As you may have learned in our ‘Animating the Utahraptor’ dev update in March, we’ve been delving deep into what happens if you’re caught by our savvy dinosaurs. The consequences can be dire. And for all of you survival-horror fans, we want the experience to be as thrilling and terrifying as possible when those moments arrive.
Dinner-time
The rule of “Don’t play with your food” does not apply to Deathground’s dinosaurs. Here are a couple more work-in-progress animations of what our Utahraptor could behave like if you dare to freeze in a moment of panic…
WIP animations of our Utahraptor’s killing players with just one bite.
As you can see, it’ll take just one Utahraptor to kill a player. They’re strong enough to lift you off of the ground, bite your head off and then some. Their powerful legs mean they can launch into their attacks too.
P.S. Don’t be alarmed by the mannequin body you can see as the stand-in character. Deathground’s character classes are being developed too and starting to shape up.
Critical critters
While some dinosaurs are heavy hitters, our Compys are small and agile. Their tiny size means that these pesky creatures can find you in smaller spaces. They also flock together. So, if you come across one Compy in Deathground, expect more to immediately follow.
Here they are scenting for prey and trotting after it. Do you think that you could escape their speedy advances?
WIP animations of our Compy in idle mode and on the move.
Until next time...
As we’ve mentioned in other dev updates, our dino skins and textures are still to be revealed. Last year, we also told you that our dinos will be feathered and we know you've been waiting to see them since. Unlike the textured versions or concepts, we're going to reveal them in all their glory, in-engine immersed in the environment very soon. For now, here's a little teaser silhouette of how our Utahraptor is looking.
Silhouette of our Utahraptor model dressed in their feathered texture.
We wish we could show you more! Keep an eye out for the full reveal in a future update. In the meantime, if you’d like to dive into a discussion about any of our dino updates, head over to the 🦖│dinosaurs channel in our Discord server, or simply leave us a comment here.
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