A new patch for Primal Carnage: Extinction is now available for download on Steam.

Version 2.7.6 changes how the game handles rounds.
To ensure players get to take a turn on both teams, the map now reloads itself at the end of a round.

The server keeps track of who was on each team previously, so after the map has reloaded, players are then swapped teams depending on which side they played last time. The new setup stops people being stuck playing the same faction over and over again and side-steps certain bugs.

This is a change that we had been considering for a long time. Many issues we've historically encountered would only appear on second round, where everything would attempt to reset mid-game. The new setup forces the map to reload, essentially a hard reset of the game logic between turns, which helps avoid a lot of problems.

In addition to this new setup for TDM, GTTC and CTE, today's patch fixes several issues that had been reported after the recent January Update.

• Updated logic for round reset to force a map reload
  
• Added server-side tracking of team composition that persists to next match
  
• Fixed server browser occasionally being out of sync / sending clients to the wrong destination
  
  
• PC-Waterlogged: more collison fixes, can no longer phase through the rear wall
  
• PC-Waterlogged: updated customization area, various optimizations
  
• PC-Waterlogged: added new water troughs and flooded floors for dinos to jump in if they're on fire
  
  
• Adjusted flamesaw hit detection to have a wider side to side reach
  
• Increased analog stick default deadzones to 20, adjust these in the options menu if you have drift
  
  
• Fixed an issue with Royal Alpha Dilo spikes
  
• Taunts are now cancelled when you enter customization, to prevent ice skating around as much
  
• Fixed colour sliders moving on their own when switching between classes in Customization
  
• Moved main menu options higher to avoid accidentally clicking the social buttons below
  
• Heavy melee camera shake is now affected by the Screen Shake ON/OFF option
  
• Fixed server boolean options failing in some cases

MatchScoreTarget is now hardcoded in the regular competitive modes to allow the new auto team swap and map loading system to work. There are two new server config options added this update:

• bRepeatMapsTwice
  
• bSwapTeamsBetweenMatches

These options must remain enabled to ensure players are swapped teams automatically after playing once as each side. Disabling the RepeatMapsTwice option will only have one "round" on each map before swapping to a completely new map.



We're going to be pretty busy bringing the PlayStation side of things up to date for quite a while, though we may have some smaller patches to fix and improve certain areas on PC in the next few months.

There's also a lovely collection of heart-stopping Valentines items coming back again in February, and more classic skins, mutations and outfits will be returning for St. Patrick's Day and Easter!

Thank you all for playing!
-The Primal Carnage Team

A new patch for Primal Carnage: Extinction is now available on Steam!

Today's patch includes numerous gameplay tweaks and fixes, including improvements to melee hit detection and human weapon accuracy.

It also marks the end of our special festive event, with the Winter Finale store rotation...



Check out the highlights or scroll to the bottom for a full list of changes...




We introduced melee abilities for all long guns with the December update, unfortunately they didn't function as reliably as we'd hoped. As of the January patch we've implemented a new way of doing melee traces for weapons, which is much more consistent and efficient. That means no more being unable to whack a dino that you've netted to finish it off because you just.. can't... quite.. reach it.

Finally, managing to land a killing blow using your primary weapon's melee ability will now return a good chunk of your stamina back, as a reward for pulling off such a feat. So if you were forced to use your last ounce of energy to take your enemy down, you are now newly reinvigorated with bloodlust!



Speaking of melee improvements... the Pyro has a new ability!



When using the chainsaw, he now has a degree of damage mitigation. Certain attacks from smaller dinosaurs only deal half their regular damage so long as he keeps the blade spinning to block them. Raptor slashes, Cryo and Bruiser bites are among the damage types he can resist. So, if you see a Pyro revving their saw, you might want to think twice before engaging!

Larger attacks such as Bruiser *secondaries* are unaffected and it won't help him against Tyrants. His new ability is also balanced out by the saw overheating slightly faster than it did previously, and the chainsaw does not have such a long reach now.

After receiving positive feedback during testing, we're interested to see how this update to Pyro's toolkit plays out in the wild!



A new addition to the customization screen for dinosaurs is the ability to modify the colour tone of your dinosaur skin, adjusting the hue spectrum and intensity. This works for the majority of dinosaur skins and allows a lot of new possiblities when tweaking your dino.



How noticeable the difference is varies from skin to skin. A black and white raptor won't suddenly turn red if you adjust the slider, because there were no colours to adjust to begin with. You can also change the colour of dinosaur eyes with this update to customization!



Many skins use the eye layer of the dino shader for their glow effects, so adjusting eye colour tone on those may change the colour of their glow (with the exception of Ultimate skins).

We hope you like this colourful new feature! This is just our first pass at implementing a wider range of colour customization into Primal, we'll be continuing to improve the feature and are also considering similar adjustment options for human clothing and hair colour in future.





The winter event has concluded, but we still have a few frosty friends showing up this week such as the simply magnificent Aurora Spinosaurus and majestic Ice King Rex.



Since we opened up submissions for Royal Dilo variants recently we've had a flood of great designs appearing on the Workshop (link). Today we have two new Royal Dilo skin sets - the Generation 3 triple pack and an Alpha Royal double-pack who bear noble fringes running down their spines.



For the humans, we have a unique remodel for the Desert Eagle, a "premium weapon skin" that gives it a radically different appearance. Pick up the Antique Desert Eagle Bodykit in-store today...




As you may have seen in the announcement video, we have a fresh collection of free drops entering the game with the January update....



These new drops range from the wild and wonderful Howling Cerato, to the understated Cooler Pachycephalosaurus, to the intricate Paisley Double Barrel and even a cheerful Winter Bobble Hat.



All of these will start dropping soon in-game so keep an eye out!



You may notice some new foliage types on a few maps with this patch. We're looking to improve the visual variety in certain areas going forward, so that everywhere doesn't look green and brown if you squint. There were some sprinklings of flowers in the past, but areas like Airbase now have vast fields in bloom to help break up the monotony.



Expect to see more varieties of interesting plant life decorating the world as we get deeper into the year!



We have a lot of ideas on how to improve and expand Primal Carnage: Extinction in future. Some of these we've mentioned before such as Sandbox Mode, but for the time being we're going to be focusing on polishing and fixing up issues with the game as it stands. These fixes and tweaks will be making their way to PlayStation later this year and will be taking up the bulk of our time.

Having said that, our rough goals for the first half of the year include:

• Finally finishing the Tupandactylus class, giving it a unique secondary ability
  
• Polishing off major revamps of the Contingency & Marsh maps
  
• Adding more customization options for humans and dinosaurs
  
• Further updates to Survival mode gameplay
  
• Fine tuning dinosaur camera controls to be smoother
  
• Implementing even more gamepad options and control schemes
  
• Improving network efficiency and optimizing game download size

That last one is important, as we hope to eventually deliver smaller bug fix patches that do not require large downloads. We managed to reduced the install size of the game from ~30GB to below ~10GB in our testing, and once the issues with the new build process are resolved we hope to roll it out ASAP.

We'll also be continuing to do small visual improvements wherever possible, such as adding new color grading to differentiate each map and updating one or two of our older dinosaur models. One of these is the classic feathered raptor base model. You can see a work in progress render of the new mesh below...



In addition to all that's going on with the game itself, we're also still hoping to launch a Primal Carnage Merch Store this year that will sell official posters and apparel inspired by the game. We're already working with community creators to make some beautiful artwork you'll be able to wear and drink from before too long if all goes well.



That about does it for now. You can read all of the January update changes in full below.

