Our first self-published patch is almost here, so we’re throwing a Double XP party weekend to celebrate!
We know many Super Animals are eager for more content (and we’re just as excited to get it into your paws), so we wanted to begin by letting you know that our first self-published patch (v1.9.4) is right around the corner. We’re finalizing a few items with the console makers behind the scenes, but the release is very close!
To set expectations, this patch primarily focuses on quality-of-life improvements and the Super (End of) Summer Royale event, as well as a couple of fun surprises we haven’t shared yet. The team is also still hard at work on Super Animal World and we’ll have some additional updates to share on its progress when v1.9.4 arrives. It’s a huge project so it’s taking us longer to build out and polish up than planned, but it’s shaping up really nicely so we can’t wait to share more of what it’s looking like with you soon.
We’ve already shared a few things to look forward to in v1.9.4 on our socials, and we’ve gathered the key details below in case you missed any of them:
- Zip-and-Goes are being reworked! Super Animals automatically grab onto the zip-line as it's being thrown, and riding multiple in succession grants a stacking speed boost.
- Teammates no longer set off Lucky Cat Mines. No longer will your teammate stumble through and explode your perfect trap.
- Bots de-prioritize downed targets. Bots will prioritize other actions such as resurrecting teammates and firing at standing targets rather than delivering the final blow to Super Animals.
- The Super Dragonfruit Dragon will also be arriving to kick off the beginning of the Super End of Summer Royale event!
Double XP Weekend
From Friday, September 20th to Monday, September 23rd all XP from dailies, weeklies, and matches will be doubled! The Dragon’s Loot Pass will move into the Animal Pass Archive when v1.9.4 arrives, so if you have remaining tiers to earn or need a couple more levels, now’s a great chance.
Double XP also applies to account level and any pass from the Archive that you have activated on your second Animal Pass track. So even if you’ve already completed the Dragon’s Loot Animal Pass, you and your squadmates can make some gains on archived passes!
Shoulder Rider Pre-orders Close This Friday
Pre-orders for the Youtooz Mini Fox & Red Panda Shoulder Riders close this Friday, September 20th!
We also just announced last week that each one will come with their own respective in-game beanie, as seen in the image above, that’ll be sent out via e-mail when the plushies ship later this year.
In case you missed their initial announcement video, each Shoulder Rider plush has a magnet inside so you can stick them to their included fabric, magnetic disc (which you can slide under your shirt on your shoulder, hence the name) or magnet them directly to things like fridges, lamps, gaming PCs – you name it. Special thanks to Cheryl, Erika and our friends at Youtooz for designing and bringing these plushies to life.
That’s all for now, but we have so much more to share with you soon! Thank you for all the warm comments, support and your patience as we’ve made this big step to transition to self-publishing Super Animal Royale. This first patch took us longer than expected, but it’s a crucial milestone and lays the foundation for some really exciting updates to come that we’ll be able to publish ourselves! And the good news is, once we’ve gotten this first patch out the door, publishing future patches should be a whole lot smoother from here. A special thank you to Kaity, Clogg, and the incredible new teams handling porting, quality assurance, and release management for all the extra work they put into this patch’s release!
See you on the island, Super Animals.