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deinonychus counter Tenontosaurus: The Brutal Brawler of Valguero!
DangerFloof posted a suggestion in Creature submission archive
Hello again, Survivors! For this round of votes, I present to you Tenontosaurus magna cauda, the brutal brawler and ultimate Deinonychus defense! In the real world, Tenontosaurus is a medium sized ornithopod that lived during the Early Cretaceous period. Residing in its southern United States home, Tenontosaurus found itself as prey to many carnivores such as Acrocanthosaurus and most commonly depicted Deinonychus, which is one of the main reasons why I chose the species! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenontosaurus -DOSSIER- Name: Tenontosaurus (Tenonto/Teno) Species: Tenontosaurus magna cauda Time: Early Cretaceous Diet: Herbivore Temperament: Short-Tempered Wild: Discovering a new ornithopod on these ARKs is always a treat, especially one with attitude, like the Tenontosaurus. While the specimens I studied back home are quite small in comparison to other ornithopods, the ones here are abnormally large; close in size to the native Iguanodon. But just like the ones of Earth, Deinonychus still prove to be quite the pesky little buggers for them. One of the unique traits of this Tenontosaurus is the venomous spines it has lining its long, muscular tail. At first I thought that these spines were an adaptation to counteract the Deinonychus that also live here, but further study shows that Deinonychus is practically immune to this venom! However, not all is lost. Tenontosaurus possesses a very thick hide that makes it very difficult for the Deinonychus to slash and rip the skin to cause it to bleed out. While good for dealing with smaller predators, this is practically useless against the crushing bite of larger predators such as the mighty Giganotosaurus. Domesticated: Due to the thick hide of Tenontosaurus, it is practically immune to conventional tranquilizers, so taming one is going to be pretty difficult, but not impossible. Some Survivors were able to find out that the narcotic gas from poison grenades seems to work just fine in knocking one out. Once actually tamed, Tenontosaurus is quite the formidable mount. With good speed and that wicked dangerous tail, it’ll make for one hell of a beast to have in your arsenal! A rather… Unusual defense tactic of the Tenontosaurus is picking up and throwing the nearest object to them at their aggressor, and sometimes, this object may unfortunately include another smaller creature! I’ll tell you what, I CERTAINLY wouldn’t want to mess with something that may throw an entire Lystrosaurus at me! -INGAME INFO- Offensive Abilities: Crouch - Stance Change: able to swap from bipedal and quadrupedal stance, similar to Iguanodon and Spinosaurus. Moveset changes depending on stance. Bipedal Jump Bind - Jump: pretty self explanatory. Able to perform a small jump, only works in bipedal stance. Quadrupedal Jump Bind - Thrash: if a creature, like Deinonychus, is pounced on you, you can thrash and buck to get them off. Deals a small amount of AOE damage. Quadrupedal Primary Fire - Bite: your standard bite attack. Able to harvest berries. Quadrupedal Alt Fire - Tail Attack: fairly normal tail swing with some knock back. Able to hold down alt fire to charge the tail swing to deal more damage and knock back. Also deal longer venom damage depending on how long the tail attack is held for. Able to harvest wood and some thatch. Bipedal Primary Fire - Claw Swipe: fairly standard claw swipe attack. Able to harvest fiber, thatch, and small, hand harvestable rocks. Bipedal Alt Fire - Creature Grab: Tenontosaurus is able to pick up any creature that a Pteranodon can. Single clicking puts the creature down normally. Holding the click allows you to aim and throw the creature, turning it into a projectile. Damage is calculated in combination of Tenonto’s melee stat and the creature’s drag weight. Throwing the creature usually kills it on impact. Bipedal Alt Fire - Rock Throw: if there are no creatures available for throwing, Tenontosaurus is able to use stones as an alternate projectile. They deal a set amount of damage and a small amount of torpor damage like the slingshot. Melee Button - Roar: a simple, cosmetic roar. Passive Abilities: Rotation: able to rotate in place by turning the camera. Thick Skin: takes slightly reduced damage from non-explosive ammunition and smaller creatures up to the size of a Raptor/Deinonychus. Deinonychus Bleed Immunity: immune to the Deinonychus bleed effect. Not immune to Gnashing and Impaling abilities from larger creatures such as Giganotosaurus or Stegosaurus. Home Run Buff!: gains a minor speed boost and stamina use reduction after a fully charged tail slap makes contact with a smaller creature. (Diagram of how the throwing mechanic works) (size comparison between a human, Tenontosaurus, Deinonychus, and Iguanodon) -TAMING- Tenonto's taming concept is fairly easy and straight forward. Due to their thick hide, Tenontosaurus is immune to tranquilizer darts and arrows. However, it is not immune to narcotic gas. Use either the Narcotic Tripwire Trap or Poison Grenades to build up torpor. Once knocked out, feed desired food (Regular Kibble, Veggie Cake, Crops, or Berries). And there you have it! If you’re at all interested in my Tenontosaurus, feel free to give it a vote. Thanks for reading! -
Real Life Dinheirosaurus is a genus of diplodocid sauropod dinosaur known from fossils discovered in modern-day Portugal, in Porto Dinheiro da Lourinhã Dinheirosaurus was a medium-sized diplodocid and had an elongated neck and tail. The main characteristics of the genus are based on its vertebral anatomy, and multiple vertebrae have been found along the spine. In total, Dinheirosaurus would have been approximately 20-25 meters long and weighed 8.8 metric tons. In game This is a slightly more irritable cousin of the diplodocus, when you got close to it with a herbivore it would try to play with you similar to the diplodocus, but if you got close to it with a carnivore, it would be apprehensive, like "I'll let you get close but don't make me angry" But all this kindness or apprehension would change if you attacked him, he would attack using his tail and I don't think you want to receive a powerfull slap from his tail, as that would throw the dino and the player far away and break your bones, causing him to bleed, and would have made dinos that use bite attack unable to attack for 10 seconds, and then the dinheirosaurus would use its other attacks, a weaker titanosaur-style stomp, and a slightly weaker tail attack, and would need to wait 15 seconds to use the powerful tail slap Tame Taming it would be similar to diplodocus, being able to be passive or by knockout, with the difference that it could only be tamed with vegetables or kibble (you could also use seeds but trust me, you don't want to use seeds). Saddle Unlike the Diplo, the Dinheirusaurus's saddle would have only three seats, one in the middle for the rider, and one on the left and right side. Attacks Whip tail When tamed, its whip attack would have two variants: one charged that would give all those previous skills, and a weak one that would give damage but not the same skills and it could use its weak tail slap on domestic animals, which would have the same function as the scorched whip, being able to pick up items from the ground and make dinos move wherever you want. It would have a ''main'' attack that would be a titanosaur-style stomp but obviously weaker than a titanosaur
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Buenas quisiera postular a la indominus rex para valguero ya que al se un mapa de jungla sería perfecto para este dinosaurio ya que su hábitat es la jungla y sus habilidades principales como el camuflaje y su estilo de caza están completamente integrados en este bioma.
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SHUNOSAURUS. Armoured Blueprint Upgrader.
TheDogWithHat posted a suggestion in Creature submission archive
Description: Shunosaurus is going to be a mid-late game sauropod tame, it will be small enough that it will fit inside or outside a players base, and it is similar to the upcoming Helicoprion from ARK Additions. It will act as a blueprint upgrader like the upgrade station mod, which will require resources in order to have a chance at upgrading current blueprints into a stronger version. Appearance: A small sauropod not bigger than the current diplodocus. With a club like tail similar to an ankylosaur but not stronger than a rex in terms of damage. It's scales on its back will allow moderate protection from attacks and make it withstand more punishment in battle. Reference: I have chosen this idea because in the current game, there is no way other than farming loot crates to get better blueprints. Which in my case takes a very long time to find and it is highly inefficient during the late-end game phase of the game. There is also not a wide variety of herbivores in the game so this will be an amazing addition to the current roster. Taming: The taming process I have decided is a passive tame requiring the player to earn the dinosaurs trust by feeding it it's favorite food and defending it from predators long enough for it to gain the players trust. Once the Shunosaurus trusts the player it will allow them to ride it for a limited amount of time, during that time the player has to find and defeat enemies that the Shunosaurus choses which is very similar to the Gigantoraptor baby imprint. Once succeeded the player will have their very own Shunosaurus that can upgrade blueprints for them. Enemy spawn mechanics during taming: The Level of the Enemies that may spawn during the first phase of taming will correspond to the Shunosaurus Level. However the type of creatures spawning will always be the same unlike different levels of Supply drops on Extinction. The creatures and their chance that may spawn during taming would include: Dilophosaurs: High (65%) Raptor: High (65%) Carnotaurus: Medium (40%) Allosaurus: Medium (35%) Rex: Low (15%) Spinosaurus: Low (10%) The Shunosaurus will have a shield worth 10,000 health which will protect them from accidental player attacks during taming, however it will not protect the Shuno from enemies. Once the shield runs out, the player will have to be extra careful to not accidentally hurt the Shuno while protecting it in order to avoid killing it or lowering the taming effectiveness. Furthermore, the Shuno will also lose taming effectiveness from enemy attacks but much less than player attacks. For example, around 0.1% effectiveness per enemy attack and 1% effectiveness per player attack. Which is why the player must get strong enough weapons or creatures in order to defeat enemies fast enough. During the second phase of taming. The Shuno will give the player 10 minutes to find and kill 5 random creatures that are carnivores and are the same or above the level as the shuno. Spawn mechanics: The Shunosaurus will spawn alone in forest areas on Valguero. I've chosen this because the dense foliage will make the defending aspect of its taming a bit more challenging, which is perfect for late game players. Utility: at level 1 the Shunosaurus will have 2k health alongside 25% damage resistance from attacks and will deal 50 damage per hit. It will also have a bonus crafting skill stat which can be leveled up in order to improve the time taken, resources needed, and success rate of upgrading blueprints. The success rate of upgrading a blueprint is by default a 25% chance which can be upgraded up to 100%. As for the speed, it is 10 minutes at level one, and can be upgraded up to 2 minutes. If a blueprint fails to upgrade then it will be destroyed, which means that just like the upcoming Helicoprion, the player is taking a risk every time they are attempting to upgrade on a low levelled Shuno. The Shunosaurs is supposed to be mostly used for blueprint upgrading rather than fighting and because of this, it's stats aren't the best of the best however, because of its high health and damage resistance it is capable of soaking large quantities of damage. It's speed is similar to other sauropods in the game except the physics breaking Diplodocus, so it is not anything impressive but it is decently fast for a sauropod and capable of carrying large quantities of goods with its high weight stat at 1.7k at level 1. Preferred taming foods: Extraordinary Kibble. Archelon Algae. Crops. Mejoberries. Berries. And finally, for those of you wondering how the Shunosaurus upgrades blueprints well, it uses its hammer like tail to smack them which is what's going to be it's way of upgrading them. Similar to how the Helicoprion from ARK Additions uses its spiral mouth to convert an item into a blueprint. Overall, I think the Shunosaurus will be a great quality of life addition to add into the game and a very valuable tame to have during Valguero's playthrough. -
creature idea Creature Idea the Odontodactylus scyllarus (Mantis shrimp)
ragure posted a suggestion in Game Suggestions
Description: The Odontodactylus scyllarus (Mantis shrimp) is a formidable creature rarely found in the deep seas of the Ark's. Resembling an oversized mantis shrimp, it boasts vibrant colors and an imposing size, rivaling that of a Megalodon. What sets Odontodactylus scyllarus apart are its unique abilities and versatility in various environments. Abilities: Dual Keratin Shields: The Odontodactylus scyllarus most distinctive feature is its dual keratin shields attached to its powerful front claws. By bringing these shields together, it can form a single large shield, providing exceptional protection against frontal attacks. This ability makes it a formidable tank in battles but lowers its movement speed drastically. Shield claw Punch: In dire situations, the Thermaeostylus Pugnator can perform a less intense attack. This quick combo strike is used only when absolutely necessary, as it is not preferred by the shrimp. While it doesn't have the devastating power of the Heathed Punch, it can still deal significant damage to deter threats and create an opportunity for escape. Heathed Punch: The Odontodactylus scyllarus signature ability is its Heathed Punch. This powerful strike delivers a crushing blow to its target temporarly dazing the target. The superheated shielded claws are capable of pulverizing rock and extracting valuable metal ore, occasionally smelting the ore into metal ingots on contact. This makes the Odontodactylus scyllarus an indispensable asset for resource gathering. Aquatic Dash: In the water, the Odontodactylus scyllarus showcases unparalleled agility. Utilizing the immense power in its tail, it can perform a rapid dash, propelling itself across vast distances with astonishing speed. This ability allows it to outmaneuver predators and hunt prey with lethal efficiency, making it a dominant force in aquatic environments. Underwater Heathed Vision: The Odontodactylus scyllarus Mantis Shrimp is equipped with a specialized thermal vision system that allows it to see heat signatures underwater. This Heathed Vision enables it to detect hidden or camouflaged creatures, ensuring it never misses a potential meal or threat in the murky depths. Harvesting: The creature excels at resource gathering. Its natural prowess allows it to effortlessly harvest flint and stone from rocks, while its heathed punch can extract metal from ore nodes. Occasionally, this heated attack melts some of the metal, producing ingots. Additionally, the Odontodactylus scyllarus can gather small amounts of charcoal from underwater logs with its powerful punch. Aquatic Agility: The Odontodactylus scyllarus (mantis shrimp) effortlessly chooses between Swimming through the ocean depths with aquatic finesse or striding majestically along the ocean floor. Its rapid turning speed in water allows It to perform a swift dash both underwater and when breaching the surface, making it an efficient marine explorer and predator. Versatile Climbing: The mantis shrimp has the ability to climb walls and ceilings, both in and out of the water. To scale ceilings, it must have its front shielded claws unoccupied. While climbing on walls, it can use its shields to block frontal attacks. Taming Method: Taming the Odontodactylus scyllarus (mantis shrimp) involves allowing it to destroy structures, with stone structures being the most effective. you have to place a structure infront of the Mantis shrimp and lure it out with some honey. Dont stand to close or it might see you as a snack. when it has Destroyed enough structures it becomes stunned and you can feed it some black pearls to finish the tame. stone structures are the easiest to tame it with as he can use his normal attacks against it, metal gives the most torpor but requires Heathed punches to damage it. the larger the single peice of structure the more torpor it gets. -
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Common Name: Therizinosaur Species: Therizinosaur Multiensis Time: Late Cretaceous Diet: Herbivore Temperament: Aggressive Wild: I’m not entirely sure how Therizinosaur Multiensis stays populated on the island. It is surprising slow for it’s size, and is a solitary creative (so no pack to back it up). I suppose the fact that it’s sheer power rivals Tyrannosaurus us the only thing that allows this very aggressive medium-sized herbivore to thrive on the island. The claws of Therizinosaur are some of the most versatile biological tools I’ve encountered, as adept at removing trees and foliage from Therizinosaur path as they are at piercing the thick shells and hide of the island’s most defensive creatures if backed into a fight. Domesticated: A tamed Therizinosaur is one of the most versatile mounts a survivor can have. It can be trained to use it’s claws brutally or delicately, allowing the rider to primarily harvest the specific kinds of resources that he or she needs, with abnormally extreme of resource that he or she needs, with abnormally extreme efficiency. And in combat, these same claws can piece straight through. The toughest armor. This flexibility more than makes up for it’s inability to carry the large loads of the islands many herbivorous pack beasts. -
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Common name: Allosaurus Species: Allosaurus Therotribus Time: Late Jurassic Diet: Carnivore Temperament: Aggressively Social Wild: Smaller but faster than tyrannosaurus, larger but slower than Carnotaurus, Allosaurus Therotribus is the island's resident pack-hunting theropod. While most aggressive theropods are relatively solitary creatures, Allosaurus lives in groups of 3-4. One Allosaurus is the alpha, while the others are its mates or a beta male. Like humans find value in forming a tribe, the Allosaurus has evolved to hunt in packs. Its saw-shaped teeth leave its prey bleeding and maimed, making escape difficult. Once an Allosaurus slows a creature with its cutting bite, the rest of its pack quickly close in for the kill. Domesticated: Not everyone thinks a tamed Allosaurus is ideal. Those who value speed generally tame Carnotaurus, while those who value raw stopping power tame Tyrannosaurus. However, Riders of Allosaurus tend to value the utility of its Alpha pack status, which along with its bleed-inducing attacks and relative mobility, can effectively turn the tide of a combined arms battle. -
