Gurkenschnitzel

Yes you're right. Gen1 is the only map with a decent ocean biome. A TLC for the oceans would be absolutely needed. I can also confirm that flyers are hard. If you have to stay with the abilities of a real world creature it is very difficult to come up with something unique which no other creature has. Self promotion here:

Meganeuropsis permiana Species Meganeura permiana Time Early permian Diet Carnivore Temperament Territorial Wild Meganeuropsis permiana is an absolutely gigantic dragonfly, even more so than Meganeura quatpenna. It’s larvae can grow up to the size of a basilosaurus, making it one of the top predators of the local ecosystem. It hunts by hiding at the bottom of it’s habitats waiting for unsuspecting prey to swim over it. Once it spots it’s meal it uses it’s special lower jaw to grab the critter and devour it. But it also excells in combat. With it’s lower jaw it has a great reach and hits hard, while it’s chitin armour protects it from damage. When permiana’s maturation is complete it sheds it’s skin and emerges as an adult dragonfly. In this form it sacrifices it’s combat prowess in exchange for extreme flight speed and mobility as well as high carrying strength. But it’s still a formidable opponent, being able to grab smaller creatures, including survivors, mid flight and eat them. Like many modern Dragonflies the males protect their nesting grounds and attack anything in it’s territory with swift attacks until they find a partner for mating. Domesticated Once tamed, the permiana is a useful asset in every tribe. It’s adult form is a great beast of burden with high speeds and it’s semiaquatic larval form is a fierce fighter that can take on many enemies at once. Also, the permiana is able to stay in it’s larval form indefinetely, only shedding it’s skin when it’s owner commands it to do so, giving them the choice whether they want a strong battle mount or a fast scout. Concept Meganeuropsis permiana is a prehistoric insect very similar to modern dragonflies and probably the biggest flying insect to have ever lived. Dragonflies are best known for their adult form, flying fast and agile and hunting smaller insects, but dragonfly larvae are equally as vicious as dragonflies and are ambush predators, hiding at the bottom of their habitat and catching other insects, tadpoles, or even small fish! When tamed it starts out in it’s larval form. It is supposed to be an alternative to the basilo for caving, hunting and fighting. It is semiaquatic and can survive and fight on dry land, making it viable for swamps or caves which are only partially submerged in water. But one of Meganeuropsis permiana’s key features is the ability to leave it’s larval form and become an adult dragonfly. The Dragonfly form of Meganeuropsis permiana is exactly what you would imagine: a gigant dragonfly able to carry a rider and a swift and agile flyer. It loses it’s ability to swim and isnt too fast on the ground, being primarily a beast of burden and scouting tame. Abilities Larvae: -AOE main attack with it’s lower jaw -hydration buff, making it more viable in aquatic environments -grab attack: it can grab and damage a single creature, similar to karkinos -slight damage reduction (maybe 10 or 20%) due to it’s chitin armour Dragonfly: -360 degree turning(on the spot) -very fast flight in every direction, but can only sprint forwards -can grab creatures to carry them, or if activated slowly damage them to regain food -thanks to it’s extremely advanced eyes it can spot and highlight certain creatures which the player chooses in a menu -high weight and stamina stat for resource hauling and looting/scouting flights -can cling to walls and trees to regain stamina (like real dragonflies which often sit on plants to regain stamina :)) Equipment: -standard saddle, useable for both forms -tek saddle for dragonfly which enables it to shoot plasma bolts and perform a dash dealing damage to everything it collides with. (Larval form can also shoot plasma bolts, if you can come up with some special ability which suits it please reply) -No rider weaponry because the larvae should be strong enough and the dragonfly isn't supposed to be too much of a fighter Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meganeuropsis Wikipedia article to modern dragonflies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonfly

I agree too, more individual colors would be nice, so that you wouldnt have three diffrent shades of brown if you tame something.

you should tame troodons, they are an easy tame, just let your tame be killed by them and you have a perfect taming helper!!!

-better pack behavior, e.g. attacking from multiple sides or, in case of raptors, luring prey into an ambush -very weak creatures should not attack significantly stronger creatures by themselves -ocean creatures shouldnt die instantly when moving 2 cm out of water -troodon taming overhaul, doesnt seem to work for anyone

Great submissions of cause, but yes, the ocean is a big part of the center and it would be fitting to see an aquatic creature but there are probably many great non aquatic submissions.

achatina is a knockout tame and you have to feed it veggie cake

The only thing as bad as troodons are these stupid pigeons

Astrodelphis: a fast an fun tame with great mobility in air and water and reasonably powerful with its starfighter mode. But it takes element to fly so not everywhere feasible if you have no possibility to transfer it.

I would say if you want speed the astrodelphis is the way to go, it's also good for carrying (at least in pve) because it doesnt need anything besides weight. The griffin is a good mount if you dont have access to astros and is very useful in the middlegame. For resource hauling argent is probably best, even more so when you grab a doed or anky for farming and it is a pretty solid fighter. With Rhynio you probably cant do anything wrong, but it is mainly because of the low spawnrates very hard to obtain and cant be bred. Of the wyvern the lightning one is an absolute beast and a high level one can easily kill wild gigas. I think the poison one is pretty good in pvp because it can hit players on mounts. I think its hard to assign roles to void, ice and fire and its probably personal preference if you use them over the others. Crystal wyvern can easily obtained as soon as you reach lvl. 65 because they are an easy passive tame and the tropical and blood ones are easy to find. Just jump between their shoulders and passively tame them from their back. The last one I want to talk about is the skiff, its undeniably one of the most functional "fliers" and can carry almost every creature, is fast an can carry 16k weight. But the big problem is that it is only accessible in very late game since you need a good amount of element and defeat the master controller.