Apatosaurus

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The Apatosaurus is a creature from Prehistoric Rift.

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> *"Probably the first large creature I've seen that won't kill on sight. I gotta be thankful for that. I've seen them smash Utahraptors in one go in the wild. That means they're not to be messed with, no doubt about it.*
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> *The good thing is that they're very slow, and will wimp out when they're low on health.*
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> *Pillagers are known to use Apatosauruses to carry cannons and other heavy destructive weapons for raids. Even if they run out of ammunition for their weapons, their sheer power lets them break houses by just walking into them.*
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> *They're really great for harvesting lots of wood from entire forests. They might as well even destroy entire forests from such endeavors."*
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## Behavior (Wild)

Apatosauruses are usually found in groups or on their own. They prefer to be left alone, and if one Apatosauruses gets attacked all nearby Apatosauruses will come to aid it in defense. When they're angry, they will destroy any block they come into contact with as long as it's weaker than wood and they will do passive damage to their target when they get close (20 per tick to be exact)

Upon reaching low health, they will try to run away and will use their tail to knock back any mobs that goes in their way.

Do note that the adolescent Apatosauruses that can be found in the wild **cannot be tamed** and will **not drop Apatosaurus Eggs**

## Combat

Apatosauruses are very bulky and very slow, but their slow stomp attacks can kill you regardless of whatever armor you're wearing. Typical hit and run strategies will work, though such tactics will take a while.

A tamed creature can make the process of killing them easier. Any creature that can endure a few hits from them, such as a Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, or Stegosaurus, will come in handy.

## Taming

Taming the Apatosaurus requires you to go hunt wild Apatosauruses for a 12.5% chance to get their egg. Once you get one, you have to place them in a warm biome or near a Dimetrodon in flame mode to hatch them. Once they hatch, you should give them leafy treats, grassy treats, or berry treats. You can then use any form of leaves, grass, or berries to make them grow up and heal them.

Do note that unlike most creatures, the Apatosaurus requires an Apatosaurus Platform to be ridden instead of a normal saddle.

## Utility

Apatosauruses have the highest healthpool and highest damage output amongst all the creatures in the addon, but they are hindered by their slow movement and attack speed. The special platform it has instead of the regular saddle makes up for those. Players can place either a Cannon, Mortar, or Catapult on the platform and placing their respective ammunition in their inventory to attack from afar. To use the weapon, a Command Console must be used. Cannons and catapults can fire in the direction you're looking at, while mortars target the closest creature from the Apatosaurus within a 16 - 64 block radius. Whatever weapon you choose is up to the player's preferences. A wrench can be used to remove whatever weapon has been loaded on the back of the Apatosaurus.

Apatosauruses are effective at clearing out forests as they can destroy nearly any block they walk into as long as it's weaker than wood, and their ability to smash smaller mobs by walking over them makes it even more handy, as long as you don't anger a parent by smashing their baby.

You can use an Apatosaurus for crafting or smelting items as well by attaching a crafting table or furnace to them. Afterwards, you can hit them to start out with crafting or smelting. You can only craft tools and wooden items in a crafting table attached to an Apatosaurus, but in exchanged, the amount of items needed for crafting is reduced. For smelting, you need to turn it on, after which you can place fuel items and smeltables in their inventory for them to be smelted.

## Command Staff Abilities

* Smash
	+ Standard smash attack. Does 80 damage
* Tail Whip
	+ Knocks back mobs with its tail. Does 2 damage
* Bulldoze
	+ Jump and hold while holding the command staff to activate
	+ Destroys nearby blocks and smash smaller mobs for as long as it is being held

## Harvest Staff Collectibles

Unlike most creatures with a Harvest Staff ability, you only need to tap and hold/right click and hold with the harvest staff in your hand to trigger it. It will be able to harvest the ff:

* Logs
* Planks
* Leaves
* Netherwart

## Gallery

Variant OneVariant TwoVariant ThreeVariant Fourpre-0.6.9 Variant Onepre-0.6.9 Variant Twopre-0.6.9 Variant Threepre-0.6.9 Variant Four
## Update History

* Dealt 35 damage
 0.5.1
 0.5.3
* Now has a stomp attack, pressing jump is required to change to its stab attack and vice versa
* Can now be force fed if tamed
* May now gain the effects of the food they were given if tamed
 0.5.4
* Wild Apatosauruses will now damage any mob they walk into if its a target
 0.5.5
 0.6.1
* Buffed damage to 80
* Can now destroy all wooden furniture

## Notes/Trivia

* To learn more about the real life creature this creature is based on, check out its page on Wikipedia or Dinopedia