Ornimegalonyx, the Giant Flightless Owl

[Raniux15]

The eery nature of owls really fit ab

[betoito]

Estaría facherito si volara

[Raniux15]

Would be really really cool if it could glide, just like terror birds do 🙂

[Kenchiro]

very interesting the owl would be good if he came to ark

[AlbertoFlores]

Good creature but I really don't see much use for it 

[ErPanco]

an idea with a lot of potential is very op in some ways but it can surely turn out well

[luca88997898]

I hope this or the koolasuchus will win the vote 

[Stonnk]

SWEET visuals.  Mad Outer Wilds vibes.

[FentScifer]

I have 2 suggestions.

First, I think that gliding+wall jump is too powerful on Aberration and should be limited to the rock drake only.

Maybe, instead of wall jump, a super jump or being able to make a second jump while in the air can be better. I also think the wall jump will fit more Aberration and will make this creature less used on other maps where a good scout can be appreciated.

 

Secondly, as most of his abilities are based on light, I would limit his abilities to be used only at night on other maps than Aberration. It will make this owl the second nocturnal creature to have a boost on Aberration with the megalosaurus.

[Frogboyaidan]

I love this big dude

 

It would be cool if they had owl pellets that work like the snow owl.

Also would be cool if they where fast runners and could be cool if there search lights was similar to the predator vision of the snow owl or tek helm

 

[BedRocker]

i would love to have this in my base just to look at. Looks so good

[InfinityLordGaben]

When I saw the name when the submissions started I was thinking this wouldn't be a good idea, but after reading and seeing all the ideas I instantly changed my mind. This is 100% going to be my 1st pick for the finalists.

[Irilfer]

When you don't read the creature's description and rely solely on its appearance, you might come to believe that it may not deserve to be on this map. However, once you read the description, it becomes your favorite. The only thing I would add is something similar to the following explanation: "The owl's auditory system involves its entire face; the facial disc distributes and amplifies sound, making these birds highly perceptive to sounds." However, this feature would only activate when you're riding it. This way, we could justify the inclusion of a creature finder without the need to install a mod.

[Senseikillz]

nice idea

[uplift]

Hi it's the original creator of ornimegalonyx and i can say this is better than mine ❤❤❤❤

[KimaGaming]

Personally, I'd celebrate the owl, but it's welcome to be a little bigger than a raptor.

 

[SparkyFerretBoy101]

Ngl this thing looks sick

[Khan0803]

Hi everyone!

I'm the creator of concepts for various creatures, and one of these creatures is Ornimegalonyx. It pleases me that people take ideas for such creatures from their modern counterparts.

My Orni and Shockal`s have a lot in common.
And, so I would like to share my concept:

ACTIVE ABILITIES

First - Bite or Paw Strike (LMB)

Second - Secretion (RMB)

It allows you to be less noticeable to aggressive creatures or turrets by consuming food or stamina and also reduces the detection range by creature detectors by 30%.

Third - "Head Rotation" (C Key)

When this mode is activated, the creature cannot move, but the player can rotate the creature's head, and a crosshair will appear in the screen center, which provides you with several additional functions.

• If you rotate the mouse wheel, the owl can zoom in or out of the camera by reducing or enlarging the pupils of its eyes.
• If you aim at creatures, it will display their levels, and upon activating a key, Orni can see their stats, similar to HLN-A. A specific animation is played where Ornimegalonyx, like the leveled-up Snow Owl, makes circular head movements.
• Also, when aiming and activating another key, Orni dives at the creature or character and clings to them like a Deinonychus, holding with one paw while attacking the other, causing a bleeding debuff. Additionally, if Orni dives at a player, it can remove their shoulder-mounted creature, after which it can consume it (wild individuals can also do this).
• And a new espionage ability, when Orni aims, sounds and speech automatically become louder for Ornimegalonyx and its rider. This ability is based on the fact that owl heads have a disc-shaped structure that helps them capture sounds of different frequencies.

