What did human vocalizations sound like before language?

Language influences pretty much every one of our vocalizations. Even the random babbling of infants is influenced by their mother tongue. But if you went back in time, how would early humans sound like? Would they sound like the wooping calls of a chimpanzee? Or would they just sound like a normal dude yelling and such?

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u/Fraudulent_Octopus — 6 days ago

How did megalosaurs/allosaurs use their arms? Any media depictions of them using their arms?

When it comes to large long-armed theropods, the only ones I've seen depicted using their arms in documentaries and such are spinosaurs and megaratorans. But anytime I've ever seen an allosaur or megalosaur in a documentary, they only use their jaws to hunt. The only time I can recall one using its arms is when the torvosaurus slaps the allosaurus in Dinosaur Revolution. These arms had to have been used often since they were so well developed. I'd imagine they'd be used for prey restraint, combat, or even carrying food maybe. Are there any depictions of these animals using their arms in such a manner?

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u/Fraudulent_Octopus — 3 months ago

Yall got any advice on how to "un-dnd" a setting?

Years ago I had the idea for a dnd campaign. The idea changed and developed over time and became a story about a cult leader who ascended to godhood by stealing the power of his old patron god and seeks to destroy and remake the world. So much has changed that I want it to be its own thing. But so much of it (mainly the lore, origin, and relationship between the giants and dragons) is based in dnd lore. They both hate each other, both went to war (twice in this story), the dragons are split up by color (with one last gold dragon living in secret) and giants by the ordening. Im not asking for specific ideas of course. Just wondering if there are any strategies or methods that can get the creative juices flowing so i can break away from pre established dnd lore

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u/Fraudulent_Octopus — 3 months ago

Fantastic tames creatures in my scorched earth single player server without buying the dlc. Whats behind this?

I wanted to start playing scorched earth for the first time plus I needed to download it for ragnarok. But as I played, I was super surprised to see burrowbucks, draklings, and just now even dreadmares. I never bought the dlc so I was surprised to see them. Do you guys know why this is? Im not complaining tho

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u/Fraudulent_Octopus — 3 months ago
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Would my "bottom-up" breeding system work?

I wanna breed up some good rexes. I have a couple good females and 3 good level males (studs). They are stud 1, 2, and 3 with 3 being the lowest and 1 being the best. I thought of a system where I breed stud 3 with the females. Then breed those offspring with stud 2, then finally those offspring with stud 1. Would this be better than simply breeding stud 1 again and again until I get a good mutation or something? I still dont fully understand how mutations work in ASA

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u/Fraudulent_Octopus — 4 months ago
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Will using "cheat DestroyWildDinos" interfere with achievements?

I wanna change the settings for wild dino levels on my pre existing single player server and everything i find says to use this command to reset wild dinos. Because it is a cheat, will it interfere with future achievements?

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u/Fraudulent_Octopus — 4 months ago
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Why are Deinocheirus and Therizinosaurus often portrayed with so much plumage?

I understand that both of these dinosaurs belong to heavily feathered clades so some form of feather like covering would probablybe likely even in adults. However, both were very large animals that lived in a very warm climate. So why are they so often portrayed having a full coat of fur/feathers? Wouldn't they just overheat? Especially with Deinocheirus as wouldn't long shaggy feathers just get soggy and waterlogged? Maybe im missing something but doesn't short and sparse feathers seem more likely?

u/Fraudulent_Octopus — 5 months ago