Carnivores Ice Age
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Carnivores Ice Age is a first-person shooter
video game developed by Action Forms. It is the third game in the Carnivores series
. Unlike the previous games, in which the player must hunt dinosaurs, Carnivores Ice Age allows the player to stalk large Cenozoic mammals such as mammoths and saber-toothed cats.
Ravaren's Bridge: This island is mainly conifer forest and swamp. An abandoned bridge lies to the north. Dense vegetation makes good cover for predator and prey alike
Ring of Infernus: This is a map for experienced hunters. Partly covered in tundra and partly in cold taiga, hunters should watch their back against hungry carnivores.
Dry Nodus Lake: This area is named after the salt lake on the island and is a map for intermediate hunters, and for good reason.
The Giant's Boot: This is a map for advanced hunters only! Named after the boot-shaped lake in the centre of the island, rolling hills make perfect hiding spots for dangerous prey.
: This large herbivore looks something like a huge rhinoceros, but with a Y-shaped horn, which make this a dangerous animal when cornered.
Wild Boar
: This piglike creature has a pair of long tusks that can make it dangerous when wounded. It is a plant-eater.
Woolly Rhinoceros
: This prehistoric rhinoceros is covered in coarse fur, which keeps it warm in the cold environment of the polar regions.
Diatryma: This giant prehistoric bird is the velociraptor of the ice age, running toward the hunter and pouncing on him/her.
Wolf
: This giant species of wolf can be very dangerous. Often, when the hunter approaches a dire wolf, it will jump around and bark playfully. But once the hunter shoots and misses, the wolf will pounce on him/her and toss the hunter around like a domestic dog would do with a chew toy.
Woolly Mammoth
: This hairy elephantlike animal eats plants, but its huge size and long tusks make it dangerous when wounded. When killed, the hunter will be tossed around by a mammoth and occasionally slammed on the ground.
Megaloceros
: This giant deer is usually placid but will use its wide antlers as dangerous weapons when provoked.
Smilodon
: This giant cat is an extremely dangerous animal that will eat anything in its path. Beware its sharp claws and saber teeth.
Bear
: This giant predator that stands up to ten feet tall on its hind legs is to be avoided at all costs.
Yeti
: The dangerous Yeti was designed to be a boss-like animal similar to the T-Rex in the first two games.
: This weapon has a rapid fire rate and is effective on smaller prey.
Shotgun
: The aiming area on this weapon is the centre of the sighting circle. This firearm is good for emergencies.
X-Bow
: This is a silent weapon and can be fired several times without alerting an animal.
DB shotgun: This weapon is like the shotgun but can fire two shots almost simultaneously.
Rifle
: This weapon, like the shotgun, has a sighting circle for better aim.
Sniper Rifle
: This weapon has a scope for better aim. While the range goes no further than the binoculars, it is good for distance shots.
: This decreases the animals' ability to detect you through sight.
Cover Scent: This decreases the animals' ability to detect you through smell.
Radar
: This pinpoints your location and the location of the animals you're hunting.
Double Ammo: This doubles the amount of ammunition a player takes on a hunting trip.
Supply Ship: Running out of ammo on a hunting trip is no longer a problem. Use this to command a spacecraft that will drop a fresh bag of ammunition.
Dinosaur Call: This will imitate the mating call of the animal you're hunting, luring it to you.
Binoculars
: These allow to see more clearly over long distances.
Wind Indicator: This shows you the wind activity in the area.
Compass
Shows you which direction you're going.
First-person shooter
First-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other...
video game developed by Action Forms. It is the third game in the Carnivores series
Carnivores (series)
The Carnivores games are a series of hunting simulation video games featuring prehistoric species ranging from dinosaurs to Quaternary mammals . The first three games were developed for the PC by Action Forms and released by WizardWorks Software between 1998 and 2001...
. Unlike the previous games, in which the player must hunt dinosaurs, Carnivores Ice Age allows the player to stalk large Cenozoic mammals such as mammoths and saber-toothed cats.
Locations
McRath Island: This is a good map for the beginning hunter. Ice sheets and snowy taiga cover the island. Predators lurk in the shadows of the vegetation.Ravaren's Bridge: This island is mainly conifer forest and swamp. An abandoned bridge lies to the north. Dense vegetation makes good cover for predator and prey alike
Ring of Infernus: This is a map for experienced hunters. Partly covered in tundra and partly in cold taiga, hunters should watch their back against hungry carnivores.
Dry Nodus Lake: This area is named after the salt lake on the island and is a map for intermediate hunters, and for good reason.
The Giant's Boot: This is a map for advanced hunters only! Named after the boot-shaped lake in the centre of the island, rolling hills make perfect hiding spots for dangerous prey.
Animals
BrontoteriyBrontotherium
Brontotherium is an extinct genus of prehistoric odd-toed ungulate mammal of the family Brontotheriidae, an extinct group of rhinoceros-like browsers related to horses. The genus was found in North America during the Late Eocene....
: This large herbivore looks something like a huge rhinoceros, but with a Y-shaped horn, which make this a dangerous animal when cornered.
Wild Boar
Metridiochoerus
Metridiochoerus is an extinct genus of pig indigenous to the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Africa.-Description:Metridiochoerus was a large animal, in length, resembling a giant warthog. It had two large pairs of tusks which were pointed sideways and curved upwards...
: This piglike creature has a pair of long tusks that can make it dangerous when wounded. It is a plant-eater.
Woolly Rhinoceros
Woolly Rhinoceros
The woolly rhinoceros is an extinct species of rhinoceros that was common throughout Europe and Asia during the Pleistocene epoch and survived the last glacial period. The genus name Coelodonta means "cavity tooth"...
