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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies

What are tips for carnotaurus? Tips and strategies for carnotaurus in ARK: Survival Ascended & Evolved.
I had just joined when it said i was in a dangerous area. To my suprise there was a green carno i squared up and tryed to punch it. It just stood there and screamed. Is that a bug? Anyways were best buds now. If this is a bug please let me know or is it just for begginers.
Tame a carryable Dino on your shoulder(best dimitrodon the bird thing) if you see one throw it and book it best way worked on a lvl450 I play mobile hardcore brutal so that’s why 450
If there us a alpha Carno use a argi to kill it it goes rlly fast use lots of health and damage also get high weight it will rlly rlly help for collecting items
My first carno I killed my hiding in a thatch 2x2 and just hit it on the head until it died
If you are a low level(1-15)RUN
When encountering this dino try to avoid making direct contact because they attack on sight.
THIS IS EASY to tame. You literally only need about 5 tranq arrows in a crossbow and it gets distracted easily ;)
Have it attack your dinos whilst they’re behind a suitable wall or gate. You then tranquilise it from a vantage point, a ramp would be suitable.
Build a two by three long stone platform and make a stone Dino gateway and gate and put it on the two platform. Stack stone doorways until it reaches the height of the gate. Put ceilings over the top. Open the door and aggro a carno into it by running and then through the doorways. Run around and close the door, then tranq it till knocked out. Happy Taming!
Barayonx is better would only tame 4 kibble
Build pin with stone dino gates stone foundations and stone doorframes have a quetz and just pick him/her up drop in pin and tranq
6 stone foundations with a Dino gate and stone door frames all around.. Trap them and make sure you have enough tranq arrows at least 80 that was my experience..
Best to use crossbow with tranq as its downs in 1-5 hits
If possible use another Dino with high health to act as an distraction
So I had to restart my whole ark character because my brother deleted all my Ark data, and I went to tame a carno(mind you I've tamed a carno before), and no matter what kind of meat I put in the inventory it just wouldn't tame at All! Anyone know why?
I own a carno named Cripple, why? Have you seen their damn arms?? They need help picking all that leftover meat out of their teeth
I love this Dino
Set a taming pen with a large bear trap, a guard post on several pillars and a trapdoor to shoot through, kite it in from a bird, hop off and close the door from the outside before the bear trap lets go. Climb your post and tranq from safety. Can be hard to hit when trying to run, so build a small pen, or be a good shot.
Get on a rock with a flyer and knock out the carno, or alternatively stack ~6 stone pillars on top of each other climb up the pillars with ladders.
Despite their size, they have relatively low torpor. 4-5 tranq arrows from a crossbow is enough to knock out a low level.