Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies
So. I was taming some icthys in the ocean (I have 10 btw) And I saw this thing. I was riding my icthy(Mr FEESHY) so I was like “oooooooh a new thing ta kill. So I rode up and killed all the mantas. (I hate them btw) I started attacking it but it didn’t react. It was like level 9 and had like 5000 hp so I thought it was waitin until I stopped attacking so it could KILL me. But still, did not react. I was like “ if dis ding don’t react within the next 10 secs I gonna murder him.” But it didn’t so I murdered him. It was about 20-30 ark days before I learned that it was passive and you could hand feed it. It was about 30 ark days before I spotted another one. 1 up=1 brain cell 4 me. 😂😂😂
More Basilosaurus Encountering Tips
Regens health fast near the surface.
Gradually loses health when deep.
Passive oil generator.
Immune to electrophorus and Cnidaria stun and dismount effects.
Cannot be grabbed by tusoteuthis.
Passive Tame.
In crystal isles, these guys spawn in the tropical beach area in the southwest of map, it’s not common, but they can.
Watch out for its manta cult.
In real life these were vicious carnivores that would have killed and eaten a human on sight and lived mostly in shallow waters and swam up rivers looking for food they were also twenty metres long, good thing the developers didn't make them more realistic or crossing rivers would be a dream until you have a flyer.
If one spawns 3 mantas will automatically spawn near it, and start following it and group up near its belly. If you feed a basilo every ichthy/megalodon/manta near the basilo will automatically take one damage (the game inflicts the damage as if it was inflicted by you), then get angry at you and start chasing you. You should then run away if your tame can't kill the mantas quickly because mantas do more damage through armor like saddles than other creatures, so your tame's health might get shredded in seconds.
They have 12000 drag weight, the 2nd most in the game along with liopleurodons.
I have a tip to share on how to deal with the Mantas and Megalodons that are surrounding the area where the Basilosaurus roams. Make sure to go with a high level Baryonyx because of its underwater stun ability and damage in general. Make sure to damage one manta so they will all start following you. Then lead them away and kill them. Killing the Megs is easier in my opinion, plus you can gather them all in one place, stun them and start killing them!
Why is this passive?! This has tons of hp and melee. Actually, on second thought… ark, please keep this passive!
Seems everything flocks to it mantas and icthy, be careful while swimming near cause they can body block you and you be killed.
Every time you punch a basilosaurus or feed it any mantas, megalodons, or ichthyosauruses near it will automatically take one damage (you probably wouldn't notice this as they automatically heal it back but they will make sound effects as if they took damage) then become angry and start chasing you.