In celebration of the Update's release, we have prepared a discount for all the aspiring paleontologists: 20% off Dinosaur Fossil Hunter until August 30! If you haven't tried the game yet and you're wondering if it's a game for you, read on and see what is waiting for you! :)
New content
Trailer gives a good overview of all the new content, but let's skim through it all once again:
New Huge Location🗺️
Grizzly Mountains location is now available and open for exploration! And there is a lot to explore – it's a vast area, which should meet expectations of the most advanced paleontologists. Fields, hills, rocky mountains, wetlands... this place will require all of the skills you've earned so far in order to uncover its secrets!
New dinosaur species and skeletons🦕
There are four new dinos waiting to be discovered and 11 new skeletons to find and assembly!! What are the new dinos? Perhaps you were able to spot them in the trailer above. If not, let us unveil this mystery!
The dinos waiting for you are...
Gorgosaurus libratus
Parasaurolophus walkeri
Stegoceras validum
Styracosaurus albertensis
Is your favourite dinosaur among these? There can never be enough dinos, so we hope these will bring you a lot of joy and you'll be proud to showcase them in your museum!
New car 🚗
New journey requires a new car! Time to take this new pickup for its first ride! Adventure awaits!
More museum space 🏛️
It's vital to have enough room to showcase your finds and that's why you have an additional museum hall at your disposal!
More small fossils to find 🐚
They're fascinating finds! They come in all sizes and shapes, they store remains of small extinct animals, plants, they don't take much space in your museum (meaning you can fit a lot of them in one room) and now that the Update is here, there are even more of them to collect!
New museum decorations 🌴
More dinos, more space in your museum, more small fossils... It's only a given that you would also get more decorations to add even more diversity to your museum! We can't wait to see which ones will be featured in your newest expositions! :)
Creative Museum Mode 🎍
New game mode - unleash your creativity in the Sandbox Mode! Use the decorations and dinosaurs unlocked during campaign mode to create many new unique versions of your museum!
New achievements 🥇
New achievements have been added aside from the previously fixed achievements.
...and Much More!
Aside from this, numerous new fixes have been applied to the game as well. We've also added some new game mechanics! One of them is picutred below. You'll be able to mark rocks you examine with paint – red stands for an ordinary rock, which doesn't contain anything worth noting, while the light green color marks rocks with fossils inside.
Full changelog:
Fixes:
fixed bug with counting prestige points
fixed issues with autosave files
fixed few spawn points positions
fixed table position at the garage
fixed missing/wrong colliders
fixed position of some bones inside stones, to make inspection easier
fixed issues with digging tools, which occasionally caused tools to be blocked while digging
fixed bug with inactive buttons after finishing prologue
fixed FPS drop while digging underwater with pump
fixed FPS drop caused by museum camera bug
fixed possibility to block drone delivering fuel after changing its destination place
fixed crates icons at minimap
fixed some UI issues (wrong UI elements scale, position, added missing icons etc.)
fixed crate falling into exposition area
fixed truck physics when driving through mud
fixed issues with stone outline
fixed missing/disappearing environment stones
fixed an issue with water not disappearing gradually when using a pump on excavation area (all of the water would disappear at once)
fixed issues with unresponsive drone button
fixed issues with collectible items at the garage (items and descriptions position)
fixed issue with very dense fog (improved visibility in foggy areas)
fixed issues with “skeleton” crate position at the museum (crate occasionally overlapping with skeleton ghost position)
fixed medium bones autoclean, now it’ll be available from the stage of plaster removal
fixed drone list order at excavation laptop
fixed camera movement while setting up exposition at the museum
fixed controls blocked after changing panels
fixed incorrect tools descriptions
fixed excavation crates rotation issues
fixed issue with missing crates after autosave at the first museum
fixed possibility of freezing the car after quick entry
fixed issues with achievements
fixed FPS drop after re-entering a large location
fixed possibility to send fossils to prep room during cleaning stage
muted car sound on scene loading
“prologue” skeletons and skeleton parts removed from main museum
added some missing translations
blocked possibility to save empty exposition
blocked possibility to open trunk while driving truck
blocked possibility to duplicate dinosaur skeleton at exhibition
blocked possibility to place wrong dinosaur description
blocked possibility to edit water on an exposition other than the one we are editing
blocked possibility to inspect rock with opened game menu
blocked possibility to move camera during cutscenes
blocked possibility to upload empty museum to Steam Workshop
added ability to extract stones hanging in the air
Features:
added Creative Museum Mode
added new skeletons, car, decorations, museum hall, achievements, dinosaur statues, newspapers etc.
added color markers after stone inspection (can be turned off in game settings)
added continuous operation mode, turning on/off with single click, to cleaning tools at the museum (can be turned off in game settings)
added drone timer in tablet menu showing how long it’ll take for a drone to deliver fossils to the museum
full controller support
Steam Deck support
loading time optimisation
materials and vegetation optimisation
colliders optimisation
dinosaur skeletons optimisation
overall visual polish
renamed autosaves to make navigation between each autosave easier
particles visual polish, added new particles
working elevators in the museum halls
added saving of GPR flags at the excavation area
added possibility to skip lector dialogues
added/updated some sounds
save files cleanup and optimisation
changed T. Rex skeleton at the “prologue” museum to make it more anatomically correct
and more!
