Halloween 2016: The Grim Reaper

Happy Halloween, Saurian fans!
We have a special spooky surprise for you on this day, the scariest animal at Hell Creek… at least if you are a baby dinosaur. This video shows the creature from a human perspective in VR (HTC Vive).

[@TREYtheExplainer]

The Giraffe Storks from hell have arrived! Looks awesome! Great work Saurian team!

[@irvingramirez1174]

whats up trey hope you almost done with a vid,ive been waiting my freind

[@camerondillon8096]

TREY the Explainer I certainly agree you on how this animal is a flying giraffe stork that looks like it came from hell and that is a baby dinosaur's worst nightmare.

[@RJPalmer]

Thanks Trey!

[@irvingramirez1174]

i was going to be in dinosaur battle grounds teams but sourien looks beast

[@irvingramirez1174]

trey when this game comes out you do a letsplay of some sorts it will be so cool

[@coldsobanoodle7407]

Hory Shiznit that thing is terrifyingly awesome, I can imagine it not being playable since they can fly like a jet, but the quetz looks amazing

[@ศุภวิชญ์ธุวดารากุล]

One mother dinosaur that got her baby eaten by this thing disliked the video.

[@DeepForestRex]

So true! The disliker just was offended by the video cuz her baby was killed by this monster

[@VultureandtheDragon]

5 angry mothers disliked this video.

[@CJCroen1393]

Last time I was this early, these creatures were still alive.

[@theinquisitivexenomorph8871]

Really love the unique sound design. As opposed to the stereotypical "pterodactyl screeches".Keep up the good work!

[@knightofarkronia8652]

It screeches at 0:16.

[@guillaumebabey4484]

Okay, being in front of an Azdarchid pterosaur is genuinely frightening ! Kudos for going this route instead of a more predictable theropod reveal. Nice ! ;)

[@raphi____6735]

Saurian is going to be a great Horror Game when you play as a baby Dinosaur

[@thearizonarangerwiththebig3874]

Raph Gamer yep,just imagine seeing one of these when you're a baby triceratops and it's raining and you see one walking around close

[@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574]

Fr

[@WingsaberE3]

Not looking forward to running into that thing as a baby pachy

[@Rexy-op3bi]

Same

[@AspieDino98]

Elliot H or any baby dinosaur for that matter.

[@CJCroen1393]

Heck, I wouldn't want to meet this thing in a dark or _lit_ ally. And this is coming from a guy who loves pterosaurs more than any other animal!

[@bkjeong4302]

Just be glad this isn't the other Quetzalcoatlus (the one that got to the size of a giraffe). Because then you would be terrorized by that thing all the way until the subadult stage

[@CJCroen1393]

Bk Jeong And probably continuously when playing as Dakotaraptor.

[@DeepForestRex]

I got a feeling they are going to upload more!

[@yellowdog5478]

DeepForestCrafter let's hope!

[@irvingramirez1174]

yea me "TOO" ----see I have improved

[@ศุภวิชญ์ธุวดารากุล]

hopefully

[@TheRaptorMovies]

...

[@raphi____6735]

Great too see something new from the best Dinosaur Game in human history

[@KM-hd9wx]

Raph Gamer The isle?

[@raphi____6735]

+Kyri Matsangos nope 👎🏻 the isle is crap

[@nonono-f6y]

screw the Isle, dondi sucks

[@raphi____6735]

+Bob Chung true

[@grizzlyhawk7591]

The Isle is fine imo.

[@skinnyjasper]

Dang, I'm so hyped for this game to be released. I'm so happy and proud of the dev team

[@trippharris5334]

Looks amazing! What a truly terrifying yet beautiful animal.

[@parasaurolophus67]

he is scary in person .-. awesome job guys! :D

[@AlpK]

Parasaurolophus 67 sp000ked o_o

[@draganie]

Ohhhh this is a cool intro video for your quetz! Love the storm setting for Halloween and those deep rumbles it makes ~ Really love the design and inspiration theme for this guy!

[@GandalfTheTsaagan]

Hahahahaha Whoever was wearing the VR got the jumpscare of his/her life XD

[@DeepForestRex]

I think it was Bryan wearing the VR

[@orionrodriguez6440]

Love the sound it makes at 0:13

[@megasupreme9985]

Orion Rodriguez

[@dillth3pill951]

that is cool as hell

[@DeepForestRex]

Cuz it comes from hell

[@ghosteel5554]

it will be the game of the year

[@sirdwarvenhine1147]

I am going to predict how every first meeting between player and creature will go. "Oh wow that looks cool. Wait. Wait is it coming for me? Shit shit shit dead."

