The Isle Concept Analysis | Megalania 

Unlike most people, i really like Megalania's design, i think the hump makes it look brute, ancient and makes it more unique instead of being just a big Komodo Dragon and nothing else.

Something I've noticed that's strange to me is that some people see it as a another Minimi i.e. having too many abilities when not only does it lose one of those abilities when it grows up, it's certainly not going to use all of its abilities at once. For instance a juvi mega is totally gonna wanna say in or around trees and NEVER go into the water. It's too scary, but when it becomes an adult and loses it's climbing, it's gonna get more confident and comfortable on the ground and start doing other things.

I feel like burrowers will be able to dig a second path out so they don't get trapped so easily. It will probably take more time and resources to create so there's a chance they'll get trapped when the burrow is fresh, but later on the well established burrows would be safe.

The baby being able to climb is very cool, and helps them to survive from the adults

Actually, with the Tenonto, I think the megalania ran it down in a short distance ambush as was able to grapple it to the ground, suggesting high strength for its size and maybe poor stamina

Absolutely love monitor lizards !!! And love to see that they keep all meg abilitys, thought I miss the whip tail 😢, Can't wait to play in 3-4 years 🤩!!!! Lol

Definitely one of the more interesting concept arts in the last little while imo. Great video on it as well XZaguer 👍

Beautiful video my boy

I think the Megalania design looks like a cool mix of modern monitors while also coming across as a thick skinned animal, especially with its neck.

For sure an pretty good A tier concept tier, only problems wish they showed Mega fighting a mid size carnivore like carno so we know it can defend itself at least guess those and for the human kill just replace it with the margy, overall can't wait to watch this amazing video Hope yall have a good day

I really like the isle's megalania concept. It looks more like a monitor than POT's. I keep monitor lizards, and the concept art almost nails their demeanor and abilities!

I always enjoy these vids!

Meg's gunna be so awesome, only downside is everyone's gunna be meg when it releases lol. I just thought of this, but eventually they said they plan to have you be affected by hunger by being super skinny when starving and chunkier when full. One cool idea they could do is have the climbing be weight related, then maybe if you start starving you become skinny enough to haul up a tree again in search of a snack. Then when you fill up you're too heavy again.

I can see Cerato and Megas forming a mutualistic relationship if they both prey on the toxic long neck. Mega deals the bleed while the Cerato harasses the animal until succumbing to blood loss, thus this would emphasis that these two creature must work together in order to have a better chance of survival rather than exclusively competing similar to coyotes and badgers.

I really like that they followed it's real life counter part,giving it venom to take down prey easily and gave the juveniles tree climbing abilities for it to hunt prey while adults can't,but there something missing from it's concept art, and that it's tail whipping ability if other carnivores are attacking it.

I am overjoyed with the design cuz I know it's not the most realistic design but it looks goddamn cool and scary that's why I love it and also it might be one of the most versatile creatures in the game

Love your videos you deserve better

first video but you've got a new subscriber! Love how your information is actually educational and well-researched beforehand with a perfect delivery

I feel like the invading burrows part of the concept art would also only be for juvies or fresh subs/halfway through subadult stage considering how large the Megalania is but it might have the option to did up burrows or destroy burrows to force dryos out of it or something like that

I feel megalania is awesome. Also, about the burrowing thing, I think it depends on the player because you can hide the burrow and you would have a better chance. Anyways, keep up the awesome works! :D

I think the teno was actually ambushed and successfully caught by the mega and the pictures are just on opposite sides but that's what I see.

As usual, great video!! Loved the analysis. Can't wait for the Meg's release 🔥

Great vid Xzag! Love the recent quality of the concept video! Definitely a favorite concept wise. Are you ever going to cover Lore content? Not necessarily just TI but I feel you’d be perfect to go about that material, can’t wait for the next one! ❤️

Fun fact: juvenile komodo dragons will climb trees to escape adults as they will cannibalize the juveniles.

Looking forward to it! My absolute favorite CA! A literal monitor lizard 🦎

Unfortunately, the >1000kg size is outdated, (based on komodo dragons which is not accurate) and is probably closer to 300kg based on perentie proportions. We lack a lot of megalania material so the size is very much unknown, the reason for the variation in estimates.

tbh i definitely do not think that tenonto in that illustration got away :D it was rather cought and absoutely batista-bombed into the dirt xD

0:26 my brain when i try to do anything

The fact that megalania can swallow a very mangled human is really scary tbh

good to see they are working on bigger dinos so the game isn't full of small tiers like beipi and troodon. And we definently do need them there is only one medium sized theropod (carno) and it's really the only thing to play as or fight atm (in carnivore roster).