Bug reporting
Like always, if you find an issue during your playthrough that this patch hasn't fixed, please let us know! Steam forums work well for that – we'll get back to you as soon as we can. You can also contact us via email address dinosaur@pyramid.games and send us your game files such as your save file and log file, which are very helpful for investigating your issues.
Both save files and log files can be found in the following directory: C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\LocalLow\PyramidGames\Dinosaur Fossil Hunter AppData folder is hidden, which might make it difficult to access it through File Explorer. In that case, try one of these methods to locate your files:
1. Copy and paste full directory into the bar of your File Explorer. 2. Copy full directory, press Windows + R and paste this directory into the field of the box that shows up.
Once you do any of the following, you should be redirected to Dinosaur Fossil Hunter folder, where you can find:
Your save file – entire GameSaves folder
Your log file – text file named "Player" or "output_log"
You can also zip and send us entire Dinosaur Fossil Hunter folder if you prefer – we’ll figure out the rest!
That's it! For this update, of course. ;) We hope this new update will bring at least a few hours worth of fun to your playtime.
Live stream
If you have some time to spare while your game is updating, we invite you to our live stream that is starting now on our Twitch & YouTube channels. Unfortunately, due to ongoing issues with Steam streaming we weren't able to bring our stream to Steam this time around.
For now, we're awaiting your feedback and further suggestions! We'll continue improving Dinosaur Fossil Hunter for you all and for now, we'd like to learn more about your current impressions of the game, so we can take them into account while planning next updates and patches.
Other than that, there is a Designer DLC🎨 in the works and as soon as we have a release date set for it, we'll let you know! Referring to some of the feedback we've received from players, we'd like to assure you that the statue model currently used in promotional materials will be changed – as with the actual game, we'll make sure it's more anatomically correct and closer to its real life counterpart.
Now, all that's left is to wish you fruitful exploration! Pack your equipment, take a seat in your new car and start your adventure in Grizzly Mountains!
"Hey mister! That's a nice fish net you've got there! But it's too small and there are no fish here in the desert!" "Aha, kid! What's your name?" "Edward!" "Well then, dear Edward, I'm not looking for fish. My name is Felipe, and I am a lepidopterist." "HUH? What's a lepo, …leper...lepidoctor...?" "A butterfly collector." "I see." "Did you see some pretty butterflies out there in the desert?" "Only if I get some Goldibear biscuits. The ones over there on the shelf. Cost only a dime a pack." "Edward, you are a connoisseur of fine foods!" "HUH?"
Money oils the machinery of this world. But to keep the machine running, money must also flow. In the 19th century West, trading posts and general stores were the hubs of commerce. At trading posts, goods could be bought and sold: Furs and livestock, as well as raw materials such as silver or gold were traded there. Household goods, fabrics, clothing, weapons, spices, jewellery, and durable food were on sale. In the second half of the 19th century, however, with the railways and the invention of barbed wire, the demise of the cowboys began. Cattle herds could be kept in certain areas and the railways saved the tedious cattle drives. The West became a relatively "wild" West during this period!
How will you survive in Wild West Dynasty? How do you plan to earn your money? Tell us in the comments below or on our social media!
Get ready for the most anticipated release in Barn Finders history!
Bid Wars DLC is releasing on Steam on 30.09.2022!
New location! Explore one giant - never seen before, map with auctions on top of auctions, scattered all around the whole map.
New items! Find loads of new items in each and every new auction! Sell them or take them to your workstation to create some new exotic and bizarre combinations!
And what’s most important! - even more of that sweet sweet pawnin’ yall love so much! Dive deep into Bid Wars DLC and experience replayability as you’ve never seen before on Barn Finders!
Make sure to check it out for yourself on 30.09.2022!
Get ready for the most anticipated release in Barn Finders history!
Bid Wars DLC is releasing on Steam on 30.09.2022!
New location! Explore one giant - never seen before, map with auctions on top of auctions, scattered all around the whole map.
New items! Find loads of new items in each and every new auction! Sell them or take them to your workstation to create some new exotic and bizarre combinations!
