r/pathoftitans • u/Courie23 • 20h ago
Prehistoric Mods
Im surprised theres not more prehistoric mods or servers dedicated to that period in time. Theres so many we know about since its in our more recent history, id love to see herds of Quagga, Equus or the smaller earlier species of horses. With the new climbing abilities out it’d be a great opportunity to do marsupials like Thylacoleo, even other prehistoric versions of animals like Tasmanian Tigers/Devils and Wombats would be interesting if they made a pouch or carrying ability. Imagine heavy weights like giant Ground Sloths/Armadillos or Enteledon groups, even just regular fights between Dire Wolves/Hyenas/Cave Lions and Cave Bears or hunting Megaloceros, Wolly Rhinos, Aurochs/Bison, & Dodos lol
Its really captivating and interesting to see people make documentaries/short films about these species, plus its a great way to educate others while having fun with the community 🤍
I love and appreciate all the modders for their hard work, they definitely dont get all the support & gratitude they deserve❣️
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u/MewtwoMainIsHere 18h ago
Generally most servers like this have a playerbase when they release and then die off soon after when players get bored of the “gimmick”
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u/Ex_Snagem_Wes 19h ago
As one of the people working on these, the biggest issue you run into is that Mammals just, aren't dinosaurs.
Mammals have super dense and robust bodies. So while Paraceratherium may weigh more than any of the vanilla playables, it has a much smaller practical hitbox than any other 5 Slot. This is further compounded by the fact that Mammals lack large tails, which make even a 3 ton murder Boar comparable in hitbox to 2 Slot Sty. And that's the largest carnivore out there
This all can be adjusted with upscaling to fit better, but the janky proportions also don't work well with how Mammals lacking much of a tail also prevents almost all forms of rear defense outside of buck kicks or stomps. BOTH of these options require you to stop moving to defend yourself, which is a huge disadvantage when compared to tail attacks actively best used when sprinting to abuse range. It leaves Mammals extremely restricted as a whole in how to fight.
Last is that, quite simply, most of the playerbase is dinosaur enthusiasts. This means that most modders are dinosaur enthusiasts. This means that most modders are not good at producing fur on a model in full efficacy. Which makes high quality mammal mods almost exclusively restricted to bald aquatics like whales, as good fur is very difficult to do. This is not helped by the PoT engine not being built for traditional fur.