Tropeognathus

2020-10-19T23:28:32Z

OpalScion:

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Overview
Tropeognathus is a large pterosaur, specializing in defensive play. A creature with an 8-meter-long wingspan, it almost seems as if such a monster should hardly be able to get airborne. It grows at the speed of Megalosaurus, and with several unique mechanics to assert its dominance, Tropeognathus is sure to be a rival to any lightning-quick Pteranodon that may try to challenge it! Despite the imposing stature, its diet consists mainly of fish.

Tropeognathus Mechanics

Abilities
Wing Beat
-To use Wing Beat, press the Ability key while facing another player (it can’t hit behind you)
-It can be used while in flight, or while on the ground
-If it hits another player, both you and them will be knocked back. It deals significant injury and moderate damage to the hit player
-Just like Spiky Shield, successive uses of Wing Beat now get 35% more expensive until its DR wears off, after 30 seconds. This will also reduce the damage and knockback
-It is improved by the Deadly Wings talent

Master of the Skies
-Baseline weather resistance is equivalent to 3/3

Unique Talents
Strong Bond
-This talent is only in the Tropeognathus tree, as a survival Tier 3 talent.
-While grouped and close to your mate, you and your mate both receive a large boost to your max HP, Stamina, and Ability
-If both the mated Tropeognathus have the talent, it stacks additively between the two
-It increases with the (in-game) friendship level between you
Deadly Wings
-This talent is only in the Tropeognathus tree, on the bridge between the Power and Survival trees
-This talent improves how much damage and injury Wing Beat inflicts
Swift Wings
-This talent is only in the Tropeognathus tree, on the bridge between Mobility and Survival
-This talent reduces the cooldown, ability, and stamina cost of using Wing Beat

Tips:
-It costs stamina to take off from the water, so make sure you have enough! This can be made less costly with the Improved Takeoff talent.
-You can grab creatures and items of fairly large size when flying- use this to your advantage! You’re better at this than ptera, so you can grab smaller pterosaurs out of the sky if they’re of the right size.
-If a Pterandon attacks, you don’t need to chase them, let them come to you. If a flock descends on you however, then you might have an issue!
-You turn pretty slowly in the air. Be sure to always angle yourself towards incoming Pteranodon to use Wing Beat.
-It takes a little while to begin diving, bear this in mind when trying to evade.

Trivia
-Tropeognathus was originally going to be 150% as big, with a 12 meter wingspan!
-The Strong Bond talent was inspired by mated albatross pairs.
-Tropeognathus can carry two creatures at once.

2020-09-14T00:31:03Z

OpalScion: /* Survival Tips */

[[File:Oryctodromeus Render.png|thumb|right|thumb|400px|border|''A render of the completed Oryctodromeus and it's baby morph, made by developer Cαllie. This is NOT an in-game screenshot.'' 

=== Paleo Stats ===
'''Species:''' O. cubicularis 
'''Time Period:''' Cretaceous 
'''Length:''' 2.1 meters (6.9 feet) 
'''Weight:''' 33 kilograms (71 pounds) 
=== Basic Information ===
'''Pronunciation:''' Or-ICK-toe-DRO-me-us 
'''Category:''' Herbivore 
'''Diet:''' Plants 
'''Sounds:''' [https://minkydinks.wixsite.com/bobsoundfiles/oryctodromeus Oryctodromeus Sounds]
=== In-Game Stats (Adult, 1.0) ===
'''Health:''' 100 
'''Stamina:''' 120 
'''Ability:''' 100 
'''Comfort:''' 100 
'''Base Food Capacity:''' 100 
'''Overweight Food Capacity:''' 130 
'''Water Capacity:''' 100 
'''Oxygen Capacity:''' 100 
'''Growth Rate:''' Very fast 
'''Weather Resistance:''' Extremely Low 
'''Can be picked up by a tornado: Yes''' ]]

[[File:Orycto_Family.png|thumb|400px|border|''A family of Oryctodromeus inside their burrow. (Screenshot by Ember-Newcomer, with permission.)'']]

[[File:Oryctocolony.png|right|thumb|400px|border|''An Oryctodromeus colony, featuring the previous model.'']]