[@chaosthener2072]

It doesn't seem that big but I know what a quetzalcoatlus is and I don't want to meet him has a baby Dino. And also nice sound effect!

[@lythronax-argestes]

This is "Q. sp.", an unnamed smaller species of _Quetzalcoatlus_ than the one that usually shows up.

[@kayefloriano3406]

Nath B its a smaller species of quetzalcoatlus, Q.spuh instead of Q.Nothropi

[@dynomax9961]

Nath B it sounds like the pov is from a Rex or something so it's probably pretty big

[@commanderpanda5523]

The description says the POV is from a human.

[@engineerengifar5713]

Nath B The scary part is that this is a smaller species, only about as tall as a human.

[@gameaddictor299]

That screech is definitely a vulture! I have those sounds too

[@GuadalupeMcGuilicutty]

I like how he got scared at 0:16

[@jeffreygao3956]

It's theme song is 'Something Wicked this way Comes.'

[@icanliveforever1243]

Can't wait for these to be in the game.

[@j.jpierewiet3019]

fricking cretaceous killer storks

[@mr.buscheese9456]

Two uploads within 10 days? HERESY!

[@FiePige1]

I'm so ready for this game! :D

[@ap9413]

Are those it's final sounds? if so great! Those bellows before it screeches are terrifying!

[@MrTrooperjoe7]

23 seconds long and still better than the isle.

[@camerondillon8096]

Very cool, love the Quetzalcoatlus

[@camerondillon8096]

I can just imagine that thing walking up to the animal that is playing as a baby and swallowing it like a pelican.

[@freezer1817]

Cant wait for the full release of the game!

[@Scrunglygrub]

if I see this thing eating my siblings, I'll be scarred for life

[@themaskknight7590]

so.. the plants move here, BUT NOT IN THE ACTUAL GAME!?!?!?, I really can't wait for the new speedtree 8 plants

[@celtofcanaanesurix2245]

From what I've heard large pterosaurs were the grim reaper for small or baby dinosaurs.

[@davidtorres5500]

Really cool! I like to much pterosaurs.

[@shayminskyform1]

Will you show the pole-vault lift off animation? That would be very interesting.

[@Rexy-op3bi]

Also. What would happen if you stick your hand into the Quetzalcoatlus's beak?

[@chamopss]

What would happen if you stick your hand into a crocodiles's mouth? Similar outcome huh.

[@Rexy-op3bi]

Oh.. What about a T.rex then?

[@FrigidBirostrixRay]

Probably not as bad, or worse, because a crocodile's bite is strong enough to snap your hand off cleanly lol

[@jeffreygao3956]

The horns of Hell are upon us!

[@rolfskytte]

Oh, beautiful! Maybe there should be a 1st person view?

[@brooklynnhall6120]

I love and support him

[@potatomagic5193]

imagine if this guy was flying towards you then landed and started to approach you on foot

[@falcolf]

Eeeek! I'm going to run like heck from that thing! Scary!

[@CosmicCaribbean]

1 dislike. Probably someone who doesn't know what a pterosaur looks like when they see it.

[@Rexy-op3bi]

Make that 3

[@TheRaptorMovies]

Adrian Thompson make that 6

[@jeffreygao3956]

Nah, they were just terrified.

[@Rexy-op3bi]

Looks soooooo coool!!! 10/10 Also. You might be mistaken, but Quetzalcoatlus is not a dinosaur, it's a reptile (or better yet, a pterosaur)

[@thearizonarangerwiththebig3874]

awesome,I'm so excited

[@paulkuchnicki6404]

I've read that azhdarchids can't fully close their mouths due to their jaw articulation being poor. Is that true?

[@jaybearby5825]

they're uploading very frequently, this must mean only one thing it's coming to steam SOOON woot woot

[@unoriginalname2842]

what type of azhdarchid is that?

[@poppyraima5342]

_Quetzalcoatlus_ sp.

[@wheeze5629]

Too bad they won't be playable because of how small the map might be. at least that's what I heard.

[@dodoxasaurus6904]

Heeyy, That's Mildly Adequate ........

[@eaglelord145]

Judging by the size, I don't think this is quetzalcoatlus, I mean quetzalcoatlus may have stood as tall as a giraffe! And if this is from the view of a person, the quetz seems a bit small. Maybe it's another hell creek azdarchid? Edit: I just read the website and yes, this is a quetz, just a smaller species, still really impressive though!