Until next time!
-The Primal Carnage Team

• 200% increase in maximum camera turn speed for humans
  
• Fixed a bug where scoped weapons were using an overly long fire interval when aiming
  
  
• Pyro now receives 50% less damage from non-tyrant primary melee attacks when revving the chainsaw
  
  
• List of damage types that are reduced when chainsawing:
  
  
  • TupaPeck
    
  • PteraPeck
    
  • CarnotaurusBite
    
  • RaptorBite
    
  • OviraptorBite
    
  • CryolophosaurusBite
• Reduced time til saw overheats to 2.75 secs
  
• Decreased range of chainsaw
  
  
• Bleed damage from heavy melee now behaves the same as bleed damage from bear traps for consistency
  
  
• Heavy melee attacks can now be used instantly after firing a gun
  
• Implemented a new trace method for heavy melee hit detection
  
• Humans now receive a jolt of stamina back when they successfully kill a dino using heavy melee
  
• Updated assault rifle first person melee animation
  
• Fixed muzzleflash appearing in 3rd person when using heavy melee
  
• Fixed heavy melee timing interfering with fire interval for m4 when scoped
  
• Made sure fire interval for m4 is the same whether aiming or not
  
• Should now be able to reload immediately after assault cannon fire animation has completed
  
  
• Reduced ammo for bow secondary fire from 6 to 3
  
• Reduced unscoped (hip-fire) spread on sniper rifles
  
• Increased crouched spread for sniper rifles slightly
  
• Doubled the damage falloff distance for sniper rifles
  
  
• Increased maximum range for the following guns:
  assault rilfe, double barrel, dual pistols, m4, shotguns, snipers
  
  
• Fixed a reloading issue with shotgun
  
• Updated third person trapper pistols run animation
  
• Updated flamethrower over-pressure particle effect to be a more intense blue burst
  
• More intense generic explosion light effect
  
  
• Increased arming time of thrown zap traps
  
• Reduced time between zaps for zap traps
  
• Reduced damage radius / shock radius of zap traps
  
• Reduced trigger delay of bear traps snapping shut
  
• Small reduction to scale of land mine model
  
• Timed grenades can now be thrown further
  
• Fixed being able to throw your throwables while holding LMB or RMB
  
• Fixed throwable items phasing through dino healing corpses

• PC-Airbase: test adding more varieties of flowers
  
• PC-Airbase: updated helipad material to be two-sided
  
  
• PC-Borealis: adjustments to collision in some areas
  
• PC-Borealis: blocked humans from jumping on top of a shipping crate
  
• PC-Borealis: added more detailed ice meshes to cave area
  
• PC-Borealis: lethal icicles are now placed above the water outlet
  
• PC-Borealis: various content optimizations
  
  
• PC-DesertionPoint: fixed humans climbing on top of rock formation
  
  
• PC-Docks: possible fix for a CTE weapons blocker still being present in TDM mode
  
  
• PC-Snowbound: fixed having dirt footsteps instead of snow steps in many areas
  
  
• PC-Transfer: prevented a human exploit (the truck)
  
• PC-Transfer- fixed an area lacking collision around the outside of one of the acid pits
  
  
• PC-UtilityBase: increased tree density outside the main compound and added new foliage assets
  
  
• PC-Waterlogged: numerous collision fixes and exploit fixes
  
• PC-Waterlogged: optimized stylized lighting and shaders, details pass
  
• PC-Waterlogged: fixed player spawn points not working correctly
  
  
• PC-TheFalls: added more varieties of flowers
  
• PC-TheFalls: now uses a toned down version of Airbase's color grading
  
  
• GTTC-Docks: dinosaur player starts for point B have been moved further back
  
• GTTC-Docks: enabled Airbase style colour grading
  
  
• GTTC-Ruthless: returned the Brachis to the summer background vista with new sequences
  
  
• Made resupply amounts consistent for health and ammo pickups throughout all TDM maps
  
• Fixed overly long respawn times for health and ammo pickups on several TDM levels
  
  
• Tweaks to post processing on Ubase and DesertionPoint
  
• Tyrants no longer roar over and over again on the main menu
  
• Main menu map optimizations
  
• Updated a few environment textures

• Adjusted charged spit gravity scaling / arc, now travels further
  
• Slowed down speed of spit projectiles, fully charged spit should be much easier to hit now with larger globules at the tip
  
  
• Carnotaurus now accelerates to sprint speed more quickly
  
• Tyrants now take a little longer to accelerate to max sprint speed
  
  
• Camera shake now appears when receiving heavy melee damage as dinosaurs
  
  
• Updated Tyrant footstep particles for walking through snow
  
• Softened Tyrant footstep sounds when walking on snow
  
• Added sounds to Pachy digging taunt
  
• Fixed a stutter in the Novaraptor run animation
  
• Minor fixup for Acro bite animation
  
  
• Added option to customize colour tint and saturation of dinosaur eyes + skin texture
  
• Fixed several Rex and Carno skins that did not have the correct specular maps applied

• Optimized waterfall particles
  
• Updated rotation and position offsets for a few cosmetic items
  
  
• Added official social links to the main menu, click to open in Steam overlay
  
• Fixed a crash that can sometimes occur while in class selection
  
• Possible fix for crashing when autobalanced
  
  
• Added option to disable screenshake (may not apply to all camera effects yet)
  
• Deprecated support for 32bit operating systems
  
  
• Updated sorting algorithm for scoreboard:
  - players with zero contribution are now placed at the bottom
  - sorting order now takes kill assists into account

A new patch is now available for Primal Carnage: Extinction on Steam, addressing several minor issues with the recently released Winter Update.

• boosted the maximum camera sensitivity scale
  
• humans now use their normal knife melee if they don't have enough stamina for heavy melee
  
• fixed Spaz-12 heavy melee not working
  
• increased range of assault rifle heavy melee attack
  
• fixed light melee interrupting heavy melee
  
• disabled being able to scope while reloading
  
• raised flaregun ironsights height
  
• adjusted position of m4 ironsights view
  
  
• tweaked settings on spawn points for Waterlogged map
  
• fixed a human exploit area on Waterlogged
  
  
• fixed missing rancorous acro mutation
  
• fixed degrootum acro using incorrect model
  
• updated spotted hyena nova feather mesh
  
• updated fallen tupa with enhanced texture masks
  
• fixed jolly jumper commando not being able to use cosmetic attachments
  
  
• increased timeout period for connecting to economy
  
• added a server config option: NoRotation=true/false for setting up a single map server

That's all, folks. The Winter Event is now in full-swing with all seasonal items activated! We'll be putting up a couple of 24/7 Waterlogged servers so people can easily check out the new map as well.

The snowy festivities will last into mid-January, when we'll be back with further game refinements and optimizations. Until then, we hope everybody has a great holiday!

See you next year,
-The Primal Carnage Team



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Winter is here! A new update has just been released for Primal Carnage: Extinction!
Read the highlights below or scroll to the end for an extensive full change log...





Our latest new level is an expansive deathmatch map, situated in the secretive location of "Atrium B" which was used to store and analyze marine reptiles offshore.



The once bustling labs now sit abandoned, and the facility is slowly being swallowed by the sea. As its passages fill up with water, the cryogenic specimen tanks have gone into overdrive to compensate, freezing an entire section in cold ice.



With the facility in disarray, the map has a number of hazards to avoid. Players must watch out for being hurled into the churning ocean, avoid electrified water, and steer clear of scorching hot steam vents.



Developed in collaboration with the Primal Carnage community, Waterlogged is one of the biggest and most intricate maps to be officially added so far!




The mercenary team now has a new backup attack they can use when holding their primary weapon. Tapping the melee button now does a bash attack that will fling aside smaller dinosaurs. This stuns dino players for a brief moment, allowing the human player the chance to take them out if they're fast enough.



Long gun heavy melee is an ability that was teased with the recently added Burst Rifle, with its bleeding bayonet attack. The chainsaw now has a similar effect as of the winter update. Using melee while holding a primary weapon costs stamina, however, it's a worthwhile trade in many cases such as interrupting a raptor that is pouncing towards you.


Alongside the human heavy melee ability is a new set of hit reactions for dinosaurs. Each land-based creature now has both light and heavy impact animations, with variations depending on which side of their body they were hurt from.



These new features wouldn't be possible without the help of half a dozen community animators lending their talents to the project. Things are not perfect just yet, but considering the time pressure they've done an amazing job.


Starting this week and running for almost an entire month is the special winter event, with time-limited cosmetic items dropping during the festive season. We have everything from glow-tastic firearms to brand new mutations to modify the look of your dinosaurs.


During the winter event you can receive up to twice your weekly limit of random item drops while playing!



There's a wide range of new festive items available through simply playing the game, from seriously *cool* skins to fresh new animated sprays!




A gaggle of winter goodies is hitting the in-game store today! The winter event collection contains 17 new dinosaur model mutations, 3 new taunts, new skins and more...



Mr. Blue struts his way into the game as a premium item alongside the second generation of intricately detailed Royal Dilophosaurus, and a brand new winter gift box is here to shower the whole server with cosmetics such as plush toys whenever a player opens it.



Not to mention, we're bringing back every Christmas-y item from the game's long history
(with some Jurassic-sized discounts)!



You can see all of the new and returning cosmetics over on our Special Event Trello board

1. Economy connection may fail the first time the game initializes, resulting in no inventory being visible. Simply restarting the game should resolve this in most cases. Additional troubleshooting advice can be found in the pinned threads of the Steam issues subforum.
   
