A major update is now live for Primal Carnage: Evolution

Please make sure that you are on the latest version by restarting your console, or using the Check For Update option in the game properties.

Update 1.56 kicks off our Summer Meltdown Event! As the perfect cap to Jurassic June, Meltdown brings a brand new TDM map to the game, along with a new playable sandbox dinosaur and a seriously sizzling selection of new skins. Read on for all the details…

NEW RAILYARD MAP

New to Team Deathmatch and Sandbox mode, “Railyard” is a map that was created in collaboration with the Primal Carnage community. This will be the first of two maps set in this location, with a nighttime version for Evacuation mode coming later this year!

The sprawling train depot is half-overgrown, yet automated trains still rush back and forth at deadly speeds. Be careful crossing the tracks!

Of course, that’s not the only danger to be found… don’t mess with the electricals down here unless you want a nasty shock!

NEW Playable Dinosaur: BRACHIOSAURUS

Today there is a new thunder lizard in town! Brachiosaurus has been added to the experimental Sandbox mode, along with support for more Sandbox cosmetics. Although by far the largest playable dino, this is still kind of a “baby” compared to its big brothers found roaming around outside Ruthless.

In terms of functionality the Brachi is currently armed with a stomp attack, directional tail swipe, has standard roar refresh, and can drink. There are no trees it can nibble on unfortunately, and the grazing system was never setup with something so tall in mind, therefore it cannot heal. Instead, we’ve given Brachiosaurus over 99,000 health.

This is likely temporary, until we can hopefully expand the grazing functionality. Ultimately, a carnivorous Brachiosaur was just a step too far, even for this game.

BALANCE CHANGES

We’re trying just a few adjustments this patch informed by what we’ve seen in matches ourselves and general player sentiment. Global human weapon accuracy has been reduced, since dinosaurs seemed to be having a hard time even against weapons that are specifically designed to be inaccurate. On the other hand, human heavy melee now has a longer range to help close the distance to enemies.

The scientist’s heavy sniper rifle (Assault Cannon) has been nerfed with a slightly slower fire rate, and its damage falloff over distance is much more rapid, being less of a heavy hitter at long range.

Finally, the amount of health dinosaurs receive back from killing humans has been increased from 20% to 30% to help them sustain or escape when in group battles.

FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS

After rewriting the save/load code last patch to fix the freezing issue, a new bug stealthily entered the game which prevented progress on trophies persisting between matches. Any trophy that could not be completed in a single match was affected by this. We’re sorry this managed to slip past us, the latest update should resolve the problem but we’ll be keeping a close eye on things.

We’re aware of the problems some people are having when trying to redeem item codes. The founder’s code has been extended another week into July while we work to resolve this issue.

Those who have been unable to redeem it or lost the item unlocks from the Founders Code can email support@circle5studios.com and we will get back to you in due time once a replacement code is ready for you.

There are a number of other small fixes and tweaks going into this update based on player feedback and what has been reported to us via the official Discord channel. Check out the full list below…

Full Changelog

Version 1.56

GENERAL

NEW map: TDM Railyard
NEW playable: Brachiosaurus (sandbox)
MELTDOWN is here!
- Added new Meltdown and Terrific Taunts store collections
- Rearranged featured Collections, added new featured content
- Expanded default inventory with over a dozen new free items for Sandbox dinos
- Double EXP for Evacuation Mode extended into July along with Founders Code

BALANCE

Scientist Assault Cannon: slightly slower rate of fire, reduced damage at long range
Dinosaurs: increased health restored when making a kill (20% to 30%)
Getting a kill with Carno / Cerato / Pachy charge now rewards health back to them
Killing with Dilophosaurus poison bite now rewards health back to the Dilo
Increased range of human heavy melee attack

BUG FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS

Current map name is now shown on ingame scoreboard
Added an intel counter to the main menu player Profile tab
Extinction Points needed to rank up is now displayed on the player progress bar
Intel progress popup now shows after every pickup instead of after every 10 collected
fixed weekly challenge progress only showing on endround scoreboard if you’re the host
fixed Tupa special attack effects continuing to play over and over until respawn if a Tupa gets killed during a divebomb attack
fixed being able to set yourself on fire when the raptor pounce arc indicator intersected a molotov firepool
fixed collectables obtained in previous patches not counting towards trophy progress
fixed progress for cumulative trophies resetting between matches
fixed initial store preview of mutations not showing both the skin and mutation together

If you're still encountering issues after updating to patch 1.56, please post in the Evolution bug reports section of our official Discord if you can. We still have some major memory optimizations coming up next month that will further improve both streamed texture quality and overall performance.

More Meltdown Soon!

We hope you’re enjoying our latest update. Meltdown: Part 2 will be coming within the next few weeks, bringing another selection of scorching new looks to the game along with a special surprise or two!

That’s right, Summer Meltdown is a multi-stage event - we’re looking forward to revealing more of Part 2 soon! Planning for beyond summer is also underway with internal prototypes of new features.

The team wants to sincerely thank everyone who has played our little dinosaur game since launch. Whether you’re a returning veteran from “Ye Olde Extinction,” or new blood here to hunt humans and slay dinos for the first time… thank you for playing.

Have a great summer!

-The Primal Carnage Team

SUMMER MELTDOWN!