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Mesozoic DawnNews0.8.17 Update Log & Optimization Announcement
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0.8.17 Update Log & Optimization Announcement

Mesozoic Dawn · published 15 Jun 2026, 18:37 UTC · build 23742533

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🛠️ 0.8.17 Update Log & Optimization Announcement


🚀 New Features

  • Added Steam Workshop support for mod creation, uploading, and subscription.
  • Added keyboard and mouse input support for mobile devices, along with customizable button layout configurations.
  • Completely reconfigured and optimized the gamepad button layout for a more intuitive experience.
  • Added an egg incubation progress bar simulation and maturation visual effects.
  • Added tail hitboxes for specific creatures to enhance tactical combat depth.
  • Added super administrator tools featuring database snapshot rollback capabilities.

🔧 Optimizations & Adjustments


🖥️ Display & Multi-Platform Adaptation

  • Further optimized resolution auto-adaptation for mobile devices to ensure proper UI scaling across various aspect ratios.
  • Updated language packs and time zone localization settings to improve the cross-region experience.

🦕 Balancing & Art Assets

  • Rebalanced the attributes and stats for the Ankylosaurus.
  • Updated the default skin visual effects for the Spinosaurus.

🕸️ Networking & Backend Architecture

  • Deeply optimized the reconnection flow and character destruction process, reducing crashes/hangs caused by network fluctuations.

🐛 Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where right-click attacks would erroneously flash or trigger the left-click attack animation.
  • Fixed a performance detection bias on Android devices, significantly improving smoothness on low-end models.
  • Fixed a bug where AI creatures would abnormally lose oxygen while underwater.
  • Fixed a vulnerability that allowed character slots to be configured beyond the hard limit.
  • Fixed a localization text error where the currency exchange rate displayed incorrectly in certain languages.
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