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* BatOutOfHell: There is an unknown species of bat as DLC which replaces the flying ambients. Subverted in that while it looks scary, it's harmless and shooting it yields no points.
* BearsAreBadNews: There's a DLC fictional species of giant bear called "Ursa major" (yes, just like the famous constellation). It's basically a stronger and more aggressive version of the bear from ''Carnivores: Ice Age'', which itself was disappointingly cowardly and weak.
* CanonForeigner: The ''Hyaenodon'', ''Andrewsarchus'', ''Paraceratherium'', ''Doedicurus'' and ''Titanis'' have already previously appeared in the mobile port of ''Carnivores: Ice Age''.



->''"Yep, what a hilarious name. If you don't get it, we don't blame you. A moraine is the trail of a glacier, and since this area is just the floodplain carved by a glacier... You know what? You get the point. Funny joke. Haha. Nobody cares about your freshman Earth Science class, Jerry.''

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->''"Yep, what a hilarious name. If you don't get it, we don't blame you. A moraine is the trail of a glacier, and since this area is just the floodplain carved by a glacier... You know what? You get the point. Funny joke. Haha. Nobody cares about your freshman Earth Science class, Jerry.''''"



->''"The undisputed King of the Far North. Actually not really, but Marketing says what Marketing says. While being a ferocious killer, the Far North is extremely competitive, so comparatively it's not especially considered "apex," at least not yet. Other sectors have an unmistakable, top dog, but we've yet to find one. Either something big is lying in wait, or this is just another [[SoundEffectBleep ***]] arctic tour.'''

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->''"The undisputed King of the Far North. Actually not really, but Marketing says what Marketing says. While being a ferocious killer, the Far North is extremely competitive, so comparatively it's not especially considered "apex," at least not yet. Other sectors have an unmistakable, top dog, but we've yet to find one. Either something big is lying in wait, or this is just another [[SoundEffectBleep ***]] arctic tour.'''''"



* DireBeast: Being a game focusing on Cenozoic megafauna, plenty of the huntable animals basically are just larger and more powerful versions of modern species. Best examples are the ''Diprotodon'' which is just a rhino-sized wombat, and the ''Megatherium'' which is essentially an elephant-sized ground sloth.



* GrimUpNorth: ''Carnivores: Far North'' takes place on FMM-UV 32's north pole, with the Arctic Sector being an exceptionally hostile natural environment for all creatures (regardless if they are mammals or not).

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* GentleGiant: Zig-zagged. Some animals like the ambient ''Arsinoitherium'' will never attack you and either keep doing their business or run away from you, however others like the ''Megatherium'' will chase you and kill you at any given chance. The ''Chalicotherium'' is a cowardly herbivore and runs away despite having long claws.
* GrimUpNorth: ''Carnivores: Far North'' takes place on FMM-UV 32's FMM UV-32's north pole, with the Arctic Sector being an exceptionally hostile natural environment for all creatures (regardless if they are mammals or not).



* JokeCharacter: Both Poharex and Ophious have created mods of huntable animals for the sake of comic relief (unfortunately, the download links to both are lost). Poharex has created a bipedal ''Megalonyx'' (called "S.I.D.") and Ophious has created a ''Cronopio''. These are both references to a [[WesternAnimation/IceAge certain series with CGI Pleistocene animals]].



->''"Earlier versions of this design were dubbed the imposing "Mammoth Gun," evoking its superior firepower to the popular weapons on Earth used for poaching African Elephants. However, since there are no proper mammoths on the Far North tour, Hiemal Heater was dubbed by the Thesaurus Department.''

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->''"Earlier versions of this design were dubbed the imposing "Mammoth Gun," evoking its superior firepower to the popular weapons on Earth used for poaching African Elephants. However, since there are no proper mammoths on the Far North tour, Hiemal Heater was dubbed by the Thesaurus Department.''''"



