design More Paleontologic accurate Dinosaurs

[MewNashi]

It would be awesome to see if the Dinosaurs have more accurate features without limiting the design choises to make them look cool. For example Herbivores not having hands or elephant feet. Instead for hadrosaurs having hoof like front limbs, Sauropods having a thumb spikes, some Ceratopsian having quills, Dinosaurs in the clade Thyreophora and Marginocephalia having like last two digits small without claws,  Spinosaurus having the an more accurate spine which goes down to the tail tip, Pycnofibres on some Theropods and Pterosaurs, etc

 

I know that the game is science fiction, but those are like minor details that would not limit designing creatures and would satisfy most paleo nerds 🙂

Here are some drawings to show what I mean 

[Griffin998]

I for one second this. I like a little bit of realism in my games, and ark could definitely benefit with some. For example-put some clothes on our poor raptors! Fluffy raptors were great, but make the regular raptors accurately sized and have deinons take their place, or give raptor some clothes!

[Qwertymine]

Yeah, the Ark 2 sneak peaks don't really inspire a lot of confidence in me, especially coming off the release of the Carchar and that paleo-nightmare.

[MewNashi]

Here are the sources of all Images I used:

1. Edmontosaurus hoof: https://rexmachinablog.com/2020/03/18/dakota-dinomummy-hoof-nail/
2. Sauropod feet 
3. Stegosaurus feet: 
4. Pachycephalosaurus hand: https://www.deviantart.com/bangboodoragon/art/Pachycephalosaurus-773453907
5. Triceratops feet: https://www.deviantart.com/littlebaardo/art/Triceratops-Prorsus-Saurian-705540983
6. Spinosaurus: 
7. Dilophosaurus: https://grecowestermann.artstation.com/projects/baNg2n
8. Pteranodon: