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Extinction Editor, Open Testing Steam Apps
A couple days ago, both the Extinction Editor and the Open Testing Steam applications went live for everyone that owns Extinction. You’ll find the Extinction Editor under “Software” and Open Testing under “Games”. The Editor is ready to go, but the Open Testing application doesn’t have a build ready yet. The new build will be released within a day or so. All future testing builds will be done through this application, so you don’t need to worry about switching between branches and constantly re-download the game.
You can launch the editor and start having a go at creating some maps or skins of your own. Our documentation page is almost complete, but in the meantime you can check out some of my streams or the UE3 documentation. You can also ask us questions directly on our Discord Channel.
Steam Workshop
Steam Workshop is almost ready to go. Initially it’ll only work for skins and other cosmetics. We were going to hold off on it until we had maps working too, but the community has already started creating dozens of great looking skins and we feel like those skin artists would appreciate some feedback. We’re likely going to roll out a closed-beta to some of the more well-known skin artists in the next few days before making it public.
Ask a Developer Answers #2
Is a subclass for the Carnotaurus still planned?
It’s still of great interest to us. It’s just not on our current roadmap. We’ve been reaching out to the necessary people to try and make it happen.
Would it be possible to, in the future, add variants to existing / upcoming weapons? For example: An assault rifle variant for the commando that has a less damaging but larger radius grenade launcher.
It’s possible, and honestly downright easy. We’ve thrown around ideas of doing something like this with the Tranq Pistol, giving it poison darts. We haven’t done it because we felt like people would consider it a cheap addition. We also have to figure out how to make the weapons look different in some way (So other players know what they’re up against when they spot you).
Will the other two original Carnotaurus skins (Frog and Plague) get “longhorn” variations in the future?
It’s not out of the question. We usually leave these decisions to the skin artists. I think they’ve avoided things like this because it’s seen in a negative light, just like when variants of these skins are posted on Trello.
What’s the status on “Capture The Egg” and “Hunt”?
They’re in the works. Hunt is slated for next month, and CTE is still planned sometime after that. Right now our focus is the Human Update in February.
Will the extra human sounds in solo mode (Jumping, Falling, Out of stamina) appear in multiplayer matches?
Aren’t they in already?
Will there be an option to check a box to spawn with random skin each time you spawn? (For those who lack a favourite one)
It’s not a bad idea, I know a lot of people have asked for it. It’s a low priority feature for sure though.
Will the humans be saying their old phrases again when healing up at crates?
It seems this broke at some point, we’re looking into it.
Is there any chance we could get back the old look of the feathered snakeskin?
As far as I know, the Feathered Snakeskin hasn’t changed. What are you referring to?
Will admins on a server will get some sort of sign that they are admins? (for example logged in admins have a different name colour etc.)
Yeah, it’s something we’re looking at. Our UI doesn’t allow for much in terms of coloring the text so we’re going to try and expand on that.
Is there any chance that skins are made to not look blurred out anymore if you run the game on low settings?
They look “blurred out” because setting your texture settings to low lowers the resolution of the texture. To “fix” that is to remove that option, which could have the result of hurting some of our low-end users. The solution is simply to raise your texture settings if it doesn’t hurt your framerate too much.
How come that even with the crafting system, some items are incredible rare? (Tuxedo Trapper, Golden Dilo Shackles)
Not all items are craftable. This is intentional- there will always be items that are more difficult to gain than others.
Why doesn’t togglehud/F1 hide the icons from for example tyrant roars or poison/flames etc. anymore? (For screenshots)
Because that’s a relatively new feature, it’s likely they were never set up to work with ToggleHUD. It’s something we can look into.
Is there a chance for a comeback of the “slomo” command without it being exploitable?
Probably not, unfortunately. That was a base Unreal command which works by modifying game time, which is what the economy timers work off of. There isn’t an easy way to get around that, and it’s not something we’re likely to spend that much time on right now.
It seems that all DLC raptors have been “remastered”, except the Savage Feathered. Will it be remastered too?
The DLC skins that were remastered were the ones specifically made by Ikarop, and I think the Savage wasn’t one of his. This means he doesn’t have the original PSDs, so it would be very difficult to do. Skins like that don’t even use the base overlay system.
If and when you have the resources, will you do voice commands for both humans and dinosaurs? And if so, will you expand the voice commands to include more commands like “Open fire”, “Run away”, etc.?
