We said we'd open up the flyers and the swimmers when Dino Nugs hit 100 players. You got us there. Thank you! 🦖🍗
Take to the sky
Archaeopteryx, Rahonavis and Pterodactyl are now yours to play.
Archaeopteryx is the all-rounder: decent on the ground, decent in the air. It unlocks from Raptor XP at the same point as the first Tyrant.
Rahonavis and Pterodactyl are built for the sky. They stay up three times longer than before, and running on the ground tires them faster than flying. Pterodactyl is the Flyer capstone.
Flight is real now too. Flyers have a physics body, so you bump into and slide around cliffs, rocks and trees instead of passing through them. Skim the treetops at your own risk.
Into the deep
Deinosuchus, Mosasaurus and Megalodon are open to everyone. Deinosuchus unlocks as soon as you play or skip the tutorial, so you can be a crocodile in your first ten minutes. Mosasaurus follows from Swimmer XP, and Megalodon is the Swimmer capstone.
Both classes have their own tabs on the dino select screen, and there are 14 new achievements to chase, including Sky Hunter and Leviathan.
The sea is alive
The ocean finally has company. Schools of sardines, tuna and salmon, prawns on the bottom, drifting jellyfish, octopus in the shallows and sea turtles, all breaded, obviously. The sea bed has shells, starfish, coral, urchins, kelp, giant clams and old whale bones. Keep your eyes open far out to sea: whales are rare, and sometimes they bring a calf.
The Volcano
A huge volcano now stands in the south-west corner, the tallest thing on the island. You can see it from anywhere. There's a lava lake in the crater. Don't fall in.
A new sky
The sky has been rebuilt from scratch: real colours through the day, a sun disc, stars, and a moon with its own path that actually lights the night. Distant ridges fade into the sky like a real mountain view, and a low haze settles in the valleys.
Also in this update
One water surface: rivers, lakes and the sea join up properly, with foam on fast water and whitewater on the falls. Rivers and springs reflect now, not just the lakes.
Lake reflections setting: Off, Baked or Planar. Planar mirrors the far bank, the trees and the mountains.
Optional depth of field and a sun lens flare, both in Graphics.
Your dino squishes and bounces when it grows.
New Triceratops roar, call and hurt cry.
Small grass no longer squashes flat under every step.
Fixed: flying through cliffs and the ground, a doubled water layer at the lake outlets, and days starting too dark after a night-time start.
See you in the sky. Or under the waves.
Wings and Fins
2.3
23 October 2026
Areas
26 changes in this update
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Flyers and Swimmers
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
World
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
Dinos
Growth bounce - your dino squishes and bounces every time it grows
Graphics
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
Sound
New Triceratops roar, call and hurt cry
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Improved
5 changes
World
New sky - realistic colours through the day, a sun disc, stars, and a moon with its own path that lights the night
Haze - distant ridges fade into the sky colour and a low haze settles in the valleys
Water - rivers, lakes and the sea are one surface, with foam on fast water and whitewater on the falls
Reflections - rivers and springs reflect the world too, not just the lakes
Small grass no longer squashes under every step
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Fixed
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Two water layers on the wide river between West Lake and North Lake and the other lake outlets
Flying through cliffs, rocks and the ground
Days starting too dark after a session began at night
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