- Patch - 1.2.4 - 3 March 2025
Bug fixes for previous version 1.2.3
- New release - 24 February 2025
The new update is now out, you can look over our posts here and see the features, not all are in the game at the moment but will be rolled out over time, thank you! enjoy!
- Final Version and features - 30 January 2025
The Cenozoic Era - Final Version Update & Exciting New Features! Hello Cenozoic Era community! The final version of The Cenozoic Era, We’ve been working hard to bring you a truly immersive experience, with plenty of features and gameplay. This update brings the final version of the game to a close and what to expect on release. Release is planned to come out around the 10th-15th of February The Animal Hub: A New Showcase for Your Rare Creatures We’re renaming the Marketplace to the Animal Hub, and it’s going to be your go-to destination for everything related to highly bred, rare animals! In addition to showcasing these creatures, you’ll now have the ability to transfer animals to different servers or even move them to the Event Server, we've decided to remove the sell option for animals. The Event Server will allow you to battle your animals without the risk of permanent loss. Anyone c…
- The Cenozoic Era Marketplace Feature - 26 January 2025
New Feature Update: The TCE Marketplace! Hey Cenozoic Era players! We're excited to introduce an all-new feature coming to the recode: The TCE Marketplace! 🎉 This exciting addition opens up a whole new world of possibilities for players who want to expand their experience in The Cenozoic Era. With the TCE Marketplace, you can now: Transfer Your Saved Animals Between Servers: Ever wanted to take your favorite creations from one server and bring them to another? Now you can! The TCE Marketplace allows you to move your beloved animals between servers with ease, so you can continue your adventure wherever you choose. List Your Animals for Sale: Have a standout animal you're proud of? You can now list it in the TCE Marketplace and make it available for other players to purchase! It’s a great way to showcase your creations. Browse and Buy from Other Players: The TCE Marketplace is more than…
- TCE - Devlog | 3D fur coming to the game? - 24 January 2025
The Cenozoic Era - New Features Update: 3D Fur, Dynamic Weather Effects, and More! Greetings, explorers of the ancient world! We’re excited to announce a massive new update for The Cenozoic Era, bringing enhanced realism and even more customization options to your prehistoric adventures! Here’s what’s new in this update: 3D Fur & Dynamic Weather Effects Your animals are now more lifelike than ever, thanks to the introduction of 3D fur! Each creature will now have fur that reacts to the environment in a truly dynamic way. From the gentle sway of fur in the wind to its soaking wet appearance after a downpour, the attention to detail will make your animal companions feel even more real. But that’s not all—dynamic weather effects mean that the environment will change around you in new, immersive ways. Be prepared for sudden storms, blizzards, or intense heat, each of which will affect your…
- Stats and Mutation | Overlook - 15 January 2025
Cenozoic Era Game Features: Breeding and Mutations System Mutations and the Skill Tree Mutation System: In the Cenozoic Era, animals can now undergo mutations that affect their skill tree. These mutations are rare and have a 10% chance to occur when breeding two animals that possess no upgraded stats. Skill Tree Points: Each animal has a skill tree capped at 25 points, representing their base abilities. Mutations, however, allow for an extension beyond the base 25 points, pushing the total skill tree points up to a maximum of 40. Breeding for Mutations: To breed for higher stats and potential mutations, the parents must have no upgraded stats, only mutated stats. This ensures that the mutation system is not diluted by pre-existing upgrades and allows for the true power of the mutation to emerge. Fortitude: A Special Trait Fortitude Stat: Fortitude is not directly upgradable through the…
- Play Testers Wanted - 9 January 2025
🚨 Game News Alert: Playtesters Wanted! 🚨 We're looking for dedicated playtesters to help us ensure the best experience for our upcoming release! What we're testing: Performance Testing: Help us optimize the game by providing feedback on performance, frame rates, and any stuttering issues you might encounter. Mouse Look Bug: We're currently fixing a bug affecting mouse movement. If you’ve experienced inoperable camera movement, your input will be crucial to resolve it. General Game testing: We are looking for general player testers to test out features, this does not require certain hardware or a certain bug they encountered previously when the recode was playable. Why Test? Be part of the development process and help us create a smoother, better game. Play and provide feedback before anyone else! What we are looking for We are looking for testers who have time to jump into game and te…
- TCE - Announcement - 3 January 2025
