Dilophosaurus is a night-focused venom hunter added in patch 0.13.18.17. Its hallucination and envenomation behavior is frequently tuned, so this guide teaches the repeatable loop: apply venom, preserve contact, and let confusion create the next opening.
How to play in 60 seconds
The complete loop, from leaving spawn to knowing when the hunt is over.
- 01
Use darkness, foliage, and sound discipline to approach without beginning a long daylight chase.
- 02
Land a safe venom attack, then disengage before the target can trade heavier damage.
- 03
Maintain enough proximity and vision for envenomation pressure to matter without standing in the target's defensive arc.
- 04
Attack again when hallucinations or panic break the target's route; reset if the venom window collapses.
Controls & core tools
Learn what each input is for before trying to combine them in a fight.
Bite
The basic attack for controlled trades and finishing a target already under pressure.
Venom attack
Begins or advances envenomation when it connects under the current rules.
Night hunting
Use the current keybind to exploit Dilo's preferred visibility window without overexposing your route.
Grow without donating your run
Each stage changes how visible you are, what you can contest, and how far you can safely travel.
Remain quiet and feed opportunistically while small. The hunting kit becomes more valuable once you can survive a failed application, but no growth stage makes direct brawling the correct default.
- Reference maturity
- Variable — check the live server settings
- Planning principle
- Change your route as size, visibility, and matchup risk change.
Diet & feeding
The in-game diet panel remains the live source of truth.
- Isolated live-diet prey on woodland routes
- Small AI or carrion used to avoid unnecessary daylight hunts
- Targets separated from water and group support
- A fallback feeding route when night traffic becomes crowded
Abilities
Think of these as parts of one hunting loop, not isolated attacks.
Envenomation
Successful pressure builds a status that makes later pursuit and hallucination effects more dangerous.
Hallucination pressure
Disrupts the target's information and creates mistakes the real player can exploit.
Night vision
Supports confident movement and tracking during the darkness that limits many opponents.
Weaknesses & counterplay
These are the moments when the correct decision is usually to reset or leave.
- 01
Direct trades against heavier animals end quickly
- 02
Losing contact allows venom pressure to fade
- 03
Groups can cover one another through hallucinations
- 04
Bright open terrain reduces approach options
Field strategy
Use this checklist before, during, and immediately after an encounter.
- 01
Attack from a side that preserves a path back into cover
- 02
Do not confuse venom progress with permission to face-tank
- 03
Use sound to track when vision becomes unreliable
- 04
Coordinate group attacks from separate angles rather than stacking bites
Dilophosaurus FAQ
Fast answers for the decisions players get wrong most often.
Is Dilophosaurus beginner friendly?
It is better after learning basic movement. Venom rewards patience but punishes players who expect instant damage.
What should I learn first on Dilophosaurus?
Learn what a successful venom application looks and sounds like in the current build.
Is Dilophosaurus better solo or in a group?
Solo ambushes work; pairs are effective when one tracks while the other resets stamina.
Where can I find the current Dilophosaurus diet?
Open the in-game character panel after spawning. Diet targets can change between patches and community servers, so the live panel is more reliable than a fixed species list.
