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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Utility Tips
What is a andrewsarchus used for? andrewsarchus battling strategies in ARK: Survival Evolved.
When using Andrewsarchus under water, be careful as most aquatic life can still catch up to you. Eels still stun, but won't dismount you. A must have for water exploration and general mobility mount that isn't outright overpowered or under appreciated. Not to hard to tame, and easy to use. Perfect for large maps!
Hello fellow survivors! If your finding trouble on Fjordur, then these guys are a blessing. They don't require a saddle to ride, so you can tame them as soon as you get some honey. I would recommend spawning near the beaches so you can find some supply crates, then once you find them and look them your practically set for the first part of the game. Go make a small temporary base to store your items, and I'd also recommend quickly working your way up to hide armor. Afterwards you can explore until you find some hives, don't fear, you can use you pickaxe to gather honey from them. Then the Andrew is wrapped around your finger. It shouldn't be too hard to find, just travel until you find one. I do believe they spawn in clusters, so you may have to get creative and lure one away sneakily.
After you have one separated from his comrades, quickly sneak up to him and drop some honey on the ground, and jump on his back. Similar to a horse, you will be given a challenge of staying on this beast until he has given in. If you want, you could even get a pack with your leftover honey, just know you'll have to keep up with all of them in the early game.
Once they are tamed, you have a wonderful well rounded mount, just know they won't be able to gather any useful early-game materials. They can deal a serious bite to threats, and run quite fast when in danger. They are also not bad it water Incase you need to go there, but I wouldn't recommend it. And once you learn how to craft it's saddle, you have an incredibly useful ability. You can shoot at your foes! Given that you keep the ammo well stocked.
In short, one of these is a great help in the beginning of your journey, but if you stick with them, they can be one of the best things that has happened on Fjordur. Good luck out there, and have fun with your new best friend.
These giant boar pups have the ability to do a dash which you might or already know but there is a cool trick when your running and use the dash press jump right after for a long jump and you Also keep the speed you had before the jump this is useful for launching yourself farther into the water or jumping over canyons or rivers