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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies
Combat
This section describes how to fight against the Ammonite.
General
The Ammonite is a non-aggressive animal that will not attack the player on sight.
Strategy
The shell of the Ammonite is tough and resilient against most weapons. Therefore, players should target the tentacled head, which is vulnerable to damage.
Weaponry
A Pike is the best used for close quarters, as the weak area is quite small and hard to aim with a crossbow or rifle. It is also recommended to kill all wild animals nearby, as these will become hostile when you attack the Ammonites.
Dangers
The Ammonite itself is not a danger, however, when attacked it will release a green substance into the waters, causing nearby wildlife to become aggressive for a whole minute. An Ammonite hunt can quickly become overwhelmed by masses of normally passive animals. Its rage effect will last for 60 seconds. Also, the underwater caverns and depths Ammonites dwell in have their own dangers, such as mass shoals of Cnidaria, as well as many other terrors of the deep.
Weakness
The Ammonite will not fight back in any way, making for a rather easy kill so long as there are no other animals nearby.
More Ammonite Encountering Tips
You need friends?
Your'e lonely?
Just hit one of these and you will have lots of friends
If you want loads of xp then you should punch it and kill everything that comes after you
They have a built in distress call, so if you attack it'll yell for help and like Every Single Ocean Creature will run to the rescue.
To the ammonites rescue, not to yours.
Iβm not entirely sure if this theory can be considered canon, but I think that the ammonite uses the pheromones as a psychological convincer to any random creature to defend it.
Thatβs just a theory, a GAME THEORY!!!
Basically the equivalent of the chicken in Skyrim, you hit it be ready for a big fight with the town
You touch the spaghetti, le spaghetti will not forghetti that you toucha the important ammonetti
It says itβs early game. Iβll go fight it with my cloth armor and spear nowπ
Let me explain how sensitive these things are. If you get close, or hit them once, they will call their 'besties'.
And their besties?
The. Entire. Ocean.
Ever met a cry baby?..This guy will wail if you hit it and will cover you in a type of pheromone gas....causing you to attract every dino, sea or land, to bite your butt. Prepare for war. You only need to survive 80sec.
This thing is a crybaby. Hit it, and it'll go blubbering to all its friends. Exactly who are its friends? The whole ocean.