Aquatic Apex
Deinosuchus
Deinosuchus hatcheri
“Terrible Crocodile”
Massive crocodilian; rules rivers, swamps, and shorelines.
In The Isle
In The Isle, the Deinosuchus is an apex predator and a constant underwater threat — inflicting unseen fear on anything that comes near the waterways to drink. Once snatched in its jaws, it's usually too late to escape. Deinosuchus is freshwater only — it does not gain water from the ocean, and the North ocean is particularly a death trap (a one-way drop from the river with no climb back). Completely unseen even when only a few feet underwater, it uses a special watersense to detect surface movement before bursting upward to grab. Holding Q while submerged boosts detection range and produces fake fish-like ripples that can lure Pteranodons in for a quick meal. Deinosuchus is also unable to vomit and is therefore immune to Ceratosaurus's bacterial bite.
In Real Life
Deinosuchus was a large alligatoroid in the Crocodilian tree — an apex predator inhabiting Cretaceous North America. Far larger than any extant crocodilian today, the genus could reach 10–12 meters (33–40 feet) in length and weigh 5–15 tons, with an estimated bite force around 102,803 N (~23,111 lb-force) for a 3,450 kg specimen — enough to crush prey down to the bone. Hadrosaur and ornithopod fossils show bite marks attributed to Deinosuchus, suggesting it hunted in a manner similar to modern crocodiles. The genus died out before the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event. Note: The Isle's in-game Deinosuchus is scaled larger than current paleontological estimates (which place it at 8–10.6 m / 2.5–5 t).
Strengths & Weaknesses
- + Excellent ambush predator in water
- + Highest health of any creature
- + Highest bite force on the roster
- + Thirst does not drain while in water
- + Has the ability to lunge
- + High bleed resistance
- + Fast and strong alternate attack
- + Can eat rotten flesh and bones without negative effects
- − Very vulnerable on land
- − One of the slowest growth times in the game, even on perfect diet
- − Extremely vulnerable as a hatchling
- − Unable to wallow
- − Extremely susceptible to fall damage (including falling into shallow water)
- − Very fast thirst drain on land
- − Slowest creature in the game on land — worse at higher growth stages
- − Alternate attacks consume stamina on land
- − O2 resaturation takes time
- − Cannibalism risk — bigger Deinosuchus will eat smaller ones
Behavior
Deino players camp water access — watering holes, river crossings, fish-spawn zones. They wait for land dinos to drink or cross, then lunge to grab and drown them. Cannibalism is part of the diet, so larger Deinosuchus will hunt smaller ones — especially juveniles.
Growth
One of the slowest growth times in the game: ~3h on a perfect diet, ~3h45m on great, ~5h on good, up to ~10h on a bad diet.
Controls
Standard WASD movement; Z to slow-walk; Shift to run. Spacebar floats up while in water; Ctrl swims down. Q on land or surface to sniff the air. Q underneath the surface gives an enhanced radius for detecting surface movement. LMB performs a standard bite. While underwater, tap RMB to rapidly launch yourself to your fastest swimming speed (stamina cost). While waterwalking (along the riverbed), press and hold RMB to lunge at prey and drag them underwater to drown them — release ends the grab. A Deinosuchus can only grab creatures less than half of its own weight; lunging at anything heavier stuns you. Hold RMB on land for a smaller lunge that consumes more stamina; you cannot run on land while holding prey.