Brute X-Allosaurus

The Brute X-Allosaurus is a Brute Creature in 's Expansion Pack Genesis: Part 1.

Appearance
Brute X-Allosaurus appear similar to the normal but are larger.

Combat
This section describes how to fight against the Brute X-Allosaurus.

General
The Brute X-Allosaurus is encountered in the mission "Allo and Goodbye" which is in the South East Volcano Biome. It is effectively the same as a standard X-Allosaurus except that it's larger in size. While it only averages around 105-125k health with average damage, it is accompanied by two other Brute X-Allosaurus in the last part of the fight. Due to the alpha mechanics of the Allosaurus and potential mate boosting, this effectively inflates its average stats to powerful levels that can turn the fight against you in an instant.

Strategy
On gamma difficulty it's possible to tank the damage on foot if you are wearing quality flak armor but it's generally advised to have creatures taking the hits, especially on higher difficulties. It's tough to outmaneuver the Brute X-Allosaurus's high movement speed and general ability to get over rocks but should you find a safe place that's out of its reach, you can wear it down with ranged weapons. Alternatively, your standard war creatures such as Rexes work well. The Yutyrannus gets a special mention since its fear roar can reduce the Allo pack's damage potential. If you can get one to support your dinos then it's an invaluable asset.

On Alpha difficulty it is possible to do it mostly with a high level Giga and good armor saddle but the final section should not be done with a Giga as you most certainly will get enraged. Using a Bloodstalker to hang from a high ledge while shooting with a high quality Tek Phase Pistol is a viable strategy. Beware that the Tek Pistol has a short range so it will require you to get closer to the brute to damage it. A similar but much more risky strategy will be to use an Argentavis with Grappling Hooks if you are doing the mission solo, have no bloodstalker, or there is nothing close enough to hang from.(If more than one person is available for the mission, ignore the following steps and just have one person fly while the other shoots from the Agrentavis.) Once you find the Brute fly above it and jump off the Argy and in quick succession grapple yourself to the bird and hang just out of reach of the Allo to keep it from moving too much and shoot.Repeat this until the mission completes and bring lots of Element. Because the Brute X-Allosaurus will be accompanied by two others at the end of the mission try to target specific gendered Allos to remove the mate boost and deal more damage. An example is if there are two females and one male Brute X-Allosaurus you should target the male first to remove the mate boost and vice versa.

Weaponry
Creature-wise, just stick with Rexes and support them with a Yutyrannus if possible. If you have access to one, an imprinted Giganotasaurus can handle gamma and beta difficulties with relative ease, though you should have an experienced Giga for the beta fight, and Allosaurus is extremely important if you're attempt alpha.

Should the player want to resort to their own weapons. the standard fabricated weapons are your go-to. Since Brute creatures aren't affected by knockback, a Tek Rifle doesn't serve a particular advantage for dealing with its minions in this hunt but still deals good damage regardless.

Dangers
The biggest danger of the Brute X-Allo is deception; the beginning part of the fight is rather easy but turns up a few notches in the last phase. Aside from that, its ability to deal percent-based damage with its gnashing attack can weak even the hardiest dinos, this make it the second most dangerous Brute Creatures on land, only being outclassed by.

Weakness
Once separated from its pack, the Brute X-Allo is only average in health and durability, and without its gnashing attack it will struggle to deal with high-health tames.