== Overview ==
The Oryctodromeus (also known as Ory or Orycto) is one of the smallest playable creatures in the game. It’s a [[Herbivorous_Creatures|herbivore]] that feeds on primarily small ferns and tubers that it can dig up while [[Digging_Mechanic_and_Burrows|burrowing]]. Oryctodromeus is a donated creature whose funds were provided for by Mexymii.

Ory has the ability to [[Digging_Mechanic_and_Burrows|burrow]] and create expansive and elaborate tunnel networks. Due to their small size and relative weakness, it’s common to find them in large colonies of up to 30.

Being at the bottom of the food chain, it’s reasonably easy for most predators to catch. It has mediocre speed, although some of the best agility up next to [[Pachycephalosaurus]] and [[Velociraptor]].

== Abilities ==
* '''Peck'''
** Default: RMB (Right Mouse Button)
** A high DPS peck attack that deals a small amount of damage.

* '''Sand Attack'''
** Default: LMB (Left Mouse Button)
** An attack that kicks sand up into your opponent’s eyes to blind them, disable their jump, and slow their sprint speed for the duration of the effect. This also disables flight for pterosaurs.

* '''Burrowing'''
** Default: Z
** Allows you to create a [[Digging_Mechanic_and_Burrows|burrow]] entrance. [[Digging_Mechanic_and_Burrows|Burrow]] entrances cannot be created too close to [[Ocean|sea level]], too close to a [[Freshwater_Lakes|water source]], or in rocks/[[caves]]. You can dig out tunnel nodes by right clicking, and replace dirt by left clicking. By default, 1x1 [[Digging_Mechanic_and_Burrows|burrows]] can only fit juvenile creatures, other Oryctodromeus, and adult [[Velociraptor|Velociraptors]]. However, you can expand your [[Digging_Mechanic_and_Burrows|burrows]] to fit larger adult creatures.
** While [[Digging_Mechanic_and_Burrows|burrowing]], you may dig up various edible items and decorations. You can even farm edible items, if you wish.
** Your tunnels can be connected with other Oryctos' entrances and tunnels, allowing for some extremely advanced [[Digging_Mechanic_and_Burrows|burrow]] structures.
** [[Digging_Mechanic_and_Burrows|Burrows]] are entirely [[weather]]-proof, save for floods. If the water rises to meet your tunnels, you will be safely teleported to your most recently used [[Digging_Mechanic_and_Burrows|burrow]] exit.
** Active [[Digging_Mechanic_and_Burrows|burrow]] entrances can be [[Scent_System|scented]] and identified by their small plumes of purple smoke. An active [[Digging_Mechanic_and_Burrows|burrow]] is one that's been used within the last 8 minutes.
** [[Digging_Mechanic_and_Burrows|Burrows]] will completely despawn after 72 hours of inactivity. To reset this timer, any Orycto must dig out a tunnel node inside the [[Digging_Mechanic_and_Burrows|burrow]].
** If your tunnels are completely blocked off from any [[Digging_Mechanic_and_Burrows|burrow]] entrances, you will receive a massive [[comfort]] debuff (Stale Air) from the lack of oxygen circulation.

== Survival Tips ==
* Oryctodromeus must leave it’s [[Digging_Mechanic_and_Burrows|burrow]] for water. Investing in the [[Talents#Hydration|Hydration]] [[Talents|talent]] is useful for those who would like to stay underground for longer periods of time.
* A single Oryctodromeus can create 2 [[Digging_Mechanic_and_Burrows|burrow]] entrances by default. Hide one of your [[Digging_Mechanic_and_Burrows|burrow]] entrances under the cover of foliage and save it for emergencies.
* Oryctodromeus is somewhat slow, but it also has some of the best agility. Use this to your advantage by outmaneuvering your opponents. If you're being chased, don't run away in a straight line.
* Oryctodromeus is significantly stronger inside of it’s [[Digging_Mechanic_and_Burrows|burrows]]. Creatures that are not Orycto will have their damage cut down by 50% while underground. They will also suffer a large [[comfort]] debuff from Claustrophobia.
* Creating your [[Digging_Mechanic_and_Burrows|burrows]] on high ground may prevent [[Weather|storms]] from flooding you out.
* Oryctodromeus lacks the combat [[Talents|talent]] [[Talents#Sharp_Teeth|“Sharp Teeth”]], making it a mere annoyance to large creatures, unlike [[Velociraptor]] with its potential to be a severe threat.

