The Isle Concept Analysis | Rugops

[@Crakinator]

Early-mid Cretaceous Africa was like the most badass time and place to ever exist. While Spinosaurus patrolled waterways and swamps, Carcharodontosaurus hunted giant sauropods, and smaller inhabitants included cheeky little Abelisaurids and sail-backed hadrosaurs. I’d give anything to see it with my own eyes.

[@kade-qt1zu]

Ouranosaurus isn't actually a hadrosaur.

[@beastmaster0934]

Yeah, and it didn’t live alongside Spino or Carchar either. Neither did Sarco

[@ginam5497]

@@beastmaster0934 did he ever say sarco in there?

[@Bagelgeuse]

Ouranosaurus didn't live with Spinosaurus and Carcharodontosaurus. It lived about 112 million years ago in Niger.

[@nikolasdemoulin8093]

“UMmH…. ACCTHUALKYY!!!”- that guy

[@Jay-Ce]

I had always advocated for Rugops to be a little rat and be Humans bane. Seeing Rugops concept art makes me happy because it seems to be exactly that. Many people miss it, but Rugops gives me massive ferret/weasel vibes. Not only is it AGILE, but it seems extremely bendy, able to not only fit into certain spaces, but also simple contort its own body to get around obstacles without even losing speed.

[@dakojin3811]

Petition for the isle devs to let Rugops live on a small island with Charchar, Corythosaurus, and Homalocephale called "Isla Redundante"

[@TheRealCARCHARO]

How dare you put my boy Carchar over on the lonely island

[@ekaitzjuradoenciso2055]

Dont forget troodon and bronto

[@TheRealCARCHARO]

@@ekaitzjuradoenciso2055 yea, they can go

[@Crakinator]

How could you forget Magy?

[@ekaitzjuradoenciso2055]

@@Crakinator we need something poisonous to make cera's hability usefull.

[@animationsbydeucestudios61]

The isle devs have had some dumb ideas but I will give them this jaguar Rugops is definitely the most creative

[@nikolasdemoulin8093]

That’s actually a really neat idea. I hope your guess is the correct one as that sounds awesome. Maybe make rugops more easily able to smell/track humans, too. I could see myself playing rugops if it’s as you hypothesized. Agile, medium-small sized extremely fast and clever man eater. Like leopards or tigers.

[@thecommycompy5450]

when i first saw it i thought it being a specialized human hunter was a good idea and threw around in general chat but others seemed to overlook, i knew it was a good idea

[@JDINK]

The fact that it could be a exclusive human hunter seems actually terrifying as it adds a element of fear when playing as humans

[@TheRealRiptide01]

@@youlaughyouphill842 not on realism

[@solar7797]

Yooo J DINK nice to see you here buddy! 💪

[@Godisgood007]

I can see it being a good necrophagous too, since it's relativetly nimble and agile body structure could help him grab chunks of flesh or even take prey from other smaller carnivores like utahraptors or troodons

[@DragonPhaganax]

Imagine using the headset of virtual reality in the isle But only for the human players

[@The_Mothzz]

You can also Note that nearly every image is settled in the forest which may implies that rugops prefers the forest as a hunting ground where it has less competition from bigger preditors and Utah etc....

[@alejandrovallejo4330]

With so many Dino’s in the roster and how big the maps seem to be, the devs need to be able to host servers that can host more than 200 players at a time IMO.

[@R3ar3ntry]

I actually saw this splash art and thought "why another small mid-teir" but i like this human-hunter idea you have, keep up the good content!

[@mrgharial]

in monos concept rugops made a cameo where it was outside the human base with a dead tenonto inside and was probably attracted by the small over the two monos in the area. I think such a small jungle/human environment specialist could be interesting and would drastically alter its playstyle from being a small calculated hunter like mono or a small mobber like utah into more of a small group/solo exploiter of terrain that would be near impossible for similar animals to work well in.

[@carterhofer85]

I think a way to make Rugops a true human hunter is by 1. Giving it special tracking to were it can track humans better then dinos. 2. A ability to headbutt and pin humans to the ground. 3. Give it a good turn speed to keep up with human in hallways and buildings

[@GustafUNL]

I was on the fence about Rugops but this video made me like it.

