13 Sep 2026Developer post

Hotfix 0.130.13

Greetings dinosaur hunters! A new hotfix has been deployed to fix issues found in the new major update and it adds achievements for the new content. Thank you for your continued feedback! Fixes & Improvements Added achievements for Styracosaurus, Oryctodromeus, Velociraptor,

11 Sep 2026Developer post

Rengarua Update 0.130 – New map, five new species and vehicles!

Greetings dinosaur hunters! Welcome to Rengarua! View game page Our third official map has arrived, bringing an entirely new island to explore and hunt across. Rengarua features varied environments ranging from dry deserts and rocky terrain to forests and swamps, with new special

Greetings dinosaur hunters!

Welcome to Rengarua!

View game page

Our third official map has arrived, bringing an entirely new island to explore and hunt across. Rengarua features varied environments ranging from dry deserts and rocky terrain to forests and swamps, with new special locations to discover throughout the island.

The update also introduces five new dinosaur species: Diplodocus, Dilophosaurus, Styracosaurus, Velociraptor and Oryctodromeus.

Getting around Rengarua is also different from our previous maps. Vehicles make their debut in this update and can be called to your location using the satellite phone. Once requested, a helicopter will fly in and drop the vehicle near your location.

Alongside all the new content, we have made major changes to dinosaur behaviour and animations, rebalanced weapons and added several new gameplay features and improvements.

New map – Rengarua

Rengarua is Prehistoric Hunt's third official hunting map and our largest new environment since Tenebris Island.

The island combines several different environments and biomes, including deserts, forests, swamps, lakes and rocky areas. Roads provide routes through the island while caves and tunnels offer more places to explore.

A number of unique locations are scattered around Rengarua, including industrial and abandoned sites left behind by those who came before you. Explore the island to discover locations such as the harbor, mine, watch tower, swamp cottage and plane crash.

Rengarua also introduces its own environmental conditions, including sandstorms that can dramatically reduce visibility while travelling and hunting.

Five new dinosaur species

Five new species can now be found and hunted:
• Diplodocus
• Dilophosaurus
• Styracosaurus
• Velociraptor
• Oryctodromeus

Each comes with its own behaviour, animations, sounds, tracks, trophy and anatomical hit areas.
Keep an especially close eye on the smaller Oryctodromeus. It introduces a new burrowing behaviour, allowing it to dig and make use of burrows.

Vehicles

Vehicles are now available for the first time in Prehistoric Hunt!
Instead of simply finding a vehicle waiting somewhere on the map, you can request one using your satellite phone. A helicopter will then deliver the vehicle close to your requested location.

Vehicles provide a much faster way to travel across the large distances of Rengarua and can also be seen on the map.

Vehicle handling has also been tuned throughout testing, including increased grip to considerably reduce excessive sliding.

Weapon balance update

Weapons have received a larger balancing pass with changes to their handling and performance.
Weapon stability has been introduced as part of the updated weapon handling to give more difference to heavy weapons. Several weapon animations and handling speeds have also been adjusted, including faster handling for the Heavy Rifle and Greystone.

Bullet behaviour has been revised so that bullet lifetime is no longer directly tied to damage falloff.

Dinosaurs can also hear nearby bullet impacts from further away, making shots that miss their target more likely to alert nearby animals.

Improved dinosaur behaviour

A major dinosaur AI and movement update is included with Rengarua.

Dinosaur rotation and movement have been reworked to provide considerably smoother turning removing any hitching and skips in dinosaur turns. Walking & attack speeds have also been tuned to better match the actual animations of different species.

Dinosaurs now have more natural awareness and reactions to their surroundings. Improvements include:
• Dinosaurs look around more naturally while roaming and investigating
• Improved head, eye and nose movement
• Dinosaurs can visibly sniff and make sniffing sounds while using their sense of smell
• New startled and walk-away behaviour to make dinosaurs react to player and other dinos more realisticly
• Improved stalking behaviour, including special behaviour during nighttime. Stalking is implemented to more species than before.
• Improved reactions to nearby threats and dangerous dinosaurs
• Improved movement and awareness around obstacles and interior areas
• Smoother transitions between idle behaviours

Animations have also been improved across several existing species, including Ankylosaurus, Allosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Utahraptor and Tyrannosaurus.

