Hey everyone!
This update has some great additions, including a new girl! You have no idea how eager we were to share all of this with you!
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View game pageThe Final Chase
We're showing off the layout of the final chase of the game. The tribe has found some unwanted apex predators making a nest in their territory, so they hatch a plan to lure them into a trap and take them out one by one.
We're trying some new stuff here that we've never done before in order to make the end of the game special, and it's working well so far.
We're probably not going to show more of this one-off because it would spoil too much, so expect to play it in full once the entire game releases, but we may throw it into one of our upcoming early builds.
Trel Outfit Preview
We got started on Trel's JAV OL (office lady) outfit as soon as it won our supporters' poll, and here's an almost finished preview.
We'll have the full thing ready by the next update, most likely.
Hot damn, that sneaky lace...
Alternate Weapons
While everyone knows by now that the spear is the primary weapon in the game, we're also including two secondaries. The first is a pair of dual axes that function as a fast-paced and skill-based weapon.
You need to get closer to use them, but they inflict great damage and cause bleed easily, which means your enemies will not be able to stay in the fight long after you've carved them up with these bad boys.
We also wanted a very "UNGA" weapon in the game, so we decided to include a big-ass caveman club to dome dinos with when you need that extra oomph in your attacks.
Adding these additional weapons allows us to make Victor more effective against specific dino classes, like ones that have armor and can be flipped to damage their soft underbellies.
Think about delivering a Happy Gilmore to an armored turtle and then stabbing them in the gut once they're on their backs.
Map Upgrades
It's been a while since we gave the map some love, and we're now back at it. Here are some previews of the additional progress we've made in making mid-level detail passes.
Stampede
When we started reading the Tamer novels, we came across the stampede sequence in the first novel that had hundreds of dinosaurs running through the valley being chased by Carnotaurus. During that scene, one of the runners smashes through the almost finished starting fort Victor's tribe built and completely demolishes it, sending logs and cordage flying all over the place.
Our first thought immediately after that chapter was a simple one:
"How the fuck are we going to put this in the game?!?"
After all, we're already trying to make a massively ambitious project with a group of six full-time employees and a handful of contractors, and this is just one scene of dozens of other cinematics we have in the game, not to mention the gameplay we also need to complete.
We kicked around the idea of cutting it, doing it off-screen, or just massively scaling the whole thing down, but no matter what we suggested, it just didn't make sense.
This scene, in many ways, is the key catalyst for everything that follows. Without seeing the visceral action on screen, the emotional core that develops as a result just sort of falls apart.
The team talked for a while and finally found a way we could pull it off. It certainly wasn't easy, but for such a small studio, we're proud of what we were able to accomplish - especially with such a short amount of time.
Here you can see the scene mostly complete, but some of the audio, VFX, and especially the lighting still need some work.
We hope you enjoy it!
Executions
Much like other modern action games, we've decided to include execution sequences in Tamer. We have three weapons in the game and a variety of enemy dinos, so it's going to take some time to get them done, but here are some snapshots of one of the initial concepts so you can get an idea about the level of violence we're going for, which is "start at Tarantino and then go harder if necessary."
Galmine Eating Dong
See headline.
We're finishing some orgasm animations as we near release, and this was one of them. High chance it will be included in our early build soon.
Your High School Crush Wants to Bang You
We all had one - that popular, seemingly unobtainable girl in high school that every guy would've given his left nut to bang. Well, in Tamer: King of Dinosaurs, Victor Shelby will finally get to live that fantasy.
If you've read the Tamer books, you know that it starts on Earth, and Victor begins his journey of discovery concerning his taming powers at the pool party of Lacey Rogers.
There, he manages to capture a deadly rattlesnake and impress the hell out of everyone present, Lacey especially.
This is a big moment for Victor's character development, and it's unfortunately right after this that he gets abducted by aliens and dumped on a godforsaken dinosaur planet.
So what happened to Lacey? We don't know. She never appeared again in the Tamer books as the story moved away from Earth. Despite this, she became a fan-favorite, and readers asked about her for years.
If that's the case, why did we decide to increase the love interest roster from four to five and include her in the game's NSFW content?
The answer is simple - pacing and quality. The Tamer books are fantastic because they fully respect the female characters and give them true agency in line with their personalities. They don't just jump into bed with Victor. He has to earn their respect first.
Due to that, we didn't have any NSFW content in Tamer for a decent period of time. Including Lacey Rogers as a love interest at the very start of the game allows us to show off everything the game has to offer right off the bat.
The first day of Tamer is a hell of a ride. You'll see an awesome 2.5D intro animatic using parallax and VFX to show everything leading up to Victor's arrival on Dinosaurland, then you'll get chased by deinonychus in the action sequence we've already included in the early build.
After that, you'll meet Sheela and have a flashback of sorts during a fever dream where the NSFW scene with Lacey kicks off, and fulfill your high school fantasies.
Once Victor wakes up in the cave, he'll then meet his tribe (Sheela, Galmine, and Trel) in an extensive cutscene that lays the foundation of the world.
Finally, you'll go hunting and gathering with Sheela and learn combat and fight against those deinonychus you used to run from.
That will give us an excellent, well-rounded picture of what Tamer is all about as a game, and we hope to have the entire first day available on our build soon.
Trel NSFW Scene
We also updated the lighting on Trel's first NSFW sequence. Here are a couple of rough screenshots to show you how it goes during your initiation into Spider Mommy's good graces:
Intro Cutscenes
Along with the day 1 chase in our early builds, we have two cutscenes at the start and end of the sequence. We're working on one of those scenes now where Hope finally has enough and throws Victor off her back.
Look forward to seeing that one added to our supporters' build early next year.
Meanwhile, here's a lovely shot of me in a performance capture suit doing some stunt work.
Don't worry! I'm ok, but my couch definitely wasn't after catching my fat ass upon impact.
What's Next?
Next, we're going to show our execution system's rough animation previews and talk more about some map updates.
We might also show some naked Lacey if you're lucky.
Finally, we'll go over the new build! There will be additional content added for our supporters this month.
Thanks for the support, everyone!
Thank you so much for your support. Don't forget to wishlist Tamer: King of Dinosaurs! See you next month!