Good morning folks, as many of you will have noticed (and as the mods made sure to post about) there was an issue with the update that went live on Thursday evening (version 1.2.15) that caused some players to lose any progress they had made while playing on that version.
We reverted the live game version back to 1.2.11, however if you played and saved in version 1.2.15 you will receive a warning when trying to continue from that save that the save data is too new (screenshot attached below). It asks if you are sure you want to load it- We recommend that you do not load that save, but instead load one from 1.2.11 or earlier or waiting until we fix the problem in 1.2.15.



ID: Image shows a pop-up window that reads "Save Data Too New. You're trying to load save data from a newer version of the game (1.2.15). Some feature may not work as expected and progress may be lost. Are you sure you want to load it?" with options to either Load or Cancel.

BIG UPDATES
- Further memory/save data optimizations to reduce (and hopefully fix) crashes on consoles.
- Fixed repaired composters respawning and replacing dreamstones placed where they used to be.
- Fixed getting stuck after placing your first seed bowl and leaving the ranch or reloading.
- Fixed being unable to use seeds in recipes, which made sesame buns impossible to cook.

Additional Updates

- Fixed following dinos sometimes getting stuck in forced walk mode.
- Added extra footprints to the second Corythosaurus tracking quest to make them easier to find.
- Fixed slightly raised areas of ranch terrain which clipped through paths and biome tiles.
- Fixed dropped items being able to fall past the edge of the navmesh where they couldn't be retrieved.
- Fixed "All in the Wrist" and "A Brand New Bakery" being triggerable at the same time, causing duplicates of Granny and Marlo.
- Fixed a Spanish translation error which caused confusion between blueberries and cranberries.
- Fixed the Spanish translation claiming that Euoplocephalus stands on two legs rather than short legs.
- Fixed unreasonably large collision on the Palo Verde tree.
- Fixed animation when mounting a dino while it played its 'disgusted' animation (e.g. immediately after waking up).
- Dino head look is now disabled during petting, so the hand positioning is more consistent.
- Fixed a seam in the Ariacotta navmesh for large dinos.
- Fixed a forest puddle blocking navigation for large dinos.
- Fixed a broken task in "Stone Mason Owynn" if you already had the required stone.
- Fixed a few broken animations when mounted on certain dinos.
- Fixed Mari's dino storage not working correctly with very old saves.
- Fixed incorrect weather when loading a slot with a different season to the main menu season.
- Fixed some Shenanigan dinos clipping into the upgraded library.
- NPC wallets now reset daily regardless of game day (reduces the impact of the game day reset bug).
- Desert merchants now start work at 6am, for a much healthier 13 hour work day.
- Mari and Owynn now appear properly in the Plaza for Shenanigan.
- Fixed a softlock when quitting while harvesting a wild collectable.
- Credited individual linguists who worked on the translations. :heart:
- Many other things too minor to mention.

Our Lucky Plushie has started arriving to people all over the globe 🌎✈️

This Halloween 🎃 when you hear a knock at the door, it could be trick or treaters OR our Plushie! 🦖
And, RARELY, it could be both... 👻




We've also got a special shot of Corlan to share with you for Spooky Season... you'll be back. 💀

Paleo Pines NPC Cosplay Competition!

Feeling a Corlan vibe this spooky season? 🎃 What about dressing up as Granny Agami and tossing out some wise advice? 🦉

We're inviting everyone to enter our NPC Cosplay Competition this Halloween! 👻

The winner will be chosen by the Paleo Pines Animation Team that brought the NPCs to life (they know them better than anyone!) and receive a £30 gift certificate for the Merch Shop! 🛍️

Submit your entries to ⁠🏆npc-cosplay-competition🏆 on Discord or right here in the Steam Community with your cosplay image added to the Artwork Page! Submit your entry between now and November 1, 2023 5:00 PM BST

Join us on Discord
Add your cosplay entry to Artwork on Steam

We are VERY interested in seeing what you come up with! 🤩

📺 Bonus for our Content Creators: If you plan on streaming as your NPC, please get in touch and we will get you a giveaway Steam Key 🙌 🔑

Paleo Pines is now available worldwide! Watch our first post-launch reaction trailer!

🍄 Explore a lush island
🦖 Befriend gorgeous dinos
🧺 Work together to perfect your ranch
👩‍🌾 Meet quirky townsfolk and fulfil requests

Get ready to create your own moments of pure joy 😊

🔥 We're thrilled to announce our next Makeship collaboration! 🔥

Introducing... our sweet little carrot Ankylosaurus Plushie with their own Dreamstone 🥕 💎

But wait, there's more! A lucky few will also receive a BONUS ultra-rare melanistic Anky! 🖤

Coming soon 🌨️

As a special Halloween Treat 🎃 we're re-broadcasting our Launch Day Special 📺

It's all the content you didn't know you needed:

🧁Devs eating Poppins
🦖 IRL Dino Farming
🧓 Moms Playing Paleo

Below are the patch notes for our first post-release patch on Steam. We're continuing to gather and fix bugs so a huge thank you to everyone who is sending through reports on Steam and on our Discord!

Steam Patch Notes Version 1.2.5

• Added a setting to control how quickly time passes in game
  
• Changed main menu lighting to daytime when entering character customization.
  
• Fixed the player bouncing in the saddle while sprinting with Ouranosaurus.
  
• The credits are now played at the end of the main quest.
  
• Fixed Psittacosaurus and Deinonychus running in circles- The zoomies were adorable but a bug nonetheless
  
• Fixed a soft lock when attempting to befriend special dinos you tracked by following footprints.
  
• Fixed equipping non-tool items (e.g. produce) triggering the quick equip tutorial. This should also prevent it appearing during taming.
  
• Fixed obvious pop-in of Conicosia flowers.
  
• Fix for fertilising a seed in any stage other than seeding causing the crop to lose its correct soil status on ripening.
  
• Removed the bounce animation from sandstone.
  
• Speculative fix for the player very rarely sinking into steep slopes, e.g. in Pebble Plaza.
  
• Fixed cheats unlocking too easily on Steam.
  
• Fixed certain rare Styracosaurus colours changing for the duration of the cutscene after befriending one.
  
• Removed a rogue ghost rock from Dapplewood.
  
• Fixed incorrect spring onion model being used when the player holds it in their hand.
  
• Changed the Pachycephalosaurus animation used for smashing rocks.
  
• Fixed a typo in a Freya market string.
  
• Fixed a gap between two vines on the ranch which the player could get stuck in.
  
• Fixed some spawn points not having room for all 3 potential followers.
  
• Fixed being able to quick-equip the journal but then not put it away during the trough tutorial.
  
• Fixed Deinonychus in Dapplewood vanishing when they sleep.
  
• Added some new seats in the forest.
  
• Fixed hide and seek dinos not randomising and causing errors when playing in Pebble Plaza. (This was introduced 1.2.1.)
  
• Fixed a hide & seek dino's interaction position being way out (behind Pippin's stall).
  
• Fixed Avery's post-hide&seek mutters blocking other quest chat.
  
• Fixed broken follower icons for some Troodon patterns.
  
• Fixed tomato soup boost values.
  
• Fixed Owynn being partially offscreen during a cutscene with Mari in Pebble Plaza.
  
• Fixed a place where the player could fall into Marlo’s creek and get stuck.
  
• Changed 'yippee' and 'yawn' SFX to the voice volume group.
  
• Fixed the desert gateway resource project dropping items in an unreachable position when scrapped with a full player inventory.
  
• Fixed resource projects dropping undroppable items when scrapped with a full player inventory.
  
• Moved the blur setting to the Video category, and added a new ‘reduced’ setting as well as on/off.

Time to get cozy, dino ranchers: Paleo Pines is out now! Order the game now to start your dino ranching journey. We are thrilled to finally be able to share the full game with all of you! A dino-sized thank you to everyone who has supported and followed along with the game's development.

Watch the launch trailer here:


Have fun and see you on the island!

Join us for a celebration of the launch of Paleo Pines! ✨ We've assembled a huge amount of exclusive content to share - three hours worth of fun and awkwardness.

Join us as the Devs share their personal insights into the development of Paleo Pines as well as:
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🧁 Taste Poppins that are not pleasing
🦖 Attempt to farm as dinos
👵 Show their mums Paleo Pines for the first time
💪 Go head to head with each other to see who knows Paleo Pines best!

It's three hours of your life you will be happy you wasted.