Sleeping improvements

Sleeping is now more useful for recovering during a hunt.

Sleeping restores stamina and also heals 20 HP, giving hunters another way to recover before continuing their journey.

Preton Beer

Need something after a long day of hunting?

Preton Beer can now be consumed in-game. Drinking alcohol increases your drunkenness level, which among other things makes keeping your weapon steady considerably more difficult.

Drink responsibly when there are dinosaurs around.

Environment & visual improvements

Rengarua has brought with it a number of improvements to our environment systems that also help us build larger and more varied areas.
• Improved transitions between different terrain and biome types
• Improved vegetation rendering and distant LODs
• Improved lighting consistency between nearby vegetation and distant impostors
• Improved bush and tree materials
• Improved nighttime lighting
• Improved reflections and lighting at special locations
• Improved day transition visuals
• Improved atmospheric effects
• Flare brightness now reacts better to current sunlight levels
• New environmental audio and surface sounds

Interior areas have also received improved audio support. Reverb and echo effects can now change based on the environment, with additional footstep sounds for surfaces such as concrete, metal and wood.

Performance improvements

A number of optimizations have been made alongside the development of Rengarua.

Map streaming and culling have been configured specifically for the new environment, while large vegetation areas have received additional optimization. We have also made improvements to how several systems distribute their workload, particularly when the game is running at high frame rates.

The default graphics quality for first-time players has also been lowered to provide a better starting point across a wider range of hardware. Graphics settings can of course still be increased normally from the options menu.

Main menu update

The main menu has received a visual rework as part of the update.

Fixes & Improvements

• Fixed an issue with the FOV setting
• Other players' flashlight lens flares now scale correctly based on distance
• Fixed the player's hand/body sometimes becoming visible while driving in third person
• Improved third-person caller animation to better match the player's mouth
• Improved scope visual effects
• Improved player first-person hand animations and responsiveness
• Improved interaction with bushes
• Improved several dinosaur attack, walking and idle animations
• Fixed Brachiosaurus eating animation not looping correctly
• Improved Steam Achievement updates so newly completed achievements register immediately
• Improved dinosaur ragdoll behaviour
• Improved dinosaur footprints
• Improved map icons and special location information
• Improved lighting around the Intro map gun range
• Visual improvements to the Intro map
• Various performance and stability improvements
• Russian language added

Thank you to everyone who has been testing the upcoming changes and providing us with feedback.

Rengarua is one of the largest updates we have made to Prehistoric Hunt, with an entirely new map, five new species, vehicles and major changes to several of the game's underlying systems.

We'll continue developing Rengarua and expanding Prehistoric Hunt with more content and improvements in upcoming updates.

See you on the hunt!

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13 May 2026Developer post

Open testing for upcoming gameplay update!

Greetings dinosaur hunters! Open testing of the upcoming gameplay update is now available! If you want to help us locate possible issues and give feedback before release, you can now try out the latest test build. This testing phase focuses especially on the introduction of the f

Greetings dinosaur hunters!

Open testing of the upcoming gameplay update is now available! If you want to help us locate possible issues and give feedback before release, you can now try out the latest test build.

This testing phase focuses especially on the introduction of the first vehicle system alongside upcoming weapon and dinosaur balance changes. Your feedback will help us fine-tune gameplay balance and vehicle handling before the update officially launches.

Things to take into account before starting testing

The open testing version of the game utilizes a different server. You won’t be using the same player in the test version, but instead start from zero with a fresh player. Once you move back to the main server you will continue progress with your existing account and lose any progress made in the test server. Latest updates allow the game to have different save files for dev server, so you should not lose your online player trophy lodge.

Before you start transferring your game into the open testing mode please make a backup of your offlineplayer.txt file. It can be found in:

%steamlibrary_folder%/Prehistoric Hunt/Prehistoric_Hunt_Data/ offlineplayer.txt

The file contains your offline player data and it can be overwritten if you don’t take a backup and play in offline in the dev server. Once you move back from the test version to the actual game you can copy this backup file back to its original location.

