Combat

Path of Titans has a variety of abilities and styles of combat, some of which involve Status Effects that will affect the player's character in many ways.

Status Effects

These are the status effects that can be inflicted during combat in Path of Titans.

Icon	Name	Effects
	Area of Effect (AoE)	Area of Effect attacks will deal damage to all dinosaurs within a certain radius of the attacker.
	Asphyxiation	Asphyxiation will deal oxygen damage to the dinosaur. Asphyxiation does not stack, and only one instance of Asphyxiation can be active at a time. Asphyxiation cannot be identified from outside sources. Asphyxiation doesn't wear off but instead is applied immediately.
	Bleed	Bleed will deal damage over time to the dinosaur. Additional Bleed attacks and stronger Bleed attacks will stack, increasing its strength and duration. Bleed can be identified by red droplets dripping from the dinosaur, stacked Bleed attacks will cause increased dripping amount and frequency. Bleed will wear off over time, the process can be sped up by sitting or sleeping.
	Fracture	Fracture will hinder the dinosaur's movement speed to a walk, and the dinosaur cannot use Leg or Back Limb abilities. Fracture does not stack in strength but does stack in duration. Fracture can be identified by the unique walk animation that causes the dinosaur to limp. Fracture will wear off over time, the process can be sped up by sitting or sleeping.
	Knockback	Knockback will push the dinosaur back a certain distance, and will cause the dinosaur to be unable to move for a short period of time.
	Recoil	Recoil will damage the user of the attack. Recoil does not stack, and only one instance of Recoil can be active at a time. Recoil doesn't wear off but instead is applied immediately.
	Toxin	Toxin will raise the dinosaurs toxin level, should your dinosaurs health fall bellow the toxin level, your dinosaur will die. Additional Toxin attacks and stronger Toxin attacks will stack, increasing the toxin level. Toxin can be identified by the black bar over the health bar of the dinosaur, and their scars will turn black. Toxin will wear off over time, the process can be sped up by sitting or sleeping.
	Venom	Venom will slow the rate at which the dinosaur will regenerate stamina. Additional Venom attacks and stronger venom attacks will stack, increasing its strength and duration. Venom can be identified by green droplets dripping from the dinosaur, and their scars will turn green, stacked venom attacks will cause increased dripping amount and frequency. Venom will wear off over time, the process can be sped up by sitting or sleeping.

Locational Damage

The amount of damage dinosaurs take is dependent on the location they are hit by an attack. Damage varies based on the dinosaur species, with some armored dinosaurs like Albertaceratops taking neutral damage from head attacks, but Daspletosaurus taking large damage from head attacks.

In general, head hits incur massive damage, body hits incur medium damage, and tail hits incur very little damage. When in combat, players should aim for weak points on players and also avoid exposing their weaker points to damage.

Healing

For all status effects, sitting, resting, or sleeping will increase your dinosaur's healing rate. It is highly recommended to sit or sleep after combat to heal your character back to a healthy state.

You may also discover certain items that can heal your character faster if used. For example, certain Mushrooms can provide a healing buff if eaten.

Some dinosaurs also can use healing buffs to heal their allies.