Pteranodon

## *Pteranodon longiceps*

***Pteranodon*** is a pteranodontid pterosaur from the Santonian age of the Cretaceous period.

In The Isle, it is a fast-growing creature that offers incredible mobility, making it a perfect choice for players who want to explore the map with ease, although new players may have difficulty handling the fidelity of its flight mechanics.

The *Pteranodon* was added in EVRIMA Patch 0.7.85.04 along with the *Deinosuchus*.

## In Real Life

The *Pteranodon* was a large oceanic pterosaur, boasting a enormous 20-foot wingspan which it used to glide over the ancient seas and the skies of horizons of North America. Despite this huge wingspan, Pteranodon weighed only some 40 kilograms.

Pteranodons were covered in fluffy coats called pycnofibers, which *may* have helped them retain body temperature during underwater dives, which they frequently did to catch and consume fish, invertebrates and other small creatures that could also be earthy in your meal.

In contrast, the Pteranodon of The Isle lacks these pycnofibers, giving it a naked look. Additionally, it occupies the freshwater domains of the island, rather than the oceans surrounding it.

## In The Isle

*"Flying through the skies as one of the most majestic animals to inhabit the island. Whilst its fragile form is Pterable in a fight the Pteranodon is graced with the luxury of flight, allowing it to easily circumvent most threats. The Pteranodon's diet primarily consists of fish and scavenging from carcasses."*

-Official The Isle Roadmap

Learning how to fly can be difficult at first, but once mastered, the Pteranodon is arguably the easiest and most efficient creature to grow in the game. Flying high over terrain and resting on mountains, the Pteranodon keeps itself safely aloft and away from any danger.

Though primarily a piscivore (fish-eater) and a scavenger, live dinosaurs are certainly not off the menu for the Pteranodon. It is amply capable of killing small creatures, striking from above with a volley of pecks. However, this is risky, as the Pteranodon risks crashing against the ground, and a grounded Pteranodon is vulnerable to anything - even the juveniles it may be hunting.

You cannot pick up and drop dinosaurs as the Pteranodon.

## Tutorials

### How to Fly

**The Basics:**

Flight consists of three parts: **Launching**, **Ascending** and **Gliding**.

**Launching** gets you off the ground and into the air. It is a very stamina-costly act.

**Ascending** is manual and costs stamina. With enough altitude, you can easily *glide* across the entire map.

**Gliding** is automatic and does not use stamina, but causes you to slowly descend.

To Launch, **press and hold** **spacebar**, which will cause your Pteranodon to quickly **launch** into the air, ***or*** you can also take a running liftoff which uses slightly less stamina, by running and hold spacebar at the same time, then letting go of spacebar (but keep running) when your wings start flapping for takeoff.

Your Pteranodon is now airborne, and if you continue to hold spacebar even when airborne, it will flap its wings and continue ascending, at the cost of stamina. If you let go of Spacebar, or if your stamina runs out, your glide will automatically activate and eventually bring you back down.

While gliding, you may freely turn the camera with the mouse, making the **ALT** button unnecessary while airborne.

Use the directional keys **[WASD]** to navigate while gliding. **[A]** and **[D]** yaw left and right. **[W]** and **[S]** pitch up and down, and forwards and backwards.

To descend, **press CTRL.** Or, you can air-brake with **[Z]**, allowing you to descend much more slowly and land gracefully (**Warning:** air-braking halts your flight speed, and if you slow yourself too much, ***you will drop from the sky the moment you let the button go***).

Hitting a solid object (trees, rocks, cliffs, etc) will knock you out of flight, and you don't re-active flight quickly enough by pressing Spacebar, you'll drop to the ground and receive fall damage. Make sure you have stamina for this, as re-activating flight requires stamina.

**Advanced:**

Apart from the standard Spacebar and Running launch, a Falling launch is achieved by dropping off a tall cliff, then pressing Spacebar while falling to unfurl your wings. This is the most stamina-efficient launch.

You don't have to hold down sprint to maintain a fast speed. Simply tap the sprint button for just one second, and let the momentum carry on in your non-sprint flight.

Attacking while flying causes your Pteranodon to peck sharply downwards. You can use this to attack creatures from above, stretching down to peck them while you keep just out of reach - just make sure you don't actually slam into your target, or you'll be sent tumbling onto the ground. Some Utahraptor and Tenontosaurus players even try to voluntarily slam into you by jumping straight into your flight direction.

Additionally, try not to follow your targets if they run into the dense jungle, for your chances of crashing in there is very likely.

You can latch onto trees and certain steep cliff faces by air-braking with **[Z]** towards an object and **holding down [RMB]**. You cannot move around the tree while latched and you do not regenerate or lose stamina.

### How to Fish

To fish, look for bubbling ripples in a river. Carefully glide just above the water and **hold [RMB]** to dip your beak in. Maintain your glide very carefully, or else you'll fall right into the water and become an easy Deinosuchus meal.

When passing over the ripples, you see a very, very brief prompt to **release [RMB]**. If timed correctly, you will catch a fish, which you can then fly away with and eat for later.

## General Information

**Pros:**

* **Flight**
* Incredibly fast growth time
* Fast health regeneration
* Can travel anywhere with its low stamina consumption and ridiculous speed
* Can catch and eat fish, which are always plentiful

**Cons:**

* Very weak (currently the weakest carnivore in the game)
* Flight takes time to master
* On the ground, the Pteranodon is extremely vulnerable (even small critters can kill it)
* Can be baited by fake ripples caused by Deinosuchus

## Gallery

*Pteranodon* model*Pteranadon* in flightA *Pteranodon* diving past a waterfall*Pteranodon* soaringFemale Pteranodon model
## Behind The Scenes

   On March 6, 2019, Punchpacket posted a video clip featuring the walking animation for the *Pteranodon*, along with its new model, which can be downloaded here.

### Roadmap:

*Pteranodon* was added as a playable creature in "Update #3".

Click here to see current status on the *Pteranodon's* development on the Official The Isle Roadmap

### Animations:

* *Pteranodon* Growth Morph can be downloaded here
* *Pteranodon* wallow animation can be downloaded here
* *Pteranodon* vertical jump animation can be downloaded here

### Behind the Scenes/gallery

Upcoming *Pteranodon* elder model*Pteranodon* concept art by Tapwing