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ARK: Survival Evolved Companion
Tips & Strategies
In the wild, the Achatina should not be your first item of prey, as it will crall into it's shell, which can lead to a number of problems. One being the fact that the shell has a very high defense, therefore you could kill yourself due to recoil before the thing even has low health. Another problem is that the Achatina is found in the Swamps and Redwood Forests, some of the more dangerous areas of the ARK, so while attacking the Achatina, other predators have the chance to sneak up on you while your trying to clame your snail supper.
Taming, on the other hand, is very useful for this species, as if set on wondering, can produce Achatina Paste (Cementing Paste produced by the Achatina) and Organic Polymer, which can last up to 3 times as long in the Achatina's inventory. While the Achatina collects the Organic Polymer in it's inventory, the Achatina drops the Achatina Paste that has a low despawn time, and serves as a replacement for it's feces.
More Achatina Utility Tips
Achatina taming generally requires one cake for every five levels, meaning if you want to be resource-conserving, you may want to consider taming a lower level one as opposed to high levels. They also reduce the spoil of organic polymer by 50%, acting as a natural refrigerator for it. It will not last forever, but it does increase its shelf-life. It only ever eats cakes, and nothing else. Bit of a PiTA in that regard but food drain is slow and by the time its hungry you should have more cakes, depending on where you are in terms of gameplay.
TIPP: Achatinas can produce organic Polymer. You can just craft a fridge with the organic Polymer and destroy it. Every time you destroy a fridge you get normal Polymer back. That means you can transform organic Polymer to normal Polymer. I found it out yesterday by myself.
(It also works with organic Oil)