Unreal Engine Carnal Instinct [2025-05-08] [Team Carnal Instinct]

[Redflava69]

That is why I am so happy that stellar blade uses UE4 instead of UE5. Also, UE4 runs like water and UE5 runs like a retarted stepchild with scurvy and the plague coupled with a dose of dysentery.

 

[WaryFox]

But I'm curious, how do you manage to die in this game???
Do you fight bare handed, without armor, or something?

I'll tell you how my character usually died. The first time was on a fishing quest, when the fishing rod was not displayed at all, which is why I could not find it. While I was wandering around looking for it, a warning flashed on my screen for a split second that I was leaving the quest area, and the character instantly died. The second time my character died was in a quest where I had to keep an eye on a villager. She went too far away while I was dealing with the inquisitors that had spawned for the second time. Because of that, I saw the warning blink on the screen for a split second again, and my character died. Another time the character died was about 50 times when I loaded from the last save and appeared at a fire pit that was outside the quest area, causing the character to instantly die after a half-second warning. Since the older saves were VERY old, I struggled with the buggy save. Until the warning worked as it should, not for a split second, but with a relatively normal decreasing progress bar, and until this bar reached zero, I, like a fucking speedrunner, tried to run back into the quest area, which I managed on the third try.

I haven't played the UE4 version, so I can't say how playable it is. But I can definitely say that the UE5 version is broken down and across, balancing on the edge of unplayability. Instant deaths, quests that break after loading, NPCs that disappear after loading, teleportation under the map/water every second time you mount a horse. This game is VERY far from the AAA level stated on the developers' website. Even considering all the rawness and poor quality of modern AAA.

Despite all the shortcomings, the game is visually cool and the gameplay is somewhat addictive. That's why I'll wait for the developers to finish it. I think in 5-10 years, they'll make a finished product out of it. Of course, if they don't break the game every time, porting it to every new shiny version of UE.

 

[Ilaem]

how did you activate it? i cant get it to work. it loads a second and then emty square again

did you open the game from cheat engine? (top left rectangle with image of monitor and magnifying glass and selecting the game process, then you have to try to open once you are controlling the character to be sure it works correctly)

 

[halabalaify]

Cant even start the game. redownloaded from different sources and extracted but cant manage to get it running. any help?

 

[WaryFox]

Cant even start the game. redownloaded from different sources and extracted but cant manage to get it running. any help?

I thought about uploading this file separately for you, but I don’t have it at all, at least in the UE5 version.

Are you by any chance placing the UE5 game files on top of the UE4 game files? No, then the paths would be different...

Try to delete this file (or temporally move it to another place).

 

[Dirgha]

So, I confirm: the easiest way to farm the Ability points (required to learn sorcery) is by killing Kravenrook over and over.

The Kravenrook raid is repeatable

Well, I've tried to do it for the 3rd time and couldn't proceed. It looks like it's screwed up, same as other quests that can't be restarted at a certain point.

The odd thing is that it allows to enter the dungeon, and the anubite in the first room still drops a part of the broken lever.
But the lever itself is irrepairable, so it won't open the next gate, and the effigies remain burnt.

And now there are 2 Kravenrook's heads in my inventory, and I'm stuck with only 3 Sorcery points.

So, if the devs meant to set this raid as repeatable, it is obviously bugged.
And if it is supposed to be one-time only, why didn't they close the dungeon?

 

[wolfyemo420]

I'll tell you how my character usually died. The first time was on a fishing quest, when the fishing rod was not displayed at all, which is why I could not find it. While I was wandering around looking for it, a warning flashed on my screen for a split second that I was leaving the quest area, and the character instantly died. The second time my character died was in a quest where I had to keep an eye on a villager. She went too far away while I was dealing with the inquisitors that had spawned for the second time. Because of that, I saw the warning blink on the screen for a split second again, and my character died. Another time the character died was about 50 times when I loaded from the last save and appeared at a fire pit that was outside the quest area, causing the character to instantly die after a half-second warning. Since the older saves were VERY old, I struggled with the buggy save. Until the warning worked as it should, not for a split second, but with a relatively normal decreasing progress bar, and until this bar reached zero, I, like a fucking speedrunner, tried to run back into the quest area, which I managed on the third try.

I haven't played the UE4 version, so I can't say how playable it is. But I can definitely say that the UE5 version is broken down and across, balancing on the edge of unplayability. Instant deaths, quests that break after loading, NPCs that disappear after loading, teleportation under the map/water every second time you mount a horse. This game is VERY far from the AAA level stated on the developers' website. Even considering all the rawness and poor quality of modern AAA.

Despite all the shortcomings, the game is visually cool and the gameplay is somewhat addictive. That's why I'll wait for the developers to finish it. I think in 5-10 years, they'll make a finished product out of it. Of course, if they don't break the game every time, porting it to every new shiny version of UE.

the unreal engine 4 version at the moment still currently has more content and quests as well as is completely stable and doesn't crash even if glitches happen and nothing breaks even after playing for hours saving and loading so many different times

 

[Dark918]

i remember exploring the map and then having this red flash on my screen telling me i was going to an unfishined/restricted area. i was a sailing on a boat and was terrified. i dont think i wanna venture out on a boat again.

