Great One saltwater crocodile

[floral escarp]

I want a Great one saltwater crocodile because I've had troubles sitting up my grinds for things, the first successful grind I did was the saltwater crocodile on emerald coast. I think this would be an Great one that noobs can easily grind, now when this new updates makes that respawns don't come back instantly its much harder for me who is not the best a grinding to to grind

Since you only have to set up a tent at a beach, run up the beach and kill as many crocodiles as possible, go back to tent, new crocodiles there or go to sleep. Because 15min have passed.

Reasons:

Easier for people who aren't good at grinding GO to grind.

Could be really cool.

It's fun to grind crocodiles imo.

You get alot of money for each kill.

(Pics made by Bing ai)

[cosmic spindle]

I'm all for a G1 of anything since ppl play to only acquire them which is my up vote bc to ea. their own. However I down voted bc I dont agree any G1 should be that easy unless its an entry G1 in a Reserve Narrative with the option to seek out the other variants as they are currently. I will also admit their needs to be multiple different conditions to acquire G1's over the current method. We all know the division runs deep on the topic after the bug fix. However I'm not against a G1 Salt Croc or any species for that matter.

[floral escarp]

I was thinking so that noobs can finally hunt an Great one if they don't understand. Like me

Shi i suck, I was so hyped ffs

[tulip dust]

not a bad idea in principle, but those images look terrible so it gets a downvote from me

[cosmic spindle]

I get where you're coming from however not everyone is willing to put in rinse repeat grinds just to get G1's. Its not worth burning out over IMPO, however Jaxy did say in a stream that the team is working on an alternative after the division took place. Besides as Crocs are now it would be too easy & the only way I can see EW giving an easy G1 is if they add 1 to the end of a reserve Narrative instead of a rare or exclusive fur type.

[cosmic spindle]

Not really given how EW is releasing G1's as fantasy colors lately 🧐 I think it's a bit much, but they do look cool.

[north trellis]

why did so many people downvote this seems cool

[prime matrix]

Ikr

[north trellis]

i think it should be a 2000 kilo gold crocodile maybe

[prime matrix]

Idk but those ai concepts look awesome, especially the first one with black stripes

[north trellis]

yeah he looks a bit like a zebra i like it i also like the last picture

[prime matrix]

They all look awesome to me but my favs are the first one and the last and the pink and the red spotted one

[north trellis]

the fourth one looks straight out of jurassic park
grinding crocodiles isnt tent hopping so its better then normal grinding imo

[prime matrix]

Ye

[north trellis]

recently ive barely been able to spawn in crocodiles for some reason though

[chilly pilot]

An 8.6-meter saltwater crocodile hunted by Krystyna ‘Krys’ Pawlowski in 1957 at McCarther Bank on the Norman River, Queensland. This is a true Great One perfect!

[cosmic spindle]

Nice find, reminds me of Gustov from the movie "Primeval"

[chilly pilot]

The crocodile in Primeval is inspired by Gustave, a Nile crocodile known as a man-eater in Burundi. He is estimated to be over 6.1 meters long, weigh more than 907 kg, and be over 60 years old. He has three bullet scars and is believed to have killed around 60 people.

[prime matrix]

I don’t understand why people are downvoting this post, https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1325249707601039381 this has been going well basically the same post but concept art is different. The picture is a G1 Crocodile.

[prime matrix]

Gustav = danger ⚠️

[frosty meadow]

That was already summarized pretty well… not sure what you don’t understand

[cosmic spindle]

I know hes a Nile Croc I was saying the photo reminded me of him bc of his size.

[gritty portal]

It’s a combo of 3 things, the ai art, the fantasy skins, and the implication they would be an easier great one to get.

[chilly pilot]

Ok, but the crocodile from Primeval is only magnified to 25 feet (about 7.6 meters) instead of 6.1 meters.

[chilly pilot]

I imagine no one would want to hunt a pink crocodile; surely they’d love to hunt one 8 meters in length.

[cosmic spindle]

I get your literal sense 🤣 all I was saying is that the photo reminded me of the movie. However with that said both Crocs would be good references to be considered adding into part of the Narrative in future reserves.

[gritty portal]

Maybe I tend to like and lean towards more realism as far as animal designs go, and I suppose an extra meter isn’t too far out the realm of possibility, would like to know the max length that’s in game atm tho

[frosty meadow]

I’d rather we get tru size for the same effort of a great one. I want a 36ft croc to look 36ft long (1100 is max score, they use CM)

There’s also a sense of sheer mass that cotw crocs just don’t have

[gritty portal]

Yeah the fact that most of the antler-less species are the same size is a problem, kinda a problem on all the animals but it’s most apparent on the ones who’s trophy score relies on size for sure.

