Microraptor Spotlight

Hey Everyone! We are excited to announce the arrival of the highly-anticipated Microraptor! This little four-winged glider was the smallest of its kind during the Cretaceous period and now glides between the trees in Path of Titans. The Microraptor is a unique raptor making use of its limited flight and niche mimicry abilities. It can find itself traveling with other raptors in packs, pouncing on friends and foes alike, or imitating vocal abilities and their effects.

One of Microraptor's most entertaining abilities is its Passive Ability, Copycat...which allows you to capture and repeat back ANY player Dino emote and call. You heard that right....any of 'em. Originally we planned to release Micro with a smaller selection of custom designed mimic calls for a handful of Dinos to be expanded upon over time...but after several internal testing sessions and design conversations, it became clear this wasn't nearly enough, and we had to go way bigger. With expectations for this little guy being as big as he is small, we redesigned Copycat with that in mind. Here's how it works…

Simply activate "Capture" from your new second vocal wheel (seen here) and your Microraptor will pick up any player vocal call type within several hundred meters, both live AND from a short time prior to activating "Capture" in case you just barely missed it. The available calls will temporarily appear on your vocal wheel where you select one to keep, then freely move it around or delete at will. Up to 16 can be stored, giving you a healthy roster to play with!

Copycat captures not only the call itself, but all of its multiple variations AND the growth stage of the Dino making it as well, allowing Microraptor to not only capture every individual call in the game, but every blended baby/adult call along the entire Dino growth range. Altogether this means Microraptor can mimic literally thousands of unique sounds! A small note though...the bigger the Dino, the less "accurate" the mimicry is, so while Micro's Rhampy impression is nearly perfect, its Tyrannotitan is a little less so for obvious reasons. At a distance though they can be quite convincing! So fill a wheel with Baby calls to lure enemies, fill one with Tyrannotitan's whole set to scare everyone off, or fill one with multiple Dino combat sounds and use them to act out an all out battle with a friend and confuse everyone within earshot. The possibilities are vast, BUT, a word of warning…saved calls are lost upon death, so be careful who you attract with them! And speaking of death…both Death and Pain calls are not currently copyable, but we are looking to bring that to Micro soon!

Outside of Copycat, Microraptor has one other trick up its feathered sleeve- Mimic! Mimic is an activateable ability that can be unlocked and equipped, and functions very similar to a Vocal Call Ability. When used, the microraptor will capture any recently used vocal call ability and save it for later use, with a limit of two slots for saved calls.

When you're ready to use the ability, activate the call and gain whatever buffs, debuffs, or helping effects it would normally provide! For example, if you need an additional damage boost for your big Tyrannosaurus buddy, Mimic their Tyrant's Roar and play it back to give them another stack! Or, Mimic a Healing Call to help your teammates recover after a battle. There are loads of combinations to experiment with, so be sure to keep an ear out, especially during battle for some last second abilities!

With all the creative possibilities at play here we will certainly be keeping a close eye on player feedback and the clever ways you’ll certainly utilize these features, and we already have plans for how to add to it in the future along with any necessary balance tweaks. So have fun!

Microraptor’s size means it won’t excel at combat, except maybe against critters, but it's still very valuable in groups with its ability to buff and heal your packmates.

Pounce onto your friends and use Cheer Up to encourage them with a call, healing them over time. Or, you can use Cheer Up while on the ground to dance your heart out while providing a small healing buff to all nearby friendly dinosaurs.

While riding, Spurs will increase the pounced groupmate’s movement speed by a small amount, and reduce slightly once in combat. Alternatively, Shed Feathers will increase their acceleration allowing them to quickly maneuver in a tight fight.

Shed Feathers will also speed status effect healing significantly when used with Shared Burden, an ability that allows you to take on a majority of your steed’s ailments like venom, poison, bleed and more.

Alternatively, Caretaker will greatly increase their health regeneration, putting them back in the fight quicker regardless of their status effects.

And to help you stay in that fight, Microraptor also has Strong Grip for a huge but fleeting armor buff. You’ll also be immune to getting knocked off, but if you are in imminent danger, detaching from a pounce will automatically leap you high into the air, even if it dooms your friend.

While fighting in larger brawls might not be your strength on the surface, you’ll be able to make vital contributions to your team…and simply glide away if it doesn't work out.

Making use of climbing and gliding will be essential for the Microraptor who prefers to stay hidden up in the trees. Microraptor is able to climb objects that other larger creatures can't, like trees of the thinner or monkeypuzzled variety. This affords microraptor more options to flee from ground predators if climbing a cliff face isn't quite enough. Equipping the passive ability Clamber will dramatically increase your climbing speed too…helpful in those panicked escapes!

When a Micoraptor is high up a tree, it is able to hold down the jump button and release it to gain a healthy burst of speed in the direction the camera is facing. Pair this by pressing jump again to unfurl your wings into a glide. While gliding, microraptor is able to travel significant distances while using very little stamina, while equipping the passive ability Broad Wingspan further improves your gliding capabilities.

While in the air, use Tail Fan to gain a burst of speed to keep your glide going. You can also use Double Jump, bounding a second time in the air using your wings, to position yourself carefully in rocky terrain.

Microraptors can be quite social creatures, and staying in a flock can be essential to survival. Be sure to leverage the passive ability Flock Migration to glide alongside your microraptor friends for even more gliding stamina. Your safe perch high up in the trees overlooking a world of danger is just a smooth glide or quick climb away!

We are really looking forward to seeing how players will make use of the Microraptor and its unique features, whether you choose to be one with the pack equipped with healing and buffs to help take down large prey, or just a general menace. We hope you enjoy the Microraptor Patch and the new mechanics along with it. As always, we’ll be listening for your feedback and we’ll see you soon!