Hunting & AI
Hunting AI & Players
Carnivores need to hunt if they want to maintain an optimal diet. They can hunt for corpses and then challenge for them. They can hunt live prey such as the AI or a fellow player be it an Herbivore or a Carnivore. Either way always reference your dinosaurs diet & nutrients so you are not wasting time fighting something with zero benefit to you.
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But all dinosaurs should be on the look out for the ones who hide in the murky and muddy rivers. Deinos will lunge out and drag you into the water till you run out of stamina...
Quick Tips:
You can drag bodies out of the water as long as the "Eat or Grab" indicator pops up. You can also grab chunks or eat while floating in the water. If the water is too deep you can not do this but if its shallow enough for the body is floating you can. As of update 6.5: Grab hint removed if corpse is underwater.
If you are fighting against a player review the Fighting page and also the Injuries and Illnesses page.
AI Make sounds so listen carefully for their movement or calls.
If corpse is swallowed you also get nutrients of the bones.
Blood Trails & Tracking
Did you just get into a fight and you are now fleeing or chasing down your prey? Well if you are fleeing due to injury keep running don't stop in a bush until you feel its safe.
Injuries/Attacks that cause damage could lead to Bleeding. When you bleed you will leave behind a blood trail (same if you drag a corpse it also leaves a blood trail) This blood trail can be sniffed out by a determined hunter. By holding Q (scenting) you can reveal small red clouds that will lead them directly to your hiding spot!
Footprints can also be tracked and appear as white or blue prints on the ground.Â
Deino Hunting & Lunging
Deinos lunge from the depths of rivers, swamps, and lakes. Any body of water could hold a deino of any size so be wary. Also note that not all Dinosaurs can be grabbed and dragged into the depths. if your weight is high enough they can only cause damage. So make sure to protect those who are weaker than you from getting dragged in and dying.
Watch the video to see a Deino hunting from the depths.
Cerato Vomit Tracking
When a cerato gives a dinosaur the bacterial sickness it has a chance to cause them to vomit. If the dinosaur vomits they are able to track the vomit by pressing the Q key.
LAND AI CREATURES
BOAR
AGGRESSIVE. Avoid if you are young and slow. Hearty meal if you can take it down.
Located across the map in plains and forests.
GOAT
Living in the hills & mountains of the map these docile creatures rather run away than fight. Best hunting grounds are the South grasslands around or in the forests of the mountains.
DEER
Docile AI who will run away. Deer are very fast and may be hard for younger and slower carnivores to catch. If you work as a group though they can be herded into a pack members mouth and killed easily.
Found in plains and can be found to the East in forests.
CHICKEN A
Chickens will chase smaller dinosaurs (normally herbivores). They are spread across the map mainly in fields. Good food for young carnivores and easy to catch.
CHICKEN B
Chickens will chase smaller dinosaurs (normally herbivores). They are spread across the map mainly in fields. Good food for young carnivores and easy to catch.
CHICKEN C
Chickens will chase smaller dinosaurs (normally herbivores). They are spread across the map mainly in fields. Good food for young carnivores and easy to catch.
RABBIT
Rabbits will immediately rush for a nearby burrow if you get too close. So make sure to kill it before it escapes.
Tips: Rabbits sound like omniraptors sleeping (unsure if fixed in 6.5)
RABBIT BURROW
Rabbit burrows if you see one there may be a rabbit nearby and helps you cut them off before they dash inside.
Found in plains biomes across the map.
AQUATIC AI CREATURES
SEA TURTLE
Sea turtles are slow but have high health and may escape a younger carnivore if they can not kill it before it gets back into the ocean.
Located near coastlines.
JUMPING FISH
Jumping fish are indicators of schooling fish nearby and also the sign that this is a good fishing spot for Pteras. Read the Fishing guide to learn more.
ELITE FISH A
Large fish that swim within the rivers and swamps across the map. Ideal food for Deinos of any age.
ELITE FISH B
Large fish that swim within the rivers and swamps across the map. Ideal food for Deinos of any age.
FROG
Found on the surface of rivers or nearby on the banks frogs can be quick.
Frogs may also appear at the Mud Pit (also known as Trash pit)
CRAB
Crabs are a good source of food and can be found on the coastlines, near rivers, or by foraging in the riverbeds (beipi).
SCAVENGERS AI CREATURES
These ai scavengers have been upgraded to now be a threat to nests, unguarded eggs. They are considered the clean up crew getting rid of abandoned food so if you hear or see them there could be fresh meat nearby.
PTERODACTYLUS
These flying AI will come to any corpse and start grabbing pieces off of it.
COMPSOGNATHUS (Compy)
These small AI are easy to spot hopping through the grass and heading straight for any corpse left on the ground.