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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion

Utility Tips

What is a giganotosaurus used for? giganotosaurus battling strategies in ARK: Survival Evolved.
Fun fact: if your Giga takes a lot of burst damage, it’ll enter Rage Mode for 20 seconds.
Less fun fact: during this time, it’ll throw you off and you’ll be a potential target.
If your Giga is angry, run. There’s nothing else you can do but watch the carnage and pray that it gets its fill within those 20 seconds.
I tamed a giga for the sake of taming a giga and it came out of its sleep with over 100% melee damage, and it levels up like a normal Dino, damage wise. The output is insane. Don’t know about other people’s experience. Most of my gigas come out with like 40% melee, so this is new.
The babies eat a TON. Expect to go on multiple meat runs. They also need special care in the very beginning, where they can only hold up to four meat in their inventory. I’ve never used a trough, but I’m going to, because maybe that will give me a little more free time. I also recommend building a large pen around them with a dinosaur gate. They will eventually get too big to get through the gate, but they work for the first half of their baby life. The pen is to keep them safe, and also from running away if the unexpected enemy attacks you or one of your dinos.