Fourth - the famous owl's "Uh-huh or Hoo" or night vision. (Left Ctrl)
The owl makes a "Hoo" sound when unable to activate night vision during the day.

PASSIVE ABILITIES

First - Ornimegalonyx doesn't make any sounds while moving, which makes it completely silent.

Second - the creature, like Tapejara, can cling to any surface, similar to cliffs or large trees, but it cannot move on them like Megalania or Thylacoleo.

Third - Orni drops owl pellets.

Fourth - Orni has a saddle with a built-in GPS navigator, compass, and map. Additionally, while riding the creature, pressing the P key will place markers on the Ornimegalonyx's map that are unique to this creature only. Moreover, in the creature's menu, there is an option to "Go to selected point/marker." When activated, Ornimegalonyx will fly to the designated location, similar to a "Delivery Crate."

TAMING

The taming method is the same.

You need to feed Ornimegalonyx with shoulder creatures, and the taming effectiveness varies depending on the type of shoulder creature you feed the owl.

List of all shoulder creatures:
Aberrant Dimorphodon,
Aberrant Otter,
Bulbdog,
Compy,
Dimorphodon,
Featherlight,
Ferox,
Glowtail,
Hesperornis,
Ichthyornis,
Jerboa,
Mesopithecus,
Microraptor,
Noglin,
Otter,
Pegomastax,
Shinehorn,
Sinomacrops,
Vulture,
X-Otter.

Message for Shockal. If you want, you can use some of these abilities and ideas for your concept.

This creature concept was created by me even before the release announcement of the ASA and was intended for the Island map and redwood biome, where the creature could inhabit.

Also, my Orni can fly. I added this ability because a flightless Orni resembles the second "Terror bird" for me, but that's not the main reason. The main reason is that I wanted to add more flying birds to the game, and Ornimegalonyx would be one of them, along with Argentavis and Pelagornis.

For people who dk, Snow Owl is a fictional creature, while Ornimegalonyx is a real extinct owl, and I want to see a real owl in the game.

Unfortunately, in voting for the Aberration map, I cannot implement the concept as I imagined it, with the ability to fly for the creature. But if the creature doesn't win in this voting, I would suggest making it a combination of a "good flier" and a "ground runner" instead of arguing with people about which concept is better for Ornimegalonyx.

In any case, I'm glad that people like this creature and that they really want to see it in the game.

So, I have a few questions for Shockal. Do you plan to publish the concept of this creature on other maps if it doesn't win here, and will this concept be changed? Will it include flying abilities?

Thank you for reading this message and responding to it!

[SandraX]

👍Voting it as soon as I can.

[KHCrafter]

Aksldjahaksl this looks SO cool!! I wish I could vote so I could help this!

[PepeJoseArgento]

Amazing, I love it. It would be a fantastic addition to Aberration. 😆🦉💗

[xGodhandx]

Straight out of Cuba, el acera mio vive al lado de La Habana 

[VoidMarshal]

It's perfect. Perfect. Everything down to the last little details. I have a large bias for birds and specifically owls since I want to go to college and study ornithology and do Bird rehabilitation. Just absolutely perfect. The design is perfect and the dossier design makes me wish it could fly since it has those massive wings and amazing tail Feathers. Like I want to cry tears of happiness over how perfect this is. 

Edited July 13, 2023 by VoidMarshal

[Murph3103]

I like it. I hope its gonna win.

[Arambourgiania]

I gotta say I really respect your decision to remove the cheetah from this contest. I'm sure it was a difficult decision, but now other people have a more fair chance of making the Top Ten. On that note, I actually didn't realize that a single user is allowed to submit multiple entries. That does seem unfair and I'm surprised it isn't against the rules, but I guess I'll keep it in mind for future contests. Don't hate the player, as they say. 😛

Edited July 13, 2023 by Arambourgiania