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Common Name: Troodon Species: Troodon Magnanimus Time: Late Cretaceous Diet: Carnivore Temperament: Nocturnally Aggressive Wild: Quite possibly the most intelligent non-human creature on the island, Troodon Magnanimus is an incredibly fast learner. It understands meaningful experiences much more quickly than other creatures (including humans), and its social nature means it also teaches its pack mates, making them more clever too. If Troodon’s cleverness didn’t make it formidable, than its tactics and biology do. It specifically pack-hunts at night when we are most vulnerable, and sees humans as its primary prey. This audacity is made especially dangerous due to its serrated fangs’ poison, which drains stamina from any creature, but outright paralyses humans. Thankfully, Troodon is fairly small. Were it larger, it might well have become the dominant creature of its ecosystem. Domesticated: I thought Troodon simply could not be tamed, until I finally saw a lone survivor with one. She told me that she let “Troody” hunt a few of her tribe’s smaller creatures for sport, and it eventually started following her everywhere. It seems that while Troodon is too intelligent to fall for the rote conditioning of ‘tranq-and-feed’, it can instead gradually gain loyalty from a social approach that provides it the opportunity to hunt. Ever since, I have wondered at the benefits that a pack of ultra-smart, bred-for-battle Troodon may bring to a tribe brave enough to earn the favor of these clever carnivores. -
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Common Name: Pegomastax Species: Pegomastax Fructarator Time: Early Jurassic Diet: Herbivore Temperament: Defensive Wild: Among the bottom of the island’s dinosaur food chain is a small herbivore called Pegomastax Fructarator. It is content to spend all day alone, gorging itself on far more food that you might reasonably expect for a creature of its tiny stature. It’s beak appears perfectly evolved for collecting food from plants while avoiding the indigestible fibrous strands. Pegomastax is likely to ignore any nearby creature and continue foraging, unless it is attacked. At which point, it turns into a very aggressive (though rather nonthreatening) opponent, shrieking and wooping far above it’s actual threat level. You would expect a creature this small and weak to live in flocks, but Pegomastax seems to be fairly solitary in nature. Domesticated: While not pretty, and far too small to ride, tribes often keep Pegomastax around as a kind of farming aid. It’s skill at scavenging means that it collects an extraordinary quantity of seeds and berries, while also handily gathering the rare flowers, mushrooms, and other ingredients necessary to cool up unusual conceptions. -
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Common Name: Iguanodon Species: Iguanodon vicissitudinis Time: Late Jurassic Diet: Herbivore Temperament: Reactive Wild: Of the many creatures I've yet encountered the island, the Iguanodon vicissitudinis has the distinctly versatile ability to change its primary method of locomotion according to its momentary needs. While bipedal, it can employ rapid stabbing attacks with its distinctive thumb spikes. In quadrupedal stance, conversely, it seems to have an endless supply of stamina, even while sprinting! Primarily a rather lethargic quadrupedal herbivore native to the island's many grasslands and forests, in situations where increased speed or maneuverability is called for, it will quickly shift its posture into bipedal stance and behave like a very different creature! Domesticated: Interestingly, the Iguanodon's thumb spikes also provide it with the capability to pick seeds out of fruits, allowing a farmer to handily convert stacks of fruits into stacks of seed for planting. Combined with its highly effective fruit harvesting and substantial carry weight, the Iguanodon's excellent mobility in bipedal stance makes it an ideal field-hand that can also pull off a quick get-away, or an agile defense, when needed. -
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Common Name: Ankylosaurus Species: Ankylosaurus crassacutis Time: Late Cretaceous Diet: Herbivore Temperament: Docile Wild: Unlike many of the herd animals on the island, Ankylosaurus crassacutis tends to live in small family units. I believe they can afford to stick with smaller groups because of their incredibly thick skin for which they're named. Despite not being among the largest of the islands herbivores, the Ankylosaurus is one of the more difficult Creatures to take down. Its thick, armored skin seems to make it more than a match for several of the mid-sized predators that would otherwise hunt it. Reckless carnivores are just as likely to hurt themselves on Ankylosaurus' spikes as they are to get hit by its tail. Domesticated: Without a doubt, the best trait of a trained Ankylosaurus is its enormously dense tail. This tail is powerful enough to shatter the resource-laden rocks of the island. One of the wealthier human tribes on the island utilizes a squad of Ankylosaurus in its mines and quarries. -
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Common Name: Baryonyx Species: Baryonyx Aquafulgur Time: Early Cretatceous Diet: Piscivore Temperament: Passive to land creatures, but aggressive to water-dwellers Wild: Like the Carnotaurus, Baryonyx Aquafulgur is one of the smaller end of the tier of large predators. While not as powerful as some deep sea predators or Spinosaurus, Baryonyx is an extremely fast swimmer who is still nimble enough to threaten most creatures on the island. And yet despite being a fast, dangerous dinosaur, Baryonyx almost exclusively eats fish & other water-dwellers. The highly specific metabolism of Baryonyx seems to allow it to heal wounds almost preternaturally fast after feeding on nutritious fish meat. Perhaps this is why Baryonyx rarely attacks land animals? Domesticated: Baryonyx's natural affinity for aquatic predation means that once tamed, it learns to kill ocean-dwellers more efficiently. Between its speed and its power, Baryonyx makes an ideal choice for anyone interested in frequently moving between water and land travel with ease, and valuing speend and agility over raw strength. -
