A new update has been released for Primal Carnage: Evolution!

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

Welcome to the second phase of our summer update trilogy, Meltdown: Part 2! We’ve got another huge helping of scorching hot looks for both humans and dinos, alongside more fixes and feature improvements. The third and final part of Meltdown will be even bigger, but for now, let’s check out today’s update!

HOT NEW LOOKS

Dozens of sizzling new skins arrive today for both PCE on PC and Primal Carnage: Evolution, ranging from some snazzy SMGs to more marvellous mutations! You can see a small sampling of the scorching highlights now available below, and be sure to check out all of the new customizations on our special event Trello board.

New: EVOLVE to start again!

Have you already reached maximum rank? This update is for you!

When you have maxed out at Rank 50, there is a new main menu option to Evolve your rank in order to start over.

Also know as “prestiging”, by choosing to Evolve you will be set back to rank zero but with a new Evovled Rank indicator that goes up each time that you Evolve again.

After choosing to Evolve your rank, you will receive a large reward of Phoenix Points (PXP)

Kick it out!

Since the launch of Evolution, server hosts have had the option to kick players from matches. We included this since there’s always some bad apples that can ruin the fun of others, and it seemed logical to give the host of a match the power to kick them out.

However, it appears that many cannot be trusted with this power, and the abuse of kicking has led us to rethink its place in the game. As of version 1.58 hosts can only kick players in Sandbox mode. The kick option is no longer available in Competitive matches.

We’ve heard way too many reports of hosts kicking players simply for having killed them (the thing that’s kinda the point of the game!) or booting people who dare to take the Tyrant slot when it’s available. We did briefly considered adding Vote Kick to the game, but it’s likely that most players would just passively vote Yes to a kick in order to get the popup offscreen, so we decided against its inclusion in Competitive.

Sandbox Improvements

Although there are some lingering issues with the Sandbox quick menu and commands, we’ve been focusing on functionality with the playable classes lately.

For example.. as of this patch, Stegosaurus now has a directional tail swipe that you can aim either left or right. Plus, both Stego and Brachi can actually deal serious damage with their attacks instead of just tickling players or going through them. You’ll have to watch out when standing near a Brachiosaurus, as they deal trample damage now. Additionally, Brachi can now graze if they find the right spot to bend down.

We’ll have more tweaks and improvements to Sandbox in future updates, but will be turning our attention towards adding new weaponry for the human team next.

General Fixes

We’re continuing to make bug fixes and tweaks based on what has been reported by the PlayStation community. Be sure to check out the official Discord channel if you want to give feedback for future updates! Join us at:discord.gg/primalcarnage

Today we’ve increased the server tick rate from 30 Hz to 60 Hz, to hopefully reduce latency and increase the reliability of hit detection. NOTE: this may put more strain on those who are hosting matches using the base model PlayStation 4, but seeing as almost 80% of our players are on PS5 this seemed a worthwhile tradeoff.

There are several other fixes and tweaks in this update, including a second pass on the new Railyard TDM map to make it more performant and visually interesting. Scroll further down for the full change log at the bottom of this post…

On the Horizon: Memory Optimizations

Looking ahead to future patches, we are still in the process of porting the new async loading system from PC to PlayStation. Once this is up and running, it should reduce memory usage significantly across both PS4 and PS5, improving stability and cutting down on crashes.

We’re aiming to get that deployed to console within the next month, if possible. The system already went live for PCE on PC, but it still has some visual bugs to resolve. Our programmers ask for your patience while they work through this tricky task, which involves completely rewriting how the engine loads and unloads files.

The rest of the team are hard at work preparing new weapons such as the Dual Repeaters for Trapper, while also planning a rework of the classic Hunt Mode which may return this Halloween. More to share soon…

Thanks for playing!

-The Primal Carnage Team

Full Changelog

Version 1.58

NEW - choose to Evolve at rank 50 from main menu to start again!
- you will receive a bonus of 2500 Phoenix Points currency each time you Evolve
NEW skins, mutations and more added in-store with Meltdown Part 2 rotation
increased multiplayer server tick rate from 30 to 60
- should result in better hit detection and reliability in online matches
the option for host to kick players is now only available in Sandbox mode
attempt at making server browser more responsive / auto update more reliably
fixed server browser not showing the current map for each match
- previously the browser just showed the map that the server first started on
added new weekly challenge as a test - Fireworks Show (15 kills with dynamite)
fixed an issue where experience earned during a match could sometimes be lost when quitting to main menu
fixed the game not awarding killstreak bonus points
- (this is separate from the Combo timer bonus - EXP goes up for every kill you make without dying)
increased range of Pathfinder machete attacks
Onslaught: increased health of Boss Acro and Alpha Nova AI enemies
Onslaught: reduced or removed fire vulnerability bonus damage on boss AI
updated visuals and foliage of Railyard map
several collision / exploit fixes on Railyard
optimizations to Railyard assets
minor fixes and improvements to Contingency
fixed AI being unable to navigate side alley on Visitor Centre
possible fix for GTTC Docks Point C forcefields letting dinos inside after capture
swapped large herbivores to have their own footstep sounds instead of using tyrant steps
fixed stegosaurus and brachiosaurus attacks not dealing proper damage
stegosaurus tail swipes are now directional (angle camera to swipe left/right)
you can no longer continue moving while performing a stomp as Stego
Brachiosaurus can now graze to restore health (requires painted grass below it)
Brachiosaurus can now also deal trample damage and properly wade in deep water
added rumble and other effects to Brachi / Stego animations
minor tweaks to Brachi and Stego animations, fixed Brachiosaurus stomp attack not smoothly blending in and out
added new default taunts for a few of the sandbox classes
fixed some Para taunts being accidentally set to the Compy class
fixed missing interaction animations for some sandbox dinos
fixed an incorrect HUD icon for Iguanodon
fixed visual error where the Brachi class icon showed on Competitive class select
fixed Onslaught maps not being selectable when hosting a Sandbox game
fixed the camera socket on Precursor Stego flying into space
fixed Spectator camera not being movable (does not apply to death cam)
intel counter now shows full intel amount findable in entire game instead of just the target of 100 for trophy unlock
hopefully fixed intel counter being inaccurate / not counting pieces found in sandbox that were collected pre-1.56
fixed intel popup counter covering up the actual intel details when collecting them
fixed hearing other people's trophy skin unlock cues when you're the host
fixed weapon audio from other players not looping properly if you are the host
partial translation updates for Italian, French, Brazilian Portuguese

MELTDOWN Part 2 - Patch 1.58