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Ark: Survival Evolved Taming Calculator

Question

How do I tame a gigantopithecus? Tips and strategies on taming and knocking out a gigantopithecus.

score 1215 · Answer 1 · 2017-04-26T03:33:39+00:00

Tamed 2 ( lvl 125 and lvl 90 ) did some upgrading mostly to health and melee. Turned my back to cook some meat. Hear scary music, see lvl 130 Rex's corps just flying over my head.

score 901 · Answer 2 · 2016-10-08T13:21:23+00:00

Use gillie armor!

score 495 · Answer 3 · 2016-11-26T02:04:15+00:00

No gille armor all you need to do is crouch behind it and shove berries up its butt...I'm not kidding

score 12 · Answer 4 · 2020-02-29T06:31:16+00:00

Build. Around. It.
My Gigantopithecus luv 150 was at 99.9% tamed. Terror bird charged in and made it be at 0%. I’m pissed.

score 314 · Answer 5 · 2016-11-22T09:21:13+00:00

They don't have this listed on here I don't know why, but they collect 2 x more of plant x seeds than than any anamal I have found.

score 177 · Answer 6 · 2017-08-12T03:28:18+00:00

Dating is the best way to tame these. The appropriate dress for the occasion is a full suit of Ghille Armor. Pick your ape date up with a Quetz, drop in a taming pen, and hand-feed Mejo Berries. He/she will love you for it!

score 200 · Answer 7 · 2016-10-16T12:13:10+00:00

Do not try to knock out these guys there a passive tame so in other words put berrys in your last slot I your hot bar and keep your distance and leave about 2-3 minutia beer seen each visit to it

score 1 · Answer 8 · 2020-03-23T00:04:31+00:00

Get kibble....grab with crabs left claw...stand on crabs claw behind it and shove kibble up it bum....

score 13 · Answer 9 · 2019-12-17T02:41:47+00:00

On mobile anyway you can ride an Argi and follow him without needing camo or needing to crouch

score 162 · Answer 10 · 2016-10-11T16:24:35+00:00

I found that knocking it out the build a wall of window frames round it is an easy way to tame it as it can't wander off.

score 5 · Answer 11 · 2020-02-06T02:04:57+00:00

The taming effectiveness on here is wrong. It’s goes does .5% every time

score 119 · Answer 12 · 2017-01-07T16:41:56+00:00

their range means as long as you crouch to feed them they will never aggro i have try it and itworks no guillie needed

score 70 · Answer 13 · 2017-01-23T18:00:05+00:00

Good luck finding titanboa kibble!

score 49 · Answer 14 · 2017-01-06T08:30:21+00:00

Build a small pen with a foundation a doorway and 2 walls then get him to chase you into the foundation escape through the doorway and place the last wall behind him then add 4 more walls above then a hatch frame at the top then feed him from above

score 23 · Answer 15 · 2018-03-27T10:37:52+00:00

Despite what the commercials show, it doesn't eat plain jerky.

score 32 · Answer 16 · 2017-03-28T13:34:49+00:00

Great for fiber and it looks like my daddy

score 23 · Answer 17 · 2017-07-14T22:59:09+00:00

They like it when you force purple berries up their butts but hate it if you touch them, seems backwards to me.

score 25 · Answer 18 · 2017-02-25T10:18:37+00:00

Follow from behind to sneak mejoberries into it's hand, so it doesn't accidentally run into you, then tear your arm of and beat you to death with it.

score 4 · Answer 19 · 2019-08-15T20:33:29+00:00

Min level requirement is 30.

score 1 · Answer 20 · 2019-12-28T23:20:06+00:00

Try your best to keep them away from water, they're not very good swimmers.