Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies
These things mainly spawn in redwoods.
Here are some useful tips if you're planning to tame one.
1=} Don't go for that one who aalready. It will roll into a ball and after that you can't do anything.
2=}Find a fresh Doedicurus. Wait for at least 3 sec before next hit.
3=}They can be found in redwood forest after a quiet search.
4=} You should have at least 6 wooden spiked walls, before start.
5=}Carry at least 2 Bow (or it's repairing stuff) if you're taming more that 50 lvl.
6=}Try to use bio toxin (can be obtain from Jelly Fish) instead of narcotics, it will take less than narcotics and also increase torpor more than that.
7=}Use Crops instead of berries to tame faster.
46.9/27.5 = doedicurus Dossier on The Island maps!
Use tranq darts instead of arrows if you can, because they will roll up after taking a certain amount of damage and will only take 10% torpor when rolled up
Tame using darts. They don’t take damage so they don’t curl up into a ball when you shoot them with the darts and you just need to dodge it’s swings when it Agros on to you.
Equip your Doedicurus with a saddle, pick it up with an Argentavis and fly near rocks as it automatically harvests the stone as you fly. Level up the melee damage to harvest more stone with each swing. Level up your Argentavis’ weight capacity be an insane stone harvest team.
Tranq arrows are fine, shoot in the face, walk backwards and continue shooting in the face, if you can shoot the underside when he turns, then go ahead. It is a little difficult to time that however. When it starts to run away from you, just keep in front of it and keep shooting it in the face. If for any reason it rolls up into a ball, let it go and find another one. If you are intent on taming it, put a structure around it to keep it safe, then sit by it for about 45 minutes to an hour, it will heal faster if you are within render of it. Leveling up the melee allows it to collect more rock with each swipe of the tail. If you are so low, put most of it in weight and some in melee, this will allow you to collect more with less trips. If you have a tribemate, and you are using a Quetzal or a skiff, then only level melee.
When it swings its tail at you, it will sometimes lift up its backside, exposing its belly... Time your shots and you can hit the soft underbelly for max torpor.
Someone said "bola" but bolas don't work, just tried it and got attacked and these guys can send you back. I didn't build a trap but just shot arrows at the non-protected parts, but mine was lv2 so not very strong.
When your in the south and your looking for one just start going north and light one up with traqs and I recommend using crops or dilo kibble or for PC reg kibble they level up kinda fast
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You will encounter them in the snow, redwoods, and mountains.
1. Get bow/tool you use with darts and Tranq arrows/darts
2. Eat your pierogees (potatoes if u have them)
3. Find one in the mountains (it’s REALLY hard)
4. Knock out time
5. Put stuff in its inventory
6. Get some bio toxins (or narcotics, or mushroom-arrow things)
7. Wait
8. Wait
9. Wait again
10. Pray to Jayfeather and Jesus that u don’t die here
11. Beg to the man across the street for some potatoes
12. Wait
13. Finally! It’s up!
14. Give it a good name
15. Get a saddle
16. Get inf. Stone
I hope u up this tip
—Jayfeather (Owner of dead Sarco I and Raptorsaurus II in Cnidaria section. Also the owner of Triceratops level die! And the dossier)