Flyers and Swimmers are playable for everyone - Archaeopteryx, Rahonavis, Pterodactyl, Deinosuchus, Mosasaurus and Megalodon (thank you for 100 players!)

Archaeopteryx unlocks from Raptor XP at the same point as the first Tyrant

Deinosuchus unlocks as soon as you play or skip the tutorial

Rahonavis and Mosasaurus unlock from Flyer and Swimmer XP; Pterodactyl and Megalodon are the class capstones

New FLYERS and SWIMMERS tabs on the dino select screen and in the Dino-pedia

14 new achievements - Unlocked and Mastered for all six, plus Sky Hunter and Leviathan

Long-haul flyers - Rahonavis and Pterodactyl stay in the air three times longer, and running on the ground tires them faster than flying

Archaeopteryx - the all-rounder, decent on the ground and in the air

Real flight - flyers fly with a physics body and slide around cliffs, rocks, trees and the ground instead of passing through

The Volcano - a huge volcano in the south-west corner, the tallest thing on the island, with a lava lake in its crater (don't fall in)

Sea life - sardines, prawns, jellyfish, salmon, tuna, octopus and turtles live in the sea in schools and groups, all breaded

Whales - very rare, sometimes with a calf

Sea floor - shells, starfish, coral, sand dollars, ammonites, urchins, anemones, sponges, kelp, giant clams and old whale bones

Growth bounce - your dino squishes and bounces every time it grows

Lake reflections - OFF / BAKED / PLANAR; Planar mirrors the far bank, trees and mountains in the water

Depth of field - optional (off by default), focuses where you aim, above and under water

Sun lens flare - with a toggle in Graphics

New Triceratops roar, call and hurt cry

Rivers reborn - every river now starts at a mountain spring, runs down to one of the three lakes, and the lakes drain to the sea; deeper pools and wider reaches along the way, no more streams out of nowhere

New island map - the M map redrawn with the new rivers, springs and lakes

Open sea - swim or fly out past the island and it keeps going: an endless sea floor, haze on the horizon, and a current that turns you back before the edge

Reefs - rock outcrops, pinnacles and shelves on the deep ocean floor, some of them huge

Swimmers - Megalodon and Mosasaurus hunt the open ocean; Deinosuchus patrols the lakes and river mouths and hauls out on the banks

Flyers - Pterodactyl flocks, Archaeopteryx and Rahonavis soar across the island, land to drink and hunt, and take off again

Favourite foods - every species has five favourites; eating one gives one and a half times the food

Level 20 - every dino now levels to 20; unlocks are exactly where they were

Stat points - earn up to 20 per dino (spending them comes later)

Peas and carrots - dinos no longer pee; they drop peas and carrots instead

Home ranges - species now have places they favour across the island: Brontosaurus in the centre, raptors in the western woods, tyrants in the south-east

Broccoli and Ritz cracker - two new power-ups that work like the brownie and the mac and cheese

Moving power-ups - a collected power-up comes back somewhere else, never in the same spot

Roaming herds - dinos no longer pace a home spot; herds travel the island for water, food and cover, and meet at the rivers

Sleeping - at midday and at night herds lie down to rest in cover, and wake when danger comes near

Wary prey - herbivores spot you gradually, keep their distance and watch you, and only bolt when you charge

Sneaking - hold Ctrl to creep silently; strike before you're spotted for an ambush bite (x1.5 damage and a startle)

Smell - carnivores pick up blood, dung and carcasses and may track them down

Carcass fights - the owner guards its kill, scavengers circle and steal bites, the stronger dino takes over

Revenge - kill a herd's baby and the whole herd may turn on you, and they remember you

Sizing up - dinos weigh up a fight first; a lone hunter won't take on a whole herd

Growth from food - you grow as your body burns what you ate; the first growth step lands a few minutes in

XP for staying alive - every minute alive earns XP (more when fed and watered), plus XP for kills and catching critters

Starving grace - 10 minutes at zero food or water before you start losing health, with a countdown

Low food and water warnings - the thirst warning reminds you to press M to find water on the map

