Summary
Ahead of the Halloween season,Paleo Pineshas revealed what spooky content fans can check out in the game. Like many other games, developer Italic Pig is gettingPaleo Pinesinto the Halloween spirit by adding DLC that is themed around the October holiday, and the new content is available now on PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5, andSwitch.
Released in September 2023,Paleo Pinesis a farming sim that looks to put a prehistoric spin on thepopular cozy genre of video games. As its name suggests,Paleo Pineslets players befriend dinosaurs and create an idyllic sanctuary on an island. As players tame dino friends, they can use their unique abilities to make farming easier and more productive. In addition to the dinosaur ranching, there are other characters for players to encounter and befriend, along with different areas of the world to explore. While the game has seen various updates since its initial release, the developer has recently added new content related to the spooky time of the year.
With Halloween almost a month away,Paleo Pinesannounced two separate DLC packs for the game: Trick or Treat and Spooktacular. Both of these DLCs cost $3.99 and include a variety of Halloween-themed content. Specifically, the Trick or Treat DLC will introduce a new nighttime adventure. According to the dev team, players can “explorePaleo Pinesafter dark” and participate in some trick-or-treating activities. This DLC pack includes a new mini-game, rewards, and some “spooky-colored dinos.” On the other hand, the Spooktacular DLC includes new spooky-themed items to decorate with and some new outfits.
Beyond these two DLC packs,Paleo Pines' developerhas released a free update for the game called The Pumpkin Patch. In addition to squashing a variety of bugs, this patch added a jack-o’-lantern decor item. Furthermore, the spawn rates for Albino and Melanistic ultra-rares were increased, and a new “strength” boost was added, making digging up and replanting fully grown trees possible. The patch notes also noted that more Halloween content was added to the game, which will become active during the week of the holiday.
In addition to the in-game content, Italic Pig has revealed that a real-life plushie based on one ofPaleo Pine’s dinosaurswill soon be released. Thanks to a partnership with Makeship, a plushie of Boo, the Albino Styracosaurus, will becomeavailable for pre-orderon October 1. This is the latestPaleo Pines-themed plushie from Makeship, as several other dinos have previously been released.
It will be interesting to see what the future holds forPaleo Pinesin the weeks ahead. Hopefully, Italic Pig will continue to add more content for those who enjoy thedinosaur farming gameplay inPaleo Pines.
Big Changes
• Added the Trick or Treat and Spooktacular DLCs.
• Added a new ‘strength’ boost which makes it possible to dig up and replant fully grown trees on the ranch, including the pine trees.
• Added special content which is active during the week of Halloween:
◦ Albino and Melanistic ultra-rares are more likely to spawn.
• Fixed bad nav on several rocks in Dapplewood.
• Optimized windmill and pine tree models.
• Fixed errors when inspecting Willem or Squillem with the journal.
• Fixed the cutscene triggering too early in the “All the Colors of the Rainbow” quest.
• Fixed an infinite money exploit involving the Small Water Bowl item.
• Fixed a hang when opening the roster if notes had been entered for Lucky.
• Paths can no longer be dug up and destroyed by tilling with a dino.
• Fixed being able to place paths in places you couldn’t dig them up from (e.g. the outer ranch fences). You can now dig up these paths.
• Fixed being able to attempt to shovel poop with a full inventory if it was on a biome tile.
• Fixed errors after adding a flourish to the cooking pot if any of the first three inventory slots were empty.
• Foods which provide multiple boosts are now displayed correctly in the journal and cooking UI.
• Tweaked several dino petting poses.
• Various small optimizations, especially on rainy days.
• Another possible fix for the “Why Can’t I Hold All These Dinos?” achievement (Xbox only).
