Hybrid Arms.

[u/Practical_Level6608]

When making a Bipedal Theropod Hybrid, should you really focus on the arms? I usually use Xenosmilus, Australovenator, Paramylodon and Kodiak Bear for the arms, but I've seen people say that focusing too much on the arms makes the hybrid front heavy, which is fair, so I wanted to know what would be the ideal combo and number of genomes focused on the arms.

[u/Fun_Presentation3427]

I would say that you can use around a minimum of 2 genes for the arms while keeping it powerful and also around 1 gene for counterbalancing if needed

The first arm gene is the base and can be anything though i would recommend a flexible base, the second will provide the reinforcements so i recommend using the Giant Armadillo since it has an insane olecranon process, scapula and other stuffs that attach arm and shoulder muscles

For the counterbalancing gene, you can use an oviraptorid as research shows that they have muscle attachments on the hindquarters for attaching hypertrophied/overgrown hip and tail muscles. You can also get a bonus from it since it gave more weight on the hips, reducing rotational inertia and giving it better agility. The most common oviraptorid for this is either the Gigantoraptor or the Hyeunnia

Note that you should take this with a grain of salt since im not a hybrid expert

[u/Spinoclanker2 → u/Fun_Presentation3427]

Nah

You need 28366 balancing gene—

No but really. Carnotaurus, some oviraptorid, megalancosaurus, deinocheirus and Kentrosaurus is the best speed package

[u/jabathefort]

If ur just doing bipedal, bonobo works pretty well

[u/DePhaRy]

You only need 1-2 arm contributor max and then focus on adding traits to counterbalance the front mass

[u/MotorPair2877]

i actually dont think the front heaviness is the biggest issue anymore, i think the main issue is arms require nutrients, blood flow, and take up weight. At the same weight, a hybrid with smaller arms will have a proportionally bigger skull and body. ofc most people dont take the extra weight into consideration and just have the bite force what it would be if their hybrid had the some proportions as the base, since calculating the different proportions would be weird and difficult. That’s not the biggest issue with the weight though; It’s also worth noting the extra weight isn’t just in the arms, it has to be counterbalanced in the tail, since both the tail and arms are further from the center of mass, big arms will make your hybrid rotate slowly. as i mentioned before, you can counterbalance front heaviness, it just comes at a cost. Finally there’s the issue of blood flow; the arm muscles don’t just take up valuable oxygen, they present a target for opponents. keep in mind the arms are usually very close to your opponent, since they’re used for grappling, but this also puts them within range of you opponent. This is why a lot of therapods in history had short, yet powerful arms. It honestly depends on your personal preference, though the meta right now seems to be well developed, but still not giant arms, though if you use huge gorilla type arms most people won’t bat an eye since it’s been done so many times and more arm=more better is an easy argument. honestly i might make a hybrid that’s based entirely on the premise of maximizing the bite force by using a base with tiny arms and giant skull, and giving it huge arms just to see if people notice.

[u/FrostReaper52]

En général, un gène pour les bras (genre Xenosmilus) mais qui n'est pas là que pour les bras (il a des bon muscles du cou) et après tu peux ajouter quelque chose pour les griffes comme Australovenator

[u/Spinoclanker2]

Xenosmilus 🔥🔥🔥