[@Warwing12]

Yeah, it's Q. sp, not the Texan Q. northropi most people are familiar with.

[@lythronax-argestes]

Just _Q. sp._ _spp_ refers to multiple species.

[@kanseiyamazaru435]

well certain modern day birds have been associated with Reaper or some form of Death.

[@yellowdog5478]

Tyler Stalvey Birds aren't related to pterosaurs

[@zt2ean]

They're both avemetatarsalians, but beyond that unrelated yeah

[@thetoontastictoon1720]

Pterosaur renders look like birds tho to be honest

[@CJCroen1393]

+The Toontastic Toon Interestingly, I'd argue it's the other way around; birds seem to have evolved the diversity they have now to fill the niches that the pterosaurs left behind after their extinction.

[@nonono-f6y]

Lookit, Dem Devs doing Dev Tings.

[@albertogalindo7435]

I am really hoping to see a towering Quetzalcoatlus.

[@bkjeong4302]

That one is WAY too big

[@cauan-ex2ph]

My only question is...why is it small? I saw it's size compared to other dinos recently and it's nothing near a Quetzalcoatlus's size, is it like, a small specie from the Hell Creek Formation?

[@al18267]

IIRC it's an unnamed azhdarchid. I think putting it it the genus Quetzalcoatlus is a bit premature.

[@GodsTodd]

God I hope this runs on my laptop

[@AbirdCantaridis]

When is it coming out

[@margueritebaker6803]

Is this Pterosaur playable?

[@anthonycampins7539]

No

[@CJCroen1393]

It isn't playable for two reasons: 1. It's not a dinosaur. 2. It has an unfair advantage as it can cover way more ground than any of the other animals because of its ability to fly.

[@henryscott370]

SCARY AF.

[@xonus1487]

soo spookalious

[@nonono-f6y]

My replay button is broken, anyone got another?

[@hawkstable8889]

Bob Chung And i broke mine on the Franzl rex

[@chamopss]

I broke mine on every video, I'm running out.

[@irvingramirez1174]

i know theirs a crocidile of some sorts so you plzzz do a short vid on it to

[@yellowdog5478]

irving ramirez learn how to use grammar..... Too many spelling errors.... I* there's* crocodile* too*

[@irvingramirez1174]

why don't you shut the f#ck up.You worry about you'r sh#t and I worry about mine O.K.

[@irvingramirez1174]

i'm a (honestly)a eigth grader who doesnt give a f#ck

[@irvingramirez1174]

but yea thanks for the tip

[@megasupreme9985]

*TRIGGERED*

[@travisbowmanbowman6569]

so whats the time frame looking like on a playable demo or a finished game?

[@RJPalmer]

First quarter 2017

[@theinquisitivexenomorph8871]

So why did azdarchids have such small wings compared to their body? And why did they have long necks and a giant head?

[@nonono-f6y]

They are more adapted to picking off baby/small dinosaurs on ground than arial assault.

[@mikewalker-sq6ww]

I wanna play as it!!!

[@poppyraima5342]

We all do...

[@manateeman7138]

I swear this is the isle

[@soff5761]

Amazing.

[@TroodonJesus156]

Look a flying giraffe stork thingy!

[@bkjeong4302]

That's horrifying

[@bkjeong4302]

Question to the mods: What's with Dakotaraptor stamina? Why not reduce its relative running speed since that, not stamina, is where dromaeosaurs fall short?

[@poppyraima5342]

There was a conversation about this earlier this week on the Discord. In case you didn't see it, basically _Dakotaraptor_ is in a situation where roughly half of its normal prey base is slow enough to catch fairly easily in a footrace but might fight back or have protection from massive adults (_Pachycephalosaurus_, the young of large herbivores like _Triceratops_ and _Anatosaurus_), and the other half can maintain high running speeds for longer than it can (the ornithomimid and _Anzu_), so it's circumstantially forced to be an ambush predator. The way _Saurian_ comes up with running speeds is just by making the models run as fast as they physically can (taking into account the various physiological constraints) and then working down from that to get more average speeds. (The running animations are also vetted by biomechanics experts to ensure that they're reasonable.) When they did this with _Dakotaraptor_ -- which studies have indicated was better adapted for running than other similarly-sized dromaeosaurs like _Utahraptor_ -- they found that it could hit speeds nearly matching those of the fastest animals in the game (namely subadult _Tyrannosaurus_ and the ornithomimid, which hasn't been animated yet to my knowledge, but is probably the fastest animal in the game) but it was exerting itself a lot more than those animals. Mind you, we're talking speeds in the 30-35 mph range, if not up to 40 mph for the ornithomimid. Of course, _Dakotaraptor_ could probably maintain a decent 'jogging' speed, but there's no sense in trying to jog after prey that can keep up a pace twice as fast as yours for just as long.