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Common Name: Carnotaurus Species: Carnotaurus pressor Time: Late Cretaceous Diet: Carnivore Temperament: Aggressive Wild: Carnotaurus pressor is an interesting creature that falls between medium and large predator. It lives primarily on flat clear ground, where it can capitalize on its speed. Additionally, it seems to have no qualms about running from larger predators instead of fighting. The horns of the Carnotaurus seem to be used more for fighting rival Carnotauri (Carnotauruses?) than actual hunting. This doesn't mean the horns aren't dangerous, though; they can still eviscerate larger prey. Carnotaurus is one of the smaller and more compact of the large predators. If Tyrannosaurus is the "Lion" of the island, Carnotaurus would certainly be the "cheetah". The real threat of a Carnotaurus is not being able to escape it once it sees you. Were it not for the creature's extremely long down-time after sprinting, it might be among the most capably balanced mounts. Domesticated: Carnotaurus fills a very specific role. Larger and almost as fast as a Raptor, smaller but much faster than a Tyrannosaurus. -
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Common Name: Brontosaurus Species: Brontosaurus lazarus Time: Late Cretaceous Diet: Herbivore Temperament: Docile Wild: Among the largest creatures I've seen on the island, Brontosaurus lazarus is larger than any sauropod I've read about. In fact, the dinosaur is so massive that it ignores most other creatures. I've seen a pack of Raptors tear apart smaller Dinosaurs while Brontosaurus continues eating, seemingly oblivious to the hunting pack. The Brontosaurus is extremely protective of its eggs and will attack if provoked. However, some may think this is an Apatosaurus, Dreadnoughtus, Argentinosaurus, or other sauropod - but this is a strange island and I'm the one doing the research. I'm convinced that this genus is Brontosaurus and no one can tell me otherwise. My study, my rules. Domesticated: Because of how docile it is, Brontosaurus makes the ideal pack-animal. Peaceful tribes use it to carry incredible quantities of resources, while warring tribes use it to mobilize their army. Unfortunately, its enormity means that most attempts to tame Brontosaurs can take longer than almost any other creature on the island. -
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Common Name: Compy Species: Compognathus curiosicarius Time: Late Jurassic Period Diet: Carnivore Temperament: Curious Wild: One of the smallest predators on the island, Compognathus curiosicarius can be seen as a pet, a pest or a threat. While alone, Compsognathus is not dangerous or aggressive. In larger packs, however, it remembers its carnivorous nature. After a group of Compsognathus grows to a certain size, their pack mentality always seems to embolden them to "attack". For some reason Compsognathus is not naturally afraid of humans. Rather it seems to be quite curious of humans and their instruments of survival. They tend to be drawn toward humans out of this curiosity, and then call their pack mates to help explore their discovery. This usually leads to the aforementioned pack aggression. Domesticated: Compsognathus's can be tamed quite easily, so some tribes keep them for little more than friendly companionship. However they gain increasing significant attack power and speed when close proximity to other Compsognathus, as their pack aggression takes over their behavior. Additionally their distress call carries quite far, rapidly alerting the tribe and its pets to danger more efficiently, and increasing the likelihood of forming a so called 'Compy Gang'. -
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Common Name: Dilophosaur Species: Dilophosaurus sputatrix Time: Early Jurassic Diet: Carnivore Temperament: Skittish Wild: Dilophosaurus sputatrix is a strange creature. It stands at just over half the size of known Dilophosaurs, and runs from aggressors as often as it fights them. Dilophosaurus sputatrix has a few traits not common in the Dilophosaurus genus. It has a very shrill call, and a decorative ridge of skin on its neck. I believe these are used to attract mates, as well as intimidate prey and would-be predators. Instead of attacking its prey outright, Dilophosaurus sputatrix spits venom to weaken and paralyze it before moving in for the kill. Domesticated: Because of their shrill cry and their ability to attack intruders from range, Dilophosaurus seem most suited as "guard dogs". Due to their small size, they are not suitable as mounts. -