I will love the meg hope they bring it on some time soon

I think it would be cool if u could nest in burrows or camoflague it and make it so predators cant sniff it or smell bleed and it would make burrows better then in my opinion.

They could smooth out the border when Megalania can't climb anymore by requiring more and more stamina to climb a single tree with every percentage the hatchling and juvi are closer to adulthood. At some point, it can't reach treetops and branches anymore, making climbing not viable anymore and shortly after that phase, losing it altogether. This would make sense, because the bigger it gets, the more weight it gains.

The changing mechanics as it grows keeps the play style interesting and is the standard I think should exist for all Dinos. Like how Juvi-Rexes are fast small game hunters and Sub adults become novice pack hunters with species like Alberto being a more proficient version of that. And if they have the balls to add feathers to Dromeosaurs, especially Velociraptor or Troodon, their juvi stages could be gliding little tree climbers. Or just give them gliding and climbing rather than having one Triassic theropod be the only climber which makes zero sense to me.

what if instead of having a weak bite force it can't really get a grip of its prey and pin so instead it makes use of its venom and excellent sense of smell to track where its prey might have gone or bled out

I'm personally in love with the idea of how this concept art seems to present Megalania! A mid tier venomous all terrain menace. Especially if the implication that younger Meg's will be better at climbing and able to enter burrows. Also I don't think the Tenonto escaped. The Meg clamped onto its back and the image of it running had no blood there, unlike the bitter Magy had a bloody wound where it was bitten. So I'm thinking that's just to show its able to catch things like Tenonto if it ambushes them. Plus with it following the Magy blood trail with its tongue out means it'll have an increased ability to track blood. I really hope this guy turns out as versatile as shown here. Also on the topic of burrows, with a lot of the bigger dinos that are able to dig open burrows the burrowers themselves should be able to escape them above ground as well. Plus small creatures like Dryo and stuff grow really quickly so them being so close to untouchable as they are kind of needs to be touched up.

Great video

Can somebody pls tell me what the song is called used in the background for the real-life counterpart section

It's odd how on both bary and megalania the crest on the snout is downplayed. Itd be cool if baby raptors could climbs as well

I’m hoping Megalania venom is very potent. It’s the only way I see them being both viable and fun, but we’ll see what happens when they’re released in 7 years.

There's a bit of a miscalculation with the tenantasaurus the Megalania is shown ambushing it and taking it down just wanted let you know

I think Meg needs to be bulky bc whats stopping a teno from just stomping on them in stead of running

I love how the baby is based on modern Komodo dragons. Since komodos are cannibals, the baby’s when they hatch need to find a tree immediately to climb.

my absolute favourite creature !

Do u think humans will be on its diet

2:32 it so very obviously caught it

A huge "🤓" moment from me (sorry), but we have also seen climbing in juvi Omni's (Utah's) kit, ofc not as much of a climb as that juvi Megalania is doing, but I think it could still be considered climbing

yay!

Now thinking about it, Megalania should have a different attack. If it only has a venomous bite attack that doesn’t do a lot of damage, there’s nothing stopping it’s target from beating it to a pulp before the venom does any real damage. A tail slap that knocks back creatures would not only be good for Megalania defensively, but it also makes sense since real life Komodo Dragons do the same thing.

I do question megalenia and possibly titanaboa weather should be in a Dino game cause these creatures that came way after dinosaurs, but then game this game has wild hogs and humans in future so.... not to bad

I would say that the isle is right up there with SC, big promises, wild development choices and a total "trust me bro" attitude. I like the game and the idea but there is a reason *4* different games around the same concept have come out during this games life.

People when isle devs give juvies unique traits: YEEE! the people who were begging for it: BUT WHAT IF IT CONFUSES PLAYERS?!?

Assuming Mega gets a low attack for its bite and has a venom attack, what makes you think attacking any adult dino would be a good idea? They'll tank the hit and attack you till you die, then they'll go wallow in mud and heal.

ah yes the ancestor of komodo dragon today, the most venomous creature in komodo islan , Indonesia

Unpopular take : If the isle can add a cenozoic lizard , it can add a cenozoic mammal aswell not just dinos

1:12 not a Varanus. Like not at all

One of the main reasons I tried Path of Titans was to play Megalania. But man, that game and the players, just didn't click with me. The Isle has it's issues but I'd still rather play and deal with those than that of PoT.

Please, they don't use venom at all, they have venom glands but those are rudiments

This is legit only gonna be in the game cause it’s in POT and people like using it there. Lmao

Sadly the Megalania looks… like that