Please note that when you have the test build active you cannot launch the actual game. When you want to switch back to it in the Betas-menu you will need to choose “None” to get back. You can freely switch between the versions.

Instructions how to get the test version

Right click the game name in Steam library list view and choose “Properties”. Then choose the “Betas” tab. From the dropdown choose “public_test”.

Steam will now download the test version and you’ll see in your library instead of “Prehistoric Hunt” the name:

“Prehistoric Hunt [public_test]”

New things to test

The main focus of this open testing phase is gameplay balancing and the introduction of vehicles.

We are especially looking for feedback related to:

Vehicle handling and controls

Vehicle usefulness during hunts

Multiplayer synchronization with vehicles

Weapon balance and feel across different hunting situations

Dinosaur balance

Progression balance and equipment effectiveness

General gameplay pacing after the balance adjustments

Vehicles

Vehicles can be called with a satellite phone, if you purchase satellite phone upgrade from shop. Using "Right click" on the satellite phone allows you to switch the mode on the phone.

3 players can fit in a single vehicle. Current version of vehicle has no gas consumption. Vehicle damage is a work in progress. Press “Crouch” button to switch between third person and first person while in a vehicle.

Dinosaur balance changes

Heart Shot Secondary Damage: Global increase from 45 -> 75 for all species

Lung Shot Secondary Damage: Global increase from 10 -> 20 for most species

Wing Shots Decreased Integrity Loss: 5 -> 1

Bleeding rate doubled for all dinosaurs expect: Tyrannosaurus, Giganotosaurus, Sarcosuchus, Spinosaurus and Mosasaurus. So, dinosaurs do not take so long to bleed out.

Pteranodon

Attack end duration increased from 0.5 -> 0.9

Health: (100-120) -> (45-70)

Stomach Damage: (50, 25) -> (40, 20)

Compsognathus

Health: (20-35) -> (10-20)

Head & Neck Damage: 20 -> 50

Walking speed reduced from: 6 -> 4

Brachiosaurus

Health: (200-250) -> (325-450)

Heart Damage: (100, 45) -> (100, 60)

Stomach Damage: (30, 10) -> (20, 8)

Lung Damage: (30, 10) -> (22, 10)

Giganotosaurus

Health: (150-190) -> (160-230)

Tyrannosaurus Rex

Lung Damage: (15, 5) -> (20, 10)

Spinosaurus

Health: (190-270) -> (140-220)

Thalassodromeus

Attack end duration increased from 0.5 -> 0.9

Sinornithosaurus

Health: (20-35) -> (10-20)

Head & Neck Damage: 20 -> 50

Walking speed reduced from: 6 -> 4

Quetzalcoatlus

Attack end duration increased from 0.2 -> 0.9

Health: (150-200) -> (100-150)

Stomach Damage: (50, 25) -> (40, 20)

Weapon balance changes

Sound ranges reduced across weapons, so dinosaurs do not get spooked so easily by distant shots. Spread reduced on some weapons to reduce random variance and replaced by new stability to increase difficulty by it instead.

Rifle

Penetration: 1.5 -> 1.2 (15 - > 12)

BoltAction_Length: 1 -> 1.2

Bullet_Speed: 1.5 -> 1.8

Hunting Rifle

Magazine: 10 -> 6

Damage: 1.2 -> 1.5

BoltAction_Length: 1 -> 1.4

Bullet_Speed: 1.5 -> 2.0

Cost: 500 -> 2500

Stability: 1 -> 0.9

Shotgun

Damage: 0.3 -> 0.4 (15 -> 20)

Penetration: 0 -> 0.5 (0 -> 5)

Allowed_Distance: 75 -> 25

Damage_Falloff: 0.5 -> 0.4

Bullet_Speed: 0.6 -> 0.7

Cost: 1200 -> 800

Stability: 1 -> 0.8

Added Zeroing: 50 - 150m

Pistol

Damage: 0.8 -> 0.6 (40 -> 30)

Penetration: 0 -> 0.1 (0 -> 1)

Damage_Falloff: 0.7 -> 0.2

Stability: 1 -> 1.2

.50 cal

Damage: 2.4 -> 2.5 (120 -> 125)

