Compsognathus is a genus of compsognathid theropod from the Tithonian age of the Late Jurassic. Remains have been found in both Germany and France. Compsognathus in The Isle will have feathered and featherless variations.
In Real Life[]
Compsognathus was a small theropod, growing to about the same size as a modern turkey. It was primarily a carnivore, preying on smaller animals and insects.
It is currently unknown if Compsognathus would have possessed feathers; relatives like Sinosauropteryx, Sinocalliopteryx and Juravenator possess feathers, but no specimens of Compsognathus preserve feathers. Despite this, however, it was still more likley to have been feathered like its relatives, and the absence of feathers in Compsognathus material could be simply a result of the conditions in which it was fossilized (it should be noted that simple hairlike feathers do not fossilize as well as large pennaceous feathers). However, skin impressions from the tail of one specimen do confirm that at least parts of its tail were covered in reticular scales, implying an integumentary distribution similar to Juravenator. It was most likely a small scavenger, since it was weak and small it had to hunt for already killed food.
In The Isle[]
Compsognathus will serve as the carnivore equivalent to the Psittacosaurus.
Like them, the Compsognathus will be unable to attack, and thus will rely on scavenging to feed itself. To combat any potential issues from which may arise from this, Compsognathus will always spawn near corpses, and will have an easy time locating corpses to feed on. It may also be the lightest adult Dinosaur to be featured in the game.
Swarms of Compsognathus will gather at corpses, acting as natural cleanup crews.
Gallery[]
Behind The Scenes[]
The official playable dino roster from the Official The Isle Discord
It was modeled by Jake Baardse.
It will be playable, as it has been confirmed to be both AI and playable on The Isle Official Discord
The Compsognathus will be added soon after the recode, and will not be added directly with the update.
Compsognathus' feeding animations by KissenKitten. Supposedly this is what the AI will look like, AKA the "Natural Cleanup Crews"
Subdued Idle and Exposed Idle animations, by KissenKitten
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