Photoreal ground - new grass, meadow, dry plains, dirt, forest floor, sand, pebbles, cliff and rock textures

Wet ground - rain darkens the ground and fills hollows with puddles that slowly dry out after the storm

Photoreal rocks and bark - every rock, cliff, boulder, tree trunk, log and stump has a real texture

Underwater light - sunlight ripples across the lake and sea beds

Mudskippers - skip about on muddy banks and in the shallows

Bass - cruise lakes and ponds, and sometimes leap out of the water

Catfish - lurk on the bottom by banks and boulders

Piranhas - school in the rivers, and they bite back if you wade in near them

Fishing - catch fish while you're in the water

Lake, river and sea beds - rocks, boulders and underwater cliffs

Water plants - sway with the current and part around you as you swim through

Long weed and seaweed - grow taller the deeper the water

Lily pads - float in clusters on calm lakes and ponds, drift apart when you swim through, then settle back together

Floating algae - collects around the lilies and reeds

Coming soon: Flyers - Rahonavis, Archaeopteryx and Pterodactyl

Coming soon: Swimmers - Deinosuchus (a giant prehistoric alligator), Mosasaurus and Megalodon

Rivers - Six rivers now run across the Isle of Nugs, from the mountains down to the lakes and the sea. The dry west, north and south-west finally have water: over half the island used to be more than a kilometre from fresh water, now it's about a quarter

Tarn of the Summit - A mountain lake high on the western peak, spilling off the mountain in a cascade of waterfalls down to the sea

Strange Spring - A glowing turquoise hot spring on top of the plateau that steams day and night. Its creek runs off the plateau's cliff edge as a waterfall

Waterfalls - Rivers drop over ledges as real waterfalls, with mist and splashes where they land

River Rocks - Boulders sit in the rivers and the current breaks around them in ripples and spray

Micro Grass - Fine, dense short grass on sunny open ground breaks up the flat ground under your feet

River Current - Rivers carry you downstream when you swim or wade. Swim against it to fight the flow

Splashes & Wakes - Dinos splash when they jump or fall into water, and leave a wake as they wade and swim

Sticks - Every now and then a stick falls out of a tree. Pick it up in your mouth with E, drop it in a river and watch it float away

Night Vision - Carnivores press F to see nearby dinos glowing red, even through the dark and the grass

Rivers on the Map - The island map (M) now shows the rivers, the tarn and the spring

Intimidate Roar - Every raptor has a brand new roar on R: Oviraptor, Velociraptor, Balaur, Variraptor, Pyroraptor and Deinonychus

Raptor Calls - Raptors now chatter, chirp and call to each other as they roam, roughly once a minute

Voice Acted - Every Raptor TLC sound is voice acted by the dev

Recorded Chomps - New bite, chomp, miss and drinking sounds, also voice acted by the dev

Stun - Every dino has a stun chance: land a hit and you might stun your target, stopping it from attacking for a moment. Chain hits to stun-lock your prey

Look Info - Aim at a dino to see what it is and how hurt it is, just under the compass

Growth - You now grow from being well fed and watered, not from each bite: keep food and water topped up and you'll be fully grown in about an hour

Hatching - New hatchlings start hungry and thirsty, so your first job is finding food and water

Coating Preview - Pick a coating on a dino's card to see what it looks like before you wear it

Raptor Voices - New raptor roar and calls for every dino in the Raptors class

Recorded Chomps - Brand new bite, chomp, miss and drinking sounds

Bigger World - A ring of deep ocean now surrounds the Isle of Nugs, ready for swimmers

Mountains & Mesas - New mountain ranges with canyons to walk through, cliff-walled mesas with paths to the top, and a causeway between two of them

More Terrain - Plateaus, terraced cliffs, forest clearings, and far less flat ground

Deeper Lakes - Lakes now have real deep middles

New Map - The island map (M) is now a real top-down view of the island

Weather - Rain and storms now roll in on their own

Living Plants - Bigger bushes, ferns and flowers lean out of the way as you push through them

Tails - Tails counter-balance the head and swing with every stride

Charge - Horned and armoured dinos and Pachycephalosaurus can charge: sprint and hold bite to ram, do damage and send breading flying