   
2. Connecting a gamepad after the game has already started may sometimes not have it be detected properly. It is advised to have it already plugged in and not disconnect during gameplay, as it may not be recognized when connected a second time. Restarting the game will usually fix this.

• added heavy melee attack to long guns such as sniper rifle, netgun, flamesaw, etc.
  
• flamesaw heavy melee does bleed damage similar to burst rifle
  
• updated burst rifle first person melee animation to have more of a stabbing motion
  
• increased bleed time and bleed damage of burst rifle
  
  
• dual pistols can now be fired much faster
  
• reduced dual pistol damage from 75 to 60
  
  
• reduced un-scoped fire rate of sniper rifle
  
• reduced spread on sniper rifle and burst rifle
  
• reduced final bullet spread multiplier on burst rifle
  
• less damage falloff for assault rifle and burst rifle
  
• Small increase to effective range of standard shotgun
  
• Spaz12 has slightly better damage at max falloff distance now
  
  
• set a cap for maximum camera speed as human
  
• you can no longer scope in during melee animations
  
  
• adjusted model offsets for almost all weapons in first person
  
• fixed M4 and MK pistol animation playing too slow when aiming down sights
  
• fixed reload animations don't play unless crosshair has finished re-centering to normal size
  
• updated double barrel shotgun reload camera animation
  
• made camera motion for reloading the assault rifle line up better
  
• added more noticeable camera shake when chainsawing an enemy
  
• minor increase to pistol camera recoil
  
  
• fixed classic commando missing backpack socket
  
• updated default Pyro mesh to have more detailed hair modelling
  
  
• enhanced particle effects for various weapons
  
• updated flamethrower fire effect with a more three dimensional core jet
  
• Updated explosion lights, fixed commando rocket and molotov not having one
  (as a result, made it so that molotovs now light up the scene for their firepool duration)

• NEW deathmatch map added: PC-Waterlogged
  
  
• added new volumetric light coronas around various lamps throughout the game
  
• added new color grading style to Airbase map (experimental)
  
• updated Airbase with thicker fog and darker ambience

• closed a main entrance on the second Verdant big building
  
• added more cover to Verdant in general, both in the compound and on the edges
  
• added more spawns around the edge of Verdant
  
• updated snowy version of UtilityBase to be closer to regular Ubase

• new lighting pass for the ice cave area of Borealis
  
  
• fix for low health transparency issues on ForgottenWorld map
  
• basictesting map has been temporarily replaced with wintertesting map
  
• swapped to the winter main menu map

• dilo spit vision now fades out gradually instead of completely blinding you for several seconds
  
  
• reduced max dilo spit damage from 78 to 40
  
• reduced minimum dilo spit damage to 20
  
• reduced cryo acid damage from 90 direct hit to 80
  
• reduced cryo acid minimum splash damage 40
  
• reduced cryo acid overlay duration
  
  
• raised "eye height" of Tyrants so camera is higher
  
• made acro stomp impact effect bigger and fuller
  
• added more dense tyrant footstep particles
  
• fixed tyrants not having a specific grass footstep particle effect
  
• fixed spino not able to taunt sometimes after using secondary attack
  
  
• fixed net breaking sound playing on already dead netted dinosaurs
  
• fixed smoke emitters on dinosaurs that have been burned to death not appearing on listen servers
  
• changed master dino shader to allow stronger emissive effects unaffected by light direction
  
  
• Added mutation compatibility for the following Cryolophosaurus skins:
  
  _Iceshard
  _Hailstone
  _HoneyBadger
  _WildDog
  _Rinkhals
  _IceBreaker
  _CrichtonCryo
  _Withered
  _Korn
  _FrostCryo
  _Emperor
  
  
• Various fixes and remakes for certain skins including:
  
  _bearded feathered nova
  _savage feathered nova
  _dark classic nova
  _greenhorn carno
  _bloodhorn carno

A big focus over the past 2 months has been improving controller support, with the goal of making it much more comfortable to play using a gamepad and offering more options to customize your experience. These are also features that will be added to the refreshed PlayStation version next year...

• Improved native support for DualShock 4 and DualSense controllers
  (no extra software required, just plug and play)
  
  
• Rewritten controller support to allow compatibility with a wider range of gamepads
  
  
• Added option to invert vertical aim axis
  
• Added option to swap left and right analog sticks on controllers
  
• Added option to invert forward/backward movement on left stick
  
• Added option to change deadzone settings for left and right stick
  
• (controls how much movement input is needed before the game responds)
  
  
• Reworked gamepad aiming- the right stick is now tighter in the center but looser around the edges
  
  
• Split controller look sensitivity into separate X and Y axis sliders
  
• Reduced vertical sensitivity scale for gamepads
  
  
• Fixed an issue where diagonal gamepad aiming was slower than up/down/left/right
  
• Fixed getting stuck in team selection using gamepads if trying to select a "full" team
  
• Fixed the Share button being used to toggle scoreboard on PS5 controllers
  
  
• There is now only a single toggle button for swapping weapons on controller instead of having additional buttons for previous weapon and next weapon on the D-pad.

We're running a deep discount during this year's Steam Winter Sale!



You can grab 50% OFF the game itself, the official soundtrack, and even the PCE 4-pack for ultimate multiplayer mayhem! So why not give the gift of Carnage this Christmas?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/321360/Primal_Carnage_Extinction/




We hope you all enjoy this latest update to Primal Carnage: Extinction. More to come in 2022!

Massive thanks go out again to the community artists, animators and testers who helped create the winter update. We *really* couldn't have done it without you.

From everyone on the Primal Carnage team,
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy new year!



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We're back with a little status check today. It's been a busy month, with several large development tasks taking up our time...

The process of overhauling the PS4 version continues slowly but surely, and we've been making various fixes and improvements for the upcoming winter update. Out of everything on our to-do list though, the most exciting thing coming to Steam next month is our brand new team deathmatch map!


You may have seen glimpses of it before, but here's a more extensive sneak peek of our next map...



Waterlogged is a new level developed in collaboration with community creators such as Othello and Spinoraptyrex, it was a close runner-up in last year's official mapping contest.

The setting is the secretive "Atrium B", which was used to store and analyze marine reptiles offshore. It now sits abandoned, the facility slowly being swallowed by the sea as its passages fill up with water. The cryogenic storage tanks have gone into overdrive to compensate, freezing an entire section in cold ice.



This map has a number of hazards to avoid, from falls into the churning ocean, to electrified water. We're excited to start playtesting it soon and you can expect to see it officially added to the game with the winter update later in December!



As the end of #Dinovember draws near, we're running one last week of gargantuan sales, and it's about to get pretty crazy!



Wild Week features some of the more exotic mutations and skins that have graced the game in the past, returning with hefty discounts applied. From a frilled Dilophosaurus, to a literal Dodo, there's a great collection of wild and wonderful looks back in-store for the next 7 days!





If anyone has yet to jump into the Carnage, or has friends who might be interested in unleashing their inner dinosaur, Primal Carnage: Extinction and the PCE 4-pack are presently 50% off until the end of the Steam Autumn Sale. Grab a great bargain before December 1st rolls around!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/321360


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A new patch for Primal Carnage: Extinction is now available! This patch features fixes to several bugs and issues, while also addressing gameplay balance.

Today also marks the start of the Dinovember Sales, with dozens of classic items returning to the store at record discounts! Find out more below…

• Improved damage for shotguns in the mid-range
  
• Reduced spread and increased recoil for sniper rifle
  
• Increased fire rate for standard “MK” pistol
  
• Increased max range for Desert Eagle and MK pistol
  
• Increased burst rifle reserve ammo by 40
  
• Increased fire rate slightly for burst rifle, minor reduction to its spread
  
• Increased size of thrown landmine and sensor mine models to be more visible
  
  
• Survival: fixed the flamethrower losing its start / stop sounds when upgraded
  
• Survival: fixed hotkeys for primary and secondary weapon being swapped after upgrading
  
  
• Moderate increase to human sprint speed
  
• Damage over time effects now prevent humans from using large resupply crates
  
  
• Added weapon info icons (armour piercing, etc) to class select
  
• Fixed seeing highlighted pickups as dino on round 2 if you had low ammo at the end of round 1
  
• Fixed catsuit scientist having a ponytail in-game

• Reduced Acro stomp radius by ~25%
  
• Applied damage falloff to Acro stomp impacts, it is now less forceful the further away you are
  
  
• Increased max sprint speed of Carnotaurus
  
• Fixed an issue where Carno would sometimes only deal 5 damage when charging into people
  
• Added a default carno mutation: Robustus Carno
  
  
• Reduced spitter sprint speed slightly
  
• Small boost to spitter jump heights
  
  
• Reduced duration of Cryo acid spit overlay effects
  
• Increased splash damage of charged Dilophosaurus spt explosions
  
• Spitters now only slow down from sprinting if the spit they are charging up is halfway ready
  
• Spit explosions now have no falloff, applying constant damage to anyone in the blast radius.
  
