Hello everyone,
the beta branch has just been updated with native Oculus Rift Support through Unity 5.1 - if you want to experience Beasts of Prey with Oculus Rift now is the time to switch to the Beta Branch!

Also, cars are finally coming to the game. Within the next 48 hours all servers will be wiped and the cars update will be released. The patch will also feature a lot of requested bug-fixes. Due to the engine upgrade you should also see a slight increase in FPS. Stay tuned for full patch-notes!

Hello,
i wanted to hint out that that the gamer Kipriou made an awesome guide for items and structures in Beasts of Prey.

It's highly recommended that new players take a look as it can really get you started a bit faster as the guide also covers the basics like gathering and shows you how you advance through the different crafting tiers of the game.

Again, many thanks go to Kipriou for taking the time and giving everyone a detailed guide on our crafting system.

Have a look!

http://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=420546520

Someone mentioned that there are not enough updates coming in and while we patched the game 12 times in 3 days i noticed that there wasn't any announcement posted for those patches. So here are the patch notes from the last 3 weeks.

Changes 21.1
- Fixed foundation placement.
- Fixed server list glitch.
- Fixed missing damage on lava.
- Fixed missing damage on water.
- Fixed chat commands (e.g. /suicide).
- Fixed white trees at night.
- Fixed SSAO effect on far range.
- Fixed fog over-brightness.

Changes 21.2
- Fixed a collider that was too large on a tree.
- Logout button returns to lobby instead of quitting the game.
- To split an stack simply drag it onto an empty slot while holding LEFT SHIFT.
- Fixed CNC Table inventory.
- Action Tab is slightly smaller now.

Changes 21.3
- Fixed Chatbox (text was cut off).
- Increased chatbuffer to 128 entries.
- Fixed the lootwindow scroll bar.
- Fixed escape key / ui flickering issue.
- Increased chat fade away time from 5 to 8 seconds.

Changes 21.4
- Fixed inventory bug
- Servers now save logout position upon restart, so you no longer spawn elsewhere. Always last logout position now unless you die.

Changes 21.5
- Fixed chat double entries.
- Fixed capturing flags.
- Fixed loot on dinosaurs.
- Reduced amount of cannibal spawns.
- Slightly nerfed view-range of cannibals (from 90m to 70m).
- Fixed a glitch where the mouse disappeared in the main-menu (when going back to Lobby)
- Fixed a bug that prevented you sometimes to spawn properly.
- Fixed dinosaurs hiding from players.
- Fixed skill selection.
- Fixed clothing/armor crafting.

Changes 21.7
- Fixed metal safe.
- Fixed a dupe exploit.
- Fixed loot amounts on dinosaurs.
- You can no longer spawn turrets and C4 on the PvE server.
- You can no longer craft PvP items on the PvE server.
- Fixed lootdrop on PvP Server.
- Fixed time of day desync.
- Fixed light tower.

Changes 21.8
- You can have only 1 metal safe at the time. Building a new one results in the old one de-spawning.
- Fixed some stones you could previously walk through.
- Fixed chat becoming active unintended.
- Video Options are now saved.
- Fixed Dinosaur spawning.
- Adjusted Dinosaur behaviour to be more aggressive.
- Scrollbar of the Loot Window is no longer centered.
- Lootdrops have been fixed.

Changes 21.9
- Destroying flags with c4 will no longer spawn a foundation.
- Hotkeys are no longer active when the chat is active.
- Fixed missing server executable.
- Structure ownership is based on the flag in it's area.
- Structures without flags can be burned by everyone.
- C4 can be freely placed in order to destroy structures.
- Doors are now public without a flag in their area.
- Turrets are immune to ownership changes.

Changes 21.10
- Metal Safe is immune to flag ownership changes.
- Fixed a glitch that prevented you from destroying hostile structures.

This update is one of the biggest Beasts of Prey has ever received. It took us quite longer as so many drastic changes involved forced us also to update/replace a lot of the games main code. With the new game-world the game also received a new UI and updated game-mechanics. A lot of code has been rewritten from scratch to improve performance and to incorporate the new UI into the game.

For new players:
Getting started in Beasts of Prey can be very hard, especially when playing on the official servers with others. It's recommended that you learn the basics of building, conquering and surviving. The basic steps are gathering some wood and stones and finding a suitable place for building. To prevent other players from stealing you should build at least 2-4 foundations and cover them with palisades. Many players figured out that having multiple levels of defense can greatly discourage raiders. You are also able to build turrets that will automatically shoot other players on sight.

To access the higher tiers of crafting you want a crafting table and later on a CNC table. The table saw can greatly reduce the grind because it will give you 3 wood planks for each wood log you turn into. Gathering stone can be tedious, so make sure you get oil pumps at some point, they allow you to produce fuel which powers mining drills that will produce both stones and ores. Fuel can be produced through the refinery, at that point you might want to add some sulfur to the refinery so it will produce plastic instead of fuel.

Important for tribes :
Since you don't have coordinates or mini maps with only a compass you can get lost quite quickly in the new world. It's recommended to get a tent up for your fellow tribe mates as soon as possible so your friends don't spawn in random locations all the time. The new map has a lot of landmarks (Vulcan, rivers, waterfalls, swamps, caves etc.) so use that to your advantage.

Changes :
- A new game-world featuring oceans, rivers, cliffs, Vulcan, swamps, waterfalls and canyons.
- Several SpeedTree(tm) Trees have been integrated into the world.
- New foliage has been added to the game-world.
- Several local sound effects have been added.
- New grass and ground textures.
- New water shaders for ocean, rivers and swamps.
- New Main Menu Design.
- New In-game Menu accessible through a single key (TAB).
- New Crafting, Armour Slots, Inventory System, Hot-key System.
- New In-game Video Options.
- New Memory Management for both client and server.
- New Network routines to further minimize latency.
- New day/night cycle.
- Several PostEffects have been added to the game which can be enabled/disabled based on your computers performance.
- Switched rendering to linear deferred.
- Several structures and dinosaurs received visual adjustments to improve their appearance.
- New Random-Spawn System. You no longer spawn in predefined spots. The system looks for empty places to spawn you in case you do not have a bed.
- New Dinosaur Spawning Algorithm. Small Dinosaurs are now more common, the larger ones have a smaller spawning chance.
- New Inventory System based on Slots. Your personal inventory now is limited to max. 24 Slots.
- New Stone Spawn System. Instead of "chopping stone with a knife" you now can find smaller stones around the world to get started in the crafting process.
- Several smaller trees and bushes can no longer be used to gain wood-logs, stick to the bigger trees.
- Amount of grass in the world has been drastically reduced.
- Wall Upgrades now require a crafting table.
- When picking up smaller stones there is a 4% chance to pick-up iron ore instead. (can be increased through skills up to 12%)
- Crafting raid ladders requires now a crafting table.
- "Structure Removal Tool" renamed to Destruction Hammer. Requires now a workbench.
- Torch removed from the game and replaced with a camp-fire that will increase your stamina recovery and heal you up slowly while standing close to it. Don't get burned.
- Coordinate system has been removed. Instead you have to rely on your compass.
- The compass now always shows your flag if you placed one.
- You can only have 1 flag per server.
- Flags no longer require maintenance.
- Flags can be captured again.
- In the new UI under Options you can now remove your flag from the game-world.

Changes 21.1
- Fixed foundation placement.
- Fixed server list glitch.
- Fixed missing damage on lava.
- Fixed missing damage on water.
- Fixed chat commands (e.g. /suicide).
- Fixed white trees at night.
- Fixed SSAO effect on far range.
- Fixed fog over-brightness.

Changes 21.2
- Fixed a collider that was too large on a tree.
- Logout button returns to lobby instead of quitting the game.
- To split an stack simply drag it onto an empty slot while holding LEFT SHIFT.
- Fixed CNC Table inventory.
- Action Tab is slightly smaller now.

Changes 21.3
- Fixed Chatbox (text was cut off).
- Increased chatbuffer to 128 entries.
- Fixed the lootwindow scroll bar.
- Fixed escape key / ui flickering issue.
- Increased chat fade away time from 5 to 8 seconds.

Changes 21.4
- Fixed inventory bug
- Servers now save logout position upon restart, so you no longer spawn elsewhere. Always last logout position now unless you die.

Changes 21.5
- Fixed chat double entries.
- Fixed capturing flags.
- Fixed loot on dinosaurs.
- Reduced amount of cannibal spawns.
- Slightly nerfed view-range of cannibals (from 90m to 70m).
- Fixed a glitch where the mouse disappeared in the main-menu (when going back to Lobby)
- Fixed a bug that prevented you sometimes to spawn properly.
- Fixed dinosaurs hiding from players.
- Fixed skill selection.
- Fixed clothing/armor crafting.

In this patch we are introducing the Ankylosaurus. This dinosaur was previously created for the Stomping Land, we are happy about Vlad's involvement in Beasts of Prey as the quality of the models speak for them-self. To animate them we hired Kiko from Borderlands/Star Wars:The old republic to give the model some tripple AAA look and feel. The engine got updated to the latest Unity 5 version which is now officially released. In addition to that DirectX 11 is back on Windows while MAC / Linux versions now still work fine with DirectX11 features enabled on Windows Builds. Turrets in the game no longer react only on range, but will change target based on what they can "see". Also their view-range has been increased making raids much harder. To further improve this palisades now cause damage when standing on top of them.