* {{Pun}}: The available weapons' names are jokes made by the mod's creators. Examples include the Desert Eagle being renamed "Tundra Eagle" (because this game takes place on the North Pole) and the automatic submachine gun being called "Kalashnitherium" (a {{Portmanteau}} of the Kalashnikov rifle and "therium" which means "beast" or "mammal", because in-universe it's created to hunt large prehistoric mammals).



->''"[[LampshadeHanging Despite the name]], [[NonIndicativeName they're not actually related to hyenas]]. What more of a description do you want, you can see the picture right there. Just don't pet the [[PrecisionFStrike damn]] thing and you'll be fine. [[DeadpanSnarker Probably]].''

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->''"[[LampshadeHanging Despite the name]], [[NonIndicativeName they're not actually related to hyenas]]. What more of a description do you want, you can see the picture right there. Just don't pet the [[PrecisionFStrike damn]] thing and you'll be fine. [[DeadpanSnarker Probably]].''''"



->''"Colloquially called a "Hell Pig", ''Daeodon'' and its evolutionary constituents are not actually related to pigs very much at all. Infact, they're more related to other big and blubbery animals like whales, hippos, [[YourMom and your mother]].''

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->''"Colloquially called a "Hell Pig", ''Daeodon'' and its evolutionary constituents are not actually related to pigs very much at all. Infact, they're more related to other big and blubbery animals like whales, hippos, [[YourMom and your mother]].''''"



** The ''Andrewsarchus'' DLC looks more like a carnivorous entelodont or hippo with a long tail instead of the outdated wolf/civet design based on mesonychids. While the only remains we have of this mammal is the upper half of a singular skull (therefore any reconstruction is based on speculation), isotope analysis reveals that it's closest relatives are hippos, cetaceans and entelodonts.

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** The ''Sarkastodon'' DLC resembles a mixture of [[MixAndMatchCritters wolverine, otter, cat, and fossa]] instead of the outdated "grizzly bear with a long tail" depiction in older media. Curiously despite that it's not a true carnivoran mammal per se, but instead it's an oxyaenid with its closest living relative being the pangolin. However both families are sitting just outside the Carnivora order, being closely related but not actual members.
** The ''Andrewsarchus'' DLC looks more like a carnivorous entelodont or hippo with a long tail instead of the outdated wolf/civet design based on mesonychids. While the only remains we have of this mammal is the upper half of a singular skull (therefore any reconstruction is based on speculation), isotope analysis reveals that it's closest relatives are hippos, cetaceans and entelodonts. entelodonts.
** The ''Sivatherium'' DLC has the body plan and coloration of an okapi (its closest living relative, alongside giraffes by proxy) instead of the inaccurate moose-like reconstruction.



* SortingAlgorithmOfWeaponEffectiveness: The game has (in order from weakest to strongest) a [[RevolversAreJustBetter revolver]], a SawedOffShotgun, a Desert Eagle pistol, a ShortRangeShotgun, a submachine gun, a sniper rifle and lastly a crossbow. There's also the "Halestorm" DLC shotgun, which is better than the other 2 types of shotguns available.

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* SortingAlgorithmOfWeaponEffectiveness: The game has (in order from weakest to strongest) a [[RevolversAreJustBetter revolver]], a SawedOffShotgun, a [[HandCannon Desert Eagle pistol, pistol]], a ShortRangeShotgun, a [[MoreDakka submachine gun, gun]], a sniper rifle SniperRifle and lastly a crossbow.[[AutomaticCrossbows crossbow]]. There's also the "Halestorm" DLC shotgun, which is better than the other 2 types of shotguns available.


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* {{Wendigo}}: [[spoiler:There is a DLC which adds a huntable Wendigo in this game. It was originally created to replace the Yeti from ''Carnivores: Ice Age'' and its name indicates that it lives in the Dry Nodus Lake area. This wendigo is a very powerful enemy and fulfills the role of a FinalBoss for players who consider the ''Yutyrannus'' not being challenging enough. It's unknown if this wendigo is just a "regular" FMM UV-32 living animal or truly supernatural]].
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[[caption-width-right:350:We could have called ''Hyaenodon'' a "good doggy", however that would be [[BlatantLies incorrect]] [[HeinousHyena for]] [[EverythingTryingToKillYou several]] [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology reasons]]. He still is [[{{Pun}} cool]] with gnawing on your bones, [[BlackComedy though]].]]

A freeware, stand-alone mod for the 1999 ''VideoGame/{{Carnivores}}'' series created by Ophious (with some help from Poharex and the dedicated community), ''Far North'' expands upon the canon established by the original trilogy and adds an entirely new region to the alien planet of FMM UV-32 with its own unique animals and challenges. If you're a fan of the series or just looking for a hunting simulator with a unique twist (Cenozoic animals instead of Mesozoic), it's well worth your spare time.

Due to the author of the mod being very busy with real life work and Poharex retiring from the ''Carnivores'' modding community for his personal reasons (which also leaves ''VideoGame/Mandibles2017'' incomplete), progress on this video game mod is quite slow.
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* {{Acrofatic}}: Several of the huntable animals can run quite fast despite their portly appearance. Standout examples include ''Diprotodon'', ''Chalicotherium'' and ''Megatherium''. Singular exception is the ''Arsinoitherium'', which barely moves due to being a large ambient using the ''Brachiosaurus'' AI from ''Carnivores 2''.
* AnachronismStew: In series' tradition, this game lumps together multiple species from a long range of geological time in a common setting that relies on a theme (in this case, polar north and cold) instead of paleontological accuracy. ''Carnivores: Far North'' has mammals and birds from almost the entire Cenozoic era, plus a few Mesozoic reptiles and birds. Justified, since the series takes place on an extraterrestrial planet instead.
* ArtEvolution: As Ophious' modding skills improve and his ideas about everything ingame change, the animals' designs and models also change. As just one example, here are the changes of [[https://www.deviantart.com/ophious/art/Dinocrocuta-Over-the-Years-823007870 his Dinocrocuta]].
* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: Plenty of animals have some artistic license in their designs, handwaved by multiple reasons: they aren't real Earth animals but aliens on a distant planet, having evolved adaptations to survive in the cold, being inspired by vintage paleoart, retro stylized graphics and so on. See their entries on the characters page above for more details.
* CreepyHairlessAnimal: The ''Daeodon'' and the DLC ''Andrewsarchus'' are portrayed as lacking hair, instead they survive the cold by having a reserve of blubber fat under their skin. Coincidentally, they are close relatives and they share this anatomical trait with their closest living relatives- hippos and cetaceans.
* {{Crossover}}: Granted with file modification you can place any custom animal in any game (regardless if it clashes with that game's theme), however Ophious has allowed other people to include their creations in this game. They are not considered part of the game's "canon" per se, however users have created many Cenozoic animal mods then included them in ''Far North''. Among the most important are prehistoric species from [[OrphanedSeries long abandoned mods]] like ''Carnivores: Outposts'' and ''Carnivores: Grazenlands''.
* CruelElephant: ''Platybelodon'' is a DLC animal which shall gladly chase you down and kill you quickly upon seeing you. Other users have also created a ''Deinotherium'' and ''Mastodon'' mod.
* DemotedToExtra: The mammals are this region's most prominent animal type, with a few birds thrown in for good measure. There are only 2 non-avian dinosaurs (one of which is DLC) and 1 ambient pterosaur. [[EnforcedTrope Enforced]], since the author wants to make a game focusing on Cenozoic fauna instead and ''Far North'' is the only mod which follows ''Carnivores: Ice Age'''s theme of (mostly) having no Mesozoic or Paleozoic animals.
* DenserAndWackier: The ingame text in the original version was barely serious at all, containing multiple jokes written by Ophious. When the other fans complained, the humor was dialed back in Version 2.1. That said however, there are still a few jokes remaining scattered here and there.
->''"Yep, what a hilarious name. If you don't get it, we don't blame you. A moraine is the trail of a glacier, and since this area is just the floodplain carved by a glacier... You know what? You get the point. Funny joke. Haha. Nobody cares about your freshman Earth Science class, Jerry.''
-->--'''The ingame description of Moraine Domain (the first playable area).'''

