Athos

Released: Oct 9, 2023
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Last updated: 14 Sep 2026, 09:43 GMT

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25 Jun 2026Developer post
Athos Roadmap Revealed – Major Update Arrives in July!
It has taken us a little longer than expected to announce the exact release date for the next major update to Athos. Over the past year, we have been working hard behind the scenes, making significant changes and improvements to the game. Due to the scale of these changes, the pr
02 Oct 2025Developer post
New Saddle System & Next Major Update Coming to Athos!
We’re excited to share more details about one of the big features coming in our next major update: the new saddle system for mounts in Athos . This system will add more depth and flexibility to how you use your dino companions, giving you the ability to customize them for differe
We’re excited to share more details about one of the big features coming in our next major update: the new saddle system for mounts in Athos. This system will add more depth and flexibility to how you use your dino companions, giving you the ability to customize them for different playstyles and situations.
At its core, the saddle system introduces three main saddle types:
Transport Saddle – Designed for utility and hauling power, this saddle boosts weight capacity and transport-related stats, making it easier to move large amounts of crafted resources or heavy items across the world.
Runner Saddle – Built for speed and mobility, the runner saddle improves movement stats, allowing your dino mount to travel faster across rough terrain and cover long distances in record time.
Armor Saddle – Focused on combat readiness, this saddle increases armor and protection, giving your mount greater durability and turning it into a fearsome ally in battles.
One of the most exciting parts of this system is that saddles and their gear will be modular and interchangeable. This means you can combine elements from different saddle types to create hybrid builds that fit your needs. For example, mix armor with runner gear to balance speed and combat efficiency, or combine armor with transport upgrades to move heavy loads while still staying protected on the road.
Alongside the saddle system, this update will also bring a major engine upgrade to Unreal Engine 5.6, delivering a host of new features, optimizations, and bug fixes that will make Athos look and play better than ever. This upgrade will also mark the beginning of our preparations to bring Athos to Xbox and PlayStation platforms, expanding the world of Athos to even more players.
Stay tuned for the official release date of this update—it’s going to be a big one!
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26 Jun 2025Developer post
Update 2.6.1.2 - Controller Support
Greetings Adventurers! This update brings major improvements to gameplay, dino behavior, and quality-of-life features. From new rideable beasts to a refined interface and expanded world-building opportunities, the island of Athos just got a whole lot more exciting. Here's what's
Greetings Adventurers!
This update brings major improvements to gameplay, dino behavior, and quality-of-life features. From new rideable beasts to a refined interface and expanded world-building opportunities, the island of Athos just got a whole lot more exciting. Here's what's new:

Gameplay & Feature Updates
Basic Controller Support Added Initial controller support has been implemented! Further refinement and testing are underway—feedback is welcome.
New Tutorial Quest Start your journey with a guided quest to teach you survival basics, from gathering to crafting and combat.
Dino Behavior Enhancements
Tamed dinos now slowly regenerate health after recovering from a coma.
Dead dinos can no longer move or be ridden.
Dying while mounted no longer locks your screen.
Dino settings are now saved properly during game saves.
Inventory slots adjust dynamically when adding a Transport Saddle.
Dinos now slow down when approaching you while following.
Tamed dinos will stay in place after your death instead of wandering off.
Dinos set to Guard mode will actively protect the player from nearby threats.
Tameable & Rideable Dinosaurs
T-Rex – Can now be tamed and ridden.
Spinosaurus – Fully tameable and rideable.
Sarcosuchus – Tame it, ride it, fear it.
Velociraptor – Now tamable with added saddle support.
Note: Carnivorous dinosaurs now require at least 50% health before the taming process can begin.
New Additions & Improvements
Dino Info Page View detailed dietary info for each dino—know what they eat before you tame!
New Ruins Locations Discover ancient ruins around the island, perfect for building your base with natural protection and ambiance.
Combat & Taming Improvements Enhanced dinosaur combat responsiveness and more intuitive taming mechanics.
UI Overhaul Enjoy a new and improved interface, bringing a cleaner and more immersive experience to Athos.
Known Issues
After taming a dinosaur, the first save/load may cause the saddle and inventory items to appear missing. → Workaround: Saving the game again after the first load will preserve all items and saddle correctly.
Thank you for playing Athos and continuing to help shape the game with your feedback! More updates are on the way.
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27 Aug 2024Developer post
Update 2.6.0.2 - Improved combat and performance
We have been working on bug fixes and a lot on combat. With this update combat has been improved especially fixing the bow and adding in better quality weapons. As this update was focused more on getting combat more ready so that we can add our first Boss to the game we will be d
We have been working on bug fixes and a lot on combat. With this update combat has been improved especially fixing the bow and adding in better quality weapons. As this update was focused more on getting combat more ready so that we can add our first Boss to the game we will be doing the boss update on our next update.

