In the spirit of Spotify Wrapped exposing your music choice, let us all know your PALEO PINES WRAPPED!

• How far did you travel?
  
• How many hours have you played?
  
• Who's your dino best friend?

We must know 🙏

You can get specific numbers from your stats page in your journal!

If you post these on any socials remember to tag us!! 👀

BIG UPDATES

• Discovered, but not mastered, recipes now appear in the cooking UI so you can easily see which ingredients they need (but not how many).
  
• Decor items now have icons indicating their biome in the inventory, crafting UI, etc.
  
• Shoveling plants and paths now returns the item to the inventory.
  
• Fixed a slight camera judder while the player is moving.

Additional Updates

• Upgraded Unity, which comes with various fixes and small performance improvements.
  
• Performance and memory optimizations, particularly when farming, placing paths, and changing pen biomes.
  
• Fixed seams in the Megalosaurus pattern which were visible from a distance.
  
• Added extra quest log tasks for "Owynn's Unfinished Masterpiece" to make it clearer what to do.
  
• Added a secret seat in Dapplewood.
  
• Fixed being able to give a treat without actually consuming it, by spamming the journal button.
  
• Missing tools (journal, hoe, shovel, watering can, or flute) are now restored when booting the game, so that item loss bugs can't totally break the game.
  
• Improved visuals and performance of ash, aspen, and willow trees.
  
• When adding items to a resource project (windmill, sleeping patch, etc.) you can now click the amount to type in an exact number.
  
• Fixed endgame budding day visitors sometimes playing incorrect dialog and not giving a gift.
  
• Fixed Kentrosaurus eating very slowly when befriending them.
  
• Fixed some endgame Triassea Picnic dialog not being triggered.
  
• Tops/bottoms are no longer shown as equipped when an outfit is equipped.
  
• You can now use the arrow keys to move (thanks Arduina for the suggestion).
  
• Fixed a softlock caused by pausing while manually saving the game.
  
• Peach trees in Dapplewood now fruit during Cretumnus rather than Jurassos.
  
• Fixed missing fence connectors when replacing one fence type with another.
  
• Orani will no longer repeatedly take 100 chilis in "Let's Get Spicy".
  
• The Umber Poppin in "Taste Test" will no longer be sent to ranch storage if it doesn't fit in the inventory, and you can no longer complete the quest without it.
  
• Marlo will no longer gift a broom every budding day after missing him once.
  
• Ariacotta Garden Ponds can now be used to fill the watering can and with watering dinos.
  
• The hoe and shovel no longer destroy certain decor items.
  
• When selling items, they are now removed from the stack you selected rather than the first available stack, to avoid confusion.
  
• Other minor fixes.

We are overwhelmed with gratitude for the incredible 800+ positive reviews we've received on our beloved platform, Steam! Paleo Pines was crafted with Steam in mind, so it's an absolute honor to be embraced by such an amazing community 💖✨

If you haven't embarked on this dino-filled adventure yet, we invite you to try our free demo! And if you're ready to fully embrace your dino pals, the game is currently 15% off as part of the Steam Autumn Sale! 🍂🍁

Once you've immersed yourself in the captivating world of Paleo Pines, we'd be thrilled to have your thoughts join the growing chorus of reviews. Let your voice be heard! 🦖🦕

📢 Paleo Pines is on sale during the Steam Autumn Sale and it's got our wee microraptors a bit anxious! 😭

It's taken a couple of days of comforting, but we're SURE our microrapters aren't as worried about being put up for sale as they were when we told them about our STEAM sale - we've reassured them that it's the game that's currently on sale for 15% off! 💃

So go and treat yourself with a cosy night in, and do us a favour, pet your microrapters to reassure them 🥹

Get your copy today! 🦖

Time and time again, this community has come through for us when we have a BIG ASK ✨

It's that time again - by nominating us in the Steam Awards this week, you will give us a chance to go up against the gaming giants 🪄 and give our indie game some much needed exposure 🙏


There are many ways that being nominated for a Steam Award can impact Paleo Pines and our entire indie studio 🍀

❤️ First, being nominated will give Paleo Pines more visibility. This is because Steam will promote nominees on its homepage and in other places on the platform. This can lead to more people hearing about and playing this game we've poured our hearts into.

🧡 Second, being nominated can help us build credibility. This is because being nominated shows that our game is well-respected by the gaming community. This can encourage people to take a chance on our game, even if they have not heard of it before.

💛 Third, being nominated can help us attract more funding. This is because being nominated can make our game more attractive and can help us secure the funding we need to continue developing Paleo Pines - we know that everyone has features, dinos and new regions they would like to see created in this world. Nominating us is a step towards making it a reality.

💚 Finally, being nominated can help us build a stronger community (even though we already think this community is amazing!). Being nominated can help us connect with more players who are interested in Paleo Pines - the more the merrier!

Overall, being nominated for a Steam Award would be a huge boon for this little title that we feel is just at the beginning of it's adventures 🫶

We never for a second take your support for granted. We hope you will take the time to nominate us for a Steam Award and continue on this incredible journey with us! 🏆



“Paleo Pines is the perfect blend of Jurassic World Evolution, Ocarina of Time, and Stardew Valley” – GamesRadar

"Paleo Pines is here to stop the farming sim genre from fossilizing” – Pocket Tactics

"A clear winner for any players who are big fans of dinosaurs" — Screenrant

"Adorable mix of Harvest Moon and Jurassic Park" — Nintendo Life

"A snoot-boopin' good time" — Windows Central

"A childlike charm that’s impossible not to fall in love with" — Gamespew

"A calling for any dinosaur lover" — But Why Tho?

"Fulfills a childhood fantasy" — Gamescreed

“A wonderful addition to the farming life sim family” — Game Crater

Important Note: We have just released Version 1.2.16 to correct the save bug that was occurring with 1.2.15.👈

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. ❤️
  
• Many other things too minor to mention.

V. 1.2.16 Additional Fixes:

• Fixed a hang when displaying Mari's dino storage when the default dino has notes.
  
• Fixed hubs with 4 assigned helpers only showing the first helper's name.
  
• Fixed the "Herd Mentality" quest asking for incorrect ingredients and allowing the player to skip the ingredients phase entirely.
  
• Added padding around the descriptions in the dinodex to stop them being cut off.
  
• Fixed unpausing during dialogue resulting in no selected choice if navigation input received at the same time.
  
• Fixed tree produce falling out of ranch bounds.
  
• Fixed NPCs getting stuck on garden bench collision.
  
• Dialog name text should now autosize for very long player names.
  
• Fixed some German translations in the 'dino care' section of the journal.
  
• Fixed missing Dilophosaurus footfall VFX/SFX when sprinting.
  
• Fixed some desert rocks using valley rock materials.
  
• Fixed Coelophysis carrot nose placement floating above snoot.

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 🙌 🔑