Penetration: 3 -> 4 (30 -> 40)

Magazine: 4 -> 5

Bullet_Speed: 1.5 -> 2.5

Stability: 1 -> 0.5

Spread: 1.5 -> 0.4

Zeroing Max: 600 -> 750

Revolver

Penetration: 1.5 -> 1.0 (15 -> 10)

Allowed_Distance: 100 -> 75

Damage_Falloff: 0.7 -> 0.18 (More damage reduction over distance)

Cost: 600 -> 400

Tranquilizer Rifle

Spread: 1 -> 0.8

.700 Double Rifle

Damage: 2.3 -> 3 (115 -> 150)

Penetration: 2 -> 3 (20 -> 30)

Bullet_Speed: 1.5 -> 1

Allowed_Distance: 150 -> 100

Spread: 1.5 -> 1

Damage_Falloff: 1 -> 0.05 (High damage reduction over distance)

Cost: 7,000 -> 9,000

Zeroing Max: 300 -> 200

Heavy rifle .338

Penetration: 2 -> 2.2 (20 -> 22)

BoltAction_Length: 2 -> 1.7

Bullet_Speed: 1.5 -> 2.25

Magazine: 7 -> 6

Spread: 1.2 -> 0.4

Stability: 1 -> 0.6

Zeroing Max: 600 -> 750

Greystone .45-70 Lever-Action Rifle

Penetration: 1.5 -> 2 (15 -> 20)

Bullet_Speed: 1.2 -> 1.6

Bolt-Action Length: 1.6 -> 1.1

Spread: 1.3 -> 0.5

Stability: 1 -> 0.8

Allowed_Distance: 250 -> 150

Zeroing Max: 600 -> 400

Ashford .30-30 Lever-Action Rifle

Damage: 1.5 -> 1.2 (75 -> 60)

Cost: 2,500 -> 500

Magazine: 8 -> 7

Bullet_Speed: 1.2 -> 1.6

Allowed_Distance: 250 -> 150

Zeroing Max: 600 -> 400

Harpoon Rifle

Penetration: 2 -> 2.5 (20 -> 25)

Allowed_Distance: 250 -> 50

Bullet_Speed: 0.7 -> 0.65

Stability: 1 -> 0.9

Cost: 1,500 -> 2,500

Ammo Cost Changes:

Tribal Bow Arrow: 15 -> 8

Shotgun Ammo: 20 -> 15

.30-30 Ammo: 30 -> 15

Harpoon Gun Ammo: 15 -> 35

.50 Cal Ammo: 30 -> 40

.700 Cal Ammo: 30 -> 40

Updated weapon suitability

Pistol:

Compsognathus

Sinornithosaurus

Pteranodon

Thalassodromeus

Quetzalcoatlus

Shotgun:

Compsognathus

Sinornithosaurus

Pteranodon

Thalassodromeus

Quetzalcoatlus

Gallimimus

Revolver, and Hunting Rifle, .338 Heavy Rifle, & 45-70 Greystone:

Quetzalcoatlus

Gallimimus

Pachycephalosaurus

Utahraptor

Carnotaurus

Allosaurus

Parasaurolophus

Therizinosaurus

Iguanodon

Ankylosaurus

Stegosaurus

Spinosaurus

Sarcosuchus

Triceratops

Giganotosaurus

Tyrannosaurus

Mosasaurus

Rifle & .30-30 Ashford:

Pteranodon

Thalassodromeus

Quetzalcoatlus

Gallimimus

Pachycephalosaurus

Utahraptor

.700 Double Rifle & .50 Cal:

Ankylosaurus

Stegosaurus

Spinosaurus

Sarcosuchus

Triceratops

Giganotosaurus

Tyrannosaurus

Mosasaurus

Brachiosaurus

Tribal Bow: Everything EXCEPT Brachiosaurus

Compound Bow: Everything EXCEPT...

Sinornithosaurus

Compsognathus

Pteranodon

Thalassodromeus

Huge thanks to Serok and Dyno-Gaming for testing and balance suggestions!
Please remember that values and balancing may still change before the final release based on testing results and community feedback.

Thank you for your support and feedback!

