DinoSystem

DinoSystem is a prehistoric ecosystem simulation with two ways to play. In God Mode, you observe and manipulate the island from above; in Survival Mode, you enter the world as a human and try to live in it. The same changing ecosystem drives both modes, whether or not you interfere.

The living ecosystem

Animals are born, grow, reproduce, age and die, while plants grow according to environmental conditions. Water moves through the terrain and gathers in puddles, rivers and lakes, and changing weather affects the world. Creatures need food, water and shelter: predators depend on prey, and herbivores on vegetation. Populations can grow, migrate, decline or disappear in response to what happens around them. The ecosystem runs without scripted encounters designed to entertain you.

Weather affects temperature and water, water affects vegetation, and vegetation affects herbivores, which in turn affect predators. Your actions can change these relationships unpredictably. The procedurally generated island has different terrain, vegetation and water systems each time, and its simulation includes seasons, fires, reproduction, aging, diseases and injuries. Its animals include dinosaurs, mammals, birds, reptiles and other creatures, each with their own needs and behaviours.

Two ways to play

In God Mode, you can observe and manipulate the ecosystem, alter the environment, control animals and experiment with the systems that keep the island alive. In Survival Mode, you are one creature in the world, with no guarantee of safety. You find food and water, build shelter, and learn to live alongside the animals.

Living and surviving

Your body responds to how you live, not just to inventory management. Food affects nutrition and body composition; physical activity affects stamina and muscle. Temperature, hydration, sleep and exertion also affect your physical condition. Eating too much can make you gain weight, while hard work leads your body to adapt. Prolonged cold, hunger, dehydration or exhaustion reduces your performance.

You can hunt, fish, gather, farm, craft, build and explore, with each activity connected to the surrounding world. You might make a safe home and live off the land, hunt, fish, farm or gather, or explore and adapt to what you find. You can also observe the ecosystem and see what happens, or use God Mode to experiment with it directly.