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The Stomping Land is a multiplayer survival game where you assume the role of a tribal hunter on an island teeming with dinosaurs. The hunter must eat and drink in order to survive but he must be wary of predators that threaten his life and primary food source. To overcome this, the hunter must use the resources he gathers to upgrade his weapons, build campsites and set traps to bring down his prey. Successful hunters tame dinosaurs using them as mounts. Unsuccessful hunters meet death. Dinosaurs aren't the only threat on the island. Other hunters are there too. Some are friendly and will want to form a tribe with you. Others are hostile and will try to kill you for your resources. Or worse, destroy your campsite and steal your totem heads. Totem heads are the means by which a tribe will tame a dinosaur. The more totem heads added to the tribes totem, the easier it is to tame larger, more terrifying dinosaurs such as the Carnotaurus.
One of the core technical features of The Stomping Land is enabling large quantities of dynamic AI to work smoothly in a multiplayer setting.
Much of the early days of development was spent nailing down these technical approaches. For this feature, dinosaurs were made to utilize a shared AI with simplified physics, minimizing CPU costs, and only networks the least amount of information possible relevant to the player.
The result is the ability to have huge masses of dynamic AI dinosaurs smoothly flock together while simultaneously navigating around complex terrain, eat food, and respond to threats all in a multiplayer setting.