The Alpha Carnotaurus Guide! (For people who read).

[RustyBoots]

Hey, this guide is meant to help new players master the Carno, a Dino that I play far more than any other and I often see played wrongly by others, leading to swift deaths. If you're looking to better understand this Dino and how to hunt an survive, this guide may be helpful!

That said, Carno is a bit of an odd ball, and differs from other Dino play styles, so although he is great for beginners and vets alike to better learn the over all game, his methods aren't as universal as other species.

First off, I wanna get stats (or lack of) out of the way. Stats really don't do a hecc of a lot to help players understand the Dino they are playing as many traits and characteristics aren't really made clear, so I won't be focusing a lot on those. Now onto the guide!

1: Characteristics.
Carno is a bit of a lightweight weighing in at max; 2.170 kg, with low health/defense. He can't take much damage (but is decently bleed resistant). But with a speed of 52,2 km/h, he is pretty well the fastest Dino you can pick. He has amazing stamina lasting long periods of time without needing to rest. However keep in mind, he is meant run in a straight line. As an adult his turning rate suffers and he needs time to accelerate to top speeds. He has ambush as a Juvi, but he loses that into adulthood. Still, speed is his armor, more on that later. Finally, his bite. It has weak base damage but bleeds well. This is important to keep in mind for tough hunts.

2: Juvi play-style.
As a Juvenile, you play more like a weak raptor. You are decently fast running about 36 km/h with little to no acceleration needed, and good turning radius, making you almost as nimble as raptors are, just without the ability to jump. But your speed at this stage isn't always gonna get you out of trouble, so stealth is your best friend. Using thick woods to sneak around or run from danger, running around objects like tress and rocks to hopefully slow down larger threats. Break line of sight as quickly as possible before crouching (to cover tracks) and walking into a tree or bush that covers you well.

The way you hunt at this stage is very important to survival. Usually, an Ava is a beautiful pack of meat, but on a Carno they are dangerous to hunt. I avoid them if I can, only hunting them if I am starving. Even than, I am ready to bolt if I think it is dangerous. Due to your weak bite they take a long time to kill even if you stay on them and continuously bite, mean while making noise that can (and often will) attract danger. I've died too many times hunting Ava's. You don't need that big of a kill at this stage anyways, so it's better to go for smaller pray, or to sneak around other predators and feed off of left behind gore if you're in a populated area. Let them do the work.


3: Sub Adult play-style.
Finally you're an adult! When you first become a Sub Adult (just Sub from now on) you are in your most vulnerable stage in my opinion. You lose many of your Juvi strengths without yet having the strengths of a full Adult. This means you can't rely on foliage to hide you, and you no longer have access to ambush, yet you aren't at full speed or strength yet. Being a Sub is the only time to get "lazy" and rest as much as possible in trees that cover well, only eating or drinking when needed. Avoid fights or large pray, though Ava's are no longer as big of an issue. Let yourself just grow before taking on the Full Adult (just Adult from now on) play-style.

4: Full Adult play-style.
As an Adult your play-style changes drastically. Thick woods and foliage are no longer your friend, and neither is stealth. Your strengths are as follows; Speed (straight line), Stamina, Bleed, and Low Hunger/Thirst drain, Some Bleed Resistance. Your weaknesses; Low Base Damage, Low Health, Low Stealth.

Remember this. As a Carno, what you cannot fight, you can outrun. This pretty much means that the only thing you have to fear are ambushes from apex predators or a Utah pack (Utah ambush speed is the only thing that'll outrun you!). So you're goal is to take away the ability to be ambushed. This means open fields, long sight lines, and parries are your new best friends. Try to avoid thick foliage unless you have too, and always keep on your toes and aware of your surroundings to avoid these ambushes. Most Adult Carno deaths I see are from Utah ambushes, personally I've not once died to a Utah ambush, but have many times to a single or small group of Rexes ambushing. A few Utah's even with an ambush may not be a problem but even one Rex can kill you pretty damn fast if you're not careful.

Carno is best played as a Nomad, continuously moving from water hole to water hold, area to area. This makes him hard to pin down, and because he can move far distances and last long periods without food and water, you can afford to be picky on what you eat. For practicality reasons, never go for hard hitting prey. Just go for things you know you can kill, from Ava's to a lone Trike or Utah. Only go for tougher prey in groups, or for sport if you want to risk it.

Last words.
First off, nesting is hard on these guys, as they support Nomadic play-styles and don't hold territory as well as most other predators. Nesting could use a whole guide of it's own, so I won't get into it. Also, for hunting, if you do go for tougher kills, time is your friend. You have the speed to get in, land a bite, and get out, keeping your distance while the bleed does it work. You usually have the stamina advantage as well. This means you can stay in control of the engagement easily, only attacking when you want and keeping a distance when you want. Again, this affords you the opportunity to be picky with your attacks, so be patient and wait for the right moments to attack in order to maximise the bites you land while staying as safe as possible. If you do get bit, you do have bleed resistance that may save you. I've fought off much larger prey than most Carno's will even challenge, using this method. This is most useful if you're forced to defend a nest/youngster.

I hoped this helped you understand how the Carnotaurus works and how to play him! Being careful, picky, and patient is key to your success. Foliage and stealth is your friend as a Juv, open areas and speed as an Adult, lazy hiding and desperate hunting as a Sub. Hope to see some more Alpha Carnos running around!

[Hangoverhomey]

Thank you for the Review. I have an almost fully mature Carno that I didn't know much about to be honest. I just knew it was fast.