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363 points   ⚔️ Encountering   Jan 19, 2017   Report

46.9/27.5 = doedicurus Dossier on The Island maps!

357 points   🥚 Taming & KO   Oct 6, 2016   Report

Use tranq darts instead of arrows if you can, because they will roll up after taking a certain amount of damage and will only take 10% torpor when rolled up

189 points   🔧 Utility   Apr 3, 2020   Report

Equip your Doedicurus with a saddle, pick it up with an Argentavis and fly near rocks as it automatically harvests the stone as you fly. Level up the melee damage to harvest more stone with each swing. Level up your Argentavis’ weight capacity be an insane stone harvest team.

176 points   🥚 Taming & KO   Jul 16, 2020   Report

Tame using darts. They don’t take damage so they don’t curl up into a ball when you shoot them with the darts and you just need to dodge it’s swings when it Agros on to you.

153 points   🔧 Utility   Jul 1, 2020   Report

In crystal isles they get gobs of organic polymer from the giant bee cave

261 points   🥚 Taming & KO   Dec 26, 2016   Report

When it swings its tail at you, it will sometimes lift up its backside, exposing its belly... Time your shots and you can hit the soft underbelly for max torpor.

247 points   🔧 Utility   Apr 30, 2017   Report

They no longer harvest obsidian, just stone. Not sure if they changed it with the new patch, but tried to collect obsidian in the Center with him and all I got was stone.

75 points   🥚 Taming & KO   Oct 7, 2022   Report

Here are some useful tips if you're planning to tame one.

1=} Don't go for that one who aalready. It will roll into a ball and after that you can't do anything.

2=}Find a fresh Doedicurus. Wait for at least 3 sec before next hit.

3=}They can be found in redwood forest after a quiet search.

4=} You should have at least 6 wooden spiked walls, before start.

5=}Carry at least 2 Bow (or it's repairing stuff) if you're taming more that 50 lvl.

6=}Try to use bio toxin (can be obtain from Jelly Fish) instead of narcotics, it will take less than narcotics and also increase torpor more than that.

7=}Use Crops instead of berries to tame faster.

4 points   🥚 Taming & KO   Feb 24, 2025   Report

They are found in redwoods EVERYWHERE I find them all the time - AncientTiger619

105 points   🥚 Taming & KO   Jun 13, 2021   Report

Tranq arrows are fine, shoot in the face, walk backwards and continue shooting in the face, if you can shoot the underside when he turns, then go ahead. It is a little difficult to time that however. When it starts to run away from you, just keep in front of it and keep shooting it in the face. If for any reason it rolls up into a ball, let it go and find another one. If you are intent on taming it, put a structure around it to keep it safe, then sit by it for about 45 minutes to an hour, it will heal faster if you are within render of it. Leveling up the melee allows it to collect more rock with each swipe of the tail. If you are so low, put most of it in weight and some in melee, this will allow you to collect more with less trips. If you have a tribemate, and you are using a Quetzal or a skiff, then only level melee.

126 points   ⚔️ Encountering   Jul 14, 2020   Report

You will encounter them in the snow, redwoods, and mountains.

1 point   🥚 Taming & KO   Apr 7, 2025   Report

Pretty slow so just walk back and if they get close enough to atk U will already be out of their range and aim for head (if it's a low lvl U might have to use tranq darts)

47 points   🔧 Utility   Jun 29, 2023   Report

Rock man can roll

Rock man excels at getting rock

Rock man decent swimmer do not recommend though

Love Rock man

187 points   🔧 Utility   Dec 28, 2017   Report

They can not gather metal

3 points   🥚 Taming & KO   Mar 4, 2025   Report

I see many new players struggling with taming one… those who lead to shore or look for a safe place…

A way better idea for starters is go level up by gathering explorer notes and tame a petra.

Then go to redwood tame a argy

Use the argy to look for a DEOD take it to your base then knock out and tame…

Yes taming takes too long with no kipple but taming at your base is way better and faster…

Don’t have more arrows? Your base is there and just make extra arrows if you run out

209 points   🔧 Utility   Dec 12, 2016   Report

Really fun to roll around on.

23 points   🥚 Taming & KO   May 6, 2024   Report

Just wait 5 seconds between shots also tame low level not high.

I have 158 sonic which gives 100 stone per rock approx and 14 rocky gets 80 per rock so not much of a difference

186 points   🥚 Taming & KO   Jan 14, 2017   Report

Do not use this to get metal only stone

180 points   🥚 Taming & KO   Jan 2, 2017   Report

It's a longer tame for new players, but can make getting your first behemoth gates up so much easier, and stone is a useful resource for most of the early-mid game

82 points   ⚔️ Encountering   Jun 27, 2021   Report

On the island they spawn in redwoods!let people know!

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