Сreatures attack must take into account combat weight
It seems to me that the creatures' attack should take into account the difference in combat weight, because otherwise we get an absurd situation when a small creature kills a huge adult tyrannotitan that is 100 times larger than it. I would understand if it were a potent poison, then the difference in size is not significant. But these are simple bites and bleeding.
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21 Jul, '25
S_TenerensisHighlighted comment
There is no reason for a monitor lizard to be able to anklebite my Bars or whatever to death. This has gotta be done.
Some critters' bite speed and debuffs, combined with the fact that you can't use knockback or bonebreak to put distance between you and them, makes them an absolute nightmare for larger species. When it should be the opposite! Only youngsters and smaller species should have to genuinely worry about critters, it's absurd that larger species have to even consider them a threat at all.
When's the last time you saw a monitor lizard, snake, or tortoise attack an elephant?? -
12 Jul, '25
Q / AstralarchivistThat's what combat weight is. Not related to the animal's mass or weight, but it's the modifier for how much damage different creatures do to each other;
Attacker cw
------------ X the attack's damage number = how much damage is taken
target's cw
A 4000 cw creature bites a 2000 cw creature with a 30 dmg attack, will deal 60 dmg to the 2000cw creature.
In the reverse, the 2000cw creature with a 30 dmg bite will deal 15 dmg to the 4000cw creature
A Laten, give a 40 dmg bite to a rex, will deal 10 dmg to the rex -
13 Jul, '25
AnonSmaller dinos already don't do a lot of damage to bigger ones. It stacks up over time, but that's as it should be anything less is basically making your apexs immune to the roster and I'm not interested in a game where I'm not allowed to challenge myself with difficult combat.
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13 Jul, '25
Subject19Yeah I agree it seems Critters just do true health damage without the usual CW calculation involved. Which sucks because losing 50% health just for 20%food doesn't seem fair.
Not including critters being immune to knockback and status effects just makes critters more of a pest than a reasonable food source that fights back.