Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Utility Tips
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Be VERY cautious when gliding with one of these. I had ventured to the volcano for some amber and metal searching, and I jumped off and began gliding with my little Archae named Skaikru. When I accidentally tapped the screen (Be aware, I am on mobile.) And I chucked little Skaikru right into the outskirts of Redwoods, with my army Valkyrie following my plummeting body all the way down.
Moral: If you’re on mobile whilst gliding with one of these, DO NOT TAP THE SCREEN.
Most people think this chicken is useless but you can use the archaeopteryx to fly for an unlimited amount of time! Just have an argy (or any other flying creature) on follow with a low following distance and when it is low on stamina drop from your bird and go back on it after a few seconds.... your bird is now full of stamina!
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Location: redwood trees
Taming food:chitin
They also eat chitin while tamed so get those Scorpions harvested using a metal hatchet
Abilitiy:,can be carried and can be used for gliding high points in the map can be used to escape Gigas, yuty, spinos and rexes. Overall 7.5/10 great creatures
These guys make great chibi/skin storages. They eat chitin, you won’t really need to worry about them starving if you fill their inventory with it. Using this as a parachute is okay however you can’t use any hand items,(weapons, spyglass, etc….) while holding the Archaeopteryx. They fall to slowly. You can cancel the glide while falling and can’t re-enter the glide later, that I’m aware of. They’re better to be cryopoded and used in caves as gliders if you want to safely jump over gaps.
I first Tamed one of these lil guys on Scorched Earth. It was so much fun to glide around with. It was also great because I would get around quickly and use less energy. Even more so I would be out of reach of the 10000 sabres, wolves, cargos and thorny dragons. Best 10 mins of my ark life until a guy with his wyvern came and cooked us...
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.