The day/night cycle got adjusted to bring you some extra light during the night and to improve the graphics which are now based on direct light, ambient light and reflection light. The rendering-mode has been switch from forward to deferred which results in a better performance with multiple light sources around. In addition to these changes several bugs you reported have been fixed.

We are happy to announce that Colin from the Jurassic Park:Aftermath Project has joined us to create a new map for Beasts of Prey. Within the next weeks we will update you on this progress. With Vlad we already have a very talented 3D Artist, last week we talked to Robert Fabiani who also is very talented to create the Stegosaurus for us. With Vlad, Robert, Colin and Kiko on-board we have now a stunning team that is able to deliver AAA models, animations and game-worlds.

Patch Notes :
- Ankylosaurus has been added to the game.
- Updated client & server to the latest unity engine.
- Optimized client to improve performance slightly.
- Adjust day/night cycle and graphic effects.
- The night is now slightly brighter on close range but darker on the far.
- Turrets now take line of sight into account, no longer just aiming at the closest target.
- Turret range has been increased from 45m to 65m.
- Palisades now cause damage when walking/standing on them.
- Adjusted client-code to address vanishing walls/structures (Please confirm!)
- Fixed a bug in the main menu.
- Server now loads and stores data much faster.
- Fixed Fall-Damage.
- Fixed several visuals on structures.
- Fixed several animations on the dinosaurs.
- Official servers received a full wipe.

Hello everyone,
after yesterdays patch i received a few reports about graphic issues. I applied a Hotfix today that solves this. Also todays Hotfix allows you to recapture a base as the owner of the base which will set all structures again to yours (if it got raided previously).

Hello everyone,
i just released Update 19.9. The last days i have been working through your bug-reports and solved a lot of issues you felt annoyed with. Please note that this patch does not contain any UI fixes as i'm rewriting the UI from scratch, so the current UI will be completely replaced.

Changes :
- New Graphics-Design. Adjusted colored, atmosphere and post-effects.
- Terrain is no longer pitch black during night.
- Adjust day/night cycle ambient lights.
- Dead dinosaurs no longer give XP when hitting them.
- 3rd Person Mode has been removed.
- Sky is now synced properly.
- Oil Tower has been flipped when building so the controls no longer get stuck in the terrain.
- Fixed Flag Capturing.
- Turret Damage has been slightly reduced.
- Turret Range has been slightly reduced.
- Cannibals stopped screaming the whole time.
- Brachiosaurus stops flying after death.
- Sound range of the oil tower has been lowered.
- Dinosaurs no longer walk through stones.
- You can no longer walk through the wire-fence.
- Players are no longer visible before walls are loaded.
- Turret Volume has been slightly lowered.
- Fixed Mining Drill
- Fixed RADAR Minimap.
- Adjusted/Reduced Fog.
- Stars are no longer blurry.
- Reduced light of the night sky slightly.

Now if the last patch already didnt bring me down to my knees 19.7 certainly did. But i'm happy announce the following changes that should lift your experience when playing Beasts of Prey. Please, if you run into remaining issues please post them in the forums, next week i will focus on more polishing before breaking the game again.

Changes :
- Fixed Linux Client.
- Fixed Mac Client.
- Fixed Server Memory Leak *FINALLY*
- Fixed Dinosaur Pathing.
- Adjusted Dinosaur Behavior to roam more in groups.
- Fixed AI CPU Consumption on servers.
- Improved Client Graphics.
- Fixed Audio Bug.

Hello everyone,

i announced/hinted it out earlier but i'm glad to announce that i had a talk with Vladislav Konstantinov to supply us with new dinosaurs within the next 6 months (3-4 or more if possible) and that we actually signed a contract 3 days ago. I admire his work and i'm very excited to work with him!

Vlad already supplied me with the Ankylosaurus which i will show you next days. The new model still needs to be animated and while i'm negotiating already with an animator i like to ask for your help - if anyone of you has the skill/background to animate dinosaurs i will be happily offer you a contract for the upcoming work. You can email me at [email protected], please include some samples of your work. I currently plan to get the model into the game within the next 4 weeks.

I agreed with Vlad that our community can choose the dinosaurs he will be working on, the next days one of our moderators will organize everything with you so please be sure to visit our forums. We are a bit in a hurry as we like to get things started so at the end of the next week development for another model should be started.

Have a nice weekend everyone!