->''"The undisputed King of the Far North. Actually not really, but Marketing says what Marketing says. While being a ferocious killer, the Far North is extremely competitive, so comparatively it's not especially considered "apex," at least not yet. Other sectors have an unmistakable, top dog, but we've yet to find one. Either something big is lying in wait, or this is just another [[SoundEffectBleep ******]] arctic tour.'''
-->--'''The ingame description of ''Yutyrannus''.'''

* {{DLC}}: Like all ''Carnivores'' mods, this game features multiple additional species made by the modders which you can download and place in your game. However, you first have to replace a pre-existing species in the game's data files (just make sure to have a backup of the original files placed somewhere).
* DoofyDodo: A dodo bird is made as DLC addon by Poharex himself, it's about as threating as the regular dodos in ''VideoGame/ArkSurvivalEvolved''.
* ExcusePlot: Adhering to the spirit of the original ''Carnivores'' games, the plot is the same, only with the additional part of [=DinoHunt=] discovering and opening the Arctic Sector to its clients about a decade after opening additional areas for ''Carnivores 2'', ''Ice Age'', ''Triassic'' and ''Mandibles''.
* FeatheredFiend: The ''Brontornis'' terror bird and the ''Yutyrannus''. Avarted with the Moa bird and the ''Ichthyornis'', both of which are harmless ambients.
* FinalBoss: Averted, the closest animal to this is the ''[[TerrifyingTyrannosaur Yutyrannus]]'' however WordOfGod says it won't be the ultimate huntable animal. The secret species' identity remains unknown currently, however [[spoiler: if you feel the urge to have one, just download the Dry Nodus Lake {{Wendigo}} mod and be prepared to get scared of this abomination]].
* FullBoarAction: ''Daeodon'', the so-called "terminator pig from Hell", is a powerful carnivorous animal. That said however, it would be more accurate to call it an example of AngryAngryHippos, given that entelodonts are close relatives of hippos.
* FunWithAcronyms: The ShortRangeShotgun is called the "M.O.A." shotgun, after the ambient bird species.
* GameMod: ''Carnivores Far North'' was built on the ''Carnivores 2'' engine. Fortunately, you don't need the original game to play!
* TheGoomba: ''Macrauchenia'' and ''Diprotodon'' are both cheap plus relatively simple and easy to hunt. Mind you, the former can run away very fast, while the latter can accidentally trample you when running.
* GrimUpNorth: ''Carnivores: Far North'' takes place on FMM-UV 32's north pole, with the Arctic Sector being an exceptionally hostile natural environment for all creatures (regardless if they are mammals or not).
* HeinousHyena: Subverted with the ''Hyaenodon'', which despite its name isn't related to hyenas at all. The actual prehistoric hyena species ''Dinocrocuta'' is a DLC addon however, it replaces the ''Hyaenodon''.
* LightningBruiser: The ''Yutyrannus'' can quickly run up towards you as soon as it detects you and it runs in a zig-zag pattern, making it harder to accurately shoot. And of course, it has a crapton of health.
* MammothsMeanIceAge: Defied actually, mammoths and [[SnowySabertooths saber-toothed cats]] don't appear in this mod. While Ophious has made a ''Platybelodon'', with a ''Deinotherium'' and ''Mastodon'' mods also created by other users; all these extinct proboscidean are DLC. Hilariously, this gets lampshaded in one of the weapons' descriptions.
->''"Earlier versions of this design were dubbed the imposing "Mammoth Gun," evoking its superior firepower to the popular weapons on Earth used for poaching African Elephants. However, since there are no proper mammoths on the Far North tour, Hiemal Heater was dubbed by the Thesaurus Department.''
-->--'''The ingame description of ''Hiemal Heater'' sniper rifle.'''
* MascotMook: The ''Hyaenodon'' has been chosen as the posterboy for the game, as it appears on the main menu screen. Which is odd seeing as it's a CanonForeigner taken from the mobile ports of ''Carnivores: Ice Age''.