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11 May 2026Developer post

Hotfix 0.128.06 – Multiplayer hit registration fixes

Greetings dinosaur hunters! A new hotfix has been deployed focusing mainly on multiplayer synchronization and hit registration improvements. Thank you for your continued feedback! Fixes & Improvements Fixed an issue in server rewind that could cause hitbox inconsistencies in

07 May 2026Developer post

Game Update 0.128 – Improved multiplayer synchronization

Greetings dinosaur hunters! This update focuses heavily on improving multiplayer synchronization and overall online stability, especially in sessions with multiple players and under higher latency conditions. Alongside the networking improvements, the update also introduces perfo

Greetings dinosaur hunters!

This update focuses heavily on improving multiplayer synchronization and overall online stability, especially in sessions with multiple players and under higher latency conditions. Alongside the networking improvements, the update also introduces performance optimizations, trophy lodge improvements, cave and lighting fixes, and new quality-of-life features for the map editor.

Multiplayer & Networking

Added server-side hitbox rewind to match client synchronization delay to make client players be able to shoot dinosaurs the same way as the host without needing to do extra advance shots.

Fixed solo mode minor issues with flying dinosaurs caused by previous network rework

Performance & Visual Improvements

Reduced reflection-related performance spikes
Fixed reflection and lighting issues in the Tenebris Sea base & Factory.
Improved Moreau Cave lighting
Fixed issues with the Moreau Cave entrance

Trophy Lodge

Added difficulty and map information to trophy lodge trophy views
Added a grid view when placing new room. Grid will show available space to place rooms. Each room has information about how much space from the grid it requires

Map Editor & Custom Objects

Added depth-based rendering for custom object colliders to better show whether colliders are behind or in front of objects in the map editor
Fixed double-sided texture preview issues in the custom object editor
Fixed custom texture settings not updating correctly while selecting textures for custom objects. It also now resets back to default if removing selection.

Beta Branch Improvements

Added new separate player and cache files for the beta branch to reduce switching issues between live and beta versions. For instance, players no longer lose their trophy lodge placements after switching between live and beta.

Localization fixes

Fixed issues with Latvian localization that were caused by font issue in language file.

Balance changes

Revolver and Pistol damage was reduced. They also have higher damage reduction over distance. This change was already in 0.127 version, but was forgotten from the patch notes.

Revolver 1.6 dmg -> 1.1 dmg
Pistol 0.8 dmg -> 0.6 dmg

Thank you for all the multiplayer feedback and bug reports. The reports from larger multiplayer sessions have been especially helpful in identifying synchronization and latency-related issues. More networking and gameplay improvements are already in development.

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24 Apr 2026Developer post

Game Update 0.126 – Legendaries, Massive Trophy Hall, localization & audio fix

Greetings dinosaur hunters! This update focuses on improving overall usability and player experience across the game. Most notably, it includes a fix for a long-standing audio distortion issue that has been present since early versions of Prehistoric Hunt. In addition, a brand ne

Greetings dinosaur hunters!

This update focuses on improving overall usability and player experience across the game. Most notably, it includes a fix for a long-standing audio distortion issue that has been present since early versions of Prehistoric Hunt.

In addition, a brand new Massive Trophy Hall has been added, along with a full set of Steam achievements. UI scaling has been improved across the game, localization now updates seamlessly without requiring a restart, and multiplayer/session systems have been refined. Thank you for your continued support and feedback!

Massive Trophy Hall

Added a new room type: Massive Trophy Hall
Around 3x larger than previous halls
Large dinosaurs like Brachiosaurus can now be displayed fully

Steam Achievements

New legendary hunt achievements

Legendary Tyrannosaurus
Legendary Compsognathus
Legendary Pteranodon
Legendary Utahraptor
Legendary Giganotosaurus
Legendary Carnotaurus
Legendary Ankylosaurus
Legendary Triceratops
Legendary Brachiosaurus
Legendary Iguanodon
Legendary Gallimimus
Legendary Pachycephalosaurus
Legendary Spinosaurus
Legendary Thalassodromeus
Legendary Allosaurus
Legendary Parasaurolophus
Legendary Quetzalcoatlus
Legendary Sarcosuchus
Legendary Stegosaurus
Legendary Therizinosaurus
Legendary Sinornithosaurus

New master Achievements

Legendary Dinosaur Hunter – Get legendary rank from all dinosaurs
Moreau Master – Find all special locations and notes on Moreau and claim all species trophies
Tenebris Master – Find all special locations and notes on Tenebris and claim all species trophies

Achievement balance changes

I’ve hunted dinosaurs – 100 → 50 kills
Hunting what I can – 1000 → 250 kills
Dinosaur terminator – 5000 → 1000 kills
Bringer of extinction – 10000 → 2000 kills
The Contractor – 100 → 20 contracts
Master of contracts – 250 → 50 contracts
Ultimate contractor – 500 → 100 contracts
Preton’s Pride – 1000 → 250 contracts
Carnivore Professional – 200 → 100 carnivores
Herbivore Professional – 200 → 100 herbivores
Carnivore Expert – 1000 → 400 carnivores
Herbivore Expert – 1000 → 400 herbivores

Map statistics

Added a new map statistics screen to track trophies, notes, and discovered locations per map

Audio

Fixed long-standing audio distortion issue when moving fast
(This issue has been present since early versions of the game and should now be fully resolved)

Gameplay & Weapons

Fixed iron sights being slightly too low so shots now align correctly
Transitioning to scope now correctly matches scope height instead of iron sight height
Player hand sway animation now works correctly on controller
Improved clarity of dinosaur info by listing bonus, allowed, and penalty weapons clearly (also in contracts)
Tropical clothing requires Moreau Master achievement for unlock and Tropical 3D clothing requires Tenebris Master achievement for unlock

UI & UX Improvements

UI now scales properly across different screen sizes with these items:
Map markers
Player stats in main menu
In-game menus
Notifications

Main menu dinosaur info no longer goes off-screen and is now scrollable
Dinosaur info view now always opens from the top
Notes are now scrollable when long
Contract names are shortened with “…” when too long
Added chat button to player list menu when using controller
Player list players can now be selected with controller
Player list is no longer empty when playing solo
Player info and session kills are now shown in solo

Localization & Text

Added missing translations in skill menu, shop, notifications, and trophy lodge
Fixed localization issues in shop and sell menu
Game text system updated so language changes apply everywhere without restart
Dinosaur names and descriptions now update immediately when changing language
Player action notifications now match the recipient’s local language
Many texts were polished with more consistent fonts.
Newly improved Japanese & Chinese translations.
Added & improved fonts for Japanese & Chinese languages
Fixed offline mode item texts

Multiplayer & Sessions

Fixed issue where joining a game could get stuck in loading
Improved session creation UI with clear server visibility options (Public / Private / Solo)
Added ability to mute/unmute players in chat
Added ability to report other players

Performance

Optimization improvements to the culling system
Fixed rock culling issues on Moreau

Other Fixes

Removed fall damage in trophy lodge

Thank you for reading and we look forward to hearing your thoughts.

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13 Apr 2026Developer post

Dev Blog #36 – Vehicles and new species

Greetings dinosaur hunters! Work is progressing on several features and additions that will shape both near-term updates and longer-term development of Prehistoric Hunt. In this blog, we’re taking a look at vehicles and a set of new species planned for the new map. Thanks again e

30 Mar 2026Developer post

Game Update 0.125 – Major multiplayer improvements

Greetings dinosaur hunters! Today’s update focuses on improving the multiplayer experience across the game, especially in sessions with several players. We’ve worked on online stability, dinosaur synchronization and movement handling to make multiplayer hunts feel smoother and mo

26 Mar 2026Developer post

Hotfix 0.124.36 – Controller fixes & performance improvements

Greetings dinosaur hunters! This hotfix improves controller usability, overall stability, and performance - especially on Tenebris. Thank you for your continued feedback! Controller & UI Fixed back button on controller when viewing notes found in the world Fixed issue where e

19 Mar 2026Developer post

Hotfix 0.124.26 – Controller fixes & multiplayer improvements

Greetings dinosaur hunters! This hotfix focuses on improving controller usability, resolving multiplayer sound inconsistencies, enhancing backend stability and fixing a variety of gameplay and UI issues reported by the community. Thank you for your continued feedback and support

10 Mar 2026Developer post

Update 0.124 – Skills, Scope Zeroing and Prone Position

Greetings dinosaur hunters! This update introduces several gameplay and interface improvements, including skills, scope zeroing, the long-requested prone position, HUD refinements, subtitle improvements, and support for several new languages. Backend systems were also improved to

Greetings dinosaur hunters!