Human commands are something we’re definitely very interested in, we just haven’t gotten around to it yet. Expanding the vocal selection for that would mean getting new voice lines. This isn’t all that expensive or hard to do, but our biggest problem has always been finding the right voice actors. Literally nobody I’ve talked to seems to know who the original actors are, and so far the community has been very particular about replacing the existing voices.
It’s been already established that the quilled raptors are the older individuals of the scaly species. Lore wise, what do quilled Dilophosaurs/Cryolophosaurs, feathered raptors with the falcon mesh and spiked T. Rexes represent, specifically? Gender? Age? Genetic anomalies?
I wouldn’t say they represent anything in particular. I see them no differently than different breeds of a dog or cat. Not all dinosaurs are born (or created in a lab) the same.
Will we ever see Alpha skins for the Oviraptor/Tupandactylus/Cryolophosaurus/Acrocanthosaurus?
This is the sort of thing we leave to the skin artists. If they’re interested in creating an “Alpha” skin, we’re all for it if the community reaction is positive. With workshop coming soon, we could even see what the community comes up with in terms of “Alpha” skins. It’ll have to be damn good though, there can only be -one- Alpha.
Are you guys interested in bringing back the Trapper’s old firing mode for his pistols from the original Primal Carnage?
We’ve never been against it, it just has the problem of needing to give the Trapper it’s own ammo counter HUD/system for showing both pools of ammo for the individual pistols. And that’s a lot of work. So far we’ve felt our time should be spent on other higher priority features/fixes.
Will idle kick ever come to freeroam servers? Why was the suicide kick removed from freeroam servers?
I’m not sure why they don’t work in Freeroam. I’m under the impression you need to specifically enable them there? If not, we can look into it.
If somebody creates a skin and it gets enough votes to be put into the game, will the creator of that skin automatically get it?
It wouldn’t be automatic, but yes we will grant the skin to the creator.
If and when a map/skin gets into the game that was created by a community member, would the map be changed for any reasons? Would said changes have to go past the creator of the map/skin before being implemented?
When the map workshop is available, anybody will be able to put their work up for all to download and use. We’re interested in working with the creators of really popular/well done maps to put them straight into the game like TF2 does. If or when that happens, we would work directly with the creator to fix up the map for shipping with the game. So yes, everything would go past the creator.
When a map/skin is added into the game, would the creator get special credit for it (ie, a special variant of the skin)? If the creator of a map gets special credit for it, how would they receive the credit?
I don’t know about a special variant of the skin. The creator would certainly get the skin, and we could possibly give it to them under a special rarity type like “Unique”. As for maps, we’re not quite sure how that will work yet.
If the creator of a map/skin does not have the game, would they get the game also, or would the skin be added to their inventory despite not having the game?
You can’t submit your map/skin to workshop without owning the game. Same with using the editor.
Are you going to do something about the raptor crashing with the invisible edges or with the surfaces when pouncing from above?
Yeah, it’s something we’ll look into.
Is there a possibility for archived models like the old Triceratops to show up in the editor in case someone wants to take a crack at them? Or are those files not available at all?
I believe the model is floating around the Genesis repository somewhere, but as far as I know it’s just the model without a rig/animations. So at the moment it wouldn’t be all that useful to the community.
Will admins get any new commands?
Yep, we have a few more commands to add.
Attention PC:E fans! We’ve got two new packs for you for PS4! Introducing: The Dilo Pack and the Dino Bling Pack! Play with new skins for your carnage team. Get yours in the Sony PlayStation Store now! #DiloPack #DinoBlingPack
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Attention, PC:E fans! The Pyro DLC pack is now available on #PS4 in all countries! Enjoy these new additions including a dinobuster outfit, goggles and a chef hat! #PyroPack
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Las Vegas, NV – March 3rd, 2016 – An update to Primal Carnage: Extinction has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Primal Carnage: Extinction. The major changes include:
Steam Workshop
Steam Workshop is now available for skins and cosmetics. You can view our workshop here to start voting on items! You can use the Extinction Editor (Located in the Software section on Steam if you own the game) to make skins and upload them to Steam Workshop.
Extinction Developer Wiki
To learn how to use the Extinction Editor and upload content to Workshop, check out our shiny new developer wiki. It’s a work in progress, but it’ll be enough to get you started.
New Weapons
MK Pistol – Fast firing with a 15 bullet clip, this gun can be used as a secondary for every class but the Trapper.
Carbine Rifle – A new primary for the Commando, this rifle is more accurate than the default Assault Rifle but doesn’t have a grenade launcher.