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Common Name: Diplodocus Species: Diplodocus Insulaprincep Time: Late Jurassic Diet: Herbivore Temperament: Naive Wild: Despite being one of the Island's larger creatures, Diplodocus Insulaprincep is among the Island's smaller sauropods. Instead of the size and intelligence, Diplodocus developed faster maximum speed and greater endurance. When fully matured, it generally only reaches about two-thirds the size of the rather enormous Brontosaurus. Diplodocus is another creature whose continued survival on the Island confuses me. It's a very thick-headed and trusting animal, often to its fatal detriment. It usually doesn't flee from predators until after they've attacked it repeatedly, preferring instead to make numerous fruitless attempts at friendship. For some strange reason, Diplodocus trusts humans so much that it doesn't seem to fight back against them... ever! Domesticated: Due to Diplodocus' smaller frame, it cannot support the type of 'platform' saddle that other large creatures can. To make up for this, many tribes instead use a three-seater passenger saddle that allows Diplodocus to carry two additional riders. These passengers often use ranged weapons to protect the creature, or to attack nearby enemies while on the move! -
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Common Name: Gallimimus Species: Gallimimus evolvelox Time: Late Cretaceous Period Diet: Herbivore Temperament: Skittish Wild: When someone asks me what the fastest creatures on the island are, Gallimimus is always a contender. Unlike the island's many armored animals, Gallimimus eschews strong defenses for the ability to outrun pretty much anything. A skittish herbivore, Gallimimus even looks nervous when eating in a peaceful clear meadow. Having no real way to harm predators, it simply runs away and uses its ability to stay safe. I've even seen wild Gallimimusoutrun speed-trained Utahraptors! Domesticated: There are two general camps on the use of tamed Gallimimus. One camp thinks that their inability to actually harm hostile creatures, and their inability to harvest most resources, makes them primarily a burden to the tribe. The other camp thinks that their extreme speed and ability to jump long distances is among the best for scouting and exploring... or just making a quick getaway! -
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Common Name: Giganotosaurus Species: Giganotosaurus Furiosa Time: Late Cretaceous Diet: Carnivore Temperament: Angry Wild: Giganotosaurus Furiosa is an enormous predator, larger even than the Tyrannosaurus or Spinosaurus. While greater in size than those storied predators, it can be somewhat less dangerous when encountered in the wild, due to its sluggish speed. Even still, getting cornered or run down by a Giganotosaurus means certain death for nearly creature! Fighting a Giganotosaurus directly is never a good idea, as its rage rapidly grows with every hit it takes. With this rage, it builds increasing reserves of energy to use, making its iron jawed bites progressively more deadly and enhancing stamina. Add to this the fact that its huge body enables it to take a tremendous amount of punishment, and you have a creature that is generally better avoided or outsmarted than attacked head-on. Domesticated: Taming Giganotosaurus is a dangerous prospect. Its rage reaction even when tamed, can sometimes cause it to briefly turn of its own tribe. Indeed it may even throw off its rider is it has been angered! And yet, The sheer size and immense power that the Giganotosaurus possesses means that some factions endeavor to tame it as a fear-inducing "Captal" beast of war even at great risk! -
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Common Name: Raptor Species: Utahraptor prime Time: Early Creataceous Diet: Carnivore Temperament: Aggressive Wild: Utahraptor prime is an incredibly aggressive species of Utahraptor found on the island. It tends to travel in small hunting packs, attacking smaller prey with its sharp teeth or enlarged foreclaws. One of the faster creatures on the island, Utahraptor often uses hit-and-run tactics against larger opponents. The large curved talon on the second toe of this sub-species seems particularly suited for attacking while jumping. Utahraptor prime usually kill their prey with numerous slashing and leaping attacks in rapid sequence. Domesticated: Despite its normally aggressive nature, Utahraptor has become one of the main mounts for roaming bands of raiders, as well as scouts for the larger collectives. Those who ride Utahraptor claim they are difficult to tame, but fiercely loyal once they are. As a carnivore, once tamed they require a steady stream of meat to sustain. -