This update introduces several gameplay and interface improvements, including skills, scope zeroing, the long-requested prone position, HUD refinements, subtitle improvements, and support for several new languages. Backend systems were also improved to better handle queued requests.

Scope Zeroing

Scopes can now be zeroed for different distances, allowing players to better compensate for bullet drop when shooting over long ranges. After measuring distance with a rangefinder, players can adjust their scope zero to match the target distance for more precise shots.

Prone Position

Players can now go prone, allowing for a lower shooting profile and improved shooting stability. This enables more stealthy approaches and makes long-distance shooting more effective.

Skills System

A new skills system has been introduced to expand gameplay progression.
The first skills focus on scope zeroing, allowing players to improve their effectiveness at different shooting distances:

Short Range Zeroing
Medium Range Zeroing
Long Range Zeroing

This system will expand in future updates with additional skills affecting various aspects of gameplay.

HUD Compass Improvements

The HUD compass visuals have been refined to make orientation clearer and easier to read during exploration and tracking.

HUD UI Improvements

Various improvements have been made to the HUD interface to improve clarity and usability during gameplay.

Subtitle Improvements

Subtitle text boxes now scale dynamically with the text, improving readability across different dialogue lengths.

Localization

Prehistoric Hunt now supports additional languages:

Spanish
Latvian
Japanese
Chinese (WIP)

Backend Improvements

More backend calls are now queued and processed sequentially, improving reliability and reducing issues caused by simultaneous requests.

Dinosaur Spawn Behavior Fixes

Fixed an issue with the solo chance parameter that caused dinosaurs to spawn in groups more often than intended.
Fixed spawn counts of some species on custom maps.

Multiplayer & Technical Improvements

Minor fix to pellet spread calculations where a small difference existed between host and client calculations in multiplayer.
Improved player synchronization when moving down slopes, reducing vertical glitches that could occur in multiplayer.

Thank you for reading and we look forward to hearing your thoughts.

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02 Mar 2026Developer post

Hotfix 0.123.18 – Custom Map Editor Improvements

Greetings dinosaur hunters! This hotfix focuses on custom map editor improvements, balancing adjustments, and various fixes to object handling and visuals. Thanks again for your continued feedback! Dino Rarity Balancing Dino rarity is now properly affected by selected difficulty:

23 Feb 2026Developer post

Hotfix Update 0.123.15 - Item Transaction Stability Improvements

Greetings dinosaur hunters! This hotfix improves item transaction stability and fixes issues related to buying, selling and picking up items in rapid succession. Fixes Fixed an issue where failed Buy Item attempts could incorrectly remove the item from the server. Improved stabil

18 Feb 2026Developer post

Hotfix Update 0.123.14 - Lighting & Visual Fixes

Greetings dinosaur hunters! In this hotfix we’ve addressed several visual inconsistencies and lighting-related issues reported by the community. Thanks again for your continued support! UI & Visual improvements Fixed visible names of HeadArmor and Hands in dinosaur hits. Fixe

14 Feb 2026Developer post

Hotfix Update 0.123.06 - Profile Reset, Online/Offline Switch & Fixes

Greetings dinosaur hunters! This hotfix focuses on stability and profile management improvements based on player feedback. Offline Mode Improvements Added ability to switch between Online and Offline mode directly in Settings Offline mode saves inventory data more often Offline m

11 Feb 2026Developer post

Hotfix Update 0.123.04

Greetings dinosaur hunters! In this hotfix we address player feedback regarding spawn locations, controller inputs, and difficulty settings. Thank you for the valuable feedback - it helps us refine the experience. New difficulty – Easy We’ve introduced a new Easy difficulty optio

10 Feb 2026Developer post

Atmosphere Update 0.123 – New lighting system

Greetings dinosaur hunters! This update focuses on improving the game’s core systems like the lighting and weather systems while also providing other important updates and bug fixes. Thanks again for your continued support! New lighting & sky system The old lighting system ha

Greetings dinosaur hunters!

