Flying Tyrant Idea: Quetzalcoatlus

[Luca]

Credit to Happy Hunter for the idea. :)

For those who don't know what it is, a quetzalcoatlus is basically a flying giraffe with a massive beak made for swallowing things whole. This critter was MASSIVE for being a pterasaur (actually IS around the size of a giraffe, I believe.) I think it would make a great tyrant.

-Swallows people whole like other tyrants, because its beak is massive and capable of doing so. Only able to swallow people while grounded. Able to peck at people while flying - peck does not instakill but does a lot of damage.
-Is a flyer, but flies pretty slow due to size and being designed for gliding. Can dive quickly.
-Not very agile, but has a large stamina pool.
-Medium or large health pool.
-Moves slowly on the ground due to awkward body size not being designed for running/walking.
-To counter being ganged up on by close-range attackers due to slow speed, its secondary attack is a wing buffet usable while flying and grounded (flying - just flaps harder, grounded - stands up and flaps) that knocks people away from it. This could also kill, if used in the right place. This uses a lot of stamina or has a CD to stop it from being spammed.
-Requires a lot of skill since it would be visible from nearly anywhere on a map unless it hid, and makes an easy target for snipers.
-Can knock people off bridges/high places with its body.
-Unable to fly through most doorways due to massive wingspan, has to walk through and risk being killed.
-Roar buff makes it and dinos around it move at an increased speed for a short time.
-Massive shadow to let you know when it's coming/diving at you.


We need a flying tyrant! Devs pls. I appreciate any feedback or other concepts you want to add!

[T-REX-KNIGHT]

gonna be hard to make though....nice idea though ^^

[Jmthebigman]

I believe thtas a bad idea :p

[AlphaTheRaptor]

why not archaeopteryx? dino d-day has a good idea for it to semi glide and not compleatly fly, kinda like a mix with raptor and a bird

also that isnt a dino really, its a mythical dragon or "snake bird" and archaeopteryx is an actual dinosaur x3

[dinosauriac]

If we ever get the resources to make it, you can bet your ass we'll do a flying tyrant!

With a Quetzalcoatlus being such a huge easy target though, I think we might end up dedicating a game mode specifically for the Quetz instead of having it in regular TDM / GTC matches.

There's a lot of ideas we've toyed with in the past concering how to go about incorporating a larger Pterosaur, and I hope we can get to them once we've got the kinks ironed out of the base game and can put time into some new concepts. I'm sure we'll see Big Alfie in the flesh one day ;)

[Jmthebigman]

Originally posted by dinosauriac:

If we ever get the resources to make it, you can bet your ass we'll do a flying tyrant!

With a Quetzalcoatlus being such a huge easy target though, I think we might end up dedicating a game mode specifically for the Quetz instead of having it in regular TDM / GTC matches.

There's a lot of ideas we've toyed with in the past concering how to go about incorporating a larger Pterosaur, and I hope we can get to them once we've got the kinks ironed out of the base game and can put time into some new concepts. I'm sure we'll see Big Alfie in the flesh one day ;)

we need otpions to host multiple servers with the dedi tool.
as well as ability to change modes, Like the carno football and dilo paintball I would like to run that on a second server, while still running a normal TDM server.

[AlphaTheRaptor]

Originally posted by dinosauriac:

If we ever get the resources to make it, you can bet your ass we'll do a flying tyrant!

With a Quetzalcoatlus being such a huge easy target though, I think we might end up dedicating a game mode specifically for the Quetz instead of having it in regular TDM / GTC matches.

There's a lot of ideas we've toyed with in the past concering how to go about incorporating a larger Pterosaur, and I hope we can get to them once we've got the kinks ironed out of the base game and can put time into some new concepts. I'm sure we'll see Big Alfie in the flesh one day ;)

reason i say maybe a LITTLE flying like tyrant like an archaeopteryx? can move fast and quick on ground and in air, like a raptor on the earth and a super fasy flyer, can pick up in air and attack like raptor from air and on ground, so many ways to think, but it cant have perma fly, would have to be a suddle fly kinda deal :3 maybe have a cooldown on fly ^^

also, add me if thats ok dino need to talk about a few small things and such if that is ok with you ><

[T-REX-KNIGHT]

well considering its a pterasaur im guess it would be less durable and lower hp than a reguler tyrant class

[AlphaTheRaptor]

Originally posted by MLP Meteor Strike (RP PONY):

well considering its a pterasaur im guess it would be less durable and lower hp than a reguler tyrant class

i think a super fast and small archaeopteryx would make an idea flyer tyrant, we have so many big, why not try small x3?

[Toarcian]

if the Quetzalcoatlus got added added. then it could only swallow one person and if you dont trust me take a look at these pictures http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Quetzscale1.png

http://www.spacedaily.com/images-lg/pterosaur-quetzalcoatlus-giraffe-small-anurognathus-lg.jpg
and yes trust me its not trick

[AlphaTheRaptor]

ohhh xD i was thinking quetzaquadal "cant spell worth a damn" the snake/bird dragon legend xD

[Toarcian]

Originally posted by BurdNurd:

Originally posted by dinosauriac:

If we ever get the resources to make it, you can bet your ass we'll do a flying tyrant!

With a Quetzalcoatlus being such a huge easy target though, I think we might end up dedicating a game mode specifically for the Quetz instead of having it in regular TDM / GTC matches.

There's a lot of ideas we've toyed with in the past concering how to go about incorporating a larger Pterosaur, and I hope we can get to them once we've got the kinks ironed out of the base game and can put time into some new concepts. I'm sure we'll see Big Alfie in the flesh one day ;)

reason i say maybe a LITTLE flying like tyrant like an archaeopteryx? can move fast and quick on ground and in air, like a raptor on the earth and a super fasy flyer, can pick up in air and attack like raptor from air and on ground, so many ways to think, but it cant have perma fly, would have to be a suddle fly kinda deal :3 maybe have a cooldown on fly ^^

also, add me if thats ok dino need to talk about a few small things and such if that is ok with you ><

yeah but the archaeopteryx is the smallest dino EVER i think a microraptor would fit better
the humans would just one-shot them

[AlphaTheRaptor]

Originally posted by ๖ۣۜMc.Cerato™:

Originally posted by BurdNurd:

reason i say maybe a LITTLE flying like tyrant like an archaeopteryx? can move fast and quick on ground and in air, like a raptor on the earth and a super fasy flyer, can pick up in air and attack like raptor from air and on ground, so many ways to think, but it cant have perma fly, would have to be a suddle fly kinda deal :3 maybe have a cooldown on fly ^^

also, add me if thats ok dino need to talk about a few small things and such if that is ok with you ><

yeah but the archaeopteryx is the smallest dino EVER i think a microraptor would fit better
the humans would just one-shot them

yesye, but this revolving around a flyer, would make it a bit more dificult plus be hard hitters

[Vraxial]

this is the best idea for the game ive seen. Kudos

[Toa Metru 6]

Originally posted by dinosauriac:

With a Quetzalcoatlus being such a huge easy target though, I think we might end up dedicating a game mode specifically for the Quetz instead of having it in regular TDM / GTC matches

I actually posted in a thread on the forums about an Idea, it must have been on the Ask a Developer thread. I talked about a possible gamemode revolving around it. I dont have the time right now to dig around for it though. If anyone can find it, good luck.

[DJYoull]

Was in the server at the time you guys came up with this idea, and I think it would be a pretty good addition to the Dino team!