 

[halabalaify]

I thought about uploading this file separately for you, but I don’t have it at all, at least in the UE5 version.

Are you by any chance placing the UE5 game files on top of the UE4 game files? No, then the paths would be different...

Try to delete this file (or temporally move it to another place).

Thank You!
This worked. Deleting the file fixed the error. I realy dont know why....

 

[Vakul]

Yet another bug:

be aware, the menu option "Save & Quit" does not save the game, as it just promptly shuts it down and that's it.

Oh wow. But don't fret, it is only 5(or so) years since their initial release. I'm sure, the will learn how not to fuck up what was working already. After a decade or two, maybe.

 

[limesseur]

Oh wow. But don't fret, it is only 5(or so) years since their initial release. I'm sure, the will learn how not to fuck up what was working already. After a decade or two, maybe.

Sometimes stuff just breaks during development, sometimes it works well, sometimes there's a situation where a potato png is absolutely needed in the game files or the game won't work.

 

[KingFuzzy]

Sometimes stuff just breaks during development, sometimes it works well, sometimes there's a situation where a potato png is absolutely needed in the game files or the game won't work.

iirc there is a game that has a goku sprite that is holding that game together. cannot remember which game, it was mention in a video i stumbled across.

anyways, can anyone tell me how much content is in the UE5 version? iirc we could fuck a dragon in the UE4 version. been awhile since i last looked at this one.

 

[Dirgha]

anyways, can anyone tell me how much content is in the UE5 version? iirc we could fuck a dragon in the UE4 version. been awhile since i last looked at this one.

The UE4 version had 15 quests. No romances, no pregnancy content, no slavery.

The UE5 version has 23 quests, including 2 romance quests, 1 pregnancy-related, and 1 slavery-related. The only nice thing that is missing is sex with a random passer-by.

I'm not sure about the dragon in the UE4 version, but in the UE5 version you can make kids with a Draconid girl.

But, most definitely, the UE5 version has a lot more bugs.
And it won't run on a low-end PC at all (that is, if you manage to launch it, you will freeze for a minute with 0 FPS every time you attempt to move).

 

[KingFuzzy]

The UE4 version had 15 quests. No romances, no pregnancy content, no slavery.

The UE5 version has 23 quests, including 2 romance quests, 1 pregnancy-related, and 1 slavery-related. The only nice thing that is missing is sex with a random passer-by.

I'm not sure about the dragon in the UE4 version, but in the UE5 version you can make kids with a Draconid girl.

But, most definitely, the UE5 version has a lot more bugs.
And it won't run on a low-end PC at all (that is, if you manage to launch it, you will freeze for a minute with 0 FPS every time you attempt to move).

yeah i am playing it on steam right now (bought it back when it was just ue4 version)... and good god this thing is far more janky than it has ever been, like holy shit.

 

[PowerRanger1995]

After 1 year break of that game (for developing further content) I meant to have a new Male Playthrough, but as it seems the "new dick" is locked in the very beginning.
Can might somehow spoiler me how to unlock it the quickest way??

 

[limesseur]

After 1 year break of that game (for developing further content) I meant to have a new Male Playthrough, but as it seems the "new dick" is locked in the very beginning.
Can might somehow spoiler me how to unlock it the quickest way??

After you complete the quest that gives you a body, you only have some options available and have to unlock the other options by getting the required amount of the points or whatever you use when setting up your body.

 

[WaryFox]

There is a question mark in the southwest section of the map that I can't get to... anyone know where the cave is to get to it?

If anyone is also wondering what this unexplored area (in UE4) is,

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[PowerRanger1995]

After you complete the quest that gives you a body, you only have some options available and have to unlock the other options by getting the required amount of the points or whatever you use when setting up your body.

*nods nods* Im aware, but that "new" dick is specifically locked - either you need to do a quest for it or you may have to find a vessel somewhere, similar like on the UE4 Version; dunno I started my Male Playthrough just recently.

Besides tbh Im super annoyed how many scenes are locked by have to have a "dick" for the scene so it has you to be male.
But if you play Male... the clothes are horrible limited.

As Female its like.... less scenes.... + idk.... but if I play a Canine Character or Scalie Character - why isnt there are for instance "cloaca" anatomy >.< ......

 

[TheInternetIsForThis]

*nods nods* Im aware, but that "new" dick is specifically locked - either you need to do a quest for it or you may have to find a vessel somewhere, similar like on the UE4 Version; dunno I started my Male Playthrough just recently.

I'm not sure where specifically they are, but this is what they said about finding the drake members when they made the update post:

Find the new genitals sealed within the latest return to the game: Ritual Vessels are again scattered around the world and deep within Dungeons. In subsequent updates these will be how you will find both new and existing genital skins and cosmetic options.

 

[PowerRanger1995]

I actually found it, its hidden in the dungeon far away where you have to cross the sea / ocean... but actually - either I had been to "dumb" to find the end of the dungeon or its somehow linked with a quest - idk..... but the dungeon is annoying with his small corridors and a rather hidden way... >.<