What Is A Rhinox?

[Darkwood]

I have a hard time envisioning a rhinox, what is it supposed to look like? I cannot tell from the tile (But that doesnt say much given that I thought a salt hopper was a rabbit).

[Sentient_Toaster]

Rhino/ox hybrid? Four-legged beast with a few horns and a thick skull and hide.

[Caramel_Clown]

Some sprites are just super confusing. Salthoppers are obviously mantis-like creatures, but they look like a small goat for some reason :D Dromads are anthropomorphic camels, but to me their sprite always made them look like giant birds.

[Darkwood]

Originally posted by Caramel_Clown:

Some sprites are just super confusing. Salthoppers are obviously mantis-like creatures, but they look like a small goat for some reason :D Dromads are anthropomorphic camels, but to me their sprite always made them look like giant birds.

Yeah, same here.

Originally posted by Sentient_Toaster:

Rhino/ox hybrid? Four-legged beast with a few horns and a thick skull and hide.

Apparently Rhinox have 3 heads? Thats what I gathered, so 3 headed 4 legged horned charging beast....

[EternalEllipsis]

The rhinox sprite is drawn facing down, the head is on the bottom and the back legs are up top.

[justingerk]

Instant death to the unwary.

[Darkwood]

Originally posted by EternalEllipsis:

The rhinox sprite is drawn facing down, the head is on the bottom and the back legs are up top.

This confuses me even more

[EternalEllipsis]

Originally posted by Darkwood:

Originally posted by EternalEllipsis:

The rhinox sprite is drawn facing down, the head is on the bottom and the back legs are up top.

This confuses me even more

https://imgur.com/a/NiFLaOm
Alright so the red arrows point to its legs, the black arrows points to its horns, and the blue arrow to its eye.

Once upon a time the same questions buzzed in my brain so I did what anyone with a burning curiosity and too much time on their hands would do, I sat myself down and stared at the sprite for 20 minutes, thankfully now you don't have to.

[Darkwood]

Oh, yeah, I see it... mostly.... see I read somewhere that Rhinox have 3 heads. I believe they have 3 horns so it seems to be the case. This image above makes a lot of sense, save for the fact I see only 1 head...

[EternalEllipsis]

Originally posted by Darkwood:

Oh, yeah, I see it... mostly.... see I read somewhere that Rhinox have 3 heads. I believe they have 3 horns so it seems to be the case. This image above makes a lot of sense, save for the fact I see only 1 head...

I too sometimes believe random misinformation on the internet.

[Darkwood]

Sometimes.

This was using the Caves of Qud wiki , so while it is possibly accurate, so much is just unknown or minimal detail. However both show multiple horns mutation, which must be what I confuse it for

[EternalEllipsis]

Originally posted by Darkwood:

Sometimes.

This was using the Caves of Qud wiki , so while it is possibly accurate, so much is just unknown or minimal detail. However both show multiple horns mutation, which must be what I confuse it for

I'm just saying no where in game or on the wiki does it mention it having three heads. However you're free to interpret the sprite as you will.

[Darkwood]

Yeah. I look at the picture upside down, sideways, and whatever else, I see it better. I just mixed up multiple horns and multiple heads.

[EternalEllipsis]

Originally posted by Darkwood:

Yeah. I look at the picture upside down, sideways, and whatever else, I see it better. I just mixed up multiple horns and multiple heads.

It doesn't help that it's like the only sprite drawn like that.

Not that every sprite needs to be top side up given that the game is played from a top down perspective and infact I like the variety but some more drawn like that would help.

Maybe an easy to interpret sprite drawn like that early in the game to plant the idea that not everything has to be seen in one particular way.

[EternalEllipsis]

Before I really looked at it to figure out what it was, I just assumed it's head was in the crotch area and its horns were teeth with a giant underbite.

[Darkwood]

Yeah, I thought about the same thing. It was goofy looking, until I was blasted through a wall. Then I was the goofy looking one.