Game Update Announcement: The Cenozoic Era Attention Survivors! We are thrilled to announce a massive update for The Cenozoic Era! This update is packed with brand-new features that will take your prehistoric adventure to the next level! Here's a sneak peek at what you can expect in the latest update: New Features: Next-Gen Graphics Immerse yourself in the stunning world of the Cenozoic Era with next-gen graphics. We've upgraded the visuals to make every moment more breathtaking, with improved textures, more realistic lighting, and enhanced animal animations. The landscapes are now more vivid than ever—prepare to be amazed by the beauty of your surroundings. -Can my PC handle it? Don't worry, we will have a secondary version of the same map to support lower end hardware or boost fps for those who aren't visual hungry. Skill Tree Your journey through the Cenozoic Era just got more custom…
- TCE - Token System & Return of Hateg Isle - Recode Update - 23 March 2024
Hello! we have upcoming game news to share with you Update: -Hateg Isle now in the recode! -Token System (Time only, more details below) FREE GROW EVENT FOR RECODE: 3/23/24 Ends in 24 hours of the update We will give 1 player a free grow of any animal they choose Upcoming Questing system changes: New quests to encourage exploration, hunting, births & time in game Questing system will give players tokens which can be exchanged for a free grow (Automatic, no admin needed) For now we have just a time version of the token system, you will get 1 token every hour For every 10 tokens a player can redeem a free grow. Note: (Coins cannot be used between different servers, They cannot be redeemed in Discord, they can only be redeemed in-game via the character selection menu) We are currently hosting events on our Discord, we give players coins in exchange that they can cash in for free grows. We…
- Funding has started - 26 December 2023
Hello everyone, We recently released the concept trailer for TCE, which can be found on the Indiegogo page: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-cenozoic-era/x/22915275#/
- TCE - Recode update 1.3.0 - 5 December 2023
Hello, For this update we have a few features implemented and some bug fixes IMPORTANT: Due to the changes made to the characters, your old saves will NOT work, you must delete them and create new ones Changes: -added skin customization -added foot ik -updated growth system, baby models, sounds and more -updated selection screen background and colors -implemented two new settings options (not yet fully implemented) -updated the grass -removed the emissive color for the footstep dust -lengthened the time between rabbit calls and reduced how loud it is Fixes: -fixed stamina bugs -fixed swimming not being registered -fixed random sprinting -fixed cougar mouth stretch -fixed wolfs jump animation -fixed bushes in water and under the map -fixed nametags not displaying (This was most likely due to WP and characters) Notes: for now the color pallets are the same across all animals until we figu…
- V. 1.2.0 Recode & News - 25 November 2023
Hello, We have went ahead and fixed up the recode for testing, it will be on a different branch called "Recode" to swap to this branch, right click the game in your Steam Library > Properties > Betas > Dropdown box and click "Recode" Patch notes: IMPORTANT: If you have the mouse issue try resetings keybinds, if issue presists please let me know. it can't be confirmed since the issue does not present itself on my end. Other: -optimized networking -updated engine to new engine version -upgraded Asrich to world partition -replaced the North America biome trees with more optimal ones Fixed: -fixed group icon arrows not disappearing on map when a user left group -fixed nametag bugs -fixed mix grouping -fixed swim animation -fixed mule deer female animation distorition -fixed stats not resetting properly -fixed bleed stream not going away once bleed has stopped Changes: -adjusted bordered wid…
- Recode update - New animals - 11 October 2023
hello, everyone In this update we have several new creatures, these new ones are -Tiger -Moose -Brown Bear -Wolf -Mule Deer -Horse Note: Horse hair is buggy when its young, once fully grown the issue is gone, Horse still needs a bit more work to go before its finished. We also updated the movement sounds, so larger animals have different audio compared to smaller ones We also moved the Recode to main branch and the older version to its own branch, you can swap back to it at any time if you're still awaiting the recode to be more complete, skin coloration will be coming in the next update. We also have a new game in the works, set to release in December of this year, it might be something up your ally, you can find out more about it here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2627040/Uncontained/ It's a online co-op horror survival game, similar to games like Dead by Daylight. Romans 8:26 I…
- Recode Released - 9 September 2023
Hello everyone, We've released the recode and it is now playable for anyone
- The Cenozoic Era - Recode Update - 27 August 2023
