Where does the Cera stand in the food chain?

[Ghost of Razgriz]

Amusingly enough, Jurassic World Evolution is on sale today. Picked it up, and of course, the Cera is the first carnivore you have access too. It got me thinking, where is the Cera supposed to fit in the Isle? I remember, before it's nerf, it was the bully of all things low to mid tier. Now, it's. . . what? Allo has the muscle, carno has the speed. What is supposed to be it's role?

[Gorejar]

powerful as a juvie because of its size. then stops growing about mid on par with allo. less agile but stronger bite i think.

[Steve Harrington]

Originally posted by Gorejar:

powerful as a juvie because of its size. then stops growing about mid on par with allo. less agile but stronger bite i think.

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[Jurassic Bird]

In the painful sorrow for practically being the worst carnivore in survival. (or the entire game? I don’t really know...)

Unless you play it in no alt-turn server, then it’s a big pain in the butt for others, literally.

[Sargon The Grape]

Their bleed resistance is garbage, but they grow decently fast and are relatively strong as juvies. They're the largest carnivore I've ever managed to support a large (15-20 adults) pack with.

[Rotiart]

Originally posted by Big Juicy ♥♥♥♥:

Originally posted by Gorejar:

powerful as a juvie because of its size. then stops growing about mid on par with allo. less agile but stronger bite i think.

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no, Cerato has worse damage than Allo. More agile, but that isn't worth much.

[Why Watt]

Originally posted by Rotiart:

Originally posted by Big Juicy ♥♥♥♥:

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no, Cerato has worse damage than Allo. More agile, but that isn't worth much.

Weight is the factor people don't consider.

Cera does less bleed, less damage, has less health, slower ambush, shorter ambush, worse bleed res, worse bleed heal, worse stamina heal, worse stamina, worse trot speed, worse HP heal, worse alt turn, worse night vision, worse scent...

Literally only it's sprinting and z-turn are better as an adult, and it's 30min shorter to grow.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ atrocious.

Don't grow a Cera. Grow a Carno, it's better than Cera and takes less time (110min vs 150min), or grow Allo to be absolutely better at the cost of taking 30min MORE than Cera (180min vs 150min).

Cera is the worst Survival Playable by a landslide. It has one good matchup... and that's vs Pachy, something seldom seen due to also being not that good.

[Sable]

As Watt said, don't waste your time with Cerato.


Carno and Dilo are the best carnivores to grow by far. They do well on their own, and are nearly unstoppable in a pack so long as you have a general sense of coordination with your allies.

Carno travels faster, but Dilo makes up for it by being able to travel safely both day and night.

Both have insane bleed heal and/or resistance. Dilo can tank a shot from Allos, Carnos, and Ceratos and still be able to run long enough to escape and heal up.

Against Apexes, I'd give Dilos the favor here, but that's really only because of their nocturnal advantage. A Dilo calling out at night will make a Rex log out. Daylight and/or out in the open, different story.

As for second best, I'd say Utah and Allo. Utah does alright by itself, but it's definitely more pack oriented than other carnivores due to low damage, lower bleed, and being pretty frail, but it is fairly fast, good stamina, easy to hide, and great for picking off small game quickly and quietly.

Allo is a jack of all trades, with the only drawback IMO is being generally ♥♥♥♥♥♥ when a Giga rolls around. It's definitely a carnivore you want to be cautious with when travelling. Allo will nuke a Cerato. It's nearly as fast, runs longer, hits harder, does more bleed, and has a great Ambush for a creature its size. Does well enough on its own, better in a pack, but definitely nowhere near as good a pack hunter as Carno or Dilo.

[Rotiart]

Originally posted by Ninja_.Weasel:

Allo is a jack of all trades, with the only drawback IMO is being generally ♥♥♥♥♥♥ when a Giga rolls around.

What do you mean? Allo is both faster, and has more stamina.

[Chad Thundercock]

Originally posted by Rotiart:

Originally posted by Ninja_.Weasel:

Allo is a jack of all trades, with the only drawback IMO is being generally ♥♥♥♥♥♥ when a Giga rolls around.

What do you mean? Allo is both faster, and has more stamina.

Doesnt take much for a decent giga player to hunt down an allo that it freshly bit granted they actually get the ambush off correctly.

[Sable]

Originally posted by Rotiart:

Originally posted by Ninja_.Weasel:

Allo is a jack of all trades, with the only drawback IMO is being generally ♥♥♥♥♥♥ when a Giga rolls around.

What do you mean? Allo is both faster, and has more stamina.

Initial Ambush to close the distance, sprinting to keep the Allo in its sights, trot to finish the job. It's not that hard for the Giga if there's no forest with heavy density of trees.

Scent is also a thing, and since Allo is sprinting, its tracks appear more frequently.

I've hunted down plenty of Allos this way. Some escape, but usually when it started raining, covering their tracks, or if they end up leading me to an easier catch.

[Kami]

a very weird spot. a lot of people seem to think it's useless, its not, it does have a couple niches, but the niches it does have usually have things that do the job better. sure, it can succeed in them, but will usually be outcompeted. it can be a small game hunter, but both Utahs and Dilos are better then it at that. it can act as a sort of pursuit or endurance hunter, but its pretty bad at that and is outcompeted by Giga and Allo in that department. it can be an ambush hunter, but it has low ambush multiplier and Tyrannos already dominate that. a massive plus for the Cerato, though, is its adaptable. if something happens on a specific server that changes the meta on that server, the Cerato will most likely adapt. if pursuit hunting goes out of fashion, Ceratos can still make a living as small game or ambushers. if ambushing goes out of style, it can pursuit hunt or be a small game hunter, you get the idea. its mediocre at all these niches, at best, but many others wouldn't have anything else to turn to once the meta shifts. Utahs and Dilos might be good small game hunters, but they're average to mediocre large game hunters and wouldn't be able to adapt if the meta went out of small game hunting. Gigas and Allos aren't particulary useful outside of endurance hunting. Giga can ambush, but its not nearly as effective at it as the creatures already specilising in it are. and although Tyranno is an amazing ambusher, it doesn't really have any other sort of hunting strat aside from that. these kinds of meta shifts are rare and so people see Cerato as completely useless, but its really not. you want a useless dinosaur, look at Carno. a lot of successful dinosaurs are specialized into a niche, but Carno is the perfect case of a playable that is overspecialized in the niche of speed demon and has payed for it dearly. its fast, the fastest dinosaur in survival in fact, but its turn is so bad it is essentially incapable of hitting anything. the Cerato is the opposite end of the spectrum, so unspecialized it can do anything, but it is always outcompeted by the things that have specialized into that field. i said specialized too much. specialized.

TL;DR a jack of all trades in niches.

[Evil Minіоn]

It's like Carno if Carno decided to trade all its strengths for being a little better at the things it really sucks at.

[ratel]

cera spins like a drill so if smart enough u yeet everything

[Why Watt]

Originally posted by MasnyUdziec:

cera spins like a drill so if smart enough u yeet everything

Alt turn exists.

[A Young Munch]

Cera is my favorite dinosaur of all time and I gravitated toward it as soon as I picked up this game. Unfortunately, nothing it does can’t be done better by another dinosaur. In particular, Allo is all around vastly superior because it has a faster ambush, does more damage and bleed, and outlasts you in a chase. Cera has unparalleled maneuverability but alt turn renders that totally moot. I still play it because I like the dino, but god if it isn’t a death sentence almost every time.