Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies
This beast is very usefull for oil, if you own 2 or more , ( you may have to build the base near water ) , you won’t have to search for oil anymore as they will produce it, just remember to collect the oil every 15 minutes. If you have enough hide or a good way to get hide , you will have a base that will never run out of fuel.
More Basilosaurus Utility Tips
King of the sea. A tuso or mosa will do more damage but you can not be knocked off a basil making them essential for underwater caves which are full of jellies, Eels and even tuso's. They are also the perfect size to navigate through them without getting stuck or having to dismount. If you have a Baryonyx they are very easy tames, just use the AoE spin attack to kill all the Manta's and you can passively tame it at your leisure. Combine their oil with organic poly and water in a cooker to make soap which doesn't expire and can be ground back into oil and organic poly when you need it.
Reasons to tame a basilo:
1. Water tanks. They can take damage and dish it back out. I killed a moss with mine.
2. Fast health regeneration near surface. Fight any surface predator and barely lose any health
3. Makes oil.
4. Keeps you warm in cold places and cool in warm ones
If you don’t have a basilo, tame a basilo.