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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Taming & KO Tips
How do I tame a karkinos? Tips and strategies on taming and knocking out a karkinos.
People were commenting boulders are better than cannons for taming these so I just assumed they meant rock golems. Kind of went out of my way to tame one. Doesn't seem to work for this but eh, I got a golem now. Lol
Knock theme out by firing boulders at their body. Each successful hit adds 250 torpor.
Want an effective trap for the crab?
For about 300 stone and wood the youtuber Captain Fatdog will show you the cheapest and most effective trap
You can use explosive arrows on the tek bow to knock out
Watch YouTube video from captain fatdog karkinos trap and use this to tame them. I struggled so many times and then I realised you can't do it going up a hill. Flat surface and hitting it in the head are the two main problems but as soon as I had got it right it was so easy.
Up for noobs
If it's getting low on health almost die while taming, don't worry just use owl to heal it up so u can continue to knock him out. Up this please so people can know small tip from me.
Build taming coral. Lead it in. Build pillers around it until it can't move at all. Build catapult and place up high to shoot down at karkinos. Hit top of body. The karkinos body will move downwards and rebound when hit correctly. Shoot carefully as they die easily. Good luck
They can be outran on foot with a bit of speed upgrades, however make sure you dont cut it close or else OH YEA MR KRABS
I just figured out that rocket launchers deal torpor to the karkinos, much like the rock golems, but they die a bit more quicker since they don't have much health and rocket launchers deal a lot of damage.
You can knock these out using catapults. HOWEVER, you have to make sure you hit their back, and not their legs, or you will only deal damage, without any torpor.
Your crab is out of HP, and there is no annimal corpses to bring? Just put 10+ sleeping bags not far from the trap and let Karkinos kill you enough times to regain HP (as I calculated - 300 HP per death)
This works only when Kark is not fleeing. Otherwise you need to wait until torpor goes down and crab starts to attack. But this worth it. You won't lose the crab you want!
Trapping it in a simple trap made out of stone double door frames usually helps alot. It will enable you to shoot it with a catapult more easily :)
These things are a must have on Aberration. They'll help you get down to the radiation zone to allow you to get better creatures such as rock drakes. However, they're pretty slow without movement speed upgrades :/
It takes 17 boulders for a 150 if you don't miss any
I talked to a dev he said I should try to tame it like a rock golem he suggested catapults
How are these omnivores?
Don’t forget to take a break off the hame once in a while and eat healthy and drink water just a friendly reminder 😃
with the new DLC and the net gun i’ve found that you can net a crab and that will give you time to place a catapult and trap for it. or you can place a catapult lure it infront then net it, it should give you enough time to KO it
Z fruit is useful might just be luck but every time I've been grabbed and tossed a fruit I was dropped immediately by the wild ones
1 shot from a cannon and it's lights out Mr Crabs
Make sure you know where your Larkin is is before you set up your trap. Do not lead them to your trap on foot. Kill EVERYTHING in the area before leading them over. Place down bed or sleeping bag. These tips will save you a lot of stress