[@bkjeong4302]

But then at least this should be clarified on the site itself, so people don't think it was limited in terms of capabilities, as the site implies heavily. It outright says Dakotaraptor is incapable of running long distances, not that it did not because there wasn't much point. Also: " the other half can maintain high running speeds for longer than it can" I can easily see the "higher running speed" part, but find the "longer than it can" part to be skeptical. We have actual papers on dromaeosaur long-distance running speed, and they rival that of wolverines or wolves, both of which can keep going for miles.

[@poppyraima5342]

+Bk Jeong From the gameplay description on the _Saurian_ website: "A sturdy ambush predator, [_Dakotaraptor_] is capable of intense bursts of speed but unable to sustain them for long. This gives it the perfect set of skills to burst from the foliage and mow down unsuspecting prey." It doesn't necessarily say that _Dakotaraptor_ is incapable of running long distances, though I can see how people might misinterpret that. As aforementioned, they just mean that the animal couldn't maintain the 30+ mph speeds needed to keep up with the faster, more cursorial species in its prey base. As far as modern predators that run their prey into the ground, the only examples I can think of (and I'm assuming you're alluding to) are canids like wolves and African painted dogs, as well as spotted hyenas. There are a couple of problems with this analogy: 1) The aforementioned mammals pursue their prey primarily on open ground in part because of the fairly unimpeded line of sight. This doesn't work as well in a forested area like Hell Creek. Even though there were open clearings, the majority of terrestrial environments were woodlands with plenty of trees and other natural features that made it easy to lose sight of prey if they got too far away. This is why painted dogs prefer not to hunt in woodlands, at least not using this method. 2) This method of hunting is primarily used against animals that the predators can keep pace with. The goal therein isn't necessarily to tire out the prey such that it cannot run anymore, but rather so that it will be too tired to fight back once the predators actually move in for the kill. In the case of _Dakotaraptor_, this method could hypothetically work against most of its prey items, but there isn't too much of a need to prevent an ornithomimid from fighting back, since there's not much it could do when it comes to a physical encounter with a _Dakotaraptor_. 3) The animals that employ this hunting method are all cooperative pack hunters, which ensures that at least one member of the group is able to continually put pressure on the quarry, as well as having other members around to box it in by positioning themselves to cut off various escape routes. Based on what we know of dromaeosaur behavior, this certainly doesn't seem to be the case. The idea of dromaeosaurs living like pack-hunting wolves is a bit of an outdated trope at this point; indeed, the original _Deinonychus_ aggregations around _Tenontosaurus_ remains seem to be more indicative of vulture/Komodo dragon-like feeding behavior, where you get an entire group of animals congregating to scavenging off a kill made by maybe only one or two individuals, and smaller ones end up getting maimed or killed and eaten themselves if they try to interrupt the size-based pecking order. While not impossible for _Dakotaraptor_ to gang up on a larger prey item (something they're planned to do on occasion in-game), this isn't really strategized cooperative behavior, but more like _Hey, that guy over there is attacking that young_ Triceratops, _let me get in on this action so I can eat first before the rest of the crowd shows up!_ Furthermore, regarding wolverines: they're ambush predators. While they are long-range foragers that can keep up quick paces for miles, when it comes time to actually kick into high gear, it's the same situation as _Dakotaraptor_ in that they can get to about 30 mph for short bursts before tiring. I haven't been able to find a version of the paper you're referencing that I can access, but based on studies of wolves and what else I can find on online sources, they can maintain speeds in the 5-10 mph range for a while, which is fast relative to a human runner and is probably where _Dakotaraptor_ was in terms of a 'jogging' foraging speed, but you're not going to catch a healthy ornithomimid by moving at that pace. All this said, nothing about _Saurian_'s depiction of _Dakotaraptor_ hunting behavior seems out of line with the available fossil evidence and inferences from ecologically similar and/or related taxa.

