Alligator vs Cannibals

[Obturator Internus]

My wife and I built a treehouse above a family of Alligators. We thought for sure the alligators would, if we stayed out of their way, dissuade the cannibals from attacking us and maybe provide a little defense. We found it disheartening when the alligators simply kept running into the base of our tree trying to grab us instead of attacking the swarm of cannibals standing right next to them.
Maybe lowering the ‘threat’ of the player for the alligator, and increasing the threat of the nearest unit (cannibal or player) would result in more realistic alligator behavior?

Unless we are missing something here, are the alligators somehow allied with the cannibals?

Thanks!! We love this game!! 

[eclipse]

Not sure but i know if they did fight the Alligators would massacre them.

[Syncourt]

Originally posted by Dr. Dan:

Unless we are missing something here, are the alligators somehow allied with the cannibals?

They're salt water crocs btw and it wasn't actually that long ago that they were that buggy they wouldn't even react to players. I don't think they've ever been programmed to get in combat with cannibals and vice versa.

Everyone wants to see some new hostile wildlife (bears, wolves, snakes ect.) and be able to come across the cannibals fighting with them. Hopefully one day we will get to see something like that. There's a long list of important gameplay mechanics that need attention long before this though IMO.

[Obturator Internus]

I knew somebody would be eager to correct me on that.

[Blackraven6]

Looks like the AI of aligators and water turtles are preety same. They trying to swim to me, rather than swim to the shore. Just stuck up under my aquatic base all the time.

[Geezus T Pleezus]

Well Actually (Gonna be that dude), they're Nile crocodiles if you go by the latin name in the bestiary.

+1 on the having crocs attack cannibals. I built a elevated fort on a crocodile spawn point for just those reasons and was a bit disappointed when they ignored the cannibals.

On another note, the crocodiles swim animation is STILL broken. They currently swim in the dirt at the bottom of the lake rather than cruise along the surface (like crocodiles) like they did when they were first introduced. Shame. They looked really cool in the torchlight swimming toward your raft at night. Been glitched for a while though.