  
• Fixed regular spit impacting the floor being able to blind humans if they were too close to it
  
• Fixed cancelling a charged spit by looking backwards keeps you in the charged spit animation
  
• Fixed landing a direct hit with Cryo charged spit sometimes dealing 0 damage.
  
• Fixed being able to do charged spits while netted
  
  
• Successful pounce kills now give health back for raptors
  
• Fixed "tail armour" being missing from most of the smaller classes
  
• Fixed only the very tip of the beak counting for pecking people as Flyers
  
• Fixed taunting not working half of the time, especially for bruisers.
  
  
• Tyrants are now allowed to freelook when eating people
  
• Added more intense camera shake for Tyrant footsteps, they are now felt further away
  
  
• Adjusted dino shader, skins now desaturate when they are burned
  
• Fixed the AI in Survival only using their default skins in online games
  
• Fixed a handful of raptor skins that had no colour
  
• Updated the texture for undead Pachy skin
  
• Fixed weight painting issue on Mortis Pachy mutation model
  
  
• Remakes for various older legacy skins such as Lilypad Cryo, Arctic Venom Dilo, Darter Carno, Sediment Carno, Crimson Spino, and several more.
  
  
• Added randomized tongue action to raptor tranq idle animations
  
• Optimizations to ionizing foot trail effect

• Fixed a non-solid mesh on DesertionPoint
  
• Fixed projectiles going through parts of the Docks ship tower
  
• Fixed Transfer main building having no collision on the upper walls on one side
  
  
• Fixed a couple of CTE map blockers being present on TDM Forestchasm
  
• Fixed a stuck spot on UtilityBase
  
  
• WhiteForest: fixed an unpurchasable gate
  
• WhiteForest: made sure opposing purchase consoles are disabled when gates are bought
  
• Renaissance: fixed the Acro boss AI falling through the map on spawn
  
  
• Adjusted ledges up to the roof of the main building on UtilityBase so it's easier for Spitters
  
• Made blue barriers disappear when round starts on CTE

• Re-added assists column to scoreboard by popular demand
  
  
• Capture the Egg: fixed only one egg spawning on 2nd round
  
• Capture the Egg: nests that are not in use are now hidden
  
• Capture the Egg: fixed eggs respawning a couple of minutes after being captured
  
  
• Fixed light shafts graphics option not working
  
• Fixed lens flare graphics option affecting pathfinder flares
  
• Added a warning popup when changing graphics settings that you may require a restart
  
• UI enhancement: red X is now shown when a skin does not support cosmetic attachments
  
  
• Disabled the halloween main menu
  
• Added post-halloween promotional art
  
• Deactivated the skeleton skins from halloween
  
• Removed setname command
  
• Fixed a challenge typo

DINOVEMBER is here and today's update marks the start of three weeks of Jurassic-sized sales!
Yep, we'll be rotating in another set of classic skins on the in-game store every week this month…

1. Raptor Week & The Spooky Spillover
   
   
   
   From the vivid and striking to the subtle and camouflaged, 18 retro raptor looks are back with deep discounts! This week is a little special though, in that we have a few extra items that didn’t quite make it into the Halloween Horrors update.
   
   
   
   In addition to Raptor Week, several late but not least arrivals are here today. Among these are the menacing KRONOS Rex mutation, savage REGALIS Pachy mutation, the unnerving UNIFORMIS Dilo, and new skins such as the intricate Isidalwa Carno.
   
   
   
   And as the cherry on top, the Ornatus Tupa mutation is now available as a free drop.
   
   
2. Sales Upon Sales!
   
   
   
   Week 2 has the Tyrants stomp back into the spotlight with classic skins for Acro, Spino and T.Rex returning. They will have a handful of fan favourite mutations coming back, in addition to around two dozen classic looks for our fearsome threesome.
   
   
3. Let's Go Wild
   
   
   
   Dinovember concludes with Wild Week 3, featuring some of the craziest looks to ever grace the game returning for a limited time. Oh, and one final thing...

As of today, we’re giving everyone who owns Extinction a FREE default mutation for Carnotaurus, who has been left out in the cold until now. ROBUSTUS Carno is genetically enhanced with extra muscle mass, becoming so bulky it’s developed a bison-like humpback and stronger facial features.



You should have the mutation available to equip the next time you launch the game after updating.





We'll be back with the winter update mid-December, bringing a brand new deathmatch map developed alongside the community plus the usual avalanche of festive goodies!

We hope you enjoy this latest update to PCE and look forward to seeing you again next month,
-The Primal Carnage Team


Join us on our official Discord server!



Special Thanks to community artists Chunkohunko and AramRex for our recent update banner artwork!

A nerve-wracking, bone chilling new update has just launched for Primal Carnage: Extinction on Steam!



Today marks the start of our Halloween Horrors event, bringing not only a shiver-inducing collection of ghasty new looks, but a monster-sized shakeup to gameplay.

Here are all the gory details…





Every major update we tend to take a class family and focus our energies into trying to improve them the best we can. For this update, we felt it was time to give the Spitters a good polish up. For starters, spit detection has been greatly improved, with Dilophosaurus now consistently blinding people no matter where their venom spray hits the target.

Movement speed for both Spitters has been increased, allowing the softest targets on the dinosaur team to outpace the humans and make a quick getaway if they need to. They also have a new ability that is sure to leave you positively petrified…!





Adding another layer of depth to Spitter gameplay, Cryos and Dilos can now “charge up” their special attack to hock up a giant corrosive loogy that explodes with a huge splash radius. Holding down alt fire will begin the charge-up process, and reveal a targeting indicator when it is ready, showing roughly where it will land. You can go for AOE coverage to blind several people at once, or try to get a direct hit for massive damage.

A fully charged Cryo acid glob has the potential to melt a human on direct contact, burning them down to the bone and leaving behind a discoloured skeleton. Spooky…

The humans do have a fighting chance against the acid rain though. The large spit globs can be shot out of the air if you see them coming, even awarding a few bonus EXP for doing so. Shooting the spit renders it harmless, if your reaction time is good enough.




Finally, there are some aesthetic improvements to Spitters such as new animations to further differentiate Cryo from Dilo, and different coloured spit slime that appears around their mouths. Cryo has persistent glowing green drool, whereas Dilo has bold purple drool that shows after it has used its venom spray. There are now sounds for spit projectiles with different impact cues for acid pools, venom pools and charged spit.

For more info about various quality of life improvements and other Spitter enhancements, see the full change notes at the bottom of this post.



For balance reasons, we have adjusted the movement speed of humans this update. They are now slightly slower than before and cannot sprint for as long. However, their stamina will regenerate faster and not have so much of a delay before it begins to come back.

Weapon damage ranges have been reduced across the board, so that dinosaurs aren’t being harassed by a wimpy pistol from several miles away. Shotguns are now legitimately close quarters weapons, whilst the spread of certain weapons like the flaregun has been improved so that you can hit targets more accurately.



On the flipside, the sniper rifle has seen a heavy reduction in accuracy when not scoped in, which is magnified by persistent fire and when moving. This is intended to be a long range weapon, and though it may still need tweaking, it should be harder to pop off an easy headshot on something that’s mere feet away from you.



We have been focusing a lot of our energies on Survival mode, so we have made sure that the latest weapons actually work in Survival now (solo mode) and can be upgraded. Weapon upgrades in Survival are also more meaningful compared to in the past, where previously the v2 version of a weapon was sometimes less powerful due to mismatched stats.





Even after so many years, finding the right spot for Tyrants within the game still proves difficult. Bullet sponges are generally not super fun to fight, but at the same time these are meant to be rather tanky individuals. For the October update, we’ve provided them with more situational advantages.

When eating a human, a Tyrant now receives a 30% armour bonus (that applies to their whole body), until they have finished swallowing their meal. This helps “hit and run” Tyrants to get out of the danger zone while they consume their prize.

Unfortunately, some hidden animation errors caused Tyrants to be unable to reliably land attacks last update. These issues have now been resolved, so biting and swiping should feel a lot more natural and precise. For the Bruisers, we resolved a rather devious control lock problem where you could not use your secondary attack if you had also just used your bite.



