Hello Survivors,
This development update focuses on several systems currently being worked on for Evolution of the Ancients, with a major focus on herds, tame progression, armor, and long-term survival.
The goal remains the same:
You don’t play a dinosaur - you survive as one.
Since the last update, development has been focused on making dinosaurs feel more persistent, valuable, and connected to the survival journey.
Tames can now use armor and equipment as part of their progression.
This is an important step toward making tamed dinosaurs feel like long-term companions rather than disposable followers. When a player invests time into a dinosaur, that dinosaur should feel valuable.
Armor and equipment are being developed around:
Defensive protection
Combat preparation
Visual progression
Equipment management
Stronger attachment to individual tames
Balance is still being tested to make sure armor supports survival without removing risk.
Tame progression has also received a major pass.
Tames now have level progression and stat points that can be spent to improve their capabilities. This gives players more control over how their dinosaurs develop over time.
Current progression work includes:
Tame level tracking
Spendable stat points
Attribute upgrades
Adjusted XP curve
Smoother early-level pacing
Inventory-linked stat display
The XP curve has also been adjusted so early progression feels less punishing while still supporting long-term survival growth.
The goal is for progression to feel meaningful without becoming too aggressive too early.
A major area of development has been the new herd management system.
Herds are being designed to support long-term multiplayer survival, allowing players to form groups, manage access, and build something that lasts beyond a single encounter.
The system is being developed to support:
Player-created herds
Herd identity and ownership
Rank-based permissions
Shared tame access
Multiplayer cooperation
Long-term survival progression
The goal is to make herds feel more meaningful than a temporary group. A herd should become something players build, protect, and rely on.
As multiplayer systems continue to expand, permissions are becoming an important part of the design. Not every player should automatically have the same control over every tame, inventory, or command. Herd ranks are being worked on to give players more control over how their group operates.
Work has continued on the inventory and stat interface.
The current system is being improved to make equipment, armor, and progression easier to understand at a glance. This is important because players need to clearly see what they are building toward.
The interface is still being refined, but the focus is on keeping it functional, readable, and immersive.
Behind the scenes, work has also continued on multiplayer persistence and ownership logic.
These systems are important for making herds, tames, and progression function reliably over time. The goal is to make sure important dinosaurs and herd data can remain part of the player’s survival journey.
This includes ongoing work around:
Tame ownership
Herd data
Save/load support
Command permissions
Multiplayer reliability
Combat and AI testing
These are not always the most visible systems, but they are important foundation work for Early Access.
All of these systems connect into the larger survival loop.
Herd management gives players a reason to cooperate.
Armor and equipment make tames more valuable.
Leveling gives dinosaurs long-term progression.
Persistence helps make survival feel meaningful.
Together, these systems help push Evolution of the Ancients toward a deeper multiplayer survival experience where every dinosaur, herd, and decision matters.
Upcoming development will continue focusing on:
Herd permissions
Tame control and ownership
Armor balance
Stat progression
Territory systems
Nesting and breeding progression
Multiplayer testing
Each system will be shown in more detail as it becomes stable enough to present properly.
For herd permissions, how much control should trusted herd members have?
Should high-ranking members be able to fully control shared tames, or should some actions always remain locked to the herd owner?
Your feedback helps shape how these systems develop.
Wishlist Evolution of the Ancients to follow development and be ready for future updates.
The Evolution of the Ancients Team