* MisplacedWildlife: Like AnachronismStew above, it's a staple of the ''Carnivores'' game series to have multiple animals from several geographic regions in Earth's prehistory inhabiting the same area. Justified since it doesn't take place on our planet but an alien world instead. ''Carnivores: Far North'' just for example has ''Macrauchenia'' (South America), ''Ichthyornis'' (North America), ''Leptictidium'' (Europe), ''Arsinoitherium'' (Africa), ''Diprotodon'' (Australia) and ''Yutyrannus'' (East Asia) living together in the same ingame location.
* MoreDakka: The "Kalashnitherium" automatic submachine gun has continuous firing rate. Because of this, it quickly depletes the health of even the strongest enemies however it also chews up ammunition very quickly.
* NintendoHard: The animals in this game are considerably harder to kill than in the official trilogy due to the more advanced AI, increased health and the lack of instant-death weak spots.
* NorthIsColdSouthIsHot: Another enforced trope, with the first map being located on the south border with the temperate regions. It's a taiga forest on the bottom half of Moraine Domain, while the upper half is an icy glacier. Beyond that is the planet's Artic Sector and north pole which is even colder.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Defied, all the animals get called by their scientific name ingame. The moa bird is called such on this website, however in the game proper it's referred to as ''Dinornis''. Granted, there is one fictional species of animal in the game- the pterosaur "Aurora" (there is an actual species of pterosaur in real life called [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurorazhdarcho Aurorazhdarcho]], however the ''Far North'' "Aurora" is based after ''Tapejara'' instead).
* PaletteSwap: The ambient ''Ichthyornis'' is a recolor of the ''Archaeopteryx'' from ''Carnivores: Ice Age'', while the ''Aurora'' (ficitonal species of pterosaur) is a recolor of the ''Tapejara'' from ''Carnivores: Cityscape''. The latter one defies (like all pterosaurs in this game series) the usual TerrorDactyl stereotype of acting like a [[KidnappingBirdOfPrey bird of prey]].
* PatchworkMap: The first (and so far only available/functional) map is 1/3 coniferous taiga forest, 1/3 tundra swamp and 1/3 arctic polar ice. The maps in this mod are stated to be more complex than the mainline series.
* PerpetualBeta: The game's development began in 2016, as of 2024 it still remains in Beta Version 2.1.
* PlatformHell: The forest part of Moraine Domain has a canyon with steep walls. If you fall inside, you are permanently stuck. Likewise, the iceberg part of the map has multiple trenches and cliffs where the player can easily fall into with little or no way out. Assuming they don't use debug mode cheats, of course.
* RaptorAttack: The ''Cryolophosaurus'' DLC serves the same gameplay purpose as the ''Velociraptor'' and ''Allosaurus'' from ''Carnivores 2'' (the latter is mentioned here because it's [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology inaccurately depicted as a dromaeosaurid]]).
* RhinoRampage: Averted with the ambient ''Arsinoitherium'', in more ways than one. It's a harmless GentleGiant which spends its time foraging while swimming and it's not related to rhinos despite its physical appearance.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: The ''Amphicyon'' (bear-dog) is a small harmless ambient which resembles a puppy dog that even makes adorable barking sounds. It's cuteness is to the point that killing even just one will make you seem [[WhatTheHellPlayer like a psychopathic heartless monster]]. Also, the ''Leptictidium'' is another small cute mammal.
* RodentsOfUnusualSize: ''Castoroides'' is a DLC species of giant beaver which is depicted as [[AscendedToCarnivorism an omnivore]] that will eat any players which anger it. And by the way, it '''will''' chase after you by swimming.
* RuderAndCruder: The ingame text in the original version was barely formal at all, containing multiple profanities written by Ophious. When the other fans complained, the vulgar language was dialed back in Version 2.1. That said however, there are still a few cuss words remaining scattered here and there.
->''"[[LampshadeHanging Despite the name]], [[NonIndicativeName they're not actually related to hyenas]]. What more of a description do you want, you can see the picture right there. Just don't pet the [[PrecisionFStrike damn]] thing and you'll be fine. [[DeadpanSnarker Probably]].''
-->--'''The ingame description of ''Hyaenodon''.'''