: This prehistoric rhinoceros is covered in coarse fur, which keeps it warm in the cold environment of the polar regions.
Diatryma: This giant prehistoric bird is the velociraptor of the ice age, running toward the hunter and pouncing on him/her.
Wolf
Dire Wolf
The Dire Wolf, Canis dirus, is an extinct carnivorous mammal of the genus Canis, and was most common in North America and South America from the Irvingtonian stage to the Rancholabrean stage of the Pleistocene epoch living 1.80 Ma – 10,000 years ago, existing for approximately .- Relationships...
: This giant species of wolf can be very dangerous. Often, when the hunter approaches a dire wolf, it will jump around and bark playfully. But once the hunter shoots and misses, the wolf will pounce on him/her and toss the hunter around like a domestic dog would do with a chew toy.
Woolly Mammoth
Woolly mammoth
The woolly mammoth , also called the tundra mammoth, is a species of mammoth. This animal is known from bones and frozen carcasses from northern North America and northern Eurasia with the best preserved carcasses in Siberia...
: This hairy elephantlike animal eats plants, but its huge size and long tusks make it dangerous when wounded. When killed, the hunter will be tossed around by a mammoth and occasionally slammed on the ground.
Megaloceros
Megaloceros
The deer of the genus Megaloceros - ; see also Lister - were found throughout Eurasia from the late Pliocene to the Late Pleistocene, and were important herbivores during the Ice Ages. The largest species, M...
: This giant deer is usually placid but will use its wide antlers as dangerous weapons when provoked.
Smilodon
Smilodon
Smilodon , often called a saber-toothed cat or saber-toothed tiger, is an extinct genus of machairodonts. This saber-toothed cat was endemic to North America and South America, living from near the beginning through the very end of the Pleistocene epoch .-Etymology:The nickname "saber-tooth" refers...
: This giant cat is an extremely dangerous animal that will eat anything in its path. Beware its sharp claws and saber teeth.
Bear
Cave Bear
The cave bear was a species of bear that lived in Europe during the Pleistocene and became extinct at the beginning of the Last Glacial Maximum about 27,500 years ago....
: This giant predator that stands up to ten feet tall on its hind legs is to be avoided at all costs.
Yeti
Gigantopithecus
Gigantopithecus is an extinct genus of ape that existed from roughly one million years to as recently as three hundred thousand years ago, in what is now China, India, and Vietnam, placing Gigantopithecus in the same time frame and geographical location as several hominin species...
: The dangerous Yeti was designed to be a boss-like animal similar to the T-Rex in the first two games.
Weapons
PistolPistol
When distinguished as a subset of handguns, a pistol is a handgun with a chamber that is integral with the barrel, as opposed to a revolver, wherein the chamber is separate from the barrel as a revolving cylinder. Typically, pistols have an effective range of about 100 feet.-History:The pistol...
: This weapon has a rapid fire rate and is effective on smaller prey.
Shotgun
Shotgun
A shotgun is a firearm that is usually designed to be fired from the shoulder, which uses the energy of a fixed shell to fire a number of small spherical pellets called shot, or a solid projectile called a slug...
: The aiming area on this weapon is the centre of the sighting circle. This firearm is good for emergencies.
X-Bow
Crossbow
A crossbow is a weapon consisting of a bow mounted on a stock that shoots projectiles, often called bolts or quarrels. The medieval crossbow was called by many names, most of which derived from the word ballista, a torsion engine resembling a crossbow in appearance.Historically, crossbows played a...
: This is a silent weapon and can be fired several times without alerting an animal.
DB shotgun: This weapon is like the shotgun but can fire two shots almost simultaneously.
Rifle
Rifle
A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile , imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the...
: This weapon, like the shotgun, has a sighting circle for better aim.
Sniper Rifle
Sniper rifle
In military and law enforcement terminology, a sniper rifle is a precision-rifle used to ensure more accurate placement of bullets at longer ranges than other small arms. A typical sniper rifle is built for optimal levels of accuracy, fitted with a telescopic sight and chambered for a military...
: This weapon has a scope for better aim. While the range goes no further than the binoculars, it is good for distance shots.
Equipment
CamouflageCamouflage
Camouflage is a method of concealment that allows an otherwise visible animal, military vehicle, or other object to remain unnoticed, by blending with its environment. Examples include a leopard's spotted coat, the battledress of a modern soldier and a leaf-mimic butterfly...
: This decreases the animals' ability to detect you through sight.
Cover Scent: This decreases the animals' ability to detect you through smell.
Radar
Radar
Radar is an object-detection system which uses radio waves to determine the range, altitude, direction, or speed of objects. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain. The radar dish or antenna transmits pulses of radio...
: This pinpoints your location and the location of the animals you're hunting.
Double Ammo: This doubles the amount of ammunition a player takes on a hunting trip.
Supply Ship: Running out of ammo on a hunting trip is no longer a problem. Use this to command a spacecraft that will drop a fresh bag of ammunition.
Dinosaur Call: This will imitate the mating call of the animal you're hunting, luring it to you.
Binoculars
Binoculars
Binoculars, field glasses or binocular telescopes are a pair of identical or mirror-symmetrical telescopes mounted side-by-side and aligned to point accurately in the same direction, allowing the viewer to use both eyes when viewing distant objects...
: These allow to see more clearly over long distances.
Wind Indicator: This shows you the wind activity in the area.
Compass
Compass
A compass is a navigational instrument that shows directions in a frame of reference that is stationary relative to the surface of the earth. The frame of reference defines the four cardinal directions – north, south, east, and west. Intermediate directions are also defined...
Shows you which direction you're going.