Update log
Full DinoSystem update
The complete published notes, normalized for clean reading and source attribution.
Extracted changes
- Compatibility
- Events
- Gameplay
- UI and audio
This update is NOT compatible with old saves!
Old saves and settings are automatically deleted due to the different way the engine handles the new version. If you have a current save you don't want to lose, don't update now, but finish your game first (revert to v0.97.2 from Proprieties->Beta).
Saves from the Beta (0.98pb1) will not be deleted, and you can keep playing them in the beta if you want (but i'll eventually remove the beta at some point, and you'll want to update anyway!). To re-enable the previous beta, insert the key code "dinosystembeta"
---> FULL CHANGELOG <---
It's two parts, probably the game's biggest changelog so far!
If you tried the Beta for v0.98, here are the changes from Beta2 -> Final 0.98 (from DinoSystem Discord).
A NOTE FROM THE DEV:
As is tradition, I'm dropping a major update right at the end of the year! 2024 has been a life-changing year: in October, my father passed away after a long illness. A few days before he passed, he asked me about the game - he expressed his appreciation for my commitment to it, and, since he was blind, he wanted to hear about the changes I had made and my vision for its future.
We live on a small island in southern Italy and he needed 24/7 care. I had no opportunity to travel or go out much, so working on DinoSystem was my main distraction. Still, knowing he was able to understand and appreciate my work offered a bittersweet closure to this ordeal.
My father was not a strong man, but he was full of creativity and passion, and I’m grateful I inherited some of that. Here’s a song (in italian Capri, Far Away) he composed long ago, when he lived in Germany and missed his beloved island, Capri.
On a brighter note, I’m now fully committed to bringing DinoSystem to v1.0. I’m back working full-time on it, so expect more frequent updates in 2025. I’ll write a detailed roadmap in January!
That being said, let's have a brief look at the Behemoth here (aka v0.98.0)...
- Added new music by Samuel Oddamo:...... Added several non-continuous tracks for dawn, sunset, day and night. ...... Added a new music track playing during island generation and save loading. ...... Added a new music track playing during character creation and info screen. ...... Added a new music track playing during the Asteroid event. ...... Main/game menu music replaced with new tracks. ...... Added new settings for music.
- [Survival] Creation/info player screen now has two modes - Basic and Advanced:...... Basic shows only body features and few info. ...... Advanced shows also skills and advanced info. ...... The first time you play, it is shown as Basic, but will remember your choice if you switch to Advanced.
- Added a new options tab - VIDEO:...... Moved all video and graphics settings to the new video tab. ...... New video tab is transparent and UI elements are spaced out, allowing to see changes to the game visuals on-the-fly. ...... Added new settings (in the video tab) for Contrast, Brightness and Saturation. ...... GFX Quality setting (in the video tab) split in 3 settings: Shadows, Effects and Water.
- [Survival] Added Mini-Game setting and mechanics for Fishing and Light Fire actions:...... Added a new setting for "Mini-Games"; when enabled, Fishing and Light Fire are actual mini-games, otherwise they're fully automated. ......
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