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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion

Encountering Tips

How do I kill a dilophosaur? dilophosaur battling strategies in ARK: Survival Evolved.
These guys have the worst manners, they will literally spit in your face. One 🔼= one of these guys going to manners camp
So I was on a parasaur hunt which my dilophosaurus poisie, and as soon as we saw one, she darted at it. We chased the parasaur for about two minutes before we came to a cliff. The parasaur jumped off. I new better then to follow it because even though it’s not a super long jump, the area at the bottom is wicked dangerous. Yet poisie followed. I didnt have enough time to tell her not to. So of course I had to follow her. We got to the bottom but the parasaur wasn’t to be found anywhere. I could see poisie however. She was swimming in front of me. We came to a small island in the middle of the river. We stoped to take a breath when all the sudden, out of the bushes comes a trio of dilos! I looked at poisie and commanded her to attack after a minute a dilo killed me. This brought me into great alarm because I had no idea which way to go to get her. Soon I got a notification saying that she killed a dilo. Even better, I got a notification saying that she had killed another one. She still had one more to get, but then I got a notification saying that she had been killed. ): Note: 1 UP = RIP for Poisie.
For begginers:
Make a club
Beat dilo in his face
Put some meat into it's inventory
Repeat tillyou have 5-6 dilos.
Tada!! Now you have dilo army
As well as good meat and hide farm...just get them on hunting with you.
One down if you like it😄
I once had a Dilo named Sally. I got attacked by an Alpha Raptor, totally got shredded, but was close to my base. Ran back to my body to find the Alpha eating Sally while she was lying on top of my body trying to protect me...RIP Sally...
They usually spawn where dodos and carbonemys do.
first-time players beware, these things are vile, they wander around the starting area patrolling for newbies to spit venom at… directly in their face. my tip? run for your if it’s coming up to you.
If you don't they can be pack hunters
If you have a shield, it can be used to block the Dilo's ranged attacks.
If you're a noob in ark and dilos are chasing you, just run as fast and away as you could , and it will lose you, up⬆ if this was helpful
Don’t let it spit in your face especially if attacking multiple targets… tip for me 😅
These may look like weak sauce but if they are in a group they can shred you to pieces. If you are to far for them to bite they will spit poison that blinds and damages you. They also come in a variety of vibrant and beautiful colours.
Just because someone said not to try to kill them with your fists, The next one I see I will. You can beat these at level 1. Do not be worried if there is three, although I would recommend using a primitive pick instead. If you are above level 30 kill all three with your fists. That way you do not have to waste ammo/durability.
Here’s some tips for my fellow noobs!
You will encounter these guys. It’s impossible to not see them at least once in the few days after you start the game. If you’re like me and want to avoid them, listen. I mean literally. They make a sort of chittering noise, very different from dodos. Listening to the world around me has saved my butt too many times.
If you want to fight one, wait until you have an axe and have upped your health and damage some. They’re easy kills if you sprint at em from behind and spam the axe. If you see them flash their frill, get to the side. When they flash the frill it means they’re going to spit.
Similar strategy for taming, but instead of an axe use a club. Toss some raw meat into their inventory and keep some narco berries on hand juuuust in case. They tame very quick.
At high levels they are amazing defenders and distractors, though I’d use carbonemys for distracting. They’re also very moveable thanks to their size.
Annoying at first when you are low lvl, but after you tame one they become quite useful. My fave dino was Lord Of The Spit, a dilo. We went to the redwood forest. There we met a dire bear, me, knowing nothing about them, and it just wandering around peacefully eating berries, thought that it was friendly. What a mistake that was. R.I.P Lord Of The Spit. I WILL avenge him. All dire bears prepare. Once I complete my dilo army in honor of Spit, I will come for you and wipe you all out. And for the bear who killed Spit. I know how you look like, your level, your name, and where you are. Beware I am coming.
I also think a more realistic Dilo would be cool on mobile. I’m the guy who made the other realistic Dilo tip.
Ever get hit by Dilophosaurus spit? Easy fix. Simple way to avoid getting poisoned is by moving left to right. Not too much, not too little. Not too fast, not too slow. If that doesn’t work, simply run in circles while facing the dilo.
Killing these can drop a NERDY GLASSES SKIN at random
First one I tamed was quickly mauled to death by a giant sloth R.I.P. Ugly
When beginning the game with a little shack done always bring a dodo with you so whenever you encounter the dilo and it spits throw the dodo at it To activate dodo shield
How to Dodge their Spits : walk like a Crab(Sideways) and when it almost Spits go to the Opposite direction