[@bkjeong4302]

I was actually thinking about wolverines and other mustelids, also endurance hunters. And on the dromaeosaur social behaviour thing: While I do not believe dromaeosaurs lived in permanent packs, crocodilians are known to hunt not as a mob, but as an actual, if temporary, pack where the attack is organized and coordinated.

[@bkjeong4302]

And the bit "unable to sustain them for long" from the gameplay description is exactly what my issues are- that doesn't really fit with the trackway data from Xing et al, 2013 or other trackway studies, which show dromaeosaurs moving at around 4 miles per hour for hours on end when not hunting. I don't see why Dakotaraptor shouldn't be able to keep up a 30+ mph speed for around half an hour, even if it's not as fast as an ornithomimid is.

[@Deadpool3E]

Oh shit!

[@luiztomikawa]

You should be using the 360° thing to make this kind of video... Anyway... it's acctually pretty creepy...

[@disarmedbeatle7198]

Fantastic

[@AgentHax]

The person playing might has pooped themselves

[@digantdash6386]

BADASS

[@spinojim4296]

I want it

[@spinojim4296]

Also 17th

[@birbcall5778]

COOL MAN

[@huorderedthisbigmactaollbe9029]

soooo how close is the game to finish? I can still wait but at the same time...

[@nonono-f6y]

Release date, first quarter of 2017

[@huorderedthisbigmactaollbe9029]

first quarter?

[@nonono-f6y]

Jan to March/April

[@huorderedthisbigmactaollbe9029]

Bob Chung ok,thanks for the information

[@randymypolo64]

very good

[@cloker811]

es increíble!!

[@MikeMc9797]

well also a quezta may pick us up with its beak and shallow us whole when we are a baby

[@birbcall5778]

is the quetzal also going to be added in the game???

[@poppyraima5342]

Yep. Not as a playable creature though, but it'll be one of the threats you face as a hatchling.

[@birbcall5778]

but if the full game is releasd can you play as a quetz???

[@poppyraima5342]

Gamo Saurus No. The map is too small to make large, flying playable animals a worthwhile venture for both the developers and players.

[@birbcall5778]

ok

[@MikeMc9797]

+Gamo Saurus yup its too fast

[@renatoazevedo8236]

Awesome

[@yukiomarco5288]

H E L L S T O R K

[@MikeMc9797]

and can someone tell me how many dinosaurs are playable now

[@anthonycampins7539]

As of now, 6 dinosaurs are planned to be playable (Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, Dakotaraptor, Pachycephalosaurus, Ankylosaurus, and Anzu).

[@MikeMc9797]

+Anthony Campins ok thx

[@rrobcher]

is that the isles quetz?

[@RJPalmer]

It doesn't look anything like the one from the Isle.

[@ByakurenHijiri]

Nowhere near as The Isles quetz, this quetz is much more accurate and by far better then The Isles quetz.

[@babehunter1324]

And that one isn't even a big one... Still as a baby Dinosaur....

[@Rexy-op3bi]

It's not a dinosaur It's a fuzzy reptile

[@babehunter1324]

Rexy 1.0.8 That's not what my comment meant, actually. "Still as a baby Dinosaur they would be terrifying to face"

[@Rexy-op3bi]

babehunter1324 Uhhhm

[@rens2998]

Is this gonna be the lighting for the final game? the animations and textures look insane but i dont really like this lighting.

[@nonono-f6y]

still WIP

[@TheRaptorMovies]

WIP! Come on don't judge!

[@rens2998]

It was just a question calm down xD

[@TheRaptorMovies]

Your Best Friend Sorry

[@Tom-qq8ey]

So, is this going to be playable?

[@anthonycampins7539]

No.

[@TheRaptorMovies]

No only a NPC

[@MikeMc9797]

+TheRaptor Movies they won't make playable the reason why it is a very fast flyer it can go many miles per hour from London to los fegas

[@TheRaptorMovies]

MikeMc9797 I know...And It is Los Vegas

[@gabriellegibby3293]

YES!!!!!!

[@chamopss]

YES!!!!!!!!!!

[@BookWonder]

YESSSSSSS

[@MikeMc9797]

thats a quezta

[@johnnybestjojo7789]

holy shit

[@shinigami1357]

Ooooo

[@flightlesslord2688]

Yeeeeessssss

[@marisachannel1488]

quetzecoatulus!!!

[@꼼장어-b2t]

cute lol

[@Tig442]

I likie

[@coffeethewelshkaprosuchus1114]

Noice

[@RekeeperGamer]

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