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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
The reload button toggles the glide off and on (always on by default) but…

The reload button toggles the glide off and on (always on by default) but beware! If you turn it off and gain fall speed, when you turn glide back on you will be slowed, but not 100% immune to fall damage anymore. You can still survive a fall from the skybox, if you have at least 200hp.
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I hope these guys get a rework soon, the landing takes forever and you can't use anything else while using them, however if you need sap ASAP tame one, set on wander, and put it next to a tree in the Redwoods, they'll instantly climb up and overtime collect a good amount of it. If either you have the same opinion or find this helpful (or both), please up.
Oh archaeopteryx, you little chicken on steroids. This little guys is just a whole load of fun. They can carry you over vast distances, but also double as a, hey you seem to be falling, lemme help you out. However, getting down can be a bit of a problem. Otherwise... WOOOOOOHOOOOOOO OH YEAH IM RIDING THE SKY USING THE POWER OF A LITTLE CHICKEN THING