Steam News 31 March 20261mo ago

Dracovenator Echolocation concepts & UE 5.7 Update! - New Dev-blog #30 is Out!

UE 5.7 Update Complete! Islander - Project Lead Hey Extinctioneers, welcome to another Dev-blog. This month has been a really important one for Echoes of Extinction. A lot of the work this month has gone into strengthen…

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changedIslanderThis month has been a really important one for Echoes of Extinction. A lot of the work this month has gone into strengthening the foundation of the game, from upgrading the project to Unreal Engine 5.7, to pushing species research forward, improving UI, expanding tribal assets, and continuing work on upcoming creatures and mechanics. While some of this month’s progress has been more behind the scenes, it is all building toward faster and smoother development going forward, and helping us shape the game into something much bigger.

changedSoundrynx- Sound Designer

changedSoundrynxThis month I completed the Purussaurus adult sounds, giving it its final call, help, and also finishing its bite sounds. With that, the rest of the adult sound set is now complete as well.

addedFuriousSmaugI’ve also been working on and conceptualizing various mechanics, like the Dracovenator Echolocation and then finally Evolutions, one of our final major mechanics, is the most complicated, as it takes all the others into account. Nesting, combat, growth, disease, they all play a part in your dinosaur’s life, and therefore a part in how it can evolve. I’ve come up with several new evolutions that will help encourage different gameplay points and better equip players in those situations.

addedFuriousSmaugAs for that project, I got my hands back on it for about a week, and in that time I tweaked several things and added a few QoL features like alt looking, admin teleporting, and skins becoming pale with less nutrients.

changedSunaThen I made a blockout of the mountain on Mangrove Island, just for a bit of fun. It’s a small project while I get used to the place and try not to impact anyone. Please feel free to download it and playtest the jumps and let me know any feedback once the update it out. It’s a parkour map to get from the bottom to the top of the mountain.

UE 5.7 Update Complete!

Islander

- Project Lead

Hey Extinctioneers, welcome to another Dev-blog.

This month has been a really important one for Echoes of Extinction. A lot of the work this month has gone into strengthening the foundation of the game, from upgrading the project to Unreal Engine 5.7, to pushing species research forward, improving UI, expanding tribal assets, and continuing work on upcoming creatures and mechanics. While some of this month’s progress has been more behind the scenes, it is all building toward faster and smoother development going forward, and helping us shape the game into something much bigger.

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Soundrynx

- Sound Designer

This month I completed the Purussaurus adult sounds, giving it its final call, help, and also finishing its bite sounds. With that, the rest of the adult sound set is now complete as well.

FuriousSmaug

- Programmer

Hey all! This month I have once again been mostly subject to documentation through various forms and sites. However, it has been a very productive month, with multiple species being researched and getting their stats finalized and set up, along with dossiers written up, including Argentinosaurus, Ankylosaurus, Coelophysis, Gallimimus, Pachycephalosaurus, and Spicomellus.

Almost all the species got some work done, but have not yet been finalized, with work such as speeds and weight during growth being the main target. Researching this is always difficult because there are so many different interpretations of species in our roster, with some having very little understanding at all, leading me to do some fun math with similar species to see if a desired speed is even plausible.

I’ve also been working on and conceptualizing various mechanics, like the Dracovenator Echolocation and then finally Evolutions, one of our final major mechanics, is the most complicated, as it takes all the others into account. Nesting, combat, growth, disease, they all play a part in your dinosaur’s life, and therefore a part in how it can evolve. I’ve come up with several new evolutions that will help encourage different gameplay points and better equip players in those situations.

Along with evolutions, I’ve continued RnD on various creature abilities, made minor touches to nutrients, and have been helping Islander with a special project.

As for that project, I got my hands back on it for about a week, and in that time I tweaked several things and added a few QoL features like alt looking, admin teleporting, and skins becoming pale with less nutrients.

Suna

- Level Designer

Hi hi! I started off by fixing some mangrove collisions that AirSick gave me.

Then I made a blockout of the mountain on Mangrove Island, just for a bit of fun. It’s a small project while I get used to the place and try not to impact anyone. Please feel free to download it and playtest the jumps and let me know any feedback once the update it out. It’s a parkour map to get from the bottom to the top of the mountain.

HematoSalpinx

- 3D Artist

Hey yall,

This month I handed off Semionotus to RAR to finish up some sculpting adjustments. I am currently rigging and animating Semionotus. Short update from me, but behind-the-scenes things are progressing.

April Fools update will be posted soon.

Kouga

- UI/UX Designer

This month me and Void worked on improving the TAB interface, adding a little texture, deciding the rarity colors, and making the Dinosaur TAB feel more alive. Note that the silhouettes and the colors are just placeholders. They won’t be this dark.

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