We have been watching closely how our recently added Pachycephalosaurus has been performing since it went live. This update introduces some changes to reign in its abilities somewhat. Pachy can now only slide once it’s up to a certain speed, requiring you to properly initiate a sprint instead of doing it from a near-standstill. It also now costs stamina to drift in this way.

On the other hand, the handling of Pachy during a charge has been improved a bit, so that it’s slightly easier to angle yourself towards enemies. Bracing is also more effective than it was previously, though consumes more stamina as a result.





Some of you may know that we’ve had a beta running for Capture the Egg mode (CTE) over the last few months. The community has been really helpful in helping us experiment with several different win states, lose conditions, how many eggs are needed and more to find the final setup for CTE.

This update brings a new level of polish to the mode, with extra details such as humans wearing egg-filled backpacks and dinosaurs being able to stuff eggs into their mouths to return them to the nest. All maps from legacy CTE are now also fully updated with the latest version, having the entire level in play instead of a small portion of it and dedicated dino / human bases.

You can now play Capture the Egg on the following levels:

• PC-Docks
  
• PC-TheFalls
  
• PC-ForestChasm
  
• PC-ForgottenOutpost
  
• PC-UtilityBase

To avoid potential griefing from players just never capturing the egg, it now has a finite lifespan. You must return an egg either to the human base or to its nest within 90 seconds, or it will “hatch”. A little dinosaur will pop out, dead from being away from the warmth of the nest for too long. You monster.

The final rules for CTE are as follows:

• There are always two eggs, spawned in randomized locations around the middle of the map.
  
• Humans need to capture both eggs to win the game, by bringing them back to base.
  
• When you are holding an egg, you cannot sprint. Nobody wants to make scrambled eggs.
  
• If you take damage while carrying an egg, you will drop it at your feet.
  
• Dinosaurs can grab a dropped egg and return it to its nest, earning EXP in the process.
  
• If the dinosaurs exhaust the human team's respawns, or the humans fail to capture, dinos win.

Each team has 30 lives available to them. Every time a team member dies, this number goes down.
If one team respawns enough that they use up all their lives, the other team wins. This means the dinosaurs can potentially claim victory if they take out enough humans. On the other hand, if both eggs aren’t captured, the humans have failed to meet their quota and dinosaurs will win by default.

The dinosaurs have a limited roster, Tyrants and Flyers cannot be used in CTE for balance reasons. There is a minimum required playercount of 4 for a match to start, and the mode has a max player limit of 16.






Our second major focus for the October update has been to resolve all of the lingering bugs with Survival mode and make it a much more playable gametype. This meant tackling everything from minor annoyances like your weapon skin getting applied to your arms when you upgrade, to always being forced to respawn as a Commando regardless of what class you were just playing when you died.

Players can now choose any class they want when they re-spawn in Survival, however, if you select a new class you will lose any weapon upgrades you purchased.

The turrets in Survival mode are also ALWAYS upgradeable now, whereas before there were restrictions on when and which ones could be bought. To help lessen frustration with those sneaky Compies, the last 5 dinosaurs left alive in Survival are now highlighted to help track them down. And as a final added bonus, kill assists now grant cash in Survival mode.





We have given all of the Survival mode maps a major overhaul this October, with a big focus on adding more verticality and points of interest.



WhiteForest and VisitorCenter now feature new elevated positions that you can use to get the upper hand on the dino horde.



Be warned though, it can just as easily lead to your doom if a Carnotaurus gets a lucky head swipe on you 50 meters up.



All of the Survival maps now have more gates to unlock over the course of a match, restricting the movement of the dinos and providing more opportunities to spend your earnings. These unlock pathways to the new elevated areas such as clifftop outposts and the dam causeway on White Forest, or the rooftop defence points on VisitorCenter.







With this update we have introduced a fourth Survival level – AI-Renaissance, named after the colossal shipwreck that dominates the view wherever you are on the map. You start off on a white sandy beach, before unlocking the way into a fortified campsite and moving back to a clifftop overlook.

The beached tanker holds a horrifying cargo, waiting to be unleashed. Hold out as best you can by unlocking higher routes to rain down fire on the approaching dinosaurs. Watch for movement in the thick jungle, too dense for humans to venture into, where lithe agile raptors and spitters are waiting to attack.

We hope you enjoy this new addition to the Survival map rotation, and all of the enhancements that are now part of the legacy Survival maps!





Outside of Survival mode, the Team Deathmatch map Transfer has received a major upgrade this October, both in gameplay and visuals. The jungle has started to creep in, with greater foliage density and small trees dotted around the facility. There is much more cover, both natural and man-made, breaking up the extremely long sight lines that were there previously.



New routes have been opened up to sneak around certain areas of the map, and there are two extra acid pits for Pteras to drop their catches into. And if you need a cooling bath after being set on fire, there are a few extra water puddles on Transfer as well.





We couldn’t let the spooky season go by without including some frightfully good new looks. The in-game store has a horrifyingly huge selection of scary skins, terrifying taunts and mortifying mutations available. Not to mention, a ghoulish new gift box containing yet more terrors to be unleashed!

We've picked out a few highlights below, but you can see all of the shocking new looks added to the game on our special event Trello board here: https://trello.com/b/FXE3SzJo/special-event-items





Halloween brings two new Strange effects for use in crafting, which complement the previously added Kilowatt and Thalassic ultimate skin lines. Applying the Tesla Tool leaves a trail of golden lightning behind you and makes your eyes burst with sparks, whereas the Energy Tool applies an ionizing effect with gaseous clouds left in your wake and spectral energies emitting from your skull.



These new crafting tools are obtainable as drops while playing, as rankup/evolution rewards, and challenge completion rewards.

We are still investigating a way to directly apply Strange effects to items instead of relying on the lucky dip of crafting, however this may be quite a way off. The programmers are pretty busy these days with the porting process for PS4. Certain PC niceties that were planned will have to be set aside / delayed in some cases as we get deeper into that process.


Time for some Primal Fear (animated)...



A chilling collection of new sprays is now available as free drops in-game. These range from ghoulish green skull faces to legendary motion sprays. We’ll be cranking up their drop rate during the Halloween event, they’ll become much rarer after the spooky season is over.




Everyone has a free time-limited set of skeleton skins to parade around in for the duration of the Halloween event. These critters were re-vivified in a freak lightning storm accident at the island’s museum, and are now loose in the jungle, their bones held together by some unholy force that science has no answer to – except bullets!





Keen observers may notice our AI has learned a few new tricks in Survival mode. We are putting more energies into upgrading them going forwards, and hope to have bot support for ALL game modes in future. This means AI versions of all the dinosaurs that don’t currently feature in Survival mode (but will in future updates) and further improvements to our AI behaviours.

The idea is AI bots will be something server owners can enable to fill up empty matches until real players join to replace them, but we are toying with the idea of allowing offline practice versions of gametypes such as TDM, GTTC etc. when the bots become more advanced.

We also have a new map in the works for Team Deathmatch, built in close collaboration with the community. PC-Waterlogged is planned to be added this winter! A moody atmospheric research facility, this map houses the fabled Atrium B, where experiments were performed on marine reptiles. Now, flooded and abandoned, the sea threatens to swallow the facility up.

We’re really looking forward to bringing this map to fruition and can’t wait to show more of it!

• Disabled the use of Tyrants and Flyers in CTE mode
  
• Players can now join late and start playing when a CTE round is already in progress
  
  
• 2 big egg possession icons are now shown up top to say who has the egg
  
• Humans are now shown with a bagpack that gets filled with the egg in CTE
  
• CTE now uses set amount of LivesPerTeam instead of LivesPerPlayer
  
• BOTH eggs need to be captured now, not just one
  
• A stillborn Compy ragdoll appears and your egg "dies" if it is not returned soon enough
  
  
• added animations for Spitters and Raptors holding eggs in their mouths
  
• prevented roaring while dinosaurs are carrying the egg
  
• added new hint message that the player can not run when picking up an egg
  
• fixed sprint camera effects playing if someone attempts to "sprint" when holding the egg
  
• fixed egg locator icon becoming stuck in CTE (making it look like there's 3 eggs)
  
• egg possession icons at top of HUD are now hidden when the round hasn't started yet
  
  
• Made vital info message text larger and more noticeable
  
• Fixed "wait for players" still showing after the round has started in CTE

• AI can now use special jump points to leap higher
  
• The last 5 dinosaurs left alive are now highlighted to help track them down.
  
