Troodon

Troodon formosus

*Troodon* is a small carnivore playable in The Isle.

## In Real Life

*Troodon* is a dubious genus of small feathered birdlike dinosaurs that existed during the Cretaceous period 86.3 million years ago - 66 million years ago in North America that hunted small mammals, insects and baby or small dinosaurs. Around 2017, due to its dubious validity, scientists came to the conclusion that Troodon has probably never existed and the findings of its genus were redistributed onto the ones of Latenivenatrix and Stenonychosaurus.

## In The Isle

Troodon are a species of small playable dinosaurs in The Isle Evrima.

Troodon are intended to be highly social pack animals that band together to take down prey that heavily outclass them in size, to facilitate this playstyle the troodon has access to the Venom Pounce, This ability deals damage and applies a stack of Venom.

Venom multiplies the damage done by any troodon to the envenomated target. When using scent the envenomated target will glow different colors depending on venom stacks.

After applying a stack of venom with a venom pounce, the troodon will chitter, this sound queue signals the cooldown of the venom and level of the envenomated target. If the target gets venom-pounced before the chitter is heard the venom stack will be lowered by one step.

Venom stacks:

* 1 stack 1.3x damage. shines blue
* 2 stacks 1.6x damage. shines purple
* 3 stacks 2x damage, shines purple

*"At its heart they’re limbed, venomous snakes with mischievous and eerie mannerisms. Hyenas were a good reference, for their curious nature and death-by-1000-cuts style of hunting. Taking turns to bite at prey while other pack members cause distractions. Crows were the 2nd source of inspiration for their social nature, rambunctious curiosity and knack for antagonizing/irritating other predators (particularly with their habit of tail grabbing)."*

*"This nimble critter, while not particularly dangerous on its own, can become quite problematic for a wide variety of creatures when operating in a coordinated group through the use of their venomous bite."*

## General Information

### Pros:

* Fast
* Agile and maneuverable
* Short growth time
* Can kill prey much larger than itself due to its venom ability
* Small: hard to detect and hit
* Great night vision

### Cons:

* Extremely fragile
* Very low base damage
* 1,6 km/h slower than Omniraptor
* Venom ability needs a well coordinated pack to be significant

## Gallery

Troodon Concept ArtThe gif of the Troodon model animated by KissenKittenA pack of Troodons made by Jake BaardseA pack of Troodons featuring the new textures. What Fred Said notes that this is not the final eye textureMore concept art by TapwingA lone Troodon
## Behind the Scenes

The *Troodon* was confirmed to be added as a playable dinosaur, along with another handful of new dinos in a message on the Official The Isle Discord, which was pinned by an Admin.

Troodon will be playable to the public in "Update: 6.5"

It appears to be fully modeled and animated, but, due to some debate, it's possible the *Troodon* will get a re-model.

The *Troodon* will be added soon after the recode, and will not be added directly with the update.

### Animations:

* The *Troodon* growth morph can be downloaded here

"Sniffing" animations for the *Troodon*, by KissenKitten:

* Sniff animations

* Forward-facing sniff

A few of the *Troodon's* calls and their animations have been released to the public:

* *Troodon* attract call and animation can be downloaded here
* *Troodon* threaten call and animation can be downloaded here
* *Troodon* all calls (sound only) can be downloaded here

Other animations:

* *Troodon* eating animation can be downloaded here