[@kuitaranheatmorus9932]

it's an alright concept art for a pretty nice dinosaur, yet again another amazing concept analysis and wish you had a great day

[@lordchristopher148]

Is anyone else excited for quetez

[@wewillrise483]

Yup

[@cervineblue3767]

Oh very! Pterosaur gameplay is SO fun and refreshing, I can’t wait to see it in more games

[@tonystony259]

No, if it's the isle it's going to be terrible, plus why should I be excited for something happening in 6 years

[@petrschejbal8756]

@@tonystony259 why would it be terrible?

[@egeerenrecber4181]

ah yes, quetezcotlaus nortohropy, my fav pterosaur

[@huntlordx8885]

While I like the idea of a dinosaur that messes with humans specifically. This seems like an almost perfect example of a dinosaur that should be cut to minimize roster bloat.

[@nikolasdemoulin8093]

Roster boat isn’t a thing and makes absolutely zero sense. If we take that poor logic to its natural conclusion, the game should cut everything except like 6 species. T-Rex (apex), Utah (ambush hunter), Trike (Alex herb), and galli (small fast herb), deino (aquatic) and Petra (flier). Everything else is roster bloat overlapping in the main niches. Thus are useless, apparently. That’s all the true niches filled. Using your logic, this is good. It avoids roster bloat. Of course that’s not good and the more variety in wildlife, the more fun the game will be. Just because two animals fill a similar niche doesn’t mean one needs to go. That’s silly. Like I have said, if that’s your position then the isle should be limited to 6 animals to avoid bloat.

[@huntlordx8885]

@@nikolasdemoulin8093 …ok I want to make this clear first, I have no problem with with variety in the specific niches dinosaurs can have. But the isle’s planned roster IS OVER 50 dinosaurs, I will die on the hill that that is too many for multiple reasons but for you to extrapolate that I only want SIX is similarly ludicrous. Like… that’s just a strawman, plain and simple, if you want to have an actual discussion about this please leave that at the door.

[@nikolasdemoulin8093]

Didn’t say you wanted 6. I said that this is the natural progression of your argument. Using your argument, this exact argument to the T, is just as valid to demand the roster be cut o 6. Which is obviously not what any sane person would want. Read more carefully at what I have written. No strawman exists in my post. You wanting rugops cut because it’s “roster bloat” and isn’t unique enough/overlaps in niche with other dinosaurs, Isn’t coherent. Because that exact thing is just as true with all the dinosaurs you want in the game. So why not cut giga, Acro, allo and all other large/mid-large carnivores too? That would also alleviate “roster bloat” and do away with useless animals all filling the same or near identical niche as T-Rex. We don’t need giga, acro etc… or anyother large carnivores. Using your argument they are just roster bloat. Then we should get rid of all ceratopsians except 1, get rid of all stegosaurs except 1 (or maybe only hav 1 large combat oriented herb. Period.). Why not? Is my question. What’s your argument against this? My argument is that more animals available adds far more diversity of not just gameplay and niches/experience but or aesthetic. It in no way hurts your game experience for the roster to have 50 dinosaurs. Your argument isn’t an objective one. It’s a subjective and quite selfish/self-centered one. You feel you get to dictate what goes into the game and what gets cut. Of course, conveniently for all you guys demanding animals be cut, you all just coincidentally don’t want YOUR personal favorite dinosaurs cut. Weird how your favorites aren’t roster bloat.

[@huntlordx8885]

@@nikolasdemoulin8093 …it’s all or nothing with you isn’t it? You hear “I want to minimize roster bloat” and somehow think the logical conclusion to that thought is only having SIX dinosaurs… How fucking stupid do you think I am? The hell do you mean all mid to large carnivores fill the same niche as goddamn T-Rex? Do you think I think that? Dinos like rugops, monolophosaurus, charcha, styracosaurus, both of the utahs and 3 of the planned sauropods can easily fall into roster creep and I don’t believe the devs can make them unique enough. I don’t know how you got “I only want my favorite Dino’s in and the rest can be cut”from “I want to minimize roster bloat” but for some reason you already think I’m an idiot so I guess it’s only natural. Again, this feels like a blatant strawman, no nuance, no genuine discussion just ad homonym and jumping to stupid ass conclusions. I see now you don’t want to have an actual discussion about this so why don’t you save us both the time and energy and just leave, have a good day.