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Common Name: Rex Species: Tyrannosaurus dominum Time: Late Cretaceous Diet: Carnivore Temperament: Aggressive Wild: Among the deadliest creatures on the island, Tyrannosaurus dominum is a killing machine. Active mostly when hunting for food or defending its nest, a reasonable plan is to avoid every Tyrannosaurus. I've seen no creature on the island that can contest Tyrannosaurus for sheer dominance. It is pure power - from its bite, to its stomp, to its tail, to its arms. Despite being a different species of Tyrannosaurus, everyone I've met still refers to them as a "Rex" or a "T-Rex." I've long since stopped trying to convince anyone especially the few who I've seen wearing Tyrannosaurus teeth as necklaces. Domesticated: Taming a Tyrannosaurus is without a doubt a primary goal for any aspiring warlord or warring Tribes. There is a reason Tyrannosaurus is considered the king of the dinosaurs (or with this genus, the 'lord'). A Tribe that actually manages to tame one has almost nothing to fear to challenge their power. -
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Common Name: Spino Species: Spinosaurus aquareliga Time: Early-Late Cretaceous Diet: Carnivore Temperament: Territorial Wild: Among the carnivores on the Island that can match Tyrannosaurus in size, Spinosaurus aquareliga does not quite match its ferocity. Spinosaurus four legs and large sail make it fairly swift on land, and incredibly fast in water. The one comforting fact about Spinosaurus is that it seems more at home near water than away from it. While the creature is insatiable while near water, it tends to become more docile as it gets further away from it. On one occasion, I only escaped a Spinosaurus by getting far enough from its lake home to make it simply lose interest. Domesticated: Spinosaurus is an incredibly well-rounded apex carnivore. Faster than a Tyrannosaurus in water, able to travel on land unlike a Megalodon, and larger than a Carnotaurus, its all-terrain versatility may be unrivaled. For hunters who wish to have a well-rounded mount, Spinosaurus may be the ideal choice—If they can acquire one. -
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Common Name: Stegosaurus Species: Stegosaurus regium Time: Late Jurassic Diet: Herbivore Temperament: Docile Wild: Stegosaurus regium has approximately 16 paired rows of plates along its back, flanked by another smaller pair of 6 plates. This is contrary to the alternating rows of Stegosaurus fossils found in museums. I've encountered Stegosaurus, in varying amounts almost everywhere on the island. Not surprisingly, Stegosaurus uses the spines on its tail to defend itself. While not aggressive, Stegosaurus will come to the aid of other nearby Stegosaurus. This implies it to be a herd animal. Domesticated: Commonly used as a safe way to transport large quantities of goods. The plates on the Stegosaurus regium double as a cover against the arrows of the attackers. Unfortunately, they also make it harder to load and unload some cargo. The Stegosaurus attacks by swinging its spiked tail at the opponent, which has a wide area of attack. Care must be taken not to anger any nearby dinosaurs by accidentally hitting them. The swinging attack, however, is excellent for collecting large amounts of berries. -
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Common Name: Triceratops Species: Triceratops styrax Time: Late Cretaceous Diet: Herbivore Temperament: Short-Tempered Wild: Apparently a cross-breed of a Triceratops and Styracosaurus, Triceratops styrax has both the characteristic three-horned face of Triceratops and the prominent horned-ridge of Styracosarus. Normally a very docile grazing animal, Triceratops becomes extremely aggressive once angered. Triceratops will chase down would-be predators (and egg-stealers) with incredible prejudice. I've seen Triceratops have an especially hostile reaction to the Tyrannosaurus on the island, with herds attacking in groups. Domesticated: A common mount for those that ride dinosaurs, Triceratops doubles as both pack animal and combat war horse. Triceraptops' bony ridge works excellently as cover from frontal attacks, and the dinosaur's charge is incredibly dangerous. -
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Common name: Microraptor Species: Microraptor Gnarilongus Time: Early Cretaceous Diet: Carnivore Temperament: Aggressive Wild: Microraptor Gnarilongus is one of the smallest non-avian dinosaurs on the island. Incredibly fast for it's size, Microraptor is a voracious carnivore. Aggressive towards anything its size or smaller, Microraptor fancies itself an apex predator. It will attack Humans on sight, especially if it's not alone. When hunting, Microraptor's speed is only one of its assets. While not quite capable of sustained flight, its wings allow it to stay aloft for several seconds while jumping. This allows Microraptor to attack its prey's vulnerable areas, as well as search for small river fish. Domesticated: While not a powerhouse against armed enemies, Microraptor is particularly suited at bringing down enemy riders. Microraptor's natural tendency to attack weaker creatures means they ignore the mount while attacking the rider with leaps of fury.