Double Barrel Shotgun – Fire one barrel or both barrels! New primary for the Pathfinder.
SPAZ Shotgun – A close quarters powerhouse, this new Pathfinder primary will make short work of smaller dinosaurs.
Machete – A powerful melee weapon at the cost of sacrificing the Pathfinder’s secondary weapon.
Stun Gun – An alternative to the Netgun, this Trapper weapon stuns dinosaurs while also doing damage.
Dynamite – A devastating explosive used by the Trapper, this throwable has a large radius but a very long fuse time.
Human Passive Melee
Every human class now has a knife that can be used regardless of your current weapon using Middle Mouse Button (It can be rebound in options). It currently does 50 damage, and the Trapper receives a 2x damage bonus when knifing netted or stunned enemies.
Aim Down Sights
ADS has been updated to provide a more consistent experience. Aiming down the sights will always be the weapons secondary fire, and weapons that have a secondary fire already will no longer have ADS. (For example, the Assault Rifle or Flamesaw)
FR-Island
This new Freeroam map with a super unique and original name takes place on an…island and features a day-night cycle.
Auto-Assign Parameter
The update features a new launch parameter “bAutoAssignTeam” to automatically assign new players to a team. This is experimental, so use at your own risk.
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Las Vegas, NV – March 4th, 2016 – An update to Primal Carnage: Extinction has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Primal Carnage: Extinction. The major changes include:
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Thanks to Dragon King for the update image!
Servers are now available for 99 cents/slot from End of Reality, our official server provider!
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Our Commando Pilot DLC Pack is now available on PS4! With cool features like a commando uniform and a pilot suit, imagine all the damage you could do! Get yours in the Sony PlayStation store now. #CommandoPilotPack
COMMANDO PILOT PACK 01
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Hey, dino fans! We’ve got two new DLC packs for you for #PS4! Check out The Tyrant Pack 1 and 2. Play with new skins for your Tyrannosaurus Rex and Spinosaurus! Get yours in the Sony PlayStation Store now. #TyrantPack
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TYRANT PACK 01
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Hey PC:E fans, we just released a Scientist DLC pack for the PS4 version of Primal Carnage: Extinction! This pack has awesome features you humans don’t want to miss out on for some epic carnage!
What’s in the Pack?
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The Trapper DLC pack is here for Primal Carnage: Extinction on #PS4! Get the chance to play with a new trapper and cool sunglasses for your team! Get yours in the Sony PlayStation store now. Your carnage awaits. #TrapperDLC
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Las Vegas, NV – April 17th, 2016 – An update to Primal Carnage: Extinction has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Primal Carnage: Extinction. The major changes include:
Hunt
Phoenix Corporation has been experimenting with cloaking technology that allows a special breed of Novaraptor to become invisible! Fortunate for the engineers involved in the project but unfortunate for you, this new tech has a side effect of making these specimens more deadly.
In this gamemode, one player is randomly chosen to be the cloaked Raptor. The Hunt Raptor’s objective is to take out a team of humans. If the humans survive for 5 minutes, they win! If the Hunt Raptor kills off the whole team, the Hunt Raptor wins and gets to be the Raptor again. If a human kills the Hunt Raptor, that human becomes it.
Workshop Celebration Crate & Key
We’re celebrating the overwhelming success of Steam Workshop support with our first Community Crate! This crate contains 10 items created by our community – 5 uncommons, 3 rares, and 2 legendary items. You can unlock this crate with the new Workshop Celebration Crate Key, and a percentage of these sales go straight to the community content creators. In addition, the Workshop’s most popular item- The “Female Alpha Novaraptor”, is now available in the store…but only until May 1st. Get it while you can!
Along with these items, workshop creators Kordak and Talon have provided us with 8 free skin drops!
Stat Track
Ever wish you could do more to let other players know you’re the best? Now you can! With Stat-Track items, every kill gets logged in the item’s description for everyone to see. As you get more kills, your Stat-Track item will reach milestones and the prefix name of your item will change to match (For example – Vicious Steel Leopard Novaraptor). Stat-Track items are currently only available in special Stat-Track crates, including the new Workshop Celebration Crate.
Spectator UI, Dominations, Gameplay Feed
When spectating a player during a match, you now have access to new information. This includes their Steam avatar, current health, currently equipped item, and how many times you’ve killed them vs you. Over time we plan on updating this with even more information.
Additionally, when you kill a player a certain number of times you’re now Dominating that player- and the server lets everyone know it.
Finally, we have a new gameplay feed that sits below the timer on the HUD. This feed updates you with relevant gameplay events.
Human Skin Bases
In the next day or so, we’ll be releasing skin bases for all of the human characters. Making full human skins has never been easier!
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Thanks to Moxxie for the header image!
Las Vegas, NV – April 25th, 2016 – An update to Primal Carnage: Extinction has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Primal Carnage: Extinction. The major changes include:
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Thanks to WIM for the banner image!
Las Vegas, NV – April 26th, 2016 – An update to Primal Carnage: Extinction has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Primal Carnage: Extinction. The major changes include:
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Thanks to Jack for the banner image!
Las Vegas, NV – July 28th, 2016 – An update to Primal Carnage: Extinction has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Primal Carnage: Extinction. The major changes include:
CTE
The situation on the island is a mess, but Phoenix Corporation still wants to preserve its research! The human team needs to collect as many egg specimens as possible, while the dinosaur team protects their unhatched young from those pesky poachers. There are three types of nests with 2, 5 and 10 point eggs.
Level Progression, New Scoring System
This update also features a level progression and new scoring system. The former is bare-bones at the moment, but more will be added in the future. Each level will give you a random item. You gain XP from in-game actions such as kills, assists, captures, etc.
The server browser will show you which servers are progression system enabled. What defines whether your server is eligible for progression is the gamemode currently running. The only gamemode where progression isn’t enabled is Freeroam. XP is not awarded to admins using godmode or the change size command.
To match this new system, scoring has changed. Kills are now worth 100 points. GTTC objects now give points as well. You will now gain 250 points for primary objectives and 125 for secondary objectives.
Assists
The assist system has been overhauled. Assists now score based on the percentage of damage you did to the enemy rather than a set score. These points are added to your total score, and therefore assists have been removed from the scoreboard.
Team Auto-Assign
On community request, players are now automatically assigned to a team by default in TDM, GTTC, and CTE. Once assigned to that team, there is no option to switch teams. This should go a long way to prevent the famous “Dino-Hogging” issue. This also removes spectator on servers using Team Auto-Assign, which prevents even more exploits.
If you are a server owner and you wish to disable this, add this to the startup commandline:
?bAutoAssignTeam=false
Economy and Store
With this update, we’ve added over 60 new community items from the Workshop!
To support this huge addition of items, we’re bringing back the popular Christmas Gift in the form of the Summer Gift 2016 for a limited time!
In addition to this, we’ve added a new Workshop Celebration Crate. This crate has it’s own key, which is now in the store. The store also has a limited time item and two new bundles:
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Sound
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Las Vegas, NV – July 28th, 2016 – An update to Primal Carnage: Extinction has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Primal Carnage: Extinction. The major changes include:
Changelog
Workshop Crate and Icons
To prevent confusion, we’ve changed the icon and descriptions for both the Celebration Workshop Crate and the Summer 2016 Workshop crate:
In case you weren’t aware, in order to open a community workshop crate you must use the key specifically for that crate. The regular key will not open it.
Thanks to Lizy-chan for the update banner!
Las Vegas, NV – July 28th, 2016 – An update to Primal Carnage: Extinction has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Primal Carnage: Extinction. The major changes include:
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Economy
Thanks to Fleischer for the update banner!
Las Vegas, NV – October 29th, 2016 – An update to Primal Carnage: Extinction has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Primal Carnage: Extinction. The major changes include:
Halloween, Primal Carnage 4th Anniversary
This weekend marks four years since the original Primal Carnage was released – four years of fast-paced deathmatches, nail-biting chopper rescues and oddball hijinks To celebrate, today we launch version 1.7 of Primal Carnage Extinction, and will be running the Primal Anniversary Celebration for the next few weeks. Halloween is also in the air and brings with it a raft of new community-created cosmetics and scary time-limited deals.
But wait, there’s more! Everyone who plays Primal Carnage: Extinction during the Halloween update period will receive the Anniversary Gift, which includes a Primal Carnage 4th Anniversary Hat and a supply of crafting materials on the house.
This update features a new community crate and gift containing around 40 workshop items from the recent Halloween Workshop contest. We were overwhelmed by the amount of fantastic entries! We’re going to look at doing more stuff like this in the future.
On behalf of the Primal Carnage Team, we thank you all for your continued support for the last four years and look forward to many more!
Update 1.7
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