  
• Fixed the Survival / Solo scoreboard not working
  
• Kill assists now reward cash in Survival mode
  
• You can now press B to throw cash
  
  
• Fixed some weapons being worse after upgrading them in Survival mode
  
• Added upgrades for recently added primary weapons in Survival mode
  
• You now keep your weapon upgrades when respawning as the same class in Survival
  
• Fixed turret upgrading being inconsistent, should now work in all maps.
  
• Fixed turret log spam & turret-related server crash
  
  
• You can now change class after a wave has completed in Survival mode, however, you will lose your weapon upgrades if you decide to swap (a popup warns about this)
  
  
• Fixed always respawning as a Commando in Survival, even if you were a different class beforehand
  
• Fixed spectating not working properly in Survival mode
  
• Fixed secondary skin is applied to your primary weapon after upgrading in Survival mode
  
• Fixed missing / incorrect HUD weapon icons in Survival mode
  
• Fixed accidentally accepting class when sending a message on ready-up screen
  
  
• Alpha Nova boss now has its correct skin in multiplayer
  
• Alpha Nova boss can no longer be netted
  
• Alpha Nova boss is now larger than a regular raptor
  
• Updated hunt raptor cloaked skin effect
  
  
• Updated the VisitorCentre map:
  
  • now has multiple accessible rooftops via ramps
    
  • main statue raised area is no longer blocked off
    
  • generator is now located on second floor of a gated building
    
  • various lighting and detail adjustments
• Updated the WhiteForest map:
  
  • you are now able to walk on top of the dam outflow area
    
  • added ramps and walkways to elevated positions
    
  • added purchasable gates to unlock sections of the map
    
  • added more points of interest to the level

• Spitters now run faster than before
  
• Higher sprint stamina consumption rate for spitters
  
  
• Cryo roar recharge time reduced to 30 seconds
  
• Increased base damage for Cryo acid hits to 50
  
• Reduced regular spit cost for dilo from 25 to 16
  
• Reduced regular spit cost for cryo from 25 to 22
  
• Reduced blind time for Cryo acid direct hits
  
  
• Fixed dilophosaurus spit projectile collision cylinder, should now blind much more reliably.
  
• Fixed spit overlay effect on human models not working in some cases
  
• Fixed spitters being able to spit behind themselves
  
  
• Spitter stamina bars are now split with a dividing line to show when charged spits are possible
  
• You now see a targeting indicator after fully charging your spit to see where it will roughly land
  
• If you don't have enough stamina for a charged spit, you'll just spit normally
  
• Stamina regen is locked while charging spit
  
• Charged spit uses more stamina than regular spit
  
• Charged spit projectiles can be destroyed when shot at
  
• Added new EXP bonus for shooting charged spit out of the air
  
  
• First set of updated animations for Cryo and Dilo, fixing some minor glitches and differentiating them further
  
  
• Added new spit impact sounds for dilo and cryo
  
• Updated cryo sounds, featuring new pain and death cues
  
• Cryo now has persistent green drool hanging from its mouth
  
• Dilo now gets purple drool after spitting which persists for a few seconds
  
• There is now a dissolve effect on human ragdolls when they die to Cryo acid
  
  
• Spit is now destroyed when player leaves, gets auto-balanced, etc. to prevent friendly fire
  
• Fixed dinosaurs seeing the venom overlay effect when standing in dilo spit puddles

• Dinosaurs now have 40% damage reduction for strongpoint hits (previously 30%)
  
  
• Increased Tyrant roar effect buff duration from 10 to 20 seconds
  
• Increased effectiveness of Acro heal buff from 12 HP/sec to 15 HP/sec
  
• Doubled the radius of Acro stomp attack
  
• Moderate increase to Acro stomp damage
  
• Reduced netted time for Tyrants from 9 seconds to 5
  
• Increased damage of Rex tailswipe from 100 to 125
  
• Tyrants take reduced damage when eating someone now (30% extra armour until they swallow)
  
  
• Sliding as Pachy costs stamina now
  
• Pachy must be near max sprint speed to initiate a slide
  
• Made the Pachy charge turn speed a bit quicker
  
• Can no longer taunt while sliding as Pachy
  
  
• Fixed the attack timing and trace distance for raptors and Spino, should hit much better now
  
• Fixed an issue where Cerato's tail whip would not deal damage if used directly after its primary attack
  
  
• Increased bonus health of Carno ravenous bite, from damage +50 to damage +100
  (+140 if secondary attack)
  
  
• Fixed a lighting issue that was present on nearly all Spinosaurus models
  
• Optimizations to dino master shader
  
• Fixed jump landing animations not really playing
  
• Updated novaraptor run animation head posture
  
• Fixed a couple of Tyrannosaurus skins
  
• Updated the Teratus Rex mutation model
  
• Tweaked bodyfall sounds for tyrants
  
• Updated subsurface scattering mask for Flyers so it's not just the wings that let light through

• Minor reduction to human ground speed
  
• Increased sprint stamina consumption rate for humans
  
• Shorter delay before stamina begins regenerating as humans
  
  
• Fixed being able to charge up heavy melee with machete if you don't have stamina
  
  
• Halved max range of standard pistol
  
• Faster damage falloff for desert eagle
  
• Lower max range and faster damage falloff for default shotgun & double barrel shotgun
  
  
• Reduced spread for unscoped flaregun
  
• More intense spread values for the sniper rifle when unscoped
  
• Sniper rifle now has less of an accuracy bonus when crouched
  
• 15% reduction to SMG crit damage
  
• Minor reduction to desert eagle max range
  
  
• Fixed default commando model absorbing its dogtags
  
• Fixed a gap on the SMG model

General:

• Added foamy effect to interactive water waves
  
• Improved collisions and removed exploits across several maps
  
• Optimizations to multiple levels
  
• Visual improvements and upgrades to Survival map lighting

PC-TheFalls:

• Fixed the map not properly supporting new CTE
  
• Widened one of the side entrances to the main atrium where the river flows out

PC-Docks:

• added more dino corpses
  
• added more cover and additional routes
  
• removed most of the old CTE actors, started setting up new CTE
  
• added dry grass to the level that transitions to lush grass inland
  
• fixed main tower of the Docks ship not blocking spit
  
• various level optimizations

PC-Transfer:

• fixed some grass spots not being edible
  
• added more deadly acid pits
  
• added more Tyrant blockers
  
• repositioned dino corpses to reduce line of sight at a distance
  
• added way more cover and additional routes
  
• placed more plant life, trees, bushes etc. around the main square
  
• in-depth lighting pass, reduced height fog
  
• fixed human exploit locations

PC-DesertionPoint:

• fixed an invincibility spot that humans could wedge themselves inside of

VisitorCenter:

• various level optimizations and collision improvements
  
• set most of the cinematic raptors to use randomized models and skins
  
• updated generic failure cinematic

• Added active server counts on server browser tabs (how many servers of each type are live)
  
  
• Fixed incorrect weapon being selected when you are auto-balanced twice
  
• Fixed party pistol and grenegg missing weapon icons in class selection screen
  
• Fixed having your last custom first person weapon mesh still equipped after changing to another class (e.g. classic shotgun on commando)
  
  
• Fixed L1/R1 gamepad buttons breaking class selection if used while in team select
  
• Fixed stungun charging UI can get "stuck"
  
  
• Added a separate ColorGrading off/on option to graphics menu
  
• Removed the post processing quality option, as it has been split out into other settings

• Fixed blood decals for ragdolls hitting the ground not appearing
  
• Fixed taunt and attacking is possible at the same time as dino
  
• Fixed issue where admin cheats would not work on server
  
• Fixed several crashes across multiple game modes
  
• Updated regular TDM maplist to have DeadTide map as part of it

• Sometimes the Acro boss AI will fall out of the world on AI-Renaissance map
  
• Survival AI can become stuck when dealing with gate obstacles on occasion
  
• Older skins from several years ago may have incorrect patterning. We had to remove the old pattern system for performance reasons, but are working to remake these items in higher quality currently.

That’s it for this latest update to Primal Carnage: Extinction! We will return with another patch once the Halloween Horrors event is over in a couple of weeks. After that it's Dinovember, where we will have retro store rotations that see classic items returning, followed by the epic Winter Update in December.


Until then, we hope you all have a scary good time!
-The Primal Carnage Team


Join us on our official Discord server!

The in-game Extinction Store has been updated with new items today! These include a selection of new mutations and skins, plus two new taunts for our recently added Pachycephalosaurus class...




We have six new dinosaur model mutations added with this latest store rotation, including a new extra-spiky look for the Pachy! Each mutation comes bundled with its own skin and you can preview them if you have opened the store from the main menu, as can most other store items.

