived on May 4th).
We’ve also improved the Super Light Sword sound effects slightly in tonight's update.
Updated the cages in the Research Lab buildings to have more visible bars and shadows. We felt that the previous cages weren’t visually clear enough about how they interacted with bullets, so we turned them into clear bars that interact with line of sight shadows. The bars block bullets/vision, and the gaps between them do not.
The Bamboo and Beakeasy stage shows can now be triggered while waiting for the game to start in the lobby.
Adjusted some of the cover and crates in each of the three Research Lab buildings.
Your skunk bombs will now play the hit sound whenever they damage an enemy.
Improved background color of legendary items in the menu (thanks to Ashyfox in our Discord for the suggestion!).
Fix for grenades warping out of some unwalkable areas like the Bamboo Resort pond.
Improved character tails warping while shooting.
Fix for rare glitch of unbreakable crates/doors.
Fixed character clipping issue with a few tables in the Welcome Center.
Slightly increased player collisions on the Research Lab's SAW sign.
Lowered player collisions behind military tents.
Applied a fix for being stuck repairing armor forever.
Hold your Super noses: a smelly new update just arrived.
What’s that smell? That’s the smell of victory, Super Skunks.
Super Skunks join the fight this weekend and they’ve brought a new weapon with them. Super Skunk gas doesn’t just come from the edges of the map anymore, you can now deploy it strategically using Skunk Bombs. This third explosive weapon joins grenades and bananas in your utility slot, so choose wisely.
We’re also kicking off the weekend with another Squads weekend, so you can invite the rest of your best smelling friends to join in the fun! Squads weekend will take place until May 6th and then Duos mode will be back.
And you’ll want to make sure you visit the island on Saturday, May 4th! Today’s update isn’t the last thing we have up our sleeves for this weekend...but patience you must have, Super Animals.
A huge thanks to all of you for helping us reach our first 100k players!
We've just blown past a big milestone of 100k players, so we wanted to take a moment to reflect on how far we've come, and give you a sneak peak at some of the new things coming to the island in the months ahead. 100k is a whole lot of players for a small indie team like us, but this is still only the beginning. We can't wait to keep revealing the ways the world will expand so you can discover the full extent of this absurd story we've had so much fun writing.
We really can't stress enough how none of this would be possible without such a supportive community like you. We're constantly astonished by how many wonderful people have formed around this game, and how much each of you contributes to make this community so special. Thank you so much for joining us at the beginning of this journey, and we hope you're ready to welcome the next 100k Super Animals with open arms and show them what this community is all about!
You can find the full blog post I wrote here, reflecting on how far we've come and what's next for Super Animal Royale:
