Dinodrifters

Jane Wilson · Trywelyn Productions

Released: Dec 20, 2019
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 05 Sep 2026, 16:33 GMT

Updates & announcements

10 posts

11 Jun 2020Developer post
Dinodrifters News - #4: Upon New Shores
Hello, travellers of time and space! Since the last news update, there have been several sub-updates - these were entirely focused on making bug-fixes to the Story Mode campaign, however, the content meat is yet to come. It's been a while, but now it's time to discuss the upcomin
23 Feb 2020Developer post
Dinodrifters News - #3: Beyond Boundaries
Nos da, drifters! Or bore da, if it's sun-up where you are! The new v1.2.0 update is out! Coming with over 100 new animals, a whole new area to explore and over 50 playable species, I hope you have fun with the new stuff! I know I had fun making it! It comes with a few bug fixes
23 Feb 2020Developer post
Dinodrifters v1.2.0 Update
Version 1.2.0 of Dinodrifters has landed! The update will automatically download and install itself now. Details: A new gatemark has been unlocked! Explore the Judith River Formation of North America, based on a selection of Late Cretaceous fossil sites! A lush volcanic land home
Version 1.2.0 of Dinodrifters has landed! The update will automatically download and install itself now.
Details:
A new gatemark has been unlocked! Explore the Judith River Formation of North America, based on a selection of Late Cretaceous fossil sites! A lush volcanic land home to a vast menagerie of animals both big and small! Playable both in Free and Story Mode!
Changelog:

Added the Judith River Formation as a playable area!
Added over 100 new animals, including over 50 new playable species!
Added Judith River Formation as an option in the Time Select screen
Added Judith River Formation for play in Story Mode
Tweaked spawning mechanics for all maps
Fixed a bug that made character names for male characters disappear in Story Mode
Fixed a bug with events that made the drawn buttons not correlate to the actual buttons
Hope fun out there, drifters!
- Jake
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07 Feb 2020Developer post
Dinodrifters News - #2: Life of the Judith River Formation
Hey, paleo buffs! Work is underway on the v1.2.0 update to Dinodrifters! Today, I'd like to go over what precisely will come when the new Judith River Formation gatemark comes. Like all of the regions, it will be playable in both Story and Free Mode. The map will be coastal, with
Hey, paleo buffs!
Work is underway on the v1.2.0 update to Dinodrifters! Today, I'd like to go over what precisely will come when the new Judith River Formation gatemark comes. Like all of the regions, it will be playable in both Story and Free Mode.
The map will be coastal, with the start of the North American inland sea to the west. The region will be volcanic, with several peaks across the map, with a high chance of eruptions occurring (like in Hell Creek). In-between volcanoes lie rivers with strips of green following the waterside. This is where most of the wildlife will live.
The current list of planned dinosaurs (more may be added during development) are:
Dromaeosaurus
Hesperonychus
Latenivenatrix
Troodon
Richardoestesia
Saurornitholestes
Stenonychosaurus
Daspletosaurus
Gorgosaurus
Albertavenator
Albertonykus
Apatoraptor
Atrociraptor
Epichirostenotes
Albertosaurus
Rativates
Dromiceiomimus
Parksosaurus
Saurolophus
Anodontosaurus
Dyoplosaurus
Edmontonia
Euoplocephalus
Panoplosaurus
Platypelta
Scolosaurus
Foraminacephale
Gravitholus
Hanssuesia
Stegoceras
Centrosaurus
Chasmosaurus
Mercuriceratops
Spinops
Styracosaurus
Unescoceratops
Vagaceratops
Spiclypeus
Anchiceratops
Arrhinoceratops
Eotriceratops
Pachyrhinosaurus
Corythosaurus
Gryposaurus
Lambeosaurus
Parasaurolophus
Prosaurolophus
Hypacrosaurus
Caenagnathus
Chirostenotes
Albertochampsa
Leidyosuchus
Deinosuchus
Stangerochampsa
Leurospondylus
Apalone
Aspideretoides
Basilemys
Boremys
Judithemys
Neurankylus
Plesiobaena
Basilemys
Habrosaurus
Lisserpeton
Opisthotriton
Scapherpeton
Labrodioctes
Parasaniwa
Socognathus
Glyptogenys
Exostinus
Albanerpeton
Tyrrellbatrachus
Hensonbatrachus
Cretorectolobus
Eucrossorhinus
Myledaphus
Ischyrhiza
Protoplatyrhina
Anchiacipenser
Belonostomus
Lepisosteus
Paratarpon
Cretophareodus
Coriops
Estesesox
Oldmanesox
Paralbula
Phyllodus
Horseshoeichthys
Cimexomys
Cimolodon
Cimolomys
Meniscoessus
Mesodma
Eodelphis
Pediomys
Turgidodon
Cimolestes
Gypsonictops
Paranyctoides
Baptornis
Cimolopteryx
Palintropus
The fauna and flora of Dinodrifters' Judith River is based on information from other contemporary and nearby fossil sites, too, like the Oldman and Two Medicine Formations. It makes sense to combine them rather than leave them out.
With this vast diversity in fauna, Judith River will rival the Yixian for having the most dinosaurs/animals of any map. We'll wait and see which comes out on top!
That's it for now! The next news update will be just before the release of v1.2.0 and the Judith River gatemark!
Stay safe and happy!
- Jake
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06 Jan 2020Developer post
Dinodrifters News - #1: Next Year Forward
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you've had a good time since the last update! I had a great end of 2019; here's to 2020 being even better. Now, though, it is time to return to regular development. I'd like to talk about the plan for the upcoming February update to Dinodrifters. I
Happy New Year everyone!
I hope you've had a good time since the last update! I had a great end of 2019; here's to 2020 being even better.
Now, though, it is time to return to regular development.
I'd like to talk about the plan for the upcoming February update to Dinodrifters.
It will be v1.2.0. and will come with a lot of new content not seen yet in the base game. While this is subject to change as development goes forward, I feel comfortable in telling you what to expect next month.
v1.2.0. will feature:

A new region based on the Judith River Formation of Alberta, North America [76 Mya], as well as several contemporary adjacent sources. This new region will have new terrain, landscapes and features to explore!
Dozens of new animal species to inhabit the new region, featuring Dromaeosaurus, Albertosaurus, Parasaurolophus, Corythosaurus and Deinosuchus! The total amount will be no less than 40, but probably more still than that!
Updates to all existing maps, in particular the coding of the extremely small animals such as bugs and fish, will be changed to make them appear more often and lively.
Graphical upgrades to the landscape and horizon system to vary the appearance of several maps more.
This update is currently under development and is planned to come out sometime in February. I'll update you all with a concrete date as soon as possible.
That's what will come in the near future. However, I do have plans beyond February. In particular, I have several regions I'd love to make and I consider a high priority. While I cannot say when they will come, the following are maps I am considering adding in the coming months, in no particular order:

Kayenta Formation - Arizona, Early Jurassic - 193 Mya, home of Dilophosaurus
Santa Maria Formation - Brazil, Late Triassic - 240 Mya
Wessex Formation - England, Early Cretaceous - 130 Mya
Camadas de Guimarotai - Portugal, Late Jurassic - 150 Mya, home of Compsognathus
Central Europe Formation - Switzerland, Late Triassic - 230 Mya, home of Cymbospondylus, Nothosaurus and Tanystropheus
Noibrara Formation- Nebraska, Late Cretaceous - 83 Mya, home of Tylosaurus, Archelon and Xiphactinus
Qasr el Sagha - Egypt, Early Paleogene - 36 Mya, home of Basilosaurus and Andrewsarchus
Great Rift Valley - Ethiopia, Late Paleogene – 3.3 Mya, home of Odobenocetops, Dinofelis, Deinotherium and Megalodon
Lecho Formation - Argentina, Late Cretaceous - 70 Mya, home of Saltasaurus and Carnotaurus
Hateg Island - Romania, Late Cretaceous - 70 Mya, home of many small, dwarf species of animals
Cedar Mountain Formation - Utah, Early Cretaceous – 115 Mya, home of Acrocanthosaurus and Deinonychus
Bare in mind, through, that I cannot promise that these will come for sure this year, but these are the regions I am seriously considering adding. Let me know if there's any here that sound particularly enticing!
For now, Judith River comes first.
There are some upgrades to current gameplay systems I'd like to make, too. Especially to improve underwater and aerial gameplay. Maybe if I get to make some of the above regions, I'll bundle the update will some of these upgrades. We'll see.
Well, that just about covers it for this update.
I won't be posting news every week like I did during Early Access going forward. More of when I feel like I have something to share, be it an update, thought or plan.
Have a great 2020, everybody!
- Jake
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16 Dec 2019Developer post
Dinodrifters Early Access News - Week #4: v1.1.0 Update
Merry Christmas! The first big update to Dinodrifters is here! First of all, we are leaving Early Access on December 21st, so this version is the release version. I was going to wait to release it later, but I worked ahead of schedule and wanted to share it with you all. I've fin
09 Dec 2019Developer post
Dinodrifters Early Access News - Week #3: Time Anomalies
Another week down and just one more to go until we leave Early Access! What a ride! Today, I want to talk about an upcoming feature that will come in January, after we leave Early Access. I want to talk about Time Anomalies. Anomalies are portals through time and space that conne
02 Dec 2019Developer post
Dinodrifters Early Access News - Week #2: Out of the Past, Into the Future
Hope you're all having a blast playing Dinodrifters! This week, I want to talk specifically about leaving Early Access. From the feedback I've received, no game-breaking or otherwise massive bugs have been found. Yay! However, I have identified several pieces of code and some odd
25 Nov 2019Developer post
Dinodrifters Early Access News - Week #1: The Road Ahead
Hello all you newly joined Dinodrifters out there! Welcome to the first newsletter of Dinodrifters' Early Access period. So much has happened in this last week! The amount of interest Dinodrifters has attained has warmed my heart greatly. However, this is only the beginning! Dino
12 Nov 2019Developer post
Dinodrifters Early Access Launch
On the 18th of November 2019, Dinodrifters will launch into Early Access. This is a special time in development, for in the coming month, players will be able to influence the features and mechanics of Dinodrifters through feedback and reporting. From fixes to tweaks to full-on n