== Trivia ==
* Oryctodromeus is a donor creature belonging to Mexymii, and is one of the longest awaited confirmed creatures.
* Oryctodromeus was originally considered for having a feathered and scaly customization option, but this idea was later scrapped in favor of a scaly model with quills.
* One of the lead developers (Predatoria) has confirmed that [[Digging_Mechanic_and_Burrows|burrowing]] is ''the'' most complex [[Mechanics|mechanic]] in the entire game, along with being the most difficult codework he's ever done. [[Digging_Mechanic_and_Burrows|Burrowing]] and Oryctodromeus were finally completed and released after nearly two years of work on August 10th, 2020.
* Much like [[Apatosaurus]] and [[Velociraptor]], Orycto is completely immune to injury damage.
* Oryctodromeus's model was created by developer Cαllie.
* Orycto has had a total of '''1''' model update. (From the old model by Manuelsaurus to Cαllie's current model.)

Weather

2020-09-11T21:41:30Z

OpalScion:

A significant and antagonistic element of survival in Beasts of Bermuda is enduring the effects of storms. A development blog post was written on how storms are generated [https://beastsofbermuda.com/blog/post/procedural-weather/ here]. The weather generator in Beasts of Bermuda is capable of generating many different types of storms, with many different intensities and durations. The intensity of the storm along with its shape over time will dictate several different elements, being rain, storm surges, wind, and lightning. Due to the way in which it is programmed, almost any storm is possible, but some variants are significantly less probable than others. Many weather events will not be intense enough to cause significant threat to survival, often generating gentle or moderate amounts of rain with little to no storm surge present. Occasionally, however, a full-force hurricane will hit, presenting a very significant threat to survival.

The storm generator works essentially by throwing weighted dice every 36 seconds while the storm event is occurring. These dice dictate the storm's intensity profile, passing through four intervals of randomly determined duration. The tuning of the storm generator for creation in the UE4 engine was actually done using a MATLAB script with a wide array of parameters that determine many elements of the storm. A profile of a severe storm is shown on this wiki page, in which one can see all the different storm elements. Some of these elements are purely aesthetic, whereas others have gameplay repercussions.

[[File:LargeStorm1.jpg|right|thumb|600px|border|MATLAB Generated Storm Simulation for Beasts of Bermuda]]

The first stage of any generated storm is set up with a set of dice rolls that unanimously will increase the storm intensity. The amount of rolls is randomly determined. This ensures that no storm will peter out after only a few ticks of the storm clock, granting every storm a minimum threshold. Some storms will die immediately after this interval, causing weather events as short as 3 minutes.

[[File:Stormsurge.png|right400px|border|thumb|An unlucky Apatosaurus is surrounded on all sides by water, staying on what little dry ground is left.]]

In the second stage of the storm, the dice are biased towards increases in intensity but decreases are possible, thus allowing the moderately rare, super short storm to die here. As biased rolls of these dice accumulate, it is likely, but not guaranteed, that the storm will increase in intensity profile.

The third stage of the storm grants fair chance to the storm generator to increase or decrease in severity. In some instances, this may lead to continued increases in storm severity to ridiculous levels, often following suit with extreme storm surges that can flood significant sections of the game world. In other instances, the storm will die here, never making it to stage four. On average, the storm will stay relatively even in intensity profile. This stage of storm generation can vary in time duration from very brief, to rather long periods of time.

The fourth stage of the storm is marked by inevitable death. The storm will die, as in this stage with each cast of the dice that dictate the storm intensity profile, the likelihood of the roll coming out positive is lower and lower. A storm can occasionally resist stage four storm killing for a while, but eventually will be brought down.

It is also noteworthy to explain that the time duration between storms is also randomly dictated. Storms can strike nearly back to back, or significant time can pass between two storms.

Other weather events are likely to be created in Beasts of Bermuda as development continues. These may be droughts, dry-lighting storms, heat waves, or even tornadoes. Only time will tell how we advance the storm generator.

The storms pose a survival risk for players through many different weather elements explained in detail below.

During storms, players must seek [[shelter]] in order to prevent comfort loss and possible damage taken by lightning or tornadoes.

See also:[[Natural Disasters]]

== Rain ==

[[File:719890 screenshots 20180924081210 1.jpg|right|thumb|400px|border| A [[Pteranodon]] weathering an intense thunderstorm. ]]

Of course, with a severe storm comes rain. The rain is one of two drivers of [[Comfort|comfort]] loss during a storm, the other of which is wind. Rain is also the primary influence on storm surge intensity. A stronger rainstorm will bring a larger surge. Rain will significantly increase the rate at which [[Freshwater Lakes|sources of freshwater]] are replenishing, so in some instances of particular scarcity, a rainstorm can be welcomed by particularly thirsty players and dry lakes.

== Storm Surges ==

[[File:719890 screenshots 20181003103746 1.jpg|right|thumb|400px|border| An [[Apatosaurus]] trying to stay comfortable during a storm with two tornadoes in the background.]]

One of the most frightening elements of stormy weather in Beasts of Bermuda is the storm surge. The [[Ocean]] can creep up the beach, up the mountain, and even over the hills as it comes looking for victims during a particularly intense storm. The rising water level can pose significant threat to players in many different ways. First, being inundated by sea water will sharply drop the [[Comfort|comfort]] level of any [[Terrestrial Creatures|terrestrial creature]]. Rising water levels can also flush players out of [[Caves|caves and dens]] they may have taken refuge from, forcing them back out into the rain and further posting risk of [[Death|death]] due to stress. These storm surges also set the stage for predatory [[Aquatic Creatures|aquatic creatures]] such as the [[Mosasaurus]] to take full advantage of the situation.

It takes a severe storm for a noticeable storm surge to take place. Surge accumulates as the integration of the square of the rain intensity over time, so the more intense and longer the storm, the higher the surge will climb. Very intense storms can cause frighteningly high surges to occur. Surges decay over time as well. The surge will usually recede with the lightening of the storm, but some particularly extreme storm surges have outlasted the storms that brought them.

Storm surges will sometimes very rarely flood significant fractions of the map, posing a significant survival challenge for terrestrial creatures. Due to the method in which the weather generator was coded, any surge is theoretically possible, and surges beyond 30 meters have been seen in-game on very rare occasion.

== Lightning ==

Another risk associated with storms is death due to lightning strike. When the storm exceeds a certain threshold of intensity, lightning bolts will begin to periodically spawn around the map. The more intense the storm, the more frequent the lightning will occur. Lightning has a chance to target and deliberately strike an [[Shelter|unsheltered]] player, so odds are if one decides to brave a particularly harsh storm, if [[Comfort|stress]] doesn't kill you first, the lightning will. Creatures with [[Weather Resistance|weather resistance]] are less likely to be struck by lightning. The [[Apatosaurus]] is the only creature in-game that is capable of surviving a lightning strike. Lightning does not target [[Aquatic Creatures|aquatic creatures]], regardless of whether they're sheltered, unless they are [[Beaching|beached]].

== Wind ==

Wind is another factor that dictates the loss of [[Comfort|comfort]] during a storm. It currently does not influence anything beyond comfort loss, but future effects on [[Flying Creatures|flying creatures]] is planned. Currently the game does keep track of and update a wind direction vector, which dictates the direction the rain drops and fog effects travel during a storm.

== Fire ==

This weather event is not present in the game anymore and does not stand to be re-added in the foreseeable future. Forest fires are started from lightning. When a fire is spawned, it will propagate across the terrain, spreading to nearby trees, shrubs, and bushes. The fire will continue burning until it has ceased to find suitable kindle to continue burning.

== Tornadoes ==

Tornadoes are generated during intense storms. They will pick up all players, with the exception of adult Apatosaurus, and chuck them across the map. Tornadoes will track any player not in a cave. Tornadoes tend to track the largest concentration of unsheltered players on the server.

[[File:Rexfog.png|right|thumb|400px|border|A [[Tyrannosaurus rex]] walking through a foggy forest at night.]]

== Droughts ==

Droughts are a future weather event the developers plan to add to the game. It will involve water levels going down substantially, forcing players to find dwindling pools of water to drink from.