Fixed dinosaurs continuously spawning in which slowly creates lag till game is unplayable, dinosaurs will only spawn when player is near and de-spawn when players leave area.
Fixed max level crash, game will no longer crash when player reach max level.
Fixed foliage respawning in building.
Fixed bug where ash would continuously produces rapidly, lowering frame rates.
Items will now first stack in the Hotbar and then in the inventory when its being looted.
Fixed the pickup of some building items so players can pick them up with a Mullet.
Added Uncommon, rare and Epic weapons for some of the crafted and dropped swords in the game. which will add extra bonuses when equipped.
Fixed Block so when you block it will drain stamina and reset when player gets hit.
Equipment will add proper amount of armor and players will deflect that amount of damage up to a max amount of 70% dependent on how much armor a player has.
Added Bestiary page with dinosaur details on what they like to eat. Can see the page when you press "N"
Fix the bow bug , now players wont have problems shooting arrows.
Added Deinocheirus Dinosaur to the world.
Balanced combat between NPC's and player.
Changed eating and Drinking animations, allowing players to eat and drink faster.
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31 Jul 2024Developer post
Community News Patch 2.5.9 scheduled for August 23.
The next major update is scheduled for Friday, August 23. Come celebrate a major milestone with us where we will introduce our first boss mechanics to Athos. This formidable new boss will challenge players like never before, requiring new strategies and skills to defeat. There is
30 Apr 2024Developer post
Update 2.5.8 With AI Overhaul and new Blueprints.
In this update we did alot of improvements and fixes to Dinosaurs behaviors. There is still alot of work to be done but we are slowly moving forward with improvements to them. From this update forward we will be consolidating all the official servers to just one official server f
In this update we did alot of improvements and fixes to Dinosaurs behaviors. There is still alot of work to be done but we are slowly moving forward with improvements to them. From this update forward we will be consolidating all the official servers to just one official server for players. As we continue to improve Athos we look forward to seeing the community in the game.

Improved Dinosaur AI, dinosaurs will now move and turn to align themselves with the player before they attack a player. This is more realistic than just turning in place.
Converted all inputs to the New Unreal Engine Inputs system.
Dinosaurs will now do damage to NPC's when they attack them.
Fixed saddle slot not showing up on some tamed dinosaurs.
Dinosaur will no longer turn into the player when he get's tamed.
Guard settings on tamed Dinosaurs will now set the dinosaur to follow the player and when the player is attacked it will attack the creature or NPC that Attacked the player.
Added sort options for containers to sort between name, value and amount. It also auto stacks items when sorting.
New Building Blueprints added: Stone Gateway, Stone Gateway Door, Seed Maker.
New Armor Blueprints added: Chainmail Chest, Chainmail Pants, Chainmail Gloves, Chainmail Boots.
New Weapon Blueprint added: Metal Cutlass
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09 Apr 2024Developer post
Update Patch Version 2.5.7.6 Skeleton Pirates and much more!
This is a small update with a revamped Ui to better suit our game style. We also expanded the food and drink items and re-designed the gateway doors so players can place gates on their main buildings. New Skel Pirate faction mobs added New Weapons added New Ferment Barrel added N
This is a small update with a revamped Ui to better suit our game style. We also expanded the food and drink items and re-designed the gateway doors so players can place gates on their main buildings.

New Skel Pirate faction mobs added
New Weapons added
New Ferment Barrel added
New Drink Recipes added which will add additional buffs to character.
Fixed food over time effects.
Changed the Gateway Building items so you can place them down on foundations now also and redesign them to work within building core base and not just as perimeter walls.
Upgraded and revamped User Interface.
Fix dinosaurs not turning to attack player when attacked from behind.
New building merchant added
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07 Mar 2024Developer post
Major Update - 2.5.7 Tribal Followers!
This is a major update which has taken us a bit longer but we hope the wait was worth it. We have made many fixes and added allot more content. Players now wont be stuck at just a certain amount of ability points but can get more points from looting treasure chests. We also added
This is a major update which has taken us a bit longer but we hope the wait was worth it. We have made many fixes and added allot more content. Players now wont be stuck at just a certain amount of ability points but can get more points from looting treasure chests. We also added player followers which can be summoned from a shrine. It will require a player to capture a Monacu Tribal NPC soul. Dinosaurs will now be able to harvest resources to help out with those who like building. With this update all Official Dedicated Servers has been wiped to ensure there are no bugs from previous saves.

Fixed Well to allow placing watering can inside the inventory.
Added a hunger amount to all vegetables you farm so when eaten it increases hunger.
Added Pillar Blueprints and pillars for building.
Added Grill Blueprint and new food recipes for cooking.
Certain cooked food will now give a extra stat buff for a small amount of time.
New merchants added to the trading stations.
New Composter Blueprint added which will be needed to make fertilizer for farming.
New Monacu Tribe Faction added who will drop resources to summon your own followers.
Treasure chests has been added with loot like ability points scrolls allowing players to gain extra ability points without leveling.
New POI ruins has been added.
Dinosaurs will now be able to harvest resources when a rider attacks a resource node. Do note different dinosaurs will only harvest certain resources.
All herbivores are now ridable.
Fixed the bigger dinosaurs from tilling forward when attacking.
Fixed dinosaurs from rotating to slowly when they turn to attack.
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22 Dec 2023Developer post
Update 2.3.5 - New Farming and Merchant - New Ocean system
Lay back on your deck and watch the waves crash on the beach! But always keep a eye out for anything else that moves. In this patch we added a new ocean system as well as farming. You will be able to buy seeds from a test merchant with tokens you get from killing NPC mobs. The fa
Lay back on your deck and watch the waves crash on the beach! But always keep a eye out for anything else that moves. In this patch we added a new ocean system as well as farming. You will be able to buy seeds from a test merchant with tokens you get from killing NPC mobs. The farming and merchant system is still experimental so expect some bugs.
New:

12 seeds types added for planting in planters.
Effects added to pickup resources so when a player picks them up it shows a effect.
Small Crop plot and other farming items added to Blueprints.
Test merchant added which will buy and sell seeds.
New ocean system added with waves on the beach.
Added the ability for guild members to open doors and other access restricted items.
Added in stackable foundations.
Added in ceilings to foundation snapping and vice versa.
Snap down from walls.
Added pick up to most building items via the Mallet Menu.
Added in wild dinosaur levels
Wild dinosaur levels now effect dinosaur stats
Fixed:

Changed stack limit for past and not allow it to be placed on action bar.
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27 Nov 2023Developer post
Update 2.0.1 - Taming and mounts - Vote for Steam Awards
As you might know, Athos has been nominated for some Steam Awards. Please feel free to vote Athos for any Steam Awards you see fit. We so appreciate the support! This update is our biggest update so far. It brings in a taming system and mount system, upgrades to the wild dinosaur
As you might know, Athos has been nominated for some Steam Awards. Please feel free to vote Athos for any Steam Awards you see fit. We so appreciate the support!
This update is our biggest update so far. It brings in a taming system and mount system, upgrades to the wild dinosaurs movement and so much more.
New:

Added quality types to tools; you can loot better quality items like uncommon, rare or epic items.
Added in repair station where you can repair tools and other items.
New higher quality resources added which will be used for crafting and repairing better quality items.
Added more spawn points for dinosaurs.
New guild system so players can form their own guilds, invite players to their guild and see who is online in a multiplayer game.
Reworked Dinosaur taming which allows players to feed them by hand. If it is a herbivore, you can feed them right away if you have the right food in your inventory. If it is a carnivore, you will need to get their health below 50% before you can feed them. Each dinosaur will have a preferred diet. Using items like berry paste or meat sacks will tame the animals faster.
Added leveling system to tamed dinosaurs which allows you to level your tame and improve their stats.
We have limited commands in tames for now, more to come soon.
Reworked wild dinosaurs added levels. Wild dinosaurs will also level up when they kill another dinosaur.
Added mount system. Currently only a Parasaurolophus and a Triceratops have saddles to mount them. You can ride and attack with them.
Added two types of saddles to craft, each giving a dinosaur various stats in the future.
Added Shelter effects when inside/under a roof or ceiling, so you get less cold.
Added two new dinosaurs: Brachiosaurus and Diplodocus.
Improved the environment off the world.
Fixes:

Fixed Stair collision on POI.
Improved NPC movement and combat.
Server optimization.
Fixed Sleeping Animation.
Fixed instances where many beds would show up for respawn use.
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07 Nov 2023Developer post
Major Update Patch 1.6.8
We are excited to release patch 1.6.8. We concentrated mostly on getting the game stable with improvements on the server system. That being said, we did add some content and polish existing elements. Most important of those, is the upgrade to the Character creation system. We als
We are excited to release patch 1.6.8. We concentrated mostly on getting the game stable with improvements on the server system. That being said, we did add some content and polish existing elements. Most important of those, is the upgrade to the Character creation system. We also changed some dinosaurs models. On a side note, you now have to watch out for the tribal warriors roaming the lands. They are not friendly and will hunt you down if they take sight of you!
Patch Notes:

New Redwood Biome Added.
New World Map added, allowing players to see base and bed locations. Pressing M will open up the map and players can right-click on the map to set a waypoint.
New Compass allowing you to see what direction a player is going.
New models for Spino, Sarco and Dilo mobs.
Tribal NPC groups added.
New Underwater effects added.
New character creation and improved character setup with cloth system.
New Clothing added.
Improved and optimized Lighting and foliage rendering.
Brand new Main Menu UI and many other UI elements.
Foliage optimization's to improve server performance.
Remove "E" pickup message from foliage.
Created the ability to start a new player in game.
Fixed planks not showing up.
Fixed flying simple bed.
Fixed non primary tools not giving the correct resources back.
Fixed characters not sleeping when logged out.
Player will always take minimal damage regardless of amount of armor.
Added compass and map system.
Fixed fishing.
We hope to see you in-game!
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22 Oct 2023Developer post
Update Version 1.3.5.5 - New Player characters
We are excited to announce Update Version 1.3.5.5. You will need to start a fresh build /save as we have a brand new character creation system in place. We also did many bug fixes and started adding in POI. Note: New Player Characters and clothing. Both Male and female options. N
We are excited to announce Update Version 1.3.5.5. You will need to start a fresh build /save as we have a brand new character creation system in place. We also did many bug fixes and started adding in POI.
Note:

New Player Characters and clothing.
Both Male and female options.
New Tribal clothing.
Some new POI which will eb filled with NPC's later.
Improved harvesting performance.
Performance optimizations.
XP Multiplier now works on dedicated.
Time of day and weather should now save properly.
Activated Lumen Lighting for better lighting.
New Ocean system which we will further improve later.
We hope you enjoy this update as we many more are on their way.
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19 Oct 2023Developer post
Mounts in Athos
In this post, I would like to shed some more light on how mounts will work in Athos. Players have the ability to tame Dinosaurs by placing food down for them on the ground, when they eat the food they will start the taming process and slowly become tamed. At this point, a player
16 Oct 2023Developer post
Patch Notes: v1.3.9.9
Small patch that addresses the following items. v1.3.9.9 - Fixed dino's not be damageable in PvE - Balancing adjustments to harvesting rocks and trees by hand
16 Oct 2023Developer post
Patch Notes: v1.3.9.8
Small patch that addresses the following items. v1.3.9.8 - Fixed flying bed - Fixed items being lost when right clicking out of hot bar - Fixed wood triangle ceiling pieces crafting as square ceilings - Fixed invert mouse/camera not working when triggered from within the game - A
15 Oct 2023Developer post
2023 Roadmap and the Future of Athos
First off, we would like to thank everyone for their support and feedback. We did not expect this much attention and it has been overwhelming! We would also like to give a shout-out to all the streamers showing Athos on their streams, be it good or bad. It takes a lot of work and
First off, we would like to thank everyone for their support and feedback. We did not expect this much attention and it has been overwhelming! We would also like to give a shout-out to all the streamers showing Athos on their streams, be it good or bad. It takes a lot of work and effort to bring the news and entertainment to the masses and we truly appreciate it! With this announcement, we would like to share our vision for Athos with everyone and were we intend to take the game.
As a small indie company, we can make rapid changes without a lot of red tape when the community asks for it, we can also deploy bug fixes and updates faster than the bigger companies. With this advantage and the feedback we have received from the community, we can now post a proper roadmap for the future of Athos.
With Athos Primitive, we intend to have the Eternal Isles map set in a more primitive environment, excluding any futuristic technology. Future released maps will have more advanced technologies available in them not available in other maps, allowing a better progression between maps from age to age. At the current stage, we do not intend to allow dinosaurs to be able to harvest resources, but be used in a more engaging ways like traveling or combat. With a variety of different saddle types, players will be able set their tames to be used in different ways; moving heavy resources between areas or having saddles with siege weapons to siege other players or NPC tribe bases.
The main goal with Athos is to be more of a RPG/ survival game than just a survival game. This will set us apart from other survival games. To achieve this, increased lore and player engagement with the history and world of Athos is needed. In the next few major updates, NPC factions will be introduced which will allow us to implement a robust quest system intended to take the player through the history of Athos. Some of these factions can be befriended and traded with. The higher a player's faction stance is with a faction, the more quests and other trading options will be available.
In our first major update scheduled on Saturday, 21 October, we will be introducing new revamped player characters and a new character creation system, allowing for players to customize their characters. This will be in its early stages with future updates allowing more customizations, showing the primitive direction of civilizations on this map.
Now for our Roadmap. Do note the roadmap is just an estimate and anything in it can change at any time. We will update the roadmap whenever we finish something, if we do not get a certain item finished at a certain timeframe, the item will carry over to the next release.
Roadmap 2023:

New Weapons - As this is a primitive era, we will have weapons like swords, bows, crossbows and other handheld types.
World improvements - We will be adding in more POI with quest opportunities and different types of mobs.
Ai Balancing and improvements to Dinosaurs - This is very high on our priority list. We need additional improvement on the Dinosaurs AI, adding in a more engaging ecosystem where carnivores will only attack herbivores when they get hungry. Population controls will be implemented; if there are more herbivores in a region, more carnivores will spawn in and balance the population. We will also work on the basic AI movement improvements and prevention of dinosaurs getting stuck. Bigger dinosaurs like a T-Rex should be destroying trees as they walk and so forth.
Adding in NPC factions/tribes - Due to the way we intend to develop Athos as more of a RPG/Survival game, we will introduce NPC factions/tribes. Players will be able to engage with these factions on the map, either increasing or decreasing their faction stance. Some might require you to attack other factions to gain favor or do certain quests. This will also open up trading options which could include selling items to a tribe gaining tokens to be used for trading between players or trading with other factions.
Adding First person view - Both first person and third person view will be supported.
Player Tribe System - Allowing players to create and manage their own tribes, setting options on access to chests and doors, ranking tribe members and forming alliances with other player tribes will be added.
Player In-game trading system - the option for players to place down merchants to sell their goods will be developed, in addition to trading between players with a trading interface.
Improved Animations on Player characters - As we continue development, we will be doing improvements and polishing all aspects of the game including the player animations so they are more engaging.
Sailing System - To allow us to bring out other world maps that could be more island based, we will be adding a sailing system with different options on how to traverse the water. From swimming mounts to sailing ships.
Add in more clothing options - With Athos having a variety of different armor sets and clothing, this will play a big role in how the game is played, some clothing and achievements may add better stats and temperatures resists, while others can be worn for style. Being able to dye each piece is also important to have that unique look in the game.
Improve server creation and server optimization - Continuous improvements to the server creation and stability will be developed.
Building system improvements - We are planning to polish existing building system and add in additional build type pieces. We also want to add more styles of a building which could be unlocked though quests or completion of certain server achievements.
Improve and polish combat - Combat balancing and improvements will allow for a better game play experience.
There will still be many other items to add to this list. For now, this should give you an idea of where we are going with Athos. We hope to get more feedback from you as we continue to improve and develop Athos to the game we want it to be. Please join in with the conversation on our discord or on the Steam forum to help us make this a reality.
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11 Oct 2023Developer post
Patch Notes v1.3.8
Small patch that addresses the following items. Fixed slider on blueprint craft amount Fixed crash after reaching max level Fixed UI prompt to interact with untamed dino's Made taming treats pickup able after placing
Small patch that addresses the following items.

