Kaiwhekea TLC ideas and references
Considering that future TLCs have been confirmed, I'd like to suggest some tweaks for Kaiwhekea.
Currently, kai's design is incredibly innacurate, having lips (which plesiosaurs lacked), no interlocking teeth, its flippers are too small and round for an aristonectin and its neck is too thin. This makes ingame kai a really unfaithful representation of the real animal, and makes it stand out (in a negative way) a lot when compared to eurhinosaurus, which is incredibly accurate.
Considering this, I'd like to suggest a TLC for Kaiwhekea, to improve its anatomy and texturing. Kaiwhekea as I mentioned is an aristonectin, so besides kaiwhekea's itself, the best taxa to help reconstruct it would be Aristonectes and Mortuneria. As for exact references, best ones to use would be kaiwhekea's skull from its description paper, randomdino"s aristonectes and prehistoric planet's mortuneria.
I made a quick concept showing how these improvements would affect its subspecies, thank for reading!
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03 Jul, '25
LongiiHighlighted comment
I would rather like a unique looking model then a specificly paleo accurate model especially since the game doesnt claim realism.
But i defenetly agree on that Kai needs a new model. -
04 Jan, '24
MartinXOh also, I forgot to mention but I added some small bumps to the back of kai's flippers, similar to those of humpback whales, I just thought it would be a nice detail and would make kai's design a little bit more unique
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10 Jul, '25
JacobI would suggest a vocal adjustment. Something a little less gargled and more akin to hisses or clicks, a gentler more aquatic feel.
Love the design edit ideas -
17 Dec, '25
RaptorRockwhy would you lower the time it takes to jump with the lunge I play this dino to jump around and naw i cant i love what you did to it, it better naw but please im begging you change the time back its the reason why I play Kaiwhekea