[cosmic spindle]

Overall the game is fair playable wise. But I do agree if EW can switch gears on the latest reserves, I see no reason why true size scales and weights cant be addressed with the reworks in tandem. This also applies to expending & updating our ammo, gear, & weapons.

[chilly pilot]

Yes, 😊 Speaking of the Nile crocodile, there was another legendary Nile crocodile that was killed in the Mbaka River near the mouth of Lake Malawi, Tanzania, in March 1903. It measured 0.93 meters at the tallest part of the body, had a waist circumference of 4.26 meters on the belly, and a total length of 7.6 meters. Here is the image of the illustrative reproduction of it. It was a true monster. This will be another candidate to be the great one.

[gritty portal]

Wait why are we using Nile’s instead of Salty’s when there’s a chance we might get Niles on whatever Africa map comes out next?

[cosmic spindle]

I think this was brought up in the Africa 2.0 thread awhile back. But yea these 2 would make for great Narrative G1's for sure. If nothing else atleast mentioned with the freedom to seek them out as exclusives to that reserve. I would find it most enjoyable as well as a challenge doing so over the ok existing G1's.

[cosmic spindle]

it was related to a prior discussion we were covering.

[chilly pilot]

It is true. EW has to create a True Random Crocodile Size Configuration System (TruRCS) for the saltwater crocodile and the American alligator.

[vocal kiln]

I took this pic of Costa Rica crocs - enjoy!

[chilly pilot]

Cassius was a male saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) recognized by the Guinness World Records in 2011 as the largest crocodile in captivity, measuring 5.48 meters and weighing around 998 kg. He was kept at Marineland Crocodile Park on Green Island, Queensland, Australia, until his death in November 2024. Cassius was originally a problematic crocodile, known for attacking boats on the Finniss River in the Northern Territory, and was captured in 1984. Three years later, crocodile hunter George Craig brought him to Green Island, where Cassius was introduced to the zoo at a length of 5.30 meters. The crocodile was missing the tip of its snout, its left front leg, and the tip of its tail.

[chilly pilot]

Lolong was the largest saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) in captivity in the world, measuring 6.17 meters long and weighing 1,075 kg. He was captured in 2011 in Bunawan Creek, Philippines, at the age of about 48, after being suspected of attacking fishermen, a girl, and buffaloes. The capture was a joint effort by the local government, residents, and crocodile hunters from Palawan, using traps and specialized equipment. He was transported to the Bunawan Eco-Park and Research Center. He died in captivity from pneumonia in 2013. His skin and head were preserved to be displayed at the National Museum. In June 2012, Lolong was officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the largest crocodile in captivity.

[bitter quail]

I would love g1 croc, but you should’ve thought of sum ideas!

[chilly pilot]

Are saltwater crocodiles really ‘luring’ humans into the water?
https://youtu.be/9uSLKe1DYVU?si=J6Pk9TlKGEOeHPpG

[median shoal]

using GenAI

🤮

[nova sleet]

Why so many thumbs down for the idea. They don't need to use those designs or anything. A croc g1 would be sick.

[gritty portal]

Prolly the idea that it would be an easier trophy I suppose I’m guessing if someone made a G1 croc without that and without the ai it would be received more positively

[nova sleet]

Yea because pheasant and most people getting the g1 in under 2k kills isn't too short

[gritty portal]

Hey idk that just my guess,
I personally don’t even bother with G1s cause to put that much time in just to end up with a fur or antler I don’t like isn’t worth it to me

[nova sleet]

Sub 1k is barely a grind

[cosmic spindle]

Nothing wrong with AI Art I use it alot myself. It defn. makes my projects easier. & honestly these arent that bad except the 1st image looks like it got tatted up. Still a cool concept though.

[cosmic spindle]

Its a waste of time to grind. The effort put into it would burn anyone out & it takes away the fun if its expected over being surprised when 1 does appear like buck fever.

[cosmic spindle]

I up & down voted it bc I'm not against it but it would be 2 easy given all you have to do is walk the coast multiple times & it'll appear eventually. I'm all for it but as is I'd like alittle more of a challenge to get 1 if it appeared. Its no fun if its expected, I'd rather it appears out of the blue at random.

[nova sleet]

Like I said over half the people to get a pheasant g1 were sub 1k. Basically just give it away to most people minus the handful that are past 10k

And also that's easy to fix by changing the spawn rate for the croc g1 a little lower then a normal g1

[cosmic spindle]

Yea but if they did I'd like more than 1 location. I believe Tahr is the only exclusive if I recall.

[nova sleet]

More exclusives would be fine by me. Anything is better then tahr