[@paintedrhino4381]

The rugops was also shown around q human structure in the dialogue concept too I think

[@b_3nji876]

This is my fav concept art video 💛

[@shawnashurst6495]

personally i believe rugops will hunt small game and be adapt at fitting threw small corridors and tight turns which means small caves that something like dryo sized creatures or smaller wouldnt stop rugo and maybe it could have the ability where instead of a sharp turn like carno or utah a drift if u hold alt and perhaps with its thin body and lower crouch it could also fight in small spaces to hide

[@shawnashurst6495]

danielle gutirrez if u see my idea it could avoid losing its kills by hiding in hard to get places

[@CPPpotkustartti]

Rugops could also, thanks to its armored head, be threat to burrowers. Protoceratops might have epic standoffs where both parties can't advance or take each other out at burrows entrance....unless Rugops finds way in from tunnels behind Protoceratops. I don't think whole nest area of burrows are narrow as tunnels are, since tunnel entrances would be most narrowest parts as they would be one-way-roads while creatures inside would be turning around and walking side-by-side. These would be spots where Rugops would be standing up while also being danger of being surrounded by burrows inhabitants.

[@veleroxin107]

In a nutshell, Rugops will most likely be the replacement to legacy Herrera's playstyle

[@christhe2dprotogen511]

Rugops gonna become a spino chewtoy

[@chr1xxx348]

Rugops = Master Human Hunter

[@benjamintaiper7987]

I feel like this is a good creature to add but only when the humans arrive. I feel like it should be more flexible than other Dino's like, being able to go thought vents or hiding in small areas. I don't think its just another "Useless" Dino, I think it might be away to keep human population in control, especially if humans can just hide within buildings and maybe have food storages.

[@ewoutbruneel4031]

they way you explained it makes me wanting it, but at this point i craaaaaaave more herbivors or omnivors species!

[@Bagelgeuse]

As much as I like Rugops, don't see any reason for adding it to the game. Raptors, Dilos, and Monos can hunt humans just as well. That being said, I'd love to see a dinosaur horror game in which Rugops acts as a small to medium-sized enemy instead of raptors.

[@nikolasdemoulin8093]

But as was just said, rugops would be resistant to headshots, able to access all human facilities and track humans better. Mono, dilo and Utah can’t.

[@m00nbutter7]

Ik this is old but wouldnt rugops be able to kill dilos utahs and monos rather easily?

[@Bagelgeuse]

@@m00nbutter7 Assuming Afterthought is going for accurate sizes, no it wouldn't. Rugops is smaller than all 3. So it's the one getting killed easily.

[@hitavi4965]

I love the idea of the isle making a dinosaur that has the specific niche of hunting humans, really ups the horror aspect of the game

[@grendel8342]

so what does it do that utah, mono, dilo, and herrera doesn't at its base

[@nikolasdemoulin8093]

It’s rigid thick skull (hinted in its name) is resistant to headshots. Headshots are a single hit kill for Utah, dilo etc… they aren’t for rugops. Rugops will require sufficient firepower to kill for its size. Thus it is a uniquely dangerous threat to humans. It can handle otherwise fatal shots like a bigger dinosaur, but can also access all human facilities like a smaller Dinosaur. Hence the unique danger it poses to humans. Fir example a Utah or dilo, mono etc.. are going to get smoked trying to charge down a hallway after a human. One shot and their brains will be laying on the ground. A rugops can charge down a hallway and eat a bullet or two and still reach and kill that person. I think it’s a really cool idea.

[@grendel8342]

@@nikolasdemoulin8093 that's not what I asked and that's not how skulls work entirely. My question what makes it different from literally all other small theropods, because base gameplay is the same across the board. If they wanted a small tank then maybe it could work but so far we already have two nimble hunters, and two venom hunters, now we have a trap hunter. What potential does rugops have besides it's basic gameplay on the table. It's small and fast? So are like the entire rest of the small roster. Might as well call it redundops at this point.

[@dayansirodriguez1908]

You my fav 2scnd fav the isle content creater

[@colecampbell1906]

Honestly I don't see them being viable. Too many things of that size would just outcompete it. I don't see why utahs and dilo's wouldn't be able to deal with the humans in those tight corridors just as good or better.

[@nikolasdemoulin8093]

Cuz dilo and Utah can get smoked by a single shot in small corridors. Their brains will plaster the wall. Rugops is being cast as having an extremely thick skull which negates headshot damage. A rugops can take a shit charging at you down a corridor. A Utah or dilo cannot.

[@Exquailibur]

I think that it could have damage reduction on the head as mentioned, the others would likly be easily blown away by a shotgun whereas rugops could take a single shot to the face. I think that that could give it a bit of an edge at being a man eater, plus it will probably be only slightly inferior to the other low tiers in other ways.

