Left click (without Alt)
Close bite
With default controls, left click without Alt performs a close-range bite. With only 50 bite force on a 6000 kg animal, it is not the core of the kit: Stego is defined by its tail. Bite is for finishing a small threat or reacting when the head is already committed. Alternate attack settings can change what left click does.
Alt + left click · aim with the camera
Directional tail swing
With default controls, hold Alt and left click while aiming with the camera to perform a quick tail swing. Depending on alternate attack settings, left click alone may perform this attack: check your in-game controls. Keep your rear or side dangerous, wait for the enemy to commit, then swing when the carnivore can no longer cleanly cancel the approach.
Hold right click, then left click
Power swing
Hold the right mouse button to raise the tail and prepare Power Swing, then left click while still holding right click to strike. Aim the camera up, down, or horizontally to match the swing path to the target’s height. While sprinting, this combination performs a wide-arc version in front of the body. Trees and rocks can interrupt the swing. This heavy attack commits more than a quick swing: save it for predators that are too close, blocked, or exiting a bite. A missed swing opens a punish window.
Positioning
Tail orientation
The whole Stego sheet starts with orientation. Keep the tail toward the threat, protect the head, pivot calmly, and avoid giving free angles. A good Stego often wins before the hit: it forces the other player to choose between waiting, flanking, or entering tail range.
Buck / anti-pounce defense
Pounce response
Like other large prey, Stego needs to answer pounces without panicking. The right habit is to keep enough stamina, avoid useless spinning, shake off pressure, then recover tail orientation.