During the hunt, the player is provided with an on-screen compass and wind direction indicator, which can be activated and deactivated with the Caps key. In Carnivores, which dinosaurs, areas and weapons the player can choose depends on that player's rank.Īfter the player has selected their settings, they can hunt. Choosing any equipment decreases the total amount of points you can get on any hunt by a set percentage, except for the tranquilizer, which increases the amount of points obtained. In the hunt screen, you must pick a location, an animal to hunt, a weapon, and optional equipment. From the main menu, the player can view their hunting statistics, enter a hunt, view their trophies in the trophy room, change game settings, view the game's credits, or exit the game. If accepted, the game proceeds to the main menu declining exits the game. of responsibility in case the player is injured or killed (an interesting sidenote is that the player can't really be injured in any of the games - the closest the player can come is by staying underwater or walking through lava, in which a health bar pops up when attacked by dinosaurs, however, any hit is instant death). If creating a new account, they will be asked to read and approve a "waiver", stating that the player releases DinoHunt Corp. The game opens with a login screen, where users can make a new account or load a previous one. The gameplay of the original Carnivores remains constant throughout the series, with few changes. You receive the variety of weapons and ammunition, and also tutorials and recommendations for a hunt. The company possesses several sites on the territory of "FMM UV-32", specially intended for having a hunting experience. You become a client of this company, and get authorization to hunt for dinosaurs. But after scientists found the way to regulate the population of dinosaurs, a hunting company was established on the territory of this space station, giving customers a unique chance to become a dinosaur hunter. The further exploration of its surface and inhabitants disclosed that it was 50 millions years younger than Earth and was populated with prehistoric reptiles.įor detailed study of the planet and species that were considered to be extinct, the orbital research center was created. The new planet was smaller in size than the Earth, but had very similar surface and atmosphere. While exploring the Universe, mankind have found the planet, codenamed " FMM UV-32". The original press release announcing the development of Carnivores included a fourth account: You will receive besides a variety of weapons and ammunition recommended for a hunt. You, the hunter, become a client of this company, and receive authorization to hunt for dinosaurs. A hunting company was established, giving customers a unique chance to become a dinosaur hunter. Further surface and inhabitant exploration has disclosed that it was 50 millions years younger than Earth and was populated with prehistoric reptiles. While exploring the Universe, mankind has found the planet, code-named " FMM UV-32".
The source code given to the community includes a README.TXT file with a third version of this story: You are the newest client of DinoHunt Corp. DinoHunt created the unique opportunity for paying customers to become dinosaur hunters for the first time in 50 million years. News of this amazing planet spread and articles on the "Dinosaur Planet" lead an earth corporation to purchase the rights to the planet, and create DinoHunt Corp. During the initial scouting expedition this young planet, code-named FMM UV-32, was declared inhospitable for colony life due to its unstable terrain and immense population of prehistoric reptiles.
On a routine exploration mission, science vessel FMM UV discovered a planet with a suitable climate for humankind. You are the newest client of DinoHunt Corp.Ī slightly different version of this is provided in the Readme.txt file found in the game's base installation directory:Ģ190 AD. DinoHunt creates the opportunity for paying customers to become dinosaur hunters for the first time in 50 million years. News of this amazing planet spread, and articles on the "Dinosaur Planet" lead an Earth corporation to purchase the rights to the planet and create DinoHunt Corp. During the initial scout expedition, this young planet, code-named FMM UV-32, was declared inhospitable for colony life, due to its unstable terrain and immense population of prehistoric reptiles. On a routine exploration mission in 2190 A.D., science vessel FMM UV discovered a planet with suitable climate for humankind. However, there is an "official" storyline behind the game: This lack of plot is followed by Carnivores ' two sequels as well. Gameplay in Carnivores doesn't follow a storyline the player picks a weapon, a dinosaur, and a hunting area, and they hunt.