[@morganhallam6235]

I think rugops should be the in between of mid tier and low tier carnivores

[@AnonningAnon]

Imagine if artists skin wrapped humans as much as dinosaurs. Our orbits and mouths would be disgusting looking lmao

[@Kokodaman]

On top of the fact that most people won't be playing such small dinos and if many did rugops would most likely be ambushed or bullied off of it's kills. Just and irrelevant Dino to add to the game all its doing is adding more roster bloat in my opinion. The only way for it to be viable is a human hunter as you stated but if so I'm assuming humans will only give 1 of its 3 diets so still might be an issue

[@ekaitzjuradoenciso2055]

The other 2 ai's?

[@ginam5497]

what if it can get the other two by raiding human food

[@Kokodaman]

@@ginam5497 good point

[@madisaurusthelazyspinosaur3984]

I am honestly more excited for Rugops to be added now lol

[@lordchristopher148]

Love your content

[@sauraplay2095]

Very nice as always!

[@jamesllyod944]

I think making it confllict with humans more is a great idea. It should be a good hallway charger too.

[@crabhater9373]

I am curious which small predator will be most suited to hunt humans. Although rugops has it shown explicitly in the concept art, it is in no way the only one that has abilities seemingly made to hunt humans. Small predators in general seem suited to the task, and some in particular like the herrera could be crazy good. If it could climb human structures, it could easily invade bases, and pounce from the rooftops of buildings. In forests, it could jump down from the treetops too. Comparatively, rugops being slippery seems much more limited. Maybe it will have an acidic bile it could use to damage human structures enough to get in. Maybe the bars on that sewage drain were eroded by the rugops in order to invade bases.

[@ac_muncher]

Freddy fazbear but dinosaur

[@Baltzar_Cancerberg]

I think rugops could have humans in diet

[@wezerdo1ark383]

Nice

[@aaronbeckett0714]

I hope they do the African wild dog type play style I really do!

[@kingofprehistory7851]

Yeaaah "Small" comparatively to larger carnivores though it was, 17 feet(5-6 meters) or around 4+ 6 foot adults long is nothing to mess with

[@doragonzx]

I think if rugops take the niche of the généralist easy to grow carnivore that would place him in a playstyle not unique but not boring.

[@MrSucho-vl7ih]

Why? Just why would the devs add another mid tier carnivore?

[@nikolasdemoulin8093]

Because they want to add every dinosaur from legacy? Do we have to keep repeating this point every single day? lol. You know the deal. It’s not some secret. If it’s so terrible and shit, then go away and stop playing. Idk. You guys get annoying, very quickly. It’s not as if the devs suddenly sprung this onto you last minute. From the liter second evrima was mentioned they stated exactly what their goals were and what they were going to do. And that included adding all legacy Dino’s on top of whatever new ones they felt were needed. So why keep saying “Why another X tier?!”. You know why. Cuz they aren’t going to add all legacy Dino’s to Evrima.

[@MrSucho-vl7ih]

Just to make things clear how would you know the devs won’t add all the creatures from legacy?

[@grimmstreamslive3057]

Maybe...release something instead of just a bunch of concepts lol

[@darkomatic_9975]

Man, sadly they are too busy creating concepts and spotlights lol. Also the annoying devblogs 🤣

[@KO_ghost_boi]

The real animal is cuter though 😊

[@tyleraddison9062]

It probably won't get played that much due to small payables dont ever get played. Most of the player base play dinos that can fight other dinos.

[@Patrick3183]

I never understood this Dino’s name.

[@ekaitzjuradoenciso2055]

I guess It because of the weird head "crests"

[@walter1383]

It means 'Wrinkle face'.

[@Bagelgeuse]

Its name means "wrinkled face" cuz it has a textured skull.

[@Patrick3183]

In what language

[@Bagelgeuse]

@@Patrick3183 The generic name, Rugops, is derived from the Latin word "ruga" (wrinkle) and the Greek word "opsi" (face). The specific name is derived from the Latin word "primus" (first).

[@Kimberly-x2h]

OR it is meant to be simplistic

[@haroldotrotter9148]

bro i would main this creature just to ruin any mercenarie's day.

[@davewilliam5228]

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[@SirPigeon420]

what on earth are you talking about, what does this have to do with the video lol