Fixed slider on blueprint craft amount
Fixed crash after reaching max level
Fixed UI prompt to interact with untamed dino's
Made taming treats pickup able after placing
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11 Oct 2023Developer post
Patch 1.3.7 - Small update with minor fixes
This is a minor patch to update a few things: Fixed doors not saving position Fixed doors open status when leaving render range Fixed doors being able to be opened by anyone in PvE Fixed selected items overlay Added durability to the torch (should last most of the night with cont
This is a minor patch to update a few things:

Fixed doors not saving position
Fixed doors open status when leaving render range
Fixed doors being able to be opened by anyone in PvE
Fixed selected items overlay
Added durability to the torch (should last most of the night with continual use)
Set thatch bed to be able to be placed on the landscape
Fixed bug when dropping spear
Added ability to hide the HUD (Backspace by default)
Added in max craft amount slider
Removed foliage respawn blocker (till we fix the issue with them repsawning)
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10 Oct 2023Developer post
Patch 1.3.3 - Small update with minor fixes
This is a minor patch to update a few things: - Added locking system to doors so now no one can enter a door if they dont own it. - Fixed window alignment - Demolishing building stuff will give back resources - Fixed Red Berries not spawning.
10 Oct 2023Developer post
Early Access Release of Athos!
We are excited to announce the release of Athos on Early Access. In this release, we have the following features available, some might still be bare bones but as time passes we will be flushing them out more. Current Features: Explore a big world with roaming dinosaurs. Player cr
We are excited to announce the release of Athos on Early Access. In this release, we have the following features available, some might still be bare bones but as time passes we will be flushing them out more.
Current Features:

Explore a big world with roaming dinosaurs.
Player crafting and building.
Tame and command dinosaurs.
Base combat system.
Harvesting system.
Progression system with over 100 plus engrams to learn.
Single player and self hosting sessions are available.
Server settings allowing customized server setups.
Base fishing system.
Currently we have 4 official dedicated servers as this system is still experimental. We intend to launch multiple official servers in the very near future. Players can download and set-up their own dedicated servers if they wish.
Future road maps will include the following:

NPC tribes.
Player trading system between tribes and other players.
Player tribe system.
More player customizations on character creation.
More types of dinosaurs.
More types of taming methods.
In-depth mount system allowing dinosaurs to wear armor and have various saddle types.
Quest system for better PvE game play.
More world lore to complement the quest system.
More variety in the environment.
More variety of maps to choose from.
We hope you enjoy Athos and please find us on our discord for any questions. As always, you can also ask questions in the Steam forum.
Athos is still in an early access state and is actively being developed. You may encounter crashes, bugs, and unpolished mechanics. Additional content and features will be added along the way which will change the way the game is played. These changes could also require the deletion of current saved games, if it is required to accommodate the new changes. We urge you to participate in the discussions about the game so that it will continue to improve. Thank you for your understanding and thank you for playing!
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Updates & announcements

Greetings Adventurers!

Tameable & Rideable Dinosaurs

New Additions & Improvements

Known Issues