This update focuses on improving the game’s core systems like the lighting and weather systems while also providing other important updates and bug fixes.
Thanks again for your continued support!

New lighting & sky system

The old lighting system has been replaced with a brand-new lighting and sky solution. This gives us much more control over how the world is lit and how the sky behaves under different conditions.

You may notice subtle changes in the overall look of the game, especially when looking toward the sun, with improved light scattering and atmospheric effects. This new system also gives us a stronger foundation for future visual tuning and features.

In addition, sea base and power plant lighting were improved on Tenebris Island. We’ll continue improving location specific lighting in the coming updates.

New weather system

Alongside the lighting overhaul, the weather system has been rebuilt. This new setup allows us to fine-tune weather behavior more precisely and expand it more easily in future updates. This system is an important step toward more dynamic and varied environmental conditions.

Performance improvements

Performance on Tenebris Island has been further optimized.

This includes internal improvements aimed at smoother gameplay, especially in more demanding areas of the map. As always, we’ll continue monitoring performance and making adjustments where needed.

Sound improvements

The following species have some new sound effects especially for attacking: Ankylosaurus, Carnotaurus, Compsognathus, Giganotosaurus, Iguanodon, Pachycephalosaurus, Spinosaurus and Triceratops.

In addition:

Helicopter pickup sounds were adjusted to be less massive.
Paddle sound repetitiveness was improved.

Other improvements

Dinos now navigate small blockers better
Float on water fix when not near water
Improved performance of tutorial map
Mosasaurus hitboxes were improved and new ones were added
Weekly challenges history includes 15 best players instead of 5
Several internal improvements were made to anti-cheat systems

Bug fixes

Fix for drag&drop issue on inventory close
Fixed flicker issue with a tree type
Fixed dinosaur angle check that caused dinos to do head stand or air biking
Fix for water point generation on custom maps
Fix for ocean rendering having issues with fog rendering
Fixed under water effect from being shown on the horizon.
Fix for fast travel on Tenebris, where player could clip through ground if crouching
Fix flashing on Tenebris when shooting. Removed distortion from muzzle flash as it caused ghosting

Thank you for reading and we look forward to hearing your thoughts.

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Updates & announcements

New map – Rengarua

Five new dinosaur species

Vehicles

Weapon balance update

Improved dinosaur behaviour

Sleeping improvements

Preton Beer

Environment & visual improvements

Performance improvements

Main menu update

Fixes & Improvements

Things to take into account before starting testing

Instructions how to get the test version

New things to test

Vehicles

Dinosaur balance changes

Weapon balance changes

Ammo Cost Changes:

Updated weapon suitability

Multiplayer & Networking

Performance & Visual Improvements

Trophy Lodge

Map Editor & Custom Objects

Beta Branch Improvements

Localization fixes

Balance changes

Multiplayer improvements

Massive Trophy Hall

Steam Achievements

New legendary hunt achievements

New master Achievements

Achievement balance changes

Map statistics

Audio

Gameplay & Weapons

UI & UX Improvements

Localization & Text

Multiplayer & Sessions

Performance

Other Fixes

Vehicles

New Trophy Hall

New species

Diplodocus

Dilophosaurus

Oryctodromeus

Multiplayer improvements

Controller & UI

Backend & Systems

Performance & Optimization

Environment & Visuals

Memory Optimizations (Tenebris)

Controller & UI

Gameplay & Systems

Multiplayer

World

Backend

Scope Zeroing

Prone Position

Skills System

HUD Compass Improvements

HUD UI Improvements

Subtitle Improvements

Localization

Backend Improvements

Dinosaur Spawn Behavior Fixes

Multiplayer & Technical Improvements

Dino Rarity Balancing

Custom Map Editor Improvements

Fixes

UI & Visual improvements

Lighting Improvements

Environment Fixes

Offline Mode Improvements

Reset Player Profile

Other Improvements

Bug Fixes

New difficulty – Easy

Difficulty Rebalance