There's more than just dino duds though, we have some brand new human cosmetics available as well...



The amazingly yellow Hornet Scientist collection adds a new outfit, backpack and rebreather mask for our resident sniper. And to keep the bee theme humming along, we also got the Stinger SMGs for Trapper.



Outside of the store, we have several new free drop items going live this evening, exclusively made up of new skins for our hard-headed friend. 4 new free Pachy skins will be available via crafting and drops during gameplay including the glorious... Glory Pachy...



Yet more free content will cycle in alongside the coming store rotations throughout the autumn, with both dino and human items. The goal is to have new items rotated in every 2 weeks, so keep an eye out!





We're working on a large game update for the end of October, which aside from the usual spooky festivities will include some fairly big fixes and enhancements to Capture the Egg and Survival.

There are some new features that we can't quite talk about just yet, but we're hoping the AI will give you a more varied challenge come Halloween!


See you then!
-The Primal Carnage Team



Join us on our official Discord server!

A new patch is now available for Primal Carnage: Extinction, it should automatically download the next time you restart Steam.

This patch aims to address some of the issues found after the release of our most recent major update, which added Pachycephalosaurus to the game.

We have also continued to make various optimizations and stability improvements.
A full list of changes is below...

• Pachycephalosaurus can now use its primary attack (headswipe) while netted
  
• Pachy's primary attack no longer costs stamina to use
  
• Reduced net time length for Pachy from 4 secs to 3
  
• Increased base healing amount for Pachy when grazing on grass
  
  
• Rebuilt paths on GTTC Falls, added exceptions for Pachy to several blockers so it can jump around the map more easily
  
  
• A vision effect is now applied for humans standing in Dilophosaurus spit pools
  
• Fixed damage traces for Spino bite attack being misaligned
  
• Adjusted the Cerato tail swipe attack to do damage slightly earlier

• Upgraded several skins that were used the deprecated pattern system to the latest shaders
  
  
• Optimizations to several skins using the advanced "ultimate" dino shader, reducing memory usage
  
• Fixed missing necklace socket on 2.0 human meshes
  
• Various other fixes and updates for skins and model mutations

• The customization dropdown list now automatically opens when you hover the red name bars instead of requiring you to click them
  
  
• Made sure customization profile icons for dinosaurs were properly centered
  
• Fixed HTML code showing in customization descriptions for Stat Track items
  
• Fixed dynamite missing a HUD icon, which was causing flickering
  
• Fixed equipping the classic shotgun skin causing the shotgun icon to not show in class select
  
  
• Re-enabled all other loading screens now Pachy has had a moment to shine
  
• Added new Pachy scene to the main menu

• Fixes to challenge tracking for the new Headmaster, Using Your Head and Skidrow challenges
  
  
• Optimizations & improvements relating to server / client bandwidth
  
• Increased server tickrate from 20hz to 60hz to improve movement replication
  
• Disabled some verbose server logging to improve performance
  
  
• Fixed a crash that could occur when exiting the game

We will be back with our next major update in October, which has some super secret coolness we've been quietly working on for a little while (watch this space!).

Until then, we'll be rotating in fresh new items to the in-game store every two weeks, including a whole bunch of new looks for our latest Bruiser class!



The community's come up with some amazing new mutations, skins and taunts for our hard-headed friend in just a short time and they'll be heading your way soon...



Join us on our official Discord server to stay in the know!

A new update has just been released for Primal Carnage: Extinction on Steam!
Featuring a whole new playable dinosaur class, this is one of our most ambitious releases yet...


The "Pachy" is our third and final Bruiser class now playable in-game!



This is the most advanced dinosaur that we've ever created, entailing a serious engineering effort. Our first omnivore, it features multiple brand new mechanics and some interesting new twists on old ones...



With DNA contaminated during the cloning process, this once peaceful plant eater is afflicted by a disease that causes a form of mania. They are irritable, angry and have a craving for flesh.

An armoured little ball of energy, Pachycephalosaurus is the most maneuverable of the three Bruisers, able to leap on buildings and execute quick turns. Its thick dome skull is a "super strong point" that is impervious to all but armour piercing weapons.



Pachycephalosaurus also has *two* secondary abilities...




Bracing is a way for the Pachy to last longer in close quarters combat, allowing you to receive less damage. Hold alt fire (right mouse button) to hunker down and your whole body has an armour buff, lowering the amount of pain you feel. Doing this is strenuous for the Pachy, so drains your stamina.

The other secondary ability Pachy has is enabled by roaring...


The key difference compared to Carno and Cerato is that you have manual control of your charge as Pachycephalosaurus. Just running into enemies won't really deal any damage, you need to roar first to enter ADRENALINE RUSH.



Adrenaline Rush mode makes the creature hyper energetic, increasing agility. This lets it attack faster, jump higher, and most importantly- unlocks your charge.



After roaring, hold alt fire (right mouse button) to launch into a charge directly ahead. It takes half a second to build up speed, then any human in your way will receive serious impact damage.

Be warned though - it is difficult to turn while charging. To get around that, you need to slide...


Sliding is a special movement ability you have as Pachy. It lets you perform quick turns, redirect a charge without needing to slow down, and can even deal damage to enemies!



Simply crouch while running to do a slide. Your speed and turning rate will be momentarily boosted and any humans in your path will receive impact damage + knockback.


In addition to eating from corpses and getting health from killing humans like other dinosaurs, the Pachycephalosaurus can also restore itself by eating greenery.



If you are standing on grass and low on health, you can begin munching on the ground by holding the use key. Grazing like this is slower than filling up at a corpse, and the higher your health the less useful it will be, but this ability can give you a top-up when you need it most.




After countless challenging hours of development, we're super excited to finally have this class playable for everyone! Hopefully once you've had a chance to zoom around as it, you'll agree with us when we say that Pachy makes a mighty fine new addition to our dinosaur roster.

We can't wait to see how it affects the overall feel of the game, it's been pretty intense during testing!
However, a new dinosaur is not all we have for you today...



It was high time for a refresh. The class selection and customization menu screens have been completely redone, with more than just a new coat of paint. Aside from the reworked theming, both menus are linked together now in-game, with your character's 3D model visible throughout.



This upgrade to the whole menu setup also means you can customize before respawning once more!



Our goals with this UI update were to make things clearer and smoother. The text sizes have been increased, as have the icons. You'll no longer need to squint to see these elements if you don't have your nose against your monitor, and item descriptions are always right there next to them.



The customizer also only shows what you want to see when you want to see it, leaving more room for admiring your character model. Just hover over the bar for any item category on the left to reveal its contents and start customizing.

There are even additional shortcuts in customize now...

• A and D (or right analog stick) still allow you to rotate your view left and right
  
  
• H (or controller) now hides the item menus so you can get a view of your whole dinosaur
  
  
• Double-tap spacebar to quickly exit the customization area and respawn with your currently selected class (if it's available).

The entirety customization and class select menus also have full controller support, with shoulder buttons and triggers used to quickly swap between various tabs and newly updated gamepad prompts.



Almost all dinosaurs have some areas that are tougher than others. Pachy in particular has the giant dome skull which deflects small arms fire. Anything that's not armour piercing or explosive will not penetrate the dome.



You can now review each dinosaur's strong points and weak points by flipping through the newly updated class select menu, which has helpful diagrams for each species. The different hit indicators for when you land a shot in each body zone are also displayed for reference.

Every class in the game now has several tips on how to play that you can cycle through on the class selection screen. Check the box in the bottom right corner of class select for hints about various weapons, special abilities, team tactics and more. The vital statistics of each class are also displayed, listing their overall health and stamina.

Additionally, all weapons now have stats you can view by hovering over them in class select. There are three bars revealed which show the damage, range and rate of fire for every element in your arsenal.


Sometimes you just wanna quickly switch to a different gun. Now, it's easier to grab the right tool for the right job. Humans can swap their equipment on class select without needing to customize.

So, if you want to go from assault rifle to burst rifle, you can now do so with one button press / click while on class select (instead of having to bring up a huge list of items to scroll through).

The limitation with quick swap is that the game can currently only save one customized weapon at a time per loadout slot (primary & secondary). We hope to further improve on this and add more options in future.


That's a lot of big changes to the menus for one update, but we're not done quite yet. We'll be continuing to refine and enhance the new class select and customization in future patches, making them even snappier and snazzier!


A new utility for dinosaurs is that in addition to its usual functionality, roars can now "refresh" yourself.



Roar Refresh removes any negative effects such as stamina drain from poison darts or bleeding. It also grants a brief 3 second immunity to de-buffs from the moment the roar key is pressed.

Roar Refresh can quite literally mean the difference between life and death from what we've seen in testing- deploying your roar at the right time can save you from an otherwise lethal overdose or bleeding out. With this change, dino roars are an essential tool for both attacking and escaping.





A new ability for Tyrants and Bruisers is being able to free yourself from nets. If you have a roar ready and become netted, you can now use your roar to escape, shredding the net to pieces. The look of trapper nets has been updated as part of this, they now appear constructed of shiny metal wire meshing, and make a distinctive noise when attaching to dinosaurs.

We're hoping that the net escape feature, along with the new Roar Refresh mechanic, makes roaring a much more useful ability for Bruiser and Tyrant players.



This has been a much requested feature, and as of this update it is now a reality. If a dinosaur is hit by a tranquilizer rifle or dartgun in an area that is armoured (strong point) then they receive no damage over time or stamina reduction from that shot. Only the base damage from the dart impact is felt.

This is a particularly important change for Bruisers & Tyrants since the majority of their heads and tails are reinforced, so unless it's a shot to the side they will usually not feel the poison take hold.



One annoying bug we've been wrestling with lately is Flyers will sometimes lose all speed during flight, stopping in midair. This should no longer happen with the latest fixes to flight mechanics.

Another change we've made is that if a Pterosaur flies into a vertical object such as a wall for longer than a split-second, they will now drop out of flight. This is still quite forgiving, and allows flying classes to easily brush past most objects while flying around. The difference is that whacking head-first into a shipping container should more than likely make you plummet out of the sky now.



A few of our levels have seen some improvements with this update to improve the overall game flow and provide more cover for the dinosaurs. UtilityBase has seen its main gates raised higher, preventing humans from jumping wall to wall and offering a way for dinos to break line of sight with pursuers.



Elsewhere, the DesertionPoint map has seen its trees start to grow back now that the logging company is long gone. The outskirts have greater density of foliage, and bushes have sprouted up within the compound which give added camouflage for players. There are also more spawns out in the woods now so that people don't pop in around the same area as often.

For info on more tweaks to a handful of other maps, you can read the full changelog further down..


This update introduces 4 new achievements to unlock and 9 new weekly challenges. There are several related to our new hard-headed friend among them.




We have implemented a new type of subsurface scattering for dinosaurs, that aims to more closely emulate how light filters through skin...



This effect still needs tweaking in a few areas for certain dinosaurs, but even in its first pass we think it gives quite a dramatic effect, particularly when standing in front of sunlight. You can see the details being highlighted on the edge of the Rex's skin here..




For this release, we have significantly upgraded the hardware for our official servers. They are now much more robust, less prone to buckling under pressure and we're able to host more of them. Performance should be much improved now as well, with less lag across the board.



If you're wanting to jump right into battle, consider joining one of the gold highlighted options in the server browser!



The release of Pachycephalosaurus coincides with MELTDOWN 2.0, a special in-game event featuring new time-limited items, ultimate skins and much more...



The in-game Extinction Store has been refreshed with a brand new set of featured items! These hot new looks include 12 sizzling mutations, including one for our new Pachycephalosaurus class. There are also two taunts for the Pachy, the gleaming Knight Pathfinder outfit, and a bold new feathered Phoenix Pteranodon. Not to mention, the 2021 Meltdown Gift which is filled to bursting with dozens of scintillating new skins.

To view all of the new (and returning!) content in Meltdown 2.0, check out our special event Trello page.


Animated and very distracting, these babies are now dropping in-game...



Nuff said.


The second batch of Thalassic skins are here, along with several Ultimate skins for our new Pachycephalosaurus!



As a reminder, ULTIMATE dinosaur skins feature special animated emissive effects that run throughout the body. They are obtainable either as extremely rare drops while playing, or through crafting together 25 legendary items.



THALASSIC ultimates are themed around deep sea bio-luminescent creatures, with intricate strands of pulsating glows emanating from within. They have a vaguely pearlescent appearance, punctuated by dozens of tiny jewel-like orbs that are reminiscent of beautiful nightmares from the dark abyss.





We'll have fresh new store rotations every two weeks during this autumn, featuring some beautiful community created designs for our new Pachycephalosaurus! Check back regularly for new items!

• NEW BRUISER CLASS: Pachycephalosaurus
  
  
• ALL DINOS: roaring now removes negative status effects and grants 3 second immunity
  
  
• Increased radius of dilo spit puddle
  
• Increased speed of stamina drain for humans standing in dilo puddle
  
  
• Reduced control lock times for Ceratosaurus attacks
  
• Made it easier to land critical hits with Cerato's tailswipe attack
  
• Cerato tailswipe now does more knockback
  
  
• Next Gen Netting:
  
  
  • Tyrants and Cerato can now escape a net if they roar
    
  • Tyrants now play an escape animation when freed from a net (if they don't roar to escape)
    
  • New particle effects for dinosaurs escaping nets (small = sparks, big = net pieces)
    
  • Updated the look of nets to now appear more metallic
    
  • Added new sounds for being netted and escaping nets
    
  • Added more netted vocal sounds for Tyrants
    
  • Fixed netted pain sounds not stopping right away after exiting the netted state
  
  
• NEW subsurface scattering effect for dino shader
  
• Swapped the Spino corpse eating animation
  
• Added a subtle animation morph of the Cryo's neck bulging when spitting
  
• If a dino is burned to death, there should be smoke rising from their corpse now
  
• Fixed character flame emitters constantly resetting when taking extended hits from the flamethrower
  
  
• Fixed acid not freeing netted Pterosaurs
  
• Fixed invisible acid pools
  
• Fixed bug where dinosaurs can eat and roar at the same time
  
• Possible fix for roar sounds sometimes cutting out
  
• Possible fix for Nova's pounce not working under certain conditions.
  
  
• Fixed hitting the same enemy twice in a row with charge sometimes (all bruisers)
  
• Fixed charge impact sounds only being heard by the charging player
  
• Set species-specific impact sounds for Chargers (carno, cera, pachy, tupa)
  
• Fixed flesh impact sounds always playing for Carno and Tupa ram animations even when you didn't hit your target

• NEW fully 3D combined class selection & customize menu
  
• Added quick-swap for weapons in human class selection
  
• Added weapon stats on mouse-over to class selection
  
• Updated scientist class icon on scoreboard
  
• Fixed "class full" appearing when class is not full anymore
  
• Added dino diagrams to class selection showing strengths and weaknesses
  
• Added full gamepad support for customization and class select
  
  
• A countdown is now shown for dinosaurs saying how long they have left before auto-spawning.
  
  
• Forced spawn for dinosaurs now pops you in as the class you're currently looking at in customization/class select (provided that class isn't full)

• Fixed extra time not being added instantly when a GTTC point is captured
  
  
• Added new foliage cover and more water sources to DesertionPoint
  
• A bunch of collision adjustments on DesertionPoint to prevent humans going where they shouldn't
  
  
• Fixed the roof of Verdant's main building being non-solid in places
  
• Raised the main gates of UtilityBase to prevent humans jumping from wall to wall
  
  
• Added more tree cover around the Airbase helipad
  
• Tweaks to Airbase map visuals (better water leaks, darker fog)
  
  
• Fixed some lag on the main menu map
  
• Updated customization area on the main menu map
  
• Upscaled a few environment textures

• NEW achievements and challenges!
  
• NEW legendary animated spray drops
  
  
• Fixed bruiser class cooldown in Get To The Chopper only working for Carnotaurus
  
• Updated human physics assets (disabled collision traces on their arms)
  
• Reduced max damage distance for all weapons (you could be damaged literally miles away before)
  
  
• Updated the longifrons acro mesh
  
• Various other mutation and skin fixes
  
• Started process of reworking dino skins that use the old pattern system (more to come soon!)
  
• Added a couple of missing economy icons
  
  
• Crash fixes for Survival mode
  
• Fixed oversized hunt raptor collars
  
• Various optimizations including performance boosts for core AI and UI code
  
• Various updates to Steamworks libraries

Without the support of our dedicated community, this update and its new class would not be a reality.

The efforts of dozens of artists and testers in the Primal Carnage: Extinction fanbase helped the development team bring our Pachycephalosaurus to life!



From the exquisite character modelling skills of Mr. Troodon, to the texturing finesse of Velociboy and ArchShiranui, the close-knit testing group with committed bug stompers such as Alijar, Gyula and ToaMetru, and many, many more... We thank you all once again for your dedication!

And a big thankyou to all of our players for joining us on this wild ride!


-The Primal Carnage Team