Sinomacrops

The Sinomacrops (SI-no-mah-crops; sometimes referred to simply as Sinoma or Sino) is a creature in 's Lost Island DLC.

Behavior
Found most commonly flying around the jungle, Sinomacrops are passive and flee if you sprint near them (unless wearing Chitin Armor, then they will be highly agressive).

Combat
This section describes how to fight against the Sinomacrops.

Dangers
Do not wear Chitin Armor when in the proximity of Sinomacrops, as they immediately become aggressive in its presence.

Taming
Sinomacrops is tamed non-violently using.

With in your hotbar slot 0, approach the creature (or simply go close enough to let it sense your presence and it approach you) and feed it. When you feed the creature, it will fly off for the moment which requires you to follow it (and track it with the Taming Tracker HUD.) When there are hearts floating around the creature, it will fly back to you (or hop at you, if its landed) and you can feed it. Repeat the process, and eventually and it will be tamed.

Considerations when attempting to tame the creature:


 * Sprinting or jumping will spook the creature.
 * Sinomacrops must be outside when attempting to tame it. They are not tamable when considered indoors. This includes, and any buildings within any buildable platform saddle/.
 * Sinomacrops can be trapped by having them land then walking them into a cage and closing it behind them.
 * Wearing a Ghillie Armor is not recommended, since it appears to make it harder for the creature to find you during the taming process.
 * Although Sinomacrops will not attack unless provoked, they are highly aggressive to anyone who are wearing even a part of.
 * Will require land nearby in order to land, for example being airborne (such as using another Sinomacrops) or in water will deny the prompt.

Roles

 * Glider/Hover/Parachute: Sinomacrops can act as a living and more importantly, . It will open its wings up if allowed to much like the Glider, allowing gliding across the map, or temporarily hovering above (and struggling to fly up if needed) much like . However, how far or long it can hold depends greatly on its  to withstand the gliding left. (Level ).
 * See the Abilities section for controls.
 * Backpack: Sinomacrops will reduce the weight of every item in its inventory by 50% greatly increasing the amount a Survivor can carry compared to other shoulder-mounts. (Level )
 * Holding will allow quick access to the Sinomacrops' Inventory and it's scream without needing to throw it off the Survivor's shoulder.
 * Scare Sign: Sinomacrops are great for scaring smaller creatures while its on a survivor's back, like and . The circle menu must be added to let it auto-scream as needed, but much like the Light Pets from Aberration, can be toggled to scream with "Light!" emotion(The emote "Clap" does the same thing for those that dont have "light"[to unlock light tame a light pet]). There are no stat focus needed for this role.
 * Bug Zapper: Though its scare ability doesn't really deal any damage, it is lethal on activation when used against Meganeura, Leeches, and Titanomyrma; making the Sinomacrops an excellent means of pest control, and helping to reduce your overall annoyance when trudging through jungles and swamps.
 * Dismounter: Dismounting some larger tames, such as the Giganotosaurus, leaves you stuck up on a very high saddle, where if you do not walk off onto higher ground or an elevated platform to provide a break in your fall, will consistently see you taking fall damage. The Sinomacrops provides a means of safely jumping off of these high saddles without taking fall damage, provided you remember to use its wings in the process.
 * Bug fighter: you can use it's damage multiplier on bugs like the areno in cave runs that have a lot of bugs good for areas that are too small for dinos that are effective against bugs (health and damage)

Notes/Trivia

 * This is the second creature added as a result of the Lost Island Creature Poll.
 * This is the first creature to act like a and a.
 * As a flier, while using official settings, the Sinomacrops may not be used on Aberration and Genesis: Part 1 (though it may be released and bred for use on other maps).
 * please be aware that the glide and parachute ability cannot be used when wearing a