Locational Damage

There are many different circumstances where locational damage matters. Below is a summarized list of all special cases that cause various forms of damage to behave different than expected.

• The Apatosaurus will not cause knockback to another creature if it strikes the tail while using its tail whip attack. This is most notably an important aspect of Apatosaurus hunting by Acrocanthosaurus, as it was too punitive otherwise.

• Hitting another creature in the tail will not inflict full damage if the creature dealing the damage is larger in size than the creature receiving the damage. It will inflict half damage, often allowing a smaller creature to escape with low HP rather than dying in one tail-tip bite. Most notable current examples are an Acrocanthosaurus biting a Utahraptor or a Pachycephalosaurus on the tail. These creatures are capable of surviving such a hit only if inflicted as a tail bite. Another notable example is the Apatosaurus tail whip attack, which deals devastating damage the majority of the time.

• The Mosasaurus is only able to grab the Elasmosaurus if it initiates its grab attack near the torso of the Elasmosaurus, rather than on the neck or head.

• The Mosasaurus is only able to grab creatures considered large prey if the attack doesn't grab the tail of its potential grab victim.

• The Pachycephalosaurus and other Bruisers are not able to inflict injury damage if their attack lands on the tail of a larger foe.

• The Utahraptor is unable to pounce the Apatosaurus if it attempts to latch onto the neck or head.