Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
For those who do not know what this post is about, I warn you, this does not have anything to do with wild spinosaurs. Thanks for reading this part).
So, recently I accidentally killed Rexy, the OP Spino.
Me, her mate, and her baby were travelling across the Snow Biome. Not much of a bad idea. Until... Something happened. Rexy fell off a part of the snow. We were trying to get back to her mate by getting down. Unfortunatley, she was so low on HP from fall damage. The fall damage was so big the first fall put her on half the health, which is an OP amount of damage. Because Rexy's HP is 6007. She litterally died when we got all the way down. I took her implant and was determind to get 48 ancient amber to revive her. So after about a week of looting supply crates, and mining rocks, I finally got 48.
I went to the red obelisk to revive her. I was so happy to see her again. Yet I learned my lesson: Never let a rex or a spino fall from cliffs. The fall damage they take is massive, and could kill your dino. Rexy is lvl 71, my highest so far. Losing her forever would result in terrible impact for my tribe of dinos... I would have to redo my team. I also had no idea her mate was weak, and her baby was lvl 20, which was a miracle. Her mate's damage was 140%. One of the weakest dinos I have. So I will dethrone him, and his son, Prince Bog shall become King Bog as soon as Rexy mates again.
But anyways, I learned my lesson the hardest way possible. By Rexy dieing. But as they say, "Friendship doesn't last forever". Use your OP dinos wisely, and do not make the same mistake I did! Once I got to 45 amber, I had to mine snowy metal rocks for amber.
When I got 1 amber, I went going out to get 1 more 4 ancient amber to complete the process. But seriously, took me about a whole week to actually achieve 48 amber. Have a great day, and DO NOT make your tames jump off cliffs.
(Now, I will tell you why a spino is a good mount real quick.)
Nothing ever aggros on a spino unless it attacks it. Hydration buff when their feet are in the water.
Great damage when high level.
More damage when slapping things like Will Smith.
Good amount of HP when high lvl.
Not much tranq arrows for low lvls.
Good for protection.
Better than a rex.
Faster in water.
Unique ways of walking.
Better/Good Knockback against Alphas.
A few downsides of the Spinosaur...
Terrible at fighting in the water.
Low health at lvl 1.
Bad damage at lvl 1.
Can ruin your base when you are a low lvl.
Pains to tame without cliffs.
Likes spawining in swamps.
Destroys everything in its wake....
Not worth the tame if it spawns near a whole bunch of animals, like stegos, trikes, etc.
TinaZ