Player feedback on the forums, feedback mail and youtube videos have been used to roll out one of DoN's biggest bugfix and general improvement release. Here's an overview:

A.I. Improvements

• A.I. now flees from predators more consistently
• Wasp A.I. no longer freezes up after catching spiders, nesting behavior is now reliable.
• Wasp A.I. snatch speed increased to improve snatch consistency
• Snatch issues for Dragonfly v/s 3rd Instar Grasshopper, mitigated
• A.I. now looks at you only if you're the same species (previously any species would turn and look at you when you get close to it)
• Simplified Grapple-Stamina: A.I. now gives up when you tire it out by draining its stamina (just like Ants in the Ladybug quest)
• Grooming for A.I is now more consistent
• Grooming for Flying A.I. now begins only after they land and touch down.

Animation updates

• Tiger Beetle - snatch animation
• Tiger Beetle - Grapple-Pin animation
• Tiger Beetle - Idle Struggle animation
• Blue Mud Dauber - Toppled Over anim
• Blue Mud Dauber - Immobilized anim
• Blue Mud Dauber - Idle struggle anim

• Wasp Grooming anim extended to include hindleg and wings cleanup :)
• Wasp Walk to Drink Nectar anim transition issues fixed
• Tiger Beetle prey anim interactions (as prey) fixed.
• Grapple idle animations no longer get stuck after grappling
• Tiger Beetle walk/flight anim now plays properly while it has a prey snatched

Player/Simulation Improvements

• Ant Sneak tutorial for Ladybug creature quest fixed
• Wasp Nectaring phase made shorter for players and longer for A.I. Wasp Player hunger increased to compensate
• Hovering Explained: Players flying fast are now provided a flight hint about hovering. Essential for wasp gameplay (entering mud tunnels swiftly, etc)
• Crashing issue fixed - The game would crash on returning to the main menu in certain cases, now fixed
• "Performance" and "Exploration" Population Presets updated to include Blue Mud Dauber and Grasshoppers by default

Face-Off updates (for Blue Mud Dauber Wasp)

• Stinger is now used as the face-off finisher for Wasp against any creature (eventually the main modes will support this too for non-prey confrontations, etc)
• Wasp Snatch interaction setup designed for various creatures
• Survival quests are no longer triggered for the wasp in face off mode

  Recommended Face-off matchups

  
  
  • Wasp v/s Bee - Unlike the Dragonfly, the wasp's flight speed is insufficient to catch the bee, so you'll have to rely on strategy to come out on top. It's not easy to win this fight!
  • Jumping Spider v/s Wasp - Frantic dodge training practice as a Jumping Spider is what this often ends up being. Unlike the simulation mode the wasp has no nectaring phase here and always knows exactly where you're located so this confrontation is far more intense than its survival counterpart!

UI updates

• Grappling keys font changed as requested by a player, for easier readability
• Wasp players are now informed that they can use any nest for carrying spiders into. It doesn't have to be the first one you chose in the previous quest.
• "Strike" UI popup frequency reduced. Wherever it is obvious, only the prey outline visual cue is shown.

Sandbox updates

• Third-Instar Grasshopper added to Fauna spawn brush. Eventually players will be able to select the exact lifestage you want to spawn inside the sandbox (just like the population editor)
• Creature "Activity text" fixed for consistency. It was previously getting blanked out too frequently, now it easier to monitor a creature's activities in the sandbox

Thanks for reading, Thanks for playing!