Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies
DO NOT breed Megatherium for the Swamp Cave, they are too large to navigate between most chambers. A Chalicotherium is a much wiser choice, being able to reach all parts of the cave except the entrance itself and the artifact tunnel; Their boulder attacks can dispatch Arthropleuras without collateral damage and their swipe/bite attack have a large AoE.
As a surprising bonus, Chalicos do not harvest any bodies, including Meganeuras, so you can have a tribe mate using a Beelzebufo collecting tons of cement while you clean the room of other bugs. Beware the huge knockback of their melee attacks, however, as they can and will scatter bodies all around the walls, making your mate's work harder. If possible, stick with boulders until the cement sources are collected.
Oh wait, this is about the Megatherium, right? But yeah, their own tip will go elsewhere.
More Megatherium Utility Tips
Wild dinos ignore you while you are on it unless you attack them.
Think of your favorite tame... that was cute. Introducing you to your new favorite tame, GOD... I mean megatherium. Sorry, with one kill of a bug they are very hard to tell apart. You remember waking up on the beach naked and running away from those drones? Yeah, now they will have nightmares of a big ass sloth frothing at the mouth for their demise. Giga making you worry next door? Nothing a Megatherium or 20 and some bug crack canβt fix. I promise you getting one of these changed my life. Collects Chiton pretty good I guess. If pretty good is you throwing out 16K cause youβre slot capped. Your future daughter will call this tame daddy, if you already have a daughter... you should have had a son.
IT CAN SIT DOWN, THE WORLD MUST KNOW
Very good for gathering berries,thatch and fiber and very good for fighting the broodmother because of the buff they get when they kill bugs.
350% melee = 1000 chitin per arthropleura, 500 per scorpion, 400 per spider. THE MACHINE
Megatheriums are one of if not the absolute best way to defeat the Brood Mother, for instance it can easily obliterate any and all cave dwellers that guard the artifacts necessary to summon this demonic demigod. It also receives a damage boost when they kill any invertebrates and therefore, it is essential to use in the boss fight. When paired up with a Yuti and Deadon these killing machines are completely unstoppable; although, Iβd recommend both high levels and great saddles.
Please like to help those of whom are planning on beating the Brood Mother.
So even though Iβve never had a megatherium, is still know how useful they can be. They are omnivores which means they cAn harvest berries, wood, and even Dinos. They also get a buff for killing bugs which makes them stronger. But the problem is that your heart will suffer trying to get megatherium. And believe me I feel those players that try to get mega implant on mega dungeon a billion times but still fa8l and the give up and then write a review beging for mega to be on the outer world in game.(I did those things). Hope this helps! Stay strong with bugs my friends!ππππ¦πͺ²πͺ³π·οΈ
14 of these, three Yutyrannusses and 3 Daeodons can and will kill The Broodmother on every difficulty
If someone hasn't already I'd like to point out that these creatures are omnivores.
THIS DUDE IS LITERALLY A THERI ON CRACK its attacks have wider area damage then a theri, its faster then a theri, it does more damage then a theri, it collects fiber with the default attack, it excels in collecting thatch, chitin, and it has bug buff