Hello, It's been a good while. So lets start with where everything has been over this last month, the game recently went into Q/A for play testing and the majority of the bugs have been ironed out and fixed preparing us for a very soon public beta release. September 1st looks like a solid date for the official release, if other issues arise it could be pushed back a couple days, but it will be very soon. So I want to list all features that will be with the recode on its release: Pregnancy A highly requested feature that is now coded into the game, the mother will slowly appear pregnant (Physically) and a new UI Icon will appear to show how far along the pregnancy is until birth, It takes 15 minutes until ready to give birth to allow a fair bit of time for a cooldown so babies aren't spammed. Grouping There's a reason I've included this because Grouping has had a overhaul to how it works…
- Recode Progress Update - Quests & Release - 9 July 2023
Hello, everyone You have read it correctly, there is a Beta Release just on the horizon for the recoded version, the release is set for August 1st the release will have the Cougar & Elk as the two playables until further testing is conducted before releasing more playables into the game. Most of the games features will be in place during the Beta testing. Thus far in the current progress we've got the questing system in place, it's a simple system that can impact the characters mood if the quests are ignored Ignoring Quests can cause growth to slow down or decreased stamina since it's mood is down in the gutter it probably wont feel very motivated to run, keep your animals happy, these quests aren't very hard to complete and it will be accompanied by a progress bar located under the quest. In the coming week time will be spent on the Herbivore side getting everything ready and implement…
- Recode Progress Update #7 - Growth, UI and sharing thoughts - 2 July 2023
Hello, everyone In this recode we're going to go over a couple things, share an idea for the a diet/questing system but first lets start with the UI and some changes that were made There's been a few changes made here, it will show your current growth size, stored fat & body temperature, yes the temperature returns for the recode, a bit of time was spent on getting this UI fully working and tested properly. Another new small feature that was needed was an option to mute other players in chat, we know, people can be nasty or ruin your time playing with their sarcastic remarks, we got you covered in the recode Now lets talk about the growth system, you can find a timelapse video below The character will start off at 10% of it's full adult size and will seamlessly grow until it's fully grown, this system works perfect and will be a great introduction, it can also support any model used, so…
- Recode progress update #6 - 26 June 2023
Hello everyone, This recode update is a bit small, a lot of time has been spent on setting up EOS and getting the servers up and running which I have been able to successfully do, We still have lots left to complete, we did the main menu, server browser and loading screen and of course the backend work for the server. We also setup the temperature system, world clock and chat system. This coming week will be spent on adding more gameplay mechanics to the game, finishing off the temperature system, wrapping up the cougar and introducing a herbivore, once these two are fully ready the next step is roll out beta testing the recode which will be opened to everyone to try, it will be on a different branch, this will help test the server speeds, mechanics, lag etc. however this testing phase will not include the new map until we're closer to the game being ready for its transition over to the…
- Recode Progress Update #5 - EOS, Gore, Combat & Animations - 18 June 2023
Hello everyone, In this progress update I want to first talk about the networking route that has been taken, the game will feature Epic Online Services as it's main way to connect players, there's many benefits to this choice, such as cross platform, secure servers & Anti-Cheat. At this point in time I am not sure if account linking will be enabled or not, There's a few benefits to account linking that makes the backend a little easier to use, however it can also just use your Steam account as a login with no linking and you'll play as normal like if EOS wasn't apart of the game. However, EOS is here to stay and will be the new way to connect players. Combat So a little bit about combat and what's been done with this, The combat system is more in depth in terms of hit locations and bleed, locations like the head will do more damage, areas like the rear end or legs will do less damage, t…
- Recode Update #4 - 12 June 2023
Hello everyone, Today we will go over some UI stuff and work that was done in the background for the networking and handling of data ALL UI DESIGNS ARE STILL WIP Here's a main over view of the current HUD, yes we switched what side the stats are on, we would like to keep things simple if you switch to a different game that's similar to this one or vise versa In the upper left corner is a mini map and the worlds time, weather and temperature Simple design, Health, Stamina, Thirst and Hunger. More things will probably be added to this setup such as body temperature or body fat like we had previously, but since mods are planned this could over complicate things for creators, so at this point in time the feature isn't on the radar. This is your mini map and it displays North, East, South and West so you always know what direction you're moving in, but what if you need a full overview of the…
