Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We’ve been focusing on the predator attacks on pups in Slough Creek, working on the predator behaviors and how the player can thwart those attacks. One of those predators is the golden eagle, who swoops down out of the blue to grab a pup and carry it off. Tommi, our lead developer and systems designer, spent some time prototyping how exactly this should work. Because the eagle is often high above the ground, it’s difficult to follow the bird with the normal camera view. It’s much easier in Headcam mode (T key), but still somewhat tricky until he changed the A/D and Left/Right arrow keys to move the camera sideways instead of turning. That turning action was a carryover from the old version of WolfQuest and didn’t match the new third-person controls anyways, so we are now switching to this sideways, or strafe, motion — it’s more standard for FPS controls and makes it much easier to track the eagle as it circles and swoops. See how it works in this week’s devblog video!
Learn more about eagles in WolfQuest in the Wolfopedia: wolfquest.org/wolfopedia/competitors/eagle
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We have released the first episode of WolfQuest 3: Anniversary Edition (Amethyst Mountain) for PC/Mac on Steam and itch.io, as Early Access. While in Early Access, we are updating the game frequently with more features, multiplayer, and ultimately the Slough Creek episode with pups. The mobile version will come after the game is completed on PC/Mac platforms. We’ll then resume development of the next episode, Tower Fall (DLC).
We’ve been focusing on the predator attacks on pups in Slough Creek, working on the predator behaviors and how the player can thwart those attacks. One of those predators is the golden eagle, who swoops down out of the blue to grab a pup and carry it off. Tommi, our lead developer and systems designer, spent some time prototyping how exactly this should work. Because the eagle is often high above the ground, it’s difficult to follow the bird with the normal camera view. It’s much easier in Headcam mode (T key), but still somewhat tricky until he changed the A/D and Left/Right arrow keys to move the camera sideways instead of turning. That turning action was a carryover from the old version of WolfQuest and didn’t match the new third-person controls anyways, so we are now switching to this sideways, or strafe, motion — it’s more standard for FPS controls and makes it much easier to track the eagle as it circles and swoops. See how it works in this week’s devblog video!
Learn more about eagles in WolfQuest in the Wolfopedia: wolfquest.org/wolfopedia/competitors/eagle
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We have released the first episode of WolfQuest 3: Anniversary Edition (Amethyst Mountain) for PC/Mac on Steam and itch.io, as Early Access. While in Early Access, we are updating the game frequently with more features, multiplayer, and ultimately the Slough Creek episode with pups. The mobile version will come after the game is completed on PC/Mac platforms. We’ll then resume development of the next episode, Tower Fall (DLC).