And what’s most important! - even more of that sweet sweet pawnin’ yall love so much! Dive deep into Bid Wars DLC and experience replayability as you’ve never seen before on Barn Finders!
Make sure to check it out for yourself on 30.09.2022!
Get ready for the most anticipated release in Barn Finders history!
Bid Wars DLC is releasing on Steam on 30.09.2022!
New location! Explore one giant - never seen before, map with auctions on top of auctions, scattered all around the whole map.
New items! Find loads of new items in each and every new auction! Sell them or take them to your workstation to create some new exotic and bizarre combinations!
And what’s most important! - even more of that sweet sweet pawnin’ yall love so much! Dive deep into Bid Wars DLC and experience replayability as you’ve never seen before on Barn Finders!
Make sure to check it out for yourself on 30.09.2022!
Get ready for the following WEEKEND EVENTS from Friday to Sunday: start of Summer Collectifun, Glorious Gold Galore, Witches' Dance, Assembly of Awesome Animals & Days of Doomed Souls.
Besides, we will launch the new INTERNATIONAL WORLD W58 on Friday at 16 CEST! You can already create an account by clicking the link in your in-game mail. Moreover, the brand-new BARD class will be available on Friday as well, both on the new world and all other ones!
Get ready for the most anticipated release in Barn Finders history!
Bid Wars DLC is releasing on Steam on 30.09.2022!
New location! Explore one giant - never seen before, map with auctions on top of auctions, scattered all around the whole map.
New items! Find loads of new items in each and every new auction! Sell them or take them to your workstation to create some new exotic and bizarre combinations!
And what’s most important! - even more of that sweet sweet pawnin’ yall love so much! Dive deep into Bid Wars DLC and experience replayability as you’ve never seen before on Barn Finders!
Make sure to check it out for yourself on 30.09.2022!
Thanks to the amazing help from our community testers, we’re excited to let you continue your Sacred Fire story, as Act 2 is now available! In this blog, we'll outline what you can expect from the second act.
Before we get into (minor) spoiler territory, here's what some of our Discord testers had to say while playing through Act 2:
flori2412 “Wow, this was scary! Well done!”
Metastatic “Love the choices you have with your brother.”
yangao5e “Another marvelous act. Great job.”
And for those who prefer hard numbers, these are the contents of Act 2:
27 new scenes.
2 big battles and 2 one-on-one duels, each with a unique twist.
3 new major locations with 25 unique shots
9 new characters, with 18 new insights to uncover
4 old characters got their art upgraded based on your feedback
A Visual Overview
Note: there will be minor spoilers from this point, so read along at your own risk!
Act 2 brings several major battles…
…and one on one duels…
…that will test not only your cunning and willpower...
…but also the loyalties your choices inspired...
…on and off the battlefield…
…in characters both old and new...
…and maybe even in some that were long forgotten.
Enjoy!
We appreciate your patience as we finished up Act 2. We're very happy with how it ended up, and we hope you enjoy continuing your story. Feel free to leave any feedback on the Steam forums, or on the official Sacred Fire Discord!
Kind regards, Andrej and the Iceberg Interactive team
OLD SAVE NOTE: we went to great lengths to make sure you can continue with your old save, but still some big changes were made to the story structure, so saves older than 2.6.0 won’t work. But if your save is that old, chances are you’ll enjoy the improvement made to Act 1 too.
Let us all welcome the newest character and the sixth member of 3on3 Freestyle Rebound Team; Helena!
Helena a.k.a Mozart
Hometown: Oakland, California
A skater 'girl' with cham to spare, Helena revels in breaking assumptions others tend to make about her. It's not every day you run across a blonde white girl under six feet and over 15 years old who's obsessed with playing basketball. But with the two older brothers who made it into the pro hoops screne, Helena's obsession with the game may be a bit easier to understand.
Just when you think she's a "girly-girl" she'll act tough, and just when you treat her like one of the guys, she'll get all dolled up and wait for you to open the door for her.
You get to choose +7 to any additional attributes as a Bonus for obtaining Helena.
Helena has 3 passive effects that will really help you to win matches.
1. Training Point: Get 20 training points when obtaining Helena 2. 3on3 Helena Arrives!: Selected attribute applies [+7] when the character is created 3. A.k.a Mozart: Movespeed increases by 6 upon character creation
Helena also has 3 Parts that will give additional attributes to her:
1. Shot Motion:
Helena's Jump Shot and Short Long Dunk Motions get slightly faster.
- Jump Shot Motion Speed Up - Shot Dunk Motion Speed Up - Long Dunk Motion Speed Up
2. Basic Attribute:
A portion of Helena's 'Training Points' are increased