Drinking - Hold E to drink, with your head down at the water

Overeating - Eat past full to grow faster, but you get STUFFED: less stamina and a faster-draining sprint until it digests

Eyes - Glossy, wet-looking eyes

Prestige - Max out a class to prestige it: the class XP resets and you earn a new nugget coating for that class

Coatings - Six prestige coatings: Spicy, Garlic Lemon Pepper, Grilled, Buffalo, Ghost Pepper and Golden

Food Glow - What your dino can eat now glows softly: tree leaves for tall dinos, shrubs for smaller plant eaters, bugs for small hunters (toggle in Settings)

Bite Sounds - New sounds for bites that miss, bites that land on a dino, munching plants, and drinking

15 New Species - 15 new land dinos join the island, for 31 playable in all

Classes - Every dino now belongs to a class: Grazers, Raptors, Horned & Armoured, Sauropods or Tyrants

Coming Soon - Flyers and Swimmers are on the select screen, labelled Coming Soon

Dino Select - Click any dino for an overview of its class, diet and stats, then press HATCH

Gallimimus - Now an omnivore, like the real thing

Experience - XP now builds on three levels: per dino, per class and across your whole account

Unlocks - Playing dinos in a class unlocks the next one, about every life and a half

Starters - Saltopus (the tutorial dino) opens up the island; Oviraptor starts the raptor line

Max Levels - Every dino has a level cap to work toward

Herbivore Feast - Plant eaters can now eat trees, bushes and shrubs, so the jungle is a buffet

Reach - Big sauropods browse right up in the canopy; smaller herbivores graze the undergrowth

Chomp - Leaves burst when you eat, and fall from the branches when you bite a tree

Scent Marks - Peeing and pooping mark the spot on your compass and map for a day, and other dinos can smell them

Nests - Up to 2 nests per life, with a 20 minute rest between them

Wind - Trees, plants and grass now sway in the breeze, with stronger gusts now and then

Falling Leaves - Leaves drift down around you in the jungle

Weather - Something is brewing on the horizon...

Head Tracking - Dinos turn their heads and give you a side-eye when they notice you

Your Dino - Your dino's head follows where you're looking, and it turns to strike when you attack

Eyes - New expressions: dorky by default, determined when sprinting, tiny pupils when fleeing a threat, mad in a standoff, and sad when a herd-mate falls

Voice Chat - Proximity voice now reaches 140 m

Island Map - The map shows where you are and which way you're facing, plus anyone sharing their location (with their names)

Hide HUD - New toggle in Settings (or press F1) for clean screenshots; ESC always brings the HUD back

New - An achievement for unlocking each dino, for mastering each dino, and for mastering them all

New - Become a Nugget

Capstones - Apex Predator, Megaherbivore, Dangerous Prey, Pack Alpha and Herd Elder: long-haul goals for the most dedicated nuggs

Icons - Every achievement now has its own icon

??? - Our visitors have started flying a lot lower. Keep watching the sky.

Living Island - Herds and wildlife now gather around you as you explore; regions repopulate over time so no species can go extinct

Ambient Life - Frogs, crickets, shield bugs and dragonflies now live on the island; small carnivores can snack on them

Repenomamus - A badger-like hunter now prowls woods and meadows, preying on hatchlings until they're grown

Lakes - Calmer, gentler water on inland lakes

Aimed Bites - Your bite goes where you aim, reaching all the way to the ground, with a crosshair that lights up on a target in reach

Breading - Bites knock golden breading crumbs off their target

Squash - Big dinos can stomp critters, but there's no meal in it

Stamina - Every dino now has double the stamina

Speed - Walk and run speeds increased by 20%

Experience - Earn XP per species for eating, hunting, nesting and surviving, and level up as you go

Spawns - You now spawn at a random safe spot away from other players

Messes - Mashed potato looks like mashed potato, peeing leaves a wet shine, and a fallen dino leaves a ketchup puddle

Roars - Every dino has a roar on R that matches its kind and size

Calls - Dinos make the odd call while they roam

Ambience - Forests, jungles, plains and wetlands each have their own day and night soundscape

Footsteps - Footsteps on grass, rustling through tall grass, lapping lakes and breaking sea waves

Island Map - Press M for a map of the whole island; hover anywhere to see its coordinates

Coordinates - Your X / Y now sits above the compass

Compass - Shows food, water and mates only, not other players

Controls - The key list moved off the HUD into Settings > Controls

New - Badgered, Badger Basher and Wanna Go Gigging?

??? - Something has been seen in the night sky. Keep watching.

Proximity Voice - Talk to players near you; speaking icons show over their dinos

Players List - Press TAB or pick PLAYERS in the ESC menu to see everyone in the server: dino, size, status, ping and mic

Location Sharing - Choose whether other players can see your X / Y and find you on their compass

Coordinates - Your own X / Y now sits above the compass (toggle in Settings > Social)

Nests - Once fully grown, lead a herd with an adult of the opposite sex of your species to build a nest

Eggs - Chicken-nugget eggs now come in colours per species, with variation

Mate Scent - Fully grown dinos can smell nearby mates; follow the heart on your compass

Hunger and Thirst - Now drain half as fast

Smell - Food and water can be smelled from twice as far away

Forests - Tree density reduced by about 30% for clearer sightlines and better performance

Controls - The key list moved off the HUD into Settings > Controls, grouped by On Foot, Swimming and Flying

ESC Menu - New PLAYERS button

Isle of Nugs - A brand new 64 km² open world island, about the size of GTA V

Vast Scale - 8 km edge to edge, so a hatchling needs over two hours to walk it end to end

Biomes - Long open plains, dense woodland, flower meadows, lush jungle and rocky dry highlands

Water - Lakes, shorelines and an ocean surrounding the island

Living Ground - Dense grass that squashes under your feet, scattered pebbles, rocks and boulders you can bump into

Forests - Thousands of trees and bushes, with big foliage you can hide inside

Herds Everywhere - 180+ AI dinosaurs in 55 herds, each living in the biome that suits it

Spawn Points - 16 safe starting spots spread across the island, near fresh water and a snack

Seamless Streaming - The world loads around you as you travel, with no loading screens

Distant Views - See the whole island stretch out to the horizon from any high point

New Sky - A hand-picked cretaceous midday sky with islands on the horizon

Sunlight - The sun in the sky now matches the real light and shadows

Day & Night - The sky blends smoothly from midday into golden hour, dusk and a starry night

Real Time - The day-night cycle follows real world time, shared by every player

Atmosphere - Horizon haze now matches the sky colour

Title Screen - New Dino Nuggs logo over a slow cinematic flyover of the island

Game Modes - Choose Isle of Nugs or Tutorial from the main menu

Tutorial - A smaller practice area to learn the ropes (unlocks and achievements are disabled here)

Pause Menu - Press ESC in either mode to resume, open settings or quit to the main menu

Menu Music - New ambient jungle track on the menus

Settings Menu - Available from the title screen, dino select and the pause menu

Graphics Presets - Low, Medium, High and Ultra

Graphics Options - Scatter density, grass and tree distance, far trees, shadows, fog, crispy crust detail, terrain detail, outlines and an FPS counter

Audio - Master, music and sound effect volume

Controls - Mouse sensitivity, invert Y and camera zoom speed

Saved - Your settings are remembered between sessions

Streaming - Travelling across the island no longer causes long freezes

Shadows - Small plants and rocks no longer cast shadows, for a big frame rate boost

Grass - Lighter grass rendering for higher frame rates in open fields

Trees - Tree shadows fade out at a distance

Missing Textures - Fixed pink UI and missing card art for players joining a game

Wrong Scene - Fixed joining players loading into the old test scene

Spawn Control - Fixed a joining player's dino spawning under the host's control

Roster Bars - Fixed stat bars overflowing, misaligning and showing gaps

Idle Animations - Fixed dinos freezing between idle animations instead of looping

Eyes - Fixed Variraptor and Megalodon eyes disappearing under the breading

Dino Select Order - Unlocked dinos now show first, then locked, then coming soon