->''"Colloquially called a "Hell Pig", ''Daeodon'' and its evolutionary constituents are not actually related to pigs very much at all. Infact, they're more related to other big and blubbery animals like whales, hippos, [[YourMom and your mother]].''
-->--'''The ingame description of ''Daeodon''.'''
* SceneryPorn: All of the maps in ''Carnivores Far North'' are highly-acclaimed in the ''Carnivores'' modding community. Each map is unique and stands out from the rest, especially when compared to the relatively monotonous maps of ''Carnivores 2'' and ''Ice Age''.
* ShoutOut: A few noticeable examples.
** The animal roster is mostly made up of species appearing in ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'', Ludia's ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' mobile app tie-ins, ''Series/WalkingWithBeasts'' and ''VideoGame/ZooTycoon''. There are some exceptions, like the ambient Moa bird.
** The ambient ''Leptictidium'' has the same coloration as the one from ''[[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius Jimmy Neutron]]'', which in turn got inspired by the one in BBC's ''Franchise/WalkingWith'' series.
** The ''Castoroides'' DLC animal internally is called '"Bobr" and "Bober", after the Polish swearing beaver [[MemeticMutation meme]].
** The "Halestorm" DLC shotgun resembles the "Panic Attack" gun from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''.
* ShownTheirWork: A handful of the animals get more scientifically accurate designs.
** The ''Yutyrannus'' is covered in feathers, being the only large theropod 100% confirmed to have plumage.
** The ''Andrewsarchus'' DLC looks more like a carnivorous entelodont or hippo with a long tail instead of the outdated wolf/civet design based on mesonychids. While the only remains we have of this mammal is the upper half of a singular skull (therefore any reconstruction is based on speculation), isotope analysis reveals that it's closest relatives are hippos, cetaceans and entelodonts.
* SlippySlideyIceWorld: With the game taking place in FMM UV-32's Arctic Sector, this is a given. The first map is a partial exception, as it's located on the border between the planet's temperate regions and the north pole.
* SluggishSloths: Subverted, the ''Megatherium'' is actually quite fast moving.
* SortingAlgorithmOfWeaponEffectiveness: The game has (in order from weakest to strongest) a [[RevolversAreJustBetter revolver]], a SawedOffShotgun, a Desert Eagle pistol, a ShortRangeShotgun, a submachine gun, a sniper rifle and lastly a crossbow. There's also the "Halestorm" DLC shotgun, which is better than the other 2 types of shotguns available.
* SpiritualSuccessor: To both ''Carnivores: Triassic'', ''Mandibles'' and the original trilogy (particularly ''Ice Age'').
* StandardFPSGuns: Averted. While the official trilogy gave its weapons generic names, all weapons in ''Far North'' are named after specific models.
* StoneWall: The DLC ''Glyptodon'' is very slow and has a short range of attack, but has '''alot''' of health. Because of its movement speed being supbar, it's also an example of MightyGlacier. Granted, because the player is a OneHitPointWonder, they will instantly die from touching anything (the only nonlethal thing is [[NotTheFallThatKillsYou falling from high places]]).
* StrongFleshWeakSteel: All of the top-tier predators can take quite a bit of punishment before they die.
* SuperPersistentPredator: Par of the course for this game series. Barring the ambients and 2 starter animals, every species will chase you to the ends of the map as soon as they detect you with little getting in their way.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Most of the animals in this mod are gameplay counterparts of the animals in ''Carnivores 2'' because they share the same AI slots.
* TerrifyingTyrannosaur: The penultimate (currently the final one, as the proper last animal hasn't been implemented yet) huntable species is ''Yutyrannus''. This large feathered theropod isn't invulnerable like its more famous cousin, but it still is nonetheless extremely dangerous.
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