You can opt in to the experimental branch by right clicking on "Species", selecting "Properties" and going to the "Betas" tab. Changelog * Overhauled hunting behaviours - Predators will stalk their target while outside detection range, conserving energy as they approach - Predators will chase their target once within detection range - Prey will flee if they detect an incoming predator - Predators will pounce on their target when close enough, dealing bonus damage and initiating a combat instance
* Overhauled combat instances - Creatures will lock on to each other and take turns trading damage until one dies or flees. - Predators will lock prey into combat to prevent a flee-fight-flee behavior loop. * Food source competition - Aggressive creatures will get angry at other creatures trying to eat their food, and may attack them. * Added red circles to highlight combat taking place. * Fixed an issue with some of the more sporadically-used particle systems (blood sprays, pings, strike effects) not rendering * Fixed the rover camera pitching up when driving forward with W or Up * Tweaked creature camera movement to be simpler and easier to control * Added default positions for rover and creature cameras * Tweaked shade-giving tree's to provide shelter from both hot and cold temperatures, providing up to 10 C offset towards an average of 20 C at their base. * Tweaked cannibalism to be slightly viable instead of a complete non-starter. * Improved support for content mods (body parts, skins, etc) - Texture mods can now be loaded from *.bmp, *.gif, *.jpg, *.png, *.tif and *.dds formats - Stats and Mutation Mapping can now be stored in the same file