Update 0.95.8.252021 Live + Updated development roadmap
Edit: Previously, this was live on the public test branch. It is now live and available for all! The test branch is now disabled until the next testing session. Happy hunting!
Update 0.95.8.252021
Fixes: - Dilophosaurus appearing incorrectly in the Trophy Room - Issue with Trophy room bridges not appearing - Triceratops not appearing in trophy room - Issues with lighting and other non-specific issues with Dawn, Day, and Night times
Added: - Context audio, in all of the maps - Dawn and Night specific audio added to all maps - Remaining dinosaurs added back into each map
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Whats up next hunters?
Additions: - Updated Hunt Menu UI - Eurodalosaurus implementation - Observer Mode - Unlockables on the main menu extras shop, start saving all the bones points! - Mission Mode, hunt randomized missions for some extra perma and bones or tackle the triumvirate tasks!
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Here is an updated roadmap. I will include at the end the removed features. Unfortunately, I will have to scrap some features. I apologize for letting you down hunters.
- Pentaceratops license DLC (September-October 2021) - Updated Hunt Menu UI, Mission and Observer mode (Fall 2021) - Mosasaurus and Elasmosaurus implementation in some capacity, remaining animation implementation (Winter 2021)
- Remaining feature implementations and full release (Projected - 2022)
Scrapped features and ideas:
- Utah Raptor - Majungasaurus - Weather and weather specific events - Scent perk, Camo perk - Tranquilizer
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Lastly hunters, take a sneak peak at the final hunt in Wrath of the Goliaths; Eurodalosaurus.
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/oAgQvz
'Till next time hunters!
Build 0.8.5.32021 is live on the Public Test Branch!
Optimization, compass, and mini-map among other changes. Haystack ridge has been optimized and dinosaurs are being reimplemented on the map. Currently, Megalosaurus, Gigantospinosaurus, and Moschops are the available hunts until later updates.
Delays have happened and thus the roadmap has been changed. The dates have moved down, but development is ongoing!
'Till next time hunters!
2021 Lunar New Year Sale - 20% off Wrath of the Goliaths!
Get Wrath of the Goliaths for 20% off throughout the 2021 Lunar New Year sale hunters! Then opt in to the Private Test branch and check out all the upcoming features early! There are a load of new features upcoming in the test branch that will soon be pushed to the public build.
Here is the current 2021 roadmap:
Wrapping up testing of anniversary patch: Includes adding time of day, time of day specific events, updated menu ui, unlockables in the extras tab. Pentaceratops DLC release (Winter 2021)
Patch for Weather options and Weather specific events, Mission and Observer mode (Spring 2021)
Patch for additional features, Mosasaurus and Elasmosaurus implementation, Two new maps, Tranquilizer weapon added, Carcharodontosaurus TLC and Animation Updates (Late Spring-Summer)
Patch for final TLC animals Spinosaurus, Utah Raptor, Majungasaurus , Animation updates for Triceratops, Dilophosaurus, Prestosuchus, Carnotaurus, Spinosaurus, Ceratosaurus, Utah Raptor, Majungasaurus , Final additions (Summer)
Remaining feature implementations and full release (Projected - Fall)
Winter Sale - 50% off Wrath of the Goliaths!
Get Wrath of the Goliaths for 50% off throughout the winter sale hunters! Then opt in to the Private Test branch and check out all the upcoming features early!
Private Test Branch is Live!
Check out the link below on how to get in on the exclusive action!
Check out the Private test branch, and get an early sneak peek at all that is to come. Any hunts bagged in this build should be compatible with the eventual public release.
There's also an Autumn event going on, the event is titled "Dino Harvest" and features a special T.Rex variant and a 1.15x perma boost! It ends November 31st, so get hunting!
Make sure to post screenshots of your trophy rooms, hunts, and more!
'Till next time hunters!
2nd Anniversary | Public Test Branch | What is to come!
Things have taken a long time to get sorted out, and my heart goes out to those affected by the novel Covid-19.
The first anniversary was hardly acknowledged, but I was more prepared the second time around. Thank you for supporting Wrath of the Goliaths! Here's to the 2nd Anniversary! This update will bring the game closer to completion, minus a bit of content that is coming down the road. In celebration Wrath of the Goliaths will go on sale tomorrow at 25% off!
Without further ado, let's take a look at the upcoming locations and the available hunts!
New huntable areas
Overlook Peak
A forest featuring many new hunts! This area is a medium sized hunt area, boasting around 5 hunts!
- T.Rex - Trophy Hunt
- Apatosaurus
- Triceratops
- Stegosaurus
- Pteranodon
And in case you download the upcoming Pentaceratops DLC, there will be two additional hunts.
- DLC - Pentaceratops
- DLC - Stokesosaurus
Cascade Wetlands
This is a medium sized hunt area, but be weary of the foliage. It's the perfect camouflage for many of the predators that roam the swamps.
Here's a handful of species you can hunt here:
- T.Rex - Trophy Hunt
- Dilophosaurus
- Prestosuchus
- Carnotaurus
- Triceratops
- Geosternbergia
And in case you download the upcoming Pentaceratops DLC, there will be one additional hunt.
This bizarre hunt love's to graze on grass. Since they were rediscovered, they have been incredibly fond of dryer vegetation. It mostly likes to be left alone, but will trample you if disturbed.
Brachiosaurus:
A gentle giant, this is one of the first Goliath hunts available! Are you capable of taking on a Goliath Hunt?
Regaliceratops:
This dinosaur is definitely is something to look at. If you come across a Regaliceratops, be sure to have a strong weapon. This dinosaur and along with the previous two make their debut on the Overlook Peaks map.
Styracosaurus:
The Styracosaurus is fairly aggressive with it's loud thundering feet. You will be able to tell when one is nearby. It doesn't need to be stealthy when it can easily impale you! Be weary hunter. This hunt will be available on both new maps.
- The X-Sniper is a lethal weapon capable of taking out a goliath dinosaur with a single well-placed headshot, or a couple of body shots. This weapon is a must if you plan on bagging a goliath!
- The Spitfire, perfect for quickly warding off ambushing dinosaurs. It will take care of any little dinosaur with ease.
- The Decimator is equipped with four barrels. A quick way to get in and out of each hunt, surely a hunters best friend, but at a big price!
-The Triumvirate Rifle is a semi-automatic rifle. Quick for picking off any wandering dinosaur.
Now where else would you store these new hunts once you've gone and bagged them? Well the trophy room of course!
Here you will build a vista of your own trophies you've gathered through hunting in free hunt. You will start out with very limited breathing room and as you get more trophies, you will naturally be able to work towards unlocking the rest of the vista!
If you happen to no longer want to keep your trophies you can sell them for a new in-game currency known as "Bones". Whatever happens to your old trophies, happens and is permanent so make sure you want to sell them.
You will be able to use the new currency to purchase unlockables such as new hunt licenses, weapons, and more! As well as being able to use the currency to expand your trophy room.
Yes, time of day! You can check out Haystack Ridge and the Sonoran Desert hunt areas at different times of day. Other maps will eventually receive the same treatment, and in future updates there will also be time of day specific events such as certain hunts only coming out at night or day.
Flatlands:
The Flatlands now has some trees! The Apatosaurus' are very happy about this change, it's even attracted Sauroposeidon! You may have a long way to go before you're able to take on this hunt.
There has been a bit of randomness involved in how the skins were selected. That's been changed to be more of an exact chance. I am also happy to say that most of the animals now have a melanistic and albino skin that is more in line with how these work in nature.
Here is an example of the Albino and Melanistic variants of Stegosaurus, alongside the common variation:
Here is a sneak peak at all the available skins for Megalosaurus:
Here are some quality of life changes and some bug fixes (Some of which were talked about in previous posts):
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed a bug with how the shotgun was firing - Several redundant issues fixed that would cause drops in the framerate - Weapons no longer fire after you die - Ragdoll fixes and tweaks - Grenade bounce issues - Audio tweaks and changes such as replacing the foot step and landing audio - Various other minor bug fixes - Modified how the AI interacted with the environment. The AI will attempt to stay inside the play area, and if the AI is a carnivorous dinosaur it will attempt to kill you when shot. The dinosaurs will investigate any sounds made, and patrol the area for a bit before wandering off again if it doesnt see the player
Quality of Life changes:
- Raytracing support - Stegosaurus speed has been reduced, and is no longer capable of running - Megalosaurus speed has been reduced - AI is capable of alerting other surrounding animals if the player is near and makes themselves known - Added Nests scattered around the map, destroying the eggs will possibly alert the mother of that nest. Careful, as that will be a very angry animal. - You have to return to the base camp where you spawn in order to end the hunt - Added death from falling, jumping off a cliff will result in your death - New weapon audio - New reverb effects based on where you are in a hunt area - Rerigged the character model - Some kill animations - Reduced penalties from illegal hunts - New currency, "Bones" - New skins, Albino and Melanistic for nearly all hunts - TLC of several dinosaurs, including: Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Megalosaurus, Sauroposeidon - New weapons: Spitfire Flamethrower, Decimator Shotgun, Triumvirate Rifle, and the X-Sniper - TLC on all maps - New post processing affects on all maps - Max texture size reduced from 4k to 2048 - AI is alert and responds to being shot and is more sensitive to noise - AI is capable of alerting other dinosaurs - Points of interests added to all maps - Triumvirate bunker received some TLC - Added the trophy room - Increased ammo capacity for some weapons - Removed double jump ability - AI now can only kill when the attack state is active - Various other minor changes - Trophy information has changed, now includes distance killed and the weapon used to kill the trophy - Increased inventory size, you can bag up to 20 hunts before needing to abandon the hunt.
There will be a Public Test Branch launching that allows you to get in on the action early, hunters! Keep an eye out for when that is live. There will be much more to show throughout September.
You may note that there were some upcoming features that are now pushed back. I believe they are not quite ready yet, but I will be sure to be more frequent in updates.
Thank you hunters, the update can't come soon enough as I know you are eagerly waiting for the update and all the new content. Keep a lookout for minor updates that will be showcasing some more content that is awaiting in the update. These will feature new skins, more TLC dinosaurs, and more!
Many things are being reworked around the maps, and with the introduction of new features such as Time of day selection, time of day specific events/hunts, trophy room, and updated hunt info. It is taking a much longer time than expected.
I am also hoping to make the previously acquired bagged hunts compatible with the new hunt save file. Things are picking up again, the maps have had many things changed to feel more dynamic and less barren.
'Till next time hunters!
Fall Devlog - Update Progress & Winter Sale
Hey Hunters,
I apologize for the lack of updates and communication. I have been having to deal with major changes behind the scenes along with personal troubles and obligations. We are participating in the Steam Winter Sale! Grab Wrath of the Goliaths now untill January 2nd for 45% off!
Progress on the upcoming update is coming along, albeit way slower than expected. It is in fact such a major update though, I am expecting it to essentially put the game somewhere along the lines of Patch 0.5.x.0. I believe it will be that content intensive. Nearly pushing us to full release. Going forward, the third segment of the patch version will represent the date of the patch (MonthYear, ex. 120 representing January 2020).
As of now, here is a taste of the upcoming content: Map Updates: - Haystack Ridge revamp, increased FPS, and with new points of interest - Dreary Sono revamp with new points of interest - Flat Lands revamp with new points of interest - New Map 1, it is an environment to get you familiar with your hunting skills - New Map 2, a hostile environment to showcase the predators of Wrath of the Goliaths. This will be a very difficult map to hunt on. - All maps have revamped camera settings to look more true to life and less stylized. - All maps will have reduced grass
Hunt Updates: - Several new dinosaurs: Cryolophosaurus Nigersaurus Gigantospinosaurus (Smaller cousin of Stegosaurus) And more! - Several returning hunts: T.Rex Triceratops Sauroposeidon Dilophosaurus Majungasaurus - Dinosaur TLC: T.Rex Dimetrodon Edaphosaurus Megalosaurus Stegosaurus Sauroposeidon Dilophosaurus Majungasaurus Carnotaurus Apatosaurus Acrocanthosaurus Carcharodontosaurus
Dinosaur TLC is when the textures are remade to help enhance the detail on the dinosaurs. As well as retopology to help make animating and gameplay-integration more streamlined.
Gameplay Updates: - New weapon: The Flamethrower - Trophy room - Updated how trophies are collected and the information saved. This information is the distance from where you killed the dinosaur, and with what weapon killed the dinosaur - Updated albino and melanistic skins - New Alts for some dinosaurs - Nests around the map, destroy the eggs and use them to lure in dinosaurs. For each successful nest destroyed, a reward is given. - Reduced inventory size - It is less punishing for when you hunt illegal hunts - Megalosaurus is nerfed - Dinosaurs now have more accurate movement, resulting in slower speeds for some and increased speed for others -
Many more quality of life changes and bug fixes such as: - Weapons no longer fire after you die - You have to return to the base camp where you spawn in order to end the hunt - Ragdoll fixes - Grenade bounce issues - Audio tweaks and changes such as replacing the foot step and landing audio - Added death from falling, jumping off a cliff will result in your death. However, this has to be a substantial height, around the size of two T.Rex's
Thank you to all of you hunters! Here's a sneak peak of whats to come!
Sauroposeidon TLC:
Nigersaurus:
Cryolophosaurus (As seen previously):
'Till next time!
Weeklong sale - Ends 8/12/19 - Current Roster of Dinosaurs
Apologies for the *late* announcement about the 15% off weeklong sale. Enjoy these shots of the currently huntable dinosaurs.
For the late announcement, here are some renders of the dinosaurs that are currently in Wrath of the Goliaths: Dinosaurs!
Also check out our fan-wiki page to see upcoming dinosaurs (Will get their own separate post later also!) Wiki page
'Till next time hunters!
Devlog - Summer Update Progress
Hey hunters!
The summer update is coming along well, here's just a bit of what is to come:
- Trophy Room
- Reworked Trophy save system, revamped to allow 20 dinosaurs to be bagged as well as more info such as weapon that killed the dinosaur and the distance the kill was taken down
- New Map with more dinosaurs being brought back in
- Dinosaur kill animations
- Reworked AI
Status on implementation:
- Trophy Room is about 50% of the way done (The design of the room itself is about 10%), with the code for it being about 90% (Just some polish on how the room saves)
- Reworked save system is done
- New Map and dinosaurs is about 45% done, map needs to be fleshed out more, dinosaurs have the new materials apply and new animations will be worked on or tweaked
- Dinosaur kill animations are about 10% done
- Reworked AI has yet to begin. I will be re-examining how the AI is done and make it more fun to hunt dinosaurs and add a level of uniqueness to each dinosaur. I know that has been one of the biggest complaints, and it was next on the check list after fixing frame-rate issues.
When I fixed the frame rate issues, I did remake the entire game from scratch for the most part to ensure I nailed the bug down. It was hell, and unfortunately it left the game more bare bones than at launch. So I worked toward making the game more fleshed out with content, I realize that was a double-edged sword as now the content lacked any personality.
This took a personal toll on me, as I received loads of criticism, and I thought I had no healthy way to express that I was a solo developer and this was my first outing.
Moving forward, I want to make sure the content in the game appeases both fans of the great Carnivores series and fans of hunting games and dinosaurs.
'Till next time hunters, have a preview of the final unlockable dinosaur